Chapter 197 197, Defensive Giant

Cheng Lei and Paul only played one game, but Cheng Lei was the focus of the whole game, the tacit cooperation between the two, the opposite side of the fight without temper, Paul first played the board dunk by himself, and then assisted Cheng Lei to relay successfully, compared with other people, the practicality of the two is stronger.

After the end of the game, people kept being attracted to it, and the two of them left the place in time.

The Memphis Grizzlies should be regarded as a more tragic team in the past two years, if the team is healthy, the competitiveness will be very strong, but unfortunately, the sky is not as good as expected, and there will be various injuries to important players every year.

In the last game, for example, the team's defensive big man Tony Allen was absent due to injury.

However, relying on the strong play of the inside Mark Gasol, he finally took away the victory on the home court of the Rockets.

is also a strong interior line, Marc Gasol is a little worse than Howard of the Hornets, but in terms of technology, he is much better than Howard.

Moreover, regardless of the lack of confrontation ability of European center forwards, Marc Gasol's physical confrontation ability is very tough.

Today's return of Tony Allen will cause a lot of trouble for Harden, and in terms of strength on paper now, the Grizzlies are definitely a playoff-level team, and no team dares to underestimate them.

"Brother Deng, I see that your face is not very good today?" In the locker room, Cheng Lei looked at Harden and asked with a tired face.

"Lei, it's a pity that you didn't go yesterday, you don't know, those two girls are too positive!" Harden said with a look of nostalgia.

"You're not going to toss all night, are you?"

"That's necessary, strong ability, no way!" Harden said proudly.

"Don't be weak today!" Cheng Lei said a little worriedly.

Harden's face was a little yellow, obviously because he had consumed too much energy and didn't have a good rest.

Today's game is a revenge battle, Harden's play is crucial, and looking at the way he looks now, it's a bit hanging.

"Don't worry, brother, you will definitely take them today!" Harden said seriously.

"Lei, don't worry about him, he used to be like this, just get used to it!" Paul quipped from the side.

If Harden has any vices, this is his most disgusting, he is nostalgic for nightclubs, Paul has said him a few times, and it has no effect at all.

"Hey, I heard that Tony Allen will play today, I think Brother Deng is a little dangerous today!" Cheng Lei sighed and said.

Tony Allen, like Ariza, is known for his defense, and after a period of defense, it is the greatest affirmation of his defense.

"If Harden doesn't cash out well, won't there still be you, it's a big deal to put you on the front line at that time!" Paul said lightly, it seems that he is no longer surprised by Harden's situation, as long as Harden does not mess around in the playoffs.

After everyone changed their clothes, they walked out of the players' tunnel in turn to prepare for the final warm-up before the game.

O'Neill and Barkley appeared on the commentary table today, and the appearance of the two on the commentary table at the same time is a highlight in itself.

"Shaq, you're optimistic about that team!"

"I love watching the Grizzlies play!"

"Oh, that means you're bullish on the Grizzlies!" Barkley smiled and set up O'Neal.

"I didn't say that, I just said I love watching the Grizzlies, you know why?"

Barkley shrugged his shoulders, willing to hear it.

"The Grizzlies are one of the few teams in the league right now that insists on playing at center, and secondly, you know, my top 10 embarrassment series, I'm really looking forward to Parsons' monetization!" O'Neill said with a smile.

Parsons contributed a lot of material to O'Neal's Top 10 series last year, the most famous of which was the empty dunk and missed the score, but it brought a lot of laughter to the audience.

"Today, the Grizzlies' starting lineup has changed!" Cheng Lei glanced at the starting lineup on the big screen and said.

The starting lineup of the Grizzlies became, Conley, Tony Allen, Parsons, Wright and Marc Gasol.

Sure enough, Tony Allen appeared in the starting lineup, and he can defend three positions, so it is a challenge for Paul, Harden, or Cheng Lei.

Cheng Lei came off the bench, and the players in the opposite position have hardly encountered defensive masters, so many people think that Cheng Lei's data has a lot of moisture, and if he can get a beautiful data on Tony Allen's head today, many people's opinions will also change.

"What do you think you can do against Tony Allen?" Paul asked suddenly.

"I don't know, I think I can give it a try! Maybe you can win! Cheng Lei said.

"Can you win me?" Behind him, a cold voice suddenly came.

Looking back, Tony Allen was standing there with a ball.

"Tony, I can't believe you still have the habit of eavesdropping on other people's conversations!" Paul said with a smile.

"You can't blame me, I just came over to pick up the ball, and I heard the newcomer on your team say that he wants to win me!"

"Hehe, isn't it great to say that winning you proves that he has confidence in himself?" Paul, of course, spoke to Cheng Lei.

"It's better for rookies to keep a low profile, otherwise, it's easy to be laughed at!" Tony ignored Paul and said coldly to Cheng Lei.

"Still, I know you, although you have performed well in a few games, but you haven't encountered a really good defense yet!"

"yes, I'm looking forward to playing against you as a defender!" Cheng Lei said.

Although Cheng Lei recognized Tony Allen's defense very much, what he said was really unpleasant, who didn't come from his rookie season and looked down on newcomers?

"You should pray, don't go against me!" Tony said word for word.

After that, he took the ball, walked to his side, and began to shoot.

"Ray, don't worry, he's like that, but his defense does have capital to be proud of!" Paul said earnestly.

"Don't worry, I'm in a very good state!" Cheng Lei said with a smile.

Back then, Kobe Bryant's rookie season, wasn't he also ridiculed, and later, he was the greatest player in the league, and it was not terrible to be said by others, but it was terrible that you were indifferent when others said it.

"That's good, sometimes, after going through this step, you will find that these words of your predecessors will become the best motivation for you to move forward!" Paul said.

If you can't even handle this little provocation well, it will be even more uncomfortable when facing trash talk masters on the court.

"What are you talking about Tony Allen and that newcomer to Team Rocket?" The big-mouthed Barkley asked.

"It's definitely going to spew trash talk, don't say you didn't do it back then!"

"Shaq, when have I ever said such a thing! Don't slander people! Barkley said dissatisfied.

"Then who kissed the ass-buttocks? I can't remember exactly! O'Neill looked at Barkley with a smile.

"Don't, don't hit someone in the face, just turn it over and don't talk about it!" Barkley blushed and quickly changed the subject.