The Clippers players are not in high spirits today. After all, they all know that they are here to make wedding dresses.

Before the game starts, you know that you will most likely lose. Only when the players are in a good mood will there be a ghost.

After Paul came to the Federal Express Arena, he was the first to go on the court to start warming up. He was not warming up for this game, but for the playoffs.

In the Western Conference Finals, this has become Chris Paul's obsession. There is no doubt that Paul's goal this year is also the Western Conference Finals!

Paul was still very confident in the first round against the Nuggets. After all, the Nuggets have no superstars. George Carl, the coach who won a thousand times, has not performed well in the playoffs.

When the Nuggets had Anthony, it would be best to reach the Western Conference Finals. Now, the Nuggets do not have any superstar and may still win fifth in the regular season. But in the playoffs, Paul believes that the Nuggets have no chance to play at all.

Then, the only obstacle for the Clippers to reach the Western Conference Finals is the Grizzlies!

Yes, the Grizzlies are the league's number one. They can still break the record right away. But there are many examples of the regular season first failing in the playoffs.

The most classic one is the Mavericks in 2007. That year, the Mavericks also won a record 67 wins, and Dirk also became the regular season MVP. What was the result? As a result, the Mavericks never even passed the first round, achieving the Black Eight Miracle of the "Golden State Gang".

This is the playoffs. In the playoffs, everyone is on the same starting line. Your regular season record will not allow you to gain any substantial advantages on the court. All advantages are made up one round and one round.

Therefore, in Paul's heart, he still had the ambition to defeat the Grizzlies. He still believes that the Clippers can fight the Grizzlies.

Then, the game began.

Today, the Grizzlies seemed to have a brief introduction ceremony for players to play before the game, as if to celebrate the record in advance.

Paul watched the Grizzlies' performance silently in secret. At the beginning, the four people appeared, it was normal. But after Link, who was the finale, appeared, Paul instantly felt the terrifying atmosphere of the Federal Express Arena!

This place, known as "the most literary and artistic stadium in the entire league", has become an absolute devil's home court!

Paul experienced the playoffs completely in advance, and it was not easy to win in this stadium.

After the game started, the Clippers started playing in a regular state. Although the Clippers did not want to do their best to resist today, they could not fight or give in without fighting.

Especially Paul, he even wanted to test the depth of the Grizzlies in advance. Although the Clippers and the Grizzlies have played against each other several times before, the Grizzlies are the closest to the playoffs.

This experience of the fight will also bring great reference value to the Clippers' playoff preparations.

Paul walked outside the three-point line, and Jordan Jr. immediately actively raised cover. Jordan Jr. and Gasol Jr. have been in a long grudge. The previous season, the two fought for the All-Star spot. This season, the two fought another battle because of the best defensive player's prediction ranking.

Unfortunately, both games ended with Gasol's victory.

It is worth mentioning that Gasol's ranking in the best defensive player prediction ranking has surpassed James and ranked first!

Jordan Jr. must be angry, so as soon as he came on the court, he wanted to get a dunk chance by playing cover with Paul!

Didn’t Paul know Jordan’s little thoughts yet? So he went down the road and took advantage of Jordan’s cover to make a breakthrough.

Seeing this, Jordan Jr. hurriedly cut in with his powerful movement ability in the big man, waiting for Paul to throw the ball into the air! This kind of aerial coordination has been used by the Clippers in the regular season.

The next second, Paul indeed threw the basketball into the air. As the best point guard in the league, Paul's passing timing can be said to be exactly the same.

However, Jordan Jr. was about to take off, but found that Gasol had stuck his position and prevented Jordan Jr. from "take off" comfortably.

The reason why air relay is wonderful is that it has high requirements for the two of them. The light ball is passed well, and the timing of jumping must be accurate to interpret air relay perfectly.

But now, Jordan Jr. was stuck with Gasol and couldn't jump. When he finally took off, the basketball flew over.

In the end, Jordan, who took off too late, received nothing in the air. Paul's pass flew directly out of the baseline...

Paul shook his head awkwardly, and made a mistake at the beginning, which was unacceptable for point guards like Paul.

Gasol's defense has allowed him to break the shackles of athletic ability. He can successfully protect the frame even without jumping. Paul realized that if he wants to deal with the Spaniards, it will no longer work by being able to jump alone.

However, this mistake did not make Paul feel too hearty. But the Grizzlies' attack later made Paul swallow.

Link finally took the ball. As the Grizzlies' biggest star, Link planned to take over the first attack at the beginning.

Unlike the Clippers' state of being without desires, Link is full of murderous intent today. The record is right in front of him, and there is no reason not to take it.

Matt Barnes, the evil guy, came to Link. As the season deepened, the Clippers have gradually kicked Caron Butler out of the start. As it turned out, Butler, a former All-Star forward, could no longer return to his peak form.

Barnes, who is willing to fight with others at any time, is obviously more in line with the needs of the Clippers.

So, the entire Clippers team hoped that Barnes would use his vicious defense to force Link to stop. Link held the ball to face Barnes, but he was as happy as if he had met an old acquaintance.

"They're the ones who are here to defend me?" Link began to talk to Barnes, but Barnes didn't answer. He knew that once Link spoke, there would definitely be nothing good to say.

Barnes was never afraid to swear trash with others, but when he arrived at Link, Barnes chose to remain silent.

"Okay, I was worried that I wouldn't have enough warm-up today. Now, I'm relieved."

After saying that, Link suddenly started and pierced Barnes to the right.

Barnes was full of anger. How could he let Link go like this?

He rudely confronted Link, hoping to use his fierce defense to stop him.

Paul could also see how hard Barnes was defending. It would be difficult for ordinary players to protect the ball when they encounter such a rough defense.

However, when Link lifted Barnes' center of gravity, he leaned against the other party and turned around and passed Barnes cleanly!

This turn allowed Link to walk directly to the basket and could attack the frame at any time.

Jordan, who just missed the game, doesn't allow such a thing to happen. The Clippers are at least fourth in the West. What do they regard the inside defense of the fourth in the West?

So the angry DeAndrew Jordan rushed towards Link and jumped high.

This is not the first time Jordan Jr. has shown such a big fame. Even the omnipotent LeBron James has been bleeding from Jordan Jr.

Link faced the strong Jordan in the air, and did not stand upright and slammed his body in the air, instead curled up in the air, avoided the cover, glided to the other side of the basket, and made a layup with a flowing lever!

After Link scored the goal, the cheers in the entire arena increased a lot. Chris Paul looked surprised and he was stunned!

This operation is so sultry!

First he turned around and passed Barnes, then pulled a layup to avoid Jordan Jr.'s rest. In one round, Link made the Clippers' two most vicious defensive points suffer.

How strong is this guy’s scoring ability?

2-0, the Grizzlies got a good start. Although the game had just begun, and although they had just played one offense and one defense, this simple attack and one defense made Paul doubt his goal.

Want to beat the Grizzlies in the playoffs to enter the Western Conference Finals? Look at the group of monsters on the opposite side and look at the omnipotent No. 0. This seems to be impossible!

Paul's self-confidence was greatly impacted.

Indeed, the Mavericks, the No. 1 in the league in 2007, was eliminated in the first round. The No. 1 in the league, not necessarily the No. 1 in the playoffs.

But the Memphis Grizzlies are not the Dallas Mavericks. They may become even more terrifying in the playoffs.
Chapter completed!