Chapter 102, The Gathering of Storms.
In the summer, Iverson arrived in Memphis, and Grizzlies tickets sold out.
But apart from the ticket vending machine, Iverson didn't play a role, so he left last month.
After Iverson's departure, Conley was completely secured.
This season's Grizzlies are completely different from last season's Grizzlies, the most obvious is that the starting combination on the inside has become a black and white bear.
If it weren't for the Oklama City Thunder halfway through this season, the Memphis Grizzlies would have been almost the biggest dark horse team in the West this season.
No one would have thought they would improve so much this season, and they're not too far from the Western Conference playoffs right now.
At the Ford Center, the Grizzlies fielded starters from Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay, O.J. Mayo, Marc Gasol, and Mike Conley.
Their All-Star-caliber forward line of Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol gave Lee a tight spot on the offensive end.
Zach Randolph is one of the toughest big men in the league to deal with, he's a big guy who is very good at using his body to get into the space, he can use his power to push out space, and it's hard to defend him when he rushes into the paint.
His arrival not only enriched the Grizzlies' interior offensive routine, but also injected a fierce blood into these young people, which is far from the OJ Mayo's childlike unruliness, but let this grizzly bear begin to have that kind of bad boy gene in his bones.
Randolph has been repeatedly controlled or interrogated by the police for violating the law, he has bought stolen guns, drunk driving, drug possession, etc., these off-court factors have made him not good on the free market, and he is now in urgent need of a quick re-proof All-Star level on the court.
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In terms of the Grizzlies' defense, although each player seems to be not weak in defense, the team defensive skills they have shown this season are sparse, and they are not the feared Predators of Lee's previous life, conceding an average of 104 points per game this season.
The Grizzlies now have a 15-15 record due to losing streaks, and they are slightly behind in the playoff race.
They desperately need to win today's game to get themselves back on track to compete for a playoff spot, and the Grizzlies are not very afraid of the current Thunder, and the Thunder's current ranking has inspired them to want to take out the Thunder.
The entrance ceremony is over.
In front of the away team's bench.
Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins once again emphasized the pre-game tactical set-up.
"Rudy, you stick to Kevin Durant! It's hard to make it difficult for him to catch the ball, Mike, OJ, and Lee are on the outside, and if he falls low, hand him over to Zack and lock these two points, and they won't win tonight, understand? ”
“OK!” The bears replied in unison.
Rudy Gay and Mayo were particularly loud tonight, and the two faced off against the top two attackers on the scoring charts, which made their blood boil.
It's the excitement of meeting opponents in the same division, and in their eyes, they themselves are players of the same level as Durant and Lee Forest, and they are quite unconvinced by the media attention that Durant and Lee Forest have received this season.
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ESPM: "The Thunder are going to have a strong block, and the Grizzlies won't let them get through easily!" The black and white bears on the inside will put the Thunder's inside to the test. ”
Fox Sports: "Durant and Lee Forest will encounter crazy bags and physical confrontations in this game, and it will be up to the rest of the Thunder players to step up." ”
Last season, the Thunder played the Grizzlies 4 times, 2-2, and both teams won on their own home courts, and last season both teams were the worst of the bad teams, with the Grizzlies getting the No. 2 pick to draft Thabitt, and the Thunder getting the No. 3 pick to draft Harden.
This season, the two teams are considered to be the two fastest teams in the league, but one has improved a lot and the other has improved a little, and the two sides have always been a bit secretly fighting.
Go without saying.
Li Forest knows that tonight must be a tough battle, and the strength of the two teams must not be measured by the current record of the Thunder and Grizzlies.
Forest Lee also has a deep impression of the Grizzlies, and last season Rudy Gay, the star of the house, shamelessly defended him, a rookie who had just signed a contract, which made him miserable with only three-point skills at the time.
"It's been a different season."
Li Forest looked at Rudy Gay with a desire for revenge in his eyes.
Last season's evaluation of C Li Forest hard resistance to Rudy Guy's A+ is not intimidating, now Li Forest is "expensive" A+ superstar, naturally even more fearless, he also wants to give Rudy Guy a deep education, in order to repay last season's depressed feelings.
"Yo, switch to the broadcast screen, and you can see that the audience at the Ford Center is still very powerful! Then let's also take a look at the netizen messages posted on the live broadcast now to see if the Chinese fans who support the Thunder are enough. ”
A certain fan of Sina Live said in a relatively obscene voice.
Weibo is still in internal testing, and a certain fan himself is also using it, but netizens haven't used it yet, so he can only use some primitive methods to interact.
"We're going to see Lin Xiaolu!"
"We're going to see Lin Xiaolu!"
"We're going to see Lin Xiaolu!"
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A certain fan had no choice but to say: "I want to watch it too, and I will let the director find the camera well." ”
In the last game, after Lin Xiaolu appeared on the sidelines and became a member of the star's wife group, he successfully attracted another wave of otaku fans with his photogenic and good-looking face.
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It is done in 2 minutes.
The starting lineup sent by the Thunder in this game is: Ibaka, Lee Forest, Durant, Sefrosa, Collisson.
Coach Brooks' unchanging approach to rostering has been thoroughly studied by all opponents, and the Thunder's starters are rarely changing.
"Beep"
As the referee tosses the ball into the air, the game officially begins.
"Smack!"
Ibaka jumped to win the white bear Gasol Jr., who was not very good at bouncing.
Ibaka dials the ball to Lee Forest
Li Forest steadily advanced to the front.
At this time, the entire Ford Center was filled with a loud noise, and the momentum of the Devil's home field had begun to take shape.
"The fans are so excited about this game, it's completely different from how I watched the Thunder's home game last year, it seems that they are desperate to see the team win this game to welcome the other two cores back, and lo and behold, Westbrook and Chandler started to stir up the crowd as soon as they started, haha!"
A certain fan sighed in the studio.
on the field.
Lee felt the Grizzlies' defensive intensity from beyond the three-point line, and he was caught by Conley and Mayo.
Lee Forest quickly played the ball to Durant on the left.
Durant and Rudy Gay were clashing muscles and barely received a pass from Lee Forest.
Collison and Serge Ibaka quickly came up to provide off-ball cover for Lee Forest.
Li Forest started and wanted to use cover to run.
But Li Forest didn't bypass the flanking attack and was trapped.
Durant saw that Li Forest didn't run out of the gap, so he had to come by himself.
Thunder's attack is very simple.
Give the ball to Durant or Lee Linlin, it doesn't matter if anyone else touches the ball or not.
After a large body change on the left side, Durant made a talented three-pointer without shaking off Rudy Guy.
"Box!"
The first attack of the opening iron.
Li Linlin sensed that tonight was not good.
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