Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 249 249. Difficult promotion, I defended the dignity of MVP, I did not humiliate the honor of MVP!
In Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, the Spurs managed to bring the game back to San Antonio, avoiding a 1-[-] elimination by the Grizzlies.

The Spurs' counterattack in G5 made many fans worry about the next state of the Grizzlies.

Although the Grizzlies ranked first in the league with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses in the regular season, the overall age is too young after all, and they often make some low-level mistakes on the court, giving the Spurs too many opportunities that should not have appeared.

Worst of all, according to local media reports in Memphis, after Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals, there seemed to be some conflict between Gerald Wallace and the team, as if he was dissatisfied with his tactical position in the team.

As a forward star who has been selected to the best team, All-Star team, and even the best defensive team for many times, Gerald Wallace's role in the Grizzlies is mainly reflected in defense.

On the offensive end, Wallace's shooting ratio is not even as good as that of Mike Bibby on the bench. The decline in personal data has made Gerald Wallace dissatisfied with the status quo.

Especially when Kevin Martin successfully won the first regular season MVP in his career and was regarded as God by Memphis fans, this undoubtedly greatly increased Gerald Wallace's psychological gap.

If it wasn't for Luke's sake, Gerald Wallace might have broken up with the management long ago.

But even with Luke on the team, Wallace still expressed a lot of dissatisfaction, and his attitude on the court has also undergone some changes.

Wallace's fishing wasn't the only reason the Grizzlies lost Game [-] of the series, but it was one of the indefensible ones.

With the news of the feud between Gerald Wallace and the team, the Grizzlies fans began to scold Gerald for the white-eyed wolf, but they were more worried.

Worried that Gerald Wallace's personal reasons will affect the team's playoff performance this season.

Since the establishment of the team, the Grizzlies managed to break through the first round of the playoffs and become the most popular team in the league.

But on a critical occasion like the playoffs, there were discord within the team, which undoubtedly made the fans panic.

After all, why did the Lakers lose to the Pistons in the finals, and why did they disintegrate in the off-season? The specific reasons are still vividly remembered.

For a team capable of contending for a title, there's nothing more worrisome than internal discord.

Now the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals are gradually beginning to narrow the gap with the Grizzlies, and it is difficult for the Grizzlies to respond with their best competitive state. This is obviously an extremely bad thing.

Fortunately, Luke has created many miracles along the way after entering the league. Fans have reason to believe that Luke has a way to lead the Grizzlies to the promotion.

The worst thing is to stop on the stage of the semifinals. For the Grizzlies, they have done well enough this season, and their performance has far exceeded the expectations of the fans.

It is definitely a pity that he failed to win the championship, but at this time, no one will blame Luke, because Luke has dedicated everything to this team this year.

After the game started, fans found that the Grizzlies had indeed made some adjustments to the starting lineup.

Gerald Wallace, who just won the best defensive player this season, did not appear on the starting list, which undoubtedly confirmed the rumors about the internal discord of the Grizzlies from the side.

In this game, while the Grizzlies retained the original four starting lineups, they did not use the experienced Grant Hill at the small forward position. Instead, they used another wing defender who did not play a lot of time in the regular season. Wes Outlaw.

Outlaw is 94 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms. He is indeed a bit thin in terms of stature, but the most outstanding thing about Outlaw is his enviable wingspan.

Since the players that Luke uses the most at the small forward position are Gerald Wallace, Kapono and Grant Hill, except for the forward players who take turns, Outlaw's average playing time is only about ten minutes per game.

Fortunately, Outlaw has a fairly good shooting ability, at least much more reliable than Gerald Wallace and Grant Hill, which keeps Outlaw from falling out of the rotation in the Grizzlies.

本赛季奥特洛在有限的出场时间内，场均能够贡献7.4分4.1篮板1.6助攻0.9抢断以及0.8次封盖，其中投篮命中率为44.6%，三分球命中率则有38.4%。

Obviously, Outlaw is a very talented wing player. Whether it is physical fitness or hard-working character, Outlaw is deeply loved by the coach.

Entering the playoffs, as the defensive flaws of Grant Hill and Kapono were infinitely magnified, Outlaw's average playing time increased and he became the first choice after Gerald Wallace left the field.

In the first round against the Rockets, the Grizzlies basically beat the Rockets by about 30 points in every game. The huge gap in strength also allowed players like Outlaw to get more opportunities to play.

季后赛首轮，奥特洛场均能够交出10.6分4.7篮板1.7助攻1.3抢断以及1.1次封盖，外线高达39.8%的三球命中率更是代表了奥特洛的进步。

Right now, Gerald Wallace's game attitude makes head coach Luke dissatisfied, so Outlaw also won the most precious opportunity of his career.

Once he can play an excellent personal performance in this round of the series, Outlaw, who is only 23 years old, will definitely become a favorite in the free market, and is expected to launch an impact on the first big contract of his career.

However, Luke arranged to defend Ginobili for the first time as a starter in the playoffs, which made the 23-year-old Outlaw feel a lot of pressure.

Until the warm-up stage before the game, Outlaw was still so excited that his fingers were shaking. If Pau Gasol hadn't been comforting him, I'm afraid the trembling emotion would affect Outlaw's shooting feel in the game.

"Don't be nervous, the coach has arranged for you to start the game, and you are defending Manu, which means that the coach thinks highly of you."

"Maybe this kind of attention makes you feel the pressure, but I believe that the way you are now is definitely not what the coach wants to see."

"The coach hopes that you can limit Manu's personal performance on the defensive end, instead of shaking like an old man with Perkins like you are now."

Reaching out and patted Outlaw on the back of the head, Gasol sent encouragement before the game, "This may be the most important game of your career so far. Believe in yourself and don't let the coach down."

Pau Gasol's encouragement still had some effect. Although Outlaw was still a little nervous, but looking at the group of very confident teammates around him, Outlaw subconsciously clenched his fists.

"I will try my best in this game, and I will not let the coach down on me!" A flash of determination flashed across Outlaw's face.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs played very resolutely on the offensive end.

This game is the last home game for the Spurs in this round of the series. If they can tie the game, the Spurs will have a very high hope of advancing.

So as soon as the Spurs came up, they had no reservations at all. The troika joined forces on the offensive end and started to exert force. Duncan frequently created physical confrontations with Pau Gasol, and wanted to use his personal ability to help the team establish an advantage as soon as possible.

However, the Spurs obviously underestimated the determination of the Grizzlies to win the game. Since Lambiel was furious in the arena yesterday, young players have been inspired to fight.

Even Gasol tried his best to deal with Duncan, desperately wanting to prove that he is not much worse than old man Deng.

In the last game, the Grizzlies' perimeter defense was sieved by Ginobi's snake-shaped breakthrough. Today, he saw that the one defending him was Outlaw, a rookie. with a smile.

But as the game progressed, the smile on Ginobili's face began to gradually decrease, and finally his face turned black.

Outlaw's lateral movement speed is very fast, coupled with the wingspan that is even more terrifying than Gerald Wallace, Ginobili found that his offensive range was always covered by Outlaw's arms.

Even if Duncan's pick-and-roll is used to attack the inside, Outlaw can always rush out in unexpected positions, making it impossible for Ginobili to get rid of the defense.

Outlaw's nickname is Grasshopper, and this title is obviously suitable for Outlaw. With his excellent height and wingspan, coupled with the flexible lateral speed of his feet, Ginobili didn't even take a single shot in the first half. cheap.

Compared with Gerald Wallace, who just won the league's best defensive player, Outlaw's experience on the defensive end is obviously lacking, and he even uses too much force.

Taking advantage of this, Ginobili has also caused Outlaw defensive fouls in a row, making Outlaw anxious to prove himself.

But more often, Outlaw's defense can fully cover Ginobili, so that Ginobili can only frequently look for opportunities through pick-and-rolls.

In particular, before the game, Luke drew some of Ginobili's best breakthrough routes for Outlaw, which made Outlaw more calm when defending.

On the offensive end, Kevin Martin also showed eighteen martial arts, three-pointers, mid-range shots, breakthroughs, and fouls. Martin almost put all his life's knowledge into play in this game.

Facing the disgusting existence of Bruce Bowen, Martin has been able to completely ignore the trash talk that comes out of Bowen's dog's mouth.

The outside world has been criticizing Martin, the newly promoted MVP of the league, for his soft playing style. As long as the defensive player makes a slight confrontation, Martin can immediately fly more than three meters like a porcelain doll.

Exaggerated performances are disgusting even to fans. Seeing these personal evaluations of himself from the outside world, Martin has also become tough and wants to become a steel warrior like Kobe.

But in this game, Martin put all the opinions of outside fans behind him, and faced Bruce Bowen's defense on the field and showed his best way of playing.

In just half the game, he scored 26 points from Bowen's head. Among them, Bruce Bowen, who made 8 free throws and made 8 free throws, became depressed for a while and protested loudly to the referee to express his dissatisfaction.

And Bruce Bowen's protest was not only not appeased by the referee, but also received a technical foul, which made Bruce Bowen feel depressed, and always felt that everyone on the court was full of hostility towards him.

In addition, Kyle Lowry still continued his fiery offensive touch. Facing the "French sports car" Parker, Lowry used his physical advantages to the extreme.

Since Kevin Martin's sharp personal offense attracted most of the Spurs' perimeter defense, it also allowed Lowry to avoid being double-teamed by Spurs players in the low post.

Tony Parker's advantage lies in his speed. As one of the fastest starting point guards in the league, few people in the league can keep up with Parker.

However, the factor that restricts Parker from becoming the league's top star is his thin body. When Parker and Kyle Lowry stand together, Parker only feels like a fat pig standing in front of him.

No!To be precise, it should be a mountain of horizontal development.

Especially when Lowry started to apply force with his back, every collision made Parker feel as if his chest was about to burst.

Subconsciously want to call out for flanking, but Martin, who is elusive on the offensive end, is the most important presence on the Spurs' defensive end.

No one can share the pressure for himself like in the regular season. This is a pain for Parker in the first half. Basically every time Parker defends the position, he prays that Lowry will not always make trouble for himself.

However, the Grizzlies who discovered the New World naturally saw Lowry's tonnage advantage when facing Tony Parker. Under Kevin Martin's defense, Lowry frequently fell into the low post, and used his fat body to hold Parker against him. Ravaged by madness.

Relying on the excellent personal performance of the double guns in the backcourt, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by 9 points at the end of the half.

"Bang!"

"This fat man, I suspect he grew up eating pig feed, otherwise how could he be so strong!"

"In the second half, we must find a way to pinch me, otherwise the fat man alone will be enough to kill the game. It's really fucking terrible!"

Tony Parker punched the locker hard, full of resentment towards Kyle Lowry.

"The Grizzlies' desire to win is too strong, and the opponent was as excited as if they had been beaten in the first half."

"I now seriously doubt whether the whole Grizzlies team took contraband before the game, otherwise how could they play so resolutely, this is not like a rookie team that broke into the semifinals for the first time."

"To make matters worse, I didn't expect Travis's defense to be so good. He gave me even more oppression than Gerrard, which is really unbelievable."

After killing a bottle of drink in one go to replenish his energy, Ginobili sat on the bench with a somewhat helpless expression.

As an active shooting guard who ranks among the top ten in the league, it is a shame that Ginobili was prevented from scoring by a young boy in the first half.

Looking at the mental gap of the players one by one, Popovich only felt that the team was cornered.

In terms of play style, Popovich can make up for it as much as possible through tactics, but the excitement shown by the Grizzlies players at the moment really makes Popovich don't know how to start.

You can't give your own old men some prohibited drugs halfway, and fight head-on with these young boys.

In this case, whether it will be checked by the league after the game will be put aside first, and it is impossible for the players alone to agree to this approach.

After all, once the league finds out that they are taking contraband in a game, it is the players themselves who suffer.

"Although we fell behind in the first half, this Grizzlies team is still very young. In the second half, we stepped up our defense and forced the Grizzlies to make more mistakes."

"From the team falling behind 1:3 to now seeing the hope of dragging into the tie-break, we have been working hard to try to comeback."

"This game is a back-to-back fight, and complaining can't solve any problems. In the second half, everyone put up 12 points, and the victory or defeat depends on it."

There are not many ways, Popovich can only stand up and say a few words of chicken soup to encourage the players, and try to reawaken the players' fighting spirit.

Otherwise, start the contest with frustration, and the Spurs will definitely be beaten by those young boys in the second half.

Entering the second half, the loss of physical strength almost made the old bones of the Spurs grit their gums and start exerting their strength.

Especially Duncan, who is both a father and a mother, was almost beaten to death by the Gasol brothers.

Relying on Duncan's 45-degree angle wipe from the middle distance and Parker's flexible personal breakthrough, the Spurs bit the score with difficulty and kept the game in suspense.

Now that the old guys like the Spurs have run out of ammunition and food, they can play such an efficient game thanks to the fighting spirit accumulated over the years.

However, in the first half of the fourth quarter, Martin destroyed the Spurs' spiritual pillar almost by himself.

In just two minutes and 46 seconds, Martin scored 11 points in a row to let the old Spurs realize what despair is.

At the same time, the efficient personal performance in the fourth quarter also allowed Martin to prove to the outside world why he was able to beat Kobe and LeBron James and was elected as the MVP of this season.

As Outlaw gave Manu Ginobili a nail-biting cap in a return defense, the momentum of the Grizzlies was completely unstoppable, and they directly used a wave of 9:0 climax to send the game into garbage time.

The excited Outlaw even kept tearing his jersey on the sidelines, roaring with saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth, as if he was declaring his arrogance to the away Spurs fans.

Seeing Outlaw's excited face on the field, Duncan sat down below the field expressionlessly and began to be in a daze. No one knew what was going on in the old man's mind.

"Dududu~"

As the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the Grizzlies finally won the game with a devastating offensive in the fourth quarter. They defeated the Spurs by 16 points in the sixth game of the series and eliminated their opponents 4:2 to advance.

At the end of the game, Martin began to tremble with excitement, sitting on the sidelines and covering his eyes with a towel, as if he didn't want the fans to see himself through the camera.

No one knows better than the Grizzlies how hard the young Grizzlies have gone to win this series.

Before the game, everyone's nerves were like a spring that was compressed to the extreme and kept tense all the time. Lambiel's roar, Luke's anger, scenes after scenes were all pressure on the players.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies withstood the Spurs' counterattack away and won the victory without any risk.

And with the end of the game, the tight nerves of Martin and others were finally relaxed. This feeling is simply crushing.

During the game, Martin's superb performance of 41 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists made fans see no difficulties, but only Martin knew how difficult and desperate this round of the series was.

Always worried about the panic of being overtaken by the Spurs, coupled with the pressure from the outside world before the game, it is not easy for the 25-year-old Martin to hold his psychological defense.

Fortunately, Martin did not disappoint the Memphis fans, as Kevin Martin said in an interview after the game, "Since the moment I won the regular season MVP, everyone has been questioning my ability. "

"But now, what I want to say is that I have defended the dignity that belongs to the MVP, and I have not humiliated the honor of the MVP!"

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)