The break was short, and Jackson didn't have time to lay out any tactics that were too good. The players need to continue to sharpen, and he also needs to, as a rookie manager, he also needs a lot of accumulation if he wants to become a famous coach. It would be unrealistic to ask him to strategize on the sidelines and lead the team to a big kill, and it would be nice to give full play to the strength of the players.

In Jackson's vision, Roy has to take on the responsibility of the main point of attack, and he has to play more with Milicic, who has a higher success rate in attacking the basket than Rahim. But Milicic is not very willing to block and go down, preferring to go to the low post to ask for the ball and then use his footsteps to attack the basket directly.

After being disrupted by Gasol three times in a row, Roy lost faith in him and had to continue to play as he did in the first half, or pray for his teammates to hit three-pointers. At this time, his partner Jack was more certain than Ariza, and the "starting killer" hit consecutive three-pointers in the bottom corner, and the Grizzlies' offense narrowed the gap between the two sides to single digits.

Milicic's poor performance under the basket made Jackson frown, and he turned his head and asked, "Chang, are you sure that Darko can really be the team's starting center?" I think the inside players on the bench are pretty good. ”

"I believe in Darko as much as I believe in you," Chang Wei looked directly at Jackson and said slowly, "He just needs a little time to get used to the starter-level confrontation, and Gasol is also a first-class interior player in the league, and it's normal that Darko can't beat him." If he is given time to gain experience, he may not be much worse than Gasol in the future. ”

That being said, it is definitely not a good idea to give the ball to Milicic to play alone at this time, and Roy also thinks so, preferring to pass the ball to Rahim for him to shoot the middle distance rather than give the ball to Milicic in the low post and let him hold the ball alone. This made Milicic feel very unconvinced, but who made it impossible for him to get Gasol? That's where the NBA comes in. If you play well, then the chances and playing time will increase, and if you don't play well, then you can only sit on the bench obediently.

Although the Bobcats didn't let their opponent widen the margin any longer, Roy played aggrieved. It's not that he's reluctant to pass the ball, but meaningless passes can be detrimental to the team and may even allow the opposition to look for opportunities to make tackles. So Roy had to hold the ball on his own. In this way, the Grizzlies can completely shrink their defense and not give Roy room to continue to break through.

Jackson watched from the sidelines with a single open score for three minutes, and the difference between the two sides was stretched to 15 points, and he kept walking around like an ant on a hot pot, and two consecutive timeouts couldn't change the team's current situation. This made him start to doubt his own abilities, as if coaching an NBA team was not easy.

Finally survived to halftime, and the Bobcats were already 48-66 behind by as many as 18 points, which was tantamount to a basin of cold water poured on everyone's heads. Fortunately, Roy is a low-key player, and if he is replaced by other hot-tempered players, he may be noisy, after all, there are few rookie players who have taken on a big role for the first time and can remain calm in this situation.

After Jackson laid out the tactics for the second half, he stood up and said calmly: "Falling behind by nearly 20 points in the first half is a problem for all of us, yes, I have my own problems, it is I who didn't help everyone create opportunities, and in the second half I will continue to attack the Grizzlies' interior according to the head coach's requirements, but I need your help, I can't do it alone." ”

Roy's words have been echoed by everyone, especially Ariza who shot 1 of 5 three-pointers in the first half, and he secretly made up his mind to make a name for himself outside the three-point line in the second half. No way, the first two quarters of the game are really embarrassing, he has no sense of existence as a very important firepower point on the outside of the Bobcats, no wonder the team is so far behind!

In fact, the group of Bobcats players are still good, and they are already 18 points behind at halftime, so what else is there to say? Just desperately do it! Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, they played a wave of 9-0 small climax under the leadership of Roy, Ariza made up for it and hit two three-pointers, and Jack also added the icing on the cake, and the difference between the two sides returned to single digits.

However, the Grizzlies' experience and mental quality are far superior to the Bobcats, and Gasol has scored consecutive points on his own outside shots, and neither Raheem nor Milicic can stop his attack. Chang Wei looked at the two of them under the basket and felt helpless, it seems that this interior combination still needs more special training, or directly get a high draft pick?

Chang Wei certainly knew what kind of people were among the rookies in the class of 2007, but he couldn't do anything like that to persuade the team to mess up in order to win a high sign. No one is not eager to win the game, if you even have to lose the game that you can win, then the spirit of this team will be gone, Chang Wei is not the head coach, but he doesn't want to see the team desperate for the sake of messing up, and with the current lineup of the Bobcats, it is completely possible to do some big things in the east, there is no need to put it badly directly.

But now it seems that the Bobcats will be difficult to win this game, and their experience is still too lacking. There's no way, whoever makes Chang Wei pick out are rookies who have only played for a few seasons, and marginal people who have been pressed on the bench for a long time. They don't lack momentum, but maturity can't be improved by being full of enthusiasm, and Bobcat still has a big problem in this regard.

Since he couldn't prevent it, he simply attacked it, and Roy single-handedly hit the Grizzlies' interior line continuously, making Gasol a little scrambling. But how can he stand up to a team alone? When the outside shooters are dumb again, the Bobcats can only count on Roy to carry the offense alone, and this obviously can't help the team close the gap.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats were still trailing by 15 points at 65-80, and the players were a little out of breath at this time, Jackson simply let Roy play the No. 1 position, let Capono partner him in the backcourt, Ariza continued to play the No. 3 position, and Lee and Milicic partnered inside. This lineup concentrates almost all of the Bobcats' attackers, and Jackson is also going to gamble on it.

However, in many cases, just because a gamble doesn't mean you can turn over, and the Grizzlies' defense, while not airtight, makes Bobcats' players feel uncomfortable, and most importantly, their defense is like paper. The two sides were tied at 25 in the final quarter, but it was completely insufficient for the Bobcats, who suffered their first loss of the regular season at 90-105.