enjoyebooks Chapter 261 The Attraction of 2 Winning Streaks
Chapter 261 The Attraction of 2 Winning Streaks
Chapter 261 The Attraction of Two Winning Streaks
The players on both sides are practicing, and the Grizzlies players are talking and laughing, and the atmosphere is very good.
In this game, Black Bear Randolph will definitely not play, so Darrell Arthur will continue to start the game.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Grizzlies at home is: center-Marc Gasol, power forward-Darrell Arthur, small forward-Rudy Gay, shooting guard-Xie Open, point guard -- Mike Conley.
The Timberwolves' starting lineup for the away game is: Center - Darko Milicic, Power Forward - Kevin Love, Small Forward - Michael Beasley, Shooting Guard - Wayne Ellington , Point guard - Luke Ridnour.
The starting lineup of the Grizzlies doesn't talk about combat effectiveness and talent, at least the draft pick, it's absolutely pretty good!Two No. 5 picks (Milisic, Beasley), and a No. [-] pick (Love). If it is said that they can all play the ability represented by the draft pick, then the Timberwolves probably took off early.Of course, if they can play out, the Timberwolves probably won't have a chance to get them.
Beasley, Love and Xie Kai are rookies at the same level. He averaged 14.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game last season. As the No. [-] pick, he is considered quite satisfactory.But he was completely lost in the playoffs. In the end, Miami wanted to form the Big Three, and he was sent away as a bargaining chip.
On July 7 this year, Beasley was traded to the Timberwolves with two draft picks and some cash.
The former favorite of heaven and the future cornerstone of the team, but after two seasons, he became a bargaining chip and was given up.
If Beasley has not fully fulfilled his talent, then Milicic, who is the second pick of the "03 Platinum Generation", has been completely extinguished.Since leaving the Pistons, he has been wandering. He has never been a key training target for the team, and his scoring average has never reached double digits. He is already one of the candidates for the league's "parallel import list".
Let's put it this way, it is already a miracle for many people that Milicic can still play in the league.
The commentators for this game are TNT's Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller.
"Reggie, it's a good thing for Michael to come to Minnesota!" Kenny Smith said with a smile.
"Why do you say that? The Big Three?" Reggie Miller asked back.
Kenny Smith nodded and replied: "Miami has the Big Three, and it is definitely going to hit the championship. Then it is impossible for Michael, who has conflicts with LeBron and Chris in the position, to start. As a young player, you need Trial and error to grow, the championship team will not give him this opportunity to trial and error." Kenny Smith explained.
Reggie Miller nodded in agreement: "From this point of view, this is right. If you don't experience some playoff battles, you will develop a lot of bad habits after playing in weak teams for a long time."
Milicic and Xiaojiasao are preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.
The relationship between the players of the two teams is still very good. Xie Kai and Love hugged each other to show their friendship.
Milicic beat the little sister-in-law with a jump ball. He seemed to be telling everyone in this way that his bullet speed was quite good among whites.
Ridnor dribbles slowly over.
Xie opened the defense, last year's No. 28 rookie in the first round-Ellington.He is no stranger to Ellington. Before the 08 draft, this North Carolina Ellington was one of his main competitors.Unexpectedly, the opponent finally withdrew from the draft, which really surprised him.
On the Timberwolves side, Love got the ball in the elbow area and hit Arthur with his back.
Although Love is only 206cm tall and has a very short wingspan, he has weight and soft touch, so he is not easy to deal with.
Arthur's problem is that his weight and height have no advantage over Love, and his weight is even more eaten to death.
Taking advantage of his weight, Le Fuli sat in, turned around forcibly, and hooked his hands--the little sister-in-law appeared at the right time, and the interference was here!
Gay got the ball, advanced himself, faced Beasley, forced a kill to the basket, and caused the latter to foul.
"Michael has too many bad habits on the defensive end, there is no need to shoot this ball!" Reggie Miller shook his head with some dissatisfaction.
Kenny Smith smiled and said: "So you are right, you have to be in a strong team, so there will be veterans who will spur you!"
Gay walked to the free throw line and made two free throws steadily to help the team open the pot first.
The Timberwolves are attacking and Ellington is running without the ball.He's an off-ball shooter, and that hasn't changed since college.
Xie Kai's off-ball defense is very good. Whether he is following the defense or squeezing/bypassing the screen, he is an excellent presence in the same position. Let him chase Ellington, who is difficult to find the ball. Chance.
The ball went to Beasley.
Beasley hit Gay with the ball. He used his speed to break through to the basket, met Xiaojiasao's defense, forced a layup and was blocked!
Arthur got the ball and gave it to Xie Kai to advance.
Kenny Smith said with a smile: "Michael's personal ability is really good, but I always feel that he lacks a killer move. Whether it is shooting or breaking through, there must be a move that is scary. Not good!"
Reggie Miller laughed: "I always feel like you're talking about me."
Kenny Smith nodded: "If you can learn half of what you can learn from shooting, then you can be considered a sharpshooter!"
Xie Kai came over to the right wing with the ball, and Arthur immediately came out to cover.
The quality of Arthur's cover is actually not that good, because his body is incomparable with Xiaojiasao or Fatty Lan.
It's just that Xie Kai only needs a little delay. His decision in this situation is very fast!
Xie Kai walked in with the ball, facing Love who kept retreating, suddenly stopped the jump shot after receiving the ball, and threw the ball.
Under such circumstances, Ellington, who was chasing after him, and Love, who was retreating, could only watch. They had no choice but to hope that Xie Kai would miss the shot.
This kind of opportunity, Xie Kai has carried out countless times in consciousness training, it is impossible to let go of such an opportunity.
"Shua—" Xie Kai made a mid-range hit!
The Grizzlies lead 4:0 in the opening game!
The home team fans at the scene started screaming. The home team seemed to have a pretty good offense after the start, winning both free throws and sports games.
"Kevin's defense of the ball is not clear enough. Whether it is a delay or a defense change, shrinking the basket like this is giving Kane a middle distance, which is too dangerous!" Kenny Smith said.
"But if it's a delay, Kevin's footsteps are slow, which may not have a good effect. Not to mention switching defenses, exposing Kevin to Kane, and passing by with a change of direction." Lei Ji Miller said.
The Timberwolves' offensive end is really not a vegetarian. Here, Ridnour assisted Milicic to score at the basket, breaking the scoring drought.
(End of this chapter)