basketball god

Chapter 106 The Winning Streak Ends
After the game, Yang Zhan and the Grizzlies got on the plane ticket to Memphis. After returning home and having dinner, Yang Zhan looked at the schedule and felt relaxed physically and mentally!
Because of the continuous back-to-back battles, the Grizzlies will have a full three-day rest period, which makes Yang Zhan wish the person who arranged the schedule that the son born must have a chrysanthemum.

In these three days, the Grizzlies can be said to be sitting at home, blessings come from the sky, and the honors have been harvested.

On February 2, the Dallas Mavericks challenged the Denver Nuggets in an away game and lost 27 to 104, causing the Grizzlies to rise directly to second in the Western Conference rankings.

Nelson, who was lying at home, was dazed.

On February 2, the league officially announced that Yang Zhan averaged 28 points, 17.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, and won the Rookie of the Week in the Western Conference and the Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference.

Yang Zhan, who is sweating profusely in the arena, is calm

At the same time, the league officially announced again that Gasol won the Western Conference Player of the Week with averages of 30.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game.

Gasol, who was sweating profusely with Yang Zhan in the arena, was "crazy".

For Yang Zhan, the only obstacle in front of his honors is Chris Paul, so he is not as excited as his sister!
But Gasol is different. It is really difficult to win the best of the week in the Western Conference, because there are too many ghosts and monsters in the Western Conference.

Especially the Snake this season, from time to time there will be a wave of scoring points, not to mention the best of the week, the best of the month is basically his. One can imagine how excited Gasol was when he won the best of the week.

On March 3, the last day of the Grizzlies' break, after breakfast, Yang Zhan came to the arena. After another morning of training, the Grizzlies began to prepare for tomorrow's home game against the Knicks.

The difficulty of this game is not very big, or to some extent, uh. How to put it euphemistically, it is the last one in the Eastern Conference.

At eight o'clock in the evening on the 2nd, after the two trophies of Yang Zhan and Gasol were awarded at home, the game between the Grizzlies and the Knicks began!

The Knicks' starting lineup after the trade is: point guard: Stephen Marbury, shooting guard: Francis, small forward: Malik Rose, power forward: Quintel Woods, center: Eddie Curry.

The Grizzlies coach Nelson, according to the Knicks' lineup considerations before the game, transferred Gasol to power forward and replaced the center with 2-meter Jack Chakalidis.

There was no suspense in the game at all. Although the Knicks traded for Francis, they essentially wanted to play a double-gun lineup.

But Marbury always controlled the ball in his hands every time he attacked, and Francis didn't have the ball, even if he had the strength, he couldn't play it.

Coupled with the fact that the Knicks' power forward is only 2 meters tall, Gasol, who just won the best of the week, couldn't wait to fight before the game.

It's a pity for Quintelle Woods, but David Lee, a rookie in the same class as Yang Zhan, has a kind of unafraid of a newborn calf, and he even beat Gasol twice on the offensive end.

However, the defensive end was still beaten to pieces by Gasol, and there was nothing he could do about it. Even David Lee, a 20+10 All-Star at his peak, was still a colander on defense, let alone now.

Off the court, Nelson looked at the form on the court thoughtfully, because since he took over the Grizzlies, he felt that Gasol was clearly more suitable to play power forward, and White was more suitable to fight with Young on the bench.

It's just that the Grizzlies' center is too weak now, and he is a player with empty height. It seems that the Grizzlies want to take a step closer, and this insider must be resolved.

At the end of the game, relying on Gasol's game-high 33 points and 12 rebounds, Yang Zhan's 14 points and 11 assists, Eddie Jones' 23 points and 7 rebounds, Battier's 11 points, and Chakalidis' 2 blocks, the Grizzlies beat the Knicks 103 to 87 and won six consecutive victories!

"Jerry, our center. Gasol is more suitable so I think we need a good defensive inside."

After having this idea again, Nelson came to Jerry West's office the second day after he finished playing against the Knicks.

"Old friend, what you said is indeed reasonable, but if our Grizzlies want to get the players you want, we must move the main force to trade, but now it is not long before the playoffs. Let's see how far we can go this season, and then talk about next season?"

OK!It can only be the.

On March 3, the Grizzlies played at home against the Miami Heat, led by Pat Riley, ranked second in the Eastern Conference.

The whistle sounded and players from both sides came on stage one after another. The Heat's starting lineup is: Point guard: Gary Payton, shooting guard: Wade, small forward: Antoine Walker, power forward: Haslem, center: O'Neal.

Before the game, the Grizzlies were full of pride. If they killed the second place in the Eastern Conference, they must win seven consecutive victories, and they lost in the end.

In this game, the Grizzlies have been overwhelmed. Let's start with O'Neal directly cutting through the Grizzlies inside, and Nelson sent no one to fix it.

Besides, Wade, no one can stop him. Passing you is like crossing the road in the early morning, and Yang Zhan was also deflated in the face of Payton.

Since he entered the league, he realized for the first time that his 83 ball-handling ability will make Payton make repeated mistakes. He deserves to be a man called "Glove" at the peak. You are really good.

In the end, Yang Zhan didn't even dare to control the ball. This caused Yang Zhan to use Peja's player card directly at the beginning of the second quarter, and began to play outside without the ball.

Although Yang Zhan's opening made the Grizzlies struggle until the third quarter, it was around the last 6 minutes of the fourth quarter.

The veteran combination of Heat's Payton + Williams + Walker + Mourning + O'Neal played a set of Tai Chi, and directly took the Grizzlies away.

Yang Zhan played 43 minutes, 30 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists. Although he made 6 turnovers, he also made 10 of 6 three-pointers.

The Grizzlies, whose winning streak ended after the game, were not in a very good mood, but Yang Zhan was fine, because he got the talent for receiving three-pointers from the Peja player card, and the upper limit was raised to 85.

This upper limit is indeed low for a pitcher like Peja, but because of his slow movement speed and unable to get rid of his opponents, what he is best at is not the three-point catch, but the three-point pick-and-roll.

But 85 wants to be full, no accidents are enough for Yang Zhan to practice for a season or two!

(End of this chapter)