"Guys, don't think so much, but think about how to pass the supersonic level first." Jiang Dongbing poured a basin of cold water on the generals to calm them down.

As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will lose. The Grizzlies are now in a direction of arrogance because their regular season record is really good and there are many new players in the team.

...

On April 21, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs started at the Grizzlies at home.

Two hours before the game started, countless reporters wanted to interview Jiang Dongbing and the Grizzlies players, but they were all turned away. Jiang Dongbing did not want the players to be affected.

Although Supersonics are not a strong team, now there is one more Raheem, and their strength has made great progress. No one can say what kind of energy they can burst out.

Especially when Rahim faces his old master, he may try his best to prove how wrong it was for the Grizzlies to sell themselves.

Faced with the outbreak of the old master, this is a very high chance, so Jiang Dongbing is also very cautious now.

...

The teams of both sides began to enter the court. As the home court of the Grizzlies, Jiang Dongbing and others entered the court naturally attracted the cheers of the fans of the arena. When Rahim from the opponent's lineup entered the court, there were actually quite a lot of cheers on the scene.

Rahim has played for two and a half seasons with the Grizzlies, and he has devoted himself to the Grizzlies. In fact, many fans are reluctant to leave Rahim.

That is, the Grizzlies' record is really good now, otherwise, these fans might have made a fuss.

"Coach, long time no see." Before the game started, Rahim walked across the court and came to say hello to his old teammates.

That is, honest people like Rahim, if they were those unruly leaders, it would be nice not to say hello to their old club at this moment, not to mention saying hello to their old club, not to stand across the court and curse.

You should know that Rahim was the boss of the team at the Grizzlies, but after being sold to the Supersonics, he had a glove on his head. At most, he could only be regarded as the second in the team. Most people would definitely not be able to withstand this psychological gap.

In addition to his decline in status, Rahim's personal data has also declined significantly. After joining the Supersonics, his average score has dropped to only 18.7 points.

Jiang Dongbing actually felt a little sorry for Rahim. The boss was in front of him and sold it directly after he came. This was indeed not something that people did.

"Sharif, I've really not seen each other for some time. Is it okay recently?" Jiang Dongbing asked guiltily.

Rahim smiled gently and said, "It's great. The coach and teammates are very caring for them. Now they have adapted to their playing style."

"Thanks to Coach Jiang for his care during that period before, and I wish you Grizzlies can continue to work hard this season."

Jiang Dongbing said this directly, his face turned red. Rahim was so good that he was simply a gentleman...

The sound of whistle sounded over the stadium, and Rahim returned to his side. After a while, the referee blew the whistle, the starting players of both sides began to appear.

The current Supersonic lineup has not changed much compared to before. The only change is that Wenbeck has been replaced by Raheem, but this slight change has actually increased the supersonic offensive firepower by a higher level.

There are organizers and defenders like Gauntlets on the outside, and high-speed turrets like Rahim and Schramf on the inside. In fact, the Supersonic lineup is already very good.

However, in Jiang Dongbing's opinion, such a lineup still has some flaws, that is, it lacks a point that can guarantee rebounds.

Schramf and Rahim are not very good at rebounding skills, and both of them are shooting styles, so it is difficult to guarantee the team's offensive rebounds, so the Supersonics will definitely suffer a big loss in terms of rebounding.

Nowadays, not only are centers with both offense and defense expensive in the league, but even those blue-collar centers are actually not cheap. It depends on whether the Supersonics are willing to spend money next season. If they can get a top blue-collar center to ensure rebounds and inside defense, the Supersonics will definitely go further next season.

The center Polynis, who is now in the supersonic lineup, is actually a top blue-collar center at his peak, but now he is declining significantly. Anyway, he will definitely not be Miller's opponent.

At the beginning of the game, Jiang Dongbing sat leisurely on the sidelines to watch the game. He was actually in a learning process, and constantly improving his coaching ability by checking the game details of the opponent's team.

However, tonight's Supersonics head coach Westfall definitely has nothing worth learning from Jiang Dongbing. This coach's coaching ability is definitely at the bottom of the league.

After playing on the court for a few minutes, the Supersonics' disadvantages emerged, and their players played quite lively, but due to the rebounding gap, they had a lot less offensive ball rights than the Grizzlies.

Even with the same hit rate, it is definitely a team with more shots to win, not to mention that the Grizzlies' offensive firepower is definitely much stronger than the supersonics.

Xiao Ao was extremely excited to play tonight. As long as Schramf was in the fifth position, he immediately used his strong body to force Schramf to eat under the basket. He had extremely high offensive efficiency and successfully entered the game in just half a game.

Before the fourth quarter started, the Supersonics could almost be said to have a defeat. Jiang Dongbing didn't want Rahim to lose too ugly, so he simply changed some marginal players to come on the court to send warmth, so that the score difference between the two sides would be as long as possible to stay at about fifteen points.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Jiang Dongbing, Jackson and others all showed smiles on their faces.

This is their first playoff game in their career, and the result was extremely easy to win, which is indeed gratifying.

Although the Supersonics lost the game, their expressions were not depressed. Maybe they had already expected such a result.

The Grizzlies' rise this year is definitely beyond everyone's expectations, but when halfway through the season, everyone has accepted the reality of the rise of the Grizzlies.

By the end of the regular season, all teams in the league had already regarded the Grizzlies as the top team in the league. Now they only ranked eighth in the Western Conference and lost to the top team in the league. They really had no reason to be depressed.

Next, the Grizzlies won three consecutive games, swept the Supersonics with a score of 3:0, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals.

At present, the NBA still adopts a five-game three-win system in the first round of the playoffs, which also leads to the greater chance of being beaten by the bottom in the first round of the playoffs. For example, the Magic in the Eastern Conference was beaten by Philadelphia's 76ers and was eliminated with a 1:3 score.

Fortunately, the grizzly bear led by Jiang Dongbing was smooth sailing and did not give the supersonics a chance to get the following rating.
Chapter completed!