msmithbooks Chapter 373 Higher and Higher Expectations
Chapter 373 Higher and Higher Expectations
Chapter 373 Higher and Higher Expectations
The Grizzlies' No. 2 team has no resistance at all. In addition to defense, their offense is a mess.Their fans are not surprised, they have been lax for a season, is it possible that they can be reborn in the playoffs?Isn't this funny!Counting the individual outbursts in the first two rounds, it should be said that it is still up to the mark, at least not all the time.
The second team couldn't stand it, and Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins immediately transferred the main force back.Now it is no longer necessary to consider whether there will be a problem with the physical strength of the main players in the fourth quarter. If they can’t stand it now and the point difference is opened to more than 2 points, then there may be no need for the main players to play in the fourth quarter, because the game has lost suspense. .
The return of the main lineup did not allow the Grizzlies to continue to be opened by the opponent, but it seemed difficult for them to catch up.The Mavericks are too experienced. This group of veterans have played too many playoffs. They know how to play when they are leading, and how to use your impatience to irritate you and lure you into offensive fouls.
The Grizzlies seemed to have entered the quagmire and marshland, and instantly turned into a stunned green team.Even if there are veterans like Battier, Tony Allen and Black Bear in the formation, they still can't change the status quo.At the end of the day, this is a young team, and what they seem to be doing now is paying for their lack of playoff experience.
Xie Kai's performance was quite normal, but the opponent flanked him from time to time, which made his offense not smooth. In addition, Tony Allen completely lost confidence in the outside line, which made the opponent keep shrinking, which made his offense and draw. Connections with teammates have also become increasingly difficult.
At halftime, the Grizzlies were 15 points behind their opponents.
Although the Grizzlies are in a hurry, they are not yet heartbroken.To put it bluntly, the opponent must win this game, and there is still a way out for our side.If you really can't win, you don't have to overdraw your physical strength to fight your opponent to the death.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Grizzlies' offense recovered a bit, but the opponent's offense was already somewhat unrestricted.The Mavericks are not an inside attacking team. They rely on jump shots, through multi-point thrusts + conduction balls, and attack in the hands of open players.The boxing champion inside the line mainly eats and eats, and doesn't have much post-up singles ability and offensive position.Once the offense cannot be opened, the ball is handed over to Nuo Tianwang for singles, and the king of the team is used to break the game.
The Grizzlies still couldn't close the point difference to within 3 points in the third quarter, and when Terry and the Mavericks' second team came up, the game was completely out of balance.
Terry still feels hot, leading the team to Haibian's opponent's second team, and opened the point difference to 2 points.
After half a quarter of the game, the Grizzlies fired their guns and retreated!The game can't be won anymore. Instead of letting the main players smash on the field and consume a lot of energy, it is better to prepare for the next game.
In the end, the Mavericks beat the Grizzlies by 20 points at home, rewriting the total score of the series to 1:1!
谢开本场比赛表现一般，出战了34分52秒，16投7中，其中3分球3投1中，罚球6罚4中，得到19分6个篮板6个助攻1个抢断，还出现了3次失误。
Compared with scoring a game-high 41 points in the last game, the 19+6+6 in this game still seems a bit mediocre.
Since Xie Kai has frequently played outstanding performances in the playoffs, the outside world has higher and higher expectations of him. If he does not score 20 points, he feels that his performance is abnormal.
After the game, there were not many comments about the game.Before the game, not many people thought that the Mavericks would really lose two games in a row.Considering that the Grizzlies did not complete two consecutive victories in G1 and G2 in the first two rounds of the playoffs, this possibility is extremely low.
Grizzlies coach Hollins said in a commentary interview: "We got kicked! Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki completely beat us. I hope our players will not be discouraged. The good news is that we will Go home, in front of the home fans, and we'll bounce back!"
After the loss, the Grizzlies' locker room wasn't really full of frustration. The players didn't think losing the game was the end of the world.They believe that as long as they win all home games, the team can advance to the finals, because the team already has home court advantage.
In the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies and the Mavericks scored 1:1, while the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat's Bulls also scored 1:1.For this situation, the league is very happy to see that the more intense the playoffs are, the higher the ratings and exposure of the NBA will be. In the end, it will help the big cake of the NBA to grow.
The Grizzlies returned to Memphis with a total score of 1:1.They and their fans are generally satisfied with the result of the away game. After all, the opponent is a team that swept the defending champion Lakers. It is not realistic to win two consecutive away games.
On May 5, the Grizzlies sat at home and ushered in the G22 game against the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals.
Tickets for this game at FedEx Arena were sold out early.In the past, when the Grizzlies were poor, the tickets were given away to others, and some people didn't want them.But now the situation has changed. In Memphis, tickets to the Grizzlies playoffs are very attractive.
That night, G3 of the Western Conference Finals, which has received much attention, is about to start.There were a lot of discussions about this game before the game, and the unanimous opinion of many experts is that this game may be the weathervane of this round of the series.
The significance of this game may not only be a victory, it is extremely important to both sides, even as much as Tianwangshan.For the Grizzlies, if they lost the last game, they will definitely adjust, whether it is a strategy adjustment or a lineup adjustment.If they lose after adjustment, it will be very detrimental to their subsequent games.The further you go, the less room for adjustment, but that's for sure.After playing two more games in the series, they will become very familiar with each other, and it will become more and more difficult to come up with unique moves.
As for the Mavericks, if they lose this game, they will face the predicament of the Spurs and Thunder in the next game-an early decisive battle!
The atmosphere in the FedEx Arena was very good and there were no seats left.Grizzlies fans can go out with their heads held high this season, and they don't have to dive all the time on the Internet. They can cancel their anonymity and show their identity as Grizzlies fans.On the big screen in the center of the stadium, some regular scenes from the previous games were played, and the mascot in the stadium was running happily there holding the team flag high.
Today, the losing streak express arena also invited a well-known fancy dunk performance team on the streets of New York to perform dunk performances before the game.
The game has not yet started, and the atmosphere on the scene has been driven by the wonderful dunk performance.
(End of this chapter)