At 7:40 pm, at FedEx Arena, Liu Xiu led his teammates into the stadium.

Different from the lifeless feeling more than a month ago, the fans at the scene seemed to be full of life again, and the boos were loud.

It was the home team's turn to play. Liu Xiu recalled the last time he came here, and the fans cheered even more enthusiastically.

Liu Xiu sighed to Randolph next to him: "Two years ago, people here regarded the logo man as their savior. Look at it now, hey, the world is deteriorating and people's hearts are not the same as before."

Randolph complained after hearing this: "You really have said everything. Who was so happy yesterday when they heard the news that the logo man was fired?"

Liu Xiu: "Who told him to use me as a bargaining chip?"

Randolph: "Yes, no matter how good his operation is in this transaction"

Liu Xiu: "...Why don't you continue to refute? If you don't refute, how can I continue to argue?"

Randolph: "????"

Liu Xiu looked at the system prompt that the healing value was +88 and was satisfied.

During the pre-match preparations, Liu Xiu observed the opponent's bench. Judging from his sister-in-law's rippling smile, the opponent would definitely rise up tonight. It was hard to say whether the opponent would explode or not. Anyway, he was alert.

Talent copying. Before he came to Memphis, he wanted to try to copy former Kobe Bryant's defensive line partner Chucky Atkins, but now to be on the safe side, he chose to copy Mike Miller.

"The Archmage: State of the Game."

Copy object:

Teammate: Ray Allen, characteristic transformation talent: quick throw...

Opponent: Mike Miller, Characteristic Transformation Talent: Catch and Shoot Expert, Bonus Effect: If you are not dribbling when catching and shooting, the shooting speed will be accelerated by 25%, with an adaptive effect; if you are in a wide gap and are not dribbling when catching and shooting,

If you dribble and shoot directly, you will definitely be in a hot state."

The total adaptive speed bonus for catching and shooting is 45%! Maximum shooting hand speed!

The Grizzlies sent out a starting lineup of Chucky Atkins, Mike Miller, Battier, Lorenzen Wright, and Gasol.

The Trail Blazers sent out a starting lineup of Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Raheem, Randolph, and Kwame Brown.

Grizzlies coach Floyd no longer kept the promise the logo man made to Eddie Jones, and instead of continuing to let the ineffective veteran start, he put the better Mike Miller back into the starting lineup.

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Freud heard that if it weren't for the money, the boss would have wanted to pardon Eddie Jones directly, out of sight, out of mind.

For the Trail Blazers, the Outlaws continue to be absent, recharging their energy for the final game of the year.

As a cog in the starting lineup, Raheem has the ability to support wherever there is a shortage of players in the frontcourt.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, as Gasol defeated Kwame Brown to win the jump ball, the Trail Blazers' away game against the Grizzlies officially started!

The Grizzlies attack first!

Gasol caught the ball in the low post and hit Kwame Brown with his back. He deceived Kwame Brown with a fake move, then turned around and went to the baseline and dunked the ball with one hand into the basket!

Tonight’s sister-in-law is so hard that the parallel import champion will look at her with suspicion!

During the transition between offense and defense, Liu Xiu attacked with the ball, and when he was single, Atkins made a sudden stop jump shot... which was a bit too much, and hit the neck of the basket with a "bang" sound.

Randolph grabbed the offensive rebound and went up for a layup... "Pa"... Gasol sent a big shot and slapped the ball onto the backboard!

Liu Xiu took two steps forward to grab the ball, took another step forward, and relied on Lorenzen Wright who came back to make a layup.

After standing firm, Liu Xiu patted his chest and said to Lorenzen Wright: "Thank you so much, otherwise Paul would have blamed me."

Lorenzen Wright turned to look at Gasol's tall man and long arms, as if he was really hindering his teammates' defense.

Gasol didn't say anything, nodded to Lorenzen Wright, then picked up the ball and served it.

The offense and defense transitioned, the Grizzlies attacked, Gasol continued to attack, Liu Xiu on the baseline let Atkins go inside, Gasol distributed the ball in time, Atkins received the ball and retreated to the bottom corner, and shot a three-pointer...

The rim is up!

But Gasol stretched his arms and hit the ball over Randolph's head. The ball changed its flight trajectory and landed on the neck of the basket and bumped into the frame.

Liu Xiu was able to help guard Gasol by picking up the ball and attacking the frame, but he used his height of 215 centimeters and wingspan of 230 centimeters to rush hard inside, and he could only look up with his neck raised.

Liu Xiu looked at Rahim, and Rahim also looked at Liu Xiu in tacit agreement, and they both nodded at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiu yelled at Randolph: "The opposing point guard can't score next to Bryant. You have to be ready to grab the board when he takes action!"

Randolph shouted back: "I got stuck in advance! I didn't get stuck!"

"Uh...really? I'm sorry." Liu Xiu apologized after receiving the ball and pushed forward.

"Hmph!" Randolph quickly ran forward.

"..." Lei Allen, who was following Liu Xiu as he advanced, had a trace of helplessness on his expression.

We've been working together for a few months, but we still can't guess what the two of them will say next when they communicate.

However, Ray Allen already knew Liu Xiu very well. Even if he couldn't guess what Liu Xiu would say next, he concluded that Liu Xiu would not blame his teammates for not protecting the rebounder in the situation just now.

right.

After reaching the frontcourt, Ray Allen glanced at Atkins who was guarding the top arc, and then ran to the right sideline, preparing for a tactical move.

Liu Xiu continued to break through in singles. Atkins actively stuck to Liu Xiu and interfered with Liu Xiu's jump shot. Liu Xiu broke into the free throw line and Lorenzen Wright made up for it.

Liu Xiu passed the ball to the right baseline, and Mike Miller made it in front of Randolph.

Randolph wanted to pass to Ray Allen, but when he saw Atkins cutting off the passing line and moving, without releasing the ball, he raised his right elbow to protect the cylinder, controlled the ball with his left hand and ran over Mike Miller into the inside.

, taking off from the right sideline of the three-second zone to attack the frame...it came so fast!

Gasol quickly moved from the left sideline of the three-second zone to the right side of the reasonable collision area, successfully interfering with Randolph's layup!

Randolph stepped up his shot to avoid Gasol's block, but the ball hit the basket and spun around and fell out. Gasol protected the defensive rebound!

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Coach Bush on the sidelines said in surprise: "Come on O'Neal, are the Grizzlies picking up the defensive system left by Brown?"

Huo Tu was also surprised. He analyzed: "The dismissal of the logo man brought enthusiasm to the Grizzlies players. Freund put the severely degraded Jones on the bench where he should be, which made his teammates like him more

With Miller back in the starting lineup, their enthusiasm has been further enhanced, and Miller and Battier, Gasol, and Wright cooperated more tacitly and played beautiful defense."

Coach Bush nodded: "It seems that is true, but the continuity of the defensive improvement brought about by this is difficult to guarantee."

Huo Tu smiled and said: "It's just that we were unlucky and hit the muzzle of the gun."

Bu Shuai also smiled and said: "Yes, I just happened to meet him."

The coach interjected: "It's not bad luck, they may just want to use us to boost morale. They fired the logo man when we came here. If they win today, it will give the players and fans a strong psychological hint."

, revitalize the team.”

Bu Shuai asked in surprise: "Are they so confident?"

The coach rubbed his stubble: "They are not confident, but they make money when they win, and they don't lose when they lose."

The situation on the field was unfavorable, the coach and the think tank were actually chatting nonsense, and the vice president decisively chose to join in!

The vice president took over: "Yes, their new general manager Chris Wallace took over all the work of the logo man before Christmas. It should be his hand that makes the Grizzlies fire the logo man now."

, he and the logo man are good friends. I heard that their hometowns are the same town and they are neighbors, so they are not afraid of offending the logo man.

He is the kind of person who dares to bet on low-probability situations. In 2002, he dared to bet that Vin Baker would lose weight and trade Kenny Anderson for Vin Baker."

The three coaches had not paid attention to the experience of Chris Wallace, who previously worked for the Celtics, but upon hearing the last sentence, they were all willing to give a thumbs up and praise the Warriors!

When Morris Cheeks took over the Trail Blazers, former general manager Bob West traded Shawn Kemp back and proudly told Morris Cheeks that Kemp promised to stop drinking.

Although the relationship between the two was very good, at the beginning of the new season, seeing that Kemp was getting fatter, Maurice Cheeks still chased Bob West three times.

While the Trail Blazers coaching staff was chatting with the players, the Trail Blazers players on the court were overwhelmed by the Grizzlies' aggressive defense at the beginning, and then gradually started to play back and forth with the Grizzlies.

The coaches saw the unfavorable situation at the start, but no one was anxious, and facts proved that they did not need to be anxious.

If you rely on your energy and enthusiasm to defeat them, it's unlikely unless they are in really bad shape.

The Grizzlies are not a young team with unlimited potential. They are already a mature team, and the three core players Gasol, Miller, and Battier are starting to earn high salaries.

The Grizzlies look very strong, but the Trail Blazers always have a way to counterattack. If the offense can't open up, then they have to fight against the defense.

After the first quarter, although the Grizzlies played their best defense so far, the Trail Blazers, who defended equally hard, only scored 20 points in a single quarter, but the Grizzlies, who played so lively, only scored 23 points.

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20 to 23, the Trail Blazers were only 3 points behind the Grizzlies entering the second quarter!

The defense was already gaining momentum. After the start of the second quarter, the physical battle between the two teams rose to a higher level. Both teams scored less than 20 points. The Trail Blazers scored 7 points with 2 of 4 shots and 3 of 3 free throws.

The little flying squirrel helped the team gain an advantage, and the Trail Blazers scored 18 to 15 in a single quarter.

After halftime, the score was tied at 38!

At the end of the first quarter, the score was leading. The Grizzlies players played hard and actively, and their negative emotions and conflicts after the start of the new season were suppressed.

But at the end of the half, the weak lead was gone, the score was tied, and the negative emotions began to be overwhelming.

Lorenzen Wright has always felt that Gasol looked down on him. Mike Miller was full of resentment towards coach Floyd because he gave Eddie Jones the starting position. Atkins has the most amazing brain circuit.
Chapter completed!