The Grizzlies are the most balanced team in the league this season, the strongest defensive team, and the strongest team in isolation.

The Seattle SuperSonics are the team with the strongest offense, the fastest speed, and the most passing organization in the league.

It can be said that the two teams, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Grizzlies, have completely different styles this season.

In addition to both teams having a balanced offense and defense, the Grizzlies are good at defense and the Sonics are good at offense. The Grizzlies don't pass the ball that much, while the Sonics create an assist for almost every score they score.

This season, the Seattle SuperSonics not only set an NBA record by averaging 25 three-pointers per game, but also set an NBA record by averaging 45 assists per game.

That's right, the Seattle SuperSonics are averaging 45 assists per game this season!

It can be said that since the Seattle SuperSonics was organized by the Leafs, the entire team's starting lineup has no longer been able to hold the ball in singles for a long time.

The SuperSonics and Grizzlies have such different styles, so naturally the two teams play in different ways.

Although the Grizzlies are mainly defensive, they are also very good at attacking. Although they are stronger than the position, they are also very good at running during fast breaks.

When the Grizzlies face other teams in the league, they will play fast when facing teams that are afraid of playing fast, and they will slow down immediately when facing teams that are afraid of playing slow.

It can be said that the Grizzlies' game is decided based on the opponent's style.

Because of their comprehensiveness and strength, the Grizzlies can perfectly target their opponents in every game.

This is why the Grizzlies have looked so invincible this season.

The Grizzlies seem to be the nemesis of any team this season, which is really scary.

The SuperSonics are very different from the Grizzlies. The SuperSonics' playing style this season is all about speed.

If the other party is slow, you will be faster; if the other party is fast, you will be faster.

In short, there is no team in the entire NBA that can be faster than the Sonics.

The SuperSonics can score 140 or even 150 points in almost every game this season. 160 points and 170 points are not so rare.

Facing such a fast Sonics, the Grizzlies, who are accustomed to adjusting their game rhythm according to their opponents, are actually very good at determining how this game will proceed.

Of course, slow down the pace of this game!

The SuperSonics and Grizzlies are both teams that can be fast or slow.

But relatively speaking, the Sonics are definitely better at going fast, and the Grizzlies are better at going slow.

In a positional battle, the Grizzlies with Oden and Gasol will definitely have an advantage.

Therefore, Hollins' tactical arrangement for the Grizzlies in this game is very simple.

The entire team must center around Oden and Gasol, trying to control the rhythm of the game in their own hands, and annihilate the SuperSonics in positional battles.

As the absolute core of the team when playing slow, Oden is very excited about this game.

Counting from entering the NBA in 2007, this season is his third season.

The third season is generally called the transformation season of a superstar.

Durant, who entered the NBA in the same year as him, has now won the Finals MVP.

Judging from Durant's statistics and achievements and honors, Durant seems to have completed his transformation into a superstar.

Of course, many people still have some doubts about Durant's true strength.

But for Oden himself, before this season, he was really envious of Durant.

Regardless of whether Durant has already completed his transformation into a superstar, he is very envious of Durant being able to play beside his teacher yes and win so many honors.

And now, Oden, who has completed the transformation of his strength this season, still has envy for Durant, but compared with envy, Oden feels that his current emotions should be more about competition!

The courage to compete with the master, with Durant, and with the entire NBA!

The game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Grizzlies began. Oden, who was confident and competitive, easily defeated Milicic with a jump ball.

Milicic, who is now the essence of pork belly, was indeed beaten by Oden on the jump ball.

As for tonight's jump ball, no one on either team had any other ideas.

Before the jump ball even started, the Sonics players were already preparing to retreat, while the Grizzlies players were preparing to attack.

After Carter got Oden's jump ball, he dribbled the ball past half court without any hesitation.

There is nothing wrong with the Grizzlies preparing to play slow in this game.

But playing slow is not intentional.

Instead, the rhythm slowed down slightly, which happened to be the rhythm I was most accustomed to.

The rhythm that grizzly bears are accustomed to is not the slower the better.

The slower the better. That was the rhythm of the Spurs and Pistons in the past.

The Grizzlies' slow pace means that they have just the right opportunity to attack, and their defense is that after the attack is completed, they can retreat completely without being hit by the opponent's fast break.

The Grizzlies' offensive and defensive requirements are actually quite high.

This kind of choice of offensive and defensive timing, if the organizing players are not experienced and seasoned enough, no matter how good the pass is, they will not be able to grasp such timing.

If the attack is slightly slower, the opponent's defense will be all in place. If the attack is slightly faster, it may be too late to retreat.

As the Grizzlies' starting playmaker, Carter's passing may not be top-notch, but his experience and sense of the game are definitely top-notch.

Carter now knows very well when to pass the ball, when to let a teammate play in isolation, and when to play alone.

Faced with Ye's defensive defense, Carter leaned on Ye's back and used his height advantage and vision advantage to catch a glimpse of Oden's position.

After Carter leaned against Yes twice, he threw the basketball behind his head, and the basketball flew high to the basket.

Carter's passing is not that accurate, and this pass is even more so.

But now that Oden and Milicic are having trouble bouncing, Carter doesn't need to make his passing very accurate at all.

Milicic now simply does not have the ability to jump up and intercept Oden's pass to Carter.

A swipe!

Oden received Carter's pass and without making any adjustments, he alley-ooped the basketball into the basket!

2 to 0!

Oden scored the first two points of the game amid cheers from all the Grizzlies fans.

"A very simple and very effective offensive combination!"

"Ever since Yao Ming bullied Milicic with his high-flying style of play, many super centers will adopt this offensive method when facing Milicic. Now Milicic's air defense ability is indeed too poor."

Buckley kept shaking his head.

After Milicic gained weight, his jumping and air defense abilities were directly affected.

After Milicic gained weight, his strength has indeed increased, and he has indeed become stronger against big centers like O'Neal who cannot jump.

But for those centers who can jump, have strength and have comprehensive offensive methods, Milicic is indeed very uncomfortable now.

There are only a few centers in the entire NBA who can jump, have strength, height, and comprehensive offensive skills.

To reward Cha Cha, Yao Ming of the Rockets and Oden of the Grizzlies are all such players.

And this is why before this game started, most experts believed that the Sonics would lose.

The Grizzlies truly exist to beat the Sonics.

Of course, bystanders of the game between the SuperSonics and the Grizzlies could predict how dangerous Milicic would be against Oden in this game.

Of course others in the Sonics will take that into consideration.

So when I saw Milicic being bullied by Oden at the beginning, except for Milicic who was a little embarrassed, the other Sonics players were actually fine.

"It's good for Darko to be cruel this season."

In fact, the SuperSonics have already accepted Milicic's position on the team this season.

There are only a few centers in the league who can restrain Milicic, maybe less than five.

Most of the time Milicic is actually much stronger than last season.

The Seattle SuperSonics were not affected by Milicic's strong pressure by Oden, and Yeas quickly dribbled the ball past halftime.

The Grizzlies were pressing the rhythm, and Ye Si certainly wanted to pick up the pace, but the Grizzlies retreated very promptly.

When Yes pushed the ball across half court under Carter's interference, all the Grizzlies players except Oden were basically in place.

The entire Grizzlies starting lineup, despite being very tall, the shortest Carter is 1.98 meters tall.

But whether it is Carter, Tracy McGrady, Battier, Gasol or Oden, these people are not slow and are even fast in their respective positions.

When Oden returned from the frontcourt, Milicic had not even passed halftime.

It is extremely rare in the entire history of the NBA for Grizzlies players to be so tall and so fast. Perhaps there is only one such special team in the entire history of the NBA: the Grizzlies.

"I've never seen a team with such a high level be so fast, and I've never seen a team with such talent with such great skills!"

"Yes, who has always passed the ball quickly, was actually stopped by the Grizzlies' defense!"

Kenny Smith really feels incredible now.

"The talent gap between the two sides is indeed huge."
To be continued...