basketball god

Chapter 122

The whistle sounded, and the fourth quarter officially began.

The first ball was taken by Philadelphia.Iverson pushed forward with the ball from the backcourt, and after passing Atkins, he wanted to break through inside.

It's a pity that the tactical communication is not clear. There are four people standing in the three-second zone on the inside. Iverson can only pass the ball to Iguodala in the corner.

The latter didn't hesitate after receiving the ball this time, facing Eddie Jones' three-pointer, the best outside defense of the Grizzlies, and shot it dry.

The ball hit the back edge of the basket and Gasol protected the backboard.

When it was the Grizzlies' turn to attack, the relationship between Yang Zhan and Gasol was much more harmonious than that of Philadelphia's inner and outer twins. Yang Zhan, who had the ball halfway through, came to the top of the arc and asked Gasol to come up with a pick-and-roll.

After breaking through to the inside, Yang Zhan passed the ball back to Gasol near the free throw line.The latter made a mid-range jumper, and the ball went steadily into the basket.

It was the Philadelphia team's turn to attack again. Just after halftime, Iverson held the ball with a rebellious look in his eyes. Facing Atkins' defense from outside the three-point line, he made a direct shot and swiped!The basketball hits the net.

In turn, Yang Zhan once again called Gasol to pick and roll, and played exactly the same breakthrough and back pass as in the previous round.

The difference is that after receiving the ball near the free throw line, Gasol did not choose to shoot, but passed it to Eddie Jones who just ran out of the three-point line. After receiving the ball, Gasol made a three-pointer and made a change.

With about five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Nelson called a timeout and replaced Gasol and Eddie Jones.

Because of the current situation on the court, the Philadelphia team has fallen behind by 13 points, and the Philadelphia team's starting lineup still did not change when they played.

After all, for them, every time they lose a game, the chance of entering the playoffs is one point less.

However, their tenacity did recover some points, among which Korver and Iguodala each entered a dry three-pointer at the last moment of the game.

But it scared the Grizzlies enough, but fortunately, none of the two three-pointers have been able to continue since then.

At the final whistle, the Grizzlies beat the Philadelphia team 101-93. Yang Zhan scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists throughout the game.

However, the best player in the game went to Pau Gasol who played 40 minutes and scored 23 points, 3 assists and 9 rebounds.

Iverson, who played 43 minutes, scored 29 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds.

After the interview, all the team members packed and prepared their luggage.

An hour later, under the leadership of Nelson, the Grizzlies started back-to-back battles, and all members boarded a flight to Arizona to challenge the next opponent, the Phoenix Suns.

After all the staff arrived at the hotel, at around 7:[-] p.m., Nelson organized a team meeting to make advance tactical preparations for the next game.

Before the start of the season, the inside core of the Suns had cartilage damage in Stoudemire's knee, so the bully had minimally invasive knee surgery before the season.

At first, the Suns management thought that Stoudemire would return before and after the All-Star, but the recovery did not meet expectations.

Stoudemire tried to make a comeback in the middle of the game, but his condition was not good, and he didn't even score a point against the New Jersey Nets at the end of March.He only played 3 regular season games that season.

Therefore, the Suns' team record at the beginning was not ideal, but in the second half of the schedule, the players began to win continuously after adapting to the Suns without Stoudemire.

Especially in the last few games, a wave of four consecutive victories directly sent the Suns to the second place in the Western Conference. One of them scored 140 points against the Raptors.

On the other hand, because the Mavericks are late in the season, the head coach "Little General" wants to try new tactics.

The result was naturally very unsatisfactory. At the same time, it caused the team to feel that there was insufficient stamina. The record also dropped to the position of the Suns in the first half of the season, fifth in the Western Conference.

(End of this chapter)