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Chapter 1479 Iron-Blooded Memphis (Part [-])
In order to enter the state of preparation for the playoffs faster, the Grizzlies came to Los Angeles three days in advance.

The team is preparing for the game at UCLA's practice facility.

"There is no doubt that the Clippers are a team capable of competing for the championship, with excellent offense and defense~ Coach Blue also has a good adaptability, an excellent team~!"

The interviewed Grizzlies coach Hollins also praised their playoff opponents.

If you are praised, of course you have to "return the praise" in a more violent way.

"How would you rate the Grizzlies~?!"

Lan Shengli, who was also interviewed here, was asked a similar question.

"The Grizzlies are definitely an admirable team. In today's era where offense is prevalent and outside players are dominant, the Grizzlies still maintain the ancient basketball style, insist on the characteristics of playing inside, and can Making the playoffs year after year in a competitive Western Conference, they've proven themselves for old-school basketball."

Lan Shengli agreed.

"The persistence of the Grizzlies deserves everyone's respect. Although some people think that their games are not enough to watch and their offense is weak at critical moments, in my opinion, if you underestimate them because of this, it is very likely that you will be criticized. Slap it down with one palm~ Bear's paw is no joke~"

Lan Shengli said today.

For the opponent's praise, perhaps he also wants to remind his own players that they must be more focused.

"But we should still focus more on ourselves. We have home court advantage, which is very important in the series~"

Lan Shengli continued to respond.

Three days of preparation time, not only to prepare for the first game of this series, but also the next second game, third game, fourth game, and possibly more games~.

"Hollins is a relatively conservative head coach. The Grizzlies' number of starting changes this season is ranked last in the league. Traditionally, referring to the Grizzlies’ rotation structure in the playoffs, they can rotate at most eight people, and there will be no more. Therefore, I suggest that we increase the rotation frequency as much as possible to consume the opponent’s main force as much as possible. The physical fitness of the players~”

Here the Clippers coaching staff opened a "closed-door meeting" to discuss some final tactical details.

Assistant coach Taylor looked at some of the data he had summarized and said.

Lan Shengli listened and nodded.

"What's more, many of the defensive moves of the Grizzlies are very aggressive, and they are all provocative. We must urge our players to exercise restraint and calmness, and not to have unnecessary disputes with the opponent~ What's more, we It is also very important to give the referee enough reminders during the game~!"

Harper followed suit.

Among the entire coaching staff, Harper has the most experience in the playoffs.

When "Zen Master" was the head coach of the Bulls, Harper also learned a lot as a player.

"I agree with what you two said, and I have written them down, but I think we should pay more attention to ourselves~ and think about our own situation~"

Lan Shengli began to speak.

"For example, at a critical moment in the game, we usually use Landry or Brewer to replace DeAndre, but in the case of playing against the Grizzlies, when the opponent sends out the inside twin towers at the final decisive moment. , What should we do~?!, this is a problem~!!, and it is a question that needs to be thought about~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"If DeAndre is not used, whether Landry can withstand Griffin is a problem, and the protection of rebounds is also a problem, but if it is used, what should we do if the opponent uses the "shark hacking tactic"~?! , This is all we need to think about~ Of course, Kaman is a suitable candidate for the decisive moment, but after all, the intensity of the playoffs is too great, and if they want to go further, these veterans need to be more physically fit Reasonable and even distribution~”

Lan Shengli continued to explain his concerns.

"In any case, we need to ensure the height of the inside line, even if we risk being "killed by the shark", we must do so~"

"Yes, I agree~, and DeAndre's free throws don't seem to be so bad~"

Harper and Taylor continued to analyze.

It seems that for the Grizzlies, the Clippers coaching staff seems to be very cautious and important.

The three days of preparations were spent in such a tense and plentiful rhythm.

The first game of the series between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies is about to start.

There is no change in the starting lineups of the two sides and the regular season.

Billups, Harden, George, Love and Jordan are an absolutely unshakable five-man team.

On the Grizzlies' side, Conley, Tony Allen, "Little Prince" Prince, Griffin and Gasol Jr.'s starters are also solid.

During the warm-up period, Billups was still chatting happily with former Pistons teammate Prince, but after the game started, no one knew anyone.

After all, these two veterans both want to try to taste the championship again in the last years of their careers.

So after the start of the game, Billups first cut off Prince's horizontal dribble breakthrough, and soon Prince made a flying block, making Billups' long-range three-pointer directly "three non-stick". Finish.

Although Billups complained that there was a thug, the referee ignored it.

"The defensive toughness of the Grizzlies is stronger than I imagined~ Maybe even if they are shooting in the middle circle, they will spare no effort to fly directly to the past~"

Lan Shengli looked at the scoreboard that had not moved for a long time, and sighed.

"This kind of defensive strength is indeed great, but can they really hold it~?!"

Lan Shengli was also secretly puzzled.

"Dum~!!"

The game soon came to its first official timeout.

The first quarter played more than 5 minutes, 10:9, the Clippers led by one point.

It can only be said that both sides put more emphasis on defense.

This kind of game rhythm is indeed what the Grizzlies want.

But the Clippers don't want to play that way.

"Play more pick-and-rolls and reduce singles. We have too many singles now, and the efficiency is too low. I support singles, but we must seize the opportunity of dislocation to play~ DeAndre, you come to the high position to cover, happy Foo goes to the bottom corner to open up space, the opponent will definitely switch defenses after the pick-and-roll, Mark is replaced, Harden gets the ball, and then singles, or George and Billups do a bottom-line double-slip tactic, the outside screen must be in place, and shoot when you have the opportunity , if you are stuck in the opponent's rebound position, don't rush back to the defense,,,, "

Playoffs, here we go again!
(End of this chapter)