Chapter 173
The Grizzlies players sat on the bench without saying a word, and head coach Hubie Brown held the tactical board like playing the lute to a cow.
"Cheer up, do you still have the face to face the fans and the audience?
How can a team move forward without basic self-confidence? Even our two bears look like this. I think they completed the black eight miracle back then. What happened in this regular season? Hubby
Brown lectured, while the others lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound.
"No."
Gasol stood up and everyone looked at him.
"Winning or losing is not important, basic confidence is important. 13 points is nothing!"
"We got beaten by the Lakers in a single quarter once, and we have to be beaten in one quarter for two consecutive games? And all in our own home court?"
The Grizzlies obviously couldn't accept it. After listening to the coach's words, they all stood up and began to work hard to improve their own momentum.
Everyone gathered together and shouted loudly.
With the start of the second quarter, the substitutes of both sides began to fight.
The Grizzlies substitutes began to fight back with all their strength, and the Lakers' Nick Young, Lou Williams and others began to feel some pressure.
At the beginning of the second half of the second quarter, the Grizzlies replaced their starters one after another, and the Lakers were not to be outdone and were preparing for a big battle.
Scott supported his chin and said,"The game is starting to get interesting. It seems that the Grizzlies don't want to lose yet."
Su Hao broke through the double-team with the ball and successfully scored with a floater.
Tony Allen followed Su Hao closely, as if he had put all his heart and soul into Su Hao today. Defense was much more important than scoring.
Conley took on the role of organizer, with the black and white duo in the interior as the core. Randolph made a tough layup against Randle under the basket.
Jokic made a long pass from the baseline to Su Hao in the frontcourt, and then hit Kobe in the low post on the right side. Su Hao opened up space for Kobe and brought the defensive stalwart Tony Allen to the other side.
The two bears in the interior were ready to defend at any time.
Kobe finished with a perfect fadeaway jump shot, and Gasol Jr. took the ball that fell into the net and quickly served it to Conley.
Conley brought it to the frontcourt and passed it to Gasol Jr. who followed behind him, holding the ball at the top of the arc. He passed the ball to Randolph under the basket with a cannon-like pass, and Randle was stuck in position due to the sudden collision.
Randolph dunked directly over Randle's head, a beautiful dunk
"The Grizzlies are suddenly getting fiercer now. They are really starting to counterattack!"
Coach Zhang shouted excitedly.
"Yes, I thought the Lakers were going to lose the game again in one quarter, but who can accept that their home court was humiliated by a team in a row?"
Wang Meng said.
The situation on the court began to reverse. Although the support of Su Hao and Kobe could still maintain the point difference, the point difference also reached single digits.
Clarkson, Randall and other positions were overwhelmed. In a pressing situation, the Grizzlies became more and more energetic.
Conley scored a three-pointer, and the score difference reached 3 points.
Then Su Hao, who counterattacked, passed to Kobe who ran out of the corner, and the three-pointer also provided color. , and then widened the score difference.
The second half of the second quarter was as fierce as the showdown between the Lakers and the Warriors. The last attack of the second quarter ended with Gasol's throw, and the timetable stopped.
The score at that time was [Lakers 58:54 Grizzlies].
After being chased by the Grizzlies by 9 points in a single quarter, the Lakers were also stunned by the Grizzlies' sudden attack.
When they came back in the third quarter, the Grizzlies did not. The climax stopped, but the Lakers, who had adjusted back, began to lose the upper hand.
The two sides continued to collide fiercely, and Su Hao, who was about to get off work just now, became serious again.
"You guys are so fierce, you can actually catch up the point difference now. If you work harder, you will catch up the point difference!"
Su Hao held the ball and communicated with Tony Allen at the top of the arc.
"Don't worry, I'll get it back soon, just take care of the ball in your hand first"
"Then you still can't guard me"
"Well...my task is to defend, and the rest can be left to my teammates!"
After saying that, Su Hao sprinted forward, rushed to the right and passed Tony Allen, entered the penalty area in the air to avoid the two bears' blocks, and scored with a difficult lever.
The game was very anxious until the third quarter. At the end of the game,
Su Hao dropped to the ground with a drop of sweat, holding the ball and standing in the middle of the arc, observing the situation.
His teammates were restricted by one-on-one coverage, and he could only end the attack in singles.
Kitchen moved out and set a pick-and-roll for Su Hao. Su Hao bypassed Tony Allen and went inside.
Gasol and Randolph quickly covered up the defense. Su Hao came to the paint area and took off for a layup. There was only a basket inside.
Shuangxiong and Su Hao took off at the same time. Su Hao was surrounded by black shadows on both sides. Su Hao found a gap and used his own air to force the shot.
When he shot, Su Hao felt a clear pull on his wrist. With a glance, Randolph's wrist was in his hand.
Su Hao didn't feel unwilling, thinking that at least he could get free throws, but until he fell to the ground and hit the basketball stand, he looked at everyone. Even the referee walked away without calling the layup, which was obviously a foul. Su Hao spread his hands helplessly and got up to defend himself.
"Isn't there a foul on this goal? It didn’t blow!"
"Yes, the referee actually chose to turn a blind eye to such an obvious shooting foul."
Wang Meng and Director Zhang were also very shocked, watching Su Hao quickly return to defense.
"And Su Hao chose to remain silent. It seemed that he already had some experience because of the first expulsion."
Then in the last attack of the third quarter, Jokic organized at the top of the arc and waited for his teammates to move.
Su Hao's counter-run without the ball directly shook off Tony Allen who was following him, and ran to the paint area to receive Jokic's pass. Qi made a precise pass, preparing for a layup.
After struggling to get up, Barnes on the right came to cover again, directly confronted Su Hao, and blocked Su Hao's elbow, causing Su Hao to Unable to complete the shot,
Su Hao then lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground. The timetable immediately stopped and the referee did not make any comment.
"This ball! It's obviously a foul! It's a blocking foul anyway!"
"Sometimes physical confrontation cannot be regarded as good defense. This was the case with this goal. It was such an obvious foul. There is something wrong with the referee!
Is it the referee's trouble again?!"
The two commentators also defended Su Hao.
"Did Su Hao offend the referee? No way."
"It seems that the league has another player without a whistle!"
Su Hao was sitting on the ground, and Kobe and Clarkson were about to help Su Hao up.
He spread his hands again, his pupils dilated, and he was very shocked.
The referee's two judgments made Su Hao feel a little sick.
Anger suddenly surged into his heart. He stood up and rushed forward to argue, so that he could feel the quintessence of the Chinese nation.