roccoschili Chapter 417 The first back-to-back of the season
Chapter 417 The first back-to-back of the season
Chapter 417 The first back-to-back of the season
The Grizzlies started the season with a three-game losing streak, followed by a two-game winning streak, rewriting their record to 3 wins and 2 losses.Although it is not to say that they have completely come out of the quagmire, but they have completed the winning streak without two starters, which is enough to show the strength of this team.
The good news came that the team's starting point guard Mike Conley will return in the next game.His injury is actually not serious, and he could have played in the last game, but considering his health, the team decided to postpone his playing and return in the next back-to-back away game against the Timberwolves.
Because of Conley's comeback, people who are looking forward to seeing Xie Kai continue to perform well in the No. 1 position can only look forward to the next time.
Xie Kai averaged 1+30 per game in the two games when he temporarily served as the No. 10 starter, and led the team to two consecutive victories, which can be said to be a perfect cameo.
Of course, Conley's comeback is a good thing for the Grizzlies. Xie Kai plays the 1st position and needs to organize and score, too much pressure on his shoulders.His comeback can allow Tony Allen to return to the second team, so that the opponent's second team will not be too rampant.
On January 1, the Grizzlies played back-to-back away games against the Timberwolves.
The Timberwolves team has been rebuilding since the "Wolf King" Garnett left, but the rebuilding has not been completed.With a record of 17 wins and 65 losses last season, they ranked last in the league.
In the offseason draft, they selected Beasts forward Derek Williams from the University of Arizona with the second pick.
But judging from the first few games of the season, the beast forward doesn't seem to be able to adapt to the NBA game well.Playing a small forward lacks the threat of shooting from the outside, playing a power forward is a bit short, and he is not very good at rebounding and blocking.With a similar body shape to James, he is a bit "nonsense" at present, which is very embarrassing.
But he is only a first-year rookie after all. Even though he has many flaws at present, his physical talent is there, and he still has many opportunities to improve himself in the future.
Since the Timberwolves rebuilt, they have accumulated a large number of high-ranking players. The previous five-man team consisted of two No. 5 picks (Beasley and Milicic), a No. 4 pick (Wesley Johnson), and a No. 5 pick. (Love).There is also a No. 5 pick (Derek Williams) and a No. [-] pick (Rubio) on the bench.
If such a team is considered to be insufficiently talented, it can only mean that the management has a problem with the selection of talents, or there is a problem with the training mechanism of the team.
Strictly speaking, apart from the all-star power forward Love, who has obvious advantages and disadvantages, other high-ranking players are not enough to become the cornerstone of this team.
Interestingly, the Timberwolves signed Mavericks guard JJ Barea on December 2011, 12.
Combined with this game against the Grizzlies, the names of Xie Kai and Barea were linked together again.
The good news for the Grizzlies is that Barea will not play in this game.In the Western Conference Finals last season, the scene where Xie Kai was restrained by him is really vivid!
Xie Kai himself was also very puzzled, in the eyes of many people, his relationship with Barea seemed to be that of a mouse and a cat.Although he was restricted by the opponent's defense, he still wouldn't be like a mouse meeting a cat, right?He worked hard on his back and strength during the offseason, just to make a difference when he met a short and stocky defender like Barea, but this is good, Barea is not big, and he directly became the lucky one. People feel egg pain.
Philosophy also says that we should look at problems from the perspective of development, and people should look at them with admiration for three days. If they were restricted before, will they be restricted forever?
But Xie Kai also understands that only when he proves that he can break through Barea's defense with his strength, will this argument really pass.
Minnesota borders Canada's Manitoba and Ontario in the north, and the extreme north of the continental United States (49 degrees 23' north latitude) is in the state, so it is also known as the North Star State.
It is still quite cold to play here this season, although the arena has heating.Many NBA players prefer to be selected by southern teams, such as Miami, because they don't like the cold climate.
Target Center Arena.
Like the Grizzlies, the sky above the arena is empty, with no hard honors for any team.This team joined the NBA in the late 80s, and it can be regarded as one of the new NBA teams.
Players from both sides have entered the arena to warm up, and there are not many fans in the arena.After all, this is not a big city. Once the team's record is bad, fans will choose other entertainment methods.You can't win 20 games in a season, come to see how bad you are at home?
——Except for hardcore fans, there really aren't many ordinary fans who come to the home court often to be fed shit.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Timberwolves at home is: Center - Darko Milicic, Power Forward - Kevin Love, Small Forward - Michael Beasley, Shooting Guard - Weiss Leigh Johnson, point guard -- Luke Ridnour.
“03榜眼秀”米利西奇在森林狼队的第3个赛季了，上赛季的他场均得到职业生涯新高的8.8分，外加5.2个篮板1.5个助攻0.8个抢断以及2个盖帽，算是个很不错的蓝领中锋了。
But considering that he was the No. 03 pick in the [-] Platinum Section, this statistic is...
Beasley, another No. 19.2 pick in the Timberwolves' starting lineup, had the best statistical performance of his career last season.He averaged 5.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and [-] assists per game, making it clear that he is not second in the list of parallel imports.
The starting lineup of the Grizzlies in the away game is: center-Marc Gasol, power forward-Dante Cunningham, small forward-Rudy Gay, shooting guard-Xie Kai, point guard — Mike Conley.
Conley came back, Xie Kai returned to the 2nd position, the Black Bear's comeback is nowhere in sight, and Cunningham is still the starter.
Because of Wei Shao's relationship, Xie Kai and Le Fu have a very good relationship, and the two have trained together in private.
There is no grudge between the two teams. After all, they are both new teams in the NBA. Their ancestors are not rich, and they have never played against each other in the playoffs, so there is no grudge.
Compared with the completion of the rebuilding of the Grizzlies, the long rebuilding road of the Timberwolves seems to continue for a while.
The commentators for this game are Marv Albert and Jeff Van Gundy.Because Mark Jackson has served as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors this season, of course the commentary work can only be temporarily suspended.
"Groom, will it be a bit uncomfortable to partner with me?" Jeff Van Gundy, who has few hairs on his head, said with a smile.
Groom Albert looked very serious: "Of course not, you and I can definitely become excellent partners."
(End of this chapter)