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Chapter 388 Confronting the Grizzlies

On November 11, the Phoenix Suns, who have rested for more than 16 days, will welcome the visit of the Memphis Grizzlies at home.

The Memphis Grizzlies are in good shape recently, with two consecutive victories and a record of 5 wins and 3 losses. The reason why they lost three games is because he made great moves during the offseason.

First, use the main point guard Jason Williams and the defensive champion James Posey as chips, and trade with the Heat in exchange for former All-Star scorer Eddie Jones.

Subsequently, Damon Stoudemire and the former Super Sixth Man Bobby Jackson were exchanged for Bunch Wells.

The Grizzlies took the initiative to seek changes this season, and the starting lineup also began to change drastically.

"Little Flying Squirrel" Damon Stoudemire will serve as the back quarter of the ball. Although he has mediocre defensive ability due to his height, he is fast and has violent offensive firepower. Playing the first position, he can still replace Jay. Sen Williams' location.

The shooting guard is still played by Mike Miller. His style of play is very calm, his offensive firepower is not violent, and his defense is not top-notch. However, both offense and defense are above average, and occasionally he has unexpectedly good performances. He is the second. No., so that the Grizzlies are very relieved.

The small forward position is played by the newly joined Eddie Jones. His physical talent has declined, and he has gradually developed into a top 3D player. His strength has declined a lot, and his desire to fight is not strong. Every time the team has hope, they will fight for the championship. , just traded him away, there are big problems with his scoring and willpower at critical moments, he is just a third-rate star with good scoring ability, he can only be a icing on the cake player, not a player who can decide the game.

The power forward pushes Sean Battier up. His height is not suitable for playing power forward. However, if he is facing the Suns, there will be no problem. He is a team player with defense and three-pointers. The ball can also pass the ball to organize, as long as the team needs him, he can do anything.

The center position is occupied by the Grizzlies star Paul Gasol. After playing in the NBA for several years, Gasol has gradually grown into an All-Star inside player. The style of play is a bit soft and the confrontation is not good, but there is no problem at all to bully the inside of the Suns.

At 9:[-] p.m., the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Memphis Grizzlies at the American West Arena is about to start.

After a simple warm-up and layup shot, the leaders of the two sides came out to the middle circle of the basketball court, and the game began with a scrimmage.

D'Antoni didn't like James Jones' playing style who can only defend, not shoot three-pointers and attack. He still chose to change his lineup and began to constantly test the appropriate starting lineup.

The Suns starting five, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Raja Bell, small forward Leandro Barbosa, power forward Sean Marion, center Kurt -Thomas.

A crisp whistle sounded.

The referee threw the basketball high into the sky, and Gasol and Thomas jumped almost simultaneously.

The tall and long-armed Gasol didn't give Thomas any chance in the jump ball, easily defeated his opponent, and dialed the basketball into Damon Stoudemire's hands.

Little Flying Squirrel catches the ball and speeds up quickly, wanting to keep a firm foothold against the Suns.

Damon's speed is very fast, three steps and two steps, hit the top arc of the three-point line, facing Nash's defense, without a half-stop, a cross-step change direction, immediately exert force on his feet, sway his body, and accelerate his dribble Forced to enter the three-point line.

One step from the free throw line, immediately pulled the ball up, pulled the ball for a layup with a three-pointer, lifted it up at lightning speed, passed one person with one step, hit the basket, jumped up, stretched and stretched in the air, and dodged Thomas' block Finally, with a hook with his right hand, the basketball spun and flew towards the basket, as if it had eyes, it wiped the backboard, got into the basket, and scored a two-pointer.

2 to 0! !
As soon as the game started, Little Flying Squirrel showed his lightning-like speed, single-handedly, tore through the entire defense line of the Suns, scored an easy layup under the basket, and gave the Suns a big blow.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Suns attack, Marion fast from the bottom line, Nash catches the ball and immediately speeds up, facing Damon Stoudemire's oppressive defense, Nash is bold and skillful, directly dribbles the ball with a turn, and passes easily The opponent's defense, while walking, took aim at a teammate's running position, without any hesitation, while running, a long pass came directly, the basketball was like a cannonball, and it accurately found Barbosa on the left , After receiving the ball, Barbosa immediately stepped forward and broke through to the basket with the ball.

Quickly rushed inside, facing Mike Miller's defense, there was a clear snap, and then came a backhand pass. After the basketball hit the floor, it bounced and flew out of the three-point line.

From a 45-degree three-pointer on the right, Garabel easily caught the ball and faced the frame without any extra movements.

Although Jones tried his best to block the defense, he still couldn't stop Garabel's quick three-pointer. With a flick of his right wrist, the basketball flew to the basket.

An arc of a full moon crossed the sky.

Swish! !

There was a crisp netting sound.

The white net was overflowing, and Garabel's three-pointer shot did not fail, and he hit the basket accurately, and the three-pointer was hollow into the net, causing a burst of white waves.

2 to 3! !
Garabel's three-pointer is indeed unstable, but he quickly adapted to the offensive rhythm of the Suns. He was only a second-round pick and didn't have much playing time, but he quickly used the toughness of Desperate Saburo Defense, won the head coach Qingmei, and got the chance to start.

Joining the Suns, he didn't have a stable shot, especially the three-point shot was very unstable. However, Garabel did not back down. He showed a tough mentality and was very daring to shoot. He was not worried about not hitting. Gradually, his The three-point shooting has also been practiced.

The Grizzlies attack, Damon dribbles upfield and runs a pick-and-roll with Gasol pulled high.

Facing the two-person attack from Nash and Lagabel, Damon's face was very calm, and he hit the ground with both hands. The basketball passed through the gap between Nash and Lagabel and fell into Gasol's hands accurately.

Gasol caught the ball and dribbled it to the inside. He pulled the ball up in the paint and jumped up from the basket. Facing Marion's supplementary defense, he dunked the basketball into the basket hard.

Li Ren dunks and scored two points.

4 to 3! !
The Suns attacked, and Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. He couldn't run and bomb, so he chose to play diamond tactics.

He dribbled the ball continuously in the middle, forced Damon Stoudemire, hit the three-point line, used Marion's cover, threw off Damon Stoudemire's defense, hit the free throw line, and pulled the ball. Shake a shot, hit the basketball with a three-pointer, pass the basketball through Gasol's waist under the basket, pass the ball to the left, and catch the ball easily under the basket with Thomas who followed.

With a loud bang, he dunked hard, sent the basketball into the basket steadily, and scored two points.

4 to 5! !
Nash showed superb passing skills and assisted Thomas to easily slam dunk under the basket.

Next, the two sides opened up and fought against each other. The situation was wide open, the rhythm was raised, and the score rose alternately.

(End of this chapter)