Chapter 245: Promotion
In the second half of the second quarter, the energetic Grizzlies played against the exhausted Kings.
With a quick Princeton attack, the Kings collapsed......
The king has no way not to collapse, under Qiao Hai's careful design, Rick Adelman can't find a way, and falling behind by 19 points in the first quarter is something Rick Adelman didn't expect, of course, Qiao Hai didn't expect that in the first quarter of the game, the Grizzlies would have such a hot offense.
Therefore, in the second quarter, Qiao Hai took advantage of the 19-point lead in the first quarter and replaced him with a pure substitute, leaving only Marion to play the No. 4 position, and dragged the king for half a quarter with a big and four small run-and-gun tactics.
Playing off the bench, the Grizzlies lost by 5 points in the first quarter.
But in the second half of the quarter, as soon as the main force of the Grizzlies came up, the situation was crushed in an instant.
Of course, the four kings of the side that were crushed.
In the middle of the quarter, the Grizzlies won by another 10 points.
At halftime, the Grizzlies led by 25 points heading into the second half.
Adelman replaced the main team in the second half of the quarter, but it was already crushed anyway, so he simply let the main team rest for a while and save energy for the second half, Adelman's idea is good.
But as soon as the second half came up, the Grizzlies also came to the main line.
I have to say that Qiao Hai is very good at the rotation time, the main force played for half a quarter, at halftime, he rested for another 15 minutes, and continued to play in the second half, his physical fitness is still enough, of course, it cannot be compared with the main force of the king.
But one thing to consider is that the Grizzlies still have a 25-point lead.
As long as the 25-point lead is dragged and the third quarter is over, the game can end early.
Therefore, Qiao Hai is not afraid of being suppressed by his opponent, as long as the score can be dragged on.
In the third quarter, Maddie broke out, scoring 17 points in a single quarter, which broke out unexpectedly and helped the Grizzlies continue to maintain their lead in the third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies led by 30 points.
Amid the boos at the Arco Arena, Qiao Hai breathed a sigh of relief and made substitutions - point guard Earl Boygins, scoring guard Ragabel, small forward Sammak, power forward Wang Zhizhi and center Rasian Nestrovich.
Pure substitute, Qiao Hai is going to force the king to surrender.
But the king did not surrender.
Because it was on his home court, Rick Adelman did not dare to replace the main force too early, so the king used the main force to play another half quarter, recovering a 10-point difference, with less than 6 points left, the king still had to chase 20 points, and there was no chance.
Rick Adelman then replaced the main team, replaced the substitute, and gave up the ......
In this way, on the road, at the Arco Arena, the Grizzlies won by 22 points with 133:111 and won the match point of the first-round series.
"Beautiful win, after a shock defeat at home, the Grizzlies won strongly on the road, they got the match point, and they only need another win to advance to the next round!"
McBrin and Marv Albert summed up the game.
Indeed, as they said, the Grizzlies won the game very strongly, not to mention winning by 19 points in the first quarter, and after trailing by 5 points at the beginning of the second quarter, they changed to the main force in the second half and won by 10 points.
Maddie erupted in the third quarter, and the Grizzlies continued to extend their lead.
Throughout the game, the Grizzlies were holding down the Kings and taking the lead until the end of the game.
The Kings didn't have a single chance, which was completely different from the first two games.
In the first two games, whether it was the first game in which the Grizzlies won or the second game in which the Kings won, the Kings took the lead and even suppressed the Grizzlies for a certain period of time, and in this game, the Kings were suppressed by the Grizzlies from beginning to end.
From this, Marv Albert concluded: "Grizzlies are serious. ”
The Grizzlies were really serious, and a day later, they were still at the Arco Arena.
In the same plot as the third game, the Grizzlies opened with an 11-0 wave, forcing Rick Adelman to call a timeout.
At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies led by 15 points.
Then the lead was extended in the second quarter to lead by 22 points at halftime.
The lead continued to expand in the second half, and after three quarters, it was another lead of more than 30 points.
In this game, Qiao Hai was replaced early, but the king couldn't do that.
In any case, this is the last game, and even if there is no chance at all, Adelman will have to put his main force on the field to fight, otherwise he will definitely be sprayed to death by the fans after the game. Therefore, the Grizzlies used the bench to play the main force of the Kings, and after the whole game, they still won by 19 points.
In the end, the Grizzlies won 128-109, with a total score of 3-1, and advanced to the next round.
In the last two games, two away games, and two consecutive wins, the Grizzlies won very simply, and both games were to suppress the opponent from start to finish, winning the game cleanly, one by 22 points, and the other by 19 points.
As a result, the Grizzlies have become the favorites to win the championship again.
ESPN, who has a split personality, said: "Two consecutive wins, one won by 22 points, one won by 19 points, the Grizzlies' form has exploded, and then they will face the winner of the Jazz and Spurs, with the Grizzlies' current state, neither the Jazz nor the Spurs will be the Grizzlies' opponents......"
In Qiao Hai's opinion, ESPN is starting to blow again.
When the Grizzlies lose to the Spurs or the Jazz, ESPN will start stepping on it.
However, at the post-match press conference, Qiao Hai said: "3:1, the result is exactly the same as I predicted, but there were some small deviations in the process, so now you should believe it, right?" My prediction was correct......"
Qiao Hai drew attention back to his predictions, and the Hoop column took advantage of this playoffs to suck up the traffic hard.
The first round of the showdown between the east and the west also ended in the past two days.
The 76ers and the Hornets played to 2:1, of course, the lead was the 76ers, and in the fourth game, the 76ers won one more game, defeating the Hornets 3:1 and advancing to the second round.
The Heat easily defeated the Pistons in Game 3, swept the opponent 3-0, and advanced to the second round.
The Lakers lost Game 3, the Suns were a weak opponent, but they weren't so easy to handle, they refused to sweep, and then lost to the Lakers in Game 4, and the Lakers advanced 3-1.
The Jazz played the Spurs in a tangled game, the two teams played 1:1, then 2:2, and until the Grizzlies played Game 4, they still had no winner.
The Pacers easily defeated the Bucks in Game 3 and also swept the opponent to advance to the second round.
After the Raptors pulled back one game in the second game, the plot was the same as the Grizzlies beating the king, the Knicks won two games in a row, defeated the Raptors 3-1 to advance to the second round, and Carter, the All-Star ticket king, fell in the first round of the playoffs.
The Trail Blazers lost to the Timberwolves in Game 3 and won Game 4 to advance to the second round 3-1.
In this way, on the day the Grizzlies finished Game 4, only the Jazz and Spurs were still playing in the East and West.
The second round matchup between the East and West is also out for the most part, with the 76ers playing the Pacers in the second round and the Heat playing the Knicks in the second round.
In the West, the Lakers will play the Trail Blazers.
And the Grizzlies still have to wait for the results of Game 5 between the Spurs and the Jazz.