At 5:50 a.m., the Grizzlies players finally arrived at the hotel. If it was summer, the sun would rise slightly at this time.

After a season, there are many examples of NBA teams being delayed due to flight delays. But it is rare for Grizzlies to get a rest so late today.

Some time ago, James and his Heat returned home very late due to flight delays. But that time, after James arrived home, it was only 4:30 in the morning.

Compared with 5:50, 4:30 is not worth mentioning at all.

As soon as Randolph arrived at the hotel room, he placed his characters on the bed. After Link forced to wash up, he fell asleep quickly.

The next day, when the players woke up exhausted, it was already past twelve o'clock in the afternoon.

So, dragging his tired body, the Grizzlies players forced their eyelids to open their eyelids, started lunch, and started a day's training.

The sleeping time after staying up late is not like usual. Although the Grizzlies players slept for about 7 hours, they still did not recover enough. They haven’t slept after five o’clock in the evening, so they consumed twice the energy. Even if they took 7 hours of sleep, they must be very floating today.

This state is not suitable for work. Not to mention, it is a strong confrontational job like playing basketball.

We only finished the game yesterday, and we had to stay up all night and play again today. Everyone's physical strength and energy were completely drained.

"Damn flight, no wonder so many people are unwilling to come to Toronto to play." Stevens couldn't help but complain as he looked at the exhausted figures of the players on the court.

It took only five hours to drive from Detroit to Toronto. As a result, it took so long to take a plane. If it was another city, it would be enough to get off the plane and leave directly. But in Toronto, it would be necessary to procur the passport, which delayed a lot of time.

Although the Grizzlies were also born in Canada, Stevens only felt glad that the Grizzlies escaped this land.

Two hours before the game started, Stevens arranged some confrontational training. Once there was confrontation, the players' condition plummeted.

At the beginning of training, his condition was not obvious, and Stevens just felt that the players were a little tired. Now, the last fig leaf was not pulled away.

In this state, how should the Grizzlies fight?

The Raptors' record this season is similar to the Pistons, and they have played 22 wins and 32 losses so far. Although they are only ranked behind the top eight in the Eastern Conference, there is a great possibility that they can make it.

If you lose to such a team outside the playoffs, Stevens and the players will be very unwilling to accept it.

But what can I do? In this game, the Raptors are destined to play very hard. This kind of team that has not completely given up on their results is the most terrifying one.

So a few hours later, at the luxurious Air Canada Center Stadium, the tired grizzlies couldn't move on the basketball court.

"The Raptors have been in great shape recently. They have won five consecutive victories. From the last 1.7 seconds of Lowry's final victory on the Pacers on February 3, until now, the Raptors have never lost again. Now, the Torontos seems to see hope of returning to the playoffs. After five consecutive victories, they are only three games away from the Milwaukee Bucks, ranked eighth in the East! Today, I wonder if the Raptors can continue their momentum and get upset at home!"

When Randolph missed the inside again and the Grizzlies' score was still 0, the local Canadian commentator shouted excitedly.

The game has been played for two minutes, and the Grizzlies have not scored a single point. Looking at the whole season, the Grizzlies have never experienced a worse start than this before.

Link, Randolph, Gasol and Iguodala all made a move, but they failed to score the ball. Although Link was physically strong enough to deal with back-to-back games, his too tired nerves still made him unable to find his state for a while.

Lithuanian center Valanciunas protected the rebound, and the Raptors counterattacked quickly! They knew that the Grizzlies were tired, so they would speed up as soon as they had the chance! DeRozan happened to be a player who liked to hit the basket. After receiving Valanciunas' pass, he rushed straight to the basket.

Link tried hard to catch up with DeRozan, but his running speed was getting slower and slower. In the end, he could only watch DeRozan play a powerful buckle in front of home fans.

DeRozan has already started to look like some superstars this season, and his average score has reached the highest 18.1 points in his career so far. DeRozan's specialty is DeRozan's specialty.

7-0, the Raptors continue to lead!

"With a beautiful counterattack, the Grizzlies' defense today is a little unretreated. Look at Randolph and Gasol. The black and white bears have only played for a few minutes and feel breathless. Although the others are not so exaggerated, their physical condition is definitely not much better. The Raptors have to continue to speed up the pace and continue to control the situation!"

This time, the Grizzlies were replaced. Link made up his mind to help the team break the scoring drought. After holding the ball, he first calmed down his breath, and then faced DeRozan, and accelerated with a beautiful body forward and backward change, completely shaking the still young button away!

But Link had just gotten rid of DeRozan, the Raptors' fourth position, and the vicious Amir Johnson came back to defend.

Amir Johnson is the kind of desperate Saburo player. Maybe he can't fill his own data sheet every night, but he will definitely contribute to victory with his enthusiasm.

Link wanted to continue to make breakthroughs, but because Amir Johnson was also very fast and full of energy, Link gave up this plan.

He passed the ball out of the gap between Johnson and DeRozan and delivered it to Randolph without any bias! Although Link was tired, his mind was clear. Since Amir Johnson was in front of him, there must be no one in front of Randolph!

"This is an excellent opportunity for the Grizzlies to break the scoring drought. Zach Randolph takes a mid-range shot!"

In the expectant eyes of all Grizzlies players, the second Grizzlies who was selected for the Western Conference All-Star team this year, shot too short!

The basketball hit the front of the basket, and Valanciunas added one more rebound.

"I still didn't make it. This is an opportunity to shoot mid-range shots at an open position! Alas, it's not difficult to see from the shooting arc that the Grizzlies are too tired. The goal just now was obviously using less force."

The Grizzlies still failed to break the scoring drought, and their offense was a mess in the whole first quarter. If it weren't for the Raptors' offensive efficiency, it would have been a bit sorry for them. The Grizzlies might have been beaten in the first quarter.

After the first quarter, the score was frozen at 20 to 14, and the Grizzlies only scored 14 points in 12 minutes.

Randolph made 0 of 6 and scored 2 points with only free throws. He was the well-deserved "Iron King" in the first quarter! Conley made 1 of 4, Gasol made 0 of 2, and even Nick Young made 0 of 2 shots today, and he really couldn't draw.

Link made 4 of 6 shots and scored 8 points in a single quarter. At first glance, the efficiency is pretty good, but you have to know that this is facing the Raptors! Under normal circumstances, Link should be able to do better.

If the game continues like this, Link will definitely not be able to maintain the efficiency of the first quarter, and he will be dragged down sooner or later.

Stevens was a little anxious. The Raptors didn't play well today. Today, the two teams were not comparing who played better, but comparing who played less badly. It would be a pity if they just gave up like this.

But at the moment, everyone he could use was used, and all of them were exhausted! Just when Stevens and Link were at a loss, Tobias Harris, who was sitting at the end of the bench, took the initiative to walk up.

"Can I try that coach?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Harris instantly, but Harris was not afraid, and he also wanted to contribute to the team.

Stevens looked at Link, who was half tired after finishing the first quarter, looked at the Raptors who were not good at playing well, waved his hand and called Harris over.

"Listen, I don't force you to play according to the traditional power forward's style of playing. You can try more perimeter jump shots and three-point shots. Gasol and Link attract firepower for you. You have a lot of shooting space to use. Defensive end, assist more defense, and switch defenses with the third position. Be more aggressive and play aggressively. I don't care what you used to be, I just care what you can bring to the team now. Go, in the second quarter, you start!"

Harris swallowed, and Stevens actually gave him such great freedom! However, to use everyone's strengths, this is exactly Stevens' characteristic.

According to the traditional fourth-position playing style, Harris would be abused by Randolph and Arthur to doubt his life. But what if he changes his style of playing? Stevens originally wanted to experiment on the training ground before sending Harris to the field. However, at the moment, he could only experiment in the game.

"Come on, man, let them know that all Memphis players are not easy to mess with." Randolph patted Harris' chest and sat on the bench tiredly. Although Randolph showed contempt for Harris under the training ground, on the court, the Big Black Bear knew that only his teammates could trust.

The electronic beep sounded, and Harris was a little nervous. This was not his first time playing NBA games, but he was just very nervous.

He was afraid that he would let down the trust of his teammates and coaches.

At this time, Link walked up to Harris and tore off Harris's training jacket.

"The time has come, it's time for you to play."
Chapter completed!