Super Role Player

The Grizzlies still couldn't stop the Spurs' offense, so Lionel Hollins shouted from the sidelines: "Defense! Pay attention to your defense! Don't give chances lightly!"

At this time, Lionel Hollins is the most anxious, because the Grizzlies' housekeeping skill is defense. As a result, the defense is not effective at all, which makes Hollins anxious.

Outside the three-point line, Jerry Bayless took possession of the ball. He gestured towards Hollins to signal Hollins not to worry. He would use a goal to get the score back.

Unlike the Spurs' quick break, the Grizzlies quickly dropped the rhythm.

The tempo dropped, Marc Gasol went around again from the inside line, and the task of protecting the rebounds from the inside line was handed over to Ed Davis. After going around the outside line, Marc Gasol took the basketball directly, and Gasol took the ball. When you were about to vote, Aron Baynes posted it directly.

After a season of experience with the Spurs, Aaron Baynes's progress can also be seen. He fulfilled the role of a meat shield very well and stuck Marc Gasol on the defensive end.

Aaron Baynes's defense is very good, Marc Gasol had to choose to take the ball with his back, and then wait for the opportunity to attack.

Anxi defended Quincy Pondset. This small forward with a certain three-point firepower quickly came out from the corner, trying to throw away Anxi to catch the jumper, but Anxi followed closely, and the two were at the top of the arc. Make a circle.

Suddenly Quincy Pondset ran backwards, and Anxi almost couldn't stop the car. When she turned back to chase, she was actually a step slower.

Quincy Ponderset immediately raised his hand and asked for the ball. He made another circle from the top of the arc...

When Anxi also chased to the top of the arc, Marc Gasol suddenly passed the ball. Anxi, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, noticed this and flew!

"Anxi! The pass is destroyed!"

Anxi couldn't directly grab the basketball. After all, this flying shot was a bit anxious. Basically, it was a decision made in a blink of an eye. It was already very good to be able to destroy the pass.

The basketball flew out, and did not follow the original trajectory to Quincy Pondset, but flew toward the inside.

Boris Dior, who was inside, turned directly into a flexible fat man, rushed over to grab the basketball directly, and then dialed it to Anxi.

Anxi won the basketball, so naturally he would not miss this good opportunity. He turned around and rushed towards the frontcourt, switching offense and defense instantly.

With a bang, An Xi rushed to the frontcourt, directly dunked and scored 2 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Lionel Hollins found that the team's defense was not good, and the offense was not good. He once again shouted from the sidelines: "Use our advantages and reasonably use our advantages!"

Take advantage? What are the advantages of the Grizzlies? Vicki held his chin to the side and remembered.

The Grizzlies’ advantage is nothing more than their inside advantage. Marc Gasol is one of the few All-Star centers in the league, and Zach Randolph is also one of the few offensive All-Star power forwards in the league. Dorf did not play, but Ed Davis is also a very good defensive inside, especially in physical fitness.

Vicki can only guess here for the time being, but soon, the Grizzlies' offense let Vicki know what the Grizzlies' advantage is.

Two strong insiders are obviously a good advantage in pick-and-roll offense, so after being beaten by the Spurs, the Grizzlies played a high-position pick-and-roll.

Ed Davis and Marc Gasol made a double pick-and-roll for Jerry Bayless. Through the double pick-and-roll Jerry Bayless made a jump shot and scored 2 points, breaking the Grizzlies’ scoring drought at the beginning of the second quarter. .

Vicki still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, but after the Spurs missed a goal, he also stood up and made a gesture. Anxi saw this gesture, and he knew it was a gesture to change the defensive strategy.

The Spurs' defense has always been man-to-man defense. Relying on the single defense ability of perimeter players and Duncan's ability to protect the basket, the Spurs' defense is pretty good. But now that the Grizzlies are playing their pick-and-roll offense, then Vitch has chosen to change his defensive strategy, turning man-to-man into zone defense.

The NBA does not allow zone defenses, but this is not difficult for the coaches. All kinds of zone defense tactics circumvent the league's regulations.

The Spurs' zone defense is actually to keep the inside line at the basket and allow other players to play defense in rotation. By constantly defensively shifting positions, the defensive end will not miss out because of the opponent's breakthrough.

The Grizzlies are still pick-and-roll offenses, but the Spurs continue to rotate defenses, and constantly replenish defenses, making the Grizzlies' pick-and-roll offense a lot weaker, not as strong at the beginning.

But Lionel Hollins didn't want to rely on the pick-and-roll offense to kill the Quartet. He just wanted the Spurs to devote more energy to the defensive end and at the same time make the Grizzlies' offense more successful.

Hollins' adjustments in the second quarter were quite effective, but after two quarters, the Spurs still widened the point difference to 10 points.

The second half of the game began again, and the two sides replaced their strongest lineups, ready to make a decisive victory in the final 24 minutes of the game.

After playing two consecutive quarters, Marc Gasol was also a little tired, but as the Grizzlies' most important inside offensive and defensive core, in order to fight for this victory, Marc Gasol continued to play in the third quarter.

However, the Spurs' main players who had rested for a whole quarter did not give the Grizzlies the slightest chance. The third quarter played a wave of offensive climaxes-just like that, after three quarters, the point difference became 20 points.

Lionel Hollins sighed ~www.ltnovel.com~ for another 2 minutes in the fourth quarter, watched the point difference widen to 25 points, and a timeout replaced all the main players.

"The Grizzlies are 25 points behind. Lionel Hollins chose to replace all the main players. The Grizzlies chose to abandon this game."

"Such a decision is extremely correct. This game is only the first game of the series. They don't need to spend too much energy on a losing game. Give up this game and let the main players have a good rest. Now, look for the reason for the loss and strive to come back in the next game. This is what Lionel Hollins should do."

The Grizzlies’ loss was a foregone conclusion. The remaining 10 minutes of the game was completely garbage time. McGrady took Corey Joseph and Matt Bonner to finish the last ten minutes. The Spurs finally defeated the Grizzlies 93:78. In 10 minutes, the Grizzlies recovered a 10-point gap.

But it's useless. The Grizzlies still lose. This loss makes the Spurs and Grizzlies this round of the series seem a bit out of suspense.

NBA practitioners frowned, this is not a good phenomenon... (To be continued.)