Seven Hundred and Ninety-Three. First Sixty Wins!

Rookies Paul George and Yi Jianlian were named MVPs of the game, and they were left for interviews after the game.

Of course, Sun Ce and Yao Ming are also interviewed, but Paul George and Yi Jianlian performed amazingly tonight. In addition to Yi Jianlian’s 30 points, Paul George exploded on both ends of the offense and defense tonight, showing extraordinary talent. He made 7 three-pointers on the offensive end. 6. Played 27 minutes, scored 24 points on 8 of 11 shots, and jointly scored 54 points with Yi Jian! More than half of the Grizzlies' total points!

Defeating the Mavericks, the Grizzlies successfully won 60 games. However, even the Grizzlies did not expect the process. They actually won the game with a high score of 107 points. In the first half and the fourth quarter, these three quarters The scores in the game are all above 25 points, which is really surprising.

In this game, it seemed that the Grizzlies won by 9 points and led by 15 points in the fourth quarter, but the process was not that easy.

And by a fluke, they never expected that they could score 58 points in the first half. They originally thought they should use defense to defeat their opponents, just like they did in the third quarter.

The Grizzlies had a situation where their offense plummeted after losing Randolph.

Randolph's attendance rate has been very good since he joined the Grizzlies. He played 81 games last season, which was the best season of his career so far. This is because he does not just rely on his talent as before, but trains hard and concentrates. I was also very careful when preparing for games and warming up, which reduced injuries.

Therefore, the Grizzlies' interior offense relies on Randolph. In the two games this season when Randolph was ill and missed, the Grizzlies offense was greatly affected.

This time it's the Mavericks' turn!

A superstar like Nowitzki can't beat him. Although the presence of Yao Ming has greatly reduced the impact of Nowitzki's rest, it is still huge.

The Grizzlies were missing Gasol and Tony Allen tonight, and the defensive end was greatly affected. They did a poor job defensively in the first half, and were taken away by the opponent in the second half without Nowitzki. to 51 minutes.

However, Yi Jianlian and Paul George played extremely well tonight, driving the team's offense. Role players can find shooting opportunities and make them, which is extremely important for the team's offense.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies took advantage of the fact that the Mavericks had neither Yao Ming nor Nowitzki. Paul George also guarded Jason Terry in the third quarter. When the Mavericks were unable to score in the third quarter, there was no Nowitzki, there is no superstar who can score stably at critical moments. The Grizzlies took the opportunity to widen the point difference to a safe advantage of 10 points. In the fourth quarter, when Yao Ming scored 18 points in a single quarter, Yi Jianlian scored 18 points in a single quarter. By 14 points, the Grizzlies outscored their opponents.

The golden retriever version of Yi Jianlian played a landmark game in his Grizzlies career!

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Losing, the Grizzlies successfully joined the ranks of teams with 60+ wins.

As for the Mavericks, their record has dropped to negative. With 7 games left, their chances of competing for first place in the Western Conference are getting slimmer and slimmer.

At the post-game press conference, rookie Paul George participated in the post-game press conference for the first time. He was a little excited. He kept praising Sun Ce and Conley for passing the ball, and praised Yi Jianlian for playing a containment role in the paint and giving him this opponent. A rookie shooting opportunity that is completely ignored.

Paul George is right. He made 6 three-pointers in a single game tonight, especially the 4 three-pointers in the first half. All of them were wide open, without exception.

Coach Hollins and Yi Jianlian kept praising Paul George for his performance.

He encouraged the rookie and also praised Yao Ming's terrifying performance in 33 minutes of playing time.

Carlisle said in a press conference: "Lord is the best player this season. There is no doubt about his role. He is so good. He activated George and Otspeth when we concentrated on defending Randolph. , coupled with Conley's stable performance when the Lords were resting, gave us a heavy blow. He allowed George and Otspeth to continue the beautiful offense played by the Lords. With such a double point guard combination, we It’s difficult to cope without Dirk.”

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After the press conference, the entire Mavericks team returned to the hotel.

Carlisle returned to his room and called Cuban.

After the call was connected, Cuban on the other end of the phone immediately said: "Rick, I saw it, we lost, don't care about such things."

"I understand, it's just that it's time for us to prepare for the playoffs. We may have no hope of winning the regular season championship." Carlisle said as if he was a little relieved.

Carlisle doesn't care about winning or losing in a regular season. Ever since the Spurs stopped taking their rotation, he has regretted his original strategy of competing for first place in the Western Conference.

Unlike the Grizzlies, who have never won 60+ games, the best record in the history of the Mavericks is 67 wins. Carlisle also led the Pacers to 61 wins that year. It doesn't matter to him, he just sees an opportunity. Want to have an impact.

Who would have thought that the Spurs would feint a shot, and before their advantage was completely "drained by rest," they would suddenly stop taking rest.

The Spurs are currently losing and have 6 games left to play. After losing to the Grizzlies, the Mavericks are losing and have 7 games to play. Unless the Spurs lose at least 5 games and the Mavericks win all, they will have a chance. To catch up, that means the Mavericks really have no hope.

Also having slim hopes is the losing Lakers. It's too difficult to chase four wins in seven games. The Spurs' seven-game winning streak deceived them.

At present, the only team that Carlisle thinks has a chance to surpass the Spurs is the Grizzlies, but it is also difficult. The Spurs have only 6 games left. There are strong opponents, but only the Grizzlies and Magic are left. The others are relatively weaker. The remaining 7 opponents of the Grizzlies are all playoff-level strong teams, and there are two back-to-back games.

In Carlisle's view, the Spurs took advantage of the huge record advantage before the All-Star Weekend to trick all the playoff teams in the West, mainly the Lakers, Bulls and Bears, who all fought hard for the first place, and at the critical moment, they gave the three teams a surprise attack, causing them to waste their energy in vain. Moreover, since the Spurs have rested, it will definitely help to preserve their energy!

"I know, leave the off-court matters to me, and the game matters to you, Rick, you can decide the rest of the game yourself." Cuban responded on the other end of the phone.

"Thank you. By the way, Mark, have you decided what you want to get in return from the young owner of the Grizzlies?"

"I watched the live broadcast and I have a definite candidate in mind, that person..." Although there is no nationwide live broadcast, as usual, Time Warner broadcasts the game between the Grizzlies and the Mavericks tonight in the local area of ​​the two teams.

"Him? Mark, you are so brave! Will they give it to you?"

"I think they will, but we can't focus on this matter now. Our goal is to win the championship..."

"I understand..."