Six Hundred and Forty-One. Mid-Season Is Coming

The current head coach of the Hornets, Monty Williams, is very interesting. The management has instructed him to destroy Bo Irving. The so-called management, that is, the league official, their management team has only one general manager Dell Demps left. , in order to save money, after the team is sold, the management will basically be replaced.

Therefore, Monty Williams tried every means to lose. For example, before tonight's game, he told the players: We can lose, but we can't let the second-year player show his power inside them.

Sun Ce scored 20 points, 30 rebounds and 7 blocks on the Lakers' three towers, shocking the basketball world. The head coach said this, and the Hornets players naturally did not want Sun Ce to get so many rebounds on them.

As a result, Sun Ce was targeted by the opponent.

It's quite rare for a team's head coach to order a player to be sniped regardless of how well the team is playing offensively and defensively. It's like playing house.

But now that the Hornets have no owner, no potential players, and all their immediate combat capabilities, they are indeed just playing house.

If the league hadn't invested 200 million to buy this team, this team would have been disbanded.

From a certain perspective, the Hornets can be considered very simple, so Sun Ce really has no defensive performance.

It is often a complex offensive cooperation, which is easy to produce blocks, steals and other statistics, because there are assist defenses and double attacks. In one-on-one singles, except for Jack and David West, the Hornets have stable one-on-one scoring ability. nothing.

Because of the opponent's weird defense and the fact that he couldn't score without much help from the opponent's defense, Sun Ce played very easily.

But Sun Ce’s data: Sun Ce played 9 minutes in the first quarter and was replaced. He got 4 assists, which is quite good. Since starting with Conley as a dual point guard starting partner, Sun Ce’s assists have been less than last season. Last season, he averaged 26. He has 7 assists per minute of playing time. This season, he averaged only 7 assists in 32 minutes of playing time. This time he got 4 assists in 9 minutes, which is quite efficient.

But there was only 1 rebound in 9 minutes!

2 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. This defensive rebound was caused by Jack's shot hitting the edge of the basket and bouncing too far back. Sun Ce grabbed it from the outside. He counterattacked and scored two points. Otherwise, Sun Ce had no chance to score, so he needed a rebound. No chance to rebound.

When Sun Ce was replaced, the score was 25-11.

The lineup of Conley, Morrow, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Haddadi was replaced.

Over there with the Hornets,

The lineup of Jack, Willie Green, 10-day short-term contract player Popos Monsabonsu, Carl Landry, and Aaron Gray was replaced.

After Belinelli, David West, and Okafor, three players who had the desire to win and lost hope for the current Hornets and turned into veterans, left the field, the Hornets played more actively.

Okafor still has a few more years to get a big contract; David West's contract is enough to increase his statistics in one year. He doesn't have to worry about not having a contract next season. Belinelli is about the same as David West.

These three are not short of money and feel that they are wasting their lives in the Hornets.

But other players are different. They are very excited when they come to a team like the Hornets. The Hornets are bad, which means they may have a lot of playing time, and they really want to perform well. This is their chance to win the next contract!

When it came to the lineup rotation stage, the Grizzlies led by Conley and the Hornets led by Jack played vigorously. The two core point guards were about the same strength. The Grizzlies were stronger as role players, but the Hornets played harder. Got anxious.

However, the anxiety did not last long. At the beginning of the second quarter, Paul George and Yi Jianlian, under the leadership of Conley, scored 5 goals and 11 points in a row. The Grizzlies suddenly widened the point difference.

In the middle of the third quarter, Sun Ce was replaced. After the lineup of Jason Williams, Morrow, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Haddadi was replaced, the game was declared over.

Sun Ce played 19 minutes in the third quarter and scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists. The Grizzlies led 73 to 45 by 28 points, and the game entered garbage time.

Sun Ce felt like the dog was beeping!

He made 2 of 12 shots from the field. In the third quarter, he went out and shot 6 times from outside, but none of them went in. In one round, Yi Jianlian grabbed two offensive rebounds and threw them out. He made three shots in one round, all of which were perfect. Coach Hollins was there. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I replaced him after he got the data of 10+6+3.

In the end, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Hornets 106-85, winning two consecutive games and improving their record to 22 wins and 5 losses!

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After five consecutive home games, the Grizzlies have a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.

In the early stages of this season, the Grizzlies performed very well, with 22 wins and 5 losses, the best start in team history.

But the brutal mid-season is about to begin.

The Grizzlies will then have three days of rest, from the 22nd to the 24th, and the Christmas game will start on the 25th, which means it is mid-season.

On the morning of the 22nd, the Grizzlies players had a rest day, and the coaching staff and management held a meeting to discuss mid-season issues.

For the Grizzlies, the biggest test in the middle of the season is physical strength.

Sun Ce is okay. Although his physical strength is average and he only performs well for about 30 minutes in each game, he has strong recovery ability. This was demonstrated in his rookie year. No matter how tired he was on the first day, he can regain his physical strength the next day.

This is one aspect where Sun Ce is regarded as a "genius".

Mainly other people.

Randolph is busy losing weight, his condition is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and he will be 30 years old after this season, so he has to start saving. Coach Hollins does not plan to increase Randolph's playing time. Just over 30 minutes a game is enough. Even if Randolph loses weight successfully and his physical condition improves, he does not plan to increase his playing time. With Yi Jianlian available, extending Randolph's career is the top priority for the Grizzlies.

Coach Hollins and Chris Wallace are not sure that they can recruit another top inside player after Randolph's condition declines.

Gasol and Conley have average physical strength. Both of them are not young. Conley is 23 years old and Gasol is almost 26 years old. Their physical condition has long been concluded.

Moreover, Gasol and Conley both have injury risks. Only this season, the team has a deep rotation lineup. Conley only plays 25 minutes per game and Gasol only plays 28 minutes per game. They are well protected.

But now the troublesome problem comes again. The inside line is okay. Yi Jianlian and Jordan are enough.

Tony Allen on the outside is in poor physical condition. Paul George is a rookie who has just entered the NBA. The NCAA and NBA are not on the same level. The Grizzlies are a defensive team that actively strengthens confrontation. Paul George's physical strength is also a problem.

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