msmithbooks Chapter 655 All the staff assembled
Chapter 655 All the staff assembled
Chapter 655 All the staff assembled
Because the Grizzlies had a losing streak last month, Xie Kai failed to win the Western Conference Player of the Month award last month.The Western Conference winner is Kevin Durant of the Thunder.
In fact, the overall performance of the Grizzlies last month was acceptable, with a losing streak, but also a winning streak.In the absence of major generals, Xie Kai's performance has not declined compared to November.So he failed to win the best of the month, which only shows that the judges have become more and more demanding of him.
On January 1, although the White Bears were still on the injured list, the Grizzlies visited Phoenix and easily defeated the Suns, ushering in a 3-game winning streak.
A day later, the Grizzlies played back-to-back away games against the Denver Nuggets.In the Denver Plateau, they were beaten by a better opponent and missed their seven-game winning streak.
After the winning streak was suspended, the Grizzlies' record came to 24 wins and 8 losses, continuing to rank third in the West.
On January 1, the Grizzlies beat the Pistons away and refused to lose streak.
On January 1, in a focus game, the Grizzlies were beaten by the Spurs at home, narrowly losing their opponents.
On January 1, the Grizzlies beat the Suns at home, but still refused to lose streak.
Two days later, the Grizzlies defeated the Eagles at home and ushered in a two-game winning streak.
On January 1, in a focus game, the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder at home, sending their opponents back to No. 15 in the Western Conference.
After this game, the Grizzlies' record came to 27 wins and 10 losses, ranking third in the West.
Before this game, according to NBA official website reports, the 2014 NBA All-Star Game Eastern Star team head coach candidate has been officially determined, he is the Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel.On the western side, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks will serve as the Western All-Star head coach.Since the Spurs coach Popovich is the 2013 Western Conference All-Star coach, according to the rules, the All-Star coach cannot be re-elected.
The Grizzlies have played a few tough games recently, and their performance was not satisfactory. Fortunately, after the game against the Thunder, the Grizzlies, who have been absent for many games, will usher in a comeback!
This is very good news for the Grizzlies.With the White Bears absent these days, their interior defense has dropped a lot. Let the Black Bears play center, and their performance in protecting the rim is far inferior to that of the White Bears, and they can't take advantage of his dislocation advantage on the offensive end.
On January 1, the Grizzlies played back-to-back away games against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Just finished playing the Thunder at home, non-stop to the East to play the Bucks away, for the Grizzlies, it will be a bit tiring.It's just that the NBA's regular season schedule is like this. There are many back-to-backs, which is inevitable because everyone is the same.
The Bucks did not play very well last season, with a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, not even a 50% winning percentage, but because of the weak competitiveness of the middle-level teams in the Eastern Conference, they are fortunate to enter the playoffs with such a record .
The Bucks have performed poorly so far this season. Their current record is a poor 7 wins and 30 losses, ranking second from the bottom in the Eastern Conference.
Facing such a quasi-flashy team, the Grizzlies naturally hope to defeat their opponents and avoid losing streak.
The Bucks play at the Bradley Center. The performance of this team this season is disappointing. This young team has outstanding talent and unlimited potential, but they have such a bad record.
But because of the visit of the defending champion Grizzlies, the attention of this game has greatly increased.The Bradley Center, which was a little deserted before, had a fairly good attendance rate for this game.
The Bucks have a poor record this season, and these young players seem a little listless during practice.The Grizzlies are just the opposite. The comeback of the White Bears gave them more confidence to meet the next game.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Bucks at home is: center - Larry Sanders, power forward - Erson Ilyasova, small forward - Giannis Antetokounmpo , Shooting guard-Brandon Knight, point guard-Luke Ridnour.
The starting lineup of the Grizzlies in the away game is: center-Marc Gasol, power forward-Zach Randolph, small forward-Tyshaun Prince, shooting guard-Xie Kai, Point guard -- Mike Conley.
The traditional lineup of the Grizzlies has finally regrouped again, but Tony Allen will be sidelined for this game because of some soreness in his knee.
Before the game, Grizzlies coach Dave Jogel announced that rookie Franklin will enter the rotation in this game.
The match was broadcast on CCTV, and the commentators were Yu Jia and Xu Jicheng.
"Mr. Xu, the Grizzlies are finally all starting." Yu Jia laughed.
Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "During the time when Gasol was injured, we saw that the Grizzlies' defense has regressed to a certain extent. He has a great defensive effect in the interior. He and Randolph defend and attack. Who is missing? Will not work."
In the Bucks team, there is an old player of the Grizzlies-OJ Mayo.
Since Mayo left the Grizzlies, he has regressed year by year. If there is an objective reason for Evans' regress, then he has basically been given up.Obviously he is not a good teammate, nor does he have the ability to determine the upper limit of a team, so he is getting more and more marginalized, and he can only play as a substitute for a big player like the Bucks.You must know that the team would rather play double point guards than let him, the former Tanhualang, start, which is already very telling.
The game is about to start soon, players from both sides enter the field, and the game is about to start.
The white bears who have come back in this game will be limited, and he will jump the ball with Larry Sanders after a long absence.
At the start of the jump ball, Larry Sanders easily grabbed the spot and passed the ball to Ilyasova, and the game officially started.
Ridnour dribbled across half court and organized the offense at the top of the arc.He is 33 years old, has played 10 seasons in this league, and is now at the end of his career.
Brandon Knight cuts out to catch the ball.
Knight graduated from the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 2011th pick in the first round of the 8 draft.
On July 2013, 7, the Bucks sent the main point guard Brandon Jennings through a sign-and-trade, traded from the Pistons for point guard Brandon Knight and forward Khris Middleton And center Vyacheslav Kravtsov.
From the original one-for-three exchange, from the present point of view, the Bucks still made a profit.Knight has performed well this season and has improved rapidly, no less than Jennings.And Middleton is also making progress step by step. I don't know if the general manager of the Pistons is regretting it now.
Knight received the ball and faced Xie Kai.
Knight is a typical backcourt combo guard, good at scoring with the ball and fast.If this type of player was not popular back then, then in this era, such players are becoming more and more popular.
The times are different after all, and the game is played faster and faster now.
(End of this chapter)