Chapter 46 Regretful loss to the Spurs and another two-game winning streak
Mark saw that the main players of the Grizzlies were exhausted, so he had to substitute them.
Gasol, Gay, and Li Tian were all substituted. Gasol and Gay were okay and didn't look that weak. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Grizzlies have no chance of winning if this game continues like this. .
For the next game, Mark could only replace all the main players and surrender directly.
Li Tian arrived at the end of the field and sat directly on the bench, breathing heavily, his face turned pale, and beads of sweat continued to drip.
Looking at the situation on the field, after the main players left the field, the situation took a turn for the worse.
Ginobili, leading the Spurs' bench players, launched a 10-0 attack wave, and the Spurs continued to pull away from the score.
The Grizzlies lost to the Spurs again.
Gasol scored 15 points, Navarro scored 18 points, Li Tian scored 12 points, and Gay scored 16 points. Four people scored in double figures, but they still failed to win. The Grizzlies suddenly lost their direction.
After experiencing another two-game losing streak, at the beginning, after the Grizzlies lost the game, there was still a trace of regret and disappointment on their faces.
After losing too much, the players began to regard losing as nothing.
Only Li Tian and Gasol kept shaking their heads.
"Hey, we lost again, when will we continue to win?" Li Tian raised his head and looked at the sky.
"Li Tian's weaknesses are constantly being magnified. Another shortcoming was exposed in this game. Physical strength is still a big problem." Director Zhang pointed out this shortcoming of Li Tian after Li Tian came off the field.
He has been defending Duncan with high intensity, and on the offensive end, he has been running without the ball. Bowen has been chasing behind him, which consumes too much physical energy.
After only playing for 22 minutes, Li Tian's physical strength could not support him to continue the game.
"Yes, but he is still a rookie. As the season continues, his physical strength will definitely improve a lot." Yu Jia believes that Li Tian's physical strength is a weakness now and will definitely improve gradually in the future.
"However, next summer's games should not have much impact. As the season progresses, Li Tian's physical strength will definitely improve greatly, and the game time next summer will be relatively reduced."
Director Zhang is constantly thinking about Li Tian’s game next summer.
"In the game at home, I think we will definitely hope to break the best record in history." Yu Jia firmly believed.
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Back-to-back, the Grizzlies face the Wizards at home.
The Grizzlies players don’t know what happened overnight. The Grizzlies players whose eyes were dull yesterday, had their eyes shining as soon as the game started today, and everyone was eager to try.
Only Li Tian's performance was unsatisfactory. He made mistakes that he shouldn't have made on the court and was distracted when defending.
On the offensive end, the shooting rate is 1 out of 5, which is comparable to a natural disaster.
Every player on the Grizzlies team stepped forward to encourage Li Tian when they saw the lost Li Tian.
But encouragement cannot replace physical strength. Li Tian has not fully recovered from yesterday's hand-to-hand combat.
Mark was worried that Li Tian was injured, so he had to replace Li Tian early.
In one game, Li Tian only scored a measly 5 points, and the other two points were fast break dunks.
This game can only be said to be too miserable for Li Tian.
Fortunately, other players on the Grizzlies team played extremely long, and the Grizzlies once again had a hearty victory.
At the end of the game, the Wizards lost to the Grizzlies at home 118-124.
In the whole game, Navarro scored 28 points for the team, Gay scored 27 points, Gasol also scored 25 points, especially Lowry, who came off the bench, also scored 17 points.
It's just that Stoudemire was even worse than Li Tian, shooting 0-for-6 from the field, and he and Li Tian were in the same boat.
On the plane flying to New Jersey, the Grizzlies players also began to have some exchanges.
By winning the game, the team's negative emotions will be covered up and gradually disappear. The victory in this game has slightly eased the decline of the Grizzlies, who are about to collapse.
After arriving in New Jersey, I gradually recovered after two days of repairs.
Through Bill, he specifically helped Li Tian make an appointment with a physical trainer and develop a series of physical training.
Looking at his own physical ability, Li Tiandu began to envy James' current physical ability.
Without physical fitness, you cannot play a complete game.
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"Li, why don't you practice your three-pointers?" Gasol saw Li Tian changing training items and stepped forward to ask.
"Paul, you are being unreasonable. Don't you know the reason? I only played three quarters against the Spurs and I ran out of energy. I must strengthen my physical training."
Seeing Gasol deliberately coming to stimulate himself, Li Tian gave Gasol a roll of his eyes.
Li Tianxin hired a physical trainer, and Gasol had questions. He had not heard of any endorsement contract Li Tian had signed, and his salary was so low. How could he get so much money to hire a physical trainer?
"Li, where did you get the money to hire a trainer?"
"This is a secret. If I buy the Grizzlies now, it's not impossible. Money is just paper." It took Li Tian more than a year to accumulate enough capital.
Now Li Tian no longer worries about money. He is also brewing some new plans, but he has not yet implemented them.
Gasol always thought that Li Tian was pretending to be sexy, but he didn't care either.
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The Grizzlies challenged the New Jersey Nets away from home. Although the two main players of the Nets performed well, Jason Kidd scored a triple-double, and Carter scored a game-high 32 points. Unfortunately, The Nets' substitutes are too weak, and Li Tian, who has not yet recovered, gets a lot more.
Li Tian scored 19 points, Gasol scored the team's highest score of 22 points, 6 Grizzlies scored in double figures, and the game scored a high of 110 points.
The Grizzlies won the away game 110-103 with a 7-point advantage.
At the end of the game, if the Grizzlies didn't need to fly to Toronto immediately, all the players would have wanted to go to a nearby bar to celebrate.
Fortunately, Mark stopped the crazy behavior of the Grizzlies generals in time.
"Lee, it's such a pity. We all made arrangements, but Mark stopped us in the end." Gasol complained on the plane.
"It's better not to go. If you become a soft-footed shrimp in tomorrow's game, it will be very embarrassing. I don't want to call you a soft-footed shrimp next time I see you."
After Li Tian finished speaking, everyone on the plane burst into laughter.
It's just that everyone was forced by Gasol's threat and could only hold back and couldn't laugh.
The laughter was no longer loud, but everyone covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
Gasol simply ignored everyone and went to sleep, pretending to be asleep.
"Conley, don't worry. The team chose you because they regard you as the future of the team. They will not let you play. They will definitely let you play. They will definitely train you with all their heart." Li Tian comforted the side. Conley.
"I will, I will train hard. Looking at the next game, I still can't play. Conley is getting more and more disappointed." Conley is also suppressing himself. He doesn't know when he will suddenly explode.
The Grizzlies are brewing a new round of problems. Continuous wins have only temporarily covered it up. They just lack a fuse.