Pick Westbrook

Chapter 342 I Don't Know

5 month 24 day.

Game [-] of the Hornets-Grizzlies series.

The venue is back in Memphis.

FedEx Arena.

Barkley laughed and said: "The current situation in this round of the series is obviously not good for the Hornets."

"Because they lost the last game, and now the playing field is on Grizzlies territory."

"If the Hornets lose tonight's game again, it will be a 3:3 tie."

"It has been proven many times in history that when the game comes to this life-and-death stage, anything can happen."

Kenny Smith's face was full of sorrow. He nodded in agreement and said, "In the last round of the series, the Spurs, who were obviously stronger, were defeated by the Grizzlies in this way."

"It's really a life-and-death moment in the tiebreaker. Even the seasoned Spurs will find it difficult to survive."

The Memphis fans at the scene were very excited, shouting arrogantly and hoping that the home team would create another miracle.

All the players of the Hornets were extremely calm amidst the yelling and scolding of the fans.

Beverley no longer aggressively made a three-point warm-up for the Grizzlies, and Jimmy Butler didn't shout around the court: Western Conference Finals, here we come.

Before the start of the game, the entire Hornets players were extremely restrained.

At this time, Paul called all his teammates to his side.

He yelled, "What time is it!"

Teammates chanted: "New Orleans time!"

Paul raised his right hand and yelled, "New Orleans, never back down!"

Jimmy Butler led the crowd and then shouted: "We will never give up!"

Paul yells: "New Orleans, never back down!"

Beverly led the crowd and shouted: "We persevere!"

Jordan roared: "Let's fight to the last minute, even the last second!"

Paul shook his head and roared, "New Orleans!"

All the Hornets players surged at this moment, shouting frantically: "Fight!" "Fight!!!" "Fight!!!"

The roar from the Hornets' bench shocked everyone on the court.

Grizzlies fans looked at Hornets players with strange eyes.

Barkley looked at the Hornets players on the court, and suddenly remembered the champion Bucks.

"Stubborn, tenacious, full of fighting spirit!"

Kenny Smith nodded in agreement with a smile and said: "I hope the Hornets can sweep away the slump in the last game and cheer up in this game."

"As long as they play properly, they still have a chance to beat the Grizzlies."

CCTV commentary desk.

Su Qun and Yu Jia naturally supported the Hornets to win tonight's game because of the relationship between Li Lai and Yi Jianlian.

Yu Jia was still a little worried and said: "Tonight is the home court of the Grizzlies. It is not so easy for the Hornets to win this game."

Su Qun pushed his glasses and said, "If you put aside the last game, I still think the Hornets have a higher probability of winning tonight's game."

"Because from the perspective of skills, tactics and players' playing style, the Hornets have already established an advantage over the Grizzlies."

"The player's touch is good and bad. You can say that a certain player's touch is not accurate tonight, and he always fails to make shots."

"But tactics are not good or bad, and they are not so easily disturbed by the external environment. As long as the players who execute the tactics want to win, you can't run away with tactical restraint."

Game start.

Jordan jumped up and down the first wave of offensive possessions.

Hornets attack.

Leonard cut inside to set a screen for Lewis, who quickly moved beyond the corner three-point line.

The Grizzlies are a little too afraid of the Hornets' tactic under Jordan's pick-and-roll and Chris Paul's defense.

So when Leonard cut inside, Rudy Gay did not switch to Lewis in time, but double-teamed Jordan, limiting the opponent's pick-and-roll.

call!
Paul quickly passed the ball to Lewis in the bottom corner, and the latter did not hesitate to set up a high fort and shoot directly.

Swish!
Three point hit!

"The Hornets felt good after the start, and they also played the offense in the first round."

"Lewis' three-pointer severely punished the Grizzlies. If they dare to continue to use this kind of defense to limit the pick-and-roll of DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul, they will pay a great price."

Switch offense.

Mike Conley advanced with the ball from the outside, and he quickly transitioned the ball to Rudy Gay.

Zach Randolph mentioned the outside pick-and-roll, Lewis quickly switched to Rudy Gay, and Vince Carter also switched to Zach Randolph.

The latter moved decisively to the basket after the pick-and-roll.

Rudy Gay lobs to Zach Randolph.

"what!"

"This is a new tactic that the Grizzlies have come up with on offense in this round of the series."

Kenny Smith couldn't help exclaiming.

Barkley nodded and praised Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins.

Although the opponent is an extremely arrogant coach type, but it has to be admitted that the opponent does have a hand in coaching the team.

Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph's pick-and-roll offense in this round obviously has the taste of the Hornets' Paul and Jordan's pick-and-roll, and they are also learning from the Hornets' tactical play.

"Although Lionel Hollins can't arrange extremely amazing offensive tactics, there is still no problem in learning and arranging the opponent's offensive tactics."

"And Zach Randolph's offense is much more delicate than DeAndre Jordan's inside offense, and his offensive methods are richer."

"The way this round is played is sure to cause a lot of trouble for the Hornets."

call!
As soon as Yu Jia finished speaking, Leonard on the court suddenly shifted from the weak side to the penalty area to double-team Zach Randolph.

The latter was obviously unexpected. Although he observed Tony Allen's open opportunity in the bottom corner, he was very aware that his teammate Tony Allen was bullish on the outside.

Tony Allen's 29-point shooting rate was 27% this season, and it dropped to [-]% in the playoffs.

Basically an out-and-out blacksmith.

But Zach Randolph has already experienced Leonard's skill in double-teaming defense. At this time, he knows that he will not take much advantage by forcing a hard fight.

So he passed the ball decisively to Tony Allen on the weak side.

Paul on the weak side had expected it, and moved laterally into the passing lane the moment Zach Randolph passed the ball.

Snapped!
Steal the ball steadily.

The Hornets pushed back!

4 people play fast break!

Paul advances with the ball, Leonard drives in the middle, Lewis moves to the bottom corner to attract defense, and Vince Carter cuts to the basket from the right side.

The Grizzlies' counterattack defense is also commendable.

The moment Paul steals the ball, Rudy Gay, Mike Conley, and Tony Allen rush back.

4-on-3 in the frontcourt.

Paul threw the ball into the sky, and Vince Carter jumped across the free throw line.

boom!
UFO lifts off!

"It's too hot!"

"Veteran Vince Carter's one-handed tomahawk smash!"

"This goal will definitely score the top 5 goals of the day."

The fans at the FedEx Arena were silent. They were not in the mood to appreciate Vinceka's stunning stunt dunk at this time.

In the opening minute, the Hornets lead their home team 1:5, and no one can be happy.

CCTV commentary desk.

Su Qun analyzed and said: "I don't know if the audience friends in front of the TV have noticed that when the Hornets defended the Grizzlies, they adopted a strategy of double-teaming Zach Randolph and running to consume Marc Gasol." .”

"Because Zach Randolph is not good at passing the ball and Marc Gasol is overweight, running for a long time is particularly easy to consume energy."

"So from Game [-] onwards, the Hornets have been using that defensive strategy, and it's worked out well."

Yu Jia agreed: "That's why Chris Paul was able to stop Zach Randolph's pass."

"That's how the Hornets set up before the game, so Chris Paul was ready and waiting for you to pass the ball from Zach Randolph."

Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins called a timeout.

For the Hornets, tonight's game is crucial, but it's not the case for the Grizzlies.

It's just that Lionel Hollins has thought of everything for the Grizzlies' offense, and even directly copied the Hornets' offensive tactics without fear of shame.

Obviously, these Hornets players know this offensive tactic too well, and Tony Allen has almost no shooting ability, so Leonard's double-teaming is extremely firm.

Coupled with the fact that Zach Randolph is not a good passer, he was naturally targeted.

What's more, Lionel Hollins still hasn't figured out how to crack the Hornets' offense and defense, so this timeout doesn't do anything for him other than cheer the players on.

The game continues.

Rudy Gay missed a three-pointer from the outside, Marc Gasol grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a layup.

Jordan blamed himself a little because he let the extremely strong Marc Gasol squeeze in on this rebound.

Lewis and Vince Carter patted Jordan on the chest and said, "Good brother, grab the next ball back."

The Hornets immediately played the pick-and-roll of Paul and Jordan, who took off and dunked.

Empty City!

The situation on the field became more and more tilted towards the Hornets. Coach Lionel Hollins had to call a timeout again after 3 minutes, but still did not stop the Hornets' attack.

At the end of the single quarter, the Hornets took a 30-point lead at 20:10.

Grizzlies coach bench.

Lionel Hollins pulled everyone together and said, "Don't worry, we'll be fine."

"The Hornets' rotation was extremely stretched in the last game, and they are not much better in this game."

"Remembering that the Hornets' rotation is good defensively, but the offensive level is mediocre, we have to seize this opportunity and try to play a good offense."

Beverly, JR Smith, Jimmy Butler, Diaw and Oden, 5 people walked on the court.

Beverly walked straight towards OJ-Mayo, made a defensive substitution in advance, and at the same time provocatively pushed the opponent's waist with his elbow.

Beverley has shown OJ Mayo his impending defensive intensity.

Jimmy Butler glanced at Rudy Gay, who was still on the court, and motioned to Beverly and Oden on the court.

"Don't worry about the guy in front of me, he doesn't need your help if I defend him."

Rudy Gay looked at the three people who were talking loudly in front of him, and cursed: Labor and management are still here!
The atmosphere and oppressive force displayed by the Hornets' rotation made the referees outside the court couldn't help swallowing, took off the whistle in their mouths and wiped it again and again.

"Tonight's game has something to blow."

Game start.

After OJ-Mayo moved the ball from the outside, he used Maris Speights' pick-and-roll to reach the basket.

Beverly followed closely behind, and when he got near the basket, he fanned OJ-Mayo out of the field without hesitation.

The referee immediately blew his whistle and reminded Beverly that even in the playoffs, such a defensive intensity was a bit too much.

Beverley ignored the referee and didn't swear and bark like a mad dog as usual.

He walked straight towards OJ-Mayo and waited for the opponent's next attack.

Beverly is using his actions to tell OJ-Mayo and the referee that his current mind is only defending OJ-Mayo, don't bother me.

The Grizzlies sideline serve.

OJ-Mayo continued to use the pick-and-roll to catch the ball inside, but Beverly never gave in.

At the moment of serving, he rushed out frantically and hit the pass with one hand.

"Stolen!"

Jimmy Butler rushed out like a sword, fell to the ground and grabbed the ball. He sat on the ground and threw the ball forward.

JR Smith burst out from the weak side and went straight to the basket with a one-handed touch.

One-arm giant swing!
JR Smith's gliding split.

"This momentum is completely up!"

On-site commentary desk.

Kenny Smith's blood was boiling with excitement, he stood up and shouted excitedly.

The fans at the scene were still lifeless. Except for Marc Gasol who grabbed the offensive rebound and successfully scored the goal, they didn't even shout a word of excitement.

In tonight's game, the Hornets are almost playing against the Grizzlies.

JR Smith then faced OJ-Mayo's defense from beyond the three-point line and completed a difficult three-pointer.

This three-pointer also completely ignited the offensive wave of the Hornets' rotation lineup. Jimmy Butler made a three-pointer and cut in, Diaw sent two consecutive assists, and Oden made a dunk under the basket.

The second quarter is over.

The Hornets' rotation completed redemption in this game tonight, playing a wave of 31:22 single quarter games.

Halftime is over.

The Hornets have achieved a huge lead of 61 points with 42:19.

Su Qun shook his head repeatedly at this moment.

Originally, this was supposed to be a focus of the playoffs, but who would have thought that the Grizzlies were beaten so badly.

"The game seems to have lost all suspense. I hope the Grizzlies can rebound in the second half of the game."

"Otherwise such a completely one-sided game will be boring to watch."

Yu Jia said an interesting thing.

"Until now, the head coach of the Hornets, Li Lai, has not called a timeout."

"It would be a shame if he didn't call a timeout the entire game and the Grizzlies lost the game."

Second half of the game.

Li Lai only said one word to the players before the game started.

"Don't give them a way out, beat them to death."

All the players of the Hornets remember the arrogance of the Grizzlies coach before the game. At this time, even if the team is close to a 20-point lead, they will never relax.

Paul broke out suddenly in this section of the game, scoring consecutive singles Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph.

Zach Randolph also wants to help the Grizzlies recover their disadvantage with singles inside, but he somewhat underestimated the determination of the Hornets to defend him tonight.

Leonard steals Zach Randolph, Jordan Jr. caps Zach Randolph, and Lewis directly pulls Zach Randolph down in the air, just not giving him an easy chance to score.

Zach Randolph, the big black bear dubbed the villain of Memphis by fans, encountered such a terrifying defense for the first time in his career.

He got a little angry, especially the foul Lewis made on him, so Randolph immediately got up and wanted to show Lewis some color.

As a result, all the players on the Hornets rushed over. Jimmy Butler, Beverly and others on the bench even stood up and paced back and forth on the bench.

Zach Randolph swore that if he dared to show up at this time, the Hornets would really dare to rush down and beat him.

"I'm so hesitant, do you know that!"

(End of this chapter)