Super Role Player

In the seventh game between the Grizzlies and the Clippers, the FedEx Arena in Memphis was packed.

Chris Paul gritted his teeth and fought hard. Under the pressure of the Grizzlies' inside double bears, Blake Griffin had already misfired, and Tony Allen's defense also made Chris Paul's offense more and more difficult.

Win the tiebreaker? It was very difficult, but Chris Paul still did not give up. Why did he join the Clippers? Isn't it just to go further in the playoffs? In the first round of the playoffs, Chris Paul played, and in the Western Conference semifinals, Chris Paul also played, but after coming to the Clippers, can he not play in the Western Conference semifinals? Is the floor of the Western Conference finals that hard to touch?

A drop of sweat dripped down Chris Paul's cheek, he pulled up a three-pointer, bang!

"Miss the key three-pointer! The Clippers are going far!"

The Grizzlies' two bears began to exert their strength inside. Chris Paul looked at Blake Griffin, who was completely misfired on the offensive end, with a helpless expression on his face. The game...is over...

"In the tiebreaker, the Grizzlies won! They defended the series like a millstone!"

"Congratulations to the Grizzlies, they have advanced! And their opponents, the Clippers, also deserve our applause. The two teams have dedicated a great series!"

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San Antonio, the Spurs players watched the tiebreaker in the locker room. The two tiebreakers in the Western Conference have all ended. Not surprisingly, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, while the Clippers were defended by the Grizzlies. In the first round of the playoffs.

Then, the matchup in the Western Conference semifinals will be released. The opponent of the Spurs is the Grizzlies, their old opponent; and the opponent of the Thunder will be the Lakers. Kobe, who is in decline, will lead the Lakers to fight against the young Thunder.

What Anxi didn't know was that his little butterfly had more or less started to affect history. For example, in the original history, the Heat did not sweep the Knicks, but the Knicks grabbed a victory in the fourth game and refused to sweep ;For another example, the Grizzlies did enter the tiebreaker with the Clippers, but they did not win the tiebreaker, and the Clippers actually advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

And why did the Grizzlies advance to the Western Conference semifinals, and why didn't the Knicks complete the rejection sweep? In fact, the reason is all related to Anxi. The reason why the Knicks did not refuse to sweep is very simple. In the original history, the Knicks also had conflicts within the team, but they have been hidden in the dark. But because of Anxi, the Knicks' internal conflicts broke out. , became very serious, a team with serious conflicts within the team, it is very difficult to beat a super team like the Heat in the playoffs, even if it is only defeated once.

As for why the Grizzlies were able to defeat the Clippers, it was actually related to Anxi, but this kind of relationship happened in the dark, and no one discovered this, except Popovich, of course, Popovich would not think, This change in the Grizzlies will be related to Anxi.

Popovich watched the tie-breaker between the Clippers and the Grizzlies in the office. Amidst the excited roar of the commentator, the TV was turned off by Mike Budenholzer. Several assistant coaches of the Spurs , sitting in a circle in the office.

Popovich was silent for a while, he knocked on the table, and then said: "Have you noticed the tactical change of the Grizzlies?"

"Defensive end?" Brett Brown was uncertain until Popovich nodded.

"Does anyone else have this kind of discovery?" Popovich asked again. In fact, he just wanted to verify whether the Grizzlies' defense has undergone such a change.

"I also found out that it seems that the Grizzlies' defense is more systematic than last season." Chad Fucier also said something, but compared to Brett Brown, he said more.

And after he finished speaking, Mike Budenholzer and the others nodded, and Popovich was convinced that the Grizzlies' defense had indeed changed.

"Brett, tell me." Brett Brown is now responsible for the structure of the defensive system in the Spurs.

Popovich gestures to Brett Brown to talk about the Grizzlies' defensive changes.

"The Grizzlies' defense, in fact, as we have said before, what Lionel Hollins built in the Grizzlies is to focus on the inside, block the penalty area, control the three-point line, and maintain physical confrontation. Defensive system, but because they have Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, Lionel Hollins succeeded in the Grizzlies relying on this old defense, and beat us last year who just transformed."

"However, this season, the Grizzlies' defense has obviously changed again. It seems that their defense is no longer based on the inside." Brett Brown paused. "They began to use the single-defense ability of Tony Allen and Mike Conley on the outside to defend from the outside. The two big insiders plus the substitute also began to move outside. Through the control of the outside of the penalty area and the plethora of physical confrontations, they delayed the opponent's fall. position, and finally formed a defense like a meat grinder, and we can be sure that this defensive system of the Grizzlies has just been formed in the second half of the season."

"For example, in this game against the Clippers, because of the Grizzlies' defense that rolled out, Blake Griffin misfired, and it was difficult for Chris Paul to find opportunities, the Clippers just lost the game..."

Brett Brown said in detail. In fact, neither Popovich nor anyone knew that the idea of ​​Lionel Hollins' defensive system transformation came from the Spurs.

This season, the Spurs' defensive system is actually composed of Anxi and Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green's outside defense, plus Tim Duncan's inside defense, so this gives Lionel Hollins a little Inspired, he made a transformation on the Grizzlies and created an upgraded version of the Spurs' defensive system.

Lionel Hollins replaced Anxi and Kawhi Leonard with McConley and Tony Allen, and replaced Tim Duncan with Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph. The Grizzlies' current defense system.

For the Spurs, the upcoming Grizzlies will be a strong opponent on their way to the championship. Just this defensive system is worth Popovich's attention to the Grizzlies.

Several Spurs assistant coaches discussed in Popovich's office how to break the Grizzlies' defensive system.

In the locker room, the Spurs players watched the tiebreaker and watched the league's official live broadcast for a while, and another award was announced.

At the press conference, David Stern announced that the winner of the best sixth man in the regular season this season is James Harden of the Thunder!

As a result, there was a burst of teasing in the Spurs locker room. Naturally, the teasing was directed at Manu Ginobili.

"Manu, you lost to James Harden. As the best sixth man of the older generation, do you have any thoughts?" Matt Bonner pretended to be a reporter and interviewed Manu Ginobili.

What's more, like Tony Parker, sang a double reed to Matt Bonner directly: "Hey, Matt, you should come to interview me instead of interviewing a loser?"

Then, Matt Bonner came to interview Tony Parker very cooperatively. Tony Parker continued to say solemnly: "Manu lost to the bearded James Harden, which is normal, because James Harden has a beard, and Manu... …No matter how hard he tries, he can't grow a James Harden beard because he doesn't even have hair!"

There was a burst of laughter in the locker room, and Anxi and the others couldn't stop laughing. It's worth mentioning that Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard also showed their teeth.

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