Chapter 300: Three wins in a row
In the second half of the first quarter, Billups scored 7 points and 2 assists, and Ginobili scored 9 points and 3 assists.
At 29:28, the first quarter was over, and the Grizzlies came back to lead by one point.
In the second quarter, Qiao Hai continued to make substitutions, Mike Bibi replaced Billups, Michael Reed replaced Sean Marion, Rasius Nesterovic replaced Patrick Ewing, and three people were replaced, and Qiao Hai also repeatedly emphasized sharing the ball and not allowing singles.
Qiao Hai paid attention to Mike Bibi's performance, and what made Qiao Hai feel relieved was that under his repeated reminders, Mike Bibi changed the style of the first two games, no longer burying his head in attacking by himself when he got the ball, but broke through with the ball, and then kept looking for opportunities to pass the ball.
While Mike Bibby doesn't pass as much as Billups, at least, he knows how to pass.
In the new season, the focus of the Grizzlies' new offensive tactics is passing, and as long as they can pass the ball, the Grizzlies can play and score more people.
Since the second quarter, the Lakers have become a single superstar, and Isaiah Ryder has also played, if Isaiah Ryder is added, strictly speaking, it should also be a dual core.
The Lakers' offense is full of vigor, and the Grizzlies are gradually getting into the groove.
Overall, the two teams played a draw, and there were backs and goings at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
But, when there were more than 6 minutes left in the second quarter, Qiao Hai once again preemptively called a timeout, no way, who let Qiao Hai know about Phil Jackson, he knew very well that Phil Jackson didn't like to call a timeout, last season, Qiao Hai always forced Phil Jackson to call a timeout, but in this game, the process of the game obviously could not force Phil Jackson to call a timeout.
If Phil Jackson doesn't call, then Qiao Hai can only call himself.
After a timeout, Johi brought Billups back, Mike Bibi and Ginobili also continued to play, with the outside three at back, Sean Marion at the number four, and Patrick Ewing at center.
The outside three guards, the Grizzlies directly speed up, various air cut runs in the positional battle, and shoot when they catch the ball.
Mike Bibby, Billups and Ginobili all broke out, and all of them scored.
At halftime, the score was 59-50, and the Grizzlies surprised everyone to lead the Lakers by nine points.
McBrin was puzzled: "Without Maddy, the Grizzlies can lead by 9 points at halftime, what is wrong with this Lakers?" ”
Qiao Hai had some understanding.
In the final analysis, the Lakers play superstar basketball, and the OK combination is really strong, but neither O'Neal nor Kobe Bryant can play 48 minutes per game, the Lakers must be rotated, and O'Neal and Kobe Bryant can't be on the court all the time.
As long as one of O'Neal and Kobe Bryant is not on the court, the Grizzlies' defense can trap the other on the court, and the Lakers' offense is naturally dumb.
The Grizzlies' style of play this season has changed a lot, because of Maddy's injury, the Grizzlies lineup does not have a super strong point, but they can play a lot of strong points alone, Mike Bibibe, Billups, Raheem, Ginobili who made a stunning debut, and even Michael Reed and Stephen Jackson can also wield a two-board axe.
Patrick Ewing can also play alone, but Qiao Hai did not formulate a strategy for Ewing for the time being, because Qiao Hai didn't want to see the team always pass the ball into the inside, and then the four of them watched Ewing play alone, if he played like this, the offense would be a little sluggish, after all, the ball was on the inside and couldn't be passed.
The Grizzlies have an infinite number of strong points that can play alone, as well as countless shooters who can shoot at any position in the half, and Mike Bibie, Billups, and Ginobili are all guards who shoot accurately from the three-point range.
Michael Reed's three-point accuracy, whether it is an open position or a defensive three-pointer, can be shot, but Reed has not got many opportunities, so for the time being, the opening two games, the third game is underway, and Michael Reed's light is temporarily overshadowed.
Sean Marion, who is also generally an excellent open three-point shooter, Steve Cole is a veteran three-point shooter who has proven himself in a dynasty, and Damon Jones has yet to play a record, but his three-point shooting is just as good.
Raheem is an excellent mid-range pitcher, and Patrick Ewing can also make mid-range shots.
Everyone can play alone, everyone can shoot, and as long as the ball is passed, the Grizzlies' offense will naturally be sharp.
With a nine-point lead at halftime, it looks like the Grizzlies have a chance to win this game.
At halftime, Qiao Hai thought about it and decided to make persistent efforts.
In fact, in this game, from the first half, the Grizzlies' rotation order changed, Ginobili played the second quarter, and Billups also played the first quarter and played in the second half of the second quarter.
In the second half, Qiao Hai decided to use Billups plus Manuginobili in the opening game, plus the inside combination of Rahimm and Patrick Ewing, and Sean Marion to play the third position.
The Grizzlies' current strength is very average, but in the third quarter, Qiao Hai's lineup is still the strongest lineup of the Grizzlies.
Billups and Ginobili are two of the most in-form players since playing two games this season, and the defensive combination of Shaun Marion and Patrick Ewing is hidden, but their contributions to the team cannot be ignored.
Raheem can shoot in the middle or single, which can be regarded as enriching the offensive play of this lineup.
In the second half, the Grizzlies continued to maintain the intensity on both offensive and defensive ends and also continued to maintain their lead.
The Lakers also switched to the OK combination at the beginning, so the point difference did not widen.
By the end of the third quarter, the margin had become 7 points.
Phil Jackson gritted his teeth and kept letting the OK group play together, but Qiao Hai sacrificed a shark slashing tactic at the last moment.
Then, at the end of the third quarter, a wave of 8:0, the Grizzlies directly led the Lakers by 15 points.
Qiao Hai also slowly smiled from the seriousness of the opening: even without Maddie, he can win the Lakers.
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers counterattacked, the OK combination played a whole quarter, Isaiah Leder also played, OK and Saiah Leder fought separately, the Lakers' offense was very chaotic, and the Lakers' offense was not as good as the first three quarters.
The Grizzlies continued to rely on Billupsga Ginobili to control the tempo, control the situation, and control the score.
In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Lakers 115-102 and won three consecutive wins in the regular season!
Manu Ginobili's playing time hit a career high, in this game, Qiao Hai let Ginobili play the second half of the first quarter, played the second and third quarters, plus the second half of the fourth quarter, Ginobili played 37 minutes, cut 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, and the performance was still excellent.
Billups scored a Grizzly-high 25 points, plus five assists and two steals, while Mike Bibby also had 18 points and six assists.
Raheem had 20 points and nine rebounds, Patrick Ewing had 14 points, 14 rebounds and three big hats, and Sean Marion also had 14 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
On the Lakers' side, O'Neal scored 31 points and 13 rebounds, Kobe Bryant also scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Isaiah Leder played his best performance since joining the Lakers, with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
But the Lakers ultimately lost.