NBA: Opening breaks record

Chapter 140 20 points behind, playing boring

The Grizzlies' offense last time was Bain's small test, crushing Munch for a layup, and this time it was replaced by Morant to control the ball.

Bain can only steal one while the Lakers are not paying attention. His ball control is still not as stable as Morant's, and his vision is far worse.

Meng Hua stared closely at Morant, not the ball, but his footsteps.

The point difference has been widened to 15 points. If he can no longer control Morant, the ball will be confessed.

Control Morant, hehe, if you can control it, you can control it in the first or second quarter, and you can wait until now.

He secretly laughed at himself and lowered his expectations to reduce the pressure. At the same time, his hand slowly approached Morant.

Morant was immediately alert, took the ball and moved a half step to the left, adjusting to a position where he could easily avoid stealing.

A good offensive player like him has a sharper sense of distance than others.

Meng Hua sighed, this kid is really a thief, he is really difficult to deal with.

He'd rather guard Doncic than guard him.Even if Doncic is taller and stronger than Morant, he still has a good back hit.

Compared to when he played the Lone Ranger, his level has improved a lot, but he still can't guard Morant, which makes him a little frustrated.

In fact, he defended Morant very well. Many times, Morant relied on his teammates to cover him.

For most of the singles, it was quite difficult for Morant to deal with him.

But firstly, Morant feels good, and secondly, the Lakers are behind by a big score. All of these made Meng Hua feel that he was blown away by Morant.

Morant dribbled a few times, but seeing no chance, he was going to change his routine.

He passed to Jackson, who was in the inside position, and then bypassed Meng Hua, running from the bottom line to catch the ball.

Meng Hua turned around and chased wildly. Jackson passed the ball and hit the ground. If Morant received the ball, he would be a layup.

At the critical moment, Meng Huamao stabbed the ball with all his might and pushed the ball out of the baseline. He also staggered and fell to the ground.

Regardless of the pain, Meng Hua carp straightened up and continued to tightly wrap around Morant who was serving the bottom line.

Scattered applause came from the stands. Although the fans booed him, the Grizzlies still controlled the ball. Meng Hua's reckless defense touched some home fans and won their respect.

Booing is never respect, applause is.

Morant sent it to Jackson, who was responding near the sideline. Under Meng Hua's stalking, Morant did not get rid of the opportunity.

With 24 seconds approaching, Jackson made a hasty shot and got a shot.

Next, the two teams entered a defensive competition, and the Grizzlies double-teamed all the time.

With a young body, running without hesitation, and a rotation lineup that is thick enough to go up and down, they will prevent the Lakers from finding their way, and they don't want to play anymore.

Although the Lakers' offense was suppressed, Meng Hua defended desperately. Morant didn't play again in this quarter, and was almost locked by him.

The point difference is still 15 points. To maintain this point difference, the Lakers still have no chance, and their physical strength is almost exhausted.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Vogel had to ask for a timeout.

He didn't arrange tactics, he simply called a timeout and let James take the time to rest.

In other words, he did not intend to replace James.

James' body was resting, but his mind was not resting. He wanted the statistics of the game, and looked through them with gusto.

He likes data, and he also likes to read data, which is much more delicious than gnawing his own fingernails.

The rest of the Lakers, except for Meng Hua, felt a strong sense of oppression and did not dare to make eye contact with James.

Meng Hua secretly slandered, no matter what you looked at, you didn't perform very well.

James is actually just looking at his own data. In this game, his offense did not do well.

Playing after a short break, the situation has not changed much.

You are resting, and the enemy is just watching the cheerleaders dance, doing nothing else, and they cancel each other out.

The Grizzlies got off the main force, and Vogel persisted for another 2 minutes, and also replaced the main players except Westbrook. Even so, the Lakers' main players played for a long time longer than the Grizzlies.

Westbrook couldn't perfectly integrate into the team's skills and tactics, so he simply let him play with a substitute and staggered use with James.

But the Grizzlies' bench is not so easy to play. Jenkins' goal is to use the bench to beat the Lakers' bench.

Facing the double-teaming of the substitute, Westbrook had a hard time coping with it, and sweat dripped all over the floor again.

On the bench, James was sitting on pins and needles, this time he was really gnawing his fingernails.

No matter how fragrant the stewed chicken feet were, it couldn't bring back his depressed mood.

The point difference is getting bigger and bigger, heading straight to 20, the eyes of the home male fans have slowly followed the cheerleaders.

The entire Lakers team drooped their heads.

The difference is 10 points. Although I am disappointed, I feel that if I play well, I can still recover.

With a difference of 20, we can only hope for a miracle.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed by a full 20 points.

Westbrook also has no fighting spirit. If he hadn't played a few times, the point difference might be more than 20.

He took the towel and water from his teammates and sat on the bench without saying a word.

Vogel patiently talked to the players about chicken soup, there is still a quarter of time, don't give up and so on.

The Lakers players pretended to listen carefully out of face, but they all knew that the game had already been explained.

It is true that there are many teams that came back in the fourth quarter and recovered 20 points, but they themselves couldn't believe how lifeless the Lakers looked.

On the Grizzlies bench, Morant is taking small sips of water, and he has been resting for a long time.

The team has already won by 20 points, but he still wants to play again, he is not tired at all, he feels that he has endless energy, he wants to improve his personal data, and he also wants to be an All-Star starter.

More importantly, he also wanted to face off against Meng Hua.

It is not only superior, but also male and female.

He has scored almost 30 points, which is higher than his average points per game. It seems that he has blown Meng Hua, but he knows that more than half of the points are either using the cover of his teammates or facing other defensive players.

When he really singled out Meng Hua's rounds, his success rate was not high.

It made him feel like a stick in his throat.

Basketball is not a one-on-one match, so when the score is not drawn, he rationally chooses to cooperate with the team and use all the advantages of the team to defeat the enemy, but now that the difference is already 20 points, he wants to try again against Meng Hua single-handedly.

This is by no means any personal grievances between him and Meng Hua, it is simply his competitive spirit, it is simply that it is rare to meet such a good defender, and he wants to improve himself.

Meng Hua was almost lying on the bench with a hot towel covering his face.

He didn't want to play anymore, he couldn't win anyway, and he was as tired as a dog.

It might be easier if he knew what Morant was thinking.

But the team can't win, and it's useless.

He has contributed everything, but the team is still 20 points away. Even if the thick eyebrow returns from injury, can he make up for this huge point difference?

He just transferred to the Lakers, and he was full of joy. There are three giants here, and he is also the main player. If he can win the championship, he will also be the first player in China to win the championship as the main player.

It's a great honor, and it's alluring.

But against the Grizzlies, he felt that the team's underpants had been let down.

They can play the Nets because the Nets' offensive firepower is concentrated, but they are still far from a team like the Grizzlies who are all soldiers.

The Suns and Warriors are also this kind of team.

(End of this chapter)