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Chapter 156 The Grizzly Attack
The Lakers will face the challenge of the Grizzlies in two days.

After Jiang Dashan scored 82 points against the sky, the vision of the entire NBA was attracted to the Lakers. At the same time, the Lakers also won six consecutive victories, which made fans start to look forward to the Lakers being able to win the Grizzlies at home and get 7 consecutive victories.After all, the summer has passed, and the Grizzlies are no longer the same.

Seven seasons and three coaches, the Grizzlies were eliminated in the first round despite making the playoffs for the second straight season last season.

Carter's departure may just make the fans emotionally sad, but the departure of Randolph, the soul of the team in the past, the core figure who crushed offense and defense, really made Memphis lose its strength.The Grizzlies have basically embarked on a rebuilding journey.But who is at the heart of the reconstruction?Starting this season, the Grizzlies will begin to reshape the team and form a new team style in the process.But I'm afraid that the black and white bears will definitely change their inside-oriented style, follow the league's style of play, and start to take the small ball route.Veteran Tony Allen was also one of the Grizzlies' business cards before. His defense made opponents fearful, and he was almost called the portrayal of the Grizzlies' tenacious spirit along with Randolph.Now that he is being sent to the Pelicans, the light of the former "Grind House" is completely extinguished.

A player as tenacious as Randolph, enough to define the style and image of a team, is rare among the western powers. Every year in the playoffs, no team is willing to play against the Grizzlies in the playoffs, because the opponents know that even if they can beat the Grizzlies, the process will cost them half their lives.Randolph is not only the cornerstone of the team, but also the link between the entire Memphis community and the team, but there is no banquet that lasts forever.So Gasol Jr. also raised his dissatisfaction with the team at the summer European Championships. He knew that Randolph's departure meant a change in his status.There is no one to open up space for him, help him defend, and allow him to easily shoot blue from mid-range.His path has become narrower, from an offensive kaleidoscope to a rebounding monster that the team needs.

However, can the Grizzlies give enough outside firepower?The answer is no!Coupled with the pressure of Paul, George, especially Irving and Anthony in the summer, I believe Xiaojia will firmly believe in leaving in the future, after all, he is also 32 years old!

From the perspective of the team, the Grizzlies are a small market team. They failed to introduce big-name players in the summer, and their salary is too burdensome.Conley was the league's highest-paid player a year ago, once setting a league record, and now his salary is nearly 3000 million; Xiaojia's salary is 2200 million.These two players are very productive players at their respective positions, and their contracts are matched by their worth.

Chandler Parsons will take the Grizzlies an average of $2400 million in salary each year in the next three seasons, but he has spent most of his career in injuries, which is of little help to the team.

The Grizzlies signed Ben McLemore with a relatively cheap contract.In the draft four years ago, the Kings selected him into the league and became the most promising future star at that time.But four years later, his growth was not optimistic, and finally the king decided to give it up.The worse news is that McClemo suffered a foot injury during training in Los Angeles in the summer and is expected to need 12 weeks of recovery time. Fans can only see him play around Thanksgiving.That's when you'll miss Carter.Is Lian Po old enough to eat?And he was no longer in the squad.

Except for Conley and Gasol, the Grizzlies do not have a player who can stand up and score at the critical moment of the fourth quarter. It seems that the answer can only be revealed after McClemore recovers. If Parsons can stay healthy, the new season is still promising.

In the draft, the Grizzlies selected Dillon Brooks, a solid guard from the University of Oregon, who performed well in summer league.In addition, the Grizzlies also selected Ivan Raab, hoping that the 2.08-meter forward can become the Grizzlies' missed choice.

The Grizzlies also signed Mario Chalmers, who has basically come to the end of his career in the free agent market. Do you expect him to relieve Conley?I'm afraid I can't even run!There is also Vince Hunter who has been active in the Russian League, but Vince's performance can only be said to be worthy of his annual salary of less than 300 million.

In the end, the Grizzlies also signed Tyreke Evans. Due to injuries, he only participated in 65 games in the past three seasons.

Therefore, the Grizzlies have begun to rebuild, and it is only a matter of time before Gasol is sent away.And McConley is likely to be next.At present, the Grizzlies have approached the Cavaliers. Although many teams are jealous of Gasol, the Cavaliers are the only ones who need to get Gasol, meet Gasol's desire to win the championship, and can afford it.The Cavaliers are currently negotiating to use Thompson, Shumpert, JR and the Lakers' first-round pick for Xiaojia, but all this will have to wait until after the All-Star.

Since the Grizzlies are now committed to rebuilding, poor performance has become the first point. The two selected players of the Grizzlies directly became the starters. However, this is also due to the injuries of Parsons and McClemo.In the first 9 games of the Grizzlies, they only double-killed the Mavericks, which were worse than themselves, and achieved a record of 2 wins and 7 losses. This also strengthened Xiaojia's heart to leave.

Walton and the Lakers players are looking forward to this game. After all, 7 consecutive victories is too long for the Lakers!

November 11th, BJ time, finally arrived, and the Lakers fans entered the arena ahead of schedule. This time, the fans in the stands uniformly raised a small sign with the number 6, implying that the Lakers won 7 consecutive victories.

"Good evening, audience friends! This is CCTV Sports Channel. I am Yang Yi!" Yang Yi didn't say much today, but looked at Su Qun. It seems that the two had communicated before the game.

"I'm Su Qun! The game is about to start! In the first 9 games, the Lakers first lost 3 games in a row, and then broke out to win 6 games in a row. Today, facing the persistent and poor Grizzlies, the Lakers will win the longest winning streak in several seasons! The Grizzlies are only left with Conley and Xiaojia. Xiaojia is now deeply involved in trade rumors, and his state is also beginning to fluctuate. I believe today's game is likely to be one-sided!"

"I also agree with Su's point of view. Now that the game starts, the Lakers' starting lineup remains the same. The Grizzlies' starting lineup is Conley, Jia, Braden Wright, Dillon Brooks and Evans. When the game starts, the referee throws the ball, and Lopez helps the Lakers get the ball first! Hey, you can see Jia's state here! This kind of ball, Jia should crush Lopez!"

The ball came to Lonzo's hands, and Lonzo held the ball to the top of the arc. Although the offense of the Grizzlies has now fallen to the bottom of the league, the overall defense is still good.

Lonzo didn't have a chance, the top of the arc protected the ball, and Jiang Dashan and Ingram circled around from left to right at the same time.Lonzo passed the ball to Ingram, Ingram received the ball and broke through two steps from the middle, and Brooks made up the defense.

But Jiang Dashan took advantage of the handover between the two and successfully got rid of Evans' defense and came to the flank. Ingram passed back to Jiang Dashan.Break the deadlock for the Lakers.

Xiaojia seemed very angry and kept talking. Conley patted Xiaojia's ass while dribbling the ball. Obviously, Xiaojia was in a very bad mood. He vented all these negative emotions on his teammates!

After Conley changed direction continuously from the outside, he threw the ball to Xiaojia. Xiaojia was under the strict defense of Lopez, and Randall was also helping to defend. He had no chance to make a phone call and could only pass back. 24 seconds were up soon. Conley dribbled the ball twice and forced Lonzo to make a three-pointer from the top of the arc!

"Cut, this ball needs to be defended by Brother Shan, and it must be blocked. It is obvious that Conley is going to make a shot, and there are only a few seconds left! This little dish is really a trap!" Xie Fengfeng started his own journey of complaints.

Wang Sicong, on the side, cast a helpless glance at Xie Fengfeng, didn't say anything, just shook his head, thinking, "This nima Xie Fengfeng, why is he as stupid as Russell!"

(End of this chapter)