Build a Dream Dynasty

Chapter 23: Season 1

The preseason is over, and the NBA's 2010-2011 regular season is about to begin.

As in previous years, this year is also 82 games per team, and the schedule is still dense and compact.

The Nets' first regular season game began on October 29. The Nets' opponent was the Memphis Grizzlies, who had also struggled in the West in recent years. The game was held at the Nets' home court.

In the 2006 Men's Basketball World Championships, the Spanish team led by Gasol made history and won the first World Championship in history. For a brief period of glory in the team's history, the team was in deep darkness and failed to make the playoffs for four consecutive years.

However, the hard work in recent years and the steady growth of young players in the team have allowed the Grizzlies to form a lineup that looks complementary enough on paper. One of the two insider Gasols can attack and the other is good at defending, which just complements each other. The same is true for the flank formed by the newly joined defensive players Tony Allen and Guy. The traditional point guard Conley managed to sort out the team. On the bench, the talented Mayo was obviously a bit underpowered, but it also reflected the strength of the Grizzlies. However, the NBA has never determined the game results on paper. In this Grizzlies lineup, except for Tony Allen's playoff performance with the Celtics, other players are mostly losing experience. Winning, although it means that they are weak, at least it shows some problems.

Under the lights of the stadium, players from both teams entered the field one after another. During the warm-up period, the Grizzlies players only made some basic shots, while the Nets players made their first home appearance in the new season. , In order to leave a good start in front of the fans, naturally one by one hard performance, especially Bledsoe and George, respectively contributed fancy dunks. And this dunk performance also won a round of applause from the audience.

Looking at the lively performance on the other side, Hollins of the Grizzlies smiled slightly. After all, he was still a young man.

As the referee blew the whistle, the starters of the two teams took their places. The work of the jump ball is done by the centers of both sides. Lopez, who has a low success rate of the jump ball, faced Pau Gasol, who was not as explosive as himself and had a bigger stature. Feeling faster, George firmly controlled the ball in his hand, tried the touch a little, and ran towards the opponent's half.

There was no rush to attack. George didn't dribble the ball very fast. When he just passed half court, the Nets players were all in position. With a slightly lower center of gravity, George changed the dribble rhythm and was responsible for marking his cover. Yi immediately became nervous.

The rookie, who was unexpectedly selected as the third overall pick, performed very well in the preseason. The media praised the Nets for selecting the right candidate. He will be the cornerstone of the Nets' future team building.

Bledsoe, who came out of the bottom line, took Conley around and ran behind George to play a handover. The moment he handed the ball to Bledsoe, George took advantage of the pick-and-roll, which affected Conley's attack on Brad. Soo's impact, the blood cloth accelerated and lay down over Guy, and faced with Gasol's supplementary defense, Lopez scored an empty basket.

The tactics of playing the first ball of the new season are quite smooth. This idea of ​​picking and rolling the ball to the receiver at the moment of passing the ball is the first time in the NBA, and there is applause from the audience.

The Nets' first goal of the new season was scored by team boss Lopez. It was the Grizzlies' turn to attack. After Conley dribbled the ball over half court, the ball quickly came to Rudy Gay.

Judging from the lineup comparison, the Grizzlies' biggest advantage over the Nets should be Randolph vs Anderson. According to Conley's idea, he is more inclined to give the ball to Randolph to initiate, but Gay After all, he is the leader of the team.

The breakthrough is sharp, the mid-range jumper is accurate, and the offensive means are comprehensive. George was well aware of Guy's strength and did not dare to make any slights.

Gay grabbed the ball one-on-one in the low post, and the other players pulled away immediately, leaned on Paul George, squeezed a step, pulled, turned, jumped, leaned back, and shot.

The moment the ball left his fingertips, Guy knew it was slightly off track. "Bang!" The collision between the basketball and the rim was particularly clear. Pau Gasol and Randolph's rebounding line was firmly stuck by Lopez. Bledsoe was a little "lucky" to pick up his NBA career 's first rebound.

When it was the Nets’ turn to attack, Korver, who was interspersed throughout the court, used the three pick-and-rolls arranged by his teammates to shake off the sticky defense like Tony Allen’s candy candy, cut to the basket, received a wonderful pass from George, and made a counter attack. basket score. Randolph's poor assist defense made Korver not encounter too much defensive pressure when he made a layup. He waved his fist in annoyance, and immediately ran back. In fact, this look is mostly performance. For a professional colander like Randolph, I don’t know how many times I have encountered such a situation, and sometimes I always have to put on a pose for my teammates to see.

In the Grizzlies' second offense, Conley, after observing the situation on the court, handed the ball to Randolph in the low post to educate Anderson. However, at this time, Korver resolutely stepped forward to double-team Randolph~www.novelmt.com~ and after Randolph gave the ball to Tony Allen, who was unguarded at the three-point line, Korver immediately Stuck on his break-through line to make room for a shot.

He shot decisively, and then struck the iron. This time, it was George who grabbed the rebound, and the rebound was abruptly snatched from Randolph.

From the very beginning of the game, the Nets have shown a different look. The offense attaches great importance to pick-and-roll and off-ball movement. After using Anderson to pull Randolph out, Gasol in the penalty area cannot cover this attack alone. under the basket. On the defensive end, facing Gay is George’s one-on-one defense. If Randolph singles against Anderson, Korver or Bledsoe resolutely to make up the defense, others pay attention to rotation, and if there must be a vacancy in the end, leave it to Tony A. Lun. The use of this tactic was quite successful. The Nets completed a perfect 14:4 start in the opening three and a half minutes, while forcing the Grizzlies head coach Hollins to use the first timeout early.

I thought that Hollins would make adjustments to the starting lineup, especially to replace the targeted Randolph and Tony Allen. However, Hollins did not make such changes, but made adjustments in his style of play. After returning to the court, when Randolph was single with the ball, Gasol mentioned a high position. Lopez, who was afraid of the opponent's free throw, could only keep up. Tony Allen was cutting to the basket. Korver hesitated. Clip or not, Randolph easily singled Anderson out.

Looking back, it was the Nets’ turn to attack. The Grizzlies suddenly double-teamed Bledsoe in the frontcourt. Under the double attack of Guy and Allen, Bledsoe made a mistake in passing and stole the ball. The successful Conley faced Anderson, who was defending at the basket, and gave Gay the ball.

Hollins' adjustment was immediate. In half a minute, the difference was reduced to 6 points.

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