Chapter 655: The Time for the Grizzlies Has Arrived
"Victory! Win! Win! ”
There is one minute left in the game time, and all the Grizzlies home fans are excitedly making their own voices, they hope that the Grizzlies can win this game and go to Oklahoma City to play the final battle with the Thunder, which is what they want, but the problem is that although this is what they want, before the game, all the Grizzlies fans thought that this game would end here, because they didn't think their team could stop the Thunder again, and the reason was very simple, Westbrook can't have problems in two consecutive games, and they can't always have problems on the offensive end, but the final result is that the Thunder really have problems, especially their offensive end has always played not very well in the past period, and it has always been like constipation, if it weren't for Kevin Durant to carry this team like crazy during this time, then it would be easy for the Grizzlies to win this team today!
And even though Kevin Durant played well, the Grizzlies are now in the lead, and this team still has a 3-point lead with 18 seconds left in the game!
With this time and this gap, the Grizzlies want to win, and the hope is already great!
So the Grizzlies fans are excited!
Including the Grizzlies owner Haasley, who is also sitting in the audience from the sidelines, and he has been looking forward to this happening, which is his wish for so many years, back in the days of the Jordan-Bulls dynasty, Grizzlies owner Haasley lived in Chicago.
The fullness of the United Center and the frenzy of the fans for the championship remained in his memory.
So when he bought the Vancouver Grizzlies in 2000, he fantasized about building his own dynasty.
"It doesn't look that hard. The bulls replenish new recruits every year and move on. "Haisley didn't think it was going to be easy. But reality gave him a head start.
The so-called supplementary newcomers also need to be investigated, although they got the very bullish No. 4 position of Pau Gasol, but after being swept in the playoffs 3 times, Hesley also understands that the so-called annual replenishment of newcomers is a lot of exquisiteness, and he doesn't understand those things, so he has been walking the old way!
In desperation, the grizzly bear began to break the wrist of a strong man in 2008. They sent star Pau Gasol to the Lakers in exchange for Kwame Brown, Christen, Aaron McGee, as well as two first-round picks and the signing rights of Marc Gasol. At the time, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace was labeled "brain-dead."
Lian Vicky was furious, "What the Grizzlies are doing is incomprehensible. There should be a trading committee to dig up all the transactions that don't make sense. If I were a member of this committee, I would have vetoed the deal. ”
The outrageous Vicky was worried about the Lakers' overnight rise and their humiliation by the Grizzlies three years later. The deal is considered the "opening whistle" for the Grizzlies' rebirth.
"At the time, we took a lot of risks. I don't care if I help the Lakers become champions. It was a great deal for us, we took the risk and built another team. We can't do this alone. Haisley said.
After sending Pau Gasol away, the Grizzlies have more room to maneuver. They're also starting to sink in the league, which allows them to make a big difference in the draft. Guy, O.J. Mayo, and Vazquez were recruited.
After a few years of tempering, the newcomers gradually took the lead. In 2007, No. 4 Conley was known for his defensive ability on the outside. With Gay reimbursed early this season, he fills the void left by the star of the house.
Hasley looked at the Grizzlies on the court who were fighting hard, and he was extremely daring to look inside, especially OJ Mayo, who was once known as the next superstar in the NBA, and his talent was regarded as the best high school student in the United States no less than LeBron James and Kobe, of course, now he has another name, called Thorn Head! He came close to being swept away this season.
It's been a messy season. Two days before Christmas, his father drove into a police officer and was charged with premeditated murder. He then got into a fight with Tony Allen on the team's plane. At the end of January, he tested positive for urine and was banned for 10 games by the league. Grizzly made up his mind to send him away. O.J. Mayo failed to be traded to the Pacers due to missing the trade deadline. By mistake, this gave the Grizzlies an unexpected benefit. On their way to knocking out the Spurs and even the Clippers once again, O.J. Mayo was a key figure on the bench.
Head coach Hollins even specifically thanked Mayo for not slacking off: "He handled it all very professionally and I'm very proud of him."
These things are all known to Haasley, and he is also grateful to OJ Mayo, because the latter did not ruin everything, but on the contrary, he proved one thing, he is indeed a very talented fellow!
At the same time, this team has proven that they have the possibility to beat all their opponents!
They are creating the future!
The more Haisley thought about it, the more excited he became, and even stood up directly, he wanted to stand to meet the victory of this game, and then watch the Grizzlies go to the home court of the Thunder to fight for the victory!
The big screen at home is naturally given to the camera of his own owner, and as a fan of the Grizzlies, everyone naturally knows Haesley, seeing him stand up so excitedly, all the fans also stood up, and for a while, the shouts of the entire arena shook the sky.
"Wow! It's hard to imagine how incredible it would be to hear those cheers on the Grizzlies' home court, but right now, one thing I have to say is that another devil's home court is born! The Grizzlies have done wonders and given this team a bunch of fans who are proud of them! Kenny Smith was also excited to see the cheers and shouts of the fans at the scene, and he felt incredible that the Grizzlies could have such a high level of support.
"That's it! It's hard for the Thunder! Barkley listened to the cheers and shouts on the court and paid attention to everything on the scene, of course, he was most concerned about the situation on the Thunder side, and these cheers on the scene obviously interfered with the Thunder guys, and the Thunder team was getting harder and harder to play in this game.
In fact, trailing by 3 points is not without a chance for the Thunder 1
A three-point thing......
With Kevin Durant's ability, this is not a difficult thing, of course, now another question, that is, whether Kevin Durant can not be disturbed by these shouts, although the big heart player can ignore and filter all this, but to be honest, at the moment when the game is about to be lost, no one can have the slightest wavering emotion!
Including Kevin Durant!
Damn it!
Don't rush, don't rush, take your time, throw this ball, hit one more goal, then the game is over, and the whole series is over, don't worry!
Kevin Durant was distracted and he was trying to calm himself down as he dribbled to face Afflalo
In the past two years, the Grizzlies have also traded very well in terms of role players, and the Grizzlies got Tony Allen, who won a championship two years ago. Before the trade deadline this season, they sent away Thabit to bring Afralo back to Memphis. After a five-year hiatus, Battier is back.
After Gay's injury, the Grizzlies relied on Randolph as a base, complemented by a bunch of role players. Afflalo felt he had an obligation to contribute to the Grizzlies' perimeter defense, and he proved to be doing a great job.
Afflalo's arrival allowed the Grizzlies to complete the final piece of the puzzle.
In the game against the Spurs, when the team won match point 3-1, Afflaro poured cold water on the team in an interview, admitting that the opponent has the strength to win three consecutive playoff games. In the later game against the Clippers, when the team was pulled back by the opponent, Afflaro gave the team encouragement, believing that the team will be able to bounce back at home and achieve the Black Seven miracle.
Obviously, the reason why he did this is simply to hope that the team can maintain their attitude, not relax because of too much advantage, and when they are in a backward situation, don't be nervous, just keep their mentality!
This is Afflalo, as one of the league's best 3-and-D players who came out of the bench, his character is so calm, and he brings that composure to the Grizzlies 1
And it is worth mentioning that in the first round of the series, he beat the Spurs with a three-point shot in the first game.
"Afraro, it's a great day for him." Tony Allen was joking.
Tony Allen is not a guy who can get along well, and it can actually be seen from here that Afflaro has a very good appetite for him!
In two months, Afflaro has fully integrated into the Grizzlies!
And he is also very trusted by the head coach Hollins, which is why he is still on the pitch at the last moment!
Although this game has been blown out by Kevin Durant, his tenacity and his unflinching are what make Hollins choose to continue to trust him!
In the face of Kevin Durant, he used a tight defense this time, under normal circumstances, at such a time, Kevin Durant would attack immediately, but this time, this guy did not attack directly, but protected the ball, using his shoulders and body to separate the distance from Afflalo.
His heart hasn't completely calmed down, so he doesn't dare to attack this ball!
It's just that Kevin Durant didn't dare to attack, but Afflalo's actions became more and more resolute, and he suddenly seized the opportunity to slap the ball from Kevin Durant's hand!
"Oh no, what did I see Kevin Durant missing? He actually made a mistake at the critical moment of the game, Afralo grabbed the ball, he became a hero, he helped the Grizzlies defend another ball, Kevin Durant chose to foul and sent Afraro to the free throw line, it can be considered that in the next time, if Afraro hits both free throws, then the game will end without suspense, let's see what the situation is! ”
Kenny Smith was very excited, and Kevin Durant directly covered his face with his hands in annoyance, he really didn't expect this game to be like this!
Damn, he made such a low-level mistake!
Kevin Durant entered the process of distraction, and in his distraction, Afralo hit two free throws steadily, and with this advantage, the Grizzlies held their home court, and also extended the big score of the game to a 3-3 draw, and the Western Conference finals will play seven games!
"This season's rookie Vazquez has also had a great performance. His performance after coming off the bench in Game 6 was praised by the media. With the exception of the No. 1 pick Thabit who was sent away midway through the season, the Grizzlies have really picked a bunch of useful players in the draft in recent years. After the game, Kenny Smith also began to fat the reason why the Grizzlies can win, in his opinion, in addition to the Afraro factor, there are others, such as the play of Wazquez is also important, he feels that the Grizzlies management in the past few years in the draft made a very correct choice!
"Of course, I have to say that of course Mark Gasol plus Zach Randolph!"
However, in addition to these role players, the biggest credit naturally lies in the core players, especially the black and white bears on the inside.
"Mark Gasol, 7'1", weighed 265 pounds. After he really grew up, he greatly enriched the strength of the Grizzlies' interior line. The arrival of Randolph has made the interior line he and Marc Gasol one of the best in the league, and the Grizzlies have the backbone of the interior. In the playoffs MVP selection, Kobe Bryant is currently only ranked 10th, while the Grizzlies twin towers Gasol Jr. and Randolph are in fourth and fifth place. ”
"Yes, after talking about Marc Gasol, let's talk about Zachrandorf again!"
"No, I should say, let's focus on Zach Randolph!"
In the summer of 2009, Randolph and Richardson swapped owners and officially joined the Grizzlies. He is 6 feet 9 inches tall and weighs over 260 pounds in the same way. I can make one point very clear, Randolph is clearly one of the cornerstones of the Grizzlies, making them one of the most promising youth teams in the league. This is his third season with the Grizzlies, averaging 17.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. During last year's playoffs, he just signed a massive four-year, $71 million contract extension with the Grizzlies. ”
"Whether it's in New York, or in the Clippers, Randolph's position is not precarious. He was reborn in the Grizzlies. ”
"He proved himself, he is not a cancer of the first brother team, and any team that does not use him well has only one problem, and that is that they don't know him well enough, as he himself said! Actually, I'm a very hardworking, friendly guy. I feel good here. I love the team and they love me. ”
"Yes, he loves the city, and he has found his future in the city!"
"Finally, one more thing to add, the future that belongs to the Grizzlies has arrived!"