At 5:50 a.m., the Grizzlies finally arrived at their hotel. If it's summer, the sun is slightly rising at this time.

Over the course of a season, there are many examples of NBA teams being delayed due to flight delays. But it's relatively rare for a grizzly bear to get a break so late today.

Some time ago, James and his Heat came home late because of a flight delay. But that time, when James arrived home, it was only "half-past four" in the morning.

Compared to five fifty, four and a half is not worth mentioning at all.

As soon as Randolph arrived at the hotel room, he arranged a large letter on the bed, and after Lin Ke forced himself to wash, he quickly fell asleep.

The next day, when the players woke up tired, it was already past 12 o'clock in the afternoon.

So, dragging their tired bodies, the Grizzlies players opened their eyelids, began to eat lunch, and began the day's training.

The catch-up sleep after staying up late was not like usual, and although the Grizzlies players slept for about seven hours, they still didn't have enough energy to recover. I haven't slept after five o'clock in the evening, and the energy consumed is double. Even if I make up for 7 hours of sleep, I must be very floating today.

This state is not suitable for work. Not to mention, it's a tough job like playing basketball.

Obviously, I only finished the game yesterday, but after staying up all night, I played again today, and everyone's physical strength and energy were completely drained.

"Damn the flight, no wonder so many people don't want to come to Toronto to play." Stevens couldn't help but complain as he looked at the tired figures of the players on the field.

Obviously, it doesn't take more than five hours to drive from Detroit to Toronto. As a result, I took a plane and was delayed for so long. If it's another city, just get off the plane and go straight away. But in Toronto, I had to check my passport, which delayed a lot of time.

Although the Grizzlies were born in Canada, Stevens was only glad that the Grizzlies had escaped the land.

Two hours before the start of the game, Stevens arranged a confrontational drill. As soon as there was a confrontation, the form of the players plummeted.

At the beginning of training, the state was so bad that it wasn't noticeable and Stevens just felt that the players were a little tired. It's good now, the last fig leaf hasn't been torn off.

This state is on the court, how are the Grizzlies going to play?

The Raptors have a similar record this season as the Pistons, and they are still 22-32. Although it is only ranked behind the top eight in the East, there is a great possibility that it can be killed.

If you lose to such a team outside of the playoffs, Stevens and the players will be very unhappy.

But what's the solution? In this game, the Raptors are destined to play very hard. This kind of team that has not completely given up on results is the most terrible.

So a few hours later, in the luxurious Air Canada Centre gymnasium, the tired grizzly bear struggled to move on the basketball court.

"The Raptors have been in great form lately, they've won five in a row. Since Lowry beat the Pacers in the last 1.7 seconds on Feb. 3, the Raptors have not lost again. Now, the Torontons seem to see hope of returning to the playoffs. After five straight wins, they are only three wins away from the Milwaukee Bucks, who are in eighth place in the East! Today, I don't know if the Raptors can continue their momentum and cause an upset at home! ”

When Randolph missed again on the inside and the Grizzlies were still at 0, the local Canadian commentator shouted excitedly.

The game has been played for two minutes, and the Grizzlies have not scored a single point. Throughout the season, the Grizzlies have never had a worse start before.

Link, Randolph, Gasol and Iguodala all took shots, but none could find the back of the net. Although Link was physically fit enough to handle back-to-back matches, his tired nerves still made him unable to find his form for a while.

Lithuanian center Valanciunas protected the rebound, and the Raptors quickly counterattacked! They know that grizzlies are tired, so they speed up at every opportunity! DeRozan happens to be a player who likes to pound the basket, and he receives a pass from Valanciunas and goes straight to the basket.

Link struggled to catch up with DeRozan, but the speed of his run was getting slower. In the end, we could only watch DeRozan perform a powerful two-handed smash in front of the home fans.

DeRozan has started to look like some superstars this season, and his points per game average are the highest in his career so far, and the defensive counterattack is DeRozan's forte.

7-0, the Raptors continue to lead!

"Beautiful counterattack, the Grizzlies were a little bit of a backlash defense today. Look at Randolph, look at Gasol, the black and white bear has only been playing for a few minutes, and I feel like I'm out of breath. The others, although their breathing was not so exaggerated, was certainly not much better. The Raptors have to keep picking up the tempo and keep controlling the situation! ”

This time, the Grizzlies attacked. Link is determined to help the team break the scoring drought. After holding the ball, he first calmed his breathing, and then, in the face of DeRozan, he accelerated backwards with a beautiful body change to completely shake off this young dunk!

But Link has just gotten rid of DeRozan, the Raptors' starting No. 4, the fierce Amir. Johnson stepped in.

Amir. Johnson is the type of player who is desperate and maybe he can't fill his stat sheet every night, but he will definitely contribute to the win with his positivity.

Link wanted to continue to break through, but because of Amir. Johnson is also quick on his feet and full of energy. As a result, Link gave up on this plan.

He passed the ball through the gap between Johnson and DeRozan and delivered it to Randolph impartially! Link was tired, but his mind was clear. Since Amir. Johnson is in front of himself, and there is certainly no one in front of Randolph!

"This is a great opportunity for the Grizzlies to break the scoring drought. Randolph shoots from mid-range! ”

In the expectant eyes of all Grizzlies players, the Grizzlies No. 2 who was selected to the Western Conference All-Star team this year shot too short!

The basketball slammed to the front of the basket, and Valanciunas rebounded with a rebound.

"I still didn't go in, this is an opportunity to shoot in the vacant position! Hey, it's not hard to see from the shooting arc that the Grizzlies are too tired. The goal just now is obviously a little less force. ”

The Grizzlies still couldn't break the scoring drought, and their offense was a mess throughout the first quarter. If it weren't for the Raptors' offensive efficiency, the Grizzlies might have been beaten in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was fixed at 20-14, and the Grizzlies scored just 14 points in 12 minutes.

Randolph was 0 of 6 and scored 2 points only on free throws, and was a well-deserved "Iron King" in the first quarter of the game! Conley was 1 of 4, Gasol was 0 of 2, and even Nick. Yang hit 0 of 2 shots today, and he really couldn't draw it.

Link was 4-of-6 from the field and scored eight points in the first quarter. At first glance, the efficiency is not bad, but you know, this is against the Raptors! Under normal circumstances, Link should be able to do better.

If the game continues like this, Link will certainly not be able to maintain the efficiency of the first quarter, and he will be dragged down sooner or later.

Stevens was a little anxious, the Raptors didn't play well today, and the two teams didn't play better today, but who didn't play so badly. It would be a shame to just give up.

But at the moment, everyone he can use has used it, and all of them are too tired to work! Just when Stevens and Link were at a loss, Tobias, who was sitting at the end of the bench. Harris took the initiative to come up.

"That...... Coach, can I try it on the field? ”

All eyes fell on Harris in an instant, but Harris was not afraid, and he also wanted to contribute to the team.

Stevens looked at Link, who was half tired after the first quarter, and then at the Raptors, who were also not playing very well, waved his hand, and called Harris over.

"Listen, I'm not forcing you to play the way you play with a traditional power forward, you can try more outside jumpers and three-point shots, Gasol and Link draw the firepower for you, you have a lot of shooting space to play with. On the defensive end, more help defense, more and more and the number three position to change defense. Be fierce and play aggressively. I don't care what you were before, I just care about what you can bring to the team now. Go for it, second quarter, you go first! ”

Harris swallowed, Stevens actually gave him so much freedom! However, playing to everyone's strengths is exactly what Stevens is all about.

According to the traditional play of the number four position, Harris will be abused by Randolph and Arthur to doubt his life. But what if you play differently? Stevens wanted to experiment on the training ground before sending Harris on the court. But for now, it can only be experimented in the competition.

"Come on, man, let them know that Memphis' players aren't to be messed with." Randolph patted Harris on the chest, then sat down on the bench wearily. Although Randolph showed contempt for Harris off the training ground, on the court, the big black bear knew that the only thing he could trust was his teammates.

The electronic beep sounded, and Harris was a little nervous. It wasn't his first NBA game, but he was just nervous.

He was afraid that he would fail the trust of his teammates and coaches.

At this time, Link walked up to Harris and ripped off Harris's training jacket.

"It's time, it's your turn."

After Link, he stepped onto the court first. Seeing Link facing the enemy's back, Harris instantly felt that he was not so nervous.