January 21 was a day of high profile for fans across the league. Although today is just an ordinary regular season game day, a suspense that touches thousands of people's hearts is likely to be solved today.

Who can stop the walkers?

"The Grizzlies have a 26-13 record so far, and I know that is nothing compared to the Pacers. But then again, looking at the league as a whole, what team has a record that can match the Pacers? So, records aside, the Grizzlies are known to be the most efficient in the league in defense, and any team that comes up against them will not be able to play a fluid offense, not even the Oklahoma City Thunder. So I think there's a good chance that the Grizzlies will be the team that stops the Pacers. ”

"The Grizzlies have always kept a very low profile, and before they knew it, they were all firmly in fourth place in the West. This team has been one of the most underrated teams this season, and their defence has been strong enough even against the defending champions. ”

"It's time for the league to come to an end in the advertising campaign for the Pacers, because tonight, the team that stopped the Pacers will show up!"

Before today's game, most fans were very optimistic that the Grizzlies could stop the Pacers' winning streak. After all, when a team wins too many games, they will unknowingly become the enemy of the whole people. So now, the only people who still hope for the Pacers to win may be the local fans in Indianapolis.

The Grizzlies' popularity has never been higher, and their game has never been more watched. But the Grizzlies players know very well that competitive sports are not the ones who have the most fans who can win.

Strength is everything.

Henson warmed up with the players an hour before the start of the game, and since the Pacers were playing at home, and the opponent in this game was a tough one, Henson let the players warm up early to prepare for the tough game later. However, what people didn't expect was that when the Pacers players came out, everyone on the Grizzlies seemed to be soaked with their training vests!

"Coming so early? It seems that the Memphis don't plan to let us easily win our 17th game in a row. Henson was also taken aback when he came in, as it was rare for the visitors to come in so early to warm up.

"The Grizzlies are ambitious this season, and they won't settle for just fourth place in the West. So, this bunch will do everything they can to win all the games, including the defending champions. Henson, how did you win against the Grizzlies last season? Stevens withdrew his gaze, and his eyes fell on Henson.

"Last season? Last season, he played inside on the inside, knocking out the Grizzlies' defense with West and Horford. But we can't do that again this season, they must have coped with it. Moreover, the progress of the Grizzlies players is not small. Henson pouted, last season's experience, this game is not useful.

Gasol Jr. has developed into a top-tier center, Zach Randolph will no longer be reckless, Tony Allen and Mike Conley have matured a lot more than last season, and Rudy Gay has learned what restraint is, and he will no longer think of himself as a superstar and shoot 20 times a night.

Their defense is solid, halfway through the season, and Henson hasn't seen a team that can break the Grizzlies with a normal offense. Of course, this refers to normal offense, and if a player suddenly has a convulsion, how to shoot or how to have it, of course it doesn't count.

After all, Henson can't put the capital of winning on luck. Whether the Pacers will have a sudden convulsion today is something he can't predict. And betting on unpredictable things is foolish in itself.

The whole game began in the warm-up stage, revealing a serious atmosphere. There were no hugs or high-fives between the players on both sides, and there was no handshake between the coaches of the two teams before the game. Both sides were just going their separate ways in their own halves and had nothing to do with before the game began.

"Today, the air in the Banker's Life Arena is unusually heavy." Reggie Miller also made fun of the unusual atmosphere.

Even when he was interviewed by reporters before the game, Henson put away his unruly attitude on weekdays.

"The Grizzlies are strong defensively, and we're going to take every gap we can to attack and try to play an efficient offense!" Henson's serious look made Miller a little unaccustomed.

After hearing Henson's remarks in an interview, Grizzlies coach Leonard Hollins smiled disdainfully.

He could assure him that it was the worst lie Henson had ever told in his life! Because no team dares to use offense to break up the Grizzlies!

Hollins certainly wasn't blindly confident, and so far this season, the Grizzlies have averaged 444 from the field, 345 from three-point range, 427 rebounds, 209 assists and 934 points per game so far that season. It seems that the Grizzlies' offense is not flowing at all. But even so, the Grizzlies, with their mediocre offense, can still rank fourth in the fiercely competitive West, where the Lakers can't even mix in F4. This shows how strong their defense is!

To sum up the Grizzlies' game in one sentence: "It doesn't matter if I score or not, but I'm not going to let you score easily!" ”

So this time, Henson made a big fuss in front of the media and didn't fool Hollins.

At half past seven in the evening, the starters of both sides officially stepped onto the court, and the game officially began. People are speculating whether Henson will change formation and replace a few surprise soldiers. There is also a discussion about whether Henson can use some clever offensive tactics to knock down the Grizzlies' defense. After all, when playing the Nets, the dazzling inward tactics formulated by Henson are indeed very exciting.

But after the game started, it was discovered that the Pacers hadn't made any changes at all. Paul, George, Green, West and Horford, as soon as these five starters came up, they showed a determination to fight the Grizzlies to the end!

In the first shot of the opening game, Rudy Gay borrowed a mid-range shot after covering, but was interfered with by Horford, who switched in time, and missed the shot.

On the Pacers' side, the offense didn't go well either. Paul broke through the ball, and George received the ball from beyond the three-point line and duffled a shot to the basket. Against most defenders, this trick works wonders. Because George is a catch-and-shoot player, many defenders will want to block George's shot and get feints.

But Tony Allen didn't, he seemed to see through all of George's thoughts, and used his strong body to block rudely and intercept George!

"Death Coil!" Reggie Miller exclaimed, the word "death entanglement" has been used more and more on Leonard this season, but in fact, the word was originally used to describe Tony Allen!

The tactics didn't work out, and George had to hand the ball back to Paul. Paul asked for cover several times, but he didn't get the desired effect, and in desperation, Paul had to break through the penalty area with the ball himself.

The Grizzlies' defense contracted very quickly, Paul was surrounded by slender arms, and as a master of passing, he couldn't even find a passing route in such a situation!

In the end, Paul had to force a layup. However, the result of this was that the Pacers' first offense also ended in failure!

"It's so tight, the Grizzlies' defense is really suffocating!"

The first back and forth was played, and neither side could score. Considering that neither side is weak defensively, this is not really anything to be surprised about.

But what no one expected was that the situation where the two sides had been scoreless lasted for a full 4 minutes!

Marc Gasol struggled to jump, and although he didn't make a block, it still interfered with Horford's mid-range shot! The fortress of Europe, once again protected the basket! ”

"Danny Green played very hard, and Rudy Gay missed a layup under a high-intensity confrontation!"

"Mike Conley tried a three-point shot, but Paul didn't give him a chance, and the Grizzlies' offense failed again!"

"West turned over and made a jumper, but unfortunately, the pressure Randolph put on him was just too much."

The two sides fought so well that the people turned on their backs. Reggie Miller's mouth was dry, and when he looked up, the score was still 0-0.

On the offensive end, Henson kept things simple. Because he knows very well that in front of the Grizzlies' defense, complex tactics are impossible to succeed. A simple offense, if you can score, you can score, and if you can't score, you will be pulled down. This allowed the Pacers players to maximize their fitness on the defensive end.

Do you want to defend? Then let's go on the defensive! I can't score, and you can't do it!

It wasn't until eight minutes into the first quarter that Paul George made a beautiful cut-in layup to finally break the scoring drought on the court. And after this goal, Lionel Hollins called a halt to the game. When the game was stopped, the score was a strange 2-0.

Score a goal and call a timeout? If the football game could be suspended, it would probably be the rhythm of today.

Hollins didn't expect that a team would dare to fight with the Grizzlies on defense! Isn't Thibodeau's fate illustrative enough? He wanted to see who could grind who to death first!

At the same time, in the commentary seat, Jeff Van Gundy was also a little puzzled.

"I can't believe that Coach Henson's strategy is to defend against defend. Not all teams in this league can survive until the last minute like the Grizzlies. ”

"Why not?" As soon as Van Gundy finished speaking, Reggie Miller took over the conversation, "The Grizzlies are the most efficient team in the league. In second place is none other than the Pacers. ”

The Pacer celebrity looked at Henson, who was laying out his tactics, and made the following mistakes, isn't this what that guy is good at!