Many Spurs fans in the stands looked worried. They originally thought that the game was stable, but now the team's offense suddenly lost power and was demoralized by the opponent, making the game full of suspense again.

Come back from the timeout and the game continues!

The Spurs attacked, and Parker and Duncan cooperated and hit a mid-range jumper with the help of a screen, finally breaking the team's scoring drought in the third quarter.

The score difference is back to 9 points!

Conley dribbled the ball over and passed it to Xie Kai.

Xie Randolph made a sudden step and scored the basket.

Randolph rolled inside, was flanked and then shot the ball away.

Xie opened the crossover and cut in, facing Tony Allen who was helping to defend and then score on the outside.

Tony Allen transferred to Conley, who took an open shot - strike!

The little sister-in-law grabbed the offensive rebound and passed the ball to Xie Kai on the outside!

Xie opens the right wing to hold the ball and slow down a bit.

"Memphis can't make long-range shots from the outside, so the Spurs can be more determined to shrink the defense!" Mike Fratello said.

Barkley said: "I've said it before, Kane Xie and Mike Conley can't shoot from the outside, but it's difficult to win by relying on defense. San Antonio will not always be unable to make shots."

Xie Kai held the ball and used Randolph's screen to suddenly lower his center of gravity and change direction to accelerate the breakthrough.

McDyess's pick-and-roll defense is not as sophisticated as Duncan's, but there are still gaps to be found.

Xie passed McDyess, cut to the basket, faced Duncan who was taking turns to cover, took off on one foot, and made a layup from the railing!

"Good shot! Kane's layup!" Mike Fratello exclaimed.

Barkley said: "Kane Shea is quite clear-headed when playing. He knew that his shooting was not accurate today, so he made a breakthrough."

Duncan used his footsteps to hit the little sister-in-law in singles under the basket, and he returned the favor!

The two sides entered a short period of confrontation, and neither could do anything to the other. The Spurs still relied on their previous score advantage to maintain their lead.

Soon, the Spurs changed their defensive thinking and became smaller.

It was difficult for Xie Kai to score when being defended by many people under the basket, and he had no shooting percentage from outside, so it was difficult to score for a while.

The Grizzlies' outside perimeter has not been open. Tony Allen has never made a basket, and Mike Conley, who shot 36.9% from 3-pointers this season, was completely lost in this game. He was an eye-catching 1-for-7 from long-range shots.

The Spurs comfortably used a move to shrink the basket to limit Xie Kai's breakthrough and Randolph's strong attack, completely blocking the lifeline of the Grizzlies' offense.

After Xie Kai received his fourth foul with more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter and was substituted, the Spurs completely controlled the rhythm of the game.

The Grizzlies' second lineup actually played pretty well, with Battier and Sam Young both performing well. However, their offensive explosive power was limited after all, and piecemeal efforts could not help the team catch up with the score.

As a result, after the third quarter, the Spurs, playing at home, led by 7 points, 73:66!

Xie Kai ended the 3rd quarter with 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, and 4 turnovers.

In the final quarter of the game, although the Grizzlies tried to chase points many times, their outside line was too strong, and in the end they failed to reverse the situation and lost the game.

In the end, the Spurs, playing at home, defeated the Grizzlies 99:90 at home, winning G1 of this series and rewriting the total score of the series to 1:0.

Xie Kai was affected by a foul in this game and only played 29 minutes and 45 seconds. He made 5 of 13 shots, including 0 of 2 3-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 steals.

Blocked shots, and of course 4 turnovers, the performance was not satisfactory.

The Spurs' Parker scored 20 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, becoming a major contributor to the team's victory in this game. The team's offensive and defensive core Duncan still scored a double-double of 16 and 13 rebounds despite the injury.

The data of 2 assists and 2 blocks is quite stable.

In addition to Xie Kai, the Grizzlies also had two other players in double figures, one was Black Bear Randolph, and the other was veteran captain Shane Battier who came off the bench.

Randolph scored 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Battier scored 10 points, 2 assists, and hit 2 3-pointers.

George Hill, who was guarding Xie Kai, made only 1 of 6 shots and scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Judging from the data, his performance seemed to be very poor. However, under his defense, Xie Kai's shooting percentage was less than 40%.

, and there were 4 mistakes, which can be regarded as a success in "redeeming".

No one thinks that George Hill can prevent Xie Kai from scoring. You must know that the opponent is an All-Star guard who averages 25+5+5 per game, so his performance can already satisfy the fans and the team.

"Mike, were you predicted by me?" Barkley said with a big grin on his face like a winner.

Mike Fratello couldn't refute that the Spurs did win, but Xie Kai's poor performance meant the Grizzlies lost.

After the game, the visiting team's locker room seemed a little quiet. The Grizzlies wanted to take advantage of the Spurs' injuries and then eat up the opponent in one go to complete the feat of eight. But they didn't expect to be so beaten by the opponent in the first game of the series between the two teams.

Specifically, losing the game without using Demon Sword, one of the opponent's GDPs, really hurts morale.

The Grizzlies declined interviews with locker room reporters, and the players didn't say much.

At this time, veteran Battier stepped forward. As a member of the old Grizzlies, he is fully qualified to play the role of locker room leader regardless of his age or status.

"Brothers, we just lost one game on the road. Our shooting percentage was so low, but we only lost by 9 points! As long as we don't give up and make good adjustments in the next game, we hope to win another game on the road.

Competition!" Battier said.

"Yes, the San Antonio Spurs are not invincible!" Tony Allen also echoed.

Several veterans of the team spoke, and the originally silent visiting team's locker room regained some vitality. Everyone was no longer silent, began to feel unwilling, and their self-confidence was slowly returning.

Xie Kai knew that although he was not ranked high on the team in terms of age and seniority, he was the only All-Star player on this team this season, and he had the responsibility and obligation to say something.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I didn't play well in this game and dragged down the team! I promise it won't be like this again in the next game! Since others can complete the black eight, then we can definitely do it too!"

He said it sentence by sentence. He was very serious when he said this and his tone was very firm.

Xie Kai's speech inspired other Grizzlies players. In fact, everyone subconsciously trusts him. Because in the past season, he rarely disappointed everyone. His poor condition in this game really meant that the game was lost.

One of the reasons for his loss is by no means the decisive factor. Everyone played poorly. His speech showed everyone his determination and his attitude of wanting to win. For an All-Star player, he is expected to become a better player in the future.
Chapter completed!