Legendary basketball manager

Griffin failed in the post-up singles last round. This time he learned his lesson and turned to face-up offense after receiving the ball.

After getting the ball, he lowered his center of gravity and assumed a triple-threat stance.

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I saw Griffin stepping on three short and powerful tentative steps in a row.

Faced with such realistic fake moves, even if the defensive ability is as strong as Tucker, the center of gravity has shifted.

Griffin saw the timing, immediately dropped the ball, and broke through to the right with a cross step.

His first step is too fast!

Not like the speed of an inside player at all.

Tucker didn't have time to adjust his center of gravity, so he could only watch Griffin rushing from his side.

However, he did not give up!

Tucker found that Griffin did not protect the ball well after passing through.

He saw the timing, stretched out a hand behind his back, and poked the ball away.

Poor Griffin, just wanted to pluck green onions from the dry land and show off a dunk, but when he jumped together, he found that the ball was gone!

"Excellent tackle!"

A-Smith exclaimed.

"Our No. [-] pick is too careless! Now if he can hide the ball well, he can show us his proud physical fitness."

he commented with a smile.

On the court, Griffin was also very upset.

He turned around and gave Tucker a meaningful look.

The opponent's figure is very different from those insiders Griffin has encountered in the past.

Tucker is not tall, just over two meters tall, but he looks like a balloon full of air.

Especially his upper body, bulging and full of strength!

Although Griffin is very confident in his own strength, facing Tucker, he is also uncertain.

"Welcome to the NBA."

Tucker felt Griffin's gaze and said with a smile.

In fact, he himself is also a rookie in the NBA.

This sentence was said to him by his teammates during the team's joint training before.

But it's really cool to say this to the No. [-] pick!

Griffin shook his head and didn't respond, apparently dissatisfied with his performance.

Offensive and defensive conversion.

Ismail Smith advanced with the ball and distributed the ball to Jeremy Lin who responded.

Brother Hao accelerated, passed the defender in front of him, and rushed to the basket.

At this moment, there was no one in front of him.

The basket is close in sight, but there is Griffin desperately returning to the defense behind him.

Just when people were looking forward to the duel between the two in the air, Brother Hao suddenly passed the ball to the bottom corner like eyes in the back of his head.

PJ Tucker rushed to catch the ball and shoot it.

The basketball left his fingertips, spun at high speed, and drew a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

The basketball went into the net crisply and scored another three points for the Rockets.

6:0, the Rockets continue to lead!

Seeing this, Shen Fei in the stands joked, "It seems that Griffin hasn't fully recovered yet."

Frank's face was a little livid, and he pouted, but he didn't say anything after all.

The game continued, and the two sides began to fall into a tug of war.

For the Clippers, after Griffin failed two consecutive singles, they shifted their offensive focus to the outside.

The team's rookie, Bledsoe, relied on his strong upper body strength to succeed in singles against Ismail Smith three times in a row.

Mark Jackson off the court reacted immediately and switched to Jeremy Lin to face Bledsoe, which stopped the latter's solo show.

On the Rockets side, Stephenson is in a hot state.

Facing another first-round pick of the Clippers - Aminu, he showed great confidence.

The younger brother first dribbled the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, fixed Aminu in place, and then took a step back and bounced to the outside line, making a three-pointer!

In the next round, Stephens made a comeback.

This time, he used a huge crossover, passed Aminu, rushed to the basket, and scored a layup against Griffin.

After scoring such a wonderful goal, Stephenson was completely high, playing his beloved air guitar on the baseline.

The generals of the Clippers looked at his embarrassing appearance, and dared not speak out.

After all, in less than 5 minutes, Stephenson has scored 8 points in a row!

"How is it? Our rookie is not bad, right?"

Shen Fei asked in a timely manner.

"Well, this guy has a good combination of man and ball, and he plays with great passion."

Frank nodded and said.

"Although Griffin bounces well, his wingspan is still short. If there is no big center in the team to help him protect the frame, then he will struggle on the defensive end."

Shen Fei analyzed.

Frank frowned and wanted to refute, but the other party's analysis was so objective that he couldn't talk about it.

In the 5 minutes after the start of the game, Griffin's shortcomings can be said to be fully exposed.

Offensively, he lacks shooting ability and he can't protect the rim well on defense.

These shortcomings, in the original time and space, Griffin did not fully improve until he became an All-Star.

His shooting has been improving, but he has not been able to protect the rim very well.

As long as the opponent's inside line gets stuck before the jump, Griffin cannot take off fully, and our white monster can only look at the ball and sigh.

It can only be said that because Griffin's offense is too dazzling, his defensive flaws have not been repeatedly mentioned by people.

After the first quarter, the Rockets led the Clippers by 1 points at 40:27!

Among them, Lance Stephenson played well, scoring 15 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter.

而快船队的状元秀——格里芬7投2中，仅拿到5分3个篮板，还出现了2次失误。

Comparing the two, the fans at the scene couldn't help wondering whether Griffin was worthy of last year's No. [-] pick?

During the intermission, Shen Fei mentioned the deal between the two parties again.

"Although Griffin didn't play well in the first quarter, I still believe that he can cheer up."

"Last time you said that you added Aaron Brooks to the deal, the boss and I talked about it, and he was finally willing to part with it."

"Really, if it weren't for our ambition to rebuild, we would be reluctant to hand over such a rising quasi-All-Star guard."

"In addition, we are willing to provide two draft picks. I wonder what your team would like?"

Shen Fei asked.

He didn't specify whether the two picks were in the first round or the second round, but he just wanted to see the opponent's reaction and adapt accordingly.

But what is certain is that if Griffin can be obtained with Brooks and two draft picks, then the Rockets will definitely earn a lot of money!

The weakness of Griffin's frame protection can be well made up for by the Rockets.

After all, it is the Little Giant of the East who guards the inner line of the Aerospace City!

In the previous life, the inside line composed of Griffin and Jordan Jr. encountered a wall repeatedly when they encountered the black and white duo of the Grizzlies.

But Yao Ming's performance against Randolph has always been excellent!

Therefore, Griffin's shortcomings in the Clippers can be perfectly hidden under the Rockets' defensive system.

In this way, he can play freely on the offensive end and become a stronger existence than the "Gilifen" and "White Warcraft" in people's impression!

Frank hesitated for a moment when he heard the words, and slowly said: "em... I hope to add Stephenson to the transaction."

"As you can see, although Griffin's performance in the first quarter was average, he has fully recovered."

"As long as he is given time to adapt, I believe Blake still has a high probability of growing into an All-Star player!"

Shen Fei smiled slightly when he heard the words, and said in his heart: [I'm hooked! ]