Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins was a little confused when he saw that Wang Yi was not present.
There was no news before the game that Wang Yi would miss the game today.
Is the Kings playing any tricks again today?
But since Wang Yi doesn't play, it's a good thing for the Grizzlies.
So he told the Grizzlies players:
"No matter what happens to Wang Yi, don't let it affect us. After we come on the court, we will hit hard and strive to defeat them in another quarter and a half, so that they can't recover at all."
Morant nodded: "Don't worry, coach."
Another key player for the Grizzlies is their center Jr.
Four years have passed since Xiao Qiao left the Kings, and now he has come to the Grizzlies.
He and Morant formed one of the most powerful inside and outside combinations in the league this year.
And now, after several years of growth, Xiao Qiao has obviously become a first-class center in the league.
Especially his passing, which is impossible for ordinary centers to pass.
So far this year, nearly halfway through the season, the Grizzlies are ranked third in the Western Conference.
At this time, after Morant and the others came on the court, they launched a fierce attack against the Kings.
Morant already has explosive physical talent. After ten years of training in the league, while this guy's style of play has become more stable, his explosive talent has not diminished.
He breaks through more sharply.
Right from the start, he kept getting inside the Kings.
In just three minutes of play, Bond suffered two fouls.
When the Kings tried to contain Morant, Joe stepped forward again.
First, he hit the basket twice in a row, then held the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side. When Morant cut through the middle, he hit the ground and passed the ball to assist Morant to score.
The Kings simply can't guard against the combination of Morant and Joe.
Although Danny was in good shape today and threw three three-pointers in the first quarter, how could he withstand the Grizzlies' duo's attack by himself.
In the second quarter, the Grizzlies' two-man offensive firepower continued.
By the middle of the second quarter, the Grizzlies had led by as much as 15 points.
It was at this moment that Wiggins stood up.
He shot inside and outside, kept scoring, and helped the Kings stay alive with his scores again and again, but this was just to stay alive.
His firepower alone was still unable to withstand the internal and external attacks of those two people.
The score difference is slowly approaching 20 points.
Fortunately, in the second half of the second quarter, in addition to Brother Zui, little Danny also suddenly stood up.
He used his speed to continuously launch attacks and even stole Morant once.
This stopped the bleeding for the Kings.
When the second quarter ended, the point difference was reduced to 14 points.
The 14-point difference is not that big.
But when the difference in strength between the two sides is quite large, the 14-point difference is difficult to catch up with.
At this time, on the Internet in the United States, fans saw that the Kings were 14 points behind, and Wang Yi had not yet played, and some scumbags once again set the pace.
"Haha, Wang Yi is too cowardly. He doesn't even dare to challenge Morant."
"Is this because you're afraid of being embarrassed if you can't beat Morant, so you just cower?"
"I have never seen such a cowardly guy."
"Morant scored 30 points in the first half alone. He was in extremely hot form today. If he keeps playing like this, it will be easy to score 60 points. Wang Yi must have been frightened and did not dare to step out.
Ha ha ha ha……"
Of course, some fans also stood up to defend Wang Yi:
"Wang Yi must have something urgent, otherwise it would be impossible for him to stop fighting suddenly."
But as long as Wang Yi does not appear on the court, these fans will be so powerless to defend Wang Yi.
After all, strength is king in the NBA. You don't even show up now, how can you show your strength on the court?
In the Kings locker room at this time.
D'Antoni was also a little anxious, wondering how Wang Yi's affairs were going.
Although he was prepared for the possibility of losing, after all, without Wang Yi, there was nothing to blame even if the goal was lost.
But if he can win, he still has to fight for it.
He looked at the Kings players and said: "Although Morant is in hot shape, we must not give up..."
Then he made an impassioned speech.
He had already made adjustments at the technical and tactical level in the first half.
Unfortunately, without Wang Yi, the team's lineup is far inferior to that of the Bears.
Now I have no choice but to encourage everyone in terms of morale.
But the assistant coach next to him could also see that Anthony had no confidence in what he said.
Wang Yi had already arrived at the door of the locker room. After hearing the coach's words, he knew that the coach did not have much confidence at all.
When the strength of both sides is similar, the side with stronger will and stronger morale will naturally have an advantage. But when the absolute strength of the two sides is much different, it is a bit nonsense to talk about morale.
After all, this is basketball, this is the NBA.
It's not football, it's not the FA Cup.
There is no miracle of amateurs eliminating professional teams, and it is even less possible for a physical education teacher to lead an amateur team to eliminate professional teams.
At this time, although the team members raised their fists and roared loudly, they did not have that much confidence without Wang Yi.
At this time, Wang Yi pushed open the door and entered.
Wang Yi and all the players were stunned, and then stood up one after another.
"Boss!"
"Boss, you're back, great.!"
"Boss, Morant is too arrogant. I'm just waiting for you to deal with him."
From the expressions, movements and tone of their words, it can be seen that as long as Wang Yi appears here, even if he does not play, it can make them feel much more at ease.
Wang Yi looked at the players with a smile:
"Don't worry, leave him to me."
As he said this, Wang Yi took off his coat and came to his closet at the end.
The boss of each team has his own exclusive wardrobe spot.
And Wang Yi likes the innermost one.
At this time, Wang Yi's jersey and Wang Yi's sneakers were already hanging in the closet.
This was also arranged by Mitchell early on.
Wang Yi put on his jersey and slowly applied the bandage on his ankle.
In fact, the team has a dedicated bandage artist who applies various bandages to the players in the team.
Ankle bandages, calf muscle strain bandages, shoulder bandages, finger bandages, wrist bandages...
All in all, these bandagers are very professional.
But only players who have just entered the NBA have their ankles bandaged.
Older players basically bandage their ankles themselves.
Because the ankle bandage is different from other places.
Only you know where the bandage on your ankle needs to be tighter and where the bandage needs to be slightly looser, so that you can inject the area and intensity that is most comfortable for you.
Everyone watched Wang Yi put on his ankle bandage and put on his "Return of the King" commemorative sneakers that he just released last year.
Chapter completed!