Chapter 726: A Fierce Start
The third battle between the Spurs and the Grizzlies officially started at the FedEx Center in Memphis!
The Grizzlies side of the starting lineup remains the same, still with the duo of Prince, Tony Allen and Conley.
This defensive lineup seems to be the Grizzlies' favorite, especially in the first game, this lineup can be described as amazing, and the defensive effect is simply against the sky, and it suppresses the Spurs hard.
Of course, let's not talk about the more tragic second scene, and it's a shame to say it.
The Spurs' starting line-up has changed, and Dio, who has started two games in a row to find his way for Duncan, is back on the bench, and in his words, this is his most comfortable position.
So Duncan and Whiteside on the inside are still on the side, and the outside line is still Qin Yan, Leonard, oh yes, today Popovich pressed Parker to the bench again (sorry for the sports car, although he didn't start his bench career until 18 in reality), and the starting point guard was Maddy.
Then then Popovich's intention is obvious, which is to play misplaced. Maddie's height and weight can bully Conley to death, and if the Grizzlies don't change their guards, then Maddie can bully Conley to his heart's content.
However, if the Grizzlies are replaced, there must be one more person in the Spurs who is also in a vacant or misplaced state, hehe, in this case, as long as Maddy's pass is not wrong, the Grizzlies will be unlucky. When the Grizzlies saw Maddy, they knew what the Spurs wanted to do, although they were helpless, but there was no way, after all, they couldn't change the starters before they played.
Gasol Jr. and Whiteside go to the center circle to get ready for the jump. After the referee blew the whistle, Gasol Jr. did not jump at all, and retreated directly to his own half behind him.
"Forehead ......"
His move made Whiteside, who jumped up, a little speechless, and almost made a mistake, which was the first time Whiteside had encountered this kind of cheating situation since he participated in the jump ball.
Thankfully, he managed to get the ball into Duncan's hands.
Duncan hands it to Maddy, and the Spurs begin to launch the first wave of offense!
Because the Grizzlies are strong inside, the Spurs' tactics at the beginning of today are to start attacking from the outside.
Whiteside came out to cover, and his speed was the best screener for the Spurs inside.
In fact, Maddie doesn't need cover, because Conley is really short, but after Whiteside comes out, Maddie's offense is more convenient.
Gasol Jr. didn't come out to make up for it, he knew that with Maddie's speed, even if he pounced, he might not be able to block it.
However, if you stay on the inside, you may be able to block Maddie's breakthrough.
Maddie breaks through from Whiteside, and Whiteside quickly goes down on the other side!
Gasol Jr. still guarded the inside line and didn't come out, he knew that as soon as he came out, Maddie would definitely pass an air relay.
Don't come out? No one guards me? Okay, then I'll vote for myself.
Maddie saw that Gasol Jr. really didn't plan to come out, and he didn't care about anything else, so he jumped up decisively and shot.
With a pull-up jump shot and no one to defend it, Maddie's shooting percentage is still very good.
"Huh-" hollow into the net, Maddie felt good at the start of today.
The Grizzlies push the counterattack, their counterattack is not fast, and they like to play positional battles, so they can basically finish 24 seconds every time.
Conley controlled the ball, and under the interference of Maddy's long arms, he struggled to organize an effective attack, so, after halftime, Conley gave the offensive organization to Prince.
But he forgot that Prince couldn't organize it either, and when Prince was Leonard, the Spurs' best defense on the outside, the ball was basically useless when it came to Prince.
Fortunately, Prince gave the ball to Gasol Jr. before he was scrapped, and Gasol Jr.'s response ball was still okay, but Tony Allen faced Qin Yan and didn't throw any shots.
"Attack!"
The Spurs now only need Qin Yan, Leonard and Whiteside The trident composed of three people is on the field, once the opponent's attack fails, they immediately push the high-speed counterattack, especially Qin Yan, he rushed up at full speed, and no one from the Grizzlies could catch up, all of them followed behind his ass to eat ashes, and then watched the one-handed violent smash and dunk.
"Beautiful!"
Duncan gave a thumbs up to Qin Yan from afar, this kind of high-speed fast attack Duncan would not participate, because he really couldn't keep up now.
The Grizzlies are attacking again, probably because today's Spurs equipment has a new look, which always makes people feel as if they are very powerful, the Grizzlies have a clear opportunity on the inside this time, Randolph shook off Duncan, a close layup did not score, and was grabbed by Whiteside for the rebound!
Then, and then needless to say, Whiteside made a long pass to Qin Yan, Qin Yan rushed to the paint area and gently lifted the ball into the sky, and the follow-up Leonard grabbed the ball with both hands in the air and dunked it again!
“Nice pass!”
The two high-fived as they retreated, and the opening fast break played well together.
However, the Grizzlies finally scored, and after Conley broke through the feint, he took the cover and came to the three-point line, and pulled it up to be a three-point shot!
Maddie couldn't get close to Conley because of Randolph's cover, and could only watch him shoot three-pointers.
Spurs' round, this time the Spurs fell to the ground, and Maddie gave the ball to Duncan!
Duncan holds the ball with his back, Randolph defends him, and Duncan tries his best to lean his upper half back so that he can better hold Randolph high with his body.
Randolph can only rely on a hard top to defend Duncan, after all, the height difference is a bit much, once he doesn't resist, Duncan only needs to turn around and face the frame, which must be a standard board or hook.
Duncan pushed hard twice, but did not push, Randolph, the big fat man, was indeed heavy enough.
However, Duncan's ability to respond is also very good, it doesn't matter if he doesn't push it, he has seen it from the corner of his eye, Qin Yan slammed Tony Allen away, and was rushing along the bottom line.
"That's it."
Duncan raised the ball above his head, and then with a light hook, Qin Yan, who came from the bottom line, jumped up violently and prepared to dunk on the spot!
Hey, wait, it seems like this is a bit far away......
After jumping up, Qin Yan felt that the distance seemed to be a little farther away in the air, he had already straightened his arm, but no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't feel that he couldn't buckle it.
It's a big mess.
If Qin Yan dunked the ball, it would be really funny, not to mention wasting Duncan's imaginative ball, just the situation of dunking king for two consecutive years would be embarrassing.
It stands to reason that Qin Yan had an idea, his wrist flipped suddenly, from the original catch ball to the ball, and then with a slight shake, the basketball drew a small arc in the air and drilled into the basket!
A temporary dunk in the air becomes a layup!
It's so beautiful!
This ball is similar to the ball that Qiao Gang Leader had back then, of course, Qin Yan came up with this trick to avoid making jokes.
But fortunately, everyone seemed to have no reason to see it, and they all thought that Qin Yan was deliberately playing tricks, so as soon as he landed, a bunch of people came over to pat him on the back and buttocks to express encouragement.
Qin Yan is also thick-skinned, and he happily accepts everyone's praise, and he can't see that he almost made a mistake just now.
The opening few balls of the Spurs' third game were quite ferocious, and in terms of momentum, they were already a bit overwhelming the Grizzlies......