The opponents of the Eastern Conference Finals have been announced, and the Western Conference is still going strong.
The Thunder's opponent in the second round is the Grizzlies. The young players of the Thunder are full of talent, especially the eldest brother Durant and the second brother Guigui.
Unfortunately, Guigui was accidentally injured this year and tore the meniscus in his right knee. He has been confirmed to be out for the season and cannot play in the playoffs.
The Thunder only has the eldest brother Durant, which inevitably weakens the Thunder's combat effectiveness.
In this way, the Grizzlies have the advantage.
After all, the Grizzlies also have All-Star players.
"Black and White Bears" Randolph and Gasol are both All-Star inside players.
And the outside line also has the unknown but absolutely qualified point guard Mike Conley, and the defensive stalwart Tony Allen.
The Grizzlies are definitely strong enough to compete with the Thunder.
Besides, the Grizzlies' opponent in the first round is the Clippers. The Grizzlies' ability to defeat the current "No. 1 point guard in the West" Chris Paul and the All-Star power forward "White Beast" Griffin is enough to show the Grizzlies' hard power.
The labels of the Thunder and the Grizzlies are even more different.
In the Thunder's game, they rely on the offense of the big brother.
It's not that his defense is not good, but his offense is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In comparison, the Grizzlies' offense is just average.
But they can make the opponent's offense worse.
Strong defense makes no team dare to underestimate them.
Thunder vs. Grizzlies is definitely a contest between spear and shield, it depends on which side performs better.
G1, the Thunder played at home, but they entangled with the Grizzlies until the last minute, and finally won 93:91 and got a good start.
In this game, Durant worked hard, scored 35 points alone to pay tribute to himself, and also grabbed 15 rebounds, trying his best to lead the team to a rare victory.
This shows how bad the dilemma the Thunder is facing now.
In the second game that followed, the Thunder still scored less than 100 points, but still scored 93 points. On the other hand, the Grizzlies, who had a "mediocre offense", scored 99 points under the Thunder's defense. They won a game away from home and tied the score.
Conley scored 26 points, Gasol scored 24 points, Randolph scored 15 points, and Tony Allen scored 12 points. Four Grizzlies scored in double digits, and the Thunder couldn't resist.
Even if Durant scored 36 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists, what about a quasi-triple-double? Two fists can't beat four hands.
Without Turtle, the team is indeed struggling.
This seems to foreshadow the ending direction of this round of the series.
The Grizzlies' strategy is also very clear, which is to bully the Thunder because they have no one. Durant can score, but only he can score.
Back at home, the Grizzlies strengthened their defense and once limited the Thunder's score to 81 points.
Although their score was not high, 87 points were enough.
In G4, the Thunder team ushered in a turnaround, and Durant was no longer isolated.
Ibaka scored 17 points and 14 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 15 points, Kevin Martin scored 18 points, Nick Collison scored 10 points, and 5 Thunder players scored in double digits, scoring 98 points, the highest in this round of the series.
However, Conley, Randolph, and Gasol of the Grizzlies all scored 20+ points, and the team scored a total of 103 points to win the next game again.
Fans who have watched this round of the series did not have a good impression of the game.
They thought it was an "ugly" game.
The Grizzlies' defense was indeed good, but it also caused too many interruptions in the game, which greatly affected the viewing experience.
And the Grizzlies only won the Thunder by a few points in each game, which was a completely grinding victory.
Indeed, the Grizzlies also won this round of the series by "grinding".
In Game 5, the Grizzlies rushed to the Thunder's home court. The Grizzlies also adopted the strategy of the previous games, slowly consuming the Thunder.
Every point they got was just right, 88:84, just winning by 4 points was enough.
The Grizzlies won four games in a row and also advanced to the divisional finals.
The Thunder made it to the finals last season, which was unprecedented, but this year only the big brother Durant was left, and they were helplessly eliminated in the second round.
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