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

Chapter 8 Blast!The five tigers of summer are making their debut!
In the second quarter, the Grizzlies came on five substitutes, and directly came to a classic rotation of five ups and five downs.

Bynum II, Jones, Sdrinovic, Warrick, and big center Taylor are on the stage.

The impact and athletic ability of this lineup are very strong, but the guards are not good at organizing offenses.

But it doesn't matter if the summer league lineup doesn't match, anyway, it's just players fighting each other on the court, and the competition is based on personal ability.

The offensive efficiency of the Grizzlies in the second quarter dropped significantly. The Rockets began to use this time to chase points, and the point difference was slowly narrowed.

Three minutes later, Lu Yong was dissatisfied with the performance of the team's second team, and called a timeout with a double-digit lead.

When the domestic fans saw Lu Yong drawing tactics on the tactical board with a sullen face, the fans were obviously stunned!

Yu Jia said with a look of surprise: "It turns out that he is the head coach of the Grizzlies summer league. Oh my god! This age is really too young."

Director Zhang's eyes were also staring like a cow. "Hey! You really can't be judged by appearances. He became the acting head coach of the Grizzlies at a young age. This compatriot must be a capable person!"

That is to say, CCTV does not broadcast the NBA Summer League live, otherwise, once this scene is seen by domestic fans, it will definitely detonate the Internet without any suspense.

Even so, there are still many Chinese fans watching the summer league through the Chinese website. They couldn't wait to record the scene in front of them and spread it wildly in the chat group.

There is actually a compatriot from China serving as the head coach in the NBA. This kind of thing is enough to make any basketball fan excited.

Some people suspect that what they see are hallucinations, that Asians can also serve as head coaches in the NBA?
This kind of thing has never been done before in the history of the NBA, so shocking!

During the timeout, Lu Yong emphasized defense. It is unforgivable for the Grizzlies to be unable to prevent the Rockets' second team's offense with such a strong athletic talent.

In the summer league, the players were unwilling to defend, and wanted to put their physical strength on the offensive end to express themselves, and to play good data to increase exposure.

This kind of thinking is certainly correct, but the management of each team is not a fool. If a player can only collect statistics and have a poor defense and a negative attitude, then all empty cuts will become meaningless.

The athletic talents of Jones, Taylor and Warrick are enough to walk sideways in the summer league. The defense is not good enough.

As the head coach, Lu Yong is very familiar with the characteristics of the Rockets players, so he is naturally handy in arranging defensive tactics.

After returning from the timeout, the Grizzlies' defensive oppression has increased with visible quality.

The Rockets' Padgett, Chakalidis, Hayes and others made mistakes one after another, and the Grizzlies seized the opportunity to fight back, and the point difference was quickly widened to more than 15 points.

It's useless for Boner Smith to request a timeout, the player's personal ability lies there.

Once the Grizzlies go all out, the Rockets simply cannot break through the defensive gate.

Wang Zhizhi reappeared with more than 5 minutes left in the second quarter. Unfortunately, several of Wang Zhizhi's shots were missed by Warrick's close defense. The offense felt bad tonight and failed to help the Rockets bite the score.

Warrick is expected to become the starting striker of the Grizzlies in the new season. He moves quickly with his feet and has outstanding height and wingspan. It is generally uncomfortable to be defended by him, and he cannot find too good shooting opportunities.

Seeing that the score difference was running to 20 points, Banger Smith couldn't sit still off the court, and waved back at Lucas III. "John, get ready to play. Even if we lose tonight, we can't lose too badly."

Lucas III returned to the field ahead of schedule. He is the guard with the strongest athletic ability in the Rockets' starting lineup. He can control the rhythm by staying on the field and help the team recover some disadvantages.

After playing a few rounds, Lu Yong felt that the second lineup was at this level, so he also replaced the main team while the ball was dead.

Except for the sophomore Hakeem Warik who stayed on the court and continued to play, the other four starters all appeared.

Gay, the No. 8 pick in the first round, started to exert his strength. Several one-on-one singles were converted into scoring, and his breakthrough and mid-range jumpers were very lethal.

Facing Schneider, his body and technique are obviously superior. Except for the low efficiency of three-pointers, there are almost no faults in this game.

The Rockets' protection of rebounds was too poor. Reggie Evans threw the offensive rebounds outside. The Grizzlies scored 21 points in the second offense alone, more than a dozen offensive rounds than the Rockets.

In the last 3 minutes, the Rockets began to shrink to the penalty area in order to protect the backcourt rebounds.

As a result, the Grizzlies shot from outside. Barea scored two three-pointers in a row from the left corner. Lowry also made a strong three-pointer from the top of the arc.

61 to 40 at halftime, with the Grizzlies leading by 21 points.

During the intermission, the ferment of domestic fans has attracted the attention of some media, and news about Lu Yong coaching the summer league appeared on the Internet.

"The Asian coach coached the Grizzlies summer league and beat the Rockets with 21 points in the half!"

"The summer league is the most beautiful scene. What is the background of the young Asian coach?"

"The young coach of the Grizzlies looks like a Chinese. What are the unknown stories behind this?"

Because the Grizzlies have not yet held a press conference to announce the signing of Lu Yong, the North American fans at the scene are also very curious about how Lu Yong became the acting head coach of the Grizzlies.

It is unprecedented for an Asian to serve as an acting head coach in the NBA. The appearance of Lu Yong undoubtedly broke certain rules and attracted the attention of many people.

In the second half, the Rockets' offense still couldn't break through the Grizzlies' strong defense.

Can't create shooting opportunities, can't grab rebounds, and don't even have an advantage in breaking through the body with the ball one-on-one.

The most troublesome thing is that the Grizzlies not only have a strong defense, but also have a strong offensive impact.

The counterattack driven by the defense is amazingly efficient, and it can't be held back even after rushing.

Gay, Barea, Lowry, and Evans were completely in high spirits. They shot from inside and outside and fought fiercely. At the end of the game, the Rockets players were intimidated.

Ariza is the second-lowest scoring player among the starters, but he also played a role on the defensive end, locking up the opposite offensive arrow, Spanoulis, and forming a perfect exchange.

In the final 118 to 81, the Grizzlies won by 37 points.

When leaving the field, the Rockets players were very frustrated, turned and left without shaking hands.

This kind of feeling of being hanged and beaten is not at all pleasant. From the beginning to the end of being suppressed, he never surpassed it once.

Chinese player Wang Zhizhi scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in this game. He made 11 of 3 shots and 4 of 0 three-pointers. His efficiency was low.

This summer league made Wang Zhizhi understand one thing, that is, he does not have the strength to compete in the NBA, and being eliminated by the league is a foregone conclusion, and he is destined to return to China to prepare for the Tokyo Asian Games.

和他长时间对位的雷吉埃文斯出场31分钟，只得4分，却有19篮板1助攻2抢断1盖帽，将蓝领球员的作用发挥到了极致。

Rudy Gay scored the most points for the Grizzlies, with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. He made 19 of 12 shots and a 63.2% shooting percentage.

The undrafted Barea also scored 21 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and scored 5 three-pointers with superb shooting skills.

洛瑞17分5篮板5助攻3抢断、阿里扎12分4篮板2抢断2封盖，“夏日五虎”都交出了完美的个人表现，成功打出身价。

(End of this chapter)