1691. Dominance! (4 more 12,000 words for subscription)
Livingston, Tony Allen, Paul George, Pierce, Gobert are the first lineup, and Blake, Klay Thompson, Carter, Randolph, Larry Sanders are the second lineup.
The Grizzlies were stunned to suppress Sun Ce, and with two sets of rotation lineups, they carried more than 8 minutes in the second quarter and played a score of 27-20.
When the Spurs called a timeout again and replaced Duncan with 3:17 left in the first half, the Grizzlies still led the Spurs by 11 points at 63-52!
Both teams understand this situation very well, the rhythm of the Spurs is out of order!
Since 10-11, the Spurs have had a characteristic of often knocking opponents down in the first quarter, a situation that the Grizzlies have encountered countless times.
When he played against the Spurs many times, he relied on Sun Ce to turn the tide in the second three quarters to save the building, and therefore played a lot of games that fans talked about.
Of course, there are occasional cases where the Spurs don't have a good hand and their Grizzlies win easily, and there are also cases where someone else breaks out or their Grizzlies break out in the first quarter and carry each other.
But tonight, it's not the Spurs who have a bad hand, it's not his grandson who has an outburst, and even their Grizzlies don't feel very good.
It was purely the cooperation of the starting five in the first quarter that disrupted the rhythm of the Spurs!
After the timeout, Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Aldridge came on the court.
There is an advantage in positional warfare, and of course we must continue to fight positional warfare.
On the Spurs' side, the lineup of Rondo, Belinelli, Gay, Dio, and Duncan came on, and Popovich still wanted to speed up.
Popovich never felt that the Grizzlies' 27-game winning streak was simply in good shape, even if it was in good shape, it was based on the Grizzlies' luxury lineup of 116 million US dollars, and the Grizzlies' lineup, the new core player, only Aldridge, the biggest salary increase was not the new players, but Paul George, Larry Sanders, Yi Jianlian The three contract renewals, so the basic tacit understanding is not lacking, but it is just that the team play style needs to be adjusted according to progress and changes in playing style.
Both have won 27 in a row, and during that period, no one will think that the Grizzlies have not done a good job in terms of adjusting the basic structure of the new season and improving the understanding in the early part of the season.
Originally, Popovich had planned how to deal with the Grizzlies, but the Grizzlies' triangle offense disrupted all his plans.
Now the Grizzlies have this lineup, and the Memphis triangle is out!
Aldridge opened up in the middle distance, Yi Jianlian opened the sideline, and Sun Ce played with his back in the low post, Paul George received the ball in the high post and shot or setter, and the two big inside lines had a chance to be blocked by Klay Thompson's triangle attack!
Sun Ce continues to act as the offensive initiation point, the opponent will pass when he is pinched, and if he does not pinch the shot, he will turn around and hook or cut into the basket to attack, Paul George is the first endpoint, Klay Thompson is the first receiving point, and the twin towers are the containment point and executor.
Not to mention, this style of play, even Duncan has no rut, Popovich, Duncan, Rondo, the former is the top coach in the NBA, and the latter two are considered the most likely players to become head coaches after retirement, but none of the three have anything to do with the Grizzlies' style of play.
Rondo knows how to deal with the triangle offense, and he, with Pierce and Garnett, and Ray Allen, who is a peak tail who is very good at chasing the ball, plus a meat shield center, will do the trick.
But Duncan's current state is obviously not as good as Garnett, who won the season of the best defensive player, in terms of meat shield center, Perkins could carry Howard at his peak that year, that was the top meat shield center, the kind that could get nearly 10 million annual salary in that era, Guy was comparable to Pierce who was at the peak tail at that time, and it was stronger, but the overall defense was not as good as that of the Celtics team after all.
The offense is definitely better than the Spurs, the kind that is two notches stronger, but the Grizzlies' offense is also much stronger than the Lakers back then, and the Lakers were the team that relied on the natural strength of the starter and the sixth man to play.
The focus is still on the rhythm! The Spurs' rhythm was disrupted, and even if Duncan played, he couldn't help the Spurs bite the score like they did in the first quarter.
In the last 3 minutes, the Grizzlies played a wave of 10-5, and at halftime, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by 16 points 73-57!
This picture seems to go back to the 10-11 season, when the Spurs had just re-emerged, Duncan had just ushered in the third peak of his career, and the Grizzlies had no idea how to deal with the newly baked Spurs system.
It's just that the roles are reversed, facing the Grizzlies, who play a triangle offense and have the most luxurious lineup in the league, this time it's the Spurs' turn to be beaten unwanted!
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Establishing the lead at half-time, Coach Hollins couldn't help it again......
After halftime, Coach Hollins changed into a jersey and played a physical potion to ensure that he was in good shape to help the team lock up the victory, and Mr. Tony, who can only defend in his life, only relies on single defense to hold the ball and chase the ball without the ball to run The Buddha has a quasi-defensive formation, and the defense is comprehensive, and the all-round first-class level of defense and defense is a pickled pepper with defensive strength, and I don't understand why the third brother calls him Ge Guanfeng......
When Parker, Danny Green, Gay, Duncan, and Split restarted in the second half, the corners of their mouths twitched when they saw the five people on the court opposite, even Duncan.
You're 16 points ahead! As for it?
Regarding the obvious expressions on the faces of the Spurs players and the Spurs head coach who stood up on the sidelines, Coach Hollins said that as for it!
Isn't it a win as many points as you win, and isn't it also a win when you win a few points?
The whole point is to win!
The Spurs, for their part, don't care about the winners and losers of the regular season, they are too experienced, there are a lot of championship players, a lot of veterans, and even Rondo is now considered a veteran, after all, it is 9 years of his career.
But they are not the Grizzlies, they are one of the youngest teams in the league, the core roster is too young, except for Randolph, the other core players are not as old as Rondo.
Even if you win or lose in the regular season, just add a little more confidence in the playoffs, and Coach Hollins wants to catch it!
Also, it is to avenge the easy slaughter of last season's playoffs!
If he could sweep the opposite side, Coach Hollins would never be ambiguous!
As a result, the picture of a man and a woman crying appeared.
The Grizzlies are not completely devoid of ways to defend against the Spurs, they have, but they have to sacrifice offense, even if Sun Ce has a double 3D, he can't play the kind of sacrifice that he can't play offensively.
And you need to grasp the timing, as long as the Spurs are in normal condition in the first quarter, it will definitely not be able to prevent it, but in the third quarter, it can be completely prevented!
Now, they just did it!
17-18 in a single quarter!
Although the Grizzlies trailed by one point in the first quarter, at the end of the crucial third quarter, the Grizzlies still maintained a 15-point lead, 90-75! The Grizzlies go into the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead!
This quarter of the game was torture for the fans watching the game, and it was also torture for the Spurs players, even the troika, who had not played such a game for many years, and they finally understood how annoying they were back then.
If Bowen is counted, the troika suddenly has a feeling of introspection - they were simply angry back then!
On the Grizzlies' side, they enjoyed playing a lot, Sun Ce's physical strength returned to the state at the beginning of the game, 9 points, 7 boards, 1 assist, 3 blocks and 1 steal in a single quarter, Gobert and Sun Ce's internal and external defensive cohesion is getting better and better, although Gobert's overall defense is not as good as Gasol Jr., but he focuses on strengthening himself, which has brought great help to Sun Ce.
In the final quarter, the Spurs haven't given up for the time being, and the five-man duo of Rondo, Ginobili, Gay, Dior, and Aaron Baines is ready to start again.
Sun Ce didn't go down to rest either, playing with Carter, Paul George, Randolph and Larry Sanders.
Danny Green and Belinelli were badly depleted in the third quarter on the Spurs' side, Klay Thompson was also badly depleted on the Grizzlies' side, and the Grizzlies' two No. 6 picks were offset.
At this time, Randolph's advantage came out, and the offensive rebounding was sloppy.
In this rotation, Coach Hollins judged it well!
Entering the final quarter with a 15-point lead, the Grizzlies basically locked up the win, and there were no surprises, in front of the TV, in front of the mobile phone, in front of the computer in front of the non-Grizzlies fans had high hopes for Ginobili did not get into the explosive state as easily as when he was young, tonight is a pit, playing 18 minutes and only 1 of 7 shots.
In the end, Sun Ce played more than 39 minutes on the court, shooting 12 of 28, including 3 of 10 three-pointers, plus 6 of 8 free throws, and scored 33 points, 15 boards, 6 assists, 6 blocks and 2 steals, helping the Grizzlies defeat the Spurs 111-98 and win the first game after entering the middle of the season! Won this year's Christmas War!
After the final whistle blows and the result of the match is decided. T's commentator Barkley has been smiling wryly, and he was the one who predicted the Spurs to have an advantage before the game.
Then, I saw that the Grizzlies relied on the advantage of the triangle offense to steadily suppress the Spurs for the whole game.
It's really the suppression of strength! Just like when the Lakers suppressed the Spurs in the playoffs, the Spurs didn't seem to have much ability to fight back! Once again, Popovich did not know how to deal with such an opponent!
There are many people who think the same way as Barkley, and even the Grizzlies' own fans feel that this game is too pleasantly surprised!
Grizzlies fans naturally want their team to win the Christmas game and have a good time with Christmas.
Non-Grizzlies fans and black fans don't think it's unbelievable for the Grizzlies to win against the Spurs, the Grizzlies have that strength.
The key is the process!
Clearly, the Grizzlies have made it past the adjustment phase after being in great form.
And, the Grizzlies are now starting to show true original dominance!
I slept and slept, and I continued tomorrow, and suddenly I found out that I was going to have a holiday again, Hi Sen~
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