In the loss to the Hornets, Elden Campbell scored a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Then, the Grizzlies returned to their home court to play the Pacers and Timberwolves.

Playing the Pacers, the Grizzlies have a hard fight.

The Pacers are strong, with point guard Mark Jackson, scoring guard Reggie Miller, small forward Jalen Rose, power forward Rick Schmitts and center Dale Davis.

There are also strong players such as Travis Best, Chris Mullin, Sam Perkins, Antonio Davis and other strong players off the bench, and under the leadership of Larry Bird, the Pacers are in the top five in the league in both offense and defense.

The Grizzlies have played 11 games, and only the Lakers and Trail Blazers have been matched by the Pacers in 11 games.

It can be said that the Pacers are a championship-level super team, although the player rating in the team is not high, the highest Reggie Miller is only 88 points, but the core lineup of the Pacers has been running in for several years, plus defense-oriented, therefore, the Pacers' lower limit is very high and the strength is very strong.

Don't look at the Grizzlies are playing vigorously now, ranking in the top four in the West with 8 wins and 3 losses, but Qiao Hai knows very well that winning the Trail Blazers can be said to be a light enemy of the opponent, and winning the Lakers relies on a few strange moves, as well as the peak Brad Miller.

After losing to the main team and losing to the supersonics, although there are reasons for back-to-back battles, strictly calculated, the strength of the Grizzlies is now comparable to the supersounds, and the superSonics are a playoff-level powerhouse, and so are the Grizzlies.

In addition to winning against the Lakers and Trail Blazers, the Grizzlies have won against only one playoff powerhouse.

The strength of the Kings is also very strong, but they have not reached their peak in the 1999-2000 season, although the offense is excellent, but the defense is really poor, so beating the Kings can only show that the Grizzlies have stepped into the threshold of a playoff-level strong team, but against a strong team at the level of the Pacers, the Grizzlies are still a little difficult.

Of course, the Grizzlies have the potential to become a championship-caliber superpowerhouse, Maddie is still growing, Chauncey Billups is not at its peak, the Grizzlies' Princeton tactics are still improving, and the Grizzlies are a young team, and they still have a lot of potential.

As for this game, the Pacers are superior, but the Grizzlies have done their best, and with the ups and downs of form, it is difficult to say whether the game will be won or lost.

It's just that the process of the game is much more difficult, at the end of the half, the Grizzlies are still 5 points behind the Pacers, and the Grizzlies only scored 43 points in the half, which is the first time this season that the Grizzlies have scored more than 100 points in the previous 11 games.

Qiao Hai was also a little helpless, Raheem was not there, Elden Campbell made a cameo appearance in the No. 4 position, so the Grizzlies' interior offense could not be opened.

Larry Bird directly locked the periphery, not allowing the Grizzlies to shoot easily, and every wave of Grizzlies offense was extremely difficult, Maddy's shooting rate in this game was very bad, 13 shots in the half, 5 shots, less than 4 percent of the shooting rate, relying on 7 free throws, 19 points in the half, and the Grizzlies' halftime scoring champion.

Raheem was not there, Joe Hay could only rely on Maddie to score, and Mike Bibby also got a lot of the ball, but the performance was terrible.

In the second half, Qiao Hai didn't have much to do but continue to play like this.

Princeton offense in the low post can't play, can only play high, but a single high post, the Pacers lock the mid-range, the Grizzlies have nothing to do, the ball is passed around, a difficult pass is a chance, and it is difficult to score 2 points.

In this way, the Grizzlies slowly bit the score, but the Pacers kept the lead.

The game went into the fourth quarter and the Pacers continued to lead by five points.

Qiao Hai can't wait, this is a home game, you can only win, you can't lose.

Therefore, he made two preparations, on the one hand, he was ready to exchange victory points for the statute of limitations bonus card, and when he couldn't recover the score, he used the statute of limitations bonus card to win the game.

Of course, the victory point can not be spent, and on the other side, he pinched the time and called a timeout.

After a pause, he pulled the panting Maddie: "Tracy, how are your low post skills?" ”

At the Raptors, Maddie was just a fixed-point shooter and occasionally singled.

After coming to the Grizzlies, Qiao Hai gave enough ball possession and freedom, fed a Maddie who often moves in the middle and long distances, relying on his explosive physical fitness, and being able to easily get rid of defense on the periphery, Maddie gradually developed offensive skills such as dry pull-up jump shots and pull-up jump shots, plus accurate three-point and mid-range shots, at this time, Maddie used almost all of the frame offense.

The back skills are basically not revealed, and the low post is never played.

But in Qiao Hai's memory, Maddie's back is very strong, and the low position is also very strong, but she has physical fitness when she was young, and she uses it less.

That's why Qiao Hai asked.

Maddie gasped and nodded, "Not bad, boss." ”

Maddie naturally won't brag about how strong his low position is, he can only reply to one, which is not bad, but this answer is enough for Qiao Hai.

Qiao Hai smiled: "That's easy, Tracy, next you go to play the number three position, go to the low post, low singles, attract the opponent's defense, if the opponent pinches you, you pass the ball, and, keep an eye on your teammates who run without the ball, your task is equivalent to the previous Sherif , understand?" ”

Maddie nodded immediately, and Qiao Hai's adjustment was very simple, letting Maddie go to the low post to play as Rahim.

Then he made another substitution: "Raga, you go on the field to replace Eldon, lock up Reggie Miller, and target him." ”

Ragabel came out, staring at Reggie Miller, plus Sean Marion went to play the number four position, Qiao Hai made a adjustment, the timeout ended, and the game resumed......

On the court, the Grizzlies' offense, Brad Miller continued to respond high, and the Pacers also continued to expand defensively and lock the perimeter.

But Maddie suddenly appeared in the low post, and the Grizzlies also consciously transferred the ball to the low post, Mike Bibby cut in to receive the ball empty-handed, attracted the defense and then turned to the low post, Maddy took the ball in the low post, one-on-one Jalen Rose.

Jaylen Rose's defense was good, stuck Maddie's turn and didn't let Maddie turn around.

The Pacers didn't pinch the shot, Maddy suddenly appeared in the low post, and the Pacers, who had never seen Maddy single in the low post, naturally didn't adjust their defense and let Jalen Rose defend Maddie alone.

As soon as Maddie saw that no one was pinched, he suddenly took a step back, turned sharply, dodged Jalen Rose's defense, and made a backward jumper, Jaylen Rose pounced, but it was beyond the whip.

With a bang, Maddie scored in the low post! The difference narrowed to 3 points.

Maddie scored in a low position, Qiao Hai clapped his hands on the sidelines, and continued to play like this!

The Pacers' offense, Reggie Miller's single was blocked, and the rebound was won by Sean Marion.

The Grizzlies continued to attack Princeton, the ball was given to Maddie in the low post, or singles, the Pacers still did not pinch the shot, Maddy turned around and wanted to throw, directly shook Jalen Rose, collected the ball himself, burst into the interior, a violent dunk, and scored 2 points.

Larry Bird senses something is wrong and asks the players on the court to flank Maddie.

Then, Reggie Miller drew a foul on Ragabel and went to the free throw line to make one of two free throws for a two-point deficit.

Maddie picked up the ball in the low post again, but was caught in the middle.

In the pinch, Maddie passed a good ball, and Sean Marion ran back to catch the ball and went straight to the basket to score 2 points.

In this way, after the adjustment, it only took two or three rounds for the Grizzlies to smooth out the point difference.

Qiao Hai also breathed a sigh of relief, looking at it this way, he shouldn't have to consume victory points.