The Fifth Point Guard

"Please invite our five fighters to come on stage!" With the loud shout of the DJ on the scene, the fans at the scene fell into a frenzy.

With 3 wins and 0 losses since the start of the game, this team, which moved from Vancouver, Canada to Memphis, Tennessee, USA, began to make fans in the new city have high hopes.

The newly reborn Grizzlies are also looking forward to this long-term weak belly can turn around and become the master of the league like the Nets did last season.

After DJ introduced the players of both sides, the game will start immediately.

The starting five Tigers on the Nets side have not changed, and they are still the main lineup.

The Grizzlies lineup has undergone some changes compared to last season.

Paul Gasol played the power forward position last season, but as Lorenzen White was put on the bench, the 2.13-meter-tall Gasol was pushed to the center forward position. Last season, Gasol averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocks per game. This result was enough to win the honor of the best rookie, but Shentong's performance was even worse, and he ranked second in the selection . This season, Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown said that in addition to his contribution on the offensive end, Gasol has to take on more tasks of supporting and moving the ball.

Drew Gooden has become Gasol's inside partner this season. In the first three winning games, Gooden played quite well, averaging 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and quickly integrated into the game. In the team, he is not a brutal player in the typical sense, but he also plays very tough. He can put the ball into the basket under the muscular stick of the basket, and he can also cause damage through shooting from mid-to-long distance. He can beat the Pistons consecutively. And the Celtics are the changes that Gooden brought to this Grizzlies.

Small forward Sean Battier, a man with a very high ball quotient, was selected to the All-Rookie First Team with Gasol last season. After shooting a good 37.3% of three-pointers in his rookie season, Battier has gone further this season in terms of long-range shooting, reaching 40%. Less than 1 time to this season. In this Grizzlies team, Battier, who can attack and defend well, is an indispensable part of the team.

If Gooden is a key factor in the sublimation of the Grizzlies, then this season's "older rookie" Gordon Girisek is definitely another key factor. After being selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 11th overall pick in the second round of 1999, Girisek did not leave for the NBA immediately, but chose to land three years later. The 1.98-meter-tall player who started playing professional leagues in Europe at the age of 16 is mainly a shooting guard and can also play as a small forward.

Three-pointers, breakthroughs at the basket, and emergency stop jumpers are all good. Although there is no starting speed of McGrady and Iverson, and the change of direction in front of the body is not as gorgeous as Francis, but it is equally easy and freehand. Occasionally breaking through to the basket for dunks, unexpected emergency stop jumpers and lightning-fast jump shots after the breakthrough are his signature moves. The ability to find open space without the ball is very good, and the three-pointer in the open space is like finding something out of a pocket. Compared with a pure shooter like Peja, his offense with the ball is several grades higher, which makes the opponent always keep a certain distance when defending him. So he can always shoot millimeter-accurate three-pointers over the heads of defensive players.

Girisek is not well-known in the NBA, but his strength can be called a first-class star, which makes people who are not familiar with him suffer a lot.

In the game against the Pistons, Girisek scored 20 points and 4 rebounds. In the game against the Celtics, he scored 29 points and 7 rebounds.

If you are playing against him for the first time and you are not familiar with his style of play, it is easy for him to score consecutive points because you underestimate the enemy. Only when you face him for the second time, you may know that you should seriously defend with the standards of a first-class player .

In terms of point guard, the Grizzlies have the best candidate, "White Chocolate" Jason Williams, a big player with one player holding the ball and nine others flustered.

In the wild cheers of the home fans, Gasol won the ball for the Grizzlies.

Facing Williams' dribbling, Kidd, who has always been very good in defense, is also facing an enemy. He can see the ball shaking in front of his eyes, but he does not dare to reach out to steal the ball rashly. For Williams and For a point guard at Kidd's level, there are only two outcomes for a steal, one is a successful steal, and the other is a complete loss of defensive position. Be as willing as possible to keep the matchups in their current stalemate.

Girisek ran along the three-point line, and Shentong, who was facing up, was bumped by Gooden and couldn't keep up with Girisek.

Girisek, who received the pass, got the opportunity to open the outside line, and directly shot quickly, winning the first place for the Grizzlies!

In the heart of the 25-year-old Girisek, he is the role of Michael Jordan in Europe. When he played for CSKA Moscow last season, he led the team to win the Russian Basketball League championship. He felt that there was no challenge in Europe, so he chose Willing to go to the NBA to challenge myself.

As for the opposing Chinese player Shen Tong?

Girisek didn't pay attention at all.

After scoring the goal, Girisek raised his hands to accept the worship of the home fans.

Although Girisek has only played three games on behalf of the Grizzlies today, he has become the darling of Memphis.

However, Girisek's pretentious expression and defiant celebration after scoring a goal made Shentong decide to do something.

Shen Tong is not a person who holds grudges. Generally, if there is a grudge, he will avenge it on the spot.

After receiving a pass from his teammate, Shentong rushed to the basket immediately.

Almost just two steps, completely get rid of Girisek's defense.

Without waiting for Gasol and Gooden to make up defenses, Shen Tong had already soared into the air with both hands holding the ball, as if putting the basket from top to bottom, dunking the ball into the basket with both hands!

After the successful dunk, Shen Tong grabbed the basket with both hands, and made a kicking and pulling motion in the air, sending his body up before volleying down.

The action is done in one go, chic and free!

Whether facing Hamilton or Pierce, Girisek has never encountered such a fast first step, which makes Crowe have to face up to the young man from Asia and China he is facing.

Hubie Brown stood up and gestured to the players on the field, asking the players to pay attention to Shen Tong's running position and movements, and to change and replenish defenses in time.

Shentong looked at the technical statistics of the God Space, and the task progress is 1/5.

Gasol beat Mutombo under the basket. This is a confrontation between the young and the old.

After fighting against the basket several times, Gasol failed to squeeze Mutombo away and go deep into the basket. Instead, he was forced by Uncle Mu to lose his position.

Seeing that the three-second violation was about to occur, Gasol quickly distributed the ball to the outside line, but the astute Shentong quickly reached out and blocked the ball.

From defense to offense!

Williams and Battier returned to the defense first, and retreated quickly with Shentong's dribble.

Stepping one step inside the three-point line, Shen Tong jumped up to face Williams and Battier!

"Stop him!" Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown yelled.

Facing two players with four hands, Shen Tong used fancy dunk skills.

Tomahawk dunk!

Like a powerful tomahawk, Shen Tong smashed the ball into the basket!

At this moment, the sky is dim, and the sun and the moon are dark.

"boom!"

The arena immediately fell silent, only the sound of "creaking" and "creaking" was heard from the basket