basketball god

Chapter 139 Winning the Nets

At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies lead the Nets by 26 points 24 to 2. From the data point of view, the best players of each side are.

Gasol had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 block. Carter had 7 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Grizzlies did not use the conventional running and bombing lineup, but sent Yang Zhan + Eddie Jones + Posey + White + Chakalidis.

Because I studied the Nets through Nelson before the game and found that their core "Three Musketeers" are all in good physical fitness.

The choice on the offensive end is more about hitting the basket, so even if it is the second team, the Grizzlies still have a high level.

The Nets sent a regular second lineup, Kidd + Zoran Planinic + Jefferson + Clifford Robinson + Krstic.

The Grizzlies took the lead, and Yang Zhan held the ball to the frontcourt and waited for all the players to settle down, and passed it to Eddie Jones who came out from the bottom corner.

Carter could keep up with Jones, but Planinic didn't have the ability. After receiving the ball, he made a three-pointer with an open 45° angle on the right side. Swipe!hit.

Turning back to the Nets to attack, Posey couldn't stop Jefferson. The latter passed the defender with one step, but after entering the inside line, he was interrupted by Chakalidis who was standing in the three-second zone.
Jefferson missed a layup, and White protected the backboard.

Yang Zhan, who held the ball to the frontcourt, was at the top of the arc, and beckoned Chakalidis to come up and play the pick-and-roll.

At the moment of the defense change, Yang Zhan took the ball and accelerated past Krstic in front of him. After entering the free throw line, Yang Zhan saw that Robinson's position had obviously moved forward.

Then Yang Zhan suddenly stopped and threw the ball into the air. Robinson thought it was a throw, but before turning around, he heard a heavy dunk.

Looking back, White has come off the basket.

About 5 minutes into the second quarter, with Posey's corner three-pointer, the score was 39 to 34.

The Grizzlies temporarily led the Nets by 5 points, and head coach Lawrence Frank called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Nets replaced Planic and Krstic, and replaced Carter and Jason Collins.

The Grizzlies let Chakalidis off the court and played Gasol at the top five.

Although the height on the field has dropped, the Nets are now the "veteran rookie" who has averaged no more than 4 points per game this season. Can they stop Gasol?

However, after returning from the timeout this time, the Nets' style of play has changed, and their game rhythm has begun to become faster.

Jason Kidd took the ball to the frontcourt and handed the basketball directly to Vince Carter. The latter used his personal ability to force a layup after a breakthrough.

The Grizzlies attacked, and Yang Zhan lobbed the ball to Gasol in the low post. This kind of insider Gasol should not play too easily, turn around and hit a hook.

After two rounds of offense between the two sides, the Nets Carter hit a three-pointer, and Richardson made a mid-range shot.

The Grizzlies' two offenses were all completed by Gasol using his personal ability. This time, Yang Zhan was hanging to Gasol.

The Nets double-teamed, and Gasol didn't make a strong play. In order to avoid losing the ball, he raised the ball high with both hands and passed it back to Yang Zhan on the outside again.

After receiving the ball, Yang Zhan asked White to come out for a pick-and-roll. At this time, the person in front of Yang Zhan was replaced by Robinson who was brought up from the inside.

This gentleman was also a player who was selected to the All-Star team at the beginning, and was selected to the second team of the best defensive team at the age of 36.

Facing Robinson, Yang Zhan immediately speeded up and broke through to the right after dribbling twice under the crotch. Although the offensive route has been predicted, Robinson is already 39 years old this season, and his physical functions cannot keep up with the reaction at all.

Yang Zhan, who entered the inside line, made a back pass to White who followed up behind him. The latter forced a layup and caused Collins to foul.

Standing on the free throw line, White made one of two free throws, but it happened to hit Gasol, who made a tip-up.

The two-pointer was stunned and turned into a three-pointer. Four minutes later, with Eddie Jones hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer, the first half ended.

The scores of the two sides were 61 to 57, and the Grizzlies still maintained a slight lead.

After the intermission, the second half of the game began, and the Nets' Trident began to exert force, including about 3 minutes into the game.

Battier made a tactical pass error and was intercepted by Carter who came out, and then Yang Zhan saw what the Trident was like running.

First, Carter passed the ball to Kidd, then Kidd threw the ball into the sky as soon as he reached the midfield with the ball, and finally Jefferson ended the offense with an alley-oop dunk.

Yang Zhan, who just ran to the midfield, looked at Jefferson in the air and said that he was not envious. It was a lie. The jumping head went over the basket.

So in order to show respect, Yang Zhan turned around and used Gasol's pick-and-roll to throw a three-pointer directly. Fortunately, he hit it.

No matter how handsome he is, he still gets two points!

In the subsequent rounds, the Nets Trident kept trying to counterattack, but their inside line lost points again and again.

This is also the reason why the Nets can't win the championship. Their outside line is already the top match of the championship lineup, but the inside line is too slow.

In the end, the Grizzlies narrowly beat the Nets by five points 101 to 96.

Yang Zhan performed poorly under the defense of Jason Kidd. He made 11 of 5 shots and 2 of 1 three-pointers. He scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

But Gasol is a real thigh. He made 22 of 14 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

After the game was over and after dealing with the reporters, Yang Zhan simply washed himself in the locker room, and then went back to the hotel to pack his luggage.

Along the way, Gasol kept bragging about how brave he was on the court, and Yang Zhan was going to hear the cocoon, because every time he won the best player in the game, this guy always said these few words
An hour later, under the leadership of the coaching staff, the Grizzlies boarded a plane to the Boston Celtics, ready to challenge the second opponent of the three-way trip.

(End of this chapter)