The Hawks, who have lost three in a row, meet the Grizzlies, who have won three in a row.

The ending is self-evident, the Grizzlies won the game, the score was 97:87, the difference was not big, but the 10-point difference existed in the second quarter, and in the second half, the Grizzlies practiced tactics and did not exert much force, and the 10-point difference was maintained until the end.

The Grizzlies are on a four-game winning streak, while the Hawks are on a four-game losing streak.

For the Grizzlies, four consecutive wins mean a lot, because the Spurs and Jazz lost the game the day before, so the Spurs and Jazz have become 3-1, and the Grizzlies are the only team in the West to win all four games, and now they are the first team in the West.

And for the Hawks, four consecutive defeats have already made them fall into the abyss, in the East, the same game without a win is only the Bulls, the Bulls are only three consecutive defeats, so the Hawks are now the bottom of the East.

There is no hope for Long Kruger's side, and perhaps it is time for the two giants of Dekember, Mutombo, and Jim Jackson to leave, and their departure is really only a matter of time.

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After a four-game winning streak, the Grizzlies are back on the road to Dallas to take on the Mavericks.

The Mavericks started the season with a good record of 3 wins and 1 loss, losing only one game, and the Mavericks' core lineup has not changed from last season, with point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Michael Finley, and power forward German Dirk Nowitzki.

In the new season, two of these three have improved, and by no small margin.

Steve Nash was a backup point guard who averaged 8.6 points and 4.9 assists per game last season, and only came to the main role in the second half of the season, and in the four games of the new season, Nash scored more than 20 points in three games and averaged more than 8 assists in four games.

Dek Nowitzki has also improved, from 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds last season to scoring more than 20 points in all four games this season, including 25 in two games, with his highest game reaching 35 points.

The major media in North America have a good evaluation of the Mavericks, and the Mavericks, who were still lottery last season, are likely to become a dark horse in the new season because of the progress of several young players, just like the Grizzlies last season.

In fact, with a 3-1 start to the game, the Mavericks are off to a good start.

For this calf, Qiao Hai didn't dare to underestimate it.

In addition to Michael Finley, Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki are both MVP-caliber superstars in the future, although they are still a little short of each other at this point.

Qiao Hai also wanted to win this game, he made serious preparations, staring at Nash with joint defense on the defensive end, and then staring at Nowitzki with key single defense.

But the problem still arises.

In the opening game, Dirk Nowitzki scored seven points in a row through a high-post jumper, including a three-pointer.

Rahim couldn't defend himself at all against the German power forward named Deknowski, he was completely blown up, Rahim's total rating reached 90 points, but his strength is still a big gap compared with a top power forward like Nowitzki, especially on the defensive end.

From the very beginning of the game, the Grizzlies were blown up by Derknowitzki alone, and the Grizzlies' own offense was a little sluggish, not at all as smooth as the previous game.

In the first quarter, the Mavericks took a six-point lead.

Qiao Hai was very helpless, he couldn't do anything, Rahim couldn't defend Novitsky, so he could only change Sean Marion to defend, and Marion was beaten even worse, because compared to Rahim, Sean Marion was shorter.

In the second half of the first quarter, Qiao Hai could only change to the rough in advance and use the rough to defend Nowitzki.

Roughly opposite Nowitzki, the state of the calf's explosion has finally disappeared.

But the Grizzlies' backwardness is real, they fell behind by 6 points in the first quarter, and in the second quarter of the game, Steve Nash broke out again, through individual singles, Nash also scored continuously, Qiao Hai's thick eyebrows were furrowed, and after playing more than one quarter, Qiao Hai saw the strength of the Mavericks.

Qiao Hai can only make substitutions, and through substitutions, he can limit the state of the calf's continuous explosion.

Last season, the Grizzlies lost to the Mavericks, and the reason for the loss was also the Mavericks' explosive species, after all, this is Donnellson's team, and the offensive end can explode anytime and anywhere. But this season, Qiao Hai knows very well that the Mavericks are not explosive, but Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki played at a normal level, which is the most terrifying.

In the new season, public opinion believes that there are three strong teams in the West that are the top in the league, the Grizzlies, the Lakers and the Spurs.

At halftime, the Grizzlies trailed by 11 points, which was also the first time the Grizzlies had fallen behind at halftime since the start of the new season.

"At halftime, the Grizzlies trailed by 11 points, and the Dallas Mavericks were getting closer to their fourth win of the season! If the 11-point lead can be maintained until the end, the Mavericks will tie the Grizzlies in terms of record! When the time comes, they will also be number one in the West! Although the first in this alliance is only temporary! But now it seems that the Mavericks have a chance to replicate the magic of the Grizzlies last season and create another dark horse miracle! ”

At the Mavericks' home court, the on-site commentator was naturally biased towards the Mavericks, so the commentator named Kenny McManaman seemed a little excited.

The grizzly bear is behind, in this case, it is Qiao Hai who is anxious, after thinking about it, there is nothing to do, at halftime, Qiao Hai turned on the hair dryer mode.

There was silence in the locker room, half-time down, which is not a good thing, the Grizzlies are a young team, but at the same time, their desire to win is also extremely fierce, and every game, they have to win.

So after falling behind at half-time, everyone felt uncomfortable.

Qiao Hai moved his lips and looked at the quiet locker room, and in the end, he didn't say those cruel words, but the hair dryer mode was still turned on......

"If it's only half of the game, we've already lost! Of course, someone has to say, what about losing? Who hasn't lost yet? That's right, there's nothing wrong with what you're saying, everyone loses, and so do the Grizzlies! ”

"But I don't want to see a loss like that! We were 11 points behind at half-time! And completely can't guard against Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash, this is not a normal grizzly bear! I want to see normal grizzlies, and if normal grizzlies are going to lose to the Dallasians, I have nothing to say. ”

"So! In the second half, what you have to do is! Back to normal! ”

Qiao Hai yelled for a while, and finally naturally made adjustments.

But there is nothing to adjust, in the first half, the Grizzlies have always been the main force to play, in the second half, there is nothing to change in terms of the lineup, Qiao Hai can only make changes from the tactical aspect, so he announced: "Manu, Chauncey, and Mike and Sharif, increase your singles ......"

Qiao Hai let go of the singles, and after adding the singles, the Grizzlies' offense will enter the strongest mode, and the chance to win is here.