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Chapter 874 Another city(1/2)

Arenas is now dribbling and running desperately towards the Grizzlies' halftime, but the more the Grizzlies play with the Pelicans, the more cautious they are, and they shrink very quickly. They are also very active in defense after the half. Although the Grizzlies are very active in defense at this time, the Grizzlies have natural flaws in defense between the inside and outside.

They have Marc Gasol, Tony Allen, Prince, but there are still loopholes. After Arenas broke through, he had the ability to get scores.

However, at this time, the Pelicans' goal of compressing the Grizzlies' position had already been achieved, so Arenas quickly passed the ball, giving Li Feng a small mid-range shot that was erased at 45 degrees.

But when he saw the basketball flying over, Li Feng hesitated for a moment. He jumped up and did not catch the ball, but beat the basketball with one hand, as if playing volleyball, and directly shot the basketball that flew from the inside line to the bottom corner.

Li Feng's shot was very fast. At one moment, when Oladipo was preparing for a three-pointer in the bottom corner, no one in the Grizzlies could run to Oladipo, but if Li Feng caught it and made a pass, there would be no such an absolutely good shooting opportunity.

Oladipo squatted like this and shot with a relaxed shot. Today, Oladipo performed well in the front and had some problems with hitting in the middle, but in the last quarter of the game, Oladipo was even more confident.

Basketball is in his own hands, controls the rhythm and makes a relaxed move. Although it is an extremely important playoff game, once it penetrates into the game, there will be more ideas in his mind. Now Oladipo only has one thought in his mind, that is, scoring a goal.

Oladipo's three-pointer shot was very soft, and his wrist movements were extremely agile. When the basketball was thrown out, it seemed like a scimitar. With a squeak, it pierced all the Grizzlies' defense and got a three-pointer.

At this time, there was 1 minute and 41 seconds left before the end of the game, but the Pelicans led the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies were really a little anxious. Marc Gasol savagely pushed Millsap in the inside and was very big. Many of the moves were on the verge of fouls, but at this time the referee at the FedEx Stadium had no intention of yelling, and allowed Marc Gasol to savagely abuse in the inside of the Pelicans.

When James Johnson passed the basketball to Marc Gasol, Marc Gasol was already stuck very deeply. At such a deep position, it was difficult for Millsap to stop Marc Gasol from taking action. Just saw Marc Gasol jumping up and just hooking up and getting two points.

At this moment, Barkley said:

"Li Feng's passing speed just now directly led to Oladipo's three-pointer, but the Grizzlies Mark Gasol hit back in the simplest way."

"You mean, this is a contest of wisdom and brute force?"

Kenny asked quippedly.

"But Li Feng is also a brute force guy."

Hardaway shook his head and said.

No matter how much the commentator cares about the game, he is outside the game. Only in the game can he feel the tension in person. Now Robert Pera is extremely nervous and shouting at his players. This situation is very similar to what Van Gundy did at the beginning of today's game.

When the Pelicans began to attack the Grizzlies' half-court, they felt the crazy Grizzlies and began to defend desperately. Every player of the Grizzlies caught the Pelicans' players like a crazy person, not allowing the Pelicans to make any moves.

The Grizzlies' crazy defense is that they urgently hope to make the Pelicans's defense make mistakes. Then they can take the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

However, the Pelicans' two outside lines, one is Arenas and the scheming Li Feng. These two people are not only experienced, but also cooperate with a lot of cooperation. The passing of the ball is almost possible, which is to pass the ball inwardly. Li Feng has the body as the capital. Oladipo is naturally cautious, and the Pelicans are almost a solid piece of the board.

Although the Pelicans tried several attempts to organize their offense and failed to play the offensive tactics, the Grizzlies did not take advantage. The Pelicans had only 24 offenses, and only 6 seconds left, Millsap received the basketball.

At this time, there was no time for attack. After Millsap received the basketball, he had to attack.

Millsap suddenly looked at Marc Gasol who was very close to him. Facing this inside expert behind, Millsap did have a headache. The opponent's defensive strength is very strong. He has excellent upper limb strength, excellent footsteps and lustful bounces. All of this adds up to Marc Gasol a wall that cannot be surpassed.

Millsap even knew that if he went straight to the outside line, he would definitely be blocked by Marc Gasol. This would be a very certain thing about how he would deal with Marc Gasol. This is a very difficult choice.

After wandering for a while, Millsap finally made his own decision. Although he was not good at it, this was his best solution now. Millsap unexpectedly did not make a direct jump shot, nor did he make a direct jump shot after dribbling. He even used his back attack, but came a sudden cross-frame cut.

Millsap's current Marc Gasol has a frame cut in front of the front, which really made no one expect. Millsap chose this as a reason and saw that everything came in. After suddenly jumped to Ed Davis, he used the Grizzlies player Ed Davis to lock Marc Gasol behind him.

This series of actions is a trick, so no matter how much Marc Gasol has, he can only watch Millsap make a forced layup against Ed Davis.

Although Millsap's pace was not very fast, it was still appropriate to deal with Ed Davis. He made a layup against Ed Davis. Ed Davis saw Millsap using him to hurry up to defend.

With such an interlaced, Ed Davis hit Millsap's hand, but he did not hit Millsap's basketball.

Give Millsap a chance, but Millsap calmly made a layup and got a score. At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, and Mi beat the Grizzlies 2+1.

Now the Pelicans are already 4 points ahead of the Grizzlies. If this is another 2+1, the Grizzlies will suffer a lot.

So when Robert Pera heard such a punishment, he immediately jumped up from his stool and put pressure on the referee to demonstrate in dissatisfaction. This is not an ordinary 2+1. This is the fatal blow from the Grizzlies when the referee ended 1 minute and 8 seconds left before the game.

But the referee had already made a penalty. Moreover, Ed Davis's hand did touch Millsap's forearm, so he could only send Millsap to the free throw line. Millsap calmly made the deadly free throw from the free throw line.

The Grizzlies called another timeout. Now the Grizzlies have reached a very critical moment. There is more than a minute left in the game. If they want to win, they can only rely on three points and take action quickly.

At this time, Robert Pera didn't care about the balance of offense and defense. Now only three-pointers can solve the problem, so he replaced Ed Davis and replaced Mike Miller. The Pelicans just played in a small lineup. Now the Grizzlies are smaller than the Pelicans. This intention to grab the score is known to everyone.

Barkley said loudly:

"Now Robert Pera is completely crazy. He sent all his players who can shoot three-pointers to the court. Now the Grizzlies have the only chance to win by gambling."

When the Grizzlies changed to a small lineup, they were indeed constantly conducting on the outside, but the Pelicans were just stepping on the three-point line to defend, and it was clear that they could give you anything. They just didn't give you three points.

The Grizzlies are becoming more and more anxious when they are transmitting on the outside. At this time, the Grizzlies do not have the core of the outside, and no one dares to take action when no one can make a phone call.

Li Feng stared at the Grizzlies' basketball. Prince did not make a forced shot this time. At the most critical moment, when the entire Grizzlies thought of Prince, James Johnson obviously passed the basketball to Prince. But Li Feng had already prevented this move.

As soon as the basketball was released, Li Feng kicked his feet and suddenly grabbed Prince. Li Feng's first step was fierce and his arms were long. The ball passed by James Johnson was intercepted by Li Feng.

After Li Feng intercepted this, he ran back. When he saw Li Feng breaking the ball, Robert Pera felt that his heart seemed to have been torn apart. This was the last try of the Grizzlies, but Li Feng didn't even give them the last chance to give the Grizzlies.

The reception was strangled at the beginning. The last fight for the Grizzlies here, Robert Pera was heart-wrenching pain, and Hardaway's voice was filled with loneliness:

"Li Feng stole it, the last chance of the Grizzlies."

Li Feng turned around and ran wildly, but the fact was far less easy than Robert Pera. At this time, Li Feng was also very tired, and had a little power on his legs. He was just plucking up his strength and running desperately towards the front.

The Grizzlies' Tony Allen was still chasing Li Feng. His footsteps were very fast. When he was tightly pressing against Li Feng's body and approaching Li Feng's body, Tony Allen felt that Li Feng was far less powerful than before. So Tony Allen guessed that Li Feng was tired, so he stepped up his defense and reached in front of Li Feng, stopping Li Feng from running.

This is a foul action, but who made this FedEx Arena? The referee didn't play the ball at all. Seeing Tony Allen using foul means invading Li Feng, if Li Feng was full of energy at this time, Tony Allen would definitely be led by Li Feng. But at this time, Li Feng had no physical strength. He ran to two substitutes and almost never went down in the fourth quarter, which was a bit over the standard.

Under Tony Allen's foul, he staggered and staggered forward for two steps. At this time, Robert Perlah raised up and signaled to the referee that Li Feng was walking, but the referee ahead did not call Tony Allen's foul, which had already given the Grizzlies face. He did not cause trouble for Li Feng, and watched Li Feng dribble and continue running towards the Grizzlies.

Tony Allen failed to get his hands in front of Li Feng again. This time Li Feng was a little angry. You are bullying me. Li Feng deliberately threw the ball forward while running, and threw the basketball towards the rebound.

Li Feng immediately rolled Tony Allen into the fall, and your Tony Allen's arm was rolled into Li Feng's body and twisted it all at once. At this time, the referee maintained the last silence, and neither side was punished.

But at this time the basketball flew towards the rebound in Li Feng's hand. This was obviously a ball that could not be entered. The basketball smashed the rebound and immediately bounced back. At this time, the Pelicans' Oladipo, Ross, Prince of the Grizzlies and James Johnson, and four of them rushed to the basket together. The former wanted to score and the latter wanted to grab the rebound and then turn around to attack.

Between the rebound and the tip-in, it is obvious that the latter is easier. Four people jumped at the same time, with several hands on it, but one hand skillfully occupied the best position. Although he was not the highest jump or the most aggressive, his position was indeed the best. He pointed the basketball lightly into the Grizzlies' basket, and this person was Rose.

Ross' performance was not good today. He was beaten by Conley in the front and also played averagely behind him. However, with the last move, everything in front of him was zeroed. Ross used his own tip-in to complete the Pelicans' last blow against the Grizzlies.

At this time, there were 31 seconds left before the full game, but the Pelicans were 9 points ahead of the Grizzlies. At this time, only McGrady could save the Grizzlies at all times, but at this time, no one was McGrady.

With Ross' movements, Van Gundy breathed a long sigh of relief, and at this time all the Pelicans players breathed a sigh of relief. The game was finally over. The Grizzlies were like Marc Gasol, a beast. Even if you pressed it, it would still shaking its head alive, and then shake its tail to try to shake the person pressing on him. Now the Grizzlies' fate is only McGrady, so they are rescued.

So we saw the Grizzlies start to perform foul tactics. But at this time, the Pelicans were all small, and Li Feng was replaced and rested, and replaced with DJ Augustin and other pitchers.

So the Grizzlies could only watch the Pelicans players, scored one free throw after another, and then won the game.

When the game ended, Li Feng turned around and hugged his teammates one by one. Natalie also ran over and hugged Li Feng heavily, but this shot was captured by the reporters, so they had a more topic of conversation in the game.

The Pelicans defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in their first game in Memphis, turning the score into 2-1, and regained the initiative in this series.

Li Feng stood in the midfield of the FedEx Arena and looked at the ceiling tiredly. The Pelicans' third game was not easy, but the fans of the FedEx Arena were quickly dispersed. Those fans with grief and anger left the FedEx Arena in disbelief.

Li Feng strode away from the venue of the game through the player channel. This was a refreshing victory. In the player channel, Oladipo kept muttering in Li Feng's ear:

"Li Feng, how do you think I'm doing today? We should be able to eliminate the Grizzlies."

"The Grizzlies don't look very fierce, and I think we have enough skills to deal with those big guys."

Oladipo was excited when he spoke.

Li Feng said:

"Victor, we are still in the FedEx Arena."

At this time, the atmosphere in the Pelicans locker room was very warm. After Van Gundy came in, he asked Millsap and Ross to attend the reception with him. Millsap was the backbone of today's game, and Ross's last tip-in was really exciting.

After Van Gundy took Millsap and Ross away, Li Feng hid everywhere in places with reporters.

Li Feng dodged the reporter like this, which was not his own style at all. Henson, who has always been very low-key, said to Li Feng:

"Li Feng, do you want to be a silent person like me?"

Li Feng laughed and said:

"I'm annoying today, but I can't expose my emotions to the reporter."

After hearing Li Feng's words, Henson didn't say anything. He just continued to smile and said:

"Yes, players are also humans, but it's just a bit special. They are public figures, so it's also a matter of avoiding those reporters."

Li Feng had been enduring in the locker room. When he returned to the hotel, Li Feng rushed out and returned to the hotel with the team. Van Gundy held a temporary and brief summary meeting on the bus.

"We played a great game today. Our Pelicans played our own style and completely restrained the Grizzlies, the team that was most restrained by us, and we completed this task in Memphis. I am very proud of this. We defeated the enemy who was most restrained by us at home in the opponent's home court. This is a very beautiful battle."

When Van Gundy said this, these Pelicans players cheered up their applause.

Van Gundy waved his hand to stop the guys and continued:

"Although we controlled the rhythm today, we didn't do well in some places, such as Al Jefferson. At the beginning of the game, you were timid and you didn't control your opponent."

"Although your opponent is Marc Gasol, I believe you can do better, and then Li Feng, you endure it too much, you must threaten the other party at all times."

Van Gundy counted the mistakes and shortcomings of these players in his team one by one, and then summarized them.

After Van Gundy finished summarizing, Arenas suddenly said:

"Jeff, if this happens, is it very likely that we will take two consecutive victories from Memphis and then return to home and advance once?"

This is a very good hope, but Van Gundy said:

"This is the best result, but in fact, the gap between us and the Grizzlies is not particularly huge, especially their strongest point is our weakness. It will be very difficult for us to deliberately play the day after tomorrow. The Memphis will not easily let us win two consecutive victories at their home court."

"Do they will use tricks to crack our tactics in the next game?"

At this time, DJ Augustine also asked Van Gundy unexpectedly.
To be continued...
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