Two days ago, the Memphis Grizzlies were one of the few teams in the league with a full staff.

But now, the Grizzlies' injury roster has instantly increased to two.

Playing the Suns on the 5th, Randolph suffered a severe knee sprain and his return date is undecided.

In the No. 6 team training, Iguodala suffered a calf muscle tear, and his return date is undecided.

The Grizzlies' back-to-back road streak has put them in an injury cycle as well. And the injuries of Randolph and Iguodala are still relatively serious.

Speaking of which, the schedule of the Grizzlies in recent games is really weird. Starting with the Pacers on October 31, the Grizzlies won't have a home game until November 11!

In the middle, the grizzly bears have to go through a 6-game trip! Playing away, or consecutive away games, the physical consumption of the players is undoubtedly very huge.

These 6 consecutive guests have only played 4 games, and two people have fallen, and Qiao Ge does not dare to send the main force to fight anymore.

So much so that when the Grizzlies played against the Thunder without Durant and Westbrook on November 7, the Grizzlies did not dare to go all out.

'It was going to be a tight game but because both teams have been hit hard by injuries, it was definitely a big bit less exciting today. Speaking of which, the defending champion Grizzlies have been in trouble recently, and there has been news of injuries for two days in a row. Fortunately, Link is safe and sound, otherwise the Grizzlies' journey to defend their title would have been really difficult. ”

Before the start of the game, the commentators talked about injuries the most. It's not just the Grizzlies, it's every team that is facing injuries to a greater or lesser extent.

Due to the absence of Durant and Westbrook, this may be the most "gentle" game with the Thunder since Link joined the Grizzlies.

Sergi. Ibaka and Reggie, who just made a comeback. Although Jackson wants to prop up the team, their strength really can't be compared to the twins.

In the end, the remnant Grizzlies defeated the same remnant Thunder by 10 points on the road. And 10 points, this is also the smallest point difference the Grizzlies have experienced so far this season.

Link finished with 28 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds, and the statistics were still gorgeous, but he only played 33 minutes in the game.

Joggle really didn't dare to let Link play more, so he cut back Link's playing time.

Although the Grizzlies won without danger, making it six wins in a row to start the season. But this game still showed people a lot of problems left by the Grizzlies after experiencing injuries.

First of all, Ibaka's 26 points will infinitely expand the impact of Randolph's absence.

The Grizzlies were now limited to starting Harris, so Ibaka seized the opportunity to slam the basket to great effect.

And after Harris started, the Grizzlies didn't have a backup No. 4 spot available. Azeli had to take on two positions and make cameos back and forth between the fifth and fourth positions. However, this is a palliative rather than a cure-effective approach, and the effect is extremely poor. At one point, Link even had to go inside to fight Ibaka hand-to-hand.

And Iguodala's absence has also greatly reduced the firepower of the Grizzlies on the bench.

Now it's time to come off the bench and only Tony. Allen can replace Link. If the Grizzlies are on the bench, it's Dellavedova + Carter + Toney. Aaron + Azeli, among these people, only Carter has the ability to attack independently!

The Grizzlies' entire bench offense was pressed on Carter Sr.! Once Carter doesn't feel good, the Grizzlies' offense comes to a standstill.

Today's game was like that, at the end of the third quarter, Joggle came on four benches in order to protect the starters. As a result, because only Carter Sr. could score, the Grizzlies experienced an embarrassing period of 2 minutes without scoring.

It was during those 2 minutes that the Thunder were in Reggie. Jackson's leadership narrowed the score and even narrowly missed the lead. Otherwise, the final score difference would not be only 10 points.

Although the Grizzlies still won in the end, the impact of the injury was also obvious.

On the one hand, Jogel does not want to make the main team too tired, and on the other hand, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, he must increase the playing time of the main players.

This contradictory line of thought made Joggle also struggle very much.

Playing the Thunder, who lacks the star of the house, the Grizzlies can barely get through. But if they face a real tough opponent, can the Grizzlies continue to win?

Best of all, there's no time to sign new players or tweak the roster. Because a strong opponent happened to appear in front of the grizzly bear. Moreover, it is still a back-to-back encounter!

In 24 hours, the defending champion Grizzlies will fly to the space city of Houston to face the Rockets, who are currently 6-0!

So far, the Houstonians have not had any injury problems, and they have won all of them as a result.

As one of the Grizzlies' sworn enemies, they certainly won't miss this best chance to crush the defending champions. And the Houstonians won't let their six-game winning streak be interrupted easily.

The battle in 24 hours is destined to be quite difficult for the Grizzlies, who are currently short of major generals.

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Houstonians have been looking forward to a resurgence for a long time, especially in the past two years, with the addition of Harden and Howard, both of whom have high expectations for the team.

But for two years in a row, the team has let them down.

In the 12-13 season, Harden and Jeremy Lin landed in Houston. It was expected that the backcourt duo would bring Houston back to championship ranks.

However, Harden's performance has been up and down since his outburst at the start of the season. Jeremy Lin never played in New York again.

In the end, Houston disappointingly narrowly missed the playoffs and finished eighth in the West. And in the first round of the playoffs, he was blasted out by the Grizzlies.

In the 13-14 season, on the basis of Harden and Jeremy Lin, Houston took Howard again. This time, they think the team is really going to take off.

As a result, Howard's performance was not satisfactory, and he lost the dominance of the Magic era for a long time, and Harden was still a good and bad game. Jeremy Lin, his superstar aura has completely faded.

Although they finished fifth in the West, it was much better than the 12-13 season. But they were still a first-round tour in the playoffs, returning disappointed for the second year in a row.

But this year, things have changed. Everyone believed that the days of disappointment were coming to an end.

Houston, while keeping the core lineup unchanged, has added veteran Ariza, and "Warcraft" Howard and Harden also seem to be hungry for victory.

The opening wave of 6 consecutive wins, breaking the Rockets' best start record in 18 years!

The Rockets have had a total of 3 consecutive wins or more in their history, and every season that has played this kind of start, the Rockets have reached the Finals!

So it's no surprise that the Houstonians are looking forward to their team.

If the next game the Rockets can knock the Grizzlies over as well...... Well, it doesn't seem like a dream anymore!

It's not just Houston fans who think so, but so do Houston players.

The day before the game, Dwight. Howard smiled easily when he was interviewed by reporters.

"Grizzly bears that don't have good luck to shelter will be torn apart. We're unstoppable now and I'm sure we'll keep winning. This alliance has been changing, and now, it is time for a change of dynasty. ”

Howard, who used to only play "happy basketball" but now also craves honor, seems to be impatient to fight the defending champion.

He geared up, ready to take the opportunity to pull the grizzly bear off the altar.