One Hundred Eight: Guagua Attacks (Twenty/Forty)

The Thunder lost the game, and Link once again killed an opponent much higher than the Grizzlies with a three-pointer. The Grizzlies continue to mingle in the West. They may not be the giants in the eyes of people, but any team that encounters them has to lose a layer of skin.

Although the Grizzlies-Thunder game was very exciting, the day after the game, people focused on Gay. After all, Guy's injury directly determines the fate of the Grizzlies. Whether this team can show itself in the playoffs depends on Guy's recovery.

Although against the Thunder, the Grizzlies won the game with their remaining teams. But no one thinks that the Grizzlies without Gay really have a lot of fighting power.

In most people's minds, Gay is still a very good scoring star. And no team can go forward without retreating when it loses its star.

So the Rockets are definitely trying to catch up now. And most of the media also believe that the Grizzlies' playoff dream is going to come to nothing. starter

"Guy's injury will undoubtedly be a huge disappointment for Memphis fans, because without him, the Grizzlies have lost their most reliable scoring point."

"We know that Gay is sometimes criticized, but no one thinks that a team that has lost its star can go further?"

"I'll admit, Link is a great role player. But if you're going to put him in for Guy? Come on, they're not on the same level."

Before the regular season is over, many media have already sentenced the Grizzlies to "death penalty". But Hollins doesn't think so. Guy's absence might actually make the Grizzlies stronger. Because he has become more and more confident in the current "civilian lineup".

On the training ground, Hollins deliberately did not engage in a mixed lineup between the main force and the bench as usual, but deliberately used the new starting team after losing Gay to fight against the bench team to test the rationality of the lineup.

The two biggest changes in Hollins' new starter are Link and Tony Allen. Mayo has been completely kicked out of the starting lineup, and Gay's injury has also forced Link to take the place. As a result, Link and Tony Allen, the No. 2 and No. 3 combination that Hollins liked for a long time, were finally able to start cooperation. New 81 Chinese website updates the fastest mobile terminal: https:/

Tony Allen is much better defensively than Mayo. Although the scoring ability is not as good as that of Mayo, Tony Allen will not throw. Invisibly, this actually improved the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency.

As for Link, with the quality he showed in yesterday's game and today's practice, Hollins doesn't think he'll do worse than Gay.

Indeed, without Gay, the Grizzlies do have one less perimeter offensive end point and one less dunk who can fly around the FedEx Arena. But correspondingly, the Grizzlies finally got rid of a heavy burden, and Hollins can finally maximize the power and lethality of the black and white bears, and no longer need to arrange too many tactics for Guy. You must know that Gay has the highest number of shots on the team this season, but the efficiency is not gratifying.

Link may not be as famous as Gay, and his statistics are not as bright as Gay. But Hollins understands that Link, whose data is not bright enough, may be a better fit for the Grizzlies than Gay.

Link does not rush to attack, and chooses a shot more reasonably than Gay. Link is more comprehensive and can connect inside and outside lines better than Guy. Link doesn't need to hold the ball, so he can maximize the offensive ability of others. Link's defensive ability is also stronger, and he is more suitable for marking opponents with sharp swords than Gay.

In this way, the Grizzlies can build a three-dimensional defensive net, and any opponent who wants to take advantage of the Grizzlies,

it's not easy

Guy has Guy's good, and Hollins' contribution to the team is undeniable. But what if the Grizzlies are completely over after losing Guy? No, that's too early to say.

"Dudududu!"

Lionel Hollins blew his whistle and called to stop training when Link successfully assisted Conley to hit a long shot and gave the main team leader 15 points from the bench.

The substitute team has been beaten to pieces, and the training continues, but it will only affect the players' self-confidence. Therefore, there is no need to continue playing.

Hollins can see the potential of this new starter, but now, it just lacks the actual test.

To say that the actual test is not without it. In the last five minutes of the Thunder's last game, the Grizzlies won with this new starter.

But after five minutes, the sample is still too small, and the reference value is not great. The Grizzlies can narrowly beat the Thunder with this lineup, but it doesn't mean they will be able to reach the playoffs with this lineup.

And the next game...a perfect match for Hollins.

The Denver Nuggets, the long-standing Western Conference powerhouse, have been in a hurry this season. It is only 31 wins and 23 losses so far, the ranking has been tied by the Hornets, and the Grizzlies are only one game away from the Nuggets.

But even so, absolutely no one dares to say that the Nuggets are a weak team. After all, the Nuggets have the famous coach George Karl. Most importantly, it also has Carmelo Anthony, a superstar who was on an equal footing with James.

The reason for the Nuggets' poor record this season is that the relationship between Anthony and George Karl has deteriorated to the bottom. And rumors about Anthony leaving the team have been going on for an entire season. Until now, there are still rumors between Anthony and the New York Knicks.

Whether Anthony will play in Denver next game is unknown. Under such circumstances, the Nuggets were in panic, and their record was naturally not much better.

Such a not too strong but not too weak team, just enough to meet the requirements of the Hollins test lineup. And in the next game, Link's opponent will be a superstar like Anthony. This is also an opportunity to test whether Link can do better than Guy.

Thinking of this, Hollins couldn't help rubbing his chin. Speaking of which, as an undrafted pick, Link has already matched many stars, big and small, this season.

James Harden, Kobe, Durant, Kevin Martin, Paul... But it's amazing that Link has never been beaten once. It can be said that in the confrontation with these stars, he has never fallen behind. Even against Harden and Martin, Link played very well.

Seeing Link talking and laughing with his teammates on the training ground, Hollins couldn't help but smile. This year, Link signed a $2 million contract with the Grizzlies. But Hollins can guarantee that if Chris Wallace wants to keep Link next season, he will have to offer him a contract worth tens of millions.

This guy's current worth is seriously inconsistent with his strength.

Carmelo Anthony really has to be careful, the streets of Memphis are dangerous, and the basketball courts here are equally unsafe.

Anthony already knew that he might be going to New York.

Although there is no definite news from the outside world, as a party, Anthony is very clear that his days of playing in the Nuggets are not long.

After the All-Star Game at the latest, he will report to New York.

In this regard, Anthony does not feel sad. Indeed, he's been with the Nuggets for seven-and-a-half seasons, and he's gone from a rookie to the hottest star in the league. But in recent years, the successive failures in the West and the unpleasant relationship with George Karl made Anthony just want to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

What a great New York, big city, high exposure, high wages, and feasting, nothing beats Denver. And the pressure in the east is far less than that in the west. For Anthony, it was heaven.

In fact, in the Heat's Big Three this year, Bosh's position should belong to Anthony. Wade, James and Anthony have long discussed the possibility of playing together, but unfortunately, Anthony chose a long-term contract instead of joining the team. Maybe this guy didn't have the heart of a champion from the beginning.

As soon as the plane landed, Anthony left alone and did not check into the hotel with the Nuggets. God knows which nightclub that guy has already contacted, anyway, he will be leaving in a few days, and George Karl doesn't bother to care about him now.

Anthony naturally knew the news of Gay's injury, so he also knew very well that the next game against him would be an undrafted pick.

While that undrafted pick has been in the limelight lately, he and Randolph's front line duo took the nation by storm in January. But Anthony still believes that he is one of the most valuable players in the league and can't lose to an undrafted pick.

Since he doesn't have to play Gay tomorrow, Anthony is ready to let himself go and have a good time in Memphis.

Anyway, to deal with an undrafted pick, it should be no problem to play casually.

"Ah cut!" At the same time, the Grizzlies' famous "arena mouse" Link sneezed on the training ground.

He pouted, wondering who was talking about himself behind his back?