Chapter Ninety-Eight: No More Suspense
just waited for Li Ming to come over with the ball, wanting to use his experience to make him an offensive foul.
However, when Durin saw that there was an opponent's big center under the basket, he instinctively reduced the speed of the dribble, paused and then turned around and accelerated again, and the person walked to the basket, but the ball seemed to fly out.
After passing the ball, Li Ming had already come to the basket at this time, and Haywood had already finished it when he shouted that he was fooled.
In the next few rounds, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, and finally the score of the first half was fixed at 37-54, and the Grizzlies led by 17 points into the second half, while the Mavericks only scored 37 points in the half.
On the Grizzlies' side, Conley scored 13 points, Li Ming had 7 points, Gay had 7 points, and Randolph had 9 points and 11 rebounds, four of which were frontcourt rebounds. Zach Randolph's performance was eye-catching, with double-doubles in half-court rebounds.
Almost single-handedly, he overturned the calf's inner muscle group.
"It's going to be interesting to see this season for the Grizzlies, and their system is mature." Kenny Smith said, shaking his head.
9 points and 4 assists, which is the statistic that rookie Kenyan Dulin got in 6 minutes of playing time, and he did the task that Hollins gave him perfectly.
At half-time, Coach Carlisle was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines with a black face throughout the whole time.
Usually the sidelines reporter is the one who interviews the leading side, but because Carlisle has too much face, interviewing him is more gimmick than interviewing Hollins and can generate more traffic.
Besides, now that Hollins' team is almost twenty points ahead, there is almost no suspense in this game, and there are more opportunities to interview him after the game.
"Coach Carlisle, do you have any thoughts on tonight's game?" The reporter from the Memphis Sports newspaper asked cautiously.
"Views? What's the view? It's just a regular season, and the season is still long. The implication is that if you can't catch it back, forget it, and prepare for the next one.
"After the departure of Jason Terry and others, the team's firepower on the outside has plummeted, is this the main reason for the current passive situation? After all, Tyson Chandler on the inside and Jason Terry on the outside are both gone. "It seems that this guy has done his homework.
"Uh...... It's not something I can decide, I can't influence management's decision. "Okay, this Guo dumped!! Perfect, no problem!
Carlisle didn't say a few words before turning away, obviously he wasn't interested in such an interview, especially when the team was down by a big score, he was a coach with a lot of character.
In the halftime game, the home team played a raffle, one of which was called "Secrets and Surprises." "To put it simply, this season's package is hidden in some headbands or jersey packaging, and is randomly distributed by the mascot.
The idea was a gimmick that gave a spring breeze to the otherwise slightly dull Memphis ball market.
After a short break, the players entered the court, and the Mavericks' players didn't change their expressions much, but Nowitzki sat on the sidelines almost all the time in the third quarter and watched his teammates perform.
Carlisle almost came up and down a five-up, five-up, a bit of the Spurs' old Popovich flavor.
These substitute teammates worked the court, although they failed to narrow the gap, but they were everywhere in every offensive choice, every defensive position, and even the scramble for the floor ball.
There was even a situation where Jones broke the ball and played five by himself, and he forced the basketball into the basket and won the penalty, and the spirit of desperate Saburo filled everyone's body.
Lee was also picked up by Coach Hollins in the second half of the third quarter, and his score was fixed at 19 points, including four three-pointers, and he completed four steals, along with 11 assists, the second assist-double of his career.
Haywood also earned a lot of praise from the bench for a very long slam dunk in the basket, knowing that he was facing Zach Randolph's tough defense.
Coach Carlisle also applauded applauded applauded off the field, constantly motivating his disciples, and it was clear that he was not ready to take back this game.
Carman, who has a knee injury, also got some playing opportunities in this quarter, and Carlisle wanted him to slowly recover a little bit of intensity and adapt to the rhythm of the game early, and Carman hit two of the four shots in the limited time and made two free throws to score six points.
In the fourth quarter, Coach Hollins simply waved his hand, replacing Randolph, Conley, Guy and others, and also played five substitutes to play with the opponent.
Ironically, the fourth-quarter battle added a bit of excitement to a slightly dull game, with the benches desperately defending on the court to win the coach's favor, fighting for every ball.
Because the hole in front was too big, although he tried to catch up a little, he still lost the game without any suspense.
At the referee's whistle, the score was fixed at 84-97, and the Grizzlies, playing at home, won the game.
"Hey, good fight, buddy, come on!" After the game, Nowitzki graciously came over and hugged Li Ming.
Li Ming was speechless in shock, he originally wanted to say a few words of praise to the other party, but his wide mouth never jumped out of a word.
"Oh my God, Dirk, the league's most famous killer, the Dallas superstar." Li Ming felt that his body was fluttering......
{Ding!} Congratulations to the host for completing four three-pointers and three steals from the outside, and you have earned an additional 20,000 points that you can exchange for the same price in Merchandise City. }
{Meanwhile, your jump shot is 91% similar to Klay Thompson}
"Wow, that's not a proper top scorer now? Is there anything else that has changed? ”
{Please wait}
Li Ming: Height 191
Power 86
Shot 89
Breakthrough 91
Defense 91
Comprehensive Assessment: S-
Okay, now that you're in the S-class, let's work towards SS, Li Ming strode to the locker room, where there was a row of reporters blocking the aisle.
Guy was already being interviewed shirtless, and Randolph next to him tried to squeeze in, presumably too tired, and was in a hurry to take a shower.
At the press conference for a while, Coach Hollins named Conley and Randolph to participate, so Guy seized this difficult opportunity to say as much as possible to increase his exposure.
"Rudy, why do they always ask so much for your shot selection? What do you think is the problem? The reporters were also waiting for his answer. Li Ming took advantage of everyone's inattention, and immediately slipped into the locker room to change clothes and take a shower.
"Uh...... It's a serious topic, first of all, it's safe to say that I'm selfish or inconsistent in my shooting is the media and individuals with ulterior motives, and I have a good relationship with Coach Hollins, who agrees with my shooting ability and has a lot of confidence in me......"
The second half of the sentence should have been added by Guy himself, and the reporters flocked to disperse after getting the answers they wanted.