Chapter 109 Shocking Victory(1/2)
Return from the timeout and the game continues.
The Warriors replaced Sun Yi and Randolph and replaced them with Reggie Williams and Anthony Tolliver, while Curry returned to the No. 1 position to organize the offense.
The Grizzlies replaced Gasol and Randolph.
The two brothers were really tired from running back and forth on the court and needed to rest for a while.
Replacing the black and white bears are Darrell Arthur and Thabeet.
Grizzlies head coach Hollins still did not give up on Thabeet and gave Thabeet a chance to prove his strength.
After all, Hollins doesn’t want to take the blame for not developing rookies.
But Thabeet's strength simply couldn't match his draft position, and he couldn't play even if he had the chance to play.
The Grizzlies had the ball, and Conley dribbled the ball forward slowly, slowing down the rhythm.
When he came outside the three-point line, he did not rush to attack, but pointed and directed his teammates to move.
Under Conley's command, the Grizzlies players moved quickly.
Gay acted as a feint and quickly rushed to the basket to attract the Warriors' defense.
Mayo used Arthur's off-ball screen to get rid of the defense, received a pass from Conley, and made a jump shot.
When the Grizzlies came on the bench, head coach Hollins nodded with satisfaction. This was the effect he wanted to see.
The Grizzlies players are too young, and only his constant reminders and constant emphasis can allow these guys to control the rhythm of the game in their own hands.
It was the Warriors' turn to attack. Without Sun Yi as a booster, Xiao Gongju was injured again, and the rhythm also dropped.
Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, waved to the inside, and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Tolliver quickly ran forward to cover without the ball, firmly blocking Conley.
At this stage, Conley's physical strength is quite satisfactory. He can only play more than 30 minutes in a game, and he cannot maintain high-intensity defense throughout the game.
Therefore, this time Conley did not squeeze through the screen, and the Grizzlies had no choice but to switch defenses.
Curry used the screen to face Thabeet, using a small one to beat the big one. He made a forward change of direction and shook Thabeet away. He easily broke into the basket and scored a layup.
Looking back, Gay resisted Maggette's defense and missed a mid-range jump shot.
The Warriors protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack, but Curry failed to hit a three-pointer.
Conley received the pass and pressed the rhythm. When his teammates had opportunities, he did not pass the ball and steadily dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line.
On the other side, Mayo ran to the right side of the three-point line and reached for the ball.
Now that Randolph is off the court and resting, Mayo has become the Grizzlies' first offensive point. How can he be the core of the Grizzlies if he doesn't perform well at this time.
Conley saw this and immediately passed the ball.
There is no way to let Mayo be trained as a core player by the management.
After receiving the pass, Mayo made a three-threat action. Seeing that Morrow did not step forward to defend, he immediately took back his probing foot, pulled it up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Morrow reacted quickly and rushed to interfere.
"Dang!"
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Tolliver grabbed the rebound and passed it to Curry to advance, and then ran towards the frontcourt.
As a short center, he has excellent mobility and can easily get rid of Thabeet's pursuit.
Curry dribbled the ball quickly and caught a glimpse of Tolliver, who came from behind. He immediately hit the ball to the ground and passed it over.
Toliver, who was traveling, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area, and easily hit a layup.
Looking back, Mayo went into singles again and hit a jumper against Morrow's defense.
The Warriors served quickly, and Curry received the ball and launched a fast break.
Maggette cut towards the basket, received Curry's pass and rushed to the basket. Seeing Thabeet coming to help defend, he faked a layup.
As a rookie, Thabeet was still too young and was immediately shaken up.
Maggette didn't expect it to be so easy. After sending Thabeet flying, there was a time difference and he easily hit the board.
Grizzlies coach Hollins on the sidelines shook his head helplessly.
Thabeet's defensive awareness is so poor that he cannot be reused.
Originally, Hollins wanted to give Thabeet a chance, but after playing for two or three minutes, he gave up the idea.
With Thabeet sitting under the basket, the Warriors were almost outnumbered, and this guy failed to guard the next ball.
After being completely disappointed with Thabeet, Hollins could only send Gasol to strengthen interior defense.
After Gasol came on the court, the Grizzlies improved on both offense and defense. They were inextricably tied with the Warriors and did not let the point difference widen further.
Just like that, the first quarter ended, and the score on the big screen was 28 to 33. The Warriors led by 5 points entering the second quarter.
Not long after, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.
The Grizzlies replaced Conley, Mayo, Gay and others and replaced them with Randolph, Gasol and others.
The Warriors replaced Curry, Moreau and others and replaced them with Sun Yi, Laga Bell and others.
As soon as the game started in the second quarter, Sun Yi and Anthony Randolph played a pick-and-roll, emptying out the Grizzlies inside.
Reggie Williams took the opportunity to cut towards the basket, received a pass from Sun Yi and completed a one-handed dunk.
There were continuous cheers and shouts in the audience.
The Grizzlies responded immediately. Randolph came to the right low post and relied on Sun Yi for a post-up single.
After Marcus Williams saw Zach Randolphka in good position, he immediately passed the ball over.
After Randolph caught the ball, he leaned back against Sun Yi. The huge force directly pushed Sun Yi back a step.
Anthony Randolph saw this situation and immediately stepped forward to double-team.
Rotten Tofu would not give the Warriors a chance to double-team. He immediately used his strength to knock Sun Yi away, and then turned over and shot a jumper.
"Whoosh!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
Anthony Randolph immediately picked up the basketball on the ground, quickly retreated to the baseline, and passed the ball to Sun Yi.
"Fuck! If you really think that I'm a soft persimmon and don't care about courtesy, then let me help this damn fat guy lose weight."
After Sun Yi received the ball, he started to advance towards the frontcourt as quickly as possible, trying to pick up the offensive rhythm again.
This time after Randolph scored, he immediately rushed back to defend.
Sun Yi advanced quickly while observing the movement of his teammates. Seeing that there was no chance, he passed the ball to Laga Bell, then rushed into the three-point line and quickly moved.
"Damn it! Those guys on the other side are playing so many tricks."
Seeing this, Randolph noticed that the Warriors had changed their attack method again. He cursed in his mind and then chased Sun Yi.
In this round, the Warriors did not rush to play fast, but played a positional attack with the Grizzlies.
Sun Yi led Randolph to run quickly without the ball, consuming the fat man's energy.
"Zach, do you feel good? I'm giving you free weight. Do you have to thank me?"
After Sun Yi finished speaking, he looked at the sweaty Randolph in front of him with extremely "sincere" eyes.
"Then should I say: Thank you, because you warm the four seasons?"
Randolph didn't have such a high level of education, so naturally he couldn't say these words. These were all translated by Sun Yi, and their meanings were basically the same.
Sun Yike didn't have time to answer. When Randolph relaxed his vigilance, he immediately burst out as fast as he could, ran to the mid-range area on the right, received the pass, stopped and hit a jump shot.
Zach Randolph looked at the Warriors No. 9 going away and clenched his fists.
This round, he was teased badly by this rookie, and he had to regain his face.
The Grizzlies attacked, and Zach Randolph ran to the low post to get the ball for a single.
"Damn rookie, suffer death!"
Randolph raised his butt and sat back, pushing Sun Yi back a step, and then reached out for the ball.
When Rotten Tofu received the pass, he was double-teamed before he even made a move.
"Zach, if you have the strength, you can fight alone with two people!"
Sun Yi deliberately angered Rotten Doufu and made him act stupid.
Randolph felt a little unhappy when he saw the hateful rookie asking for help and making sarcastic remarks.
"I'm going to open your eyes as a newbie like you!"
After Randolph finished speaking, he pushed back with all his strength, then turned around and threw the ball against the two defenders.
The result is obvious, the basketball bounces out of the frame.
After Sun Yi grabbed the rebound, he advanced toward the frontcourt, took advantage of the Grizzlies' failure to get into position, rushed into the basket and scored the ball.
To be continued...