Charlotte Bobcats, an NBA team with a history of less than 10 years, is now the second-youngest team in the NBA league, the first youngest being the Thunder. The Thunder don't have a strong inheritance relationship with their predecessor, the Seattle SuperSonics, so strictly speaking, the Thunder are the shortest team in history today.

Although the Bobcats are "older" than the Thunder, their path to the NBA is not as smooth as that of the Thunder. Last season, in the "Elvis" Gerald. Wallace and Stephen. Under Jackson's leadership, the Bobcats finally made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

This year, the Bobcats' goal is naturally to hope to go far in the playoffs while continuing to make the playoffs. While the Bobcats haven't made much of a roster this season, their goal isn't impossible. After all, in the east, the competition is far less fierce than in the west.

Therefore, for the incoming Memphis Grizzlies, the goal of the Bobcats is to bite off a piece of meat. Thanks to Gerald. Wallace was injured early, and the Bobcats didn't have a good record this year. So far this season, the record is only 13 wins and 21 losses.

With such a result, even in the east, where the competition is not fierce, it is difficult to break into the top eight. So, they have to win every game they deserve to win. And facing the Grizzlies, who have just finished back-to-back games and are still exhausted, it is a game that should be won for the Bobcats.

Stephen, who is 33 years old. Jackson arrived at the gym early today, with a huge responsibility on his shoulders.

Gerrard. Wallace was injured and left Stephen. Jackson had to leave his favorite No. 2 position and play at the No. 3 position instead. And the star of the Grizzlies happens to be a No. 3 player.

Don't look at Stephen. Jackson has always presented himself as a "villain", but he is actually a very professional player.

The so-called extraordinary profession refers to Stephen. Jackson always put the team's victory first. It was because of this attitude that he was able to win the championship with the Spurs. It is because of this attitude that he can help the Warriors stage the Black Eight Miracle. It was because of this attitude that he was able to compete with Gerrard last season. Wallace dragged the Bobcats into the playoffs.

Although this professional veteran has caused a lot of trouble off the court, he has always taken basketball seriously.

Except for Rudy. Guy Wai, Stephen. Jackson was also very concerned about the Grizzlies' undrafted pick. Maybe there are still a lot of people in this league who despise Link, but Stephen . Jackson was by no means one of them.

Back then, Stephen. Jackson, as a second-round pick, is actually not much better off than Link. He was cut soon after being drafted, and then made a living in many places such as the Continental Basketball Association, Australia, Venezuela and Dominica, and wandered a lot before finally returning to the NBA.

The result? As a result, he, a player who was abandoned at the beginning, averaged 21.1 points per game last season. He has averaged more than 16 points per game all year round, and in the 06-07 and 07-08 seasons, he has averaged 20 points per game for two consecutive years.

Stephen. Jackson knows better than anyone that your origins don't determine everything about your career. What level of athlete you can become depends on your acquired attainments.

Therefore, Stephen. Jackson believes that it wasn't luck that Link played so well. After all, that's how he climbed up step by step.

If Rudy in today's game. Guy didn't play well, Stephen. Jackson is not to be taken lightly either. Because that yellow-skinned No. 0 will definitely be like himself back then, desperately seizing all opportunities!

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"Damn, I feel like I can sleep all day." Sitting on the bus to Time Warner Center, Randolph lazily grumbled.

After back-to-back games against the Thunder the day before yesterday, everyone was very tired. But there was no way, the players had to immediately pack up their bags and head to Charlotte non-stop.

After a two-and-a-half-hour flight, the Grizzlies finally landed in Charlotte. I haven't rested for long, and I have to train again in the afternoon.

And today, starting at noon, the team will go to the Bobcats' home stadium, Warner Times Center Arena to prepare for the game. The job of an NBA player is not as simple as playing those 48 minutes, the preparation for a game actually starts very early in advance. And for the players, from the moment they prepare, they get to work.

At this time, Randolph is not the only one on the Grizzlies bus. More than half of the players had a tired look on their faces.

It's not that you don't want to work hard, but you're really tired. The intensity of the NBA game is so high, you have to play three games in four days, and you have to fly around in the meantime, no one can stand it.

Randolph looked out the window in disdain, but when he looked back, he found Link watching the Bobcats game video intently.

"Haven't you seen the vomit? You've been watching from the moment you get in the car. "Randolph sometimes admired Link's patience.

"It's not been five times since the Bobcats lost Gerrard. After Wallace, there was one less point of attack in an instant. With the intensity of our defence, it wasn't difficult to contain them. ”

"Damn," Randolph cupped his forehead, "please, let me rest for a while, and stop talking about tactics." Speaking of which, you kid is very energetic, and you were also very energetic when you trained yesterday, won't you get tired? You practiced again yesterday, right? How do you guys recover their physical strength. ”

"I'm only 22 years old, Zack, I'm young." Link made a joke that good physical fitness was something he had. In the past, Link's light physical strength was useless, but when his physical strength and Ciel's ability were fused, it was very useful.

Randolph, who will turn 30 in July this year, gave Link a blank look and secretly felt heartache. Before I knew it, I was going to become a 30-year-old person.

Chatting and chatting, the huge Warner Times Center Arena appeared in front of Link's eyes. The rest of the Grizzlies frowned when they saw the arena. Only Link is full of anticipation and yearning for tonight's game.

He wasn't tired at all, and he was eager to fight.

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Although Hollins had long guessed that this game in Charlotte would not be too easy, he really didn't expect it to be so difficult.

On the pitch, Randolph was in the field of French striker Burres. Dio's defense passed the ball back to Conley, because the big black bear found himself without a shot, and Dio did not leave his defense.

When Conley received the basketball, his eyes were also black. He looked at the timer on the rebound, and there was not much time left to attack, so he simply attacked himself.

Conley's counterpart, D.J. Augustin, is only 1.83 meters tall, and ESPN once described him in one sentence, "This guy doesn't help the team at all on the defensive end." ”

But today, Augustine, who is 1.83m, puts Conley under pressure. As long as Augustine gave him a confrontation, Conley felt tired.

finally carried Augustin into the interior line, and Conley was beaten by the NBA's famous parallel champion Kwame. Brown's block.

Brown didn't show what he could do as a top pick, but he could play a major rotation in the NBA. He defended very hard, which made it even more difficult for Conley to score.

In Augustine and Kwame. Brown's combined block sent Conley's layup out of the box. Hollins sighed, the team's offensive efficiency today was horribly low.

"Another miss, the Grizzlies were very weak on offense today. Randolph, Conley, Guy and Mayo were not as efficient today, and none of them hit above 45 per cent of the field. The Bobcats fought back, Stephen. Jackson's two-step pull-up jumper inside the three-point line. Bang！ The ball went in, Rudy. Guy didn't react to Jackson's shot. The Bobcats have an eight-point lead, and the Grizzlies have to adjust as quickly as possible. ”

See Stephen. Jackson scored again, Lionel. Hollins called a halt to the game. That's the way Guy is, when he's very tired, he loses concentration on the defensive end. Stephen. Jackson was a good shooter, but just now Guy didn't even give Jackson a little confrontation.

With six minutes played, the Grizzlies were already eight points behind. Of course, it wasn't Guy's fault that the Grizzlies didn't play well today, and the starting five Tigers were almost all very weak.

As the players walked off the pitch, Hollins could clearly see each of them gasping for air. In a situation where the physical exertion of the players is enormous, it is futile to lay out any tactics. Because if the players can't execute it, no matter how clever your tactics are, they will be useless.

In the end, Hollins had no choice but to turn his attention to Link, the only Grizzlies player still alive so far.

"Link, you're on the field. Next, I need you to take over the offense. ”

Link jerked his head up, he couldn't wait! 3 games in 4 days is not a problem for him, the problem is that he is afraid that he will not have playing time. Guy was so good in the first two games that Link didn't play much, and he was going crazy. Now, I can finally release what little strength I have left.

Wait, what did the coach just say?

Need me to take over the offense?