Four Hundred and Eighty-Seven: Than the Difference Contest

At 5:50 in the morning, the Grizzlies players finally arrived at the hotel. If it is summer, the sun will rise slightly at this time.

There are plenty of examples of NBA teams being delayed by flight delays over the course of a season. But it's rare for the Grizzlies to get a rest so late today.

Some time ago, James and his Heat went home very late because of flight delays. But that time, after James got home, it was only "only" four thirty in the morning.

Compared with 5:50, 4:30 is not worth mentioning at all.

As soon as Randolph arrived in the hotel room, he put big characters on the bed. After Lin Keqiang took a shower, he quickly fell asleep.

The next day, when the players woke up tired, it was already past twelve noon.

So, dragging their tired bodies, the Grizzlies players forced their eyelids to eat lunch and start a day of training.

Sleeping after staying up late is not like usual. Although the Grizzlies slept for about 7 hours, it was still not enough to restore energy. I haven't slept after five o'clock in the evening, and the energy consumed is doubled. Even after 7 hours of sleep, people must be very floating today.

This state is not suitable for work. Not to mention, it's a job of strong confrontation like playing basketball.

Obviously I just finished the game yesterday, and I stayed up all night to play again today. Everyone's physical strength and energy were completely drained.

"Damn flight, no wonder so many people don't want to come to Toronto to play." Stevens looked at the tired figures of the players on the court and couldn't help but complain.

Obviously, it takes less than five hours to drive from Detroit to Toronto. As a result, the flight was delayed for so long. If it is another city, just go straight after getting off the plane. But in Toronto, passports have to be checked, which is another delay.

Although the Grizzlies were also born in Canada, Stevens only felt fortunate that the Grizzlies escaped from this land.

Two hours before the game, Stevens scheduled a confrontational workout. When there is a confrontation, the players' condition plummets.

At the beginning of the training, the state was not obvious, and Stevens just felt that the players were a little tired. Now it's good, the last fig leaf has not been torn off.

In this state, how will the Grizzlies fight?

The Raptors have a similar record to the Pistons this season.

It's 22 wins and 32 losses so far. Although it is only behind the top eight in the East, there is a great possibility of being able to get in.

Stevens and the players would be very unwilling to lose to such a non-playoff team.

But what can be done? This game, the Raptors are destined to play very hard. This kind of team that has not completely given up on its performance is the most terrifying.

So a few hours later, in the posh Air Canada Centre arena, the weary Grizzlies struggled to move on the basketball court.

"The Raptors have been in great form lately. They've won five straight. Since Lowry's 1.7-second lore against the Pacers on Feb. 3, the Raptors haven't lost a game. Now, the Torontonians It seems to see the hope of returning to the playoffs. After five consecutive victories, they are only three games away from the Milwaukee Bucks, who are ranked eighth in the East! Today, I don’t know if the Raptors can continue their momentum, Upset at home!"

When Randolph missed another shot in the paint and the Grizzlies were still at 0, the local commentator in Canada shouted excitedly.

The game has been played for two minutes, and the Grizzlies are still scoreless. Throughout the season, the Grizzlies have never had a worse start than this.

Link, Randolph, Gasol and Iguodala all made shots but failed to score. Although Link was physically fit enough to handle back-to-back games, his exhausted nerves kept him out of shape for a while.

Lithuanian center Valanciunas protected the rebound, and the Raptors quickly counterattacked! They know grizzly bears are tired, so speed up every chance you get! DeRozan happened to be a player who likes to hit the rim, and he went straight to the basket after receiving a pass from Valanciunas.

Link tried hard to catch up with DeRozan, but the running speed was getting slower and slower. In the end, he could only watch DeRozan perform a powerful two-handed dunk in front of the home fans.

DeRozan has begun to look like a superstar this season. His scoring average has reached the highest level of his career so far, and defensive counterattacks are DeRozan's forte.

7-0, the Raptors continue to lead!

"Beautiful counterattack, the Grizzlies' defense today is a little bit incapable of going back. Look at Randolph, look at Gasol, the black and white bears have only played for a few minutes, and I feel breathless. Although the others The breath is not that exaggerated, but the physical condition is definitely not much better. The Raptors have to continue to pick up the pace and continue to control the situation!”

This time, the Grizzlies attacked. Link was determined to help the team break the scoring drought. After holding the ball, he first calmed down his breathing, and then, facing DeRozan, he used a beautiful front-to-back acceleration to completely shake this still young dunk away!

But Link had just gotten rid of DeRozan, the Raptors started at No. 4, and the vicious Amir Johnson came over.

Amir Johnson is the type of player who is desperate and may not be able to fill his stat sheet every night, but will definitely contribute to the win with his positivity.

Link wanted to continue to break through, but because Amir Johnson was also fast and full of energy. So Link gave up the plan.

He passed the ball through the gap between Johnson and DeRozan, and sent it to Randolph impartially! Although Link was tired, his mind was clear. Since Amir Johnson is in front of him, there must be no one in front of Randolph!

"This is a great opportunity for the Grizzlies to break the scoring drought, Zach Randolph shoots from the middle!"

In the eyes of all the Grizzlies players looking forward to it, the No. 2 Grizzlies, who was selected to the Western All-Star team this year, shot too short!

The basketball hit the front of the basket, and Valanciunas added one more rebounds.

"Still didn't make it, this is an open mid-range shot! Hey, it's not hard to see from the shooting arc that the Grizzlies are too tired. The shot just now was obviously underpowered."

The Grizzlies still couldn't break the scoring drought, and their offense was a mess throughout the first quarter. If it weren't for the offensive efficiency of the Raptors, it would be a bit unfortunate, and the Grizzlies might have been beaten in the first quarter.

After the first quarter, the score was frozen at 20-14, and the Grizzlies scored only 14 points in 12 minutes.

Randolph scored 0 of 6 and scored only 2 points from free throws. He was the well-deserved "Iron King" in the first quarter! Conley went 1 of 4, Gasol went 0 of 2, and even Nick Young made 0 of 2 shots today.

Link made 4 of 6 and scored 8 points in a single quarter. At first glance, the efficiency is not bad, but you know, this is facing the Raptors! Under normal circumstances, Link should be able to do better.

If the game continues like this, Link will definitely not be able to maintain the efficiency of the first quarter, and he will be dragged down sooner or later.

Stevens is a little anxious. The Raptors didn't play well today. Today, the two teams are not playing better than who, but who is not playing so badly. It would be a shame to just give up.

But at the moment, everyone he can use has used it, and all of them are exhausted! Just when Stevens and Link were at a loss, Tobias Harris, who was sitting at the end of the bench, took the initiative to come up.

"That... Coach, can I try it out?"

All eyes fell on Harris instantly, but Harris was not afraid, and he also wanted to contribute to the team.

Stevens looked at Link, who was half-tired after the first quarter, and looked at the Raptors, who were also playing poorly, waved his hand, and called Harris over.

"Listen, I'm not forcing you to play like a traditional power forward, you can try more outside jumpers and 3-pointers, you have Gasol and Link to get the firepower for you, you have a lot of space to use. Defense End, help more, switch with the 3. Be aggressive, be aggressive. I don't care what you were like before, I only care what you can bring to the team now. Go, second quarter, you first send!"

Harris swallowed, Stevens gave him so much freedom! However, play to everyone's strengths, which is what Stevens is about.

According to the traditional four-position play, Harris will be abused by Randolph and Arthur to the point of doubting his life. But what if it was a different way? Stevens wanted to experiment on the practice court before putting Harris on the court. But at the moment, it can only be tested in the game.

"Come on, man, let them know that the players in Memphis are not to be messed with." Randolph patted Harris on the chest, then sat down on the bench wearily. Although Randolph looked down on Harris on the training ground, on the field, the big black bear knew that he could only trust his teammates.

The electronic buzzer sounded, making Harris nervous. It wasn't his first NBA game, but he was just nervous.

He was afraid that he would betray the trust of his teammates and coaches.

At this time, Link walked up to Harris and tore off the training jacket on Harris.

"The time has come, it's your turn to appear."

After Link finished speaking, he stepped onto the court first. Seeing Link facing the enemy's back, Harris instantly felt that he was not so nervous.