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The starting lineup of the Grizzlies is indeed very balanced, and they cooperate tacitly to fight head-to-head. Moreover, these players are all experienced, and they can quickly find a solution to Stevens' clever strategy. In this case, The Nets' offense began to favor Curry personally, using Curry's personal ability to make a fuss.

To deal with a team like the Grizzlies, a strong inside defense is necessary. In the past two years, the Spurs, the toughest team in the league to beat the Grizzlies, just won in Split to match Randolph. The team does not need to shrink the lineup, and the Grizzlies' outside shooting ability is average. , and only Conley is not a top-level ball-handling point, and the Nets' defensive formation is precisely to pay more attention to the protection of the inside frame, assist defense, and the ability to sweep, but the top defense is not so particular. West has some stature, but he really can't stand up to Randolph, and it is even more difficult for Green, who came on the stage, to face Randolph. In other words, it is very difficult for him to face most of the heavy insiders.

Although Green's appearance did not improve the team's defense, it relieved Curry's offensive pressure to a certain extent, blocking, passing, pick-and-roll, Green has everything, and when the Grizzlies' defensive focus is more close to Curry's At that time, Ray Allen tore through the gap of the Grizzlies' defense through his running position. Facing Gasol's supplementary defense, he lightly hit the ground and passed the ball, and assisted Lopez, who was depressed for most of the quarter. haze.

Compared with McCollum, Ray Allen can play a greater role in this intensity of matchup.

On the Grizzlies side, Marc Gasol pulled out to pick and roll Conley. Conley's clever cut with the ball forced Lopez to quickly return to the penalty area. Conley saw the opportunity to pass back to Gasol. Hand hits mid-range.

The top defense has a solid enough body as the foundation, and the help defense does not rely on speed and bounce, but more on positioning and experience. At the same time, the offensive end has a mid-range shot and support. Gasol is really good under the current basketball system. A template center too. If you want to choose a center in the league to replace the current Lopez, Jiang Mingliang's first choice may be Gasol Jr.

The pick-and-roll between Curry and Green once again created a chance for Curry to play big, but Tony Allen resolutely circled the screen and made Curry's shooting space fleeting. Curry handed the ball to Green with a scorer. The previous step made a fake throwing action, forcing Gasol to step forward, slammed a through ball, and once again gave the opportunity to Lopez under the basket, Lopez scored from close range.

The appearance of Green and Ray Allen made the Nets slowly catch up to the score, but the rhythm of the game is still in the hands of the Grizzlies. And this situation has not improved after the second quarter. I don’t know if it is a means of punishing Reggie Jackson or a tactical adjustment. The Nets replaced Hill as a guest team’s backup point guard, but the overall situation The effect is quite general. Although Hill, who is over 40 years old, still has a good professional attitude, it is difficult for him to give his all as he did last season. Physically, last season he was already defensive. There was a situation where he couldn’t keep up with his opponent’s footsteps, and this weakness continued to be magnified in this game. Whether it was Bayless or Punksetter, they could use their footsteps and running positions to get rid of Hill’s defense and find opportunities to shoot. More importantly, the Grizzlies maintained their strength on the defensive end, limiting the offense of the Nets' bench lineup.

That is to say, the Grizzlies will not be met in the playoffs. Otherwise, the Nets may have their teeth broken by this hard bone, and they will have to pay a very high price to win. After all, with Durant helping to keep the goal in the West, the Nets are quite at ease. However, the lineup of the Grizzlies made the Nets so uncomfortable before, but it also provided a new way of thinking for other teams in the league.

However, Jiang Mingliang didn't worry too much about this. Behind the Grizzlies' lineup that seems to restrain the Nets, first of all, there are many irreproducibility. The first is Gasol Jr., a center with both offense and defense. The only players in the league who can play a similar role are Duncan of the Spurs and Noah of the Bulls. As for the power forward position, those who can force West and Green in the low post are Randolph, Nowitzki, Al Jefferson, at most Aldridge, and maybe James who plays the fourth position. , A defender like Tony Allen on the outside is even more rare. And the Grizzlies would not be able to lead the Nets by 8 points in the first half without one of the three.

Another reason why the Nets are in trouble in this game is that the coaching staff did not pay much attention to the Grizzlies before the game. This is actually a normal state in competitive sports, that is, it is impossible for the team to design and practice tactics specifically for every opponent. , even if the Nets have the league's top logistics team. The team will only arrange some tactical details according to the opponent's lineup, and the focus is still on me. But on the other hand, the Grizzlies are very concerned about the Nets. After winning this game, the whole team's spirit will change. The Nets beat the Heat in an away game in the regular season last season, which gave the players full confidence to fight against the Heat. If the Eastern Conference finals were swept in the previous season, and the regular season was swept again in the Eastern Conference finals, the mentality of the young players of the Nets is really difficult to say.

With mental calculations and unintentional calculations, the Grizzlies suppressed the Nets for halftime, but as the second half of the game began, the Grizzlies found that the team's defense was gradually unable to hold Curry. Curry and West's pick and roll, Tony Allen went around the screen as much as possible, and then desperately squeezed in front of Curry, but saw the opponent take a step back, Tony Allen's defense immediately followed, but there was only a little time difference , Curryan hit a three-pointer, leading the team to narrow the point difference.

Back on the defensive end, the Nets also made adjustments, first of all, to double-team Randolph in a timely manner, and second, to let go of Tony Allen in the outside rotation.

Tony Allen's three-point shooting rate is about 2%, and most of his shots are wide open. His offensive scoring either relies on his excellent running and air cutting ability to score at the basket, or he shoots birds indiscriminately. type of shot. It's affordable to let him short on the perimeter.

There are actually quite a few opponents in the league who choose to defend against Tony Allen, but for those who are somewhat "humiliating" like the Nets who are completely empty and see that the opponent does not go up to defend, this is the only one. Stevens was determined to let Tony Allen vote.

After dribbling the ball and adjusting the rhythm, Tony Allen found his most comfortable shooting rhythm, shot steadily, and then hit the iron steadily.

This is indeed an open three-pointer with training intensity, but the opponent Tony Allen faces is not an opponent in training. Just restricting Curry has consumed a lot of his energy. Just like many people laughed at O'Neal for not being as good as himself in free throws, and blamed him for not practicing free throws every day. In fact, the free throws O'Neal faced in the game were equal to the free throws adjusted by ordinary people after running 1,000 meters for 10 seconds. Most of the field players, I am afraid that I am not sure about the hit rate.