Chapter Twenty-Five: It's Battle Time

The Grizzlies got off to a good start with a win in their first preseason game, and no one wanted to lose in the second game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

"My dear lads, do you need me to repeat what I said again?"

The victory in the last game made Mike Hollins high-spirited, and his usually serious face often showed a smile, and his tone of voice became relaxed.

"You only have two choices, one is to win, but to give up the victory, will you choose to give up the victory? Tell me, lads! ”

Hollins' words were almost roaring at the end, but the Grizzlies players under his command answered him in a louder tone:

"We will not give up on victory!"

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The current 76ers team is no longer the 76ers team that broke into the Finals that year, let alone the 76ers team of Iverson + Webb + Iguodala.

In the summer of '08, they seduced All-Star level power forward "Captain" Elton Brand successfully, resulting in Byron Davis struggling alone in the Los Angeles Clippers, of course, they did not have a good result, Brand was not as good as before because of injuries, and only occasionally showed his original grandeur.

Just when the team was in dire straits, they welcomed the Grizzlies, a Grizzlies team that was going to step over them and embark on a path of rebirth.

The 76ers' home arena, Vochovia Center, was packed today, and despite the team's tepid record, the Phillies have no diminished passion for basketball.

The game has already begun, and Li Feng sat on the bench as always, Li Feng is a little strange today, his mind is not on the court, but attracted by all kinds of fans on the sidelines.

"Aaron, Aaron!"

"Philadelphia needs answers!"

"You are an eternal fighter, you only belong here!"

All kinds of slogans filled all corners of the center court of Vojovia, and whether Iverson was a 76ers player or not, the souls of fans were already engraved with the word "loyalty" like AI.

At this moment, Li Feng admitted that he was a little envious of Iverson, he has a team of his own, with a large number of fans who love him, for a player, Iverson is undoubtedly happy, although he still has a ring on his hand.

Of course, this was only for a moment, as Allen is now wearing Grizzlies No. 3 instead of 76ers No. 3.

Despite Allen Iverson's appearance, the Grizzlies still played very sullen in the first quarter, and because of the away game, the Grizzlies played a bit like boiled water, and did not fully exert their strength, but were pressed by the 76ers and fell behind by five points.

The current Grizzlies feel like they are stuck in the swamp of Philadelphia, the more they exert themselves, the deeper they fall, it seems that the previous winning streak has made the Grizzlies feel fatigued, no matter how Hollins roars on the sidelines, the team can't keep up the spirits, at this moment, Hollins knows that his team needs stimulation, needs an excitement.

Unlike the last game, he set his sights on Li Feng for the first time.

"Feng, get ready to play!"

On Hollins' instructions, the assistant coach walked up to Li Feng's side, patted him on the shoulder, and conveyed Hollins' words to Li Feng.

Retracting his gaze from the fans on the sidelines, Li Feng got up from his seat and strode towards the technical platform. When he took off his jacket, he revealed the black away jersey.

That big zero is so conspicuous.

Play! It's battle time!

Merit and defense are always opposites, no matter which one of them you rely on, you can win the game, the key is how you decide.

And when his team was dragged down by the 76ers with defense, Hollins decided to treat others the way he did. …,

Li Feng came on to replace Randolph, and Hollins' decision came as a surprise to most people, including 76ers head coach Eddie Jordan.

Although the last game was just a preseason game, it is an indisputable fact that Li Feng prevented Love and Jefferson, no matter how the media hype, the NBA coach can see the facts clearly, Eddie Jordan Li Feng is equal to Dwight Howard in his rookie season.

Li Feng and Marc Gasol are two defensive interior players who occupy the basket, which may strengthen the team's interior defense, but it also means the loss of the team's interior offensive ability, which is obviously more than worth the loss in Eddie Jordan's opinion.

Could Hollins have made such a low-level mistake?

Eddie Jordan wasn't sure.

After coming on the court, Li Feng defended the 76ers' power forward Elton Brand, while Hollins had only one request for him: more physical contact with the opposing team. And now Li Feng, as required by the coach, stuck to Brand, like a bodyguard, inseparable from him.

Without Randolph, Dalham Porter, who defends Gasol, is another player who is good at defense, and in front of him, Gasol, whose offensive skills are not top-notch, is obviously not a good choice.

So, now the Grizzlies' offense is skewed, mostly from the outside. All the inside has to do is grab rebounds and other hard work.

Gay is the team's strongest firepower at the moment and is the obvious choice after Randolph is substituted.

Having been dribbling the ball, he stopped abruptly in front of defender Iguodala and shot one step from the three-point line.

So you vote?! Not only was Iguodala surprised by his defenders, but even Guy's teammates were confused about the timing of his three-point selection. But no matter what they thought, the ball was already flying and getting closer and closer to the basket.

On the basketball court, the farther the shot is from the rim, the lower the shooting percentage, which is a truth on the court.

And this time, the basketball that popped up from the frame once again verified this truth.

However, because the shot was far away and the additional force on the ball was also very large, although the ball did not go in, the height and distance of the ejection caught Gasol and Dareham Porter, who were guarding the basket, off guard, and neither grabbed the ball at the first time.

In addition to Gasol and Dalem Porter, the strong and conspicuous inside line is Brand, but this brother can't jump now, and in addition to the above three, there is another person who is Li Feng, and unlike the first three, Li Feng has a pair of spring legs.

Guy's shot also surprised Li Feng, but Brand on his side couldn't compete with him in terms of strength, which allowed Li Feng to easily get rid of Brand's entanglement and move towards the basketball landing point.

At this time, 76ers teenager Sadeus Young, who rushed inside, jumped high into the basketball, but the league's famous all-round boy found himself doing a useless job because a huge dark cloud had hung over his head.

After the clouds, the ball was gone, and all that came into view was the big Arabic numeral 0 and the terrifying muscles in the opponent's back.

Li Feng added another rebound to his stats, but the basketball did not stay in Li Feng's hands for long.

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