After the regular season, the teams were given two days of rest. Two days later, it's time to fish. And it's time to start their bloodiest time of the year.

Before the playoffs, ESPN did a look ahead feature. This time, for the first time, Memphis Grizzlies are being valued. In the eyes of ESPN experts, Grizzlies have become a champion challenger.

"The situation in the west is very interesting. The Spurs, thunder and Grizzlies have the strength to compete for the final glory."

"As a matter of fact, we all know that Kevin Durant has long been fighting against link. This year, Durant is eager to fight James twice. No matter who stands in front of him, he will go forward bravely. "

"The Grizzlies this season can be said to have won the final regular season in a destructive way. I don't know if their state will continue in the playoffs."

How far can Grizzlies do? The playoffs are the biggest suspense of the year. Finally, the whole league experienced the threat of this small team to the championship.

There are different opinions about whether Grizzlies can win the final championship. However, there is one point in common.

To quote a quote from T. NT news, "no matter what the Grizzlies will get, the Rockets are going to have a bad time."

In the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the first grizzly bears played against the eighth rockets. The game seems to have been predestined before it starts.

Kevin McHale must have been very upset at this time, wondering why the Rockets failed to beat the Lakers in the last game of the regular season.

This year, the Lakers' F4 suffered a terrible defeat. Originally considered to be the champion candidates, they only scored 45-37 in the end. The record was the same as the Rockets, but because the Lakers won more games against the Rockets, they finally ranked seventh.

The Rockets, on the other hand, have to face the West first.

The last time the Rockets played the playoffs was in 2008-09, which was Yao Ming's last relatively complete season in the NBA.

Since then, the Rockets have been the "Lotto champion" for three consecutive years, ranking ninth every year and winning a steady number of them. This year, the Rockets finally got rid of the curse of "Lotto champion" and successfully entered the playoffs.

The Rockets' players and coaches should be happy. Getting into the playoffs means that their reconstruction is a preliminary success.

But now, the Rockets are full of despair from top to bottom.

It's true that the Rockets have no chance of winning even against thunder, the second in the West. But to be honest, thunder is not that desperate. If you encounter thunder, the Rockets players still have fighting spirit, strive to win the victory and create some problems for the thunder.

But there's no hope for Grizzlies!

The Rockets are too aware of the Grizzlies' style. The two teams have met four times this season, and the Rockets have won 3-1, which is enough to show the problem. And the last time the two sides played each other, the Rockets were completely defeated.

Thunder belongs to that kind, although strong, but it doesn't feel cruel enough. And Westbrook is also a time bomb. So in the thunder game, you can always feel a ray of life.

But grizzly bear is different, that group of "bandits" in Memphis are strong and cruel! Once on the court, the Grizzlies will catch their opponents and beat them until they can't get up.

So, McHale is quite embarrassed now. Struggling for a season, I finally got the playoff quota. But if you're shaved off in the playoffs and you can't win a game, it's better to get a lottery.

McHale clenched his fist at the thought. Anyway, the Rockets have to peel a piece of skin off the grizzly bear!

All of us have come. At least we have to play the character of rocket.

On the other side, the Grizzlies are preparing for the game in an orderly way. Although the hard power of the rockets and Grizzlies can not be compared, but link is still very serious.

The day before the start of the game, in the routine press conference, link is not afraid to say his goal.

"Win? Winning is not a goal, it's a must. The goal of the first round of the series is very simple, we have to sweep the opponent 4-0! If you play hard in the first round, you don't have to play in the later games

Link's speech can be said to be merciless, even did not give the rocket face.

However, this is the character of link. It's OK not to offend him. Once he is provoked, he is very stingy, and he has to kill his opponent.

There are not a few stars who are abused because of quarrels or conflicts with link.

Link too direct speech, naturally also in order to attract a lot of sunspots. Some people think that after winning 70, link is too arrogant. The Rockets may not win the Grizzlies, but they will definitely cost the arrogant link.

Link dismissive of this statement, the game began three hours before the start of the interview in the players channel, link, also made a response.

"Of course I will pay, but it was in the Western Conference semifinals at the earliest! If the Rockets have this ability, I would like to experience itFrom the beginning, link was hostile to the Rockets. It's not about anyone else, it's just about Morey.

Unfortunately, the rest of the Rockets have to accept punishment for Morey.

The playoffs are the battlefield for link to think about. But after seeing the rocket player in the red shirt, link is undoubtedly becoming more excited.

Every opportunity to make Morey want to cry, link will not easily let go.

Before the start of the game, a split screen close-up was given to link and harden respectively, and their regular season data were attached at the bottom of the screen.

Harden this season can be said to have completed the leap like progress, last season only 16.8 points per game for him, this season average score soared to 25.9 points! At the same time, harden can also send 5.8 assists and 4.9 rebounds per field.

Link has 26.6 points, 6.5 assists and 7.0 rebounds in the regular season! On top of that, with 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks, the data is close to grant hill at its peak! We have achieved the integration of attack and defense, omnipotent.

Only James Lynch can do it alone.

In all respects, link's data are better than harden's. But overall, the gap is not too big.

However, people who often watch the game know that link and harden are not of the same level this season, and the gap between their actual performance is much larger than that reflected by the data.

Harden often has a bad condition this season, shooting rate of 20% to 30%, and the score is not double.

And link this season the season regular season single game score lowest also has 17 points! He's always at his best. Instead of relying on occasional big bursts to pull up the average.

If Hadden's state is a wavy line, then link's state is a straight line with almost no waves. In terms of stability and critical moment handling capacity, harden is far less than link.

But even so, the Rockets have a good star. If Hadden is in good shape today, he may be able to compete with Grizzlies.

"It's the playoffs, in the playoffs, until four wins, nobody is safe. Rockets may still have a chance, suspense may not be ended And that's what I'm talking about. He doesn't think rockets are lambs to be slaughtered.

"Mike, how many Grizzlies have you watched this season?" Asked Hubie brown, who was specially assigned to partner with Mike brin.

Hubie brown and Mike Brin, this luxurious commentary lineup, has been enough to show that ESPN now attaches great importance to Grizzlies.

"I don't see much. In the regular season, I came to Memphis to explain two or three games." Brin said frankly.

"Well... That's right. No wonder you have misunderstandings about Grizzlies. "

"Misunderstanding?" Mike brin stares at old Hubie with a bad grin. "What misunderstanding?"

"You mistakenly think that the Rockets still have a chance."

On the court, both sides have already stepped into the designated position. On the other side of the Rockets, McHale did not change, but still sent out the starting lineup composed of Lin Shuhao, harden, Parsons, Greg Smith and Asik.

Judging from the paper, the Rockets are not dominant in every position...

after the kick-off, Asik won the ball for the Rockets. Lin Shuhao organized after half-time, and finally passed the ball to Haden, who took cover.

As soon as Haden received the ball, he felt a chill in his back. Today, it's link against him!

"The Grizzlies sent igordala to mark Parsons today, and link was in front of Haden. Do the two teams' trumps have to play hard at the beginning? "

Haden bit his teeth. He thought his opponent today would be igordala. Because according to the video analysis, in order to Save Link's physical strength, igordala usually helps link defend the opponent's number one scorer.

But at the beginning of the game, harden received his first surprise.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not really dead." Just then, link said a word to harden with a smile.

Strictly speaking, this is not rubbish. Link neither swears nor ridicules. But this common remark, on the contrary, made harden more afraid.

The guy saw he was nervous!

Harden finally chose to break through the goal, did not meet link. As the top scorer of the Rockets, harden didn't come out in the first round.

In the end, Asik's under the basket attack was directly pressed down by Gasol. This year, Gasol is a strong contender for the best defensive player.

Link picked up the basketball blocked by Gasol and went straight to the fast break!

Lin Shuhao looked at the running link, a little trance. Last year, they also appeared in time magazine. But now, they are very different.Link quickly pushed to the basket, the rocket's overall retreat defense was very, very bad. Just as link was ready to attack the box, Greg Smith, a second year drop off, arrived at the basket.

Smith is a sportsman. He can do nothing but run and jump. He naturally hopes that he can rely on good running and jumping ability to block link successfully. The playoffs are a stage of fame!

But as soon as Smith took off, he found that his so-called "advantage" was not worth mentioning in front of link!

His proudest athletic ability is nothing but scum in front of link!

"Finished..." looking at the take-off height and projectile speed completely over his own link, Smith murmured in his heart.

The next second, link slammed into it and smashed the ball through Smith. And Smith was the huge impact of the bottom line, fell in a mess under the basketball rack.

He knows that he's been cut off!

"At the beginning of the game, there was a sudden smash! Link is very dangerous today. Don't get close to it

When link landed, he went up to Smith, who was still sitting on the ground, looked down at him and shook his head gently.

"Promise me not to do such stupid things again, will you? I'm really afraid of hurting you. Damn it, do you really think you can stop me

Mike brin on the stage covered his forehead. He was a bit of a Smith. I didn't expect that, as soon as link came up, he was so irritable that he didn't give the Rockets a chance at all.

Herbie Brown is right. It seems that he has some misunderstandings about the Grizzlies.

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