Chapter 553: The Defensive Brigade and Old Grudges
The Grizzlies' "black and white bears" worked hard at the beginning of the game, and they did achieve very good results, at least the Spurs played chess with the Grizzlies in the first quarter, and even if they were ahead, it was only a matter of one or two points.
The reason why the Spurs' offense is a little difficult to open is that Qin Yan, who led the team's offensive frenzy in the first few games, did not have a very bright performance in the first quarter, and only scored 5 points, which is not his normal level.
But there was no way, because from the time the whistle blew in the game, there was a person who followed Qin Yan to death, making him seem to be wearing a thick layer of armor, and it was quite inconvenient to move.
That's right, this person is Tony Allen, one of the Grizzlies' defensive giants, a professional defensive god of offense.
As early as when he was selected by the Celtics, Tony Allen strengthened his heart to be a defensive titan in his life, in the year when the Celtics won the championship, Tony Allen apprenticed to Garnett, painstakingly specialized in defensive skills, and even took the initiative to defend Kobe Bryant in the finals, although it was a bit miserable to be cleaned up by Kobe at that time (of course, at that time, Tony Allen could already affect Kobe's offense, although the effect was not particularly obvious), but Tony Allen's guy here is getting more and more courageous, and he has been defeated repeatedly, In the end, he won the respect of Kobe Bryant with his actions.
Bryant later had to admit that Tony Allen was indeed one of the best defenders of his own.
Moreover, this guy is already an idiot for defense, as for offense? Unless he is the first to run on a fast break and has to go to an empty basket or explode a dunk, this guy is too lazy to attack.
You said that back then, the Celtics Big Three, Ray Allen and Pierce were very powerful in attack, and Tony Allen didn't learn the offense of two god-level figures, but went to learn the defense of another god, which is really big-hearted.
And he's still a scoring guard, other people's scoring guards are all "smack" scores, to him, professional defense, in the Grizzlies for so many years, he only averaged 9.8 points per game, although there are 5.2 rebounds, but the question is, who have you seen the starting point guard data is 10+5? He is the only one in the whole alliance!
However, Tony Allen does have a strong defensive ability, and defending for two consecutive years has also proved his strength, although Qin Yan has attached great importance to it, but in the first quarter of playing against him, there is not much advantage to take advantage of.
Especially Qin Yan originally thought that he could bully him by virtue of his height and weight, but then he remembered that this product was in the playoffs with the Thunder in history, but it was the person who made the taller Durant suffer enough!
Qin Yan couldn't help but take a look at the Grizzlies' starters, mom, Gasol Jr., Prince, Tony Allen, all three of them are defensive masters, plus Randolph, who is also good at defense, and Conley, who has above-average defensive ability, the Grizzlies' starting lineup feels like three tower shields superimposed and two round shields, and if you want to score, you have to break these five shields first! The whole team is one of the toughest in the league!
"Qin, is it okay? It feels like Aaron has a big impact on your score. "During the break, Dio came over to care about Qin Yan, and everyone on the court in the first quarter could see that it was true that the Grizzlies brought a lot of defensive pressure, not only Qin Yan, but also Duncan and others' offenses were not particularly smooth.
"It's okay, it's good to get used to it." Qin Yan thought it was okay, after all, after he had learned Rodman's defense, he always felt almost funny when he looked at other people's defenses.
Moreover, Qin Yan feels that although the team is now inseparable from the Grizzlies, there are no problems such as "being afraid of the Grizzlies' defense".
Because, the Spurs themselves started by defense, the Spurs, Pistons, and Rockets (Van Gundy Jr.) were all famous for defense, especially the Spurs 05 also played a defensive battle with the Pistons in the Finals, which led to the touching ratings of the Finals that year, and the league had to introduce some policies to encourage offense.
Therefore, the current Grizzlies are just playing the game in the way the Spurs used to play, and if you want to win the Spurs like this, it is a little bit meaningless!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Ginobili and Maddie went up, took Dio, Green and Whiteside to play, and Qin Yan and others rested first.
On the Grizzlies side, Gasol Jr. went down, Cooffs went up, then Tony Allen went down, Carter went up.
"Brother, I said last year that I would come to Spurs this year?" Maddie saw his cousin coming up, so she naturally went up to give him a hug, and he was looking forward to teaming up with his cousin next season.
"Haha, if there is a chance next year, I will talk about it next year." Carter also played a haha, in fact, he just wants to prove himself for another season, to prove that he is still a fighting personnel, not to hug his thighs as a mascot.
"Then it's next year." Maddie and Carter punched, the two cousins stood on the court again, and the audience burst into applause, the two cousins once brought a different color to the league in their own ways, brought good memories to the fans, and now, it is likely that they will be on the same stage as opponents for the last time. (If Carter does come next year and Maddie is still with the Spurs, then it will be the last few times.) )
At the beginning of the second quarter, although Tony Allen went down on the Grizzlies' side, Princes was still there!
Prince's defense, Maddie and Ginobili have all been taught, especially Maddy, who should be even more impressed with Prince's defense.
Back then, the "Little Prince" was the piston's secret weapon!
I still remember that at that time, Maddie was in her prime, and the gods single-handedly beat the Pistons in the playoffs 3:1! It's just one step away from kicking the piston home and fishing.
But when he fell behind 3:1, Coach Brown suddenly discovered Prince's defensive talent and let him defend Maddie for the next three games, which is amazing! The Pistons won three games in a row! Achieve a great reversal!
Maddie still remembers the feeling at that time, helpless, sad, blue thin shiitake mushrooms!
Obviously, victory is about to be reached, but it was brutally destroyed by this guy who doesn't seem to have two or two meats!
Those three games, Maddie swore that she would never forget it for the rest of her life!
Now it's just right, I finally have a chance to take revenge!
Maddie winked at Ginobili and then dribbled straight at Prince! are all old, don't say who bullied whom, the grievances of the year, let's settle it today!
Ginobili naturally knew what happened to Maddie, and when he saw this, he knew what Maddie was going to do, so he flashed and blocked Carter.
"Wensi, let Tracy settle the personal matter first, and then you brothers will talk later." Ginobili clinged to Carter, "Now, you can play with me for a while......"