Chapter 172: Successive Strong Enemies

The next four opponents are the Memphis Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers.

The Grizzlies' early record this season is not ideal, last season stepped on the Kings to enter the playoffs, they once thought they would miss the playoffs, but after entering February, the Grizzlies' record has improved significantly, and now they have overtaken the Rockets, plus the Mavericks lost to the Kings, the Grizzlies have won the same as the Mavericks, because of the lack of a game, the Grizzlies surpassed the Mavericks and temporarily ranked 6th in the West.

The Pacers have played an extremely good game this season, with all-around offense and defense, becoming the third team in the entire East to win 30 games, and the Bulls have won the youngest MVP, Derrick. At this point in the season, the Bulls not only surpassed the Heat, led by the Big Three, but also surpassed the Thunder, who had been at the top of the league for a long time, and topped the league with 41 wins and 11 losses. Needless to say, the Lakers are chasing the Sacramento Kings in front of them, and the gap between the two teams is extremely small, and the Kings could fall to the fourth place in the West at any time.

Matches against the Grizzlies and Pacers will be played in Sacramento, after which the Kings will suffer their final four-game road streak of the season.

The Kings will face a tough opponent, with 15 games to play, and a 33-18 record does give them an advantage in making the playoffs, but it's still not so secure, after all, almost all of the Western teams they will face next are contenders for their playoff spots, and they still have to fight every game.

The Grizzlies are also the last meeting between the two teams this season, and the Grizzlies are very eager to win this game, and they may now fall out of the top 8 in the West at any time.

The Grizzlies' core players have continued to grow this season. Gasol was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his fourth year. Conley is becoming more and more steady, and Rudy. Guy has always maintained a steady output of close to 20 points per game, and the defensive knife Tony Murphy has been averaging a steady output. Allen has also been in the starting line since being named to the All-Defensive Second Team last season, but this season Zach has been able to secure a starting spot. Randolph's long-term absence due to injury has affected the strength of the Grizzlies to a certain extent, which is one of the reasons for the Grizzlies' early struggles.

Facing the Kings, Mike. Conley, Tony. Aaron, Rudy. Gay, Maris. Speights, Mark. Gasol formed the starting line-up, and although Randolph has returned from injury, he is still playing as a substitute.

The Grizzlies have a strong lineup to be honest, playmakers, scorers, defenders, bench shooters, and core centers, and no matter what team encounters them, they will feel pressure, but they always feel a little bit less interesting as a top team, maybe they are missing a character like Terrick......

It can be said that the Grizzlies' current staffing is somewhat similar to that of the Kings, all have core point guards, core centers, fierce defensive No. 2 positions, and long-established and experienced No. 4 positions, although the Grizzlies' defense is stronger, but the Kings are more comprehensive and younger, in terms of the core of the team, Cousins' scoring ability is much stronger than Gasol Jr., but as the team's defensive core, Gasol Jr.'s overall strength and importance to the team are by no means worse than Cousins. However, Tyrek is much better than Conley, one is a qualified starter for the playoff team, and the other is already a scoring champion and MVP contender this season, if Grizzlies' Guy can have Tyreck's strength at this time, then maybe the Grizzlies will go from an opponent that everyone wants to face to a championship contender.

In the face of the Grizzlies, the pace of the game naturally becomes very slow, and the defense-oriented Grizzlies always have such a ability, defensive hand-to-hand combat, creating defensive traps, close entanglement, and the blood-boiling fast break is difficult to see, more positional warfare, tug-of-war.

The Grizzlies' defense did reduce the number of rounds in this game, but the Kings' defense was not as bad as the Grizzlies, after all, the Mavericks were so defended that they couldn't take care of themselves in the last game, and the Grizzlies' defense in this game was their normal level, but the offense was indeed constipated to the extreme, and the team only had a 37 percent shooting rate.

It's not that there is no chance of winning with such a shooting percentage, but the Kings are not low in shooting under the Grizzlies' tough defense, and Allen did not do a good job of limiting Tyreco in this game, and finally the Kings defeated the Grizzlies 94-86 at home, Tyrek scored a game-high 30 points on 10-of-18 shooting, plus 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

It was not easy to win against the Grizzlies, and the next opponent, the Pacers, was not easy to mess with. Granger's stats have dropped slightly from previous years, but he is still a tough all-around scorer. Like Gasol Jr. of the Grizzlies, Hibbert was named an All-Star for the first time in his career this season. George has shown his talent to sit firmly in the starting position. Collisson, George. Hill, Taylor. Hansbro, Leandro. Barbosa and other elite players keep the team competitive at all times.

In Terek's former memories, David. West joined the Pacers this season, and now he's a member of the Kings, and if West joins the Pacers, maybe they'll be even stronger.

This game is the only time the Pacers and the Kings have met, the leader of the Pacers in this game Granger is full of firepower, his average shot per game has decreased this season, and he is likely to end his streak of 20+ per game this season after averaging more than 20 points per game for 3 consecutive seasons, but scoring is not all that measures a player, Granger still has top scoring ability and extraordinary leadership.

Under his leadership, the Pacers went all out on offense and defense, and the inside gate Hibbert, George and Hill on the outside caused a lot of trouble for the Kings.

The two teams played more tangled, and the score alternately rose, but the protagonist of this game was destined to be Granger, and the fiery state continued throughout the game, and in the final moments of the fourth quarter, Granger showed his big heart and ability to score at critical moments, and two consecutive three-pointers took away the victory.

Granger shot 11-of-20 from the field and 6-of-8 from three-point range, scoring a game-high 32 points, plus seven rebounds and three assists......