Nine Hundred and Nine. The Atypical Outbreak of the Little Bully!

Sun Ce averaged 0.65 three-pointers per game this season, and he made 21 three-pointers in total. He made more three-pointers, sometimes one out of four or five. There were only two games in which he made more than three three-pointers. Most of the time, he tried one and didn't make any more. He made 68 three-pointers in total for these 21 three-pointers, a three-point shooting rate of 31%.

Even though Sun Ce made 4 three-pointers in the last game, the Spurs still regarded him as the Grizzlies' three-point black hole second only to Tony Allen. There was really no way to regard Sun Ce as a three-point threat. Except for the Thunder, other teams really couldn't regard a player with a 31% three-point shooting rate as a key defensive target outside the three-point line. They had not personally experienced the despair of the Thunder.

The current lineup of the Spurs is considered a five-small lineup. Blair and Klay Thompson are about the same height. They do a good job of switching defense and shrinking and double-teaming. When Nash and Jordan pick and roll, they take away the defense. Gay lets Sun Ce go to defend Nash's shooting. No one cares if Sun Ce doesn't make it into the three-point line.

Sun Ce took the initiative to run to the place where he shot most accurately yesterday, outside the three-point line on the right side of the top arc. Nash was double-teamed and passed the ball to Sun Ce. Sun Ce took the ball and tried to shoot... and it went in!

20 to 13, the Grizzlies didn't expect to expand the score difference to more than 5 points so easily, and they were leading by 7 points!

Sun Ce's touch has been very good since the game against the Nuggets. Although he failed to make the buzzer-beater against the Nuggets, his performance was actually very good throughout the game.

He started to get crazy when playing against the Thunder. When playing against the Spurs, he felt that he was already here and couldn't be stopped!

When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, the Spurs created a three-point opportunity in the last round, which scared the Grizzlies. Even if Richard Jefferson didn't make it, the Grizzlies understood what the other side was going to do. This is the ninth three-point master in the league so far this season, better than all the three-point shooters of their Grizzlies. Paul George, who has made the most three-pointers this season, averages 1.7 three-pointers per game, Nash 1.5, and Klay Thompson 1.4.

The Grizzlies did not try to see if Richard Jefferson could make a shot, but decisively blocked the two three-point shooters, Richard Jefferson and George Hill.

What the Spurs wanted was not how many three-pointers these two three-point shooters could make, but to use their three-point threat to play a team offense. They could not rely on Duncan to score like in the first half, and Duncan had already gone down to rest.

Under the control of Gay's mid-range shots and Richard Jefferson and George Hill, the Grizzlies' defense was already average, and they failed to defend Parker's breakthrough layup.

15 to 20, Parker helped the Spurs narrow the gap to 5 points.

It was the Spurs' turn to attack again.

Unlike Richard Jefferson and George Hill, who had clear threats, Sun Ce had a clear tendency to be a three-point black hole. When he held the ball, he needed to defend from the three-point line. After all, he was fast and could not be given speed. Unlike Westbrook, Rose and others, Sun Ce's body size did not dare to give him speed space.

But when Sun Ce was not holding the ball, if he stood outside the three-point line, Gay, who was defending him, would go to defend Nash again. Sun Ce received the ball and adjusted his shot from the same position, but no one could make up for it.

Sun Ce felt good when he shot it, just like the feeling of shooting a goal during training...

Another shot!

Sun Ce made another three-pointer!

This time Parker was a little out of control. After advancing, he pretended to break through Nash's defense. Nash decisively took two steps back and defended very hard. Parker got a three-point opportunity and took a step back three-pointer...

It didn't go in!

Sun Ce used the double towers to block Gay and Blair who were rushing to grab the defensive rebound and passed it to Nash. The Grizzlies attacked. Sun Ce took the initiative to open up space outside the three-point line this time. Gay still went to defend Nash and Jordan's pick-and-roll at the first time, but when Nash passed the ball to Sun Ce, Richard Jefferson made up for it at the first time.

Sun Ce faked a shot, Richard Jefferson took off, Sun Ce quickly rushed into the inside, George Hill, who was defending Klay Thompson on the sideline, took it back, and Sun Ce immediately passed the ball to Klay Thompson, who took the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Klay Thompson seized this big gap!

26 to 15, the score difference widened to 11 points!

The Grizzlies played a 9 to 2 wave!

In less than two minutes, the score difference was widened to double digits, and Popovich called a timeout again!

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Always watching others explode, personally experienced Jennings' best single-game performance in his career, and witnessed the birth of Lin Madness... Now, it's his turn, Sun!

After the first quarter, Sun Ce scored 15 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, and made 3 of 4 three-pointers! Helped the Grizzlies lead by 10 points 34 to 24 into the second quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, the Spurs made some adjustments, playing more decisively and more steadily on the offensive end. After Parker was scolded, he began to do what he was good at, no longer caring whether the defense could be defended, and just tried his best to defend.

The Spurs once narrowed the gap to 4 points in the seventh minute of the second quarter.

But after Sun Ce came back from the official timeout after resting for 7 minutes at the beginning of the second quarter, he continued to feel hot, and hit a three-pointer at the beginning, widening the gap to more than 5 points again, and led the team to maintain a lead of more than 5 points.

After the first half, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by 8 points 59 to 51 and entered the halftime break.

At halftime, he had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. Sun Ce's scoring efficiency in the last 5 minutes of the second quarter was not as good as in the first quarter. He only scored 5 points, but he posed a huge threat to the Spurs. The Spurs could only defend him. He sent 4 assists in 5 minutes!

Although the Spurs allowed Duncan to play the entire second quarter, they failed to narrow the point difference too much and only recovered a two-point difference.

This was a huge blow to the Spurs, and once again Popovich didn't know what to do with the game at a disadvantage.

After the second half of the game started, Popovich could only let Duncan rest. Duncan played more than 18 minutes in the first half, continued to play in the third quarter, and did not have to play in the fourth quarter.

And Duncan played too hard today, with 19 points and 6 rebounds in the half. Duncan has the ability to concentrate his energy. It is not surprising to score 19 points in the half, but at his current age, Duncan should not play like this.

But if Duncan didn't play like this, they wouldn't be able to recover the two-point difference in the second quarter!

Sun Ce is getting high now! 4 of 5 three-pointers in the half, he really wanted to yell: Who else!

Sun Ce understood how Jennings shot and how he felt, roughly understood Nowitzki's mentality after playing in such a state in the playoffs last year, and felt Jeremy Lin's absolute confidence in Lin's crazy state. …

That's what it feels like! The feeling of being in great condition!

After the start of the second half, Sun Ce played more freely. The Spurs had to guard against Sun Ce's three-pointer. So, with Nash resting, Gasol Jr.'s mid-range shot was used to contain Neal and Paul George. , Sun Ce followed suit, played a pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian, and played a beautiful half-quarter positional battle on offense and defense.

The Spurs' defense began to collapse. Let's not guard against Sun Ce's three-pointer. Sun Ce could really score. Sun Ce made one of the three-pointers after the pick-and-roll in the third quarter. The Spurs couldn't switch defenses during the pick-and-roll. Gay and Danny, who came on the rotation - Green could only squeeze in, and Sun Ce could take the opportunity to break through and create passing opportunities. When Split was under the basket, Sun Ce rushed in and dunked...

Moreover, the Grizzlies are doing pretty well on the defensive end with this lineup! Duncan's absence also had an impact on the Spurs' offense. Parker rested for half a quarter. During this half of the quarter, the Spurs relied on Gay to score alone. The Spurs only scored 10 points in the half quarter!

In the second half of the third quarter, Nash came on the field, leading a lineup of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Battier, and DeAndre Jordan.

Gay played very well in the third quarter, scoring 9 points in a single quarter, and the Spurs scored 15 points in the second half. However, the Spurs' performance in the entire quarter was mediocre, with 25 points in a single quarter. The Grizzlies were in the third quarter. Scored 29 points in the quarter.

After three quarters, the Grizzlies opened the point difference to 12 points!

Sun Ce played 29 minutes in the first three quarters and scored 32 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 blocks!

In fact, Sun Ce didn't score much by using conventional means. Except for two mid-range shots and a dunk at the beginning of the game, he didn't hit any mid-range shots later. The Spurs defended very well. Sun Ce only scored at the basket in the next two quarters. He scored 4 points on a dunk, and only scored 10 points on shots in the three-second zone. However, he shot 6 of 8 three-pointers for a total of 11 of 19 shots. Plus 5 of 6 free throws, he scored in the three quarters. 32 points.

The main thing is these 6 three-pointers. If he is required to shoot against the defense, even Danny Green, who is shorter than him, and Sun Ce will miss the target, but every open shot will be successful! You can make any shot after the pick-and-roll!

Sun Ce was already prepared. After playing 18 minutes in the first half, if the wind went wrong in the second half, he would resort to Rosca. Anyway, if he wins this game, he will get the Troika card, which is two out of three. Probability, Sun Ce thinks that no matter what happens, Duncan will not be so miserable by chance.

But he played very well in the third quarter, with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block in a single quarter!

Now he is in a state of excitement, suppressing the fatigue of the bloody battle for 29 minutes. In the fourth quarter, he went up to defend with Tony Allen, Paul George, Randolph, and Gasol!

Faced with a 12-point deficit and the Grizzlies starting to misbehave, Popovich had no choice. How could he win in this situation?

He actually made a lot of adjustments, such as his defense against Sun Ce. Putting aside Sun Ce's three-pointers, Sun Ce only made 5 of 11 other shots, and two of his hits were obtained by breaking in through pick-and-rolls with the threat of three-pointers.

But what made Popovich feel like a ghost was Sun Ce's 6 of 8 three-pointers!

Klay Thompson, Paul George, Nash, and Neal combined together only scored 6 three-pointers in the first three quarters. If these 8 shots were divided among these four, these four would probably not be able to score 4. , the point difference won't be that big.

However, Sun Ce just put in the effort!