Rudy Gay's season reimbursement has caused the Grizzlies to arrange their starting lineup when facing the Thunder with Kevin Durant in the starting lineup. Some experts have suggested that the Grizzlies can

Let Sean Battier start to face Durant. Although Tony Allen is the league's top defender, he is only 193cm. Facing Durant, who is 210cm tall, he will probably not even have his arm when the opponent shoots.

Can't even touch it...

On May 2, the second round of the playoffs between the Grizzlies and Thunder will be played in G1 at the Thunder's home court, the Ford Center. The winner of this series will advance to the Western Conference Finals!

The Grizzlies have never advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Even in the first round, they only broke through this season. If the Thunder does not consider the history of the Seattle SuperSonics, they have never advanced to the Western Conference Finals. So both teams have

Very eager to defeat opponents and create history.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Thunder at home is: Center - Kendrick Perkins, Power Forward - Serge Ibaka, Small Forward - Kevin Durant, Shooting Guard

- Thabo Sefolosha, point guard - Russell Westbrook.

The starting lineup of the Grizzlies in the away game is: Center - Marc Gasol, Power Forward - Zach Randolph, Small Forward - Tony Allen, Shooting Guard - Xie Kai, Point Guard -

—Mike Conley.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup is the same as the one used in most games against the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, but as a result, Tony Allen is bound to have to defend Durant, who is more than 15cm taller than him.

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Tony Allen has done this kind of misaligned defense of the opponent's small forward. He started playing the starting small forward after Rudy Gay was retired for the season. He is the leader of those small forwards who are taller than him in the regular season.

He played a lot, and was beaten only a handful of times. On the contrary, the offensive efficiency of many tall wing players dropped under his defense.

But KD is not an ordinary small forward. He is even taller than the centers of some teams. When it comes to pull-up jumpers, almost no one in the league can interfere with him.

Therefore, this matchup is one of the keys to the outcome of this series. Once Tony Allen is defeated, it will be very troublesome for the Grizzlies.

However, the Grizzlies also have an alternative plan, which is to let Tony Allen play a pseudo-starter and have Sean Battier come up to face KD.

Although Battier is already 33 years old, his condition is still good. Although we can't expect him to restrict Durant, he can be restricted a little, as long as he doesn't get crazy high scores by the opponent.

This game is broadcast live on CCTV5, and the host is Yu Jiahe and Su Qun, the editor-in-chief of "Basketball Pioneer News".

"Teacher Su, what do you think of this game?" Yu Jia asked.

Su Qun said: "This series will be very exciting. For this game alone, I think the Thunder at home may not necessarily win. Don't look at them having two extra days of rest. In fact, they don't have much advantage.

The Grizzlies have also rested for two days. They are young and their physical strength recovers quickly. The most important thing is that they have completed the black eight and the whole team is very confident."

"Do you think if you let Tony Allen, who is 193, defend Durant, with such a big mismatch, Durant will score high?" Yu Jia continued to ask.

Su Qun adjusted his glasses and said: "Basically no one in this league can defend Durant one-on-one, so overall defense is still needed. Don't underestimate Tony Allen, he is a Celtic

Someone came here. Perkins, who was traded with the Thunder, is a former teammate. This guy is not good at offense and can't be vague at defense."

"Teacher Su, last question, do you think Xie Kai can perform as well as he did in the series against the Spurs?"

Su Qun said: "It's hard to say yet. I believe he can continue to perform. He is not a pure shooter or a pure ball handler. He is a very comprehensive player. This type of player is completely guarded against.

The possibility is not high. I don't think Sefolosha or Harden can guard him."

There are a lot of fans at the Ford Center Arena. Although Oklahoma City is a small city, the enthusiasm of the fans is not diminished. The atmosphere at the scene is very warm, the talent of the home team is slowly being realized, and everyone is looking forward to the future of the team.

During the warm-up before the game, Xie Kai and Westbrook were talking and laughing. The entire league knew about the relationship between these two people.

In addition to Westbrook, Xie Kai and Arthur hugged and exchanged greetings with Cole Aldridge of the Thunder. These three people were members of the Kansas team that won the NCAA championship.

Cole Aldridge is not treated as well by the team as Xie Kai and Arthur. He was not even included in the team's lineup today. He is currently a non-fan watching the game from the VIP seats in the stadium.

Xie Kai also lamented that the competition in the NBA is indeed too fierce. It is not easy for a player who is not particularly talented to play a rotation here.

But there is no way, he can't help his old teammate Cole Aldridge. He can't let his good friend Westbrook and Thunder coach Brooks put in a good word to give this marginal man some playing time, can he?

The NBA is a league of the jungle. If you are not strong enough, you will be marginalized or eliminated, and it will be difficult for others to help you.

My sister-in-law and Perkins were preparing to jump the ball near the center circle, and the game was about to begin.

The fans in the Ford Center Arena were screaming, and the contest between the two youth armies was about to begin!

The jump ball started, and the little sister-in-law beat Perkins with the jump ball, and the Grizzlies got the first wave of offensive ball rights. Neither of them is good at jumping, but in comparison, Perkins is even worse on the floor, and his bounce is estimated

It must be as high as a shoe box!

Conley slowly dribbled over.

The Thunder's defensive matchup was basically the same as predicted before the game. The only difference was that they let Perkins go against Black Bear Randolph and let Ibaka guard against the little sister-in-law.

"Mr. Su, what do you think the Thunder's purpose is for letting Perkins defend Randolph?" Yu Jia asked.

Su Qun said slowly: "It's like this. Both the Black and White Bears actually play as centers. Judging from the offensive styles of the two, Randolph prefers to attack with his position, while Gasol often moves in the high post.

He has a supporting hand and a basket in the mid-range. So I think it's okay to let Ibaka, who moves faster, guard Gasol."

The one whose defense failed was naturally the Thunder's 3D player Sefolosha.

Sefolosha cannot compare with Harden in terms of talent and offensive ability, but he does not occupy the ball and has excellent defense, which allows him to firmly occupy the team's starting lineup.

Xie Kaidou came out to catch the ball, and Randolph on the inside was in position.
Chapter completed!