roccoschili Chapter 841 Familiar places, different characters
Chapter 841 Familiar places, different characters
Chapter 841 Familiar places, different characters
The Thunder team went smoothly, which inevitably made the fans feel a little bit smug. They were already fantasizing about their opponents in the next round.
According to the schedule, if the Thunder break into the second round, their opponent is the winner between the Spurs and the Jazz.
The Spurs are currently facing the Jazz because of the loss of facial paralysis. They are currently playing extremely hard. The current score of the two teams is 1:1, and the Jazz have already won the home court advantage.
Whether it is the Spurs without facial paralysis or the Jazz with a civilian lineup, on paper, these two teams are not enough to prevent the Thunder from entering the Western Conference Finals.The Thunder's real opponents are actually only the Warriors in the West. This is the consensus of many people.
Game 3 of the series will be held in Memphis.
The Thunder came to Memphis by plane and came to a place Xie Kai was familiar with.
Memphis is not a big city, and during the time Xie Kai left, there were very few changes. Whether it was the airport or the streets, there were no changes from two years ago.
Playing the playoffs here as a visiting team, for Xie Kai, the feelings are still very complicated.When he was driving on the streets of Memphis on the bus, he would think of the scene of winning the championship parade with floats on this street.He even felt as if he smelled some winning champagne.
Everything seems to be yesterday, but now things are different.The invincible combination of Xie Kai + black and white bears, after all, no longer exists because of injuries, age, and of course salary space.They have achieved success and established a dynasty. If you want to say regrets, of course, because of injuries and other factors, they did not have the opportunity to usher in an unprecedented 4 consecutive championships.
Xie Kai kept looking out the window, Westbrook turned his head to look at his side face, then rubbed him with his left elbow.
Xie Kai looked back, Westbrook smiled: "Have you entered the memory?"
Xie Kai smiled and nodded: "I am familiar with this street."
Westbrook knows that Xie Kai has won 3 championships in this city. No one thinks that the Grizzlies can win three consecutive championships, but they really did.Some people have always thought that Xie Kai is holding black and white bears' thighs, but he knows how strong this old friend of his is.
Let's put it this way, there will be no more than 3 people in the entire league who can make Westbrook willing to be a green leaf, and Xie Kai is one of them.
The Thunder stayed at the hotel in Memphis, and many of those K honeys who were in Oklahoma City before have already arrived here first.The number of K honey in Memphis is also far ahead in the United States.Although because of Xie Kai's departure, the number of K honey has dropped compared to the peak period, but it still ranks in the top 5 in the United States.
Memphis Grizzlies fans have mixed feelings at the moment.If the loss in the playoffs last season made them clearly understand the importance of Xie Kai to this team.If facing the Thunder led by Xie Kai, the home team will be vulnerable, so that they can understand the value of losing.
Those Grizzlies fans who have always looked down on Xie Kai, even if they are dead ducks, have to admit that there is a huge gap in strength for the Grizzlies with or without Xie Kai.
But everything is useless, Xie Kai will not come back here again, everyone knows this very well.
On the evening of April 4, the Grizzlies played at the FedEx Arena, and the Thunder and the Grizzlies played G21.
The scene was crowded with people, and there were no empty seats.
Since Xie Kai entered the stadium, the cheers at the scene have not stopped.The fans here still love him, there's no question about that.
Xie Kai also felt that he was very familiar with everything here, even more familiar than Ford Center.Seeing the three championship banners hanging above the arena, his eyes were a little moist.
Behind every champion, there is his participation, and all of these are condensed into pictures, which are subconsciously recalled in my mind.
But Xie Kai is also very clear that no matter how good the memories are, what he needs to do is to base himself on the present moment, and only the present moment is the only thing he can control.
When he closed his eyes, Xie Kai knew that he was now a member of Thunder.What I have to do is to help the Thunder beat my old club.
The fans of the Grizzlies looked at Xie Kai wearing the No. 22 of the Thunder, and it was awkward. Many fans wearing the No. 22 jersey of the Grizzlies felt very embarrassed because Xie Kai was already on the opponent's side.
The number of K honey on the scene is still huge, and the cheers make the arena extremely lively.
In this game, the Grizzlies finally changed.
They started Wayne Selden, who had performed poorly in the previous two games, and started the bigger James Ennis to match up with Xie Kai.
Not only that, the Grizzlies also started the game with the Black Bears. Obviously, they are going to work hard.
Because if this game cannot be won again, then facing a 0:3 lagging situation, it will be a matter of time before they are out.
But the hidden danger of doing so is, without the Black Bears' second lineup, can they still resist the Thunder's second lineup led by Xie Kai and Paojiao?
I don't know, but the Grizzlies can't manage that much anymore. With the current talent pool in their hands, it's impossible to cover everything.There may be a glimmer of life in the dangerous move of soldiers.
The Thunder are still the regular starters, with Duck and the Turks on the inside.
After the game started, the Grizzlies' black and white bears stormed the inside.They seemed to hold back for a long time, and they fought extremely resolutely.Coupled with the appropriate "adjustment" by the referee, the Turk had already made two free throws after only 3 minutes of the game...
Gibson came up to replace the Turk.
The Grizzlies are almost all soldiers, and the outside players also played very decisively. From the inside to the outside, with the momentum of the home court, they suppressed the opponent in terms of score.
The Thunder didn't feel good at the start. The opponent shrank their defense and couldn't open up their offensive space.
At this time, Xie Kai used his incomprehensible personal ability in the half-time to forcefully maintain the point difference, so as not to let the opponent open the score all at once.
Soon, Duck also made two free throws, and Kanter came up.
For the Thunder, Duck and the Turks are not the core, but the Big Three are, so even if they are all defeated, it will not have a big impact on them.
The Grizzlies have been leading the score, but they just can't get rid of the difference.
When the second team came up, the Thunder played a small lineup of Xie Kai, Gibson, Pickle, Robertson and McDermott.
This lineup expands the offensive space very quickly, and the defense is extremely flexible.Xie Kai and Gipson started the pick-and-roll, and Pickle and others from the outside line made 3-pointers.
This lineup quickly caught up with the score and then overtook it.The Grizzlies' second unit was leaderless and completely unstoppable.
Grizzlies coach David Fizdale immediately sent the White Bears up, but the situation was out of control.
The Thunder turned the score over, and they firmly grasped the situation on the court.At the end of the half, they had overtaken their opponents by 7 points.
(End of this chapter)