In the second game between the Grizzlies and the Spurs, Maddy broke out in the first quarter and scored 21 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Qiao Hai rested Maddy, replaced with a dual-control Garahim, and played about half a quarter, the Spurs narrowed the difference, and the Grizzlies' lead remained by 6 points. Against the Spurs, the Grizzlies relied a little too much on Maddie's play, and without Maddie, whether it was a dual-control combination or Raheem, any of the two towers against the Spurs would be suppressed.

Therefore, Maddie rested for half a quarter, and Qiao Hai hurriedly replaced Maddie back.

Maddy was in really good shape in this game, replaying in the second quarter, scoring another wave of 7 points in a row, and the Grizzlies extended their lead.

At halftime, the score was 61-50 with the Grizzlies leading by 11 points.

As soon as the second half came up, Qiao Hai was on the pure main force, Maddie continued to break out, no matter how the Spurs adjusted, they couldn't stop Maddie's scoring, this game, because of Maddie's appearance, the balance between the two teams was broken, and the Grizzlies led by 20 points before the third quarter was finished.

Popovich was also simply the same, and at the end of the third quarter, he withdrew the main force and gave up the game.

No way, Popovich is also helpless, the point difference is too big, the Grizzlies scored 90 points in the third quarter, an average of 30 points per quarter, judging from the data, the Grizzlies' offense exploded, Maddie scored 43 points in the third quarter, and the Spurs trailed by 20 points in the third quarter.

If the Spurs still want to chase points, then in the fourth quarter, they must defend the Grizzlies and then win the Grizzlies by 20 points.

Think about it carefully, it is impossible to prevent the Grizzlies, in the case of the full main force, the score of the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter will not be less than 25 points, if you want to win, the Spurs must score at least 45 points in the fourth quarter, the Spurs are defensive play, even if you learn from the Grizzlies, play one big and four small, and get a maximum of 30 points in a quarter.

Therefore, it is impossible for Spurs to win this game.

Naturally, Popovich simply gave up the game.

Of course, there is another reason why he is so simple - the Spurs have already won one home game against the Grizzlies, anyway, in this series, the Spurs are already in the lead, even if they lose this time, the next two home games, the Spurs will take advantage of it, and even have a chance to get the match point directly.

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As the final timer beeped, the Grizzlies beat the Spurs 120-98, 22 points at home to pull one back.

In this game, the Grizzlies' offense was fully opened, four quarters of the game, 120 points, on average, exactly 30 points per quarter, in 2000, in this defense-oriented era, 30 points per quarter is rare, especially the Grizzlies' opponent is still the Spurs - the Spurs with Tim Duncan and David Robinson.

In this way, after a game, public opinion reversed again.

"The Grizzlies won the second game by 22 points, using offensive attacks to break the Spurs' defense, and it's hard to say who will win and who will lose in this Western Conference semifinals matchup......"

Stephen Smith commented on this game, but who would have thought that a few days ago, after the Grizzlies lost to the Spurs, the ESPN expert, commentator, and commentator named Stephen Smith stomped on the Grizzlies, believing that the Grizzlies, who were defeated by the Spurs three times in the regular season, lost their first home game, which proved that the Grizzlies were not opponents of the Spurs......

As a result, in just a few days, Stephen Smith slapped himself in the face.

There are a lot of NBA expert reporters who also slapped themselves in the face, anyway, they won and lost and stepped on, and this group of reporters can be regarded as doing these six words to the extreme.

After playing two home games, the Grizzlies and Spurs were tied 1-1.

In the other group of matchups in the West, the Lakers and the Trail Blazers also played a 1:1 draw, the Lakers won one game at home, the score was 109:94, and then, in the second game, the Trail Blazers pulled one back away, the score was 106:77, and the Lakers lost even more.

The Trail Blazers are always underrated because of their lack of strength on paper, and now, the playoffs are in the second round, and the Trail Blazers have proven themselves.

In the East, the Pacers won two games in a row to lead the 76ers 2-0.

The Knicks and the Heat once again staged a master-apprentice duel, both teams are defensive powerhouses, and the scores in both games are very low, one Heat narrowly won by 4 points, and the other Knicks won by 6 points, and the overall score was also 1:1.

The announcement and presentation of the regular season awards are also underway.

In terms of Rookie of the Year, Steve Francis, who averaged 18.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game this season, and Elton Brand, who averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 blocks this season, shared the Rookie of the Year trophy.

The Sixth Man of the Year was taken by the Suns' Rodney Rodgers, who has appeared in 82 games this season, starting only seven of them, averaging 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game, and is the deserving Sixth Man of the Year.

The first two awards were handed out in the first round of the playoffs.

In the second round of the playoffs, the league announced the winner of the best defensive player.

Alonzo Mourning completed the streak, averaging 21.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game this season, of which 3.7 blocks per game was the main reason for Mourning's streak.

Then, two away games, the Grizzlies received a notice from the NBA.

In the next two road games, the Grizzlies are going to arrange a press conference to present awards to Stu Jackson, and Stu Jackson is going to receive the award, what award can he receive? Naturally, there is no need to guess - it can only be the best manager.

After receiving this notice, Stu Jackson grinned and laughed all day long.

The best manager is the highest award for the NBA general manager, Stu Jackson has been with the Grizzlies for three years, every year is a scum operation, the team's record every year is the bottom of the league, who would have thought that this season the Grizzlies suddenly rose.

From the bottom of the West to the first in the West, such a huge improvement, the transfer trade signing operation naturally played a big role.

Trading Brian Trivesga's No. 5 pick for the No. 5 pick in Madiga is one of the most eye-catching moves, Maddie is already a top three superstar in the league, and Sean Marion also has a bright future.

And Brad Miller, who would have thought that this big man who can pass the ball was actually bought by the Grizzlies with two second-round picks, which is also too cheap!

There are many god operations of the Grizzlies this season, and most of the god operations are actually done by Qiao Hai, but the outside world doesn't know this, and they all think that Stu Jackson is suddenly super god, and he trades in exchange for the right player.

Of course, apart from the magic manipulation of these trade signings, Stu Jackson still has credit.

His biggest credit is - to fire former head coach Brian Hill and hire young Joe Hai as the team's new head coach, which is the most miraculous of all the Grizzlies' magic operations this season!

Away, the Grizzlies held a press conference, and a vice president from the league came in to present the award to Stu Jackson.

Stu Jackson is the best manager for a long time, because the Grizzlies have the largest progressive league, the trade operations are all bright, and more importantly, Stu Jackson has a good relationship with David Stern, the president of the league......