Rookie Paul George and Yi Jianlian were named MVPs of the game, and the two were left for interviews after the game.

Of course, Sun Ce and Yao Ming also had interviews, but Paul George and Yi Jianlian's performance tonight was really amazing, in addition to Yi Jianlian's 30 points, Paul George's explosion at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends showed extraordinary talent, 6 of 7 three-pointers on the offensive end, played 27 minutes in the whole game, scored 24 points on 8 of 11 shots, and scored 54 points with Yi Jianlian! That's more than half of the Grizzlies' total scores!

Defeating the Mavericks, the Grizzlies managed to win 60 games, but the process was very unexpected, even the Grizzlies did not expect it, and they actually won the game with a high score of 107 points, and in the first half and the fourth quarter, the scores in these three quarters were above 25 points, which was really unexpected.

In this game, it looked like the Grizzlies won by 9 points and led by 15 points at one point in the fourth quarter, but the process was not so easy.

And they won the fluke, they couldn't have imagined that they could actually score 58 points in the first half, and they thought that they should beat the opponent with defense, just like in the third quarter.

The Grizzlies, on their side, have seen their offense plummet after losing Randolph.

Randolph's attendance has been good since he joined the Grizzlies, playing 81 games last season, the best season of his career so far, because he doesn't rely on talent like before, but trains hard, concentrates on preparation, and warms up with a lot of care, reducing injuries.

Therefore, the Grizzlies' interior offense is fast, and the Grizzlies' offense has been greatly affected by Randolph's illness and absence of the two games this season.

This time it's the Mavericks' turn!

Nowitzki can't play a superstar, although Yao Ming is there, which greatly reduces the impact of Nowitzki's rotation, but it's still big.

The Grizzlies' side was without Gasol Jr. and Tony Allen tonight, and the defensive end was greatly affected, and the defense did not do well in the first half, and the opponent scored 51 points in the first half without Nowitzki.

However, Yi Jianlian and Paul George played extremely well tonight, leading the team's offense, and it was extremely important for the team to find shots and shoot them in the role players.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies took advantage of the Mavericks' side that there was neither Yao Ming nor Nowitzki, Paul George also defended Jason Terry in the third quarter, and when the Mavericks were unable to score in the third quarter, there was no Nowitzki, there was no superstar who could score stably at a critical moment, and the Grizzlies took the opportunity to expand the difference to 10 points This safe advantage, and in the fourth quarter Yao Ming scored 18 points in a single quarter, Yi Jianlian scored 14 points in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies defeated the opponent in terms of scoring.

The golden retriever version of Yi Jianlian played a landmark game in the Grizzlies' career!

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With 60 wins and 15 losses, the Grizzlies managed to rank among the 60+ winning teams.

The Mavericks, on the other hand, have dropped to 57-18 with seven games remaining, and their chances of competing for the first place in the West are getting slimmer.

At the post-game press conference, rookie Paul George participated in the post-game press conference for the first time, and he was a little excited, he kept praising Sun Ce and Conley passing, and praised Yi Jianlian for playing a leading role in the inside, giving him a rookie shooting opportunity that the other party didn't pay attention to at all.

Paul George was right, he made six three-pointers in a single game tonight, especially four in the first half, all of them in big gaps, without exception.

Coach Hollins and Yi Jianlian kept praising Paul George's good performance and encouraging the rookie, while also praising Yao Ming's terrifying performance of 41 points and 17 rebounds in 33 minutes of playing time.

Carlisle said in a press conference: "The Lords are the best players of the season like this, his role is unquestionable, he is so good, he activated George and Otterspace when we were concentrating on defending Randolph, and Conley's consistent performance when the Lords were resting, it gave us a heavy blow, he allowed George and Otterspace to continue the beautiful offense that was instigated by the Lords, and with such a two-point guard combination, it was difficult for us to deal with without Dirk." ”

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After the press conference, the Mavericks returned to the hotel.

Carlisle returned to his room and dialed Kuban's phone.

After connecting, Cuban on the other end of the phone immediately said: "Rick, I saw it, we lost, don't care about such a thing." ”

"I understand, it's just that it's time for us to get ready for the playoffs, regular season titles, we may not have hope." Carlisle said with a sigh of relief.

Carlisle doesn't care about winning or losing a regular season game, and since the Spurs stopped resting, he has regretted the strategy of competing for the first place in the West.

Unlike the Grizzlies, who haven't won 60+ games, the Mavericks' best record in franchise history is 67 wins, and he Carlisle led the Pacers to 61 wins that year, which doesn't matter to him, he just sees an opportunity and wants to make a impact.

Who knew that the Spurs actually dangled a shot, and suddenly stopped taking a break before the advantage was completely "consumed".

At present, the Spurs are 62-14 and have 6 games left, and after losing to the Grizzlies, their Mavericks are 57-18 and have 7 games to play, unless the Spurs lose at least 5 games, and their Mavericks win all of them, they have a chance to catch up, that is, their Mavericks are really hopeless.

There is also a 58-17 Lakers team with little hope, chasing 4 wins in 7 games, it is too difficult, and the Spurs' wave of seven consecutive wins has blinded them.

At present, the only hope in Carlisle's mind to surpass the Spurs is the 60-15 Grizzlies, but it is also difficult, the Spurs only have 6 games left, and the opponent has strong teams, but there are two strong teams left, the Grizzlies and the Magic, and the others are relatively weaker, and the remaining 7 opponents of the Grizzlies are all playoff-level strong teams, and there are two back-to-back.

In Carlisle's view, the Spurs took advantage of the huge record advantage before the All-Star Weekend to yin all their playoff teams in the West, mainly their three teams of the Lake, Bulls and Bears, all of whom played with their lives to fight for the first place, and threw the three teams back at a critical moment, so that they consumed their physical strength in vain, and since the Spurs are resting, it will definitely help to preserve their physical strength!

"I see, I'll take care of the off-field business, and the game will be up to you, Rick, and you'll decide the rest of the game." Kuban on the other end of the phone answered.

"Thanks, by the way, Mark, have you decided what you want to get in return from that young Grizzlies owner?"

"I watched the live broadcast, and I have a certain person in my heart, that person...... "Although there was no national live broadcast, as usual, Time Warner livestreamed tonight's game between the Grizzlies and Mavericks in the local area where the two teams played.

"He? Mark, how dare you! Will they give? ”

"I think so, but we can't focus on it right now, we're aiming for a championship......"

"I understand ......"