: 835: No time to adjust

Latest URL: Two days ago, the Memphis Grizzlies were one of the few well-staffed teams in the league.
But now, the Grizzlies' injury list has instantly increased to two.
On the 5th, he hit the sun and Randolph suffered a severe knee sprain. The return date is uncertain.
Training in the No. 6 team, Iguodala tore the calf muscles and the return date is uncertain.
The Grizzlies' consecutive away games put them in an injury circle. Moreover, Randolph and Iguodala's injuries are relatively serious.
Speaking of it, the Grizzlies' recent game schedule is really amazing. Starting from playing the Pacers on October 31, the Grizzlies will not have a home game until November 11!
In the meantime, the Grizzlies have to experience a 6 consecutive guest! Playing away games or consecutive away games will undoubtedly consume a lot of players' physical fitness.
These 6 consecutive offenses had just played 4 games, and two people fell, and Georgel did not dare to send a main force to fight.
So when the Grizzlies played against the Thunder without Durant and Westbrook on November 7, the Grizzlies were afraid to attack.
"This would have been a fierce battle, but because both teams have suffered serious injuries, the excitement of today's game will definitely be greatly reduced. Speaking of, the defending champion Grizzlies have been in trouble recently. There was news that someone was injured for two days in a row. Fortunately, Link was safe, otherwise the Grizzlies’ journey to defend the title would be really difficult."
Before the start of the game, the commentators talked about injuries the most. This is not just the Grizzlies family, but each team is more or less facing the dilemma of injuries.
Due to the lack of Durant and Westbrook, this may be the most "gentle" game that Link has played against the Thunder since joining the Grizzlies.
Although Serge Ibaka and Reggie Jackson, who have just come back, want to support the team, their strength is indeed not on the same level as Gemini.
In the end, the remnant Grizzlies defeated the same remnant Thunder by 10 points away. And 10 points, which is the smallest point difference the Grizzlies have experienced this season.
Link scored 28 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds. The data was still gorgeous, but he played only 33 minutes in the game.
Georgel really didn't dare to let Linkerdo play, so he reduced Link's playing time.
Although the Grizzlies won the victory without any risk, they won 6 consecutive victories in the opening season. But this game still made people see the many problems left by the Grizzlies after their injuries.
First of all, Ibaka's 26 points will infinitely expand the impact of Randolph's absence.
The Grizzlies can only start with Harris, so Ibaka seized the opportunity to slam into the basket with outstanding results.
After Harris started, the Grizzlies didn't have a substitute for the fourth position. Azeri must replace both positions alone, playing a cameo back and forth between the fifth and fourth positions. But this is a temporary solution, not the root cause, and the effect is extremely poor. For a while, Link even had to go inside to fight Ibaka.
The absence of Iguodala also greatly reduced the Grizzlies' bench firepower.
Now on the bench, only Tony Allen can replace Link. If the Grizzlies are on the bench, it would be Delavidova + Carter + Tony Allen + Azeri. Among these people, only Carter has the ability to attack independently!
The Grizzlies' entire offense from the bench was on Old Carter! Once Carter feels bad, the Grizzlies offense will stall.
Today’s game is like this. At the end of the third quarter, Georgel had 4 substitutes in order to protect the starting players. As a result, because only Carter can score, the Grizzlies experienced an awkward time when no score was recorded for 2 minutes.
It was during those 2 minutes that the Thunder narrowed the score under the leadership of Reggie Jackson, even almost overtaking it. Otherwise, the final point difference will not be only 10 points.
Although the Grizzlies won the game in the end, the impact of the injury was obvious.
On the one hand, Georgel didn't want the main players to be too tired, on the other hand, in order to ensure the fighting strength, he must increase the playing time of the main players.
This contradictory thinking made Georg struggling.
Playing against the Thunder, which lacks a star, the Grizzlies can barely pass. But if facing a real strong enemy, can the Grizzlies continue to win?
The most terrible thing is that there is no time to sign new players or adjust the lineup for the Grizzlies. Because a powerful opponent happened to appear in front of the Grizzlies. Moreover, they met back to back!
After 24 hours, the defending champion Grizzlies will fly to the space city Houston to face the Rockets, who are currently 6-0!
So far, the Houstonians have not encountered any injuries, and they have won a record of victory.
As one of the Grizzlies' mortal enemies, they will certainly not miss this best opportunity to defeat the defending champion. Moreover, the Houstonians will never easily interrupt their 6-game winning streak.
The battle in 24 hours is bound to be quite difficult for the Grizzlies, who are currently short of major generals.
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The Houstonians have been looking forward to the team's re-emergence for a long time, especially in the past two years, after Harden and Howard joined, they have high expectations for the team.
But for two consecutive years, the team disappointed them.
In the 12-13 season, Harden and Jeremy Lin parachuted to Houston. People expected this backcourt combination to allow Houston to return to the championship.
However, Harden's performance at the beginning of the season has been mixed. Jeremy Lin never played the performance of the New York period.
In the end, Houston, disappointingly, almost failed to make the playoffs and only took eighth in the Western Conference. And in the first round of the playoffs, he was knocked out by the Grizzlies.
In the 13-14 season, based on Harden and Jeremy Lin, Houston won Howard again. This time, they think the team is really going to take off.
As a result, Howard's performance was not satisfactory. He had long lost the dominance of the Magic era, and Harden was still a good one. Jeremy Lin, his superstar halo has completely faded.
Although they finished fifth in the Western Conference, they are much better than the 12-13 season. But in the playoffs, they are still a round of travel, disappointing for the second year in a row.
But this year, the situation has changed. Everyone believes that the days of disappointment will soon be over.
While keeping the core lineup unchanged, Houston has added veteran Ariza, and "Warcraft" Howard and Harden seem to be full of desire for victory.
The opening wave of 6 consecutive victories broke the Rockets' 18-year best start record!
In the history of the Rockets, there have been 3 starts with more than 5 consecutive victories~EbookFREE.me~ and whenever this kind of opening season is played, the Rockets have reached the finals!
Therefore, it is reasonable for the Houstonians to look forward to their team.
If the Rockets can top the Grizzlies in the next game... well, then the finals seem to be no longer a dream!
Not only Houston fans think so, but Houston players also think so.
The day before the start of the game, Dwight Howard smiled lightly when interviewed by reporters.
"The Grizzlies who are not protected by good luck will be torn apart. We are unstoppable now, and I believe we can always win. This alliance has been changing, and now it is time to change the dynasty."
Once only played "Happy Basketball", but now also eager for honor, Howard seems to have been impatiently trying to fight the defending champion.
He geared up, ready to take the opportunity to pull the grizzly bear off the altar.