The Legend of Small Steel Cannons in the NBA

Chapter 150

At noon that day, the players warmed up in the FedEx Arena.People waited and waited for the game to start.

The Memphis Grizzlies are also a young team with young players and a young team.They joined the NBA at the same time as the Toronto Raptors. They were first established in Vancouver, Canada, and they are brothers who watch each other with the Toronto Raptors. In 2001, he moved back to Memphis, USA, and settled here.

That year, in Memphis, they got lucky, selecting Pau Gasol from Spain with the third overall pick in the first round and taking Shane Battier with the sixth overall pick.Under the leadership of these two leaders, 03-04 was finally on the right path. They reached the playoffs for the first time. Last year, they continued their efforts. Pau Gasol became the Grizzlies' first All-Star player.

But unfortunately, they never won a ball in the playoffs. They were taught to be human for two consecutive years and were swept away.This year they have regrouped and prepared to fight again.So far, they have achieved a record of six wins and four losses, ranking fifth in the miserable West.

The Raptors went to Memphis with a wave of four consecutive victories. They are currently ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference.Of course, Memphis will not underestimate them. It is worthy of attention to achieve such a record.

The mascot, the big bear, Gray, squats his butt, pulls the flying ribbon with both hands, and shoots in the direction of Kyle, who is looking for the feeling of shooting, damn it!There are several colorful ribbons on Kyle's head, he was taken aback, come to spoof me, your uncle!He cursed endlessly in his heart, but he could only walk away resentfully, and had no time to pay attention.

This powerful dialogue did not attract too much attention, and there was no national TV station to broadcast live, so the audience did not think it was disobedient, and they were still full of interest.The Raptors' starting lineup is unchanged. The Grizzlies start with Lorenzen White at center, Pau Gasol at power forward, Battier at small forward, Eddie Jones at shooting guard and Eddie Jones at point guard. The first head of the Raptors, "Little Flying Mouse" Damon Stoudemire.

The Raptors faced Stoudemire, who was a head shorter than him, in the first attack of the opening game. Kyle felt superior and could finally abuse you!Without the pick-and-roll, Kyle directly accelerated to attack, and he was stunned after only one step, damn it!Where's the ball?Looking back, "Little Flying Squirrel" jumped like an elf and flew towards the backcourt. Kyle couldn't catch up, so he could only watch the little guy fly to the basket and succeed.

The first ball was deflated, and he was fucked instead of pretending to be a fork. Kyle finally knew what it meant to be ginger or old hot. Famous and famous people must not be ignored.Kyle was much more honest this time, dribbling the ball with one hand and protecting the ball with his arms outstretched.

"Little guy! Don't be nervous, I won't steal you, I swear." At the top of the arc, Stoudemire started to fight back. Those who underestimated him paid the price, and Kyle was no exception.

"Really? I'll attack you from the right, are you ready? Little guy." Kyle teased softly.The little guy met the little guy!

Before the words fell, Kyle kicked off the ground, leaned to the right, and blocked with one arm. Suddenly, Stoudemire was forcibly squeezed away, and then he could only follow Kyle to eat the dust.Facing White, who was defending against him, Kyle turned around and wiped it off. He stepped into the sky and reached the basket for a perfect dunk.

When it was Stoudemire's turn to hold the ball, Kyle got excited. "How about it? When I said that if you shoot to your right, you will shoot to your right. It's as simple as that. It made sense for you to be abandoned by the Raptors. You are useless."

"I got tired of your tricks ten years ago, kid!" Stoudemire was not angry either, anger is the devil.

"I didn't mean to be joking with you. You used to have good speed, but now, your parts are probably in pieces. I only use [-]% power to deal with you. I'm serious."

Stoudemire just smiled, gave the ball to Gasol, and ran away.Kyle finally believed the old fritter's words, as if his little trick was useless!

Gasol deserves to be a top insider, three times two times, step back and turn over a jumper, Bosh can't find the north.

Kyle crossed the center line slowly. This time Battier, a recognized defensive expert, came to defend, and Kyle was stunned!It really is a special treatment.It was Bell when he played against the Suns, and now he is another defensive player, who is still very tall and big.Completely convinced!Kyle feels that he is a rookie, does he need to be targeted?You scan the data, I scan the data, and everyone scans the data together, isn’t it great?

Obviously, Grizzlies coach Mike Frattero treated Kyle as a star and sent his team's best defensive player to mark him. This is the only way for a superstar to evolve, and it is also an honor. It's more of a challenge. For Kyle, he doesn't want both. He just needs beautiful statistics and then wins.

The reason why the stars are stars is that they have gone through countless double-teaming, special marking, assisting defense from the side, and even specially designed defensive tactics for them. Under ultra-high-intensity defense, they can still play stable. Super performance.It is an exaggeration to say that they were all forged by water and fire.Kyle is going through this period, commonly known as the labor pain period.Because under the intensity of defense of defensive experts, ordinary players will appear at a loss. If it is a double-team defense, it will be even more terrible. 90.00% of the league cannot break through this level. Finally, with the aid of defense, the intensity will increase. Double the size, and half of the remaining ten percent lie here.This is why stars are stars, they are all forced out.Players like those who dominate an era will enjoy specially designed defensive routines, such as Jordan, O'Neal, etc.!Kobe seems to be enjoying this treatment this year.

Kyle doesn't play hard, he hands the ball to Jalen and walks away.

Jaylen faced Stoudemire under his armpit, queried his ass, and then directly shot a three-point jumper, just so willful!Entered without any suspense.After the Raptors' offense, Kyle gave Jaylen the first shot, and Jaylen was also upbeat. Before the Grizzlies' players could help him defend, he shot ahead of time and scored in a boxy manner.

When Jay scored 5 points with super high efficiency of 4 of 12, Mike finally couldn't stand the feeling of being stabbed by a knife. With a wave of his hand, Battier finally disappeared in front of Kyle.Kyle is happy!Finally it was his turn to bully the dwarf.

But in fact, Kyle's scoring is not that simple. He is not capable of three-pointers, and Stoudemire still interferes with him. He tried it, but failed!Fuck!

Looking back, Stoudemire dyed Kyle, facing Kyle, he crossed quickly, reversed the direction, Kyle was swung by him, and he shot with two sudden steps, hit!He accomplished a redemption.

Kyle was speechless, this time he no longer made a strong shot, but chose a more secure breakthrough, and then split the ball, Jaylen split again, and Bosh scored a jumper from the top of the arc.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides attacked each other, the rhythm was very smooth, you came and went, it was very lively.The audience on the sidelines saw that it was going well, and they were happy to spend money.

With 2 minutes left before the end of the first quarter, Kyle came on as a substitute. Kyle played averagely and only scored 5 points and 2 assists.Calderon came on, the forgotten rookie who had been on the bench since Kyle's comeback.He also thought about resisting, but facing Kyle's performance, he found that he had no way to break free, so he could only obey the arrangement of fate and be a substitute safely.

Stoudemire scored 6 points and 2 assists, and Kyle was about the same.But Kyle expressed dissatisfaction, why couldn't he perform well in the face of a dwarf who was shorter than himself?Not to mention too much, thirty points should be able to touch it, and finally came to someone who can be bullied, but it can only be a tie.What's the problem?The Grizzlies' defense is better than he imagined, that's for sure, especially in terms of defense against penetration, the size of the inside White and Gasol is there, the coverage is too large, Kyle can't use it, and Battier He and Eddie Jones have outstanding awareness of defense and cooperate with each other tacitly. Whoever is close will help defend.As long as Kyle has a little obstruction, with Stoudemire's speed, he can quickly make up for the missed position.The defensive players can also quickly make up for their positions.So that's why Kyle didn't play well.

Facing big center forwards and big inside lanes, Kyle always feels frustrated in breakthroughs. His range of activities in the narrow penalty area is too small, and the possibility of interference is greatly increased. Unless he can rush up, how can the opponent let him rush up? People are not wooden piles.Furthermore, it is difficult to increase the speed in half-court offense.

Kyle is thinking about how to break the game, and the players on the field are fighting fiercely.Calderon's organizational ability is still good. He can rely on the pick-and-roll to break through, and he can also lob, pass, and hit the ground. He has good timing and a wide field of vision. After such a period of practice, their small team of substitutes finally came a little There is a tacit understanding.Smith serves as the shooter and the second breakthrough point. Barnes has replaced Joey and has become the first backup of the small forward. He is responsible for cutting and defending the opponent's big shots. An ambush shooter, and responsible for blocking people and covering.Sometimes Reggie plays, and that's when the opponent plays a powerful offensive power forward, and it's time for him to play a role.

This round the Raptors attacked, Calderon bypassed Bonner's wall, rushed in, small forward Mike Miller came to help the defense, he passed the ball to Antonio, who was in a better position when center Jack blocked It was given to Bonner again, and point guard Bobby Jackson flew over to fill the gap. At this time, the Grizzlies' defensive formation was in disarray. Bonner then passed the ball to Barnes who cut in, and the latter easily dunked.It is smoother than the rhythm of the main force.

Kyle looked up at this time and saw Barnes who dunked and landed with an awesome face. His eyes lit up. What would happen if Barnes partnered with him?Just like that time against the Suns, but who will guard Gasol?Bosh!What about White?This big man with a strong impact, if Barnes comes to defend, he may be hit with broken ribs.Barnes defends against Gasol, so it is estimated that he will be tortured to death.Gasol is not as short and small as Marion. He is a pure big man. Barnes can guard Marion well, but it is impossible to guard Gasol well.

Kyle fell into a tangled state and couldn't extricate himself.He didn't think about it, it's none of his business to arrange who plays, that's Sam's business.Worry about it!

(End of this chapter)