Since Randolph came to Memphis two years ago, it has been like a realization, not only training hard, but also playing dutifully. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad Test This year, the Grizzlies were able to fight their way out of the wolf-and-tiger West, beating the Suns and other teams to become the eighth team to enter the playoffs, and Randolph contributed a lot.

In addition to Randolph, we have to mention another "black and white bear" proposed by the Grizzlies today - Marc Gasol. What started as a deal for his brother Pau Gasol to the Lakers has now become a representative of the league's new generation of defensive centers. It is worth mentioning that Zheng Ke's junior brother, who was born in the 07 draft, is much lower than Zheng Ke.

What gives Memphis fans the best hope is these two interior combinations that are not inferior to the Timberwolves in their eyes.

So one of the biggest things to watch in this game ESPN is whether the Grizzlies can completely suppress the inside line as they did in the regular season victory!

When Zheng Ke finally appeared on the stage, the scene gave the warmest cheers.

Under the spotlight, Zheng Ke smiled and waved to the fans around him. And his movements were accompanied by one after another "MVP, MVP" roars, and the atmosphere reached a peak.

"Humph! Sao Bao! Tony Allen said disdainfully, his eyes twitched, he couldn't get used to these so-called superstars being so handsome.

"Hehe, people have this strength, wait a while for you to defend, don't be blown up by him!" On the side is Sam Young, the small forward who started for the Grizzlies today. As a replacement for the injured Rudy Guy, Sam Young has an exceptional impact with great physicality.

The Grizzlies are a team of young people, and what do they say to each other, Sam Young is so demoralized by the enemy. The words that destroyed his own prestige were heard by Tony Aaron, and he was not annoyed. Instead, he gently pushed Sam Young and scolded, "Die." Ben is your defender. Damn, now I'm talking cool on the side. ”

"Alright. Don't make a fuss, it's time to play! ”

When the two were arguing, Grizzlies head coach Hollins gave one of them a foot and "kicked" the two guys onto the basketball court

On the field-

The starting five Tigers on both sides have already sorted out their equipment. Zheng Ke walked in the middle of the five, like a bandit leader, walked near the center circle, and then took the lead to walk to the wide-eyed grizzly bears, and took the lead in stretching out his arm to carry out the pre-game handshake ceremony, but it gave people a lot of pressure in their hearts.

Only then did the Grizzlies react and stretched out their arms.

After grinding for a while. The referee walked onto the field, and the three of them first exchanged opinions with the staff of the technical desk, and then got the match ball and checked it. They went to their respective places of work.

The referee walked up to the field and said loudly: "Hey, boys, the game is about to start, according to your position on the field, immediately go to the designated place and stand up!" ”

"Yes, sir!" The poor-mouthed little Jordan stood next to the referee and immediately gave a standard military salute.

Jordan Jr. is playing in the playoffs for the first time as a starter, and to be honest, there must be some hairiness in his heart. And Thibodeau made it clear before the game that this game is no better than the regular season, and if he does not perform well, he will change the substitute Pekovic or Anderson to the court as soon as possible.

That's why this guy's movements are a little uncontrollable, commonly known as "over-excited".

After he stepped into the center circle, Gasol Jr. of the Grizzlies also stepped up. Seeing this white-skinned guy with a big beard, Little Jordan glared at him viciously, expressing his own momentum. Little Gasol is not false at all, this guy is different from his brother, he is completely a hard stubble, elbows on the playing field, small movements, taking off his shoes to play ball or something.

The two went head-to-head, and so did the other Grizzlies players and their respective Timberwolves players, who had already started before they even started.

Zheng Ke looked at Tony Allen, who was half a head shorter than him, depressedly, and before the fight started, this guy had already stretched his hand to his waist and faintly pinched the flesh on his waist.

"Toot ~~"

The whistle sounded, and the basketball was thrown straight into the air.

"Drink!" Little Jordan shouted, the opening jump ball is his forte, knowing that Gasol is a famous floor stream in the league, he is even more confident, waiting for the basketball to fly to the highest air, he jumped up, like a spring on his leg, terrifyingly surpassed Gasol more than half an arm.

"Stand out!"

The Grizzlies' result was not a surprise, and their reaction was extremely swift, with Tony Allen's players returning to their own half of the court in an instant and then standing up in formation.

Billups tapped the basketball a few times, then expertly dribbled his crotch twice, exchanged his left hand, and advanced across the half court.

The Grizzlies were extremely tight defensively, and by the time Billups stepped one step beyond the three-point line, Conley was already on the three-point line, with his long arms outstretched and his defensive posture like a textbook.

Conley is also a rookie in '07, and since entering the league, he has been improving year by year, and is now an extremely good player in the league's No. 1 position. Offensively, Conley is stable on the outside, and his three-point shooting rate since entering the league is about 38 percent; In defense, Conley is good at stealing, fast, accurate, ruthless, and a general point guard, when encountering such a steal master, he will feel a little hairy.

But Billups is not an ordinary point guard, he is one of the most stable point guards in the league, and the Timberwolves don't need Billups to break through to tear out the hole, he directly calmly directs the Timberwolves players to run on the outside, and then in Conley's eyes, calmly passes to the left position.

There, it was Afflaro who came out to catch the ball, and then Afflaro received the ball and hoisted it to Zheng Ke in the low post on the left.

"Oh, low? Tony, how do you defend yourself? Zheng Ke grabbed the basketball, and then it didn't matter if Tony Allen could hear it or not, it started with a barrage of trash talk.

Thibodeau had been prepared for the Grizzlies' situation before the game.

One of them, if the Grizzlies come to defend Zheng Ke, then focus on Zheng Ke's axis low post tactics, and let Zheng Ke eat Tony Allen in the low post. After all, Zheng Ke has an advantage in strength, height, and weight of the two, and he uses low-level tactics to restrain them.

Therefore, after the Timberwolves players made eye gestures to each other, they opened up the space and handed the low post to Zheng Ke.

", react so fast!" Grizzlies head coach Hollins explodes.

Zheng Ke held the basketball in his right hand, leaned his back against Tony Allen, and felt pain in his waist. And Tony Allen's defensive posture is very clever, clinging to Zheng Ke, and his body is slightly tilted, at the critical point where the referee can blow for fouls and not for fouls. The linesman hesitated for a second, thinking that he had just started the game and would not blow it.

"Bang!"

Zheng Ke suddenly exerted force, and his strong back muscles rested on Tony Allen's chest. After the collision, Tony Allen snorted, leaning forward like a spring, unable to stop leaning back, and the landed feet were like being hit by a sledgehammer, and after a slight lift, he took a small step back.

Immediately, Tony Allen, who took a step back, wrapped around him unrelentingly, and he gritted his teeth as if it didn't hurt.

Although Zheng Ke didn't have long eyes in the back of his head, he felt that he hadn't been able to completely knock Tony Allen away at this time. But it didn't matter anymore, he used the small force of the rebound, his right foot as the axis, his left foot made a circle, and then leaned back lightly.

"Humph!" With a fierce glint in Tony Allen's eyes, he took a big step forward, and then stealthily put his foot on the spot where Zheng Ke landed - as an NBA player, there is still an estimate of this.

Although Zheng Ke looked at the basket, the corners of his eyes were always on Tony Allen's movements, and when he saw this kid kicking so hard, he didn't panic, but he was always distracted and concerned about the situation under his feet.

"Bang" The basketball bounced off, Zheng Ke's footsteps deviated slightly, dodging Tony Allen's black feet, and the landing posture looked a little weird.

"Nima!" Zheng Ke's face darkened, Tony Allen's guy was really dark enough. It's not the first time he's seen this kind of thing, but it's usually when people are beaten to the point that there is no way, and then someone will be annoyed and angry to do this, how can anyone come up and magnify the move?

Zheng Ke misses his first shot and the rebound is taken by Randolph.

Originally, seeing Zheng Ke make a shot, many Timberwolves fans thought that this goal was about to be scored, but they didn't expect Zheng Ke to come out of the frame, and they cheered, although it sounded again, it was much smaller.

Randolph handed the ball to Conley, who was outstretched to catch it, and the two ran forward together.

The Timberwolves' fast offense is fast, and the speed of retreat is also one of the few in the league, and when the Grizzlies came over, they had already set up a two-to-three defensive formation. Why two-three defense? Because the Grizzlies are the worst teams on the outside in the league, such a lineup can block breakthroughs and strengthen the Timberwolves' defensive connection inside and outside, so that Zheng Ke, who is the fastest in the defense, can support the interior at any time.

The Grizzlies also know that many teams in the league now play joint defense when they meet them, but who makes them three points bad?

This time, after the pick-and-roll, Conley gave it to Tony Allen, who didn't shoot and gave the ball to Sam Young in the bottom corner, who threw the ball away with both hands and handed it to Randolph in the key position.

Defending Randolph is Lefou, who is similar in height to him, and Lefou's strength is also excellent, and the next set is very stable. In the past few years since he entered the league, he has practiced a good kung fu of meat shield defense, but his defensive skills are very poor, so it gives people the feeling that his defense is very poor, but in fact, his one-on-one low-post defense is okay.

At least Randolph tried to turn around, but he couldn't get past Lefou.

After a few seconds of entanglement between the two, Randolph's shoulders suddenly sank, and after hitting Lefou, he took a big step out, and then raised his hand to hit a long-distance two-point shot with a slight back!