The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 256 The Strange Move of Double Center Forwards (Second Update)

Haddadi played 4 minutes, made 3 angry shots, was blocked 2 times, missed the basket once, and ended up with 1 points, 0 rebound and 1 fouls.

When Haddadi left the court, he glanced at the court with nostalgia, and estimated that he would not stay in Memphis for long.

At this moment, Haddadi saw the Chinese player Yuan Man smiling and waving at him. He couldn't help but get angry immediately. However, Haddadi may have forgotten how much Chinese fans hated him when he teased Yi Jianlian.

All of this is Haddadi's own fault.

After the first half of the game, the Cavaliers led 50-47 in the away game by 3 points. With all their strength, Irving and Clay also scored 17 and 6 points respectively.For the Grizzlies, Marc Gasol performed the best, with 11 points and 9 rebounds, and has already scored a double-double. Compared with Mark, Whiteside is still a little thinner.In addition, Rudy Gay, who played against Yuan Man, also scored 12 points, and the team's sixth man OJ-Mayo scored 10 points.

Gay, who played against Yuan Man, played well in the first half. 12 of his 10 points came from jump shots. Unlike other players, although Gay's shooting percentage was not very high, the shooting point of his shots Very high, Gay's release is a bit like Rasheed Wallace's stance, but unlike Wallace, Gay's jumper is almost always jumped to the highest point, coupled with the almost straight arm release, making the Almost no one can block Gay's shots, but fortunately, this shooting posture is not particularly easy to control, so although Gay's shots are almost impossible to block, his shooting percentage is only in the early 4s.

Therefore, Gay's 12 points were only obtained after consuming 11 shots, and under Yuan Man's defense, Gay did not get a free throw in the first half.

Through the first half of the game, Yuan Man knew that in the absence of Zach Randolph, if he wanted to defeat the Grizzlies, he must first defeat the pillar of the team, Marc Gasol.

But Mark's character is much tougher than his brother Paul. Although Yuan Man rushed inside several times in the third quarter and caused Marc Gasol's defensive foul, this guy became more frustrated and courageous. Yuan Man made a layup. Made a foul and made a free throw, and then Mark hit the basket successfully.

Since Whiteside can't defend Mark alone, Scott asked Jamison, who is at the power forward position, to double-team and assist defense from time to time, but in this case, the Grizzlies' outside shooters can get easy shots.

Instead of restraining Mark, it made Marc Gasol excited in the third quarter. Mark, who had 3 fouls, even gave a big cap when Yuan Man broke through for a layup!
Yuan Man hasn't had a hat on the court for a long time.

Mark, who blocked the ball from the bottom line, opened his mouth like a hippopotamus, roaring at the basket, and his nose hair seemed to be blown out of his nostrils by Mark.

The Grizzlies broke out in the third quarter. With Mark as the fulcrum, the Grizzlies scored 29-23 in a single quarter, overtaking the score to 76-73 in one fell swoop, leading the Cavaliers by 3 points.

In recent games, the Cavaliers have never trailed before the fourth quarter.

Could it be that the Cavaliers' 8-game winning streak will end in Memphis?

Scott would not agree.

Judging from the situation on the court, Mark undoubtedly plays an extremely important role in the Grizzlies. He can attack and defend, and can be used as an offensive fulcrum for ball transfer. Get your hands on it.

Seeing this, Scott made a surprise move in the fourth quarter.

This season, the home atmosphere of the FedEx Arena is very strong. Seeing that the team has the opportunity to defeat the Cavaliers who have maintained their 8-game winning streak and are under the spotlight, the fans on the scene are not stingy with their enthusiasm and decibels. .

"Come on, you guys can knock the Cavaliers off the horse!" Before the fourth quarter, Grizzlies coach Hollins was also cheering for the players. It could be seen that Hollins wanted to win the game very much.

"Give me the ball, no one in the Cavaliers can stop me!" Marc Gasol, who performed well in the first three quarters, was excited, and Whiteside was completely ignored.

In fact, Whiteside did not perform well. Up to now, he has not scored in double figures and only grabbed 7 rebounds. He has completely lost his previous level. Play less than half of the strength.

The Grizzlies did start from the inside at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Marc Gasol just got the ball and was surprised to find that there were two centers behind him defending!

Whiteside and Varejao at the same time!This is Scott's trick!
Replace Jamison, send Varejao, strengthen the defense inside, and contain Mark. Once Mark, who is the central station, is defended, the entire tactics of the Grizzlies will be affected. After Irving, Jamison's end will not have much impact on the Cavaliers' offense.

Facing the double-teaming of Whiteside and Varejao, Mark hesitated, but Yuan Man slapped the ball and broke it. Irving quickly ran to catch the ball and broke through the ball. Clay received the ball from outside the three-point line without any hesitation. Shoot directly, hit!
The Cavaliers evened the score at the beginning of the fourth quarter!

The Cavaliers boldly used the double-center tactics in the last quarter, which received miraculous results. Although Whiteside and Varejao are both centers, they are both very mobile players. Much faster than ordinary centers, although it is very difficult to defend Mark alone, but after the two are combined, it will be much more difficult for Mark to attack inside.

Just as Scott planned, the Grizzlies' offense suddenly fell into trouble in the fourth quarter, while the Cavaliers, Yuan Man, Clay, and Owen completed consecutive fast breaks from defense to offense, pulling the score away in one fell swoop. .

The toughness of the Grizzlies has to be admirable. Even in a desperate situation, the players still worked hard to defend and attack, and narrowed the point difference several times. However, at the end of the game, Yuan Man, who was combined with Bob Pettit, used The personal offense completed the fatal blow to the Grizzlies.

Facing Rudy Gay's defense, Yuan Man resorted to fake moves to break through, and under the double-teaming of Tony Allen, he turned back and made a fadeaway jumper!
When Yuan Man completed the fadeaway shot under the double-team, the score became 100-88, with only 1 minute and 02 seconds left, the overall situation was settled.

The whistle sounded at the end of the game, and the fans at the Grizzlies' home court had to accept the end of the team's four-game winning streak, and at the same time saw the Cavaliers celebrating their 9th consecutive victory!
There are only 13 games left to the Cavaliers' longest 4-game winning streak!
　Warm congratulations to book friend "Xuanmai" who passed the exams of subjects 100 and [-] today and became a new road killer!Also thank him for the reward of [-] soft sister coins.

　　
　
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