Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 138 Ranking No. [-] in the League!Fratello, who is back in charge of the Grizzlies coach?

Against the Knicks on the 19th, the two sides scored a high score of 137 to 120.

The Knicks are currently ranked second to last in the East with a rotten lineup, but they have become an offensive team under the leadership of new head coach D'Antoni.

The Knicks lost miserably in their first game of the season. D'Antoni chose to fight against the Supersonics, and the rhythm of running and bombing was soaring. The two teams scored 257 points in total in regular time, a new record for the single game of the season. A new high score for the game.

Unfortunately, although the Knicks played the rhythm of extreme running and bombing, the level of players in the team is too low. The highest scoring average is Al Harrington's 20.7 points, which is not at the same level as the supersonic star.

Even scoring 120 points in a single game can't win the game. Fans don't need to look to know that the opponent must be the Sonics.

Since D'Antoni stepped down as the head coach of the Suns, the Suns' offensive firepower has been half-stretched, and it is no longer the offensive knife that swept the league with running and bombing.

Westbrook was scheduled to start this time. He has a lot of room to play in D'Antoni's running and bombing system. He played 34 minutes and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 5 turnovers. He performed well.

It's a pity that the Knicks' highest combat power is not as good as the Supersonics. The goal of the recent seasons is still to train young players. It will take a few more years to use offense to defeat the league's most powerful Supersonics.

On the 20th, the Sonics returned to their home court and lost 112 to 116 to the Mavericks, and the winning streak was ended.

Outside nerve knife Jason Terry broke out this time, throwing 7 three-pointers, scoring 33 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and his shooting percentage reached an astonishing 60%.He teamed up with Nowitzki and Josh Howard to score 82 points, and his shooting was hot.

PJ-Tucker's defense against Nowitzki was very successful when he appeared in the second quarter, allowing him to make 6 of 1 shots in a single quarter and only scored 4 points with free throws.

Reluctantly, the other two outside stars of the Mavericks exploded too hard and played a very lucky game.

After the game, the Mavericks had 20 wins and 9 losses, surpassing the Rockets and Trail Blazers successively, and returned to the fourth place in the Western Conference.The number one position in the league is still led by the Sonics with 23 wins and 4 losses, which is 3 games less than the second-ranked Celtics.

After the loss, the Sonics players did not feel frustrated, but heaved a long sigh of relief.

When the temptation to break the Bulls' record of 72 wins and 10 losses was in front of them, the Sonics went all out in almost every game. After playing in this high-pressure state for a long time, the players' state was no longer relaxed, and they were more or less affected. .

Now that the Sonics have lost 4 games, it is very difficult to break the record in one breath. The players can finally return to a relaxed state to play, no longer obsessed with the record, and devote more attention to the championship.

The next day, the Sonics beat the Kings back-to-back 114-85, avoiding a losing streak.

The Sonics played a smooth offensive coordination and didn't score many points, but they shot a super high 61.3% shooting percentage in back-to-back games. In the second half, they sent the Kings home with a wave of offensive.

At the press conference, Kevin Martin said that he likes this team and hopes that he can always play for the Kings and strive to be the one who leads the team back to the playoffs.

Unfortunately, Martin's loyalty to the King's management is worthless, and he has no ability to lead this team back to the playoffs.

In the parallel world, Martin only played 22 games for the Kings next season before being sent to the Rockets. Loyalty is worthless in the business league. It's not easy to send people away.

On the 23rd, the Sonics played against the Grizzlies at home, which was another high-profile live broadcast across the United States.

The biggest highlight of this game is that Fratello went around and returned to the head coach's seat again, leading the team against the Sonics for the first time this season.

The Grizzlies management announced the dismissal of the team's head coach Jafaroni not long ago, and let Fratello, who was in the management position, come down to coach, and took over the team's coach again after half a year.

It is difficult to temporarily hire an experienced coach in the middle of the season. The Grizzlies looked around and finally found that Fratello was the most suitable coach.

He knows every player in this Grizzlies team. After taking over the coach, he can immediately enter the game without grinding. Time to scout the new team coach.

Fratello's return to coach made the media publicize this match as a battle of old enemies. Everyone wants to see if Fratello, who is back in charge of the coach, can lead the Grizzlies to overthrow the Supersonics and play an inspiring game .

In the morning, Lu Yong called Fratello and asked him to have a light meal with Tony Brown.

He also just learned of the news that Fratello is back in charge of the coach. No matter how the outside world publicizes the relationship between the two old enemies, Lu Yong is happy that this old coach has regained the trust of the management.

Fratello did not refuse the invitation this time. Being fired by the Grizzlies once made him understand a lot of things. Now he is very open about being a coach, and he doesn't care about the rules as rigidly as before.

The three of them went to a well-known restaurant in Seattle. Lu Yong ate here for free, because the owner was an avid Supersonics fan and had a very enthusiastic attitude towards Lu Yong.

At first, Lu Yong insisted on keeping the money every time he checked out, until the owner of the restaurant chased him to the arena and insisted on refunding the money, Lu Yong no longer insisted on checking out.I got two season tickets from Presti to give to the restaurant owner, which can be regarded as giving back to the fans within my ability.

After the meeting, Fratello didn't seem to be in a good mood.

Although he took over the team coach again, the smile on his face is obviously less, and even the gray hair is much more than two years ago.

After ordering a few signature dishes in the restaurant, the three of them sat and chatted like old friends. They didn't discuss anything about basketball, and they talked about trivial things in life.

After a while, Fratello glanced at Lu Yong with a strange expression. "Tonight is my first game back as coach. Save some face for me on the sidelines. Don't be too relaxed. I don't want to be sprayed to death by the fans in the first coaching game."

"Hahaha, don't worry, Mike, I will call a few more timeouts to let the fans feel that your coaching level has improved, and even I have to find a way to break it." Lu Yong laughed.

"." This sounded very meaningful, but Fratello always felt a little strange.

Sure enough, the words that came out of Lu Yong's mouth were irritating, obviously well-intentioned, but that expression was too much to be beaten.

In the evening, the Seattle Arena was full again.

Tickets for this game have been fired to three times the usual ticket price, even so, fans are still hard to find a ticket in the market.

When the Grizzlies played, the Sonics fans booed loudly, trying to create pressure for the visiting team in this way.

The Supersonics' schedule has been too tight recently, and Lu Yong has rested veterans Francis and Szczerbiak this time around.

The former took turns to protect his knees, while the latter took turns because of Szczerbiak's ankle soreness during training in the afternoon. Although there was no major problem after being checked by the team doctor, Lu Yong didn't want to take risks, so he even took turns off with him.

Lu Yong was forced to adjust his starting lineup this time, giving rookies more opportunities to express themselves.

At the point guard, he did not use second-year rookie Sessions or Bunche Wells as a cameo, but arranged for "Little Nash" Dragic to start.The other four are Delfino, Durant, Landry, and Noah.

The starting power forward uses Landry instead of Teletovic because Dragic is good at launching offenses through pick-and-rolls. Landry's athletic talent explodes, and he is good at air cuts and fast breaks after pick-and-rolls. Although his shooting threat is not as good as Teletovic , but with the appearance of "Little Nash" the threat is even greater.

The commentator Barkley said with a smile: "Lu adjusted the starting lineup again today, and even arranged for Dragic, who has not played much this season, to start. Isn't it a bit too condescending for the Grizzlies? I don't know this move Whether the employment is a purposeful strategic adjustment, we can only know after the game starts.”

Kenny Smith laughed: "Lu always likes to reuse newcomers. Dragic has a perfect point guard body. He plays very smartly, but as a team's master, he is a bit immature. I don't know how he played tonight. Can you withstand the pressure and be competent for the team's starting lineup?"

　My friend is getting married today. After a busy day, I just came back from dinner. The update is late. I'm sorry. There will be more tonight. It's expected to be 11 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)