It's a terrible situation for Coach Hollins.

Coach Hollins clearly judged the improvement of the opponent's rotation lineup, Dio played better than last season, it can almost be said to be the tactical core, and Ginobili's state is surprisingly good! is no longer the one who performed well in a game last season, and he will not be pitted in regular time, unlike last season, when he was not a super god or a super ghost, but he can play at a stable first-class level when he does not break out.

Coach Hollins knows that this is the case due to Gasol Jr.'s weight issues and Larry Sanders' suspension, and their defensive problems may not be as severe.

But against an opponent like the Spurs, it really seems that serious, and their goal is not to deal with ordinary teams, they treat teams like Spurs as opponents.

And the Spurs seem to have gotten stronger than last season!

Coach Hollins withdrew from his contemplation and began to make substitutions after his players returned to the bench.

Sun Ce fought more and more in the first quarter, threw 10 times in a single quarter, and threw the shooting rate of 3 of 5 in the first half of the quarter to 5 of 10, and got 13 points, 2 boards, 3 assists and 1 steal.

Seeing Sun Ce fighting so hard, Coach Hollins knew that he didn't have to worry about Sun Ce's physical strength and momentum, so he replaced Livingston, Paul George, Prince, Gasol Jr. and Sun Ce on the court together.

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Back from the timeout, on the Spurs' side, George Hill, Belinelli, Gay, Dio, Aaron Baines came on.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Grizzlies attacked first.

Livingston and Paul George and Gasol Jr. came up, Sun Ce's role on the offensive end immediately changed, and he began to use cuts and counterruns to find opportunities, the Grizzlies used Paul George as the offensive arrow, Livingston and Gasol Jr. as the tactical core, Prince sideline can contain it, and if he can't contain the catch and shoot, it's right, compared to Battier, Prince still has the ability to cut.

When rotating the lineup, the Grizzlies' first lineup played well offensively, and this lineup played equally well offensively!

TV commentators are marveling at how much the Grizzlies have rotated this year.

In fact, it can be seen from the preseason that in order to deal with the offensive problem of rotating the lineup after Nash's departure, the Grizzlies coaching staff tried a lot of tactical options.

Although the coaching staff is not good at the offensive end, the tactical construction is still fine, and the players are excellent and the tactical execution is strong.

In the preseason, the Grizzlies did not sign training camp players, just to try a variety of tactics without interference, decided on several lineup combinations, formulated preliminary tactics for these lineup combinations, and used them for the first time in an official game tonight, and the results were good.

This is a good start for the Grizzlies' various rosters to prepare for targeted tactics for each opponent after the start of the new season.

But the defense is really unstoppable, Guy repeatedly used the inside to block and draw defensive attention, George Hill and Dio took the opportunity to share the ball, Belinelli shot accurately, and the Spurs passed and cut well......

At 4:11 in the second quarter, George Hill hit a fake three-point shot, and the Spurs stretched the score to 46-37, leading the Grizzlies by 9 points, and the Grizzlies called a timeout early!

In more than 4 minutes, due to rhythm problems, the Grizzlies made 6 shots and scored 9 points on 3-of-6 shooting, which is not bad.

But the Spurs scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting...... I can't fight!

In Coach Hollins' opinion, the Spurs can be as strong this season as they have been in the past two years because of Gay, George Hill, Danny Green, Mills...... With the improvement of the young players, the strength has steadily improved, but except for Guy, no one else is a player who can decide the game.

But these people have improved, Ginobili and Dior have actually improved!

Ginobili's form has picked up, Dio doesn't seem to be very strong, and he may not be seen for a long time if he changes teams, but in the Spurs, he is weirdly powerful.

And the Spurs are not like last season when they can't defend and the point difference can't be opened, they show a trace of impatience, and they are a steady beep!

If it was last season, the Grizzlies would have said a word about defense, but now the conditions don't allow it.

Coach Hollins had already made a decision when he called a timeout, and after the players returned to the bench, they immediately made arrangements: "Noah, Klay, Paul, Richard, Otterspace, you go up and play the offense, and catch up with the score!" ”

Directly sent the lineup that can run and shoot the most in the team!

Coach Hollins emphasized the running coordination, area pinch attack, and switching defense three-pointers, this lineup, although the interior defense is not good, but at least it is fast enough, and it will not drag the three outside legs, the key is to be strong in offense!

As the timeout drew to a close, Sun watched the opposite combination of Parker, Danny Green, Gay, Duncan, and Kwame Brown come on.

Popovich did a better job of distributing Duncan's physical strength, and Sun Ce felt that just switching to an offensive lineup was a bit insufficient.

As soon as the idea of doing something came out, I couldn't stop.

"Uncle Learner, use the demon knife to get out of the sheath!"

"Host Use Skill: Demon Knife Unsheathed, Random Effect Draws ......"

“11111……”

Sun Ce roared in his heart, and after 3 seconds, the system prompt came.

"Congratulations to the host for opening the skill: Demon Knife Unsheath Effect 3......"

"Hold the sun!"

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After the timeout, looking at the lineup on the Grizzlies' side, the Spurs actually had a lot of pressure as well.

There is Sun Ce on the other side!

However, after the game continued, Sun Ce came up and tried a three-point shot that almost didn't stick to three, and after a fast-break counterattack layup smashed the basket on the neck, he didn't seem to dare to shoot.

Obviously, whether their Spurs score or not, the Grizzlies don't care about counterattacking, Sun Ce obviously has a chance to crush Danny Green or Parker to shoot, but still chooses to pass.

That made it easier for the Spurs to defend and go on a 6-3 run before the official timeout in the second quarter.

Except for Paul George's hanging basket, Yi Jianlian made Duncan foul and scored 2+1, the Grizzlies had no other scores, and the Spurs made 2 of 4 shots and two free throws to lead the Grizzlies by 12 points at 52-40 and enter the official timeout!

Sun Ce, who scored 15 points, 3 boards, 3 assists and 1 steal in the first 16 minutes, suddenly got into a pit!

Although I don't know why, Coach Hollins replaced Sun Ce first, and sent a combination of Livingston, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Richard Jefferson, and Yi Jianlian after the official timeout.

You still have to keep attacking.

The strategy was right, and although Duncan and Kwame Brown came on the Spurs side and strengthened their defense, the Grizzlies relied on Paul George and Klay Thompson to make two consecutive three-pointers in the final minute of the first half to narrow the gap to eight points before halftime!