Super Role Player

The Grizzlies still couldn't stop the Spurs' offense, so Lionel Hollins shouted loudly from the sidelines: "Defense! Pay attention to your defense! Don't give it a chance!"

At this time, Lionel Hollins is the most anxious, because the Grizzlies' housekeeping skill is defense, and now the defense is not effective at all, which makes Hollins anxious.

Jerry Bayless held the ball from outside the three-point line, and he gestured towards Hollins, signaling Hollins not to worry, he will use a goal to recover the score.

Unlike the Spurs' fast break, the Grizzlies quickly slowed down the tempo.

The tempo dropped, Marc Gasol came out from the inside again, and Ed Davis was given the task of protecting the rebound on the inside, and when he went to the outside, Marc Gasol took the basketball directly, and Gasol took the ball. I made a gesture to vote, and Aaron Baynes posted it directly.

After a season in the Spurs, Aron Baynes' progress can also be seen. He has fulfilled the role of a meat shield very well, and stuck Marc Gasol firmly on the defensive end.

Aron Baynes' defense is very good, Marc Gasol had to choose to get the ball with his back, and then wait for an opportunity to support the offense.

Anxi was defending Quincy Pondexett. This small forward with a certain three-point firepower quickly circled out from the bottom corner, trying to throw off Anxi's catch and jump shot, but Anxi followed closely, and the two just stayed at the top of the arc. Go around in a circle.

Suddenly, Quincy Pondexter ran back, and Anxi almost couldn't stop the car. When he turned around to chase, he was actually a step slower.

Quincy Pondexter immediately raised his hand and asked for the ball. He made another circle from the top of the arc...

When Anxi also chased to the top of the arc, Marc Gasol suddenly made a pass. Anxi, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, noticed this and flew forward!

"Anxi! The pass was destroyed!"

Anxi couldn't grab the basketball directly. After all, the jump was a bit rushed. It was basically a decision made in a blink of an eye. If it can destroy the pass, it is already very good.

The basketball flew out, and instead of flying towards Quincy Pondexter according to the original trajectory, it flew towards the inside.

The insider Boris Dior turned into a nimble fat man, rushed over and grabbed the basketball, and then dialed it to Anxi.

Anxi got the basketball, so naturally he wouldn't miss this good opportunity, turned around and ran straight towards the frontcourt,

Offensive and defensive instant conversion.

With a bang, Anxi rushed to the frontcourt, made a dunk and scored 2 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Lionel Hollins found that the team's defense was not good, and the offense was not good. He once again shouted from the sidelines: "Use our advantages, use our advantages reasonably!"

Take advantage? What are the Grizzlies' strengths? **Vicchi on the side held his chin and thought about it.

The advantage of the Grizzlies is their advantage inside. Marc Gasol is one of the few All-Star centers in the league, and Zach Randolph, who did not play, is also one of the few offensive All-Star power forwards in the league. Dove didn't play, but Ed Davis is also a very good defensive insider, especially his physical fitness.

**Vitch can only guess here for the time being, but soon, the Grizzlies' offense let **Vitch know what the Grizzlies' advantage is.

The two strong insiders are obviously a good advantage in the pick-and-roll offense, so after the Spurs finished the fast break, the Grizzlies played a high pick-and-roll.

Together with Marc Gasol, Ed Davis made a double pick-and-roll for Jerry Bayless. Through the double pick-and-roll, Jerry Bayless made a one-step jump shot and scored 2 points, breaking the Grizzlies' scoring drought at the beginning of the second quarter .

**Vitch still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, but after the Spurs missed a ball, he also stood up and made a gesture. Anxi saw this gesture, and he knew that it was a gesture to change the defensive strategy.

For a long time, the Spurs' defense has been man-to-man defense. Relying on the single-defense ability of outside players and Duncan's ability to protect the basket, the Spurs' defense is not bad. But now, the Grizzlies have played their pick-and-roll offense, so Vivić chose to change his defensive strategy and change to man-to-man for zone defense.

The NBA doesn't allow zone defense, but that doesn't bother the coaches, and various zone defense tactics evade the league's regulations.

The Spurs' zone defense is actually to keep the inside line at the basket, let other players play rotation defense, and constantly change positions to ensure that the defensive end will not miss people because of the opponent's breakthrough.

The Grizzlies are still in the pick-and-roll offense, but the Spurs' continuous rotation of defenses and the constant replenishment of the defense made the Grizzlies' pick-and-roll offense suddenly weaker, not as strong as it was at the beginning.

However, Lionel Hollins didn't want to rely on the pick-and-roll attack to kill the Quartet. He just wanted the Spurs to devote more energy to the defensive end, and at the same time make the Grizzlies' offense more successful.

The adjustment of Hollins in the second quarter was quite effective, but after two quarters, the Spurs still expanded the point difference to 10 points.

The game started again in the second half, and the two sides put on their strongest lineups, preparing for a showdown in the last 24 minutes of the game.

After playing two consecutive quarters, Marc Gasol was also a little tired, but as the most important inside offensive and defensive core of the Grizzlies, in order to fight for this victory, Marc Gasol continued to play in the third quarter.

However, the main force of the Spurs who rested for a whole quarter did not give the Grizzlies the slightest chance. In the third quarter, they played wave after wave of offensive climax. In this way, after three quarters, the point difference became 20 points.

Lionel Hollins sighed, and held on for another 2 minutes in the fourth quarter, watching helplessly as the point difference widened to 25 points, and a timeout replaced all the main players.

"The Grizzlies are already 25 points behind. Lionel Hollins chose to replace all the main players. The Grizzlies chose to give up the game."

"This decision is extremely correct. This game is only the first game of the series. They don't need to spend too much energy on a game that must be lost. Give up this game and let the main players take a good rest Take a moment, find out the reason for the loss, and strive to come back in the next game, this is what Lionel Hollins should do."

The Grizzlies' loss is a foregone conclusion, and the remaining 10 minutes of the game were completely garbage time. McGrady led Corey Joseph and Matt Bonner to finish the last ten minutes. The Spurs finally defeated the Grizzlies 93:78, and finally In 10 minutes, the Grizzlies regained the 10-point gap.

But it's useless, the Grizzlies still lost. This kind of loss makes this round of the series between the Spurs and the Grizzlies look a little bit lost.

NBA practitioners are frowning, which is not a good sign... (To be continued.)