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Chapter 38 Second round, against the Grizzlies

Regarding the elimination of the Pelicans, Wang Feng didn't have any special feelings.

It is said that the intensity of the playoffs is not at the same level as the regular season, but Wang Feng really didn't feel it.

Perhaps the Lv level of the Pelicans is too low, or it may be that the Warriors at this stage are too strong.

The Warriors who easily advanced 4:0 did not wait too long, and soon their opponents in the second round also came out.

The Portland Trail Blazers, who have the fourth record in the Western Conference, played against the fifth-ranked Memphis Grizzlies, but the Grizzlies beat the Blazers.

The total score is 4:1. Although it is not a sweep, the difference is not big.

The Grizzlies' regular season record is actually better than that of the Trail Blazers, but due to the competition system, it ranks fifth in the West.

In the playoffs, the Grizzlies are obviously stronger than in the regular season.

The reason is very simple. The Grizzlies are a team with a dual-core interior. The combination of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph can be regarded as the top interior combination in the league.

With the improvement of defensive strength in the playoffs, the shooting percentage of outside shots will naturally be affected. In contrast, the stable inside offense will also account for a significantly larger proportion than in the regular season.

The Warriors are a team with outside players as the core, and the inside has always been a shortcoming.

But facing the Grizzlies, the Warriors also have an advantage, and that is speed!

Both Gasol and Randolph are heavy insiders with slow moving speeds and often become cumbersome when switching between offense and defense quickly.

And the Warriors, who have a five-death lineup, are the fastest fast break team in the entire league!

In the first game between the two teams, the Warriors taught the Grizzlies a lesson.

Relying on the absolute advantage inside, Gasol and Randolph frequently scored inside singles. The Warriors only had one blue-collar center, Bogut, who was unable to support him. He was replaced because of too many fouls.

At this time, Cole decisively replaced the small lineup of the Death Five. Aren't you good at playing inside?How about I play track and field with you?

The move paid off immediately!

Gasol and Randolph have a high success rate in singles in the interior, but they are unable to cope with the highly mobile Warriors' small lineup during offensive and defensive transitions. Often, the situation of 3 defenses and 4 defenses in the backcourt occurs due to the lack of return to defense in time!
In the end, Gasol and Randolph scored 20+ points respectively, but the Grizzlies lost the game 86:101.

In this game, Wang Feng became the biggest beneficiary due to the frequent transition of offense and defense.

Throughout the game, he received passes from the corner position several times for open shots.

The purple Hall of Fame-level corner three-point shooter badge, plus the silver catch-and-shooter and quick shooter, let Wang Feng almost miss every shot!
He took a total of 8 shots from the outside, hit 7 of them, and scored 21 points, second only to Curry who scored 22 points!And even Curry took 22 shots to score 18 points!
In the second game, the Grizzlies obviously made tactical adjustments and strengthened the perimeter defense.

The Grizzlies' perimeter defense is still very strong. Starting point guard Mike Conley was once selected to the All-Defensive Team, and shooting guard Tony Allen is the league's top perimeter defender. He was selected to the All-Defensive Team six times in his career!
The Grizzlies' defensive tactics worked wonders. Curry was defended on only 36.8 percent of his shots, and Thompson barely hit 40 percent.

But even so, the Warriors still won this game, 94:92, and it was very difficult to win.

The reason why the game was won was because the team's bench showed off its power!

The Warriors' bench was originally considered a luxury level in the league. The former All-Star Andre Iguodala, the CIC king Sean Livingston, and the former starter Barnes were added at the end of the regular season.

Barnes, who was sent to the bench, has always been worried about this. He has never said a word to Wang Feng in the team, and he does not pass the ball to Wang Feng in daily training or on the field, but his level is still there. Even because he played on the bench, he did get more opportunities than when he started!

In this game, Barnes ate a Chinese New Year dumpling. Feeling hot, he came on the bench and used a mid-range shot to blow up the Grizzlies' bench. He made 12 of 8 shots in the whole game, counting 22 points and 6 rebounds from free throws!He is the highest scoring player in the Warriors!

After finally eating the dumplings, Barnes even felt elated.

In the media interview after the game, he even got hot-headed and said to the reporter's microphone.

"I've been in good shape lately and I'm ready to take on more responsibility in the team."

Seasoned reporters immediately sensed the hidden meaning behind Barnes' words.

"You mean, are you dissatisfied with the coach's appointment of you as a team substitute?"

"No, no, no! I didn't mean that." Barnes quickly waved his hand to explain. "I understand the intention of the head coach. The sixth man is also an important puzzle piece of a team and also bears important responsibilities. I agree with the coach's approach. I think the reason why the team can achieve such excellent results this season is because of the There is an important relationship between the head coach's reasonable arrangement of each player's position and responsibility."

Although Barnes said so, the reporter obviously didn't believe it.

Just one day later, the news about Barnes' dissatisfaction with the team's position has been everywhere.

Barnes immediately went to Cole to explain that his original words were not like this, but that the reporter maliciously distorted his words.

But even so, Cole clearly showed dissatisfaction. In the third game of the series that followed, Barnes' playing time was greatly reduced, and he only played less than 20 minutes in the whole game.

However, the Warriors still won the game.

After all, Curry is the top star in the league. Even if the opponent arranges targeted defensive tactics, it is impossible to do nothing for two consecutive games.

After making 11 of 2 shots from outside the three-point line in the last game, Curry rebounded strongly in this game. He made 10 of 6 shots from outside the three-point line and scored 31 points, leading the team to win the game again!

With the victory of this game, the Warriors have already led 3:0, and it is basically confirmed that they will enter the Western Conference Finals!
This is different from another time and space.

According to the original historical process, the final score of the second round of the playoffs between the Warriors and the Grizzlies should be 4:2. The Grizzlies should have won the second game, and the Grizzlies also won the third game, 2: 1 lead.

Then Curry rebounded completely from the fourth game, scoring 30+ points in a row to reverse the Grizzlies.

In this regard, Wang Feng can only think that it is due to the butterfly effect.

In the second game, after Curry Thompson was restricted, he should have lost the game, but because of Wang Feng, Barnes, who was squeezed to the bench, had a chance to explode and won the game instead.

And in the third game, Curry broke out early, and thinking about it also had something to do with him.

(End of this chapter)