Those reporters wanted to lure Morant into saying some stupid things. However, now that Morant only respects and respects Wang Yi, there is no such thing as stupid words.
So the two sides started peacefully.
Before the game started, NBA President Adam presented the MVP trophy to Wang Yi. This was his second MVP trophy in the regular season.
James was the first to come over. Oops, he took a photo with Wang Yi holding the MVP trophy. Although Paul was a little envious in his heart, you can't envy this kind of thing, so he also took a photo with Wang Yi. During the interview, both of them talked about Wang Yi.
Yi is a well-deserved mvp and a unique mvp this season.
After the awards are given, the competition between the two sides begins.
Now that the Grizzlies have added Mitchell and Gobert, the strength of their starting lineup has increased by more than one level.
guards Morant and Mitchell;
forwards Bain and Clark;
The center is Gobert.
It can be said that this is an enhanced version of the Grizzlies.
In this lineup, their backcourt has been greatly strengthened by the addition of Mitchell.
Their center was replaced by the current 200 million center Gobert from Aquaman Adams.
This is also a comprehensive upgrade.
Many people believe that this Grizzlies team is indeed capable of competing with the current Kings.
The Kings' starting four remain unchanged.
Wang Yi, Paul, James and Danny.
Dan, your three-point shooting percentage after receiving the ball is almost 45%, so he is a huge threat from beyond the three-point line.
If he has any shortcomings on the offensive end, it is that his three-point shooting is sometimes unstable.
Then there is the lack of ability to create offense independently.
If he is forced to shoot three-pointers off the dribble, his three-point shooting percentage will drop to 33%.
But with Wang Yi, James and Paul, three people who can attack hard, Danny can get about ten open three-point opportunities from the outside every game.
At the same time, his role on the defensive end is also growing.
It can be said that he is a soup god who has no mid-range, but is more accurate than Thompson in three-pointers.
It is nicknamed the magic pill by Chinese fans.
In addition to these four fixed starting lineups, the starting center the Kings sent today is not Capela, but Joe.
Although Xiao Qiao looks much thinner than Gobert, don't forget that this guy has three-point ability.
If a center like Gobert stays in the paint, it will not be easy for the Kings, whether it is Wang Yi, James or Paul, to break in for a layup.
So D'Antoni sent Joe, a center with three-point ability, to play.
His three-point shooting percentage is 39% and nearly 40%. If Gobert does not come out, he can hit three-pointers;
If Gobert comes out, then the inside line will be empty, Wang Yi and James, and Paul will be happy.
But whether he can achieve this effect depends on his three-point touch today. If his three-point touch is very poor, then the effect of sending him up will be at least half reduced.
After Wang Yi came on stage today, he did not get any experience card, but instead received a task assigned to him by the system.
[System task: Block Gobert three times in a single quarter.]
[Mission reward: Projectile speed increased by 20%.]
When Wang Yi heard this reward, he thought for a moment.
He understood the horror of this 20% increase in bullet speed.
You must know that Wang Yi's bullet speed is already top-notch.
For example, if there is a person with the same jumping height as him and he takes off at the same time, he can reach the highest height faster than that person.
Because the bullet speed is high, the bounce frequency is also high.
Where other guards jump three times, he can jump almost four times.
Now the bullet speed is increased by 20%, which is equivalent to when others jump three times, he can jump four and a half times.
And when faced with a big center like Gobert, who has a very poor jumping frequency, Gobert jumps three times, but Wang Yi can definitely jump five times.
It can be said that this reward is completely used to deal with Gobert.
This reward is very useful when used to grab rebounds and block shots.
Generally speaking, when blocking a shot, the defender must predict the opponent's release point and then take off in advance.
But after the bullet speed is increased by 20%, Wang Yi does not need to take off in advance at all. He can even take a shot from his opponent and then jump up to block the shot.
This will greatly increase the chance of successful blocking.
And the effect of increasing the bullet speed when grabbing rebounds is also very large.
Just imagine, although Gobert is taller than him, because he bounces faster than Gobert, although they both take off at the same time, Wang Yi can reach the highest point faster and get the rebound.
Thinking of this, Wang Yi looked at Xiao Qiao who came to the center circle and said to Xiao Qiao: "On the defensive end, I will guard Gobert."
Xiao Qiao didn't say much.
When he couldn't play, it was his boss who recommended him to coach D'Antoni. He was only grateful to Wang Yi.
In addition, Wang Yi has defended big centers many times before, including Antetokounmpo, let alone Gobert, so he nodded in agreement.
Wang Yi said this in a loud voice, and Gobert in the center circle also heard it.
He couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.
Damn, the game hasn’t even started yet, and you’re already thinking about how to deal with me.
And you two can just discuss it, not in front of me, okay?
It feels like I am a cow that can understand human speech.
At this time, two butchers were discussing in front of me how to kill me and whether my meat should be eaten or sold.
This made him very unhappy.
At the same time, he was a little worried.
After all, Wang Yi had hit him hard before, whether in the regular season, the playoffs, or the Olympics. It left an indelible psychological shadow on him.
Now Wang Yi is leaving Mitchell and Morant, two strong points, alone, but wants to guard me.
Damn, are you kidding me?
He was so distracted that he didn't even jump when the ball jumped in the center circle.
Xiao Qiao took the opportunity and jumped the ball to James.
After James got the ball, he advanced to the frontcourt.
Then he threw it to Xiao Qiao, still with Xiao Qiao as the central axis, and the others moved around Xiao Qiao.
Gobert was a little hesitant at this time. Should he move up to cover Xiao Qiao, or should he stay inside to prevent anyone from breaking in?
After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to go online. The inside line was his own territory, so he stayed on the inside line.
Since he stopped going to the outside, Xiao Qiao was directly left open. With no one guarding him, Xiao Qiao shot a three-pointer.
However, maybe because I just came up, I didn't feel very good, so I couldn't hit the three-pointer.
Looking back, after Mitchell dribbled the ball and advanced to the Jazz's frontcourt, he was slightly stunned when he saw the Kings' defensive matchup.
Because the Kings actually have Wang Yi, who is 1.92 meters tall, guarding the center who is 2.16 meters tall.
This is a bit crazy.
However, Wang Yi also played like this when he was with the Jazz, so he was not too surprised.
He still passed the ball to Gobert inside.
Since Gobert came to the Grizzlies, Morant has always implemented this style of play. A few balls will be given to Gobert before the game. As long as Gobert can open the inside, then their outside line Morant and Mitchell
These two engines will have more opportunities, and the whole team will be activated.
Gobert caught the ball, but he was at a loss.
Chapter completed!