Four Hundred and Fifty-Six: Mr. Vicky Who Is Eyeing

On January 7th and January 8th, play the Suns on the road, and then immediately fly to Sacramento to play the Kings. After a day off on the 9th, No. 10 played the Warriors away, and No. 11 finally returned to the home court to play back-to-back against the Spurs. The second rest on the 13th, and then on the 14th and 15th against the Mavericks and Clippers at home.

8 days, 6 games. Although this year is not a shortened season, the Grizzlies still encountered this abnormal schedule.

Three consecutive rounds of back-to-back, this is not only an assessment of the strength of the Grizzlies players, but also the physical fitness of the Grizzlies.

82 regular season games, in fact, not much. But this unreasonable arrangement is the culprit behind the injuries to the players.

The Grizzlies have played so far this season and the lineup has been very healthy. Therefore, Stevens also does not want to see people injured in the course of 8 days and 6 games.

So, the week ahead is really tough for the Grizzlies. They need to stay healthy with guaranteed win rates.

Link complained bitterly in his heart that he had just established a relationship with Rachel, which was good. He was so busy with his work that he had no time to take care of his little girlfriend. The entire Grizzlies team entered a state of intense preparation. In the blink of an eye, the first game of 6 games in 8 days has arrived.

In Phoenix, I don’t know if the Grizzlies were a little too nervous, and they didn’t get out of the apprenticeship.

"I think even the fans of the Suns didn't expect them to get a win today. The Grizzlies' offense was very tight today, it's not natural at all. The Suns have lost 5 straight games recently. I didn't expect that in the end It was on the mighty Grizzlies that ended that tragic losing streak."

The local commentator shook his head. The Grizzlies' biggest problem today is that the offense is not decisive enough. They tried so hard to complete the offense tactically, and it cost the Grizzlies a lot of opportunities that would otherwise have arisen.

"The Grizzlies' abnormal performance is one aspect, and the Suns performed very well today. Five of their team scored in double figures, and Scola and Dragic contributed 21 and 20 points respectively! The sun burned the dozing grizzly today."

Link "only" scored 21 points today, and also sent out 4 assists and 6 rebounds. But in the case of the Suns' team explosion, the Grizzlies still lost a game that should not have been lost by 5 points.

Game 1 of the Devil's schedule gave the Grizzlies a sense of how tough this week was. As soon as you take a nap, someone will cut your throat with a dagger.

After the game is over,

Link sent two text messages with Rachel and followed the team on a journey to Sacramento.

Right now, the world is watching the Grizzlies vs. the Kings. After the Grizzlies' loss to the Suns, they haven't been questioned much. After all, it is unavoidable to roll over in the regular season. Occasionally lose a game, the media will not be too serious.

But if the Grizzlies lose to the Kings in a row again, Link believes that he and his teammates will be drowned in the saliva of the media in minutes.

It's true that the Grizzlies are No. 1 in the league right now, but one of the situations the No. 1 league has to face is that most people are waiting for you to lose, waiting to see your jokes!

Before the game against the Kings, Stevens told everyone, "Leave your pressure and don't think so much! The Kings are just the bottom team in the Western Conference, and their management wants to lose a few more games! As long as we play normally, we'll get a day off! Hold on, the devil's race is almost over a third of the way!"

Stevens' "chicken soup" worked, and the Grizzlies did get "nutrition."

Against the Kings, the Grizzlies disappointed reporters who were ready to shoot.

This game, summed up in one word Charles Barkley used when explaining it, is - carnage!

In the whole game, the Grizzlies limited the Kings' shooting percentage to only 36.8%, forcing the Kings to make only 5 of 21 three-pointers.

In contrast, the Grizzlies themselves, the team hit 55% three-pointers, the overall hit rate of 48.8%. Nick Young pumped again today, making 10 of 11 shots and 6 of 7 three-pointers! In just 26 minutes of playing, he scored a game-high 26 points with incredible efficiency!

After the game, Nick Young was directly carried by Randolph. I don't know, I thought he was the top player for the Grizzlies right now.

Still the same sentence, you are as strong as you are, I am Nick Yang.

However, that's where the value of a player like Nick Young lies. Occasionally in some games, he can show this incredible performance, even if it is worthy of his contract.

113 to 81, the Kings were beaten to the point of wanting to retire. Kings coach Keith Smart is probably thinking, why did the solar energy encounter a bad thing, and when it came to the Kings, only blood was left.

Due to Nick Young's relationship, Link only scored 17 points today, grabbed 7 rebounds and sent 5 assists. However, as long as the Grizzlies win, his personal data is slightly lower than usual, which is not unacceptable.

After the game, Link and Cousins ​​had a few words and had to leave Sacramento.

Although there was no game on the second day, the Grizzlies players couldn't relax. Early tomorrow morning, they will say goodbye to Sacramento and board a flight to the Bay Area.

The game against the Warriors was a lot harder for the Grizzlies than the previous one. After all, the Warriors and Kings are not at the same level.

At the beginning of the season, people were not optimistic about the Warriors after losing Ellis. Now, however, the Warriors sit firmly within the top six in the Eastern Conference with a 22-11 record.

In this ball, the Warriors have been biting the Grizzlies to the end. Today, also for the first time, the Grizzlies encountered the "elevator door play" that was later banned by the league.

Against Mark Jackson's elevator door, Curry and Thompson threw flowers today. One 24 points, one 20 points, the power of the Splash Brothers has initially shown. Link was blocked several times by Bogut and David Lee who acted as the elevator door, and he could only watch Thompson shoot easily.

Fortunately, the league's No. 1 finally relied on a more stable offense to win in the Bay Area without a hitch. 94 to 88, the Grizzlies nearly rolled over for the second time.

Today, the Grizzlies' offense takes the word "eggitarian" to the extreme. The team has 30 assists, and there are three players with more than 5 assists. Link had 6 assists, Conley had 6 assists, and Gasol Jr. also had 5 assists.

Under such an offense, the Grizzlies played very efficiently, and also showed five players scoring in double figures. But the disadvantage of playing like this is that no single player can score too high.

So, after the 17 points in the last game, Link did not score 20 again today. 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Link's data cannot be said to be bad, but it can be compared with the best data in December. , seems to be missing something.

Popovich watched the entire game today and admired the Grizzlies' team offense. But Popovich is not here to watch the Grizzlies, but to find a way to beat the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies' team offense, in Popovich's view, is a compromise made by Stevens in order to save players' physical strength.

By sharing the offensive pressure, individual players don't have to work so hard to score. After all, this is the third game the Grizzlies have played in four days, so it must be fake to not be tired.

In this case, then Popovich prescribes the right medicine!

In the next game, he decided to strictly implement man-to-man defense! Let Link go head-to-head with Leonard, block his passing lanes, and force Link to score in the hardest way.

In this way, Popovich believes that in the second half of the game, when Link is too tired and the Grizzlies can't play, the Spurs can do whatever they want.

FedEx Arena is destined to be uncaptured? Popovich doesn't believe in this evil!

The last time the two sides met, the Spurs could win, and tomorrow, he could win again.