One Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-Seven: The Secret in the Data Sheet (1/5)

In this day and age, there are few combinations of one inside and one outside that can work together so wonderfully.

Once upon a time, a combination of one big star and one small star was almost the standard for most teams. For example, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, Kobe and O'Neal, Kobe and Gasol, Roy and Oden, etc.

But after entering the small ball era, this combination disappeared.

As the status of inside players continues to decline, most teams prefer to use outside players to form the core lineup.

For example, among the Warriors, among the four of Curry, Thompson, Durant and Green, no one is a pure insider.

For example, the Trail Blazers, their two cores are guards.

Another example is the Raptors' "trash brothers" and so on.

Unknowingly, the classic one-inside-one-outside combination is disappearing.

However, the performance of Link and Jokic in the previous rounds suddenly brought fans back to a few years ago.

This kind of exquisite connection between the inside and outside lines has been a long time coming for fans!

"With his beautiful behind-the-back dribbling, Nikola Jokic is like a real defender, making the Grizzlies' offense as silky and comfortable as possible. He is definitely one of the most technically sophisticated centers I have ever seen. He It’s just a giant piece of white chocolate!”

"Hahahahaha, yes, but if you eat this whole piece of white chocolate, you may not directly get diabetes. The Warriors are in trouble now. With the help of Jokic, the Grizzlies' offense is going smoothly. Once again, Entering the stage of the Western Conference Finals, Jokic has undergone a radical change!"

Everyone was conquered by Jokic's wonderful performance. Even Warriors fans were stunned by Jokic's series of actions just now and their mouths were wide open.

Can you imagine? A chubby, silly-looking center could actually dribble the ball through half the court and even pass the ball on his back!

This is really different from Jokic's image, just like you can't imagine how Diaw defeated Stoudemire on the high touch with a cup of coffee and slippers.

During the pause in the game, the antics of the mascots on the field became a display. Because everyone is still immersed in Jokic's wonderful performance just now.

"Next, your offensive pressure will be much greater than before. The Warriors can no longer let you do whatever they want, so you have to be more cautious in the next attack." Joger looked at Jokic, he did not expect, One day, he will actually arrange tactics specifically for this second-round pick.

At the beginning, the Grizzlies chose Jokic for two reasons.

First, the team needs to find a qualified substitute for Gasol, but the requirement for him is only a qualified substitute.

Second, because Link likes it.

Unexpectedly, in just his second year of playing in the NBA, Jokic has already exceeded people's original expectations for him.

In fact, it’s not just Jokic. Dinwiddie, Richardson and Harrell also performed better than expected.

At this point, Qiaogel had to admire Link.

He inherited many of Michael Jordan's traits, but he didn't inherit only his eye for crotch extension.

In terms of looking at people, Link undoubtedly surpassed Jordan.

After a brief pause, the game resumed.

Sure enough, Draymond Green has now stepped up his defense of Jokic.

Under Green's rough confrontation, it is no longer that simple for Jokic to catch the ball and make moves calmly.

But this also means that Green will not be able to play his best characteristic-helping defense.

Green's defense is excellent, not just in one-on-one situations. In fact, his assisting defense and supplementary defense are the reasons why he really affects the Warriors' defense.

Green has mobility that other traditional insiders do not have.

Therefore, he can always appear where he is needed most.

Curry was breached? It doesn't matter, there's Green behind. Durant can't stand up to James and Link? It doesn't matter, there's Green behind.

But now after being nailed by Jokic, Green's advantage in assisting defense can no longer be used.

As a result, the Grizzlies bombarded indiscriminately in the mid-range and at the basket!

Wade had just hit a mid-range jumper, and in the next round, Link broke through the basket and scored easily.

Conley turned Curry into a sieve, and without Green to wipe his ass, Conley's scoring went very smoothly.

The Grizzlies' offense is completely open, and this seems to be everyone's credit.

However, all this can happen mainly because of the ordinary-looking white and fat center.

In the first quarter of the game, the Grizzlies came from behind and went smoothly to the end.

32 to 24, the Grizzlies took an 8-point lead in one breath!

They scored 32 points on the Warriors in a single quarter, which is enough to show the strength of the Grizzlies on the offensive end today.

"People say that the playoffs are the stage for a player to become famous! There is no doubt that today, this stage belongs to Nikola Jokic!" During the break, Mike Breen still praised Jokic. Didn't stop.

His impact on the game today was no less than any superstar present!

Draymond Green was breathing heavily. He had just finished the first quarter and already felt a little tired.

He thought he could easily kill Jokic today, just like he did last season.

However, Jokic taught Green a lesson.

After the start of the second quarter, the Warriors stepped up their offense and changed their defensive strategy against Jokic.

They switched to Pachulia and McGee taking turns to defend Jokic, while Green defended Gasol, who had little performance today.

Cole's purpose in doing this is to liberate Green from Jokic and make full use of Green's defensive ability.

As a result, Gasol showed no mercy today.

On several occasions, Link's passing ball after a breakthrough found Gasol accurately.

Although Gasol is not as showy as Jokic, his open jump shot is still very stable.

What's more, Gasol's shooting range can extend beyond the three-point line this season, which provides him with more shooting options.

Therefore, in the second quarter, Link and Gasol's sudden scoring performance was impressive.

Last season, Gasol failed to play in the Western Conference Finals due to season reimbursement, and could only watch at home as the Grizzlies were eliminated.

Therefore, this year, he will pay back all the regrets from last season!

Just like that, after half-time, the Warriors trailed by 12 points!

Their offense in the second quarter was very good, with Durant, Curry and Thompson all playing as well as they should.

But even so, the Warriors were still 12 points behind.

Trailing by 12 points at halftime, to be honest, this is not a very big gap. What's more, for a team like the Warriors that scores points very quickly.

But they were still 12 points behind even though they were performing well. This undoubtedly shows that the Warriors were completely suppressed by the Grizzlies today!

The entire game was played at the Grizzlies' pace.

Faced with this situation, even if it is only a 12-point difference, it will be difficult to completely close it.

Sure enough, after the start of the second half, the Grizzlies kept the point difference within the range of 8-12 points.

No matter how hard the Warriors tried, the score never came close.

Today, perhaps Link did not produce a magical singles performance like 60 points in a single game, and perhaps neither Jokic nor Gasol forced himself to attack the opponent's inside in the low post.

But they relied on wonderful and simple cooperation time and time again to cut the Warriors' defense into pieces.

Jokic's pass after feinting in the low post always allows the team that cuts in to score easily.

Link's pick-and-roll passes always give Jokic an easy layup.

Gasol moves around wildly on the outside and shoots every chance he gets. It's hard to imagine how a traditional center could transform so successfully after going through the ordeal of being reimbursed for the season.

Until the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors still did not take the lead! Except for the first few rounds of the game, the Warriors were chasing points throughout the game!

When the game reached the eighth minute of the fourth quarter, Curry scored a 3+1 from outside the three-point line, sounding the clarion call for the Warriors' counterattack.

It's the last few minutes, and the Warriors must win the game no matter what!

In a series like this, no one wants to be the first to fall behind.

Seeing this situation, Joger quickly replaced Link, Jokic and Gasol who had just rested for a few minutes.

This means that the final showdown between the two sides will begin in advance!

While Mike Breen was excited, he didn't forget to look at the Grizzlies' data sheet.

Tonight, because the Grizzlies' shots were evenly distributed, there were no exaggerated statistics.

Link has only scored 25 points so far.

Of course, 25 points is a lot. But to Link, this is really just an ordinary scoring data.

But Mike Breen always felt that there was something special about this data sheet. Under everyone's mediocre data, there seemed to be something unusual hidden.

When Curiga made a free throw to narrow the point difference to 5 points, the fans in the FedEx Arena began cheering again.

Mike Brin also suddenly realized and saw the secret in this data sheet.

Sure enough, tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night.