"It's not that they've become weaker, but that they're not that strong. If you look at it yourself, they didn't beat many strong teams last season. After their performance in the playoffs was magnified, their flaws were all exposed.

, Our tactics are very directed at them..."

Stockton analyzed to Sun Ce why the Hawks looked so "weak" this season.

When Sun Ce heard this, he thought about it and it seemed that this was the case. In the second round of the playoffs last year, the Hawks were played very hard by Evans and Gasol.

And there is another point, although Carroll's contract is a bit poisonous, it is just a contract premium, which does not mean that Carroll's role is low. As a top 3D player, for the Hawks, its role is probably equal to their Grizzlies' Clay

- Thompson.

However, the fundamental reason is that the Hawks' tactics have been understood. This is a team that requires three-pointers to make a role player to further open up the situation.

This is essentially different from the Grizzlies and Warriors. The main reason is that the Hawks are not that strong, with three players at the quasi-All-Star level or All-Star edge level, but none of them are superstar level players, and there is no card missing

After Roll, strangled Korver and Bazmore, the Hawks' scoring efficiency declined.

Even now, the attack is encouraged and the cylinders are extremely strict when shooting inside and outside, and the Hawks only scored 95 points in the whole game.

On the Grizzlies, Sun Ce played 27 minutes, scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, Paul George played 29 minutes, scored 16 points and 14 assists, Aldridge played 25 minutes, got

30 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Randolph scored 11 points in 22 minutes, Klay Thompson scored 10 points in 25 minutes... The Grizzlies scored 131 points, 131 to 95

A good start to win with 36 points against the Hawks!

...

Originally, the series between the Grizzlies and the Hawks was very popular. After all, they were both regular season division champions last season. Even if the Hawks performed poorly in the playoffs, many media still predicted that the Hawks would have a chance to continue to attack the Eastern Conference.

First.

But the process of the game was shocking. It wasn't that the Grizzlies had to massacre the Hawks. The Grizzlies didn't even play for more than 30 minutes. Even Banyani played for 17 minutes and had another flight.

buckle.

Of course, the Grizzlies' defense is done well, strangling Korver to increase the offensive success rate and reduce the number of times Teague pushes back. It's that simple, and winning is also very simple.

If compared with the preseason, the Hawks showed less strength than the Hornets, and the Hornets could at least barely compete with the offense for a period of time.

At this time, two statements emerged, one is that the Grizzlies are too strong, and the other is that the Hawks are not as strong as they imagined.

Both statements are highly supported.

In addition to this, there is another hotter thing, Ross beat the Lakers with a buzzer-beating three-pointer and won the opening game.

This is the third opening game in Ross' career that he won the Lakers. The last two times are fine. It's after Ross' shooting, but the first final victory was in the 10-11 season. At that time, Ross' shooting was purely based on luck, and it was all

The Lakers were defeated.

This is a topic with a very metaphysical atmosphere. Originally, this was a very popular game in the opening game, which naturally attracted a lot of attention.

The Grizzlies have a three-game winning streak. The day after playing the Hawks, I took a day off. On this day, the Warriors and the Thunder were popular opening matches. Sun Ce was very interested in this game. Today, the team

There was no arrangement for training. After Sun Ce's personal training in the afternoon, he stayed in front of the TV and watched the live broadcast in the evening.

The game was so intense that the Warriors narrowly defeated the Thunder 133-128 through an overtime game!

Westbrook of the Thunder scored 19 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists, 3 times 15 assists, Durant scored 41 points, Ibaka scored 26 points and 16 rebounds...

On the Warriors, Curry made 12 of 16 three-pointers in a single game, a total of 14 of 24 shots, and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 46 points; Harden scored 22 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists; Drummond

De Green scored 9 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals...

Sun Ce was in a very complicated mood when he looked at these crazy data. The alliance encouraged attacks. It had been brewing for several years and had been slowly pushing. Now it was finally starting to show results.

Sun Ce knew that this was a situation that would definitely happen, because the role players were getting more and more powerful, and the role players' ability to grasp space has improved, and the league has been encouraging attacks. Over time, it naturally entered the small ball era, that is, the offensive era.

.

Last season, it was actually considered that the offensive era was entered, but the Grizzlies have been winning all the time. They have the final say in what era it is. In the playoffs, David Stern will not lose his job like the school belle. Fans

We like to watch the fun of the regular season, and we like to watch the confrontation in the playoffs and watch the stars prove themselves in the high confrontation... Sun Ce is very clear that these players need not only to play well in the regular season that encourages offense, but also to encourages confrontation.

Play better in the playoffs!

This tests a player's strength and physical health. For stars, especially the two or three strongest players in a team, the pressure becomes greater, but at the same time, the role players are rising and winning

Opportunities for high salaries, as the regular season will rely more on role players.

...

On October 19, the Grizzlies welcomed their second regular season opponent, the Indiana Pacers.

Through trades and drafts, the Pacers now form the starting lineup of George Hill, CJ Myers, Hayward, Miles Turner, Nene, and substitutes, mainly Massimmi and Sta

Kie, Lavoy Allen, and Badinger rotated four people.

There is definitely no competition for the championship. It is difficult to compete for the playoffs, but it is not that there is no chance.

What made Sun Ce most envious was Miles Turner. He originally wanted to trade three mid- and late draft picks in the first round to get a 6-10 pick, but no team agreed.

As for other players, Sun Ce thinks it's okay. Hayward's A+ level strength has entered its peak period. Sun Ce sees Hayward's evaluation. It's almost the weak offensive version, and the defensive greatly enhanced version of Ellis's level, and his strength may be

Very good, but in terms of playing style, Hayward is more team-oriented and good at cooperating with his teammates. Ellis at his peak regarded himself as Kobe.

In this game, the Grizzlies had another game of scoring points, 128 to 111, the Grizzlies beat the Pacers easily and successfully won two consecutive victories.

Sun Ce scored a game-high 30 points tonight, plus 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 2 steals.

It's very happy to win, but Sun Ce always feels strange. The Eagles have been figured out. Last season, the Eagles won the Eastern Conference regular season championship with their team playing style, and were analyzed like a media outlet.

Follow up on analysis...and then I was touched.

The Pacers are a little afraid of their Grizzlies. It may be that the deterrent power brought to the opponent by winning the championship of 91 wins and 7 losses last season.

This caused the Grizzlies to have a little trouble... After the first two games, the strategic goal they originally expected to expose their own team and then find a way to solve them was not achieved at all! The winning was so smooth!

Sometimes it is a headache to win too easily, because early in the season is when they should encounter trouble. If the trouble does not appear in the middle and late in the season, it will be too late. The opponent will look for loopholes in their problems.

It will be blocked and it will be difficult to prevent!

In this situation, Sun Ce felt like he had played 9 preseason games in a row and was about to play against the Lakers!

...

"Can Kobe Bryant meet the Grizzlies in the Grizzlies' milestone?"

"Epic Achievement, Kobe Will Become Malone"

"Get another 13 points, Kobe will surpass Malone!"

"…"

The third opponent in the start, the Los Angeles Lakers came to Memphis on the morning of October 20. The Lakers had just started back-to-back, playing the Bulls at home and the Pelicans away, and suffered two consecutive losses.

First, he was defeated by Rose, and then Irving scored 10 points in a row at a critical moment and 41 points in a single game to help the Pelicans reverse the victory.

The game between the Grizzlies and the Lakers will start on October 22. The Lakers did not return to Los Angeles and flew directly from New Orleans to Memphis to rest and prepare for the game.

After the regular season last season, Kobe's total score increased to 36,880 points. In the first two games of this season, Kobe scored a total of 36 points, increasing the total score to 36,916 points. By chance, it was only 36,928 points away from Malone.

With 12 points, that is, another 13 points, Kobe will surpass Malone and reach the second place in the scoring list!

The reason for this is coincidence is that both Malone and Kobe were selected at the 13th pick in the first round.

So, when Sun Ce got up this morning, he saw the hottest news last night, that is, Kobe will surpass Malone to become the second in the historical scoring list.

Seeing that the entire network was discussing Kobe's affairs, Sun Ce was full of jokes and didn't know where to start.

A team that ranked last in the league with two consecutive losses at the beginning is actually the hottest team at the moment, and it is not the last thing they are discussing. Is this team so embarrassed?

Sun Ce dared not underestimate the Lakers. Although the opponent's performance was not good at the beginning, Sun Ce paid attention to both games. The Lakers played well in regular time, but they were killed by Ross and Irving at critical moments.

Regarding the scout report of the Lakers, the Grizzlies have already lost information. The new Lakers coach Frank Vogel, the 42-year-old young coach, has excellent abilities, otherwise he would not have been there.

At the age of 38, Larry Bird was promoted as the head coach. They all called the Celtics Stevens the young coach. Vogel was better than Stevens when he was the NBA head coach.

Still young.

On the basis of inheriting the style of playing with James as the point guard, Vogel brought the modern team basketball concept to the Lakers. Judging from the regular time alone, he played well, and the problem lies in the critical moment.

On defense.
Chapter completed!