Two days ago, the Memphis Grizzlies were one of the few teams in the league with a well-equipped team.

But now, the Grizzlies' injury roster has instantly increased to two.

Randolph's knee was severely sprained when he hit the sun on the 5th, and his return date was not yet determined.

Team No. 6 trained, Iguodala's calf muscles torn and her return date was not yet determined.

The Grizzlies' consecutive away games have also put them in the injury circle. Moreover, the injuries of Randolph and Iguodala are still relatively serious.

Speaking of which, the schedule of the Grizzlies in recent games is really weird. Starting from playing against the Pacers, the Grizzlies don’t have home games until the day!

In the meantime, the Grizzlies have to go through a 6-game trip! Playing away or away games in a row will undoubtedly consume a lot of physical energy to the players.

The 6-game guest had just played 4 games in a row, and two of them were lost. Qiao Geer didn't dare to send the main force to fight anymore.

So much so that when the Grizzlies faced the Thunder without Durant and Westbrook on November 7, the Grizzlies did not dare to attack with all their strength.

"This would have been a fierce battle, but because both teams suffered serious injuries, the excitement of the game today will definitely be greatly reduced. Speaking of which, the defending champion Grizzlies have been in trouble recently, and there have been news of someone being injured for two consecutive days. Fortunately, Link is safe, otherwise the Grizzlies' defense journey will be really difficult."

Before the game started, the commentator talked about the most about injury issues. This is not just the Grizzlies, but each team is facing the dilemma of injury to more or less.

Since Durant and Westbrook were absent, 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 just returned, their strength is indeed not comparable to that of the Gemini.

In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Thunder, who was also in the Remaining Formation by 10 points away. 10 points is also the smallest point difference that the Grizzlies have experienced this season.

Link scored 28 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds in the whole game. The data was still gorgeous, but he only played 33 minutes in the whole game.

Jogel really didn't dare to let Linkdo play, so he reduced Link's playing time.

Although the Grizzlies won the victory without any danger and achieved a six-game winning streak at the beginning of the season. However, this game still allowed people to see many problems left by the Grizzlies after experiencing injuries.

First of all, Ibaka's 26 points expanded the impact of Randolph's absence.

The Grizzlies can only play with Harris now, so Ibaka seized the opportunity to hit the basket with outstanding results.

After Harris, the Grizzlies did not have the substitute number four position available. Azeli had to replace two positions one by one and make guest appearances between the fifth position and the fourth position. However, this is a method to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and the effect is extremely poor. For a while, Link even had to fight with Ibaka in the inside line.

Iguodala's absence also greatly reduced the Grizzlies' bench firepower.

Now, only Tony Allen can replace Link when the substitute is now. If the Grizzlies are all substitutes, then it is Delavidova + Carter + Tony Allen + Azeli. Among these people, only Carter has the ability to attack independently!

The entire Grizzlies' offense on the bench was pressing on Old Carter! Once Carter feels bad, the Grizzlies' offense will stagnate.

This is how today's game was. At the end of the third quarter, Jogel played 4 substitutes in order to protect the players. As a result, only Old Carter could score, the Grizzlies experienced an embarrassing time when they didn't score for 2 minutes.

Even in those 2 minutes, the Thunder narrowed the score under the leadership of Reggie Jackson and almost overtook it. Otherwise, the final score difference would not be only 10 points.

Although the Grizzlies won the ball in the end, the impact of the injury is also obvious.

On the one hand, Jogel does not want the main players to be too tired, but on the other hand, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, the main players must increase their playing time.

This contradictory idea made Jogel struggle very much.

The Grizzlies can barely pass the game when they fight against the Thunder, which lacks the star. But if they face a real strong enemy, can the Grizzlies continue to win?

The worst thing is that there is no time to sign new players or debug the lineup for the Grizzlies. Because a strong opponent happened to appear in front of the Grizzlies. Moreover, they met back to back!

24 hours later, the defending champion Grizzlies will fly to the space city of Houston to face the Rockets, which is currently 6 wins and 0 losses!

So far, the Houstonians have not encountered any injury problems, and they have won a complete victory because of this.

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 the record of 6 consecutive victories.

The battle after 24 hours is destined to be quite difficult for the Grizzlies, who are currently short of soldiers.

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Houstonians have been looking forward to the team's resurgence for a long time, especially in the past two years, after Harden and Howard joined, they both have high expectations for the team.

But for two consecutive years, the team has let them go back disappointed.

In the 12-13 season, Harden and Jeremy Lin arrived in Houston. People expected this pair of backcourts to return Houston to the championship ranks.

However, after the outbreak at the beginning of the season, Harden's performance was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Jeremy Lin never performed as a New Yorker period again.

In the end, Houston almost failed to make the playoffs and only won eighth place in the Western Conference. In the first round of the playoffs, the Grizzlies were bombed out.

In the 13-14 season, based on Harden and Jeremy Lin, Houston won Howard again. This time, they thought the team was really about to take off.

As a result, Howard's performance was not satisfactory. He had long lost his dominance in the Magic period, and Harden was still good and bad. As for Jeremy Lin, his superstar aura has completely faded.

Although their final fifth place in the West was much better than the 12-13 season, they were still in the first round in the playoffs and returned disappointed for the second consecutive year.

But this year, things have changed. Everyone believes that the days of disappointment are about to end.

While keeping the core lineup unchanged, Houston added old players Ariza, and "Warcraft" Howard and Harden seem to have begun to desire victory.

The start of the game was a six-game winning streak, breaking the Rockets' best opening record in 18 years!

The Rockets have had three consecutive wins in history and have started with more than 5 consecutive victories. Any season that plays like this will be the Rockets reach the finals!

Therefore, it is reasonable for the Houstonians to look forward to their team very much.

If the Rockets can also overturn the Grizzlies in the next game, well, the finals no longer seem to be a dream!

Not only Houston fans think so, but even Houston players think so.

The day before the game started, Dwight Howard smiled very relaxed when interviewed by reporters.

"The Grizzlies without the protection of good luck will be divided. We are unstoppable now, and I believe we can continue to win. This alliance has been changing, and now it is time to change the dynasty."

Howard, who used to only play "happy basketball" but now also longs for honor, seems to be impatient to compete with the defending champion.
Chapter completed!