?? After a tough win over the Nets, the Clippers ushered in a four-game winning streak.

Mike Brown's roster tweaks and changes worked, but the game against the Nets proved that if you don't have the attitude and focus to defend this thing, anything else is useless.

On November 18, the Clippers welcomed a tough bone at home, the Memphis Grizzlies.

Under the general trend of the league as a whole being fast and outside, the Grizzlies are the team that goes against the trend.

They play on the inside, on defense, and ranked last in the league in three-point shooting last season.

Of course, the Grizzlies don't want to shoot their three-pointers that badly.

If they maintain their current level of defense, the three-point shooting can be improved, and the overall strength will definitely be improved to another notch.

So in the summer, the Grizzlies signed Mike Miller in free agency to bolster the team's three-point capabilities.

If Miller can fit well into the Grizzlies, it will be a big help for the Grizzlies.

But judging by the Grizzlies' record since the start of the season, Mike Miller can shoot three-pointers, but it doesn't have a decisive impact.

The Grizzlies' lack of three-pointers and low shooting percentage is not actually a problem of player ability, but more due to tactical style.

Their team style of grinding positions, slow pace, and emphasizing confrontation is strange how many three-point points can be accurate.

The players are shooting with feeling and rhythm, and the defensive end is desperately up to the confrontation, and when it comes to the offensive end, it is slow, and the shooting percentage will definitely decline.

That's the grizzly style, though, with an old-school 90s feel.

To be honest, the Grizzlies also made an offer to Li Liang in the offseason.

If the Grizzlies can get Li Liang, then they really have to take off.

It's a pity that Li Liang is in the Clippers, and there is a grudge between the Clippers and the Grizzlies.

Whether it's the playoffs or the regular season, as long as the two teams meet, the inside Bears vs Twin Towers is always the most eye-catching topic.

The Clippers' double interior line is young, full of talent, can run and jump, can fly and dunk, and has a very fan-attracting style of play, which belongs to the idol faction.

And the two inner lines of the grizzly bear are both floor streams, a big white bear and a big black bear, fat and strong, obviously belonging to the powerful faction.

In idol parties, the powerful faction often has the advantage.

In previous seasons, Griffin and Jordan Jr. were taught enough lessons by the Bears.

But this season seems to be a little different.

Griffin's offensive quality has improved significantly this season.

If it weren't for Li Liang's too dazzling, Griffin would have been the darling of Los Angeles at the moment.

Even so, Griffin was able to produce consistently in the game.

After being asked by the coach to lead the second team, Griffin's ability to attack the core was highlighted and he completed the offensive task well.

As for the defense...... That's it, no one is perfect.

For this change of role, Griffin, who has a more honest personality, has no complaints.

He wanted to complain, but he couldn't beat Li Liang, scolded... Forget it, Paul can't even scold him, so don't think about it.

And Li Liang is really very focused and competitive on the court.

Originally, one Paul was already competitive enough, and with the addition of Li Liang, even Griffin became more and more infected.

Before the Grizzlies game began, Li Liang kept emphasizing to Griffin in the locker room, "Kill Randolph!" ”

"Don't be afraid, I'll cover you behind me and kill him!"

"There's nothing to be afraid of Randolph, you just have to be like this, like this, like this, and if you do this again, he can't do anything about you."

Griffin was at a loss, he thought he was just playing, why did he kill Randolph?

Besides, what is there to do in Randolph? Why don't you go?

Last season, when Li Liang was with the Lakers, he played against Randolph.

This black fat man, the inside line skills are indeed first-class, and he is strong and fat, and he is an iron scale under the basket.

In the previous game between the Clippers and the Grizzlies, it was Jordan Jr. who defended Randolph.

As a result, little Jordan was tall and tall, but he was beaten by Randolph, who had excellent feet and delicate hands.

In this game, Rivers bluntly said before the game that he wanted Griffin to play against Randolph.

It's a head-to-head duel between two big forwards, a conversation of power between the inside.

But before the game, Rivers pulled Li Liang aside and said, "Can you get Randolph?" ”

Rivers is doing double insurance, because Griffin is going to rest in the middle of the game, and if Li Liang doesn't want to play against Randolph, Rivers will consider changing to an inside line.

Li Liang glanced at Rivers, do you believe in my strength?

Lao Tzu Tim Duncan, Webb, Cowens, Wharton and others have all done it, would I be afraid of a black fat man?

"If I can't get Randolph, I'm going to do EJ Johnson."

Rivers nodded with satisfaction, Li Liang is very confident in himself, and Rivers is also very confident in the power of EJ.

The players came on and Rivers sat back on the bench.

Brown and Rivers said, "Bruce can definitely deal with Randolph." “

Rivers nodded, "I know, I'll stimulate him." ”

Rivers not only pours chicken soup, but also agitates the game, and when it comes to calming and cheering up the players, Rivers is better than Brown.

Rivers does worry about Randolph, who is the real offensive heart of the Grizzlies.

As long as Randolph doesn't play well, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to win.

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Rivers' concerns are not unfounded.

It is indeed surprising that Randolph, a miraculous fat man, can achieve what he has achieved today.

Before coming to the Grizzlies, he was a problem player.

From a member of the Portland Jailblazer (Portland Jailblazers) to the death of the Knicks, the news about Randolph has always been negative.

Letting a young player pass the ball to him in the team, scolding him if he didn't pass the ball, missing training in New York, being late, being overweight, going to a bar after lying about attending a funeral.

Eventually, he left New York for the Grizzlies, one of the NBA's youngest and most historyless teams.

As a result, he was reborn in Memphis.

This has to be said to be a miracle of life.

The negative press is gone, and he is diligent on the court, sticking to the league's few low-post interior plays.

The Grizzlies have become one of the toughest teams in the West under his leadership.

At the beginning of this game, neither the Clippers nor the Grizzlies felt good offensively.

For two minutes, neither side scored.

And the first to break the deadlock was none other than Randolph.

He received the ball at 45 degrees on the right side, faced the basket against Griffin, and after a tentative step, he suddenly made a mid-range jumper.

Two-point hit.

Although Randolph looks big and thick, he has an extremely delicate feel.

The shot is very smooth, the arc is also very high, and the two points are scored, which is very stable.

Then, Li Liang missed a three-point shot from the outside, and the Grizzlies counterattacked.

The Grizzlies' counterattack was really tractor-like, and the fast attack basically couldn't be fought, and finally fell into position.

Randolph asks for the ball in the low post, and Gasol Jr. in the high post passes the ball to Randolph.

Randolph turned around, pouted Griffin with his butt, and made a layup under the basket, which also caused a defensive foul on Griffin.

With a free throw shot, the Grizzlies led the Clippers 5-0.

Li Liang stepped forward and said to Griffin, "Can you do it?" No, I'll defend it? ”

Rivers stimulates Li Liang, and Li Liang comes to stimulate Griffin.

Griffin didn't speak, turned around and received a high pass from Li Liang on the offensive end, and turned around and ran Randolph to the basket, and the left-handed layup was successful!

The referee blew the whistle, which also caused a foul by Randolph.

Griffin returned one for Randolph and hit a free throw from the free-throw line.

Halfway through the first quarter, the score was only 10-6, and the Grizzlies led the Clippers by four points.

The Grizzlies' defense is indeed different from other teams, the rotation speed is very fast, the players are almost out of position, and the defense is extremely fast, not giving the Clippers any chance to play a quick counterattack.

Rapid counterattacks are a lifeline for the Clippers' offense, and without them, their offensive firepower will drop a lot.

Li Liang has not scored.

He was played against Tyshawn Prince, and there was also Tony Allen, who came over to help defend him.

Prince + Allen teamed up to deal with Li Liang, which is really the highest level of defensive treatment the Grizzlies can give.

Li Liang had almost no chance to make a shot, and there were two people around him as soon as he got the ball.

There are no empty three-point shots, and Prince would rather watch Paul go straight to the inside than let Li Liang go to help defend.

Especially when Li Liang sank into the bottom corner, Prince never relaxed.

This former Pistons veteran, who was the hero of the Pistons championship in '04, has an extra-long arm span and excellent defensive awareness.

Despite his age, he still plays an important role in the Grizzlies' defensive system.

For a while, Li Hao seemed to be really "prevented" by him.

But when Griffin came off the court and Li Liang came to the No. 4 position, everything was a little different.

The Clippers have actually become a lineup with one big and four small on the offensive end, and the defensive end is still a normal matchup.

That's the terrible thing about two or three.

The defense is normal, the offensive end is flexible, what do you let the opponent do?

Li Liang first blocked and dismantled in a high position, and then made a ground-hitting pass to the inside for Jordan Jr. to dunk.

Then the defensive end defended Randolph one-on-one, and came to a stool, causing Randolph to walk!

Randolph scolded after walking, this opponent is too treacherous.

Wasn't Griffin good just now, and he changed this to defend himself.

Li Liang's low-post defense is not top-notch, but it is relative to the best low-post defenders in history.

He has played against a lot of inside players in various missions, and he is quite experienced, how could he be afraid of Randolph.

Now, low-post offense and defense are about to turn into dragon slaying techniques, but Li Liang has mastered it quite well.

Mike Brown doesn't even know, how did Li Liang learn this guy, and did I let him practice it?

Estimated yes.

However, Li Liang's offense was still contained, and his three-point touch was not opened today, and he used more strategy to pass and defend to affect the game.

The two sides played very tangled in the first quarter.

And in the seventh minute of the game, the Clippers still trailed the Grizzlies by three points.

Paul stepped up and started to take the ball himself, he used the cover to kill the inside, and then a pass feint was made to Li Liang on the wing.

Tony Allen, who came to help defend himself, was deceived by Paul's realistic feints and rushed towards Li Liang.

As a result, Paul went straight to kill, and Tony Allen subconsciously raised his leg and gave Paul a jio in the face!

The kick was hard enough, but luckily Paul was wearing braces, otherwise he might have kicked his teeth off.

Tony Allen paid the price for his comeback with a second-degree malicious foul.

The Grizzlies are missing a very important defensive point from the outside, and they're in trouble.

And when Li Liang saw Mr. Tony go down, the team's offense should be able to play better.