Li Tian's words in the post-match interview spread quickly, which undoubtedly stimulated those media reporters and experts who were not optimistic about Li Tian in the first place, especially ESPN expert Bill Simmons, who was named by Li Tian in the interview, and he expressed his opinion on his column early the morning after the game.

"Li Tian's performance last night was beyond my expectations, his decisive shooting from the outside and his shooting percentage was very good, which allowed him to score a game-high 34 points, and in the game, he also attacked the basket a few times, and he scored another 30 last night, but is that enough for him to stabilize his starting position?"

"I don't think so! There is no shortage of players in the NBA who can score high scores, this sophomore has only scored more than 30 points in two games, and in the NBA, there are too many players who have done this, and some can even score 40 or 50, but this still does not change their fate as a substitute. ”

"If you think about his poor shooting percentage and timing in the last few games, maybe we shouldn't be surprised by his performance last night, when he shoots well from the outside, he gives defenders a headache, but once he loses his touch, that lot of outside shots can be a drag on the team."

"I'm still adamant that if he's not going to be a consistent pitcher, the only place for him is to come off the bench, and to convince me that it's not enough to just play well in one or two games."

Simmons insisted that he was not optimistic about Li Tian, and the rest of the reporters or experts who had previously expressed similar views also expressed their own statements at this time, that is, Li Tian's performance was not stable, and only one or two performances were not enough to say anything.

Of course, more of them are counting Li Tian's shortcomings, such as insufficient physical confrontation that can easily lead to injuries, too many shots, lack of physical fitness, and so on.

The reaction of these people was not a surprise to Li Tian, and he didn't expect them to change their prejudices about him after just one or two matches, especially if he said it after the match.

After being squeezed by a player for a sentence or two, he changed his words? Those journalists and experts can't put their faces down.

There is only one way that can really make them let go of their prejudices, and that is to continue to perform well, which Li Tian knows very well.

He had just a few days off before playing the Nets, and after playing the Nets, the Kings didn't have any rest and had back-to-back games against the Grizzlies the next night.

Since Pau Gasol's departure in '08, the Grizzlies have missed the playoffs for the next two or three seasons, but with the growth of Gasol Jr. and the addition of Zach Randolph, the Grizzlies have begun to return to the Western Conference playoff team.

In the 10-11 season, the Grizzlies eliminated the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, and in the following two seasons, they stabilized in the top five in the West, and last season, the Grizzlies reached the Western Conference Finals.

Today, the Grizzlies' defense is known throughout the league, and while they look like they're still far from the top teams that can win a championship, no team in the league can afford to take the Grizzlies lightly, otherwise the Grizzlies' defense will be a lot of hard work.

Like the Kings, who have just won two straight games, the Grizzlies have won their previous two games, and they have had two days off, while the Kings are back-to-back, and the only advantage for the Kings is that they play at home.

Sleep train arena, because the King's record in the new season is good, and the attendance rate is getting better and better, but in the past few minutes, the arena has been in a relatively quiet state, not at all like more than 10,000 people have stayed inside.

At 79:74, the game between the two teams has reached the last 4 minutes of the fourth quarter, although the difference between the two sides is only 5 points, but the 5-point difference makes the Kings fans on the scene extremely anxious.

This season, the Kings' offense has been playing very well, even in the games they lost, except for the 87 points against the Warriors, the rest of the games were basically close to 100 points, but today, after encountering the Grizzlies, with only four minutes left in the game, the score was only 74.

Of these 74 points, 28 points were scored in a single quarter in the third quarter.

At the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies showed their strong defense, and the back-to-back Kings were clearly uncomfortable in the face of such a strong defense, not scoring a single sports ball in the first four minutes of the game, relying only on Evans' free throws to score two points.

Although Li Tian finally found an opportunity to hit a three-pointer, it did not allow the Kings to play a scoring climax.

17 points, in the first quarter of the game, the Kings scored only 17 points, which put them behind by 8 points in a single quarter.

After entering the second quarter, the Grizzlies' defensive intensity did not decrease in the slightest, although the Kings' offense was slightly better than the first quarter, but it was still very unfavorable.

The Kings scored 21 points in the second quarter, and after the first half, the Kings scored just 38 points, setting a new low for their new season.

Li Tian also encountered tight defense in the first half, and the Grizzlies put the team's best outside player, Tony Allen, in charge of marking, Tony Allen was very focused on cutting off the connection between Li Tian and his teammates, and Li Tian did not get many opportunities to receive the ball throughout the first half.

However, relying on a good hand, Li Tian still shot 3 of 6 shots, including 1 three-pointer, and scored 7 points at halftime.

After entering the third quarter, the Kings' offense began to show signs of recovery, scoring 28 points in a single quarter, improving the score to 66 points, and at the same time, narrowing the gap to only 5 points.

And this point difference has been maintained until 4 minutes to go until the game, after the Grizzlies once again increased their defensive intensity, the Kings have only scored 8 points in the past eight minutes, and in the past three minutes, the Kings have not scored a point.

Of course, the Grizzlies' offense was not much better, and they also did not score for nearly 4 minutes, which is why the scene was so quiet, although the defense can help the team win, but the two teams played the defense to make the fans at the scene look drowsy.

"Huh!" Zach Randolph finally broke the deadlock on the court with a mid-range shot, however, this mid-range shot also rewrote the score to 81-74, and the Kings trailed by seven points.

Running to the half, Li Tian glanced at Evans, who was dribbling and advancing in the distance, and then began to look at the defense of the half, looking for an opportunity to run and catch the ball.

Tonight, including Li Tian, the Kings finally experienced the defensive strength of the league's top defensive teams, the original new tactics were not very good Kings, the connection between the players was completely disrupted by the Grizzlies' defense, and the offense basically relied on individual ability.

In the middle of the period, the Kings tried to increase the tempo to disrupt the Grizzlies' defense as they did in the previous game, but it had no effect, first, the Kings themselves were not fully familiar with this style of play, and second, the Grizzlies' defensive intensity was also very high, and several impacts had no effect but made mistakes one after another.

With Conley's interference, it took Evans several seconds to get the ball across the halfcourt, and Li Tian finally started to run.

For this, Tony Allen was obviously prepared, Li Tiancai was stopped by him as soon as he started, and he kept using his body to do hand-to-hand combat against Li Tian.

Jason Thompson stepped forward to cover, Li Tian finally found space to run from Tony Allen's side, but Tony Allen's follow-up defense was just as fast, Li Tiancai just got to the three-point line to catch the ball, and Tony Allen was already posted.

Giving up the plan to attack directly with the ball, Li Tian gave Evans a look, then ran back into the three-point line.

Li Tian's reverse run was very sudden, and finally shook off half of Tony Allen's body, seizing the opportunity of this moment, Evans hit the ground and passed the ball to Li Tian's hands.

After receiving the ball, he rushed forward and saw that the Grizzlies player on the inside had already made up for the defense, and Tony Allen also quickly pasted up, Li Tian turned to the side and rushed a step.

and Tony Allen opened up space, and Li Tian made a decisive stop-and-go jump shot.

"Huh!" After hitting a two-point shot, Li Tian helped the team narrow the gap to 5 points again, and also scored his 16th point.

However, such a score did not help the Kings to victory. Under the Grizzlies' high-pressure defense, the Kings failed to play a scoring climax in the final minutes, which kept the team's five-point margin until the end of the game.

At 87:82, the game ended, and after a tough battle, the Kings lost to the Grizzlies at home, and 82 points were also their lowest points of the season.

Although the Kings lost, Li Tian's performance was also remarkable, and in the case of the team's offensive disadvantage, Li Tian was not able to cut the high score as in the previous game, but despite this, he still scored a team-high 18 points.

The shooting percentage has also decreased from the previous game, but it is still not bad, and in the whole game, Li Tian shot 7 of 15, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. In addition, the low shooting rate of both sides in this game generated a lot of rebounds, and Li Tian also scored 5 rebounds, while 1 block and 1 steal.

Li Tian's performance surprised some people who originally thought that his form would plummet after the previous game, after all, the defensive pressure on Li Tian in this game was no less than that of any player on the team, and it was not easy for him to score 18 points in 25 minutes of play.