Stephenson's embarrassment with a layup stuck in the neck of the basket is like the epitome of the embarrassment of the Pacers throughout the game.

At the beginning of the game, the Pacers showed an invincible temperament. But as the game progressed, the difference in strength between the two sides began to appear.

The Pacers' offense, like Stephenson's layup, seemed to be aggressive, but in the end it could only end in failure.

After the first quarter, the Pacers suddenly seemed to lose their heart. Their offense became more and more inefficient, and the Grizzlies used teamwork to dismember the Pacers' defense.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies beat the Pacers 31-21 in one go. As a team that is not good at offense, it scored 31 points in a single quarter. This marks the end of the Pacers' proud defense.

At halftime, the Pacers trailed by 17 points. And in the second half, the point difference is likely to continue to be widened......

In the second half, Frank. Vogel added Paul. George's number of shots, but unfortunately, George's offensive methods in this period are still very immature. As a man who had only spent time on the street courts until high school and hadn't played in NCAA Division I in college, it took a long time to adjust to the intensity of the NBA.

As for why Link, who is his classmate, can adapt so quickly...... Well, that's another question.

George confronts Tony. Allen, the offense struggled. George was basically a catch-and-shoot at this time, and his offense with the ball was very bad. So, Tony. A master defender like Allen could easily tell George's intentions.

George, Stephenson & Granger, Frank. Vogel tried three players he thought were most likely to take on the offensive load, but all failed.

George was still too tender, Stephenson was too funny, and Granger, after getting used to his quick shots, Link found that Granger's shooting regularity was very strong, so it was easy to catch, which is why Granger's shooting percentage was not as good as the other.

Granger hasn't been the league's top scorer, and as long as he finds a way to defend him, it's not hard to limit.

In such a situation, Frank. Coach Vogel and Hollins made all the substitutions five minutes before the end of the game. Because at this point, the game has entered garbage time.

The Memphis Grizzlies have another victory, their third after a four-game losing streak. Well, it's not over yet, but I don't think the result will change. "Reggie. Miller sat in the commentary booth bored, expecting it to be a close matchup, but it was clear that the match had nothing to do with it.

This reminded Miller of the Grizzlies-Clippers matchup the other day, which was also once considered the focus of the battle. The result? The Clippers were abused to the point that even the champion Griffin was beaten badly.

And today, the same thing is happening again.

Reggie. Miller couldn't help but wonder that maybe the Memphis Grizzlies weren't on the same level as these teams for a long time. They're strong, and they're going to be able to peel off the skin of the top teams. It's not a problem to deal with teams that have only won about 30 games so far.

It's just that people always look at the Grizzlies with old eyes, and they feel that they are in the same league as teams with more than 30 wins. But in fact, people have already taken it up a level.

Miller laughed, the current Memphis Grizzlies are a time bomb, and whoever touches them is unlucky. Speaking of which, he's really looking forward to the Grizzlies' performance in the playoffs.

The electronic beep finally sounded, and only half of the fans in the Consec Arena were still seated. The Pacers players looked up at the score on the big screen and shook their heads.

99 to 78, they were bloodied.

The game ended with the Grizzlies comfortably beating the Pacers by 21 points on the road. The game was really high and low, and everyone thought that the matchup between the eighth in the East and the eighth in the West would be fierce. But in fact, from the second quarter of the game, the situation has been one-sided. Let's congratulate the Grizzlies, who are already on their third winning streak after a four-game losing streak. ”

Reggie. Miller didn't know how to summarize, the difference in strength between the two sides in this game was really too big, and there was nothing to summarize. In this era of offense-encouragement, the Pacers scored less than 80 points in the game, which speaks volumes. The Grizzlies' defense is a bit too strong for the Pacers.

Daniel. Granger was 5-of-15 from the field and scored 17 points, but his 33.3 percent shooting percentage was hard to call outstanding.

Paul. George was 2-of-8 from the field, and Vogel gave him plenty of chances in the second half, but George ran into a difficult Tony. Alan.

Stephenson was 0-for-4, and aside from that layup on his neck, he didn't have much of an impressive moment today.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies, Link made 7 of 14 shots, and cut a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds with a 50% shooting rate, and got a double-double for the fourth time in his career! Today, Link, as a No. 3 position, grabbed 4 frontcourt rebounds! He undoubtedly implemented Hollins's tactical thinking clearly.

The rest of the Grizzlies weren't bad either, with Randolph scoring 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Gasol Jr. scoring 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting. Conley also scored 17 points, but shot slightly lower than his teammates at 44.4 percent.

But in all fairness, a No. 1 player can score 17 points on 44.4% shooting, which is already very good. The reason why it feels like his shooting percentage is low is simply because the rest of the Grizzlies have a shooting percentage that is too high.

"Looks like I'm going to need to train with you this summer, Link." After the game, George looked helpless. Seeing his college friends leave him far behind, George was still quite frustrated.

"Well, we might be able to borrow a basketball arena from Butler University in the summer." Link readily agreed, the guy was already thinking about stealing something from George!

Anyway, Link is well aware of George's career trajectory, and that guy will become a super scorer sooner or later. So, today's guy who only hit 2 out of 8 shots is not simple at all.

At this point, the Grizzlies' game against the Pacers came to an end, and the Grizzlies players could go home with their victories in peace.

But at this time, in the luxurious box of the Conseco players, the chairman of basketball operations of the Pacers, Larry . Bird didn't leave. The guy had a cigar in his mouth and stared at the court. Staring at Grizzly Bear 0, to be exact.

"You say, how much will the Grizzlies pay that kid this summer?" Bird looked directly at Link, as if fantasizing about what he would be like playing at Consec Arena in the future.

"What do you mean?" Pritchard, the Pacers' vice president of basketball operations, widened his eyes.

"Hmm...... Nothing, I just think that this guy's going to be popular in the free agent market this summer. ”

The season is not over yet, but the summer frenzy is already on the rise.