The Godfather of Basketball

Although they all came off the bench, the Thunder played in a disciplined manner.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies, due to lack of preparation, did not play their own characteristics on both offense and defense.

About nine minutes into the first quarter, the Thunder turned their backs and led the Grizzlies by 6 points 18 to 12, which was surprising.

The game entered the rotation time at this time, and the two sides began to replace the substitutes one after another.

For the Grizzlies, Jerry Bayless, Marreese Speights, and Quincy Pondexter came on for Tony Allen, Randolph, and Prince.

For the Thunder, Livingston, Bazemore, Collison and O'Quinn all appeared one after another, leaving only Middleton in the starting lineup.

"The starters of the Thunder made an incredible start, and their performance was really surprising." The home commentator said.

"Yes, they have earned respect, but now, it's time for the Grizzlies to launch a counterattack." The guest commentator also echoed.

The Thunder's starters include Kidd, Sefoloza, and Tucker who can open up the space, but now they are all off the field, and two of the four replaced are rookies who have never played regular time , During this period of time, it is impossible for them to hold on.

After the Grizzlies' offense came up, Bayless and Pondexet opened up the space, and Conley handed the ball to the free throw line for Gasol to single.

After Gasol left the Rockets, he gradually developed his support and post-up abilities. In the Grizzlies, he has become a core player who can become the pivot just like in his previous life. Now he took the ball and looked around, seeing that the Thunder had no defense. Turn around directly and press O'Quinn to the basket, and hit the board with a high throw.

"boom!"

The ball rolls into the net after hitting the backboard.

After all, O'Quinn is short, facing Gasol who is a head taller than himself, he seems a little helpless.

"Kyle, get stuck, don't let him get into the paint so easily, go to the basket and stretch out your hands!" Tang Tian stood up and shouted to O'Quinn at this time.

Rookies are inexperienced, but playing this kind of game is an excellent opportunity for them to grow.

O'Quinn nodded and ran forward with his head buried.

The Thunder's offense in the frontcourt, Livingston's organization.

Middleton performed well before, and the Grizzlies have significantly strengthened his defense.

Livingston passed the ball to Collison, then dropped down to catch Conley with his back.

Conley is full of aggressiveness, but Livingston is tall after all, and the turn and fallback is still picturesque.

"boom!"

However, the ball was out of luck and went out of the basket, and the rebound was taken by Gasol Jr.

Conley dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Bayless held the ball against Bazemore and chose to accelerate the breakthrough. into the basket.

The players on the Thunder team can obviously feel a little frustrated.

"This is the strength of the Grizzlies. It is really impossible for the Thunder to beat this lineup." The home commentator said with a proud expression after seeing it.

"Tang tried his best, and the Thunder played well enough to be respected, but this is the reality, and you have to learn to accept the reality." The hypothetical guest also echoed.

Tang Tian called Tucker up at this time and asked him to come on and replace O'Quinn.

Bayless made an additional free throw, and the Grizzlies played a 5-0 offensive, closing the point difference to 1 point.

After O'Quinn left the field, Stevens pulled him to talk about the details of the previous two rounds, while Tang Tian walked to the sidelines, called out to his players, and then stretched out his hands to applaud them: "Believe in yourself, keep faith!"

"We can do it." Tucker also shouted at his teammates at this time.

This period of encouragement came very timely, and I could feel the morale of the players on the Thunder team had obviously returned.

Livingston advanced to the frontcourt organization, and Tucker continued to pick and roll Middleton and Bazemore at this time. His pick and roll was very tough, and Bazemore ran back and cut to the basket to get a chance.

Livingston was hailed as the "successor of the magician" in the past, and he was talking about his characteristics. He is 2.01 meters tall and has excellent vision.

Bazemore received the ball and made a direct and tough shot against Speights who was helping to defend him. After the confrontation, he fell to the ground.

"beep!"

The referee blows his whistle to signal Speights' blocking foul.

Tucker and Collison hurried over to pull Bazemore up.

He got two free throw opportunities.

The disturbance at the scene was loud.

This scene is quite a test for rookies.

Bazemore took a deep breath and made a free throw.

"boom!"

The ball hit the front of the basket, but it still rolled in.

"Come on!" Tucker continued to reach out to cheer for Bazemore at this time.

Bazemore nodded, took a deep breath and made the second free throw.

"Shua!"

This time hollow into the net.

Bazemore made two free throws to break the scoring drought for the Thunder.

In the offensive round of the Grizzlies, after opening up the space, Conley continued to hand the ball to Bayless for singles.

Bayless squeezed through quickly, but Bazemore learned from experience this time and got stuck in advance to force Bayless to stop the ball.

At this moment, Tucker double-teamed over directly.

Bayless' passing vision was blocked, and the rest of the Thunder blocked suitable passing lanes.

Conley found a chance while running and waved loudly.

Bayless passed the ball with a flick of his hand, but the angle of the pass under the confrontation was biased, and the ball went directly out of bounds.

Grizzlies mistake!

After successfully defending, Tucker roared excitedly.

Thunder's three rookies on the court, the whole momentum driven by this roar immediately came up.

On the last attack of the first quarter, Livingston took the ball to the frontcourt to press time, and organized the attack when the attack time entered about 15 seconds.

Tucker and Bazemore fell to the bottom corners on both sides, and Middleton took the initiative to mention the three-point line to play the pick-and-roll.

Livingston drives to the rim, sees the Grizzlies defense shrink, and flicks the ball back to Middleton beyond the three-point line with excellent vision.

Middleton received the ball, saw Speights rushing to defend, and threw the ball to Tucker who moved to the right at a 45-degree angle.

After Tucker received the ball, Bayless, who was helping to defend, flew away, and then shot again.

After he shot, the red light on the sidelines came on.

It was a shot at the buzzer.

The eyes of the fans at the scene followed closely.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, Tucker's three-pointer hit the net hollowly.

After being beaten 5-0 by the Grizzlies, the Thunder immediately returned a 5-0!

Tucker was extremely excited after the hit, beating his chest and roaring at the audience.

There was an unbearable commotion at the scene.

The commentators and guest commentators on the sidelines were at a loss for words.

The Thunder's performance in this period completely shocked them.

Bazemore also ran over to bump into Tucker's chest at this time, Middleton, Collison, and Livingston also came over and shouted for a while, with excitement that could not be concealed on their faces.

If they could now, they would definitely yell at the audience: Thank you for looking down on us!