The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 309, Meeting of Wind and Cloud.

In the summer, Iverson came to Memphis, and the Grizzlies sold out tickets.

But apart from the attributes of the ticket vending machine, Iverson did not play a corresponding role, so he left last month.

After Iverson left, Conley was completely settled in the starting lineup.

Compared with the Grizzlies of last season, the Grizzlies this season are completely different. The most obvious thing is that the starting combination inside has become a black and white bear.

If it weren't for the Oklahoma City Thunder to break out halfway this season, the Memphis Grizzlies would almost be the biggest dark horse team in the Western Conference this season.

No one would have thought that they would improve so much this season, and they are not too far away from the Western Conference playoffs now.

At the Ford Center, the Grizzlies lined up Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay, OJ Mayo, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley as starters.

Their All-Star line of Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol made Li Senlin feel tight on the offensive end.

Zach Randolph is one of the toughest big men in the league, he's a very good body bumper, can use his power to push out space, it's hard when he's rushing into the paint Defending him, Randolph has excellent inside attack skills, with a strong back and a precise mid-range.

His arrival not only enriched the Grizzlies' inside offensive routines, but also injected a fierce blood into this group of young people. A grizzly started to have that bad boy gene in his bones.

Randolph is often controlled or summoned by the police because of violations of law and discipline. He has bought stolen guns, drunk driving, drug possession and so on. These off-site factors made his market in the free market not good. Now there is also an urgent need to quickly re-prove his All-Star level strength on the court.

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Regarding the Grizzlies' defense, although every player seems to have good defensive ability, the team's defensive skills they have shown this season are poor. They are not the iron-blooded army that everyone feared in Li Senlin's previous life. He averaged 104 points per game this season.

Because of the losing streak, the Grizzlies now have a record of 15 wins and 15 losses, and are slightly behind in the playoffs.

They urgently need to win today's game to get back on the track of competing for the playoff spot. Facing the remnant Thunder, the Grizzlies are not very afraid. The current ranking of the Thunder has inspired them to kill Thunder's desire.

Entrance ceremony is over.

In front of the visiting team's bench.

Grizzlies coach Lionel - Hollins once again stressed the tactical arrangements before the game.

"Rudy, you stick to Kevin Durant! Make it hard for him to catch the ball. If Mike, OJ, and Lee are on the outside, you two double-team. If he falls low, hand him over to Zach. , Lock these two points, they will not win tonight, understand?"

"OK!" All the bears replied in unison.

The voices of Rudy Gay and Mayo are particularly loud tonight. They are facing the top two attackers in the scoring list, which makes their blood boil.

This is the excitement of meeting opponents of the same level. In their eyes, they themselves are players of the same level as Durant and Li Senlin. Durant and Li Senlin have received media attention this season, which makes them quite Not convinced. .

ESPM: "The Thunder will encounter strong resistance, and the Grizzlies will not let them pass easily! The black and white bears on the inside will test the Thunder's inside."

Fox Sports: "Durant and Li Senlin will encounter crazy double-teaming and physical confrontation in this game. Let's see if other Thunder players can stand up."

The Thunder and the Grizzlies played against the Grizzlies 4 times last season, with 2 wins and 2 losses. Got the No. 2 pick and selected Harden.

This season, the two teams are considered to be the two fastest teams in the league, but one has made a lot of progress and the other has made a little bit less progress. The two teams have always been trying to compete secretly.

Needless to say.

Li Senlin knew that tonight must be a tough battle, and the current record of the Thunder and Grizzlies must not be used to measure the strength of the two teams.

Li Senlin is also very impressed with the Grizzlies. Last season, Rudy Gay, the leading star, shamelessly defended him, a rookie who had just signed a contract, which made him miserable with only three-point skills.

"This season is different."

Li Senlin looked at Rudy Gay with eyes full of desire for revenge.

Li Senlin, who rated C last season, was not afraid of Rudy Gay's A+. Now that Li Senlin is "expensive" as an A+ superstar, he is naturally even more fearless. He also wants to give Rudy Gay a profound education. Report the feeling of depressing defense last season.

"Hey, switch to the broadcast screen, and you can see that the shouts of the audience at the Ford Center are still very powerful! Then let's also take a look at the comments from netizens posted on the live broadcast to see if the Chinese fans who support the Thunder are strong enough..."

Moufan from Sina Live said in a relatively obscene voice.

Weibo is still in internal testing, and Moufan himself is using it, but netizens haven't used it yet, so he can only use some primitive methods to interact.

"We want to see Lin Xiaolu!"

"We want to see Lin Xiaolu!"

"We want to see Lin Xiaolu!"

See this column of columns below the post.

Moufan had no choice but to say: "I want to watch it too, I'll let the director find the shots later."

After Lin Xiaolu appeared on the sidelines in the last game and became a member of the star wives, he successfully attracted another wave of otaku fans with his photogenic good-looking face.

2 minutes to rectify.

The Thunder's starting lineup for this game is: Ibaka, Li Senlin, Durant, Sefolosha, Collison.

Coach Brooks's consistent and ever-changing formation has been thoroughly studied by all opponents, and the Thunder's starting lineup hardly changes.

"Beep"

With the referee tossing the ball into the air, the game officially begins.

"Snapped!"

Ibaka jumped and won the Ice Bear Jr. Gasol, who is not very good at jumping.

Ibaka passes the ball to Li Senlin
Li Senlin advanced steadily to the frontcourt.

At this time, the entire Ford Center was filled with huge noise, and the momentum of the Devil's home court had begun to take shape.

"The fans are extremely excited about this game. This is completely different from what I felt when I watched the Thunder home game last year. It seems that they are eager to see the team win this game to meet the other two cores. Comeback, look, Westbrook and Chandler started to stir up the audience at the beginning, haha!"

Moufan expressed emotion in the studio.

On the field.

Li Senlin felt the strength of the Grizzlies' defense as soon as he reached the three-point line. He was double-teamed by Conley and Mayo.

Li Senlin quickly sent the ball to Durant on the left.

Durant and Rudy Gay were having a muscle collision and barely received a pass from Li Senlin.

Collison and Ibaka quickly came up to provide an off-ball screen for Li Senlin.

Li Senlin started and wanted to use the cover to move.

But Li Senlin didn't avoid the attack and was trapped.

Durant saw that Li Senlin didn't run out of space, so he had to come by himself.

Thunder's attack method is very simple.

Give the ball to Durant or Li Senlin, and it doesn't matter whether others touch the ball or not.

After Durant made a large frontal change of direction on the left side, without shaking Rudy Gay, he blocked a talented three-pointer with great difficulty.

"frame!"

The first attack in the opening game was iron.

Li Senlin felt that something was wrong tonight.

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(End of this chapter)