The All-Star is a set.

The Grizzlies then take on the Kings on Feb. 3, and this game is still an away game.

This season, after the Grizzlies shifted their focus to defense, the Kings took over the league's number one offensive spot, averaging 109.7 points per game, holding the Bucks, Lakers and Mavericks at the bottom.

However, in fifth place is the Grizzlies, who average 103.6 points per game.

Another offensive statistic, offensive efficiency, the Kings also ranked first in the league, the Grizzlies ranked third in the league, which in turn pushed the Lakers and Bucks down, and the Mavericks ranked second.

The Kings' defense is not bad, conceding an average of 95.9 points per game, which is also the point loss data of a strong defensive team after 2015, but in 2001, this data can only be ranked in the middle of the bottom.

On the contrary, the Grizzlies have a very low average of 86.5 points per game, second only to the New York Knicks.

The Grizzlies ranked first in the league in defensive efficiency, and even the Knicks failed to hold down the Grizzlies.

In fact, just by looking at the stats, you can see why the Grizzlies have been so strong this season.

The top five in attack and the top two in defense, this is a strong team with a balanced attack and defense.

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In this game, the Kings were very motivated, because Jason Williams and Vlad Divac were not selected as All-Stars, and they were not convinced.

So in the opening, the Kings launched an onslaught towards the Grizzlies.

Offense is their life, and it's also their weapon to win, but this game, against the Grizzlies, doesn't seem to be very easy.

As for the Princeton tactics, Qiao Hai can even say that he knows this tactics better than the founder of this tactic, Pete Carell, and this season, several improvements in the Kings' Princeton tactics are still learned from the Grizzlies last season.

So, the Grizzlies' defense is very targeted.

Patrick Ewing didn't defend the basket and he stuck on the edge of the box.

Sean Marion swept the mid-range, Raheem defended directly to the high post, and the other players were marked, and the Grizzlies did not play a strong side stacking defensive tactic in this game, which was also a kind of on-the-spot strain.

For different opponents, the Grizzlies have to come up with different tactics.

The Grizzlies' adjusted defense directly stuck the King's high post strategy, and the King could only switch to the low post and constantly play the low post strategy led by Chris Webb.

In the low post, although Chris Webb's singles and strategies are quite comfortable, Ewing is stuck on the periphery of the penalty area, even if Webber responds well, the king's offense can only be sluggish.

At the end of the half, the league's leading offensive team scored only 43 points, and it was completely unable to open the offense with a variety of mid-to-long-range hits.

Instead, the Grizzlies scored 61 points at halftime and led the Kings by 18 points at halftime.

Vlad Divac wilted, and at halftime, he was blown up by Ewing, and the two played about the same on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, Ewing blew up Divac.

Jason Williams was even more wizened, and the Kings' five starters were his worst.

But there is no way, 2001 is not the era of the explosion of point guards in later generations, it is not easy to find a good starting point guard, Jason Williams has a fancy style of play, strength, and it is more than enough to play a starter, so the Kings have not considered a substitution, although they still have a best sixth man on the bench, Bobby Jackson.

The Grizzlies took a big halftime lead.

In the end, they easily won the game.

After losing to the Rockets, it was another wave of 4 consecutive wins.

After playing the Kings, the Grizzlies faced the Bulls at home.

This game is Brad Miller's return fight, and he will pick up his championship ring at the GM arena.

At the beginning of the season, Brad Miller accepted a big contract from the Bulls and went to Chicago with ambitions.

The Bulls' lineup is not bad, center Brad Miller, power forward Elton Brand, small forward Scott Pippen, scoring guard Ron Artest, point guard is slightly worse, can only use Bresdrew, but there are also Ron Mercer, Marcus Fetzer and Vladhojberg on the bench.

But the Bulls have won just six games so far this season.

Obviously, head coach Tim Floyd's ability is questionable, and at the end of the 1999 season, Johi had the opportunity to coach the Bulls, but Jerry Krause hesitated and chose to trust Tim Floyd.

Now, Jerry Kraus should regret it.

However, there is no regret medicine in the world, and for Qiao Hai, even if he leaves the Grizzlies, the likelihood of him choosing the bull is relatively low.

Because Jerry Krauss is not a general manager who will delegate power, and neither will his successor, Jim Paxson.

In this game, facing the Grizzlies, the Bulls failed to break the upset, and the Grizzlies easily won the victory, which was also the Grizzlies' fifth consecutive victory.

The Grizzlies then beat the SuperSonics 92-84 on the road to snap a six-game winning streak.

A day later, the Grizzlies returned to their home court and beat the Jazz 102-82 for a seven-game winning streak.

On February 11, the Grizzlies played against the Celtics again at home, and in this game, the Grizzlies won another game 119:95, and the eighth consecutive win came quietly!

Before the All-Star break, the Grizzlies' wave of form came a little suddenly, but at the same time it was understandable, because Maddie returned.

After having Maddie, the grizzly bear was like a tiger with wings, and directly hit a wave of outbursts.

The third win in this wave of eight consecutive wins was the game where Maddie broke out, the game against the Lakers, and in the next five games, Maddie gradually integrated into the team's new tactics and played better and better.

Especially in the game against the Celtics, in the face of Paul Pierce, Maddy shot 17 of 26 and directly scored a season-high 44 points, plus 6 rebounds and 7 assists!

Maddie in such a state directly triggered an exclamation from the entire North America.

ESPN's front-page headline – "NBA Raised Air Raid Alert!" The fully embodied grizzly bear is here! ”

"The Grizzlies without Maddy only lost 6 games, the first in the league, and the Grizzlies with Maddy directly won 8 consecutive victories and defeated strong opponents such as the Spurs, Lakers, and Kings in a row."

"Perhaps, this Grizzlies will be another historic team after the Bulls, and we must admit that this Grizzlies team is capable of completing a dynasty, and let's shout again: The Bears are coming!"

The bears are coming, and so is All-Star Weekend.

In the two games leading up to All-Star Weekend, the Grizzlies played back-to-back games against the Warriors.

The Warriors are also terrible this season, and the only two teams in the West with a win rate of less than 50% are the Warriors, but the Warriors are still a little better than the Clippers.

One is that they beat the Grizzlies, and the other is that no matter what, they still have quality players in their roster, such as Antoine Jamison, then Larry Hughes, and then Eric Dampier, the second center in the West, and Danny Fortson still lying on the sickbed.

However, in these two games, the Grizzlies did not give the Warriors a chance at all.

Maddie's two outbursts took the game.

Maddie had 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in one game, and 28 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in the other game.

The Grizzlies won the game in a resounding manner.

After the game, several Grizzlies players who needed to participate in All-Star Weekend boarded a flight to Washington.