basketball god

Chapter 83

After the Hornets game, the Grizzlies got on the plane early the next day and headed to the Antonio Spurs for Christmas!

The game started at eight o'clock in the evening, but the Grizzlies were overwhelmed by the Spurs from the very beginning.

In this situation, Nelson has nothing to do, because in terms of lineup, the Spurs beat the Grizzlies.

First of all, the core concept of the two teams is team basketball, but the main offensive point is the iron triangle, the difference between the two teams is here.

The iron triangle of the Spurs, point guard: Tony Parker, shooting guard: Manu Ginobili, power forward: Tim Duncan.

Grizzlies iron triangle, point guard: Yang Zhan, shooting guard: Eddie Jones, center: Paul Gasol.

From this point alone, it can be seen that the current Grizzlies are the small Spurs. Unless Yang Zhan is on the hook, will he win the Spurs?Don't even think about it.

Throughout the game, Yang Zhan and Tony Parker have been in a state of mutual explosion, but Gasol was only 26.3% shot by Tim Duncan.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the final score was fixed at 86 to 82. The Grizzlies lost!

Although the game was lost, Yang Zhan and Gasol were impressively listed in the first round of All-Star voting.

Gasol was very happy about this, and bluntly said that he entered the All-Star and invited the whole team to eat, but Yang Zhan didn't have much reaction to this.

When Dayao was a rookie, he was able to grab the All-Star starter in the hands of O'Neal in his heyday.

Although such a thing, David Stern will not let it happen again, but to enter the All-Star, Yang Zhan thinks there is still a good chance.

After a day off, the Grizzlies once again ushered in two consecutive away. First of all, the first challenge was the New Jersey Nets.

The day before the game, Nelson still attached great importance to the game, and so far the Nets ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

In other words, this is a collision between the third in the East and West, but the Nets let the Grizzlies down at the beginning of the game.

The opponent's trident in this game, Richard Jefferson, was rested, so that the Nets were left with Kidd and Vince Carter.

Knowing this news, Nelson told the Grizzlies before going on the field to defend Vince Carter.

And Carter himself felt cold, coupled with the Grizzlies' key care, played 32 minutes, the game ended with 18 of 5 shots, and his shooting percentage was only 27.8%.

Carter was strangled to death, and Kidd didn't like to attack, so the Nets just pointed at the Trident to live, and other players couldn't stand up at all.

At the end of the game, the final score was fixed at 81 to 69.

In this game, Eddie Jones scored 17 points, 4 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block. He won the best of the game. This is a rare situation.

Usually, the outside world's focus on the Grizzlies is on Gasol and Yang Zhan, but Eddie Jones' perimeter defense ability is the strongest in the Grizzlies.

At the end of the game, the Grizzlies were playing New York back-to-back. What Yang Zhan didn't understand was that fatigue and complaints are inevitable in back-to-back games, but today he is extra energetic.

Eddie Jones, the most knowledgeable "veteran" of the team on the plane, said slowly: "Because the whole league likes to challenge New York away, it's easy to turn away from home and increase your popularity."

The game started on the second afternoon, and players from both sides appeared on the field. The Knicks starting point guard: Stephen Marbury, shooting guard: Quentin Richardson, small forward: Quintel Woods, power forward: Malik Rose, center: Eddie Curry.

Five minutes before the start of the game, Yang Zhan discovered that New York was really bad, and it deserved to be the last in the league.

Secondly, Yang Zhan discovered that Marbury's personal ability is still very strong, and he has the strength of an All-Star to shoot suddenly.

But Yang Zhan also discovered that his title of "Lone Wolf" is not for nothing. If you only look at his assist data, it is not appropriate to use the word "Lone Wolf" to describe him.

But his assist data is for the sake of assists. Usually the ball is basically in his hands, except that he has no chance, and the last few seconds are left to pass the blame to his teammates.

This made the New York team's offense impossible to connect at all. On the other hand, the Grizzlies played very reasonably. Gasol caught Eddie Curry and beat him up.

At the end of the game, the Grizzlies beat the Knicks 102 to 87!
It also let the Grizzlies also experience the feeling of turning against the guests and the fans turning their backs!
Among them, Yang Zhan understands why New York fans are very realistic and support whoever is strong!
This stems from their city, New York is the financial capital of the world, which means that these fans are not only fans, but also businessmen!
In this game, Marbury scored 25 points, 13 assists, and 1 rebound. For the first time, no one in New York scored in double figures!
Get good data, but lose the game, this is also one of the reasons for the title of "Lone Wolf".

In contrast, the Grizzlies Gasol scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 blocks.

Eddie Jones scored 20 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, and 1 steal.

Yang Zhan scored 21 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

The Iron Triangle is very average, and in the end the best player in the game was given to Pau Gasol, who is more comprehensive in statistics.

After the interview, the next morning the Grizzlies returned to Memphis with a 2-game winning streak!

(End of this chapter)