Chapter 627: Don't Think I'm Kidding You

The Clippers didn't make much of a difference to their starting lineup. Billups, Aron. Afflaro, Grant. Hill, Ji Guosha, Ji Guoqiu. This lineup didn't do as well as Barnes on the outside defense when he played the No. 3 position, but against the Grizzlies' Battier, Grant. Hill won't be left behind, either.

Dunleavy Sr. was going to use Barnes against Ariza, and Hill against Battier.

Grizzlies starting lineup: Mike. Conley, O.J. Mayo, Sean. Battier, Blake. Griffin, Mark. Gasol. In fact, the Grizzlies have a very good lineup, the starting lineup is balanced, there are no obvious weaknesses, there are points that can score inside and outside, what they lack is only experience and time grinding. Secondly, the strength of the Grizzlies bench is not bad, Ariza, Brooks, Weaver, in addition to the lack of interior bench strength, the Grizzlies can squeeze out the Hornets at the last moment, but it is not all Chris. The reason for Paul's injury, their own strength is not bad.

However, most of the Grizzlies' main players are first-time playoff recruits, and when they stand on the floor of Staples's glowing floor, facing the home team fans with big names on the sidelines, the young players obviously can't let go, and after the opening game, they are afraid to play in a row of boos and cheers.

The veteran Battier was in the locker room before the game to cheer on his teammates and teach them playoff experience, but when they actually walked out onto the court, the players still felt tingling in their legs and stiff wrists.

The Clippers entered the state very quickly, holding back the anger of Ji Guosha, after the opening first covered Gasol's layup with a big hat, and then broke into the interior and wanted to shoot, wanted to pass but was unwilling to steal. Launched a fast break to score four points in a row. As soon as it came up, it drove Staples into madness.

Seeing this, Master Reason smiled: "It seems that our little fox is very unhappy with his loss of the MVP trophy. As soon as the contest began, he proved to the judges, who didn't vote for him, that his defense was in no way inferior to his brother's. ”

Hollins was hesitant to call a timeout, but calling a timeout now would be a bigger blow to the players. With less than a minute into the game and a timeout that couldn't be called so early, Hollins eventually made a loud motion from the sidelines, focusing on Griffin.

However, the Clippers players are too experienced. It's easy to guess the Grizzlies' arrangement, Hill, who has little athleticism left, actually withdrew the interior in time, and successfully sandwiched Griffin, who hit the basket with Ji Guoyi, causing the new champion to walk in violation of the rules, giving Griffin and the Grizzlies a mistake.

The Clippers launched a fast attack again, and Ji Guoyi still remembered his pre-game 70-point rhetoric, which was not casual nonsense.

At the pre-match press conference, it looked like he was talking nonsense. But in reality, this game is really good for scoring. The young Grizzlies face a two-time champion on the road. Both experience and technology are far behind, and at this time, once the opening is the opening game, the opponent will be crushed. If he feels good, he can try to get a high score. Don't forget, he is the new scoring champion, and in the game where the time and place are right and all the people are in his hands, Ji Guoyi definitely has the ability to score 70 points.

Amid the deafening cheers/boos at Staples Arena, Griffin felt like he was doing everything a beat slower than he used to, on the offensive end, and even worse on the defensive end, and even his reaction seemed to be stuck with something, a whole beat slower. His body and reflexes slowed down, so the scoring champion wearing No. 9 on the opposite side began to attack unscrupulously, scoring 15 points on him in less than half a quarter.

"Are you the champion?"

Clippers fans took the lead, and soon the whole court resounded with such mockery, which was considered a mental attack.

In the face of the taunts of the visiting fans, Griffin felt even more like something was expanding in his head, or being blocked by something, and countless thoughts were piled up together, which was so bad that it felt like he couldn't wake up in a nightmare.

Hollins had already called two timeouts in the middle of the quarter, and there was no way to ask for another timeout in the short term. Griffin was completely blown up by Ji Guosha on the court, and Hollins had no choice but to let the players go to the bag, but the other Grizzlies players were not much better than Griffin at the moment, especially in the face of the crazy shouts of nearly 20,000 Staples fans when defending, their brains were as chaotic as they were, and they couldn't grasp the right timing to pack, let alone think about what they should do, and they stood there like logs at both ends of the offense and defense.

Commentators from various countries and fans who have watched the game for a long time have been able to see that the Grizzlies players are no longer able to play, their movement on the court has no purpose at all, they always stand there, they don't know what to do, they don't cooperate with each other, and the offensive and defensive ends are messed up, even the experienced Battier is affected by the state of his teammates, and at the moment he can only take care of himself and can't do more.

The Memphis had already bombed the camp, and no one could save them at this time, at least in the first half......

Ji Guoyi played the first quarter, he didn't have any trouble on the offensive end, Griffin is like a clumsy white bear, often a tentative step or feint, can shake Griffin's square inch, and then an acceleration can break through lightly and get comfortable shooting space. Coupled with the cheers of the fans in the audience, Ji Guoyi was in full form today, shooting 10 of 12 in a single quarter, 5 of 5 three-pointers, and scored an astonishing 30 points in the first quarter, breaking Sriep. Floyd set a single-quarter scoring record in the playoffs in 1987.

The reporters on the sidelines saw Ji Guosha, who was like the god of war, all of them looked dumbfounded, looking at Ji Guosha, who was shooting the first quarter of the whistle for three points, these reporters were so shocked that their mouths couldn't close.

"This ...... It turns out that he is not talking nonsense, he is actually serious? ”

The reporters' faces were wonderful, who would have thought that Ji Guosha's words before the game were not jokes? Under normal circumstances, anyone who opens his mouth and says that he wants to score 70 points before a playoff game will be considered a joke, how can he be serious?

Look at Griffin again, this poor guy is a little black now, and many Grizzlies fans can't help but turn off the TV, they really can't bear to see their new core suffer such humiliation, such a blow is likely to cause irreparable damage to Griffin and the Grizzlies, referring to the even more hapless Portland Trail Blazers, those guys are now completely stateless when they see their twin brothers, and they don't want to do the same.

With a score of 42:16 in the first quarter, the Clippers seemed to have broken their single-quarter net record in the playoffs, winning the Grizzlies by 26 points in the first quarter.

The commentators from all over the world didn't know what to say at this time, and everyone knew that the Clippers would definitely win the game today, and it was likely to be a hearty victory, but no one expected them to be so happy. Even Clippers fans are shouting, "Big brothers, light! Who would buy such a high goal difference? We didn't expect it, we can't play like this! ”

Ji Guozhi doesn't feel that he is heavy, he still thinks that the two goals he missed are a pity, otherwise he would have broken Anthony's record of 33 points in a single quarter, although it was a single-quarter scoring record in the regular season, and the gold content was far less than his 30 points in a single quarter of the playoffs.

"30 points, this number is not enough insurance, I have the opportunity to expand this record again, save the record of zĂ o will be broken by others again in a few years."

Ji Guoyan is obviously overjoyed now, and he can't hide his smug momentum at all, but he still has to sell well with a smile on his face.

Ji Guoqiu was very disdainful on the side, and at the same time envied the scoring ability of the dead fox, don't look at them as twins, but there is still a difference in the athletic ability of the two, his strength is strong, and Ji Guoqiu's speed is faster, so one is more inside, and the other is more outside.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies' bench was slightly better, but they still fell behind and only relied on Brooks' breakthrough to score points. The Grizzlies should be glad that Little Black Beans feel good today, otherwise under the defense of the Clippers, the point difference will continue to be pulled apart, and then they will really be abused, although it is about the same now.

Old Dunleavy let the bench play a full half of the quarter in the second quarter, but he replaced Ji Guoyi three minutes in advance, fulfilling his idea of scoring points, and at the same time, he also wanted to see what difference the whole team would be when they played around the dead fox?

Ji Guoqiu is leaving next season, and theoretically the Clippers can match his offer, but Ballmer will not do this, the twisted melon is not sweet, and everyone knows that this kind of thing cannot be forced. Besides, the two brothers don't owe the Clippers anything, on the contrary, they owe a lot to the two brothers, the two of them add up to only three million dollars a year, but they helped the Clippers win two championships in a row, and now they are trying to hit the third championship, whether it succeeds in the end or not, Ballmer can't force the two of them to do anything.

The elder Dunleavy also knew that if Ji Guoqiu wanted to leave, no one would stop him, and then the Clippers would be ready to be alone next season. Predictably, the Clippers will also be busy this summer, and they must find a suitable helper for their fox brother, otherwise the Clippers may not have the strength to compete for a championship.

This is not to look down on Ji Guosha, but now the superstars are ready to huddle, whether it is a panda or a fox, it is impossible for one of them to succeed.

Clippers second-quarter bench lineup: Dragic, Crawford, Barnes, Ji Guoyi, Jordan Jr.

Speaking of which, Jordan Jr.'s improvement on the defensive end this season is still obvious, and his outstanding athleticism has given him a lot of potential on the defensive end and rebounding. It's just that there are two brothers here, and Jordan Jr. is destined to have little playing time. What the old Dunleavy wants to focus on is when Jordan Jr. and Ji Guoyi are together, what kind of performance will this group of insiders have, and can Little Jordan take on the big responsibility? (To be continued......)