On April 29, 2023, Beijing time, the Lakers and Grizzlies have played five games in the first-round series, and the Lakers have also taken a 3-2 lead, and today's sixth game is about to start in Los Angeles. From the first five games of the two sides, although the Grizzlies have the third highest record in the West in the regular season, they encountered a lot of trouble in the first round series, especially after the lack of Clark and Adams, the Grizzlies also have a particularly hard time defending the Lakers with James, which is why the Lakers can still take a big lead without dominating the home court!
Although the Lakers are currently in a big lead, it seems that the Grizzlies are not convinced, at least the team's titan Dillon Brooks is very unconvinced. After the Grizzlies won Game 5 between the two sides, Dillon Brooks gave an interview after the game and made a big fuss again, saying, "I can tell you with great certainty that I can lock up LeBron James' offense on the playoff stage, which will be the pride of my life, and I also have the ability to defend James alone, but before this, James always liked to use the blockage of his teammates to hit me, which was really annoying, I told LeBron more than once that he had the ability to directly one-on-one with me. Don't block the demolition anymore, use your strength to defeat me, don't beat me by blocking and demolishing. ”
In the subsequent interview, Dillon Brooks expressed his appreciation for thick eyebrows, he said: "Thick eyebrows played aggressively in this round of the series, he is simply a giant beast, both offensive and defensive, has given us enough trouble, now the defensive thick eyebrows give us a headache, LeBron is good enough, but obviously the boss of this Lakers team should belong to thick eyebrows." ”
I have to admire that today's Dillon Brooks has not only been quick to talk, but also has become brave and resourceful, he has learned to start provoking opponents, both alluding to the 38-year-old James's playing style, and mentioning the sensitive topic of who is the boss of the Lakers, perhaps he has forgotten that it was James who completed the tie by himself in the fourth game. But this can also be understood, after all, this season's Brooks has transformed into a big-mouth king, he has been more than a public mockery, just before the first round of the series between the two sides began, he said that he would eliminate the Lakers, but the truth was not as smooth as he thought! Under the main defense of Dillon Brooks, James averaged 38.2 minutes per game in this round of the series, can get 22.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1.6 blocks, shooting 45.7% from the field, 16.7% from three-point range, and 67.9% from the free throw line, although his form has indeed dropped a lot, but the 38-year-old veteran is indeed worthy of admiration!
On the other hand, Dillon Brooks, perhaps too much energy on the defensive end, the statistics of this round series are simply miserable, he averaged 10.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.2 steals in 28.2 minutes per game, shooting 30.3% from the field, 21.6% from three-point range, 71.4% from the free throw line, and the efficiency was simply catastrophic. Although the defensive end is slightly aggressive, the offensive efficiency is simply too crotch-pulling, especially compared with the 38-year-old James, it is even less worth watching, but Dillon Brooks is still successful, because he uses his big mouth to really earn enough for himself, but he does not know that relying on the mouth alone is far from enough, the team wants to get out of the dilemma of being eliminated, and it is the real reason to show hard power!