Chapter 869 The Grizzlies Are Strong

"It won't hurt, will it?"

Jerry West was a little nervous, Gay was the future of the Grizzlies.

"If he was Kobe, he wouldn't be injured so easily. If he wasn't, there would be no pity," Colangelo told West.

West smiled bitterly and nodded.

Guy was replaced. After inspection, there was nothing serious. When his left shoulder hit the floor, he twisted and went directly to the locker room to apply ice.

The Grizzlies brought back Eddie Jones.

The veteran's speed is slow. Tony Allen played air-cut tactics on the offensive end and succeeded frequently. On the defensive end, he also used close defense to prevent Eddie Jones from finding good shots.

After three quarters, Tony Allen scored 18 points. Battier watched at home with a sad face, and said to his wife:

"Honey, I want to come back soon, or my place will be gone."

"No, Sean, do you want to be disabled?" Heidi firmly refused.

"All right."

Battier rubbed his ears and nodded helplessly.

In this game, the Grizzlies were unable to make it back after all. After three quarters, they withdrew all the main players.

In the third quarter, although O'Neal limited Li Ba's ability to assist defense, Li Ba still controlled the paint and rebounds. While reducing the opponent's efficiency, he also increased the team's shots, forcing the Grizzlies to admit defeat.

90:121, the Suns won by 31 points and won their fifth victory of the season, with 5 wins and 3 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference, and moved up two places with one victory.

Li Ba played three full quarters, scoring 23 points, 27 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 steals, 6 blocks, 1 turnover and 2 fouls.

Double twenty + 5*5, because of O'Neal's restraint, with his current strength and status in the league, there is no quadruple double, not even a triple double, this performance can only be said to be mediocre.

"Hammer, what do you think of this Grizzlies team? How will they perform in the playoffs?" During the live interview, Zhang Lili asked.

Li Ba said: "They are a brand-new team, just like the Heat and the Lakers. Looking at it now, their strength has not yet been tapped, and the Big Three's tactical coordination is less, and they need to be honed in the regular season.

Entering the playoffs, their lineup is still very exciting. Even if they meet the Lakers, the inside combination of O'Neal + Gasol, Duncan and Dayao, there is no disadvantage. O'Neal can kill Duncan, and Gasol has a longer range than Yao. With his shot height, no one in the Lakers can defend him, and Yao can't defend that far.

In addition, the Grizzlies' role players are stronger than the Lakers, and the bench lineup is stronger and deeper. I think they have no disadvantages even if they meet the Lakers, and they are likely to play a surprising series. "

His words surprised the media, are the Grizzlies so strong?

"Hammer, are you serious?" a reporter asked loudly.

Li Ba said: "You don't need to listen, but the playoffs will prove it."

Barkley asked: "Iron Hammer, O'Neal did a good job of restraining you tonight. What do you think?"

"That's right, an inside player. There are not many people in the league who can restrain me. He is indeed one. Although he doesn't shoot, he has height and wingspan at the basket, which can restrain me. If it is a slow shot Even if the man is at the basket, I will have enough time to return to the defense, but let him be at the basket, I don't. So facing O'Neal, I can empty him in the low position of the wings, but it is impossible at the basket. "Li Ba said.

The next day, a reporter came to the Lakers' training headquarters to interview Li Ba's words.

Phil Jackson was a little serious when he heard what Li Ba said about the Grizzlies and the Lakers. He thought for a while and said, "Our lineup is undoubtedly stronger, but we will make all kinds of preparations."

That's what he said, but in his heart, he naturally raised his vigilance against the grizzly, because the grizzly is indeed very strong.

What he felt threatened was that Li Ba mentioned the Grizzlies' role players and bench lineup, because this is the weakness of the Lakers.

The starting lineup, not counting Artest, the Big Three fighting the Big Three, Kassel can also take advantage of it, and will not suffer.

After the game, the Suns got a three-day rest. On the 16th, they defeated the lowly Philadelphia Digital team at home and achieved a record of 6 wins and 3 losses.

On the 17th, the Suns arrived in Salt Lake City.

On the evening of the 18th, the Suns started their 10th regular season game.

The Jazz failed to make the playoffs last year, finishing ninth in the Western Conference. Boozer was seriously injured and only played 33 games.

This season, the injured Boozer performed well. In the first 9 games, he averaged 21+11+3 per game.

Okur's performance is also stable, the three-pointer is better than last season, and the range is longer.

Deron Williams, the No. 3 pick in 2005, has been tempered last season, and his performance is also extraordinary. He has confirmed his dominant position since the second half of last season. He even hit 16 in the first few games of this season. The data of +3+9.5, and the defensive performance of averaging 1 steal per game, has become one of the few point guards in the league.

In Li Ba's view, the Jazz's lineup is good, but the media is not optimistic.

The reason is that Boozer is too fragile and is injured every year, either on his left foot or his right knee, which is almost the same as Stoudemire. If he is reimbursed for another season, the Jazz will directly collapse.

For a player, the ability to resist injuries is actually an important talent indicator, but this is not what the data can show.

Comparing Kobe and McGrady, it is recognized that McGrady is more talented, even the top four shooting guards, but in terms of career success, as far as he is concerned, he is not as good as Kobe and Iverson, and he can also be compared with Carter.

Personality is one, and the other is injuries.

Before the game, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Jazz: Okur, Boozer, Kirilenko, Deron Williams, Fisher.

Suns: David Lee, Lee Ba, Marion, Tony Allen, Ginobili.

The Suns changed their formation and put David Lee in the starting lineup, because Tony Allen couldn't defend Kirilenko, and his height and wingspan were much worse, so he had to change Marion to the third position, and then let the tonnage and height be equal. The dominant Tony Allen went to match Deron Williams.

At the start of the game, Li Ba jumped the ball and touched the ball first, and the Suns attacked.

Neither Boozer nor Okur can keep up with Li Ba's speed inside the Jazz, so Kirilenko was arranged to help defend, and he is also the Jazz's special job for this job.

David Lee mainly attacked the basket and went to the basket first. Boozer followed, leaving Okur to follow Li Ba and came to the low post on the left wing.

Ginobili came to the top of the arc with the ball, and Deron Williams defended him. The former suddenly accelerated and changed direction, breaking through the latter, intending to pass through the left elbow area and enter the paint area.

At this time, Kirilenko on the left wing made a very fast lateral move and implemented a supplementary defense against Ginobili.

Ginobili jumped up directly and made a shooting motion.

This action made Kirilenko also jump up.

But Ginobili in the air twisted his waist, suddenly received the ball, and then passed the ball to Marion on the right-wing three-point line.

Marion, who was lost by Kirilenko, took off the ball and made a three-pointer.

It was too late for Fisher to make up defense from the top of the arc.

When Marion shot, Li Ba immediately turned around and rushed to the basket, ready to fight for the rebound.

"Shua!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.