Chapter 65: Against the Memphis Grizzlies

After knocking over the forty-four attribute pills, there were still six attribute pills left Li Tuanjie could no longer use them, so he could only stay and see if he could be of any use in the future.

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The Mavericks have a total of seven preseason games this season, and after playing the opener against the Rockets, there are six games left to play.

Most of these six games are teams near Texas, after all, it is a preseason, and the main purpose is to warm up the main game and run in the lineup, so there is no need to let the players run around.

Next, the Mavericks' next game is still their home court, and the opponent is the Memphis Grizzlies!

The Grizzlies had a very good record last season, ranking fourth in the West, and their strength should not be underestimated!

The star Pau Gasol, who can contribute 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, is a typical all-round interior player, with offense, defense and low-post organizational ability.

Except for Pau Gasol, although the strength of the other players on the team is not particularly top-notch, the overall combat effectiveness is very strong, and a total of seven players in the Grizzlies team averaged double-doubles per game last season!

And this season, after some trades, the Grizzlies sent Sean Battier to get this year's No. 8 rookie Rudy Gay from the Rockets.

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Li Tuanjie also has some expectations for this game, he and Rudy Guy are rookies in the same class, although the two are not playing the same position, but it is inevitable to make comparisons!

Moreover, Li Tuanjie also wants to see how strong these high-ranking rookies are!

On October 7, the second preseason game of the Dallas Mavericks started!

The players on both sides are fighting on the field, and Li Tuanjie sits on the field to carefully observe Nowitzki, joining the Mavericks, what Li Tuanjie values most is to have a lot of opportunities to learn Nowitzki's skills and experience!

A player's strength is not only reflected in how strong his body is or how skilled his offensive skills are, but more often in the player's offensive awareness, defensive awareness and choice of offensive opportunities.

Nowitzki's defense is not very strong, but his offensive awareness and shot selection are definitely the top existence in the league, which is where Li Tuanjie urgently needs to learn!

The Dallas Mavericks are still the first starting lineup, and judging from the current situation this season, this lineup should be the Mavericks' preferred starting lineup!

And the starting lineup of the Memphis Grizzlies: Pau Gasol, Mike Miller, Hakeem Warrick, Damon Stoudemire, Chaggy Atkins.

Rookie Rudy Gay didn't get a start.

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Although the strength of the Grizzlies is really good, compared to the Dallas Mavericks, one of the best in the league, the gap is still a little big, so when the first quarter of the game on the court reached the second half, the Mavericks have achieved a lot of advantages, and today's Nowitzki feels very good, hitting all three shots outside the three-point line, leading the Mavericks to a double-digit point advantage in less than a quarter of the game.

"Li Tuanjie, get ready to appear!" Avery Johnson had a smile on his face, and because of Van Gundy's madness, Lee didn't get much playing time in the last game, only a mere ten minutes.

Generally speaking, in the pre-season, the rookie players that the team values will get at least 20 minutes or more of playing time!

In order to compensate for Li Tuanjie, and it is indeed necessary to let Dirk rest at the moment, so head coach Johnson asked Li Tuanjie to prepare for the game.

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In the dead-ball stage, the two sides had a tacit understanding and changed the lineup on the court at the same time, and Dampier and Nowitzki on the Mavericks' side were rested and replaced by Li Tuanjie and Diop.

The Grizzlies, on the other hand, put Rudy Gay on the court.

Seeing the two rookies of the same class debut, the fans at the scene immediately cheered, the confrontation between the rookies is actually quite interesting, in order to prove their strength, the battle between the rookies must be fierce.

Young people are competitive, and no one wants to lose to others, especially to their rookies.

Although Li Tuanjie has a more introverted personality, he is also looking forward to this kind of battle between rookies, and he wants to prove that he definitely has the strength of the top three picks!

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At the start of the game, the Memphis Grizzlies had the ball, and Damon Stoudemire controlled the ball and advanced.

This Stoudemire is not Suns center Damare Stoudemire, Damon Stoudemire plays the point guard position.

As we all know, domestic fans generally call Damare Stoudemire more often than just Darmare Stoudemire......

So the question is, Xiao Si has it, who is Da Si? That's right, Big is Damon Stoudemire......

The fame of Dasi's rookie season is not too much to describe as in full swing, he is only 1.78 meters tall, and has the nickname of "Little Flying Squirrel", in the first three seasons of his career, he can contribute an average of 20 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game!

How perverted is this data? Chris Paul, who is currently known as the most promising to provoke the banner of traditional point guard, has not been able to play such statistics in the first three seasons of his rookie season......

It's a pity that after a brilliant rookie season, Dasi joined the Trailblazers, and the days were not as good as year after year, and the data showed a slippery decline, and the data shrank by at least one-third, and when he joined the Grizzlies, the data was even more miserable, leaving only about 10 points and 5 assists......

Damon Stoudemire is sure to occupy a spot on almost every list of players in NBA history who is on the list of players who drive high and go low......

When Terry saw Das advancing with the ball, he immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and started to defend......

Defending those tall and athletic point guards, Terry suffers a lot, but defending Bigs, who is only 1.78 meters tall and 30 years old, Terry is still very confident that he can limit the opponent.

Lee's opposing player is Hakeem Warrick, who is also a young player for the Grizzlies, who was just drafted by the Grizzlies last season, and this season is the second season of his career.

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Big S faced Terry's defense, the speed of the two Terry was more dominant, and Big S couldn't find an opportunity to attack, so he could only pass the basketball to Rudy Gay's hands.

Rudy Gay was extremely confident in his own strength and directly held the ball to break through, but unfortunately he faced the best forward defender in the league, Josh Howard, this offense did not work, the shot hit the iron directly, and the rebound was grabbed by Grizzlies center Pau Gasol and played a secondary attack.