After defeating the old Nets, the Pacers returned to their home court and faced the challenge of the Grizzlies.

During the offseason, the Grizzlies did not make any big moves, and their core lineup is still the same as last season.

Conley, Tony Allen, Prince, Randolph, and Marc Gasol are their starting lineup. The overall defensive strength of this lineup is still quite strong, but there is still a problem of insufficient offensive firepower.

Of course, this is also in line with the consistent characteristics of the Grizzlies.

Although our offense is average, we just need to defend you to score lower than us.

For example, last season, the Grizzlies averaged only 93.4 points per game, which was mediocre; but they were able to limit their opponents' average score to 89.3 points per game, which was their secret to winning.

They just limit the talented and offensive Pacers in front of them, and they also know that it will be difficult.

The Grizzlies' defense has indeed reduced the Pacers' overall offensive efficiency.

At the end of the game, the Pacers' score was fixed at 98 points.

It is extremely rare for the Pacers to score less than 100 points in a single game.

But at the same time, they only let the Grizzlies get 79 points!

Therefore, it was still a 19-point victory!

In the first and third quarters, the Pacers only let the Grizzlies get 16 points.

The score difference was also opened, and the advantage was maintained until the end.

The Pacers, who won 8 consecutive games, continued to play at home against the Bucks.

The Bucks have been silent for many years, either unable to break into the playoffs or in the first round of the playoffs.

Last year, they finally returned to the playoffs again, but they still played the role of cannon fodder that was swept away.

And their core players last season are no longer in the team.

The former "youngest rookie with 50+ points in a single game" has not seen any progress, as if his rookie season was already his peak.

And for four consecutive seasons, the highest average field goal percentage was only 41.8%.

In the four playoff games last season, he averaged 29.8% shooting, and only scored 13.3 points with 14.3 shots.

The team management has completely lost confidence in this inefficient short guard and sent him to the Pistons in the offseason.

Monta Ellis played with Jennings in the backcourt last season. He was slightly better than Jennings, but also an inefficient guard.

With Ellis also leaving the team, the Bucks officially overturned the reconstruction.

They selected the tall and thin man from Greece with a long name in the offseason.

Looking at the static physical talent alone, it is definitely top-level; and the Achilles tendon is also long, giving him explosive athletic ability.

But he is too thin, like a bamboo pole, as if he would fall down at a bump, and he can't adapt to the confrontation in the NBA at all.

And his skills are relatively rough, and shooting is also a weakness.

This is also the main reason why he was selected at the 15th pick despite his top physical talent.

Can this tall and thin guy become the core of the team in the future?

In fact, the Bucks management has no idea.

What they hope in their hearts is that this lottery ticket can be successfully scratched.

In this game tonight, the starting lineup of this "new" Bucks team is Waters, Middleton, Udoh, OJ Mayo, and Zha Zha.

Antetokounmpo did not get a chance to start.

This is also a plan of the Bucks management and head coach for Antetokounmpo. Before Antetokounmpo's muscles grow, they will not let him have too much playing time.

Antetokounmpo sat on the bench again and watched the team get beaten. He was really powerless.

He wanted to play to help the team, but he also knew that he was not qualified now.

Looking at He Feng and Paul George who were killing all over the court, his eyes were full of envy.

When can I control the game like them?

It seems that both of them are only two or three years older than me?

In two or three years, can I become a super star like them?

When he was finally called by the coach to play, He Feng and Paul George had already gone off the court to rest.

The game had been completely messed up.

It was very rare for ordinary rotation players to meet the absolute core players on the court.

After three quarters, the score difference had reached 20+.

The Pacers were aiming for a ninth consecutive win, and it was obvious that the Bucks did not have the ability to snipe them.

104:77, the Pacers easily defeated the Bucks, continuing their unbeaten record in the new season.

The Pacers twin stars easily scored 20+ again, and Hibbert got whatever he wanted in the paint and also scored 20+.

Antetokounmpo played for 14 minutes and scored 5 points, like a small transparent person.

The media went to interview He Feng and Paul George, but ignored the players of the Bucks, not to mention him as a rookie.

"OneI must make a name for myself in the NBA!"

The idea in Antetokounmpo's mind became more and more determined.

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