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Chapter 842 Xiaojia's Progress (Part [-])
If you want to determine the biggest hero who brought Gasol to the NBA, it must be Blue Victory.

Back then, it was the chance meeting in Madrid that made Lan Shengli and Gasol get acquainted, and also allowed Gasol, who was ready to give up challenging the NBA at the time, to regain his confidence.

Although there were still some stumbling blocks during this period, Gasol was getting closer and closer to realizing his NBA dream after being selected by the Lakers in the draft and then sent to the Grizzlies by the Lakers.

Last season, the Grizzlies officially signed Gasol Jr. with a rookie contract and brought him to the NBA.

The city of Memphis also had an indissoluble bond with Gasol Jr.

When he was in high school, Gasol was studying at the Lausanne College here. His brother was also a former ace player of the Grizzlies. Now Gasol has played in the Grizzlies for a season following in the footsteps left by his brother. , and after this season of polishing, he became the main center of the Grizzlies.

Last season, Gasol Jr.'s rookie season, he attended 82 games in the regular season and was able to score 11 points, 7 rebounds, and nearly [-] assists.

For a second-round player, it is not easy to hit such stats.

Gasol Jr. has continued to lose weight this season, and he also performed 20+10 in the first few games, showing very rapid progress.

Now the Grizzlies have come to Los Angeles and are about to challenge the Clippers led by Lan Shengli in an away game.

Although one is the head coach and the other is the player, Gasol and Lan Shengli's first "confrontation" in the NBA is still very interesting.

"Hey, Bruce, I've arrived in Los Angeles, and I'm really looking forward to tomorrow night's game~!!"

"Haha, I'm looking forward to it too, you have to be prepared, I'm going to make a very targeted defensive arrangement for you~!!"

"Haha, come here, I'm not the little fat guy I was back then~!!"

"Haha, then I'm really looking forward to it~!"

The two even talked on the phone the night before the game, and chatted enthusiastically.

After all, the things the two have experienced have left a very deep friendship between them.

"Marc Gasol, I really didn't expect to be able to compete with you one day~"

Lan Shengli hung up the phone, thinking about Gasol Jr., and sighed.

"Although our identities are different, we all have the same goal, which is to win the game~!"

Lan Shengli continued to think.

"Assemble, assemble, assemble~!!!"

Perhaps because of the urgency to defeat Gasol Jr., Lan Shengli looked extremely excited in the next morning's training.

After the daily warm-up training, Lan Shengli called Jordan aside alone.

"Facing Howard last time, I failed to complete the task assigned to me by the coaching staff, but this time, I will definitely limit Marc Gasol~!!, after all, we are all sophomores. For Mark, I No worries at all~!!"

Little Jordan said proactively.

"Having such confidence is very valuable and not easy. I believe you can do better, but Marc Gasol and Howard are two completely different types of centers. You should know this~!! "

Lan Shengli asked.

"Of course I do. Howard is a bouncing insider with first-class physical fitness, while Gasol is a technical insider in Europe. I have watched the video clips with the coaching staff a long time ago, and I have already analyzed it~"

Little Jordan nodded and said.

"It's good to know this. If this is the case, you have to know that it is absolutely impossible to restrict Jordan by defending Howard~!! You must change your defensive strategy~!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"Well, I know this too, I'm just waiting for you to tell me what to do, haha~!!"

Little Jordan looked at Lan Shengli and said with an innocent smile.

"so,,,"

Lan Shengli picked up a basketball and made a posture of hitting Jordan with his back. This was the on-site teaching.

While speaking, the competition has come to the final warm-up session.

"With long hair, she looks much more aggressive,"

Here Lan Shengli looked at Gasol who was doing free throw practice and sighed.

The two of them didn't communicate much before the match, and they seemed to be holding back their energy to win the match.

"Everyone must remember the content of the pre-match arrangement. The Grizzlies are likely to be our direct competitors for the playoffs in the future, so everyone must win this game, cheer up, and focus~!! One more thing is equally important, forget about the scoreboard~!!!”

Lan Shengli yelled at the players in the final deployment of the locker room before the game.

The starting lineups of both sides have been released.

The Clippers are still Hill, Harden, Thornton, Gooden and Jordan.

For the Grizzlies, Michael Conley and Mayo partnered in the backcourt, the two frontcourts were Rudy Gay and DeMar Carroll, and the center was Marc Gasol.

Like the Clippers, the Grizzlies are also working hard. After a bad performance and a big deal with the Lakers, the team has a large number of high-quality young players.

For example, Mayo, who was the top three pick last year, Gay, who was traded from the Rockets for the sixth pick in the first round, and Griffin, who was selected with the second pick this year and was reimbursed for the season due to injury.

The Grizzlies have amassed enough talent to cash in.

"Originally this game should be a duel between Harden and Griffin's No. [-] pick and No. [-] pick, but unfortunately I can't see it~"

Lan Shengli shook his head and sighed.

Soon, Jr. Jordan and Jr. Gasol have come to the middle circle.

The game is about to begin.

Little Jordan was a little too excited, jumped the ball too early, and was gently moved to his own half by Gasol.

The Grizzlies got their first offense of the game.

Conley dribbles to the frontcourt.

Conley is an unpretentious and hard-working guard. After dribbling for half the court, he directly gave it to Gasol Jr. who took the ball in a high position.

"Are you going to do countermeasures as soon as you come up~?!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli immediately became puzzled.

"If Gasol comes to a high position to support, he must stick to the defense near the free throw line and pay attention to his shooting ability. If he supports from outside the three-point line, pay attention to the direction of his center of gravity. The center of gravity is on the right to break through. The center of gravity To be on the left is to do hand-offs."

Little Jordan was on guard, thinking about Lan Shengli's exhortation.

It can be heard that Lan Shengli has a thorough analysis and understanding of Gasol Jr.

"The right side is going to break through~!!"

Here, Little Jordan is staring, making judgments.

I saw that Gasol really lowered his center of gravity and broke through with a dribble with his right hand.

"What~?!?!"

(End of this chapter)