Defending champion

Chapter 329 Without Paul's Hornets, is it really not possible?superior

Chapter 117 Without Paul's Hornets, is it really not possible?superior

In order to create NBA highlights, some local media in the United States wrote various headlines to discredit the Hornets. The only purpose they did was to attract the attention of fans.

After the Hornets played against the Dallas Mavericks.After the Hornets rested for a day in Dallas, they immediately went to Memphis to visit the Memphis Grizzlies after a day of rest.

Memphis can also be regarded as the limelight in the past two years is also very strong, and, most importantly, Memphis' recent games can be said to be excellent.

Memphis is currently in the midst of a winning streak. This season's home win rate has reached 80%, and all home games score 100 points.

In the past three games, Pau Gasol averaged 3 points and 24.7 rebounds per game, truly becoming the backbone of Memphis' inside line.After the end of this month, the Grizzlies will win more than 11.3% of the 16th consecutive month, which is the best record in team history.

"Our players are very competitive now. In close games, we can always win. We have a lot of players who can handle key goals. They also have a lot of good strategies in the locker room. This is our advantage." Memphis The Grizzlies coach said before the Hornets game.It seems that the 4-game winning streak has given the Memphis Grizzlies coach a lot of confidence.As he said, the Grizzlies have won all 8 games with tight scores this season, and it is especially rare that many people have made key shots to overtake or seal the victory.

In the home game against the New Orleans Hornets, the Grizzlies' soldiers seemed to be full of confidence.

"The Hornets are Chris Paul's team. Without Paul, the Hornets are undoubtedly in disarray. Moreover, they are still fighting on our home court. We will win this battle." Jack Chakkalidi, the main center of the Memphis Grizzlies Stanley started talking big before the game even started.

Not only him, but the other main basketball players of the Grizzlies lacked due attention to the Hornets that lacked Paul.

"Byron Scott's tactical system revolves around defenders, and it is very difficult for Byron Scott to win with this lineup without defenders." Even if Paul Gasol didn't say it clearly, The Hornets will lose this game, but the meaning of winning today is very obvious in his words.

For the rhetoric that the Grizzlies released before the game, Jack just laughed it off.Jack has believed since he was a child that there are no absolutes in this world.What's more, it's even more like this on the basketball court and in an unpredictable place.

For the provocation of the Grizzlies, Jack chose to be silent this time.Silence is the best response.Jack has learned this lesson from so many games.

At 7 o'clock in the evening local time in the United States, the Hornets' away game against the Memphis Grizzlies started on time.

This time it was Chandler of the Hornets and Jack Chakalidis of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Jack Chakalidis was born in Georgia, grew up in Greece and holds dual citizenship.Before playing in the NBA, Chakalidis played for AEK Athens in the Greek League (1996-2000).In the 2000 draft, he was selected by the Suns with the 25th pick in the first round. On September 2003, 9, Chakalidis and Outlaw were "packaged" by the Suns and traded from the Grizzlies for Brian Knight, Ochibald and Tribanski.

Jack Chakalidis is not only able to say so simple, he is still expected.

On a jump ball with Chandler, Jack Chakalidis beats Chandler and pulls the ball into the hands of Grizzlies point guard Damon Stoudemire.

达蒙.斯塔德迈尔又被称为是“小飞鼠”出生在美国俄勒冈州波特兰（Portland, Oregon）、身高：1.78米/5英尺10英寸、体重：78公斤/171磅、毕业院校：美国亚利桑那大学。

In 1995, he was selected by the Toronto Raptors at No. 7 in the first round. He has played for the Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, and San Antonio Spurs.

Flying Squirrel averaged 12.3 points, 5.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

The little flying mouse dribbled the ball to the front court at high speed, and immediately handed the ball to the hands of Pau Gasol, who had already been locked in the paint.Gasol was born in Catalonia, Spain, and started playing basketball at the age of 7.

Pau Gasol has just entered the league of the NBA. Although he is not well-known, he is well-known in the European arena. In the 2006 World Men's Basketball Championship, under the leadership of Pau Gasol, Spain eliminated many strong teams such as Serbia and Montenegro, Lithuania, Argentina and Greece, and won the first championship in the history of the Spanish men's basketball team.Even Gasol, who was injured and missed the last game, also received the most important honor of his career, the first World Championship MVP.

Gasol was a rookie in 2001. In the 2001 summer draft, Gasol was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the first round. However, on July 7, Gasol was exchanged to another bad team— —The Memphis Grizzlies who just moved back from Vancouver to Memphis, USA.

At this time, Gasol had to make a break with his home team, Barcelona, ​​who was unwilling to let him go. In order to set foot on the NBA arena of his dreams, Gasol paid $165 million in damages for breaking the contract out of his own pocket. Sol started his NBA career in the bleak city of Memphis.
Gasol in the Grizzlies In the first season of joining the Grizzlies, Gasol quickly grew into the leader of the team. He has the soft touch of a European player, but at the same time he is stronger than any European player. He prefers to fight hand-to-hand with opponents at the basket. Relying on his flexible feet and excellent basketball IQ, he quickly made people's eyes shift from Stockjavic, Kukoc, Nowitzki and others to him. In his rookie season, he averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 51.8%. These data even surpassed Yao Ming at the time.

In the 2003-04 season, Gasol's career ushered in its first spring.It took eight years for this team to achieve more than 150 victories. With Gasol's rapid maturity, he also unexpectedly showed unprecedented vitality and aggressiveness. The highest single-season 1995 wins since then, and entered the playoffs for the first time as the sixth in the Western Conference, becoming a terrifying team in the Western Conference.

(End of this chapter)