Chapter 308: The Second Victory of the Third Week
After the first three shots missed, Ginobili scored two three-pointers in a row, plus a mid-range shot, and the shooting percentage instantly recovered fifty percent.
And after that, Ginobili made 3 of 4 shots, including 2 of 2 from three-point range.
In the first quarter of the game, Ginobili shot 6-of-10, including 4-of-4 three-pointers, and scored 16 points in a single quarter, plus 5 assists.
Ginobili broke out, and the Grizzlies also led the Mavericks by 5 points with a score of 36:31.
In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks' offense did a great job, but their defense has not been good, and after the Grizzlies broke out, Don Nelson also made adjustments on the defensive end, but none of them worked.
In the second quarter, both teams rotated their lineups.
On the Mavericks' side, Michael Finley brought Kristen Leitner, Edondona Hula, Hubert Davis and Howard Easley on the field, and the Grizzlies also came off the bench, with Billups and Michael Reed partnering on the guard line, Stephen Jackson at small forward, and Rahimgarasione Nesterovic on the inside.
In terms of bench depth, the Grizzlies are definitely one of the best in the league.
Therefore, at the beginning of the second quarter, Qiao Hai did not use any timeliness bonus card, and the Grizzlies still completely suppressed the Mavericks as they did in the second half of the first quarter.
With more than three minutes played, the Grizzlies went on a 3-8 run to stretch the margin to 10 points, and Don Nelson called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Mavericks immediately switched back to Nash and Nowitzki, and the troika restarted.
The Grizzlies did not make substitutions, and in the next game, the Grizzlies used the bench to play an equal game against the Mavericks, and after the half-quarter of the game, the difference was still 10 points.
Then, Johi replaced Ginobili and partnered Billups in the back line, Sean Marion replaced Raheem, Patrick Ewing also came on and replaced Nesterovic, plus Stephen Jackson in the third position, the Grizzlies put on a very aggressive lineup.
This time, without the timeliness bonus card, Ginobili didn't have the explosive explosion of the second half of the first quarter.
But in more than five minutes of the game, Ginobili still shot 2 of 5, counting free throws, and scored 7 points.
At halftime, Ginobili had 23 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, a statistic that basically achieved the goal.
At halftime, the Grizzlies also led the Mavericks by 15 points, 66-51.
In the second half, the Mavericks chased all kinds of points.
On the Grizzlies' side, Qiao Hai put out a three-guard lineup, Mike Bibi, Billups and Manu Ginobili played at the same time, the interior line was the defensive combination of Sean Marion and Patrick Ewing, and the outside three guards were crazy to make trouble, Qiao Hai did not use the timeliness bonus card again, but Ginobili's state has been stimulated and it can be regarded as returning to a normal state.
Facing three normal guards, it is naturally difficult for the Mavericks to chase points.
Therefore, the 15-point difference has become a moat, and no matter how hard the Mavericks exert themselves, it is difficult to close the point difference.
And just like that, the victory was there.
In the third quarter, Ginobili shot 2 of 3 and scored 4 points, and after the third quarter of the game, Ginobili had 27 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and Ginobili's data was also available.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Joe had Ginobili come off the bench with Steve Cole, small forward Stephen Jackson, power forward Raheem and center Rasius Netrovic.
After playing for more than three minutes, the difference widened to 18 points.
Don Nelson replaced the main man and gave up the game.
Ginobili's stats are also frozen, 31 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, the first 30+ in his career, and the first double-double in assists in his career, and of course, the first double-double in his career! In this battle, Ginobili set a number of historical records in a number of statistics.
At the end of the game, the Grizzlies also won the game with a 126-111, 15-point advantage, three consecutive wins, and 2-0 in the third week of the regular season.
On the sidelines, Qiao Hai found Don Nelson, and the two shook hands with a smile.
In a regular season game, it seems that the two were spraying each other and fighting a war of words before the game, in fact, many people know that Qiao Hai has no problem with Don Nelson, and the war of words before the game is more of a joke.
After the game, the Grizzlies won the game, beating the Mavericks for the second time this season.
Don Nelson still refuses to admit defeat: "The battle between us is not over yet, you wait, there are still two matchups to play in the regular season!" ”
Qiao Hai nodded: "No problem, waiting for my season four kills!" ”
After speaking, the two of them laughed, shook hands and hugged, and Qiao Hai was about to leave the infield of the stadium.
He stayed in front of the technical table for a while, but he didn't know that a pair of beautiful eyes on the sidelines stared at Qiao Hai for a whole game, and seemed to be hesitating, hesitating to step forward and stop Qiao Hai......
However, after saying hello to McBrin and Marf Albert behind the technical table, Qiao Hai immediately walked quickly to the players' tunnel, and the pair of beautiful eyes hesitated for a long time, but still failed to seize the opportunity, and watched Qiao Hai leave the infield of the stadium.
At the post-match press conference, Ginobili performed well in two consecutive games, and Qiao Hai also took Ginobili to the post-match press conference for two consecutive games.
The public opinion storm of the best of the week has almost disappeared, and the questions of reporters in this post-match press conference also revolve around the game.
In this game, the Grizzlies' best player is still Ginobili, but it is best to add one later, and Mike Bibby's performance is also excellent, scoring 33 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game.
So, a reporter asked: "The Grizzlies have not had a regular guard starter, will it be fixed after this game?" ”
Regarding this question, Qiao Hai naturally shook his head: "No, Chauncey, Mike and Manu all have the strength to start, and I will arrange the starting lineup reasonably according to the strength of the opponent." ”
Ginobili has performed well in a row, and some reporters have asked: "If Maddie comes back, will the starting point guard be Maddie or Manu Ginobili?" ”
Qiao Hai thought for a while: "Let's wait for Tracy to come back and see, for the time being, we don't have a plan yet." ”
In fact, Qiao Hai knows very well that Ginobili has the ability to play as a starter, but compared to the starter, the position that is more suitable for Ginobili is still a substitute, in his previous life, Greg Popovich positioned Ginobili as a substitute, and there is obviously a reason.
Qiao Hai also roughly figured out part of the reason - Ginobili's state is unstable, when he is in good form, he is a superstar, and when he is not in good shape, he is not even as good as a role player.
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During a break from the game, the Grizzlies arranged a community event.
The Grizzlies players all went to the local welfare home, played a basketball exhibition game, and gave gifts to the children at the welfare home.
After the community event, Qiao Hai took all the players to visit Maddie, who was still recovering from his injury.