I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 220 Relief
During the intermission, Li Ran and Calipari had a detailed discussion about Anthony's style of play.

He believes that the key to whether this game can "upset" the Nuggets at home lies in how to target Anthony.

"You mean, you can put more Anthony in the paint?"

Calipari was puzzled by Li Ran's unconventional proposal.

"Yes, Melo actually doesn't have a high shooting percentage inside." Li Ran nodded and said with certainty.

"Okay, then you can defend him according to your own ideas." Calipari nodded after a little thought.

Anyway, Anthony was defended by Li Ran.

In the third quarter, Li Ran continued to appear on the stage. With him were Iverson and Teg Crew, and inside were Yi Jianlian and Mishen.

The UAE has not played much playing time this season, even less than last season.

But he was also happy with it, because he knew clearly that as long as he stayed by Li Ran's side, he would definitely have a chance to play and improve.

On the other hand, George Karl let Anthony lead the second unit.

This arrangement fell right into Li Ran's arms.

Anthony felt that Li Ran was a little weird when he was facing each other in the third quarter.

The biggest change is that when he faced Li Ran, his breakthrough seemed much easier.

In this case, Melon of course chose to take advantage of his illness to kill him.

After half a quarter, Anthony frequently came to the inside to score points.

But when he was replaced, Anthony, who only had time to care about the score, suddenly found that his team was already five points behind?
George Karl watched Anthony walk off the field with a puzzled expression, shook his head secretly, and didn't say much.

Anthony's style of play has always been like this, even if he pointed it out, how could he make changes in just one game?
After Anthony went off the court, the Nuggets, who had bloomed more points, launched a tidal counterattack towards the Grizzlies.

But with the hard work of Li Ran and Curry, the Grizzlies still maintained this slight advantage.

In the fourth quarter, Li Ran, who played all the first three quarters, was replaced by Calipari.

The Grizzlies lineup has become a standard double gun.

Curry, Iverson, Turkoglu, Randolph and Jia.

Li Ran thinks that the Grizzlies lineup is also good. Although he is missing, Turkoglu's organizational skills can make the team run more smoothly.

As for the offense, it was the same sentence, this was the least of Li Ran's worries.

Whether it is Curry, Iverson or Randolph, they have not fully exerted their full strength under Li Ran's suppression.

He went off the court, but the ball scored better.

Curry's state today is frighteningly fiery. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he fired shots from the outside again and again, extending the lead to more than [-] points!
The Nuggets are not even [-] points behind this season, and they rarely even fall behind!

Seeing that the team was at a disadvantage, George Karl didn't seem very anxious.

He even felt that it was actually a good choice for the team to break the winning streak today.

This record-breaking winning streak is not only stressful for the Nuggets players, but also for him.

As the winning streak progresses, the strings in the players' hearts will become tighter and tighter, and a series of problems such as injuries will follow.

Fortunately, he doesn't know the 73-win total runner-up stalk now, otherwise he would definitely think that the current state of the team is very similar to the Warriors at that time.

However, thinking about it, the adjustments that should be made still need to be done.

Four minutes later, George Karl replaced Anthony.

At the same time, Calipari also replaced Li Ran.

The two sides dispatched troops and generals, ready to start the decisive battle at the last moment.

However, the morale of the Grizzlies is obviously much stronger than that of the Nuggets.

The season's most high-profile superteam, the Denver Nuggets, is on the verge of their first loss since the start of the season, and it will be theirs.

Without any mobilization from Calipari or Li Ran, the Grizzlies charged towards the Nuggets howling like wolf cubs.

When Curry is accurate like the peak Ray Allen, and Iverson is also playing like a smaller Gary Payton on the defensive end, there is no suspense about the final result of this game.

When Li Ran and Curry stood on the field and received the cheers and worship from the fans, Anthony just smiled freely, waved to Li Ran, and walked towards the player tunnel.

He scored 38 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, but his shooting percentage was a bit low, just over [-]%.

There seemed to be no problem, but Li Ran knew that it was Gua Ge's active performance in the paint that was the key reason for the Nuggets' defeat.

Although he lost, Anthony now feels relieved.

It feels good to ditch the streak and start over.

Curry broke his career scoring record in this game. He made 24 of 13 shots, 14 of 9 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, 37 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. His efficiency is amazing.

李然不声不响的拿到28分16篮板2助攻5盖帽4抢断的数据，是库里能安心砍分的最稳定后盾。

In other words, if it weren't for Li Ran's key defensive performance in this game and his excellent defensive strategy against Anthony, the Grizzlies would have no way to end the Nuggets' record with a big victory.

Unfortunately, the Nuggets returned to Denver immediately after the game, and Li Ran had no chance to invite his old teammates with Ah Lian.

"There will be a chance."

Billups bared his teeth, stood at the bus door, and waved to Li Ran.

Two days later, the Grizzlies handily beat Curry's supposed team at home, the Golden State Warriors.

In this game, Jennings, who was chosen by the Warriors to replace Curry, was taught a good lesson by Li Ran.

他全场打了38分钟，16投3中，只砍下可怜的7分2篮板3助攻，成绩单是个大大的不及格。

The biggest contributor to the Grizzlies' victory in this game is not the trio on the outside, nor is it the super sixth man Crawford.

Randolph, who has been tepid since joining the team, turned into a beast inside in this game, and overthrew the Warriors by himself.

他21投14中，罚球5中5，效率奇高的砍下全队也是全场最高的33分18篮板4助攻。

Li Ran was rarely surpassed by his teammates in rebounding.

Moreover, his rare rebounds in this game did not reach 10.
Randolph had 18 rebounds, and Xiaojia's rebounds were also in double figures. His teammates were so good, Li Ran could only choose soy sauce. . .

After this game, the Grizzlies will have a holiday.

Christmas is coming.

The Grizzlies still haven't been scheduled for the Christmas game this season. After all, before Li Ran chose the Grizzlies, the schedule for this season had already been arranged.

At that time, who knew who the Grizzlies were?
Just an average team of young guys struggling to make the playoffs.

This Christmas, Taylor was extremely busy and had no time to accompany him at all, and Li Ran became a loner again.

Seeing Curry cheerfully taking his girlfriend home to spend Christmas with his father and brother, Li Ran scratched his head, bought a ticket to Chicago, got on the plane and went straight to Rose's house.

(End of this chapter)