Chapter 56: Grizzly Bear in Hibernation

The Memphis Grizzlies, a team that seems to have been a prince from the very beginning, have been in the NBA since they joined the NBA in 1995, and like most teams that have just joined the NBA, they have struggled and have not been able to escape the fate of being bullied. In the midst of a bleak storm, the only consolation for the Grizzlies is the draft picks that make others envious every year. The Grizzlies, who have little experience and low status, have gradually acquired a lot of capable players by virtue of draft picks and exchanges. In 1995, the team drafted rookie Bryant Rivers. The following year, the Grizzlies drafted rookie and all-around forward Abdul Rahim. This hopeful, as expected, quickly established a core position, and together with Rivers, formed a well-known killer group in the NBA. In 1998, the team brought in guard Mike Bibby. Although there is no shortage of stars in the Grizzlies, the arrival of stars has not really changed the Grizzlies' identity, and the record is still lackluster.

It is said that the trees are dead, the people are alive, and the Grizzlies, who have never been able to find their form in Vancouver, finally moved back to Memphis City in 2001 and changed their name to the Memphis Grizzlies. The team's management also decided to make a "big change", first trading Mike Beebe for "White Chocolate" Jason Williams, and his highly showy style of play was admired by the local fans. The team then sent key Raheem to the Hawks in exchange for Lorenzen Wright and Spanish rookie Pau Gasol. Sean Battier, Gooden and other giants have also joined this season. A number of young players with great potential came together. In the end, Gasol was voted Rookie of the Year that season, and the Grizzlies gradually attracted attention from all walks of life.

In 2004, the Grizzlies' performance paid off, as they made history that season, making the playoffs for the first time since the team was founded, and finishing sixth in the Western Conference, an improvement that can only be described as miraculous, and head coach Hubert Brown was also named Coach of the Year. However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Grizzlies were eliminated by the Western powerhouse Spurs 0:4. In 2005, the Grizzlies made the playoffs again, but were swept 0-4 by the Suns, who were in their prime at the time.

The experience of making the playoffs twice in a row seems to have made the Grizzlies see the sweetness of reorganization, in order to achieve another breakthrough in results, they once again made a big plan to restructure the team, in addition to the core players Pau Gasol was retained, the team's other big buy, Sean Battier was sent to Houston, in exchange for dunk Swift, and the potential rookie Rudy? Guy, however, the effect of this change was not so obvious, and after losing a strong outside defender, Battier, the team suddenly became unable to play, and its record declined year by year, and it has not been able to make the playoffs ever since.

The team's weakness made the core Gasol also have an idea, and finally in this summer, Gasol defected to Los Angeles, and now the Lakers are only left with a young Rudy Gay and a large number of role players.

The first game of the new season against a strong team like the Knicks made Memphis fans wail, and they already had a premonition of defeat before the game even started.

"We've been very disappointed with the reaction from the fans, they seem to have lost faith in us, and they think the Grizzlies are just going to die when they meet the Knicks, even at home, but I don't think so, the game hasn't started yet, the points table is still 0-0, it's too early to make a decision about the game. ”

Grizzlies young leader Rudy Gay was quite unhappy with the reaction of the fans, this was his first game since taking the position, he didn't want to mess up, even without the support of the fans, he had to do his best to light a fire for himself.

Rudy Gay's confidence is extremely high, but there is no way to win the game with confidence alone, they have a lot to do, first and foremost the most important thing is to attack and defend.

At the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies' painstakingly built defense was rushed by the Knicks players, and the defense formed by Kwame Brown, Swift, Rudy Gay, Mike Miller, and Stoudemire Sr. was simply vulnerable in front of the Knicks All-Stars.

Kwame Brown doesn't seem to have a chance to get rid of the parallel label attached to him, and after leaving Los Angeles, no one in the cold Memphis will pay attention to this long-overdue Mr. Champion, who can only be used as a laughing stock.

Swift still has no brains, and the sport that is more suitable for him should be rugby, not basketball, but unfortunately he doesn't know it, so until now he still hasn't given up his love for basketball in his heart, and still stays on the court to cause chaos for his club.

As for Rudy Gay, he has a lot of potential, but only a lot of potential, and he doesn't have enough to hold up the Grizzlies right now, maybe he'll be a very good player in the future, but not now.

Mike Miller can only shoot three-pointers, maybe a little better than Capono, but as a main player, he is obviously a little less qualified.

Old Stark's Myer, the little flying squirrel is old, and the galloping breakthrough on the court is long gone, and all he can do now is pass on his experience to those young people.

Such a grizzly bear meets the Knicks, and the results speak for themselves.

Howard and Aldridge continued to attack inside, and the three-point army led by Keller on the outside also opened fire, and after having plenty of rebounding, they went crazy without intention.

is also the identity of the champion, Kwame Brown and Howard are simply in the sky and an underground, Howard hardly has to effort, as long as the butt arches slightly, Brown can only scream and fly upside down.

Agathis' illness didn't seem to affect Keller's form, as he hit five three-pointers in the first quarter and scored 20 points alone, and the Grizzlies' defense was almost useless in front of him, and neither Rudy Gay nor Mike Miller could stop him.

The defense can't be defended, the offense can't be attacked, Howard and Aldridge built a great wall under the basket, and although Keller's defense on the outside is rubbish, the super fast hand still allowed him to give the team an astonishing five steals in a single quarter, and the opponent he bullied was the rookie Rudy Gay, who was extremely confident before the game.

At the end of the first quarter, the live score had become 43:19, and the Knicks established that in the second quarter of the game, Thomas was very relaxed and replaced all the main players with Bynum, Anderson, Ariza, Martin, and Robinson came off the bench to find the state.

The main players were replaced so that the strength of the Knicks declined, and the Grizzlies also took the opportunity to play a wave of 8:0 small ** under the leadership of Rudy Gay, narrowing the gap in the score, but soon the Knicks stabilized their position, and the first to start playing was Ariza, who entered the palace first, and the Cobras returned to New York and wanted to win back the hearts of the fans, and worked very the court, and he was the first to stand up when the Grizzlies were desperately chasing points.

A mid-range shot, coupled with a fast-break slam dunk after a steal, stabilized the situation for the Knicks, and then Bynum, Martin also began to play their strength, with Anderson in charge of the interior, Bynum can easily bear the heavy responsibility of the team's interior offense, and at the same time, with the guarantee of rebounds, the Knicks' outside line also began to fire, and even the small potato Robinson also hit the interior from time to time and staged two tomahawk dunks.

The most jaw-dropping scene came near the end of the second quarter, when Guy missed a shot, Anderson grabbed the rebound, and then passed Martin quickly, and after Martin took a few steps, a wide shift handed the ball to Nate Robinson, who was quick to plug in. The little potato was unambiguous, and after a few strides in a row, he suddenly jumped up from inside the free-throw line, and with one arm holding the basketball in the air, he glided towards Kwame Brown.

Brown also seemed to be angered by Robinson's behavior, although he was a complete parallel import, but this does not mean that he has no temper, seeing that the little potato actually dared to challenge his authority, Brother Shui was angry, anger made him lose his mind, originally he was close to the basket, if he stood still, at least he could cause Robinson's foul, but being provoked by a dwarf made him feel a strong anger, and as soon as his head was hot, he rushed towards Robinson with his arms raised.

In this way, the most classic scene of the season happened, Nate Robinson, who is only 175 cm tall, actually singled out Kwame Brown, a high school student with a height of 211 cm. And~~~~~~~

"Boom"

After a loud bang, Nate Robinson was seen holding the basket with one hand, like a victor and showing off his record, while Kwame Brown, who had a higher height and more weight advantage, fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.

Seeing this scene, Keller, the Knicks big man who was sitting on the bench, was the first to jump up, waving a white towel in his hand, and loudly cheering for the little potato, this scene was really surprising, the little man defeated the giant, and won so cleanly.

At the end of the first half, the Knicks, who were stimulated by Robinson, continued to work hard and extended the lead to 30 points, while the Grizzlies, who were shocked by Robinson and made them demoralized, seemed to have given up resistance and collectively began to hibernate.

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