Two days later, the second game between the Warriors and Grizzlies began at Oracle Arena.
The Warriors' starting lineup remains unchanged, while the Grizzlies let Jeff Green start and Tony Allen moved to the bench.
This was something Deng Fang had long expected.
Without Tony Allen, the Warriors' offense will be much easier!
Curry holds the ball and plays a pick-and-roll. Whoever Randolph is guarding comes up to cover Curry!
The White Bears' Gasol plays excellent defense. Although he is not fast, his awareness is top-notch. With his height and wingspan, he has no problem flanking Curry.
But Black Bear Randolph is not that good. He is slow, his height and wingspan are not that great, and his awareness is much worse than Gasol. Even a clear flanking tactic is very difficult for him!
There is no way, due to physical limitations, it is beyond human capabilities...
Play two with the ball. As soon as the Grizzlies got used to it, Curry and Clay immediately started playing without the ball!
Gasol has good defensive awareness, but he is a big center after all. It is still very difficult for him and Randolph to chase the two splash brothers!
It turned out that it was okay to have Tony Allen to help wipe the butt, but now there is Jeff Green, who also has defensive holes. It is almost impossible for the Grizzlies to defend the Warriors' off-ball tactics!
After catching up with the Splash Brothers, Bogut and Green missed the screen. They paid attention to the basket and gave the Splash Brothers shooting space. Two cups of poison, whichever one you choose will make you angry!
If the defense is not good, the Grizzlies can only hope to attack.
Jeff Green's three-pointer is still good, but no matter how good he is, he is only a good role player!
What determines the upper limit of a team is always the strength of its star, and the Grizzlies' star...
To be honest, it’s hard for anyone to tell who is the boss of this Grizzlies!
On the offensive end, the Black Bears are the most powerful. The Grizzlies focus on positional warfare. Their most common move is to hand the ball to Randolph and let him challenge in the low post.
Is this always the treatment that stars receive?
Other teams can count, but the Grizzlies can't say the same.
The Grizzlies started with defense, and their label is iron-blooded defense. Even if they give the ball to Randolph in the low post for a single, it is for defense.
Because low-post duels can slow down the pace of the game, allowing the two towers to be present at the same time, allowing them to engage in hand-to-hand combat with their opponents, turning a basketball game into a wrestling match.
Since defense is the label, then Gasol of the White Bears is the boss?
You can't say that either.
Gasol's scoring average has never been the highest for the Grizzlies before. Even this season, Gasol's scoring average has become the highest for the Grizzlies, only surpassing Randolph by one point!
This season Gasol averaged 17.4 points per game, Randolph averaged 16.1 points per game, and Conley averaged 15.8 points per game. The difference between the three is not much, they are at the same level.
Gasol doesn't have many low-post scoring skills. His scoring relies more on his physical advantage or mid-range shots after pick-and-rolls.
In other words, Gasol's independent scoring ability is not very good, which is why Gasol rarely plays in low singles.
So Mike Conley is the Grizzlies boss?
This is even more impossible!
The Grizzlies have always been dominated by the inside, with a slow pace and strong discipline. The black and white bears are their symbol. No one believes that Conley is their boss.
Judging from his ability, Conley is also impossible.
Conley is a good player, with three-pointers, breakthroughs, very good defense, strong discipline, and a gentle personality. He often doesn't have a technical foul in a season!
Conley is the first choice in the Grizzlies' backcourt, and he is not shy at critical moments, but his strength is not outstanding. He is good in all aspects, but he is only good!
Randolph is good in low post offense, but not good in defense, and his support ability is not that good. Gasol is very good in defense, but has no special skills on the offensive end. He depends on the weather. Conley is good in everything, but he is not top-notch in anything.
, the scoring explosiveness is also very average, no one of these three people can be the leader of the team!
If you have to say it, you can only push Gasol to the front, and this is just a general from the inside!
For a team where it’s hard to even identify the leading star, you can imagine how high the team’s upper limit is decided by the boss who pushed it to the front!
Attacking depends on talent, not just hard work!
Generally speaking, the Grizzlies' offense is only at a mid-range level, and it is very difficult to meet the top-level defensive Warriors!
When the feeling comes, you can hold on for a while, but when the feeling disappears, you can only get beaten!
Halfway through the first quarter, the Grizzlies fell behind by 8 points.
In order to save Gasol's energy, the Grizzlies replaced Tony Allen. Gasol took a rest and waited to lead the team in the second quarter.
The Warriors also took down Bogut, and Draymond Green defended Randolph.
The Grizzlies played one senior and four juniors, but Tony Allen did not have a three-pointer. This is their Achilles' heel!
But there is nothing the Grizzlies coach Jorge can do. There are only so many people the Grizzlies can play. Who can they use if they don't use Tony Allen?
Besides, Gasol, the Grizzlies' best defender, is gone. Without Tony Allen, the Grizzlies defense will collapse!
What's more, seeing the Splash Brothers open, Tony Allen was brought up no matter what!
Tony Allen's arrival was somewhat effective in restricting the Splash Brothers, but their offense also stagnated!
The Warriors began to attack Randolph crazily!
You have to be careful when flanking Randolph with Gasol. Gasol has the ability to support and is not bad in the mid-range. The Grizzlies are not bad at three-pointers from the outside. But without Gasol, there is no need to stand outside.
Forget it, Tony Allen, why are you not flanking Randolph?
The Warriors' double attack was very decisive. Randolph, who was not very good at coping, was suddenly unable to resist and made repeated mistakes. The Warriors took the opportunity to launch several fast-break counterattacks!
No matter how good Tony Allen's defense is, he can't defend one against two, or even one against three!
The score difference widens rapidly!
After the first quarter, the score difference became 15 points!
In the second quarter, Gasol led the team, and Bogut also came up for the Warriors.
Again, Gasol, who is half-assed on the offensive end, has no advantage at all against Bogut!
Offense and defense are integrated. If the offense is not good, it will be difficult to defend well.
The Warriors' bench lineup is much better than that of the Grizzlies. Although the Splash Brothers are off the court, the point difference has not narrowed, but is slowly widening!
The starter came back after half a quarter. Conley had a good three-point touch. The Grizzlies relied on him to hold on for more than two minutes. However, Curry made three consecutive three-pointers, once again widening the point difference to more than 20 points!
At halftime, the score became 68:45, and the Warriors led by 23 points!
The third quarter was Warriors time. The Grizzlies' defense held on for more than 3 minutes, and the Splash Brothers used a series of three-pointers to widen the point difference to 30 points!
The game has completely lost its suspense!
Oracle Arena has also become a sea of joy!
In the end, the final score was fixed at 115:87. The Warriors won by 28 points, and the series score became 2:0!
The Splash Brothers jointly contributed 12 three-pointers and scored a total of 53 points!
The Grizzlies' top scorer was Conley, who made 4 three-pointers and scored 21 points.
