Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 88 The True Defense First

The Kings took the lead to get the ball. In this game, the Kings still used the starting lineup of the first two games of this season. The Grizzlies were as expected. Mike Conley, Tony Allen, Rudy Gay, Zach Lang Dove, Marc Gasol all debut.

Tyreke holds the ball up front, and Tony Allen is in front of him.

During the Boston Celtics period, Tony Allen showed a good perimeter defensive ability, and his selection to the second team of the All-Defensive Team last season is the best affirmation of his defensive ability.

Tony Allen's defensive aggressiveness is extremely strong, and at the same time he is passionate in defense. At present, he is basically the strongest one-on-one defensive ability in the entire league.

For the first offense of the game, plus it was the most away game, Tyreke naturally wanted to show his momentum. Facing Tony Allen, who is second to none in the league's perimeter defense, Tyreke still decided to use what he is best at. Way to tear apart the defense!

Holding the ball from outside the three-point line and shaking continuously, Tony Allen is not like some defenders who just shake their arms in a bluff to retreat to block Tyreke's breakthrough route, Tony Allen is active in the face of Tyreke's continuous shaking Close to Tyreke, continuously reaching out to try to steal the ball!

Tony Allen kept trying to fight physically, testing the referee's whistleblowing scale, and his palms were like two steel cables, entangled around Tyreke.

Such a tough defense made Tyreke very uncomfortable, but relying on his natural ball sense and strong body, Tyreke could still keep the ball from being intercepted by Tony Allen in continuous dribbles.

Finally, after a cross-step dribble, Tyreke tricked out Tony Allen's footsteps and made a narrow gap from the left side of his body. However, just passing Tony Allen's side, he immediately Reflexively chasing and defending, he continued to reach out behind Tyreke to try to steal the ball.Tyreke held the ball around his waist and made a three-step layup near the free throw line!At this time, in front of him, Mark Gasol, the inside barrier of the Grizzlies, has squeezed away Cousins, who was facing him, and grabbed an excellent defensive position, facing the 2-meter-tall Gasol Jr. Er, at this time, Gasol's position is extremely favorable, and there is no room for Tyreke to make a shot. If Tyreke chooses to force a layup, there is a great chance of being blocked.In the blink of an eye, Tyreke saw David West, who was on the high position on the right, and made a false pass!

"Snapped!"

The Tyrek ball was severely cut off before it even left his hand!

It's Tony Allen who defends behind Tyreke!The passing path behind Tyreke was completely blocked by Tony Allen, and the moment the ball was released, Tony Allen reached out and cut it off!

The Grizzlies immediately formed a fast counterattack. Tony Allen passed the ball to Mike Conley in front of him. Conley dribbled the ball forward quickly. Before the Kings retreated, he succeeded in the fast break and made a layup with ease!The Grizzlies scored first!

"Beautiful! Mike! Tyreke just leave it to me! It's that simple!"

After Conley scored, Tony Allen raised his arms and roared. Not only did he defend fiercely, but he was also good at infecting his teammates with his passion.

The Kings felt the strong defensive deterrence of the Grizzlies from this goal. The Spurs also used various defensive strategies against the Kings in the last game, but the team defense of the Spurs was not as extreme as the Grizzlies. This is a real defensive iron army, a tough team that is really based on defense!

Although Mike Conley, the main point guard on the outside, is a floor player, Conley, who was born in a family of athletes, is quite physical. His absolute strength is slightly weaker, but his jumping is extremely good. Although he is only 1 meters tall, he can defend against anyone People will not suffer too much.At the same time, Conley's defense is very smart. He will force the opponent into the team's defensive trap and rely on the team's super defensive system to strangle the opponent.

Gasol Jr. is the core of the team's interior defense. Gasol Jr. has height, wingspan and tonnage, and has excellent defensive awareness.Gasol's partner, Zach Randolph, although defense is not his strongest point, but in the face of the opponent's inside attack, Randolph uses his weight to easily defend against anyone, plus Gasol Sol's defense, the two big guys inside are simply blocking out the sky.

Tony Allen, the arrow of outside defense, is the nightmare of all outside players. "I don't understand offense, but you don't want to understand" is the best interpretation of Tony Allen. His super single-defense ability makes him He can greatly limit the opponent's main offensive points. Tony Allen hardly takes cover, and also makes the ball holder be threatened at all times.

Rudy Gay in the third position is not particularly tough defensively, but his excellent physical fitness makes him not a target to be slaughtered.

The Grizzlies not only have excellent individual defense ability, but their team defense is even more powerful. The outside line is oppressed and the penalty area is strictly guarded. Gate joint strangulation.The whole team is like a huge grinding disc, which makes the opponent feel pressure all the time, and grinds the opponent little by little on the defensive end!

Whether it is Tyreke, Cousins, or the experienced veteran David West, the Kings are in a quagmire on the offensive end. The team's offensive rhythm is broken, and the offensive efficiency is very low. Although the main lineup of the Kings has a strong offensive talent, it has been unable to open the situation for a long time.

However, although the Grizzlies' defense is second to none in the league, their offense is still somewhat constipated. Although they have limited the Kings' offense quite well, they can't get much advantage in their offense. The inside combination of Cousins ​​and West does not have much advantage. Although Conley is stable enough in the backcourt combination, his scoring ability is not strong. Tony Allen has almost no offense and is the only one on the outside. The good player is Rudy Gay.

Rudy Gay is the key figure connecting the Grizzlies' internal and external offenses. He has average abilities in all aspects, no obvious weaknesses, no dead ends in shooting, and good singles ability. However, Gay's efficiency is not high. Yes, but there is always a gap between the first-tier stars.Facing the strong and seasoned Caron Butler, Gay was evenly matched.

In the end, although the scores of the two teams were kept very low, the gap between the two teams did not widen in the first quarter. The Grizzlies ended the first quarter with a 22-20 lead over the Kings by 2 points.

(End of this chapter)