Five Hundred and Seventy-One. We Are All Tyrannosaurus Rex (Chapter 5K)
Griffin made a surprise dunk at the beginning. The fans at the scene were very nervous, fearing that their team would be used by Griffin as a stepping stone to establish its power.
In terms of enjoyment, Griffin's playing is more enjoyable than Sun Ce and Evans, and even more enjoyable than Duncan, who was flying all over the place with David Robinson in his rookie season.
Griffin has such a strong performance and is highly praised by the league. Griffin really has a tendency to be a bit like Duncan.
The Grizzlies are indeed much better than the Clippers, but Griffin played really well in his rookie season, quite similar to Sun Ce and Evans last season. In terms of impact, it is better than Sun Ce and Evans. Vince is even better.
There is no shortage of examples in the NBA of young players using strong teams as a stepping stone to establish their power. Sun Ce did this many times last season, and his 50+ triple-double against the Mavericks in the playoffs is unparalleled.
Compared to the playoffs, there are even more examples like this in the regular season.
However, compared to Sun Ce and Evans who occasionally receive cheers when they perform well in away games, Griffin is scolded wherever he goes.
The difference is quite big. Evans is likely to be selected as an All-Star starter in the Eastern Conference. Sun Ce started in the All-Star Game in his rookie year. However, Griffin was only ranked as a forward in the Western Conference in the All-Star voting survey that started on the 1st. the fifth place.
The time Griffin wanted to dunk Randolph, his action was really disgusting. If Sun Ce hadn't blocked it, the fans would have sprayed the referee wildly.
But...just when Griffin dunked furiously at the beginning and the fans were worried, Sun Ce and DeAndre Jordan killed Griffin twice in one round!
Seeing Randolph and DeAndre Jordan, the former Clippers insider duo, jumping up and bumping their chests in celebration, the fans at the scene were also excited!
The Clippers still have the ball, with only 1.7 seconds left!
It is very rare to have three shooting opportunities in one round, and three service shooting opportunities, not offensive rebounds.
Kaman served the ball from the sideline. Griffin was blocked twice in a row and had no motivation to run and catch the ball. Baron Davis was stuck by Battier. Battier was really active and Conley followed closely. Rick Gordon, Eric Gordon basically stood and watched when Griffin was attacking.
Only Foye moved actively, and the role players were suffering. He finally ran out of the open space while Sun Ce didn't follow closely, and took Kaman's serve and shot a three-pointer...
Missed! Hit the basket!
The ball hit the right side of the basket,
It bounced back to the left, just in the direction of Griffin. Griffin, who had not received the ball for two seconds and had no chance to attack the basket, suddenly became energetic and wanted to rush in to grab the rebound, but was blocked. Randolph got stuck!
Originally, Randolph would still grab the rebound that bounced directly towards him, but this time he wouldn't grab it. If he tried to grab it, it would really be stolen by Griffin, who is so physical. So Randolph is dedicated to Griffin tonight!
Sun Ce lost track of Foye. When Foye took off after receiving the ball, Sun Ce quickly recovered the basket. Fortunately, Foye missed the shot and Sun Ce collected the defensive rebound!
Griffin had many problems in the early stages of his career, such as his hands being dirty when attacking and relying on the referee's whistle, but he did not lack enthusiasm!
He feels that if he wants to be remembered by Sun Ce and Evans, the best rookies in his class, he must perform well in front of them so that he can be taken seriously by these two strongest players in his class who have already made a name for themselves in the NBA.
Griffin studied Sun Ce a lot after the start of the new season. When he saw Randolph's movements and Sun Ce's floating figure, he stopped fighting.
Sun Ce immediately counterattacked after grabbing the rebound. When he crossed the midline, Griffin was the only one on the Clippers to retreat. Sun Ce did not expect this enthusiasm.
He was about to enter the three-point line and make a jump shot from mid-range, but after glancing at his teammates, Sun Ce rushed straight to the basket.
Griffin was very focused on guarding the basket, and when he saw Sun Ce coming in, he moved very quickly.
Before the meniscus removal, Griffin's defense was okay and his consciousness was average, but his physical fitness could keep up with the defender's breakthrough. Just like now, after Sun Ce breaks into the inside, Griffin's short-distance explosive speed can keep up! Sun Ce accelerated and changed direction while taking a step inside the free throw line and went around behind Griffin. Griffin turned around and covered Sun Ce's shooting space without jumping up. This time Griffin's defense was very successful.
Just when Griffin was about to block the shot, he saw Sun Ce throw the ball into the air and then run directly out of the baseline...
What kind of shot is this?
Griffin couldn't make a shot on this shot. It wasn't the way he expected the layup to be. It was completely unexpected!
Just when Griffin jumped up to grab the dropped ball, he saw a long arm appearing about ten centimeters above his finger. He held the ball first, and then... Griffin felt a huge force coming from behind. The impact force directly knocked him forward!
"Bang..."
With the whine coming from the basket, Griffin was knocked out of the baseline by Jordan and hit the sponge of the basket frame before stopping. Jordan dunked Griffin with an alley-oop!
The fans at the scene exploded!
Sun Ce + Jordan, in one offensive and defensive round, blocked Griffin twice and connected with an alley-oop and dunked once!
Seeing Griffin holding the basket with his short hands, turning sideways and looking at Sun Ce and DeAndre Jordan calmly high-fiving, the Grizzlies fans at the scene felt a little sorry for Griffin.
It’s so miserable!
Jordan, who was in the 2008 class, is now a high-profile potential center of the new generation. Sun Ce and Griffin are in the same class, and the three of them can be regarded as representatives of the new generation of stars.
It wasn't obvious in the first round, but now in this attack...especially the alley-oop connection between Sun Ce and Jordan, everyone can see it. The two people have obviously discussed it.
Griffin was played by the genius of his generation inside and outside!
But when they saw the big screen replay of DeAndre Jordan sneaking up on Griffin from behind, some fans at the scene couldn't help laughing. When Griffin and DeAndre Jordan jumped to the highest point, their heads were parallel. Because Jordan jumps on a run-up, and Griffin jumps on the spot, that is to say, Jordan's bounce is actually slightly inferior to Griffin, but!
Jordan actually grabbed the ball with an advantage of more than half a hand!
Jordan is only three or four centimeters taller than Griffin, and the difference in wingspan is directly exposed!
When Sun Ce and DeAndre Jordan returned to defense, they looked up and saw the picture on the big screen. After returning to the backcourt, they saw Baron Davis advancing slowly. When DeAndre Jordan ran into the three-point line late, Sun Ce I couldn't help but clamp my arms to both sides of my body, and made a claw gesture with my hands. When Jordan passed by, I "struggled" my forearms to stretch forward and give Jordan a tug.
Xiao Qiaodan's eyes lit up when he saw this action, and he imitated Sun Ce's movements and pulled Sun Ce.
The fans at the scene didn't react at first when they saw the interaction between the two. Then they thought of the scene where Griffin was dunked by Jordan just now, and the whole audience burst into laughter.
Griffin, who ran in behind Jordan, saw the actions of these two people...it was so irritating!
He knew that Warcraft had never suffered such humiliation!
During his college days, he attracted much attention. He defeated the four popular talents of Thabeet, Harden, Evans, and Rubio to become the No. 1 pick in the NBA. After entering the NBA, he broke out again, averaging 20+10 per game from the beginning.
Now being beaten by the Grizzlies!
How could he bear it!
Griffin is angry and wants to explode!
After Baron Davis advanced to the frontcourt, Griffin worked hard to find an opportunity to attack the basket, constantly changing directions without the ball in the mid-range and short range.
but! Griffin's burst of speed in short distances is great, and Randolph is not bad either!
Sometimes anger does not mean confusion. When Griffin is angry, his analysis of defense becomes more organized. Griffin's "pie-eating" ability is somewhat different from other pie-eating players. After all, he averages 22 points per game. Player, he has so many opportunities to catch the ball and attack the basket. On the one hand, his physical fitness is also great. His ability to find space and timing to cut in is really amazing!
Then, Griffin discovered that, in addition to Randolph following him closely and constantly giving physical contact, Jordan had a tendency to shrink, and there was even... there was Sun Ce behind him, ready to take care of him at any time!
Baron Davis is not a vegetarian. He saw Griffin attracting the defensive attention of three people and immediately passed it to Kaman. Kaman made a fake pass to Griffin. Sure enough, Jordan pounced on Griffin.
There are a bunch of people who can shrink the inside at any time. Kaman did not get close to the basket, retracted the pass, and shot a jumper from the free throw line... Kaman may have a bad touch today and it was ridiculously crooked!
Jordan and Randolph attacked Griffin together, and Sun Ce, who was always ready to shrink, rushed in to get the rebound!
Counterattack in transition from offense to defense!
It was Griffin who returned to defense again. Eric Gordon ran fast but seemed unwilling to run. He may not have been mentally prepared to change from the team's strongest star last season to Griffin's little brother. Although Averaged 20+ per game, but average motivation.
Sun Ce rushed to the frontcourt, leaned over and accelerated when he entered the free throw line...accelerating and changing direction while traveling!
Sun Ce stepped to the left side of the three-second zone, grabbed the ball and threw it up. Griffin immediately looked to the middle. Jordan had just run into the three-point line, and this time Foye and Jordan could follow. It's very tight. The opponent has no alley-oop action, so he fell into the trap!
This happened in a split second. When Griffin turned to look at Sun Ce, Sun Ce had already jumped up and put the ball into the basket with one hand.
The Grizzlies went on a 6-2 run! Moreover, two fast breaks were played in a row!
The Clippers' new head coach Vinnie Negron couldn't take it anymore and called a timeout!
The score is not the key. It is normal for them to be behind the Grizzlies. They were beaten 6-2 at the beginning, and Negro didn't think anything was wrong. The opponent played so seriously and must have beaten them.
But the process unsettled Negron.
Griffin was bullied so badly!
Sun Ce and his teammates worked together to lock down Griffin. It only took two or three rounds. The key was Sun Ce's counterattack... Negron didn't expect that his team's defense was so miserable. Sun Ce single-handedly beat him twice. Fight back!
Moreover, the background is all about Griffin, and Sun Ce is completely toying with Griffin!
Seeing Griffin in high spirits from the beginning of the game to now sitting on the bench expressionless after just a few rounds, Negron knew that Griffin had been greatly hit.
In terms of personal ability, Negron feels that Griffin will not lose to Sun Ce, but with NBA-level game experience and cooperation with teammates, Sun Ce is much better than Griffin.
Negron knew that it was difficult for Griffin to compare with Sun Ce in the game. Griffin's statistics did not seem to be inferior to that of Sun Ce, but their statistics were mixed with water. Moreover, their rebounds and blocks were not the same as those of Sun Ce. The difference is that Griffin scores points with water.
When the Clippers fall into a positional battle, they usually play for 17 or 18 seconds in a round. For no other reason than waiting for Griffin to keep running and waiting for Griffin to find a cutting path and get inside to catch the ball. Shoot.
This style of play is perfect for Griffin's scoring, but it hurts the feel of outside shooting, because Negron's task for Baron Davis is to let Griffin catch the ball more inside. , so even if Baron Davis sees Foye, Kaman, Eric Gordon or Ryan Gomez coming off the bench and other mid-to-long-range shooting players out of position, he will not pass the ball immediately. Give the ball to them, wait until Griffin can't move out of the cutting position, and then pass it to these people.
When it comes time to pass the ball to these people, these people have most likely missed the best shooting opportunity. In most cases, they can only shoot against the defense. Therefore, in the first three seasons, the average three-point shooting rate in the three seasons was 39%. Foye, who averaged at least 1.5 three-pointers per game, saw no change in the number of three-pointers made by the Clippers, and his field goals and shooting percentage plummeted to 30%.
It is precisely because of this choice of play that the Clippers, with two All-Star-level insiders in Griffin and Kaman, cannot even touch the edge of the playoffs.
Today they continued this style of play. Kaman and Foye failed to score two mid-range shots. Forget it, Negro doesn't care about winning or losing. The key is to practice Griffin's inside catching and shooting ability, but Griffin I can’t even get the data today!
The most troublesome thing is that Negro has no room to operate. He has ways to adjust, such as using Griffin's containment power to arrange team tactics.
Negron trained Rose. He played a major role in laying the foundation for Rose in the first two seasons of his career. He knew how to train rookies. He also knew that he could be used by the Grizzlies to contain Sun Ce in a few games after his explosive performance. Utilizing Griffin that way allows Griffin to develop into a leader.
Ability is not a problem. Griffin's talent is considered outstanding in NBA history. In the early stages of his career, he should develop leadership skills just like Rose did. His strength will naturally improve. Griffin trains and competes. The attitude is very good.
As for Sun Ce, whose leadership, personal and team-leading abilities go hand in hand, Negro said he was unwilling to compare.
But the training method required by the Clippers management is a bit difficult for Negro to accept... The Clippers need Griffin's dunk as a selling point to sell tickets, and they must constantly create dunk opportunities for Griffin. He is not allowed to give up. Riffin scored less.
Even... he couldn't replace Griffin to let Griffin calm down. Negron didn't have the right, so he could only call a timeout to let Griffin calm down.
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After the timeout, Negro emphasized the movement of Foye, Kaman, and Eric Gordon, and continued to put the starting lineup on the field.
On the other side, Sun Ce, Randolph, and Jordan were addicted to ravaging Griffin, and they had gained experience!
The opponent's strength is indeed not as good as the data shows. Generally speaking, it is not helpful for victory. Randolph is very experienced in this. He played in a similar way back then, scoring for the sake of scoring and grabbing rebounds for the sake of scoring. When it comes to rebounding, I don't think about blocking positions or how scoring can help teammates contain defense.
They saw that Griffin's movement was purely to score for himself. When Griffin was running, if he suddenly pulled out to help his teammates block someone and then cut in, he could attract at least two people to defend and help his teammates on the outside get big goals. Time...
But the other party doesn't need this move. For Sun Ce and others, this is easy to handle.
The second phase of Sniper Griffin begins! Lock up Griffin!
Griffin was originally not liked by his opponents. At the beginning of the game, he pressed down Randolph's arm and dunked. Tony Allen and Paul George, who replaced Conley and Battier, also criticized Griffin. No good impression.
Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Randolph, and Jordan formed the "Fight Griffin" group. Although Coach Hollins thought a lot when he heard Sun Ce say the "nickname" of this group. Complaints, but defensive assistant coach Jorge saw through the Clippers' strategic thinking and understood the thoughts of his own players, and the tactics he deployed were really designed to kill Griffin.
So...after returning from the timeout, Griffin encountered the darkest night since the beginning of his career...
When Griffin was in good health, Randolph went up to catch him and start a fight. Although Randolph could only consume Griffin, he would definitely not be able to stop him, and he did not dare to shrink. The space given to Griffin to rush forward was really huge. I can't help it, but now it's not just Sun Ce and DeAndre Jordan who are flanking each other. This five-man team is playing team defense. Whoever is close to Griffin will flank him at the right time.
Moreover, when flanked, others can switch defenses faster than when Battier and Conley are there!
The defensive ability of rookie Pickle is far inferior to that of Battier, but his physical fitness and mobility are worse than those of peak Battier!
Griffin's mentality is about to collapse!
At first he was blocked and dunked, and later he was targeted crazily. Except for being pulled to the outside to catch the ball in singles, it was difficult for him to have any chance to cut and catch the ball!
Counterattacks didn't work. Jordan on the opposite side was staring at him. His speed and reach were no worse than his. Griffin felt that he was no longer being targeted. The opponent wanted to kill him!
As a rookie, Griffin had never experienced such a battle. For the first time in his life, he played against the Grizzlies and encountered a defense he had never seen before!
The most annoying thing is that when he was tired from running, the Grizzlies replaced Sun Ce, Randolph, and DeAndre Jordan. After he regained his strength as a young and strong man, the Grizzlies beat these three to death. Put his dick on…
At the ninth minute of the second quarter, Sun Ce once again seized the opportunity. When Griffin grabbed a rare offensive rebound and wanted to press Yi Jianlian for a dunk, he slapped the ball on the backboard from behind!
Griffin was about to collapse. Half the game was almost over. He only rested for three minutes, but he played for 18 minutes. He took 8 shots and only made two. Most of the time, he didn't even have a chance to get close to the basket. No!
After finally getting stuck in the center position, Yi Jianlian grabbed an offensive rebound and was blocked again!
Seeing Yi Jianlian grab the ball that Sun Ce bounced off the backboard, Griffin couldn't help but grab Yi Jianlian's arm and swing the ball away.
Randolph, who was next to him, gave up and buried his head as he walked up and pressed his head against Griffin.
Seeing Randolph's head lowered and his eyes full of whites looking up, Griffin instantly woke up. This was the Grizzlies!
Seeing Sun Ce, Randolph, Tony Allen, and Paul George standing next to Yi Jianlian, Griffin was about to cry: "What did I do wrong? You want to bully me like this?"
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It’s two in one. I’ll see if I can write another chapter and add an update later. I’ll write as much as I can before going to bed. I should be able to add two to three thousand words.
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