NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 110 Grizzly's Determination

The playoffs received more attention than the regular season. The matchup between the Suns and the Grizzlies did not attract the most attention, but it also attracted a lot of attention.

Facing many reporters, Grizzlies coach Fratello sighed: "To play against the Suns, you must first keep up with their speed..."

There is no doubt that the Grizzlies tried their best, but still failed to keep up.

Fratello struggled throughout the game whether he should use a small lineup to compete with the Suns. However, at this stage of the playoffs, no one can predict what will happen if the tactics and lineup are changed rashly.

He said, "I'm not sure if I can change to a new lineup when I enter the playoffs, maybe I should adjust to make the team play faster and better."

Grizzlies player Shane Battier talked to reporters about the difficulty of the team's game. He said: "When you press them on the court, they will break through you quickly. The only way you can fight them physically The only place is the basket, if we want to win the game, we have to do a good enough job in blocking and rebounding."

D'Antoni, who won the first game, faced reporters calmly and calmly. He has been trained this season, because the Suns have been performing very well.

He said: "If we don't get into foul trouble and don't have to worry about the depth of the bench, the game is not a problem for us. During the regular season, these two factors have troubled us. However, during the playoffs, this Two is much less of a problem. Of course, the Grizzlies have a solid bench, and they have a lot of good players."

Russell is undoubtedly also the darling of reporters. He talked with reporters about his feelings in the first playoff game.

"I've said it a long time ago, the playoffs will not be different from the regular season."

"Perhaps, the difference is that we pay more attention, we will not make some low-level mistakes, and naturally we will not lose games that should not be lost."

"Even if they change the lineup, we won't have any worries because we are stronger."

The interview was very Russell-style, and the reporters liked it very much. The focus of the first round of the playoffs was the popular All-Star players like Russell. The more aggressive Russell spoke, the more they could create topics.

Russell is not worried about anything, because he is not a player who can be influenced by speech.

The Suns have many young people, and they need stronger confidence, so Russell chose to be high-profile.

The second game between the two sides is still in Phoenix, and there are two days of adjustment time.

For the young Suns, this is a very good schedule.

Sufficient rest time and the atmosphere at home can allow them to smoothly integrate into the intensity of the playoffs.

Among other things, under the confrontation in the playoffs, young players are definitely not so good at distributing physical strength, so a good start is very important.

"Russell is still domineering as always, aren't you afraid of being targeted?"

"What is he afraid of? He is only active on the outside. Let him try inside."

"Amare, are you intimidated?"

"Hehe, what a joke, just the grizzlies... combined are not enough for me to fight."

Training during the playoffs was a lot easier. Everyone was full of energy and in a good mood.

The second game is coming soon, and the fans of the Suns are also very excited.

"We can definitely sweep the Grizzlies, we are much stronger than them."

"I just love watching Russell play, he is always in control and leads the team to victory."

"I hope Stoudemire is better, I like watching him dunk, very passionate."

Countless fans came to support, and many fans who did not buy tickets also came to the square next to the stadium.

Inside the stadium, the two teams are already warming up, and the game will start soon.

Both teams have the original lineup, and the Grizzlies did not choose to go slanted.

Their change is to pay more attention to defense and rhythm, and no longer follow the sun to play fast.

As for what the opponent's head coach said to the reporter, it wasn't necessarily a smoke bomb. Maybe they determined after studying the video carefully in the past two days that running with the sun would be dead.

In addition to focusing on defense, the Grizzlies are not so team-oriented on the offensive end.

Personal offense, Williams and Gasol pick and roll, and then the two directly attack.

The other points pay more attention to defense, and basically don't shoot much except for open spaces.

It is indeed a good choice to slow down the pace and let the stars solve the problem.

In particular, Russell's only obvious weakness now is that his defense is not strong enough. The Grizzlies also succeeded in letting White Chocolate hit him at the beginning.

However, on the Suns side, Joe Johnson played more comfortably against Mike Miller. Now Miller is still at his peak, but his footwork is already relatively slow, and he can't defend against Joe singles.

Grizzlies coach Fratello is also more entangled. He values ​​​​Miller's scoring ability, but if the defensive end lets the Suns do whatever they want, the harm may be even greater.

After seeing that Miller had no chance on the offensive end, Fratello also made a choice.

He chose to replace Miller, and distributed Miller's playing time to Deng Tai-Jones and Posey to strengthen the team's defense.

This trick has achieved results. In the case of changing the defender, Joe Johnson's efficiency dropped, and the Grizzlies fought back and forth with the Suns in the first quarter.

Russell admitted that this has something to do with his not good enough defense.

But that's not all. Williams got off to a great start.

His defense is not good enough, but it is not bad, especially after many simulated battles against opponents, his defense is still remarkable, but the opponent also made shots against the defense.

The Grizzlies still restricted Stoudemire well at the beginning, but as their inside fouls increased, the situation got out of control.

With Joe Johnson drawing some defensive attention, Stoudemire played better and better.

The Grizzlies' insiders are not the type that can restrain Stoudemire. There are many reasons for Stoudemire's poor performance in the first game. Obviously, it is impossible for an All-Star player like him to perform poorly every game.

So the Grizzlies just blocked the hole on the outside line, and found that the inside line was lost.

After dragging Stoudemire by various methods such as fouls, they found that Marion had killed him again.

The Suns' three strengths were in full bloom, and the Grizzlies' defense finally couldn't hold on.

But they still dare not follow the Suns to speed up. Without Russell, they may make mistakes if they speed up. In addition, their offense can't match the Suns no matter how hard they fight.

Fortunately, their substitutes are still stable, but the young Suns have ups and downs.

Although they fell behind, they were not killed by the Suns.

Persistence and tenacity are the characteristics of the Grizzlies. This time they entered the halftime with a score behind and were not confused. They wanted to play their own characteristics and compete with the Suns in a positional battle.

In the first quarter, they played well, which means they still have a chance.

(End of this chapter)