Basketball K God

Chapter 448 Test the quality of the star
With 17 games left until the end of the regular season, the Grizzlies' sixth spot in the Western Conference is not safe.The Mavericks, Jazz, Rockets and Suns behind them are all chasing fiercely. They are only 6 games ahead of the 10th Suns in the West.

The competition for playoff tickets in the Western Conference has entered a fever pitch ahead of schedule.

Except for the Spurs who are currently No. 2 in the West and the Thunder who are No. 100 in the West, no one dares to say that they are [-]% sure of entering the playoffs.

On April 4st, on April Fool's Day, the Grizzlies used super defense in an away game to narrowly beat the Bucks, making a good start for the April game.

Two days later, the Grizzlies defeated the Thunder, ranked No. 2 in the West, in an away game, ushering in a two-game winning streak.

But back to back at home on the second day, they missed... They lost to the Golden State Warriors, who were ranked 2th in the West, and missed their 10-game winning streak.

On April 4, in the Grizzlies' first "back-to-back" game of the season, they narrowly beat the Mavericks away, solidifying their current No. 5 position in the Western Conference and hitting this potential competitor.

After the end of this game, the Grizzlies will go to the East to challenge the Miami Heat with the Big Three away.

The Grizzlies are challenging the Heat in an away game. The pre-match prediction for this game is overwhelmingly optimistic about the home team.

The Heat are currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference, have won 2 consecutive home games, and the Big Three are all in good health, so there is no problem of not being able to play.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies, the Black Bears have not returned to their best form after their comeback, and the team's second lineup is simply a pit.

And the Heat have been in very good shape recently. In the last game, they also defeated the No. [-] Thunder team in the Western Conference.

Xie Kai VS Big Three, this kind of duel is exciting just thinking about it!Moreover, because of the shortened season, this will be the only contest between the two teams in the regular season this season. If they want to compete again, it will only be possible in the finals.

The Heat are also considered a new team in the NBA. They joined the NBA in 1988, less than 1995 years earlier than the Grizzlies who joined the NBA in 10.But this team has already won the championship in 2006, which is better and luckier than many new teams.

American Airlines Center.This is the home court of the Heat. Since the formation of the Big Three, this arena has become one of the most popular home courts in the entire NBA.

Tickets for this game sold out early.In fact, because of the combination of the Big Three, the Heat's season tickets and other sales are very good, so the number of tickets available for single-game sales is relatively small.

Xie Kai is currently the leader of the younger generation in the league. He and Ross are known as the "peerless twins" of the 08 class, and their limelight is no less than that of ordinary superstars.

For the Big Three of the Heat, Rose is far more of a threat to them than Xie Kai, because the former is in the East.

In an interview before the game, James said: "Kane Xie is a very talented player. His basketball IQ is very high, his personal skills are comprehensive, and he is quite selfless. I like his playing style very much."

Heat coach Spoelstra said with a smile: "As an Asian, I am proud of Kane. I hope we have a very good night!"

Xie Kai also accepted an interview with the media. He seemed very excited: "I can learn a lot from playing against superstars like DW, LBJ, and Chris. I am looking forward to this game."

The American Airlines Center arena is very lively. Although the Grizzlies are not considered a strong team in the league, the attention of this team is no less than that of the Thunder and Bulls.

Xie Kai currently leads the league in scoring with an average of 28.9 points per game. Everyone wants to see how he can perform in front of the Heat's Big Three.

The Big Three are like a touchstone to test the quality of a star.Last season's regular season MVP Rose also lost his heroic qualities when facing the strict defense of James and others in the Eastern Conference finals.And this game is just a regular season, but it can also test Xie Kai's star quality to a certain extent.

Both sides looked relaxed from the warm-up before the game, and the player on the Heat's side also performed a dunk performance.

Both sides had acquaintances before.Sean Battier of the Heat played for the Grizzlies last season.He is not only a member of the Grizzlies last season, he is also the old captain of the team and has played in the team for many years.

Battier came over to greet Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins with a hug, as well as his former Grizzlies teammates.Although he has left, the relationship between everyone is still very good.

Mario Chalmers of the Heat, Xie Kai and Darrell Arthur of the Grizzlies are all teammates of the University of Kansas Jayhawks that won the championship in 08. They have a very good relationship. Bragging and teasing each other.

Chalmers came to the Grizzlies side, he first hugged Xie Kai and Arthur in suits and ties, then pointed at Arthur with a smile and joked: "I said Darrell, you are going to participate in this dress The 2012 NBA draft?"

Arthur lightly thumped Chalmers' small chest: "At my age, I am several years older than the oldest rookie! Why don't you say that I will attend your wedding?"

Chalmers laughed and said, "Are you going to steal my limelight by wearing this at my wedding?"

"Don't dare, you won't be able to pass on suits at that time. A serious person like Kane may wear a suit at a wedding. Like you, you may wear that strange costume for Halloween!" Arthur also said with all his heart Poking fun at his ex-teammate.

The three of them chatted very happily, and there was no sense of tension about the imminent battle at all.In fact, this game is not that meaningful to both parties, because the two teams are not direct competitors in the playoffs, and the final playoff rankings of the two teams will not be affected by the outcome of this game.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Heat at home is: center - Ronnie Turiaf, power forward - Chris Bosh, small forward - LeBron James, shooting guard - Dewy En Wade, point guard -- Mario Chalmers.

Turiaf joined the Heat immediately after being bought out by the Nuggets on March 3.For him, the Heat are currently the league's biggest favorite to win the championship, and the team's inside reserves are not that rich. After he goes, he will have a chance to get playing time.

The starting lineup of the Grizzlies in the away game is: center-Marc Gasol, power forward-Zach Randolph, small forward-Rudy Gay, shooting guard-Xie Kai, point guard — Mike Conley.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup is relatively conventional. This starting lineup was the most used lineup last season, with both offense and defense.

(End of this chapter)