Chapter 30: The Battle of the Grizzly Bear
At the party in Dallas, Liu Han said a lot to Yao Min, he didn't want this good helper of the national team to suffer on the Rockets. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Yao Min was also thoughtful when he left, he was always grateful to Team Rocket in the past, and at the same time very grateful to Team Rocket for helping him after his arrival, but now he began to think about this issue a little rationally.
After the game against the Rockets, the Mavericks won nine in a row, and their strength and offensive power have shocked other teams in the league, while some teams with poor performance are also considering whether to learn the Mavericks' tactics, at least such spectator tactics are very appealing to the audience.
Nine consecutive wins may not be much in the history of the league, but nine consecutive games are more than 10 wins against opponents, which is rare in the league in recent years, except for the game against the Spurs where the Mavericks fell behind for a while, the other eight games the Mavericks have been out of the lead, which has to make the Mavericks fans excited, but also the Mavericks players full of pride.
Just like when the Lakers were in the past, the current players of the Mavericks find it easier to play with Liu Han than before, with Liu Han attracting the bag, and the other people's empty space can almost be said to be a lot more, and Liu Han himself is also a very qualified ball handler, he only scores when he is needed, and other times more often he is mainly organized offense.
Next up for the Mavericks is the Grizzlies, the league's all-time fish-belly team, which means they have a chance to break a ten-game winning streak.
The Grizzlies have been the league's favorite team since the franchise joined the NBA in 1995, with the team's original home game in Vancouver, Canada, but apparently it was the home of the North American Hockey League, and the Grizzlies had the lowest attendance for years.
In 2001, the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, and although the area is not well developed, the team is popular with basketball fans.
In 2002, the Grizzlies hired Jerry West, who left the Lakers, as the team's general manager, and the Grizzlies entered a new era.
Before Jerry West's arrival, there was actually no shortage of outstanding players in the Grizzlies, because they won the lottery picks in the draft year after year, and the Grizzlies accumulated a group of very good players through the draft, but unfortunately, due to the poor record and the team has experienced various twists and turns, so there are very few players who want to stay, so Jerry West has made drastic changes to the team after taking office.
Jerry West first used the team's strong players who didn't want to stay to trade in many good rookies, such as Spaniard Pau Gasol in 2001, Mike Miller who was the fifth pick in 2000, and Jason Williams, the seventh pick in '98, from the Kings, plus several players who wanted to stay, the Grizzlies' apparent strength seemed to be declining, but the team began to develop as a whole.
Originally, Jerry West planned to invite Liu Han to the team, so that the Grizzlies would immediately complete the rebuild, but it is a pity that Liu Han chose to go to Dallas, but the Grizzlies' results at the beginning of the season are not too bad, and the 4-4 record in eight games is not too bad.
However, although their next game is at home, the opponent is the Mavericks, who are now ranked first in the league, and such an opponent has to let the Grizzlies be careful, especially Liu Han is also on the Mavericks, Jerry West is very clear about Liu Han's strength.
The tournament was held on November 15 at FedEx Arena in Memphis.
The current head coach of the Grizzlies is veteran coach Hubby Brown, who made some changes to the Grizzlies' starting lineup for the Mavericks' tactics, and the previous starting center Chaccaridis did not start, and the Grizzlies sent a small lineup to deal with the Mavericks' "bombardment" tactics.
Pau Gasol started as a center, Mike Miller as a power forward, small forward was a defensive stalwart Sean Battier, scoring guard was also a defensive James Posey, and Jason Williams was a point guard.
Once the game started, the Grizzlies attacked first (which meant Nowitzki lost the jump ball again).
Jason Williams' dribbling made Liu Han feel a little threatened, and Liu Han was shocked by the white guy's dribbling skills.
Pau Gasol covered Williams in the high post and went down, and Williams gave the ball to Pau Gasol with a very unusual ground-hitting pass, who easily half-turned and hooked up to hit a two-point shot in the face of Nowitzki's defense, which can be said to be bad for the Mavericks defense, and it can also be said that the Grizzlies behaved like a whole.
Next, the Mavericks' offense encountered a lot of problems, first of all, Liu Han controlled the ball and met James Posey's tight defense, and at the same time, Sean Battier also kept wandering around Liu Han, the defense of these two people was very good, giving Liu Han a lot of pressure, Liu Han had to pass the ball to Odom and let him organize the offense.
But today's Mavericks players seemed to be a little too proud, Odom received the ball outside the three-point line and shot directly at the defense of Sean Battier, who came to help defend him, and the ball hit the front of the basket.
The Grizzlies did not take the opportunity to fight back, the players in their team are all from famous basketball schools in the United States, such as Sean Battier is from Duke, and Mike Miller and Williams are from the University of Florida, they have received professional tactical training during college, and they are very serious about the tasks assigned by the coach in the game, and Pau Gasol has also played in Europe, and Pau Gasol has a high degree of completion for the implementation of court tactics.
Hubbie Brown repeatedly stressed before the game that he couldn't bring up the pace in the game, and now it looks like the Grizzlies' starters are paying attention to that.
Pau Gasol grabbed the rebound and waited until the Mavericks returned to defend before handing the ball to Williams for control, and then the Grizzlies continued to push forward slowly, and then fell to the ground and blocked and dismantled.
The Mavericks are relatively lacking in defense, coupled with Paul Gasol's solid interior skills, as well as a good mid-range shot and passing, and Mike Miller and Sean Battier are also good three-point shooters, the Grizzlies' offense quickly paid off, Pau Gasol encountered a bag when he hit Nowitzki with the ball on the inside, he quickly transferred the ball to the corner McMiller, who hit a three-point shot, and the Mavericks suffered a five-point deficit at the beginning.