I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 206 Grizzlies' Super Sixth Man
"Watching Jamal attack is a real treat, but seeing him defend makes me want to kick his ass hard."

Not half a minute after the two of them laughed, they saw Marion score a three-pointer with his unique shooting posture under the almost non-existent defense of Ke 6.

Calipari sighed.

Thibodeau next to him also smiled wryly.

He was already working hard to build the team's defensive system, but without Li Ran, he couldn't play at all.

The players of the Grizzlies, whose defense is above the standard, can be counted on one hand.

Li Ran, Xiaojia, and Millsap who just came to the team.

If you have to count, Kwame Brown counts as half, the parallel champion bounces well, and has a skill in protecting the frame.

But he didn't have much playing time when he came, and he had to be ranked behind the black and white duo, Millsap and UAE. Moreover, he was a buttery player. . .

As for the rest of the players, you can all find them on the list of NBA players who can't defend.

Iverson, Curry, K6, and Randolph, who are limited by their size and can only use gambling steals, are all players with little presence on the defensive end.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies still have Li Ran.

Thinking of this, Thibodeau took another deep look at Li Ran.

Without Li Ran, the Grizzlies' roster looked good on paper this season, but they certainly wouldn't be able to match their current record.

He is the key player to lead the defense of the opponent, he is the one who wipes the ass of the teammate who misses the defense, and he is the one who rushes into the paint to grab the rebound.

Without Li Ran,

Can the Grizzlies rank third in the West now?

It would be nice to make it to the playoffs.

The two teams' benches were evenly matched, which meant the Mavericks were still behind.

Li Ran stood on the sidelines, ready to play at any time.

Get on the court, and then put the Mavericks in the last pile of soil.

"Lee, if Dirk plays, you should restrict him on the defensive end, give him more confrontation, don't let him shoot so comfortably, try to play Zach's misplacement on the offensive end, if the team's offense is not going well, you stand up, understand ?"

Calipari said loudly to Li Ran while scribbling on the tactical board.

Li Ran nodded, these jobs are what he is good at.

Millsap is not on the field, and Xiao Jia still needs to perform the task of protecting the frame and defending the opponent's core. This is Li Ran's task.

The Grizzlies played their strongest lineup, and the Mavericks were not to be outdone.

Kidd, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki, Dampier.

But what Calipari didn't expect was that Randolph's effect when he misplaced Marion was very mediocre.

Or rather, it's not a misplacement at all.

In terms of strength, height, and wingspan, Marion is not inferior. Although the lateral movement speed has declined, it is based on the fact that Marion is an outside player. There are still some orthodox insiders like Randolph. certain advantages.

Although Curry and Iverson can output stably on the outside, Kidd and Terry are also not at a disadvantage.

After playing for a few minutes, Li Ran realized that the outcome of this match still depends on himself.

He pressed Nowitzki tightly, and put his hand against his lower back where the referee could not see.

The King of Germany didn't expect that this Eastern kid would be so sophisticated on the defensive end. He took a few steps forward, turned around and shot independently, but because of Li Ran's top defense, the rhythm of his shots was a bit awkward compared to usual.

When Nowitzki made a shot, Li Ran's hand was obediently placed where he should be. The standard defensive posture made it impossible for the referee to pick out any faults.

There is no doubt that the ball hit the iron. Li Ran turned around and rushed inside, received the rebound, and then passed it to Curry.

Curry counterattacked, and ten people from both teams frantically ran towards the Grizzlies' half.

This chaotic situation is undoubtedly the stage for Curry, Iverson and Li Ran to perform.

Curry passed the answer to the wing, and the answer rushed to the inside, attracting the defense of the two Mavericks players.

Then, without looking back, Iverson threw the ball into the air as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

Li Ran jumped high, took the ball in the air, and dunked it heavily into the basket.

A classic Grizzlies three-man fast break.

All three have the ability to finish, but Li Ran, who has the strongest impact and fastest speed, is usually used as the final finishing point the most times.

Dirk Nowitzki is no match for four hands. In terms of the team's overall offensive ability, the Mavericks are far inferior to the current Grizzlies.

Unless Nuo Tianwang can hit the sky-defying shooting percentage in the finals of the next generation, otherwise the team he leads will have nothing to do against the Grizzlies.

In this game, the Mavericks were able to entangle the Grizzlies for three full quarters, which is also the super performance of Nowitzki, who has now scored 24 points.

At the end of the three quarters, the Mavericks trailed by 12 points.

Li Ran scored 23 points and 9 rebounds.

This is already considered an excellent statistic for others, but it can only be regarded as quite satisfactory for the current Li Ran.

It is still counted at the end of the three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Li Ran knew that he would basically not play.

This season, the Grizzlies have never been overturned when leading by more than [-] points.

Although they lost to the Nuggets, the offense was really inferior to the Nuggets.

The other few losses were due to the team feeling bad, or being overwhelmed by the matchup, or other reasons of one kind or another.

Li Ran and Iverson are not on the court, and the backcourt combination is Curry, Ke 6 and Turkoglu.

As long as Ke 6 is on the court, he has a good scoring performance, which makes Calipari and Thibodeau selectively ignore his offensive performance on the defensive end.

You may not believe it, but when Ke Lu is on the court, he is the team's first offensive option. No matter Li Ran, Curry or Iverson, they all have to make way for him.

Of course, several of them will not play at the same time.

In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies' task is not to beat the Mavericks.

As long as they can hold on to the ten-point lead.

When it comes to playing giant planets, Ke Lu is really not afraid of anyone in this alliance.

In other words, he seemed to be born for this kind of giant planet.

After the quick shake of the outside line, Ke 6 pulled up in front of Terry without hesitation.

Terry reached out his hand, only to find that Ke Lu seemed to touch his hand intentionally.

After the shot, the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

And the ball fell straight into the basket under the eyes of everyone.

Three plus one!

In addition to being the best super sixth man in the league in this era, Ke 6 also has a very eye-catching label.

He is the best at playing three plus one!

Before Harden appeared, he held almost all four-point scoring records in the league.

Crawford is currently not only the one with the most four-pointers in NBA history, but also the player with the most four-pointers in a single season, as well as the most in a single game, half court, and single quarter!
The game time passed by every minute and every second, but the point difference between the two sides has been hovering around 10 points.

With 2 minutes left, Rick Carlisle finally conceded. He replaced all the players after a timeout and declared the game into garbage time.

(End of this chapter)