Yesterday's rest day had one thing in common with the players on both the Grizzlies and Mavericks teams.

I wish time passed more slowly.

The Grizzlies have a lot of positive news here, and they want to enjoy more of the hype.

The Mavericks have a lot of negative press, a lot of pressure, and want the second game to come slowly.

Yesterday also played three games, the second game between the Lakers and the Rockets, this one was a lot more intense, but the score difference was still hovering around ten points, Yao Ming was put back in the low post and chiseled a wave, the effect was unsatisfactory, closer to the basket, played 37 minutes and got 14 rebounds, the highest in the game, which is a good performance.

But the Lakers' defense is very targeted, and Anthony will directly empty without the ball in his hand, anyway, Anthony's ability to catch the ball and shoot is terrible.

And Artest is very familiar with Yao Ming, teammates who fought together in the playoffs last year, at the right time to pinch Yao Ming, Yao Ming only shot 6 of 14 in the whole game, free throws were good, 7 of 7, but only 19 points and 14 boards, the performance was not good or bad, acceptable.

But the others played really badly, and Anthony scored 22 points on 10-of-23 shooting, and he was empty without the ball, and Artest was used to defend the ball.

At 108-99, the Lakers didn't have much of a thrill to hold on to their two home courts, leading 2-0.

The Jazz and the Trail Blazers played very charmingly and continued to be anxious, but this time the Jazz changed their strategy and stubbornly defended to 92-85, defeating the Trail Blazers with difficulty and making the score 1-1.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Celtics and Heat started their second game and met a cold outburst Rondo......

With 18 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, Rondo scored his first triple-double in the playoffs this season, and the Celtics slaughtered the Heat 106-77.

Wade has worked hard, scoring 39 points in the game, more than half of the team's total points, and still losing by 29 points.

At the same time, there was also a game between the Magic and the Bobcats, Howard encountered Tyson Chandler, Ratlleaf, and Muhammad's wheel battle defense, with 15 points and 8 boards in the game, and the performance was average, but Carter performed well tonight, with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, which can be regarded as a very good game after joining the Magic team, the Magic defeated the Bobcats 92-88 in the defensive battle, 2-0 to defend the two home courts, and it looks like the fighting spirit of the Bobcats is basically going to wear out.

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At 7:30 p.m., the Grizzlies' away game against the Mavericks began.

Much like the first game, the Grizzlies clearly had the initiative.

Sun Ce has reached the playoffs, and there have been obvious changes in terms of playing time, appearing earlier, but the overall playing time has become shorter.

It's a noticeable change in the way the team uses him.

Sun Ce performed well, he played more with the main team, which can avoid the defect that he is inexperienced and may be targeted, most of the time he is present, Randolph, Guy, Conley, and Gasol Jr. have at least three people on the court, at least three starts, so that the Mavericks cannot target Sun Ce, a rookie.

If the Mavericks really tilt their defensive focus towards Sun Ce, the Grizzlies coaching staff would like this, Sun Ce is a passer! The field of view is significantly higher than that of the opposing defender.

With Sun Ce playing with more starters, there is no doubt that Sun Ce is more of a role player with a mid-pass and a defensive rebounding guarantee.

In this way, it seems that Sun Ce is not as dazzling as Jennings in the east, but the data is similar to Jennings, and he won 12+3+8 in the second game.

But in the eyes of the coaching staff, this is the best way to use and protect Sun Ce, the playoffs must be the starter, in addition to the ten minutes of the connecting section, Sun Ce plays like this, which is more conducive to his adaptation to the playoffs, which is the result of the discussion by the coaching staff after the first game.

Sun Ce does not refuse this style of play, it is good to win, Randolph played so coquettishly in the playoffs this year, of course it is necessary to play around him.

In this game, Sun Ce made more shots, and most of the time the role player means that it will become the offensive endpoint, Randolph played 44 minutes and got 35 points and 11 boards, attracting a lot of pinch shots, Sun Ce played 22 minutes, and got 12 points, 8 boards and 3 assists on 5-of-8 shooting.

Rebounding Efficiency...... Continues to be amazing......

With the performance of Randolph 35+11, Gay 18+5+3, Gasol Jr. 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Conley 9 points and 5 assists, Jordan Jr. 5 points and 9 boards, and Sun Ce 12+8+3, the Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks 95-87 without much surprise and grabbed two home court advantages in a row!

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"Don't be careless! We can't afford to slacken in the slightest! They're a top team with years of playoff experience, and in 2005 the Rockets won their first two on the road, but they were overturned, and we can't ......."

At noon on April 22, the Grizzlies returned to Memphis.

As soon as they got off the plane, they were notified that there was a meeting, and the Grizzlies players immediately drove to the FedEx Arena.

Coach Hollins gave an impassioned and serious speech in the team meeting, wanting to avoid the players being careless because they were 2-0 up.

After all, it's a team with three playoff superstar players: Nowitzki + Kidd + Jason Terry.

And their Grizzlies, who are currently called playoff superstars, are only Randolph alone, and they have the potential to do so, but they are now only relying on the Mavericks to make it 2-0 on the road.

Nowitzki is a player, Coach Hollins has never despised him, every time he lets Battier desperately defend, no matter whether Nowitzki plays well or not, he makes Battier go all out, just to stifle Nowitzki's chance to recover his form.

In 2005, the Mavericks fell behind 2-0 at home and eventually made a 4-3 comeback, which was too impressive, and in that series, Nowitzki shot only 29 percent in the first five games, and the next two games increased the total shooting percentage to 35 percent in seven games.

This is a fairly malleable and adaptable player, just to say that they just happened to have Battier here, and two first-round plus a first-round swap right to return Battier, the deal now looks like it's almost profitable!

Coach Hollins' serious speech, it worked well.

Grizzlies players are a group of players who take the game seriously, and Conley, Gasol Jr., Gay, and Battier are all players who have been praised for their professionalism, including Randolph, who is now eager to win.

Jordan Jr. was reused after being traded, and he worked hard, and a veteran like Anthony Parker didn't have to worry.

These core members, Coach Hollins feels that they can rest assured after the reminder.

There is only one person......

After the tactical meeting, Coach Hollins left Sun Ce alone and said to Sun Ce: "Noah, during the playoffs, you can only stay at home and in the arena, and if you have something to go to other places, you need to apply to the team in advance, otherwise you will be fined 1,000 yuan!" ”