Nine Hundred and Twelve. Howard? I Dunked Again!
At 7:58, Sun Ce faced the camera and put on Howard's armband, Olajuwon's wristband, and changed Oscar Robertson's balance bracelet to his right hand. In this game between Time Warner, t.n.t, and American Cable The TV station teamed up with three North American-level TV stations in Canada and Colombia to run a wave of advertisements for its peripheral brands before the live broadcast.
Oscar Robertson's balance bracelet is only two games away from being upgraded to James's balance bracelet. One game is very simple, all five statistics are higher than Dior's. Sun Ce has done it the previous three times; when he beat Josh Smith, In the game, due to Horford's reimbursement, Randolph beat Josh Smith to pieces all by himself. Sun Ce also took advantage of this to easily have more rebounds, assists, and blocks than Josh Smith; but there was another very important game. Coincidentally, that game was against James himself, and the sum of points and assists needed to be higher than that of James.
But those two games are in April, so don’t worry about them for now.
The referee signaled the two teams to come on the stage. Sun Ce applied some magnesium powder and appeared with the lineup of Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph and DeAndre Jordan.
Since it was the second game of a back-to-back and the last of four games in five days, Gasol and Tony Allen were both going to play, but adjustments were made. Nash didn't play, and neither did Tony Allen. Gasol was also put on the bench and sent out a running and gun lineup.
The purpose is simple. Although Gasol did not play in the second game of these 4 games in 5 days, he has played 3 games in the previous 4 days. He must use his physical strength on the cutting edge, such as the last few minutes of each quarter.
For the 76ers, the lineup of Evans, Holiday, Iguodala, Thaddeus Young, and Howard appeared.
Watching Jordan and Howard, two centers with excellent physical fitness, stand together to jump the ball, Sun Ce was guarding Holiday from catching the ball and making a surprise attack, ignoring the matter of catching the jump ball and starting a fast break; Iguoda on the other side The same goes for La, always ready to guard against Sun Ce's opening surprise.
It's really hard to say how these two jump the ball. Howard's upper body strength is explosive and his legs are light. Judging from his body shape, he looks like Popeye. His bounce speed is extremely fast, comparable to that of a small forward with good physical fitness;
Jordan's body is slender and well-proportioned, and his upper body strength is not as strong as Howard's, but his lower body is more stable. He will not be unable to reach Duncan when receiving the ball under the basket, or get stuck by Rondo when grabbing rebounds. His rebound speed is also very fast. But it is slightly inferior to Howard, but Jordan has a longer wingspan and better reach. The slight difference in bullet speed can be made up for by his size.
Regardless of hard power, the matchup between these two has attracted much attention since Jordan came to the Grizzlies, especially since they can only play against each other twice a year, which makes fans look forward to it.
At 8 o'clock, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air...
Jordan moved the ball backwards with a slight advantage.
The Grizzlies attack first!
The fans at the scene immediately burst into cheers. Sun Ce advanced quickly. Although he couldn't make a fast break and Iguodala's side was ready to defend, Sun Ce still speeded up. This lineup must speed up.
In the frontcourt, when he was still one step away from the three-point line, Jordan took the initiative to come to the left side of Iguodala. Sun Ce used the pick-and-roll to accelerate the breakthrough!
A-level explosive speed was enough to get rid of Iguodala's movement around the pick-and-roll, but as soon as Sun Ce entered the three-point line, Howard came up to him.
Sun Ce couldn't get close to the basket with Howard guarding him, and he didn't even have the chance to change direction and accelerate while traveling. The physical contact from the opponent was too violent. Sun Ce rushed to the baseline almost parallel to the center, took off, and separated Howard with his left arm. , the bottom line hook...
Howard suddenly jumped up. Sun Ce was unable to take off or change direction due to Howard's confrontation. Howard was not affected at all. When Sun Ce shot, he could only increase the arc and throw the ball towards the basket like an anti-aircraft gun.
A decisive miss! Jordan almost missed the frame, and Iguodala blocked Jordan at the free throw line. However, Randolph, who followed up, squeezed Thaddeus Young away, grabbed the offensive rebound, and made a tip-in to score two points!
In this game, Sun Ce is eager for Howard to cover him. The 76ers can achieve a first-class level inside because of Howard alone. Why were the 76ers overturned by the Bulls in the playoffs last season? According to Sun Ce's analysis, it's the insider! Boozer was blown away. The 76ers without Howard are too weak inside. Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent 4 years and 34 million to renew Thaddeus Young. He is not fast enough to defend the 3rd position and can't defend the 4th position. mini power forward.
In the transition between offense and defense, Sun Ce retreated to the backcourt and followed Holiday, who came to the frontcourt first. Iguodala advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Evans, leading Klay Thompson to pull away. Paul George goes to guard Evans.
Paul George, who was walking in small steps, had sweaty palms when facing Evans. There was Sun Ce, Curry and Evans... He felt that the perimeters of the 2009 class were the same as James, Anthony and Wade of the 2003 class. Just as scary.
And there are Holiday, Darren Collison, DeRozan, Lawson, Teague...the success rate is too high.
Facing Paul George's defense, Evans waited for his teammates to get into position, then pulled to the right and broke through like a tank!
James on the point guard line is not a cover, and Paul George is pretty good against him. Although he weighs 96 kilograms and is not particularly strong for his height, he is still okay. However, Evans is 198 centimeters and 100 kilograms, and is extremely explosive. powerful!
Paul George immediately followed after being pushed away, but Evans had already taken advantage of his position. Evans rushed to the right side of the three-second zone, and Sun Ce came up to assist in defense in time and blocked the pass to the bottom corner.
Before being double-teamed, Evans turned right suddenly, and entered the three-second zone with his back against Paul George, which completely wiped out Paul George, and Sun Ce was also blocked by Paul George.
Fortunately, this big turn may affect Evans' balance. Evans's shot was off before Jordan Jr.'s defense was in place, and Randolph pulled back to block Howard. Sun Ce, who returned to the basket after Evans threw the ball, just grabbed the defensive rebound.
Sun Ce grabbed the rebound and immediately counterattacked. The 76ers quickly retreated. Evans + Holiday + Iguodala + Holiday with a size of a No. 3 + Howard, who has the strongest physical fitness among active centers...
Sun Ce rushed to the opposite three-point line and was sandwiched by Holiday and Thaddeus Young. He immediately passed the ball to Randolph. Randolph passed the ball to Paul George in the open space facing Howard. Thaddeus Young quickly made up for it. Sun Ce immediately squeezed Holiday and cut into the inside. Paul George passed the ball to the basket from the top of the arc. Sun Ce got the ball at the basket and Howard took it back!
Howard, the current best defensive player in the league and the best defensive player in the past three seasons, is absolutely strong at a historical level in terms of defense without considering other aspects. He clearly judged Paul George's passing intention. Although he failed to steal the ball, he retreated to the position in time.
For a moment, the picture seemed to freeze for a second. Howard raised his arms with a smile on his face. Sun Ce received the ball and bent his knees to make a jump action, but they didn't move... The Grizzlies trusted Sun Ce to score in this position, and the 76ers trusted Howard to defend such a ball, so they didn't move.
In this second, thousands of alpacas ran through Sun Ce's mind... Seeing that he was about to commit a three-second violation, there was no choice. Sun Ce faked a shot, and Howard jumped up immediately.
"Overlord Dunk" triggered!
Sun Ce jumped quickly, but Howard bounced up quickly after landing!
Collided with Sun Ce!
Sun Ce jumped first, but his body was directly pushed to the side by Howard! Deviated from the jumping direction and fell to the side.
At this time, Sun Ce's stubbornness was overwhelmed, and Howard's arm guard strengthened it to the extreme. When he was about to be knocked over by Howard, he twisted his body to the left with all his might, his lower body still facing the baseline, but his upper limbs swung from bottom to top towards the basket with his back to the baseline...
Sun Ce was knocked over by Howard and fell to the floor, sliding out and hitting the sponge of the basket stand before stopping. The referee blew the whistle, and the goal was valid and a penalty was added!
Sun Ce received the ball and dunked Howard with Howard covering him!
The Grizzlies bench exploded! Nash, who was not playing but still wearing a training suit, waved a towel as if he had succeeded in dunking...
Fans didn't know how to describe this ball. Howard had completely covered Sun Ce with his body. After subconsciously jumping up, he chose to foul, but Sun Ce still smashed the ball into the basket.
It was said that Sun Ce dunked over Howard... but it looked like Howard was dunked over Sun Ce...
After landing, the smile on Howard's face froze. He was actually dunked!
He knew that Sun Ce's jumping speed was already excellent, first-class, but this time it was even faster than his. If it weren't for Sun Ce's jumping speed that exceeded his expectations, he would not have made a foul. He had enough confidence in his continuous jumps, but Sun Ce's jumping speed just now was even faster than his, so he had to make a foul.
But he was still dunked like this!
Sun Ce's landing posture was better. He slid towards the basket with his buttocks on the ground. He didn't wait for his teammates to come over and jumped up directly. His heart was still pounding now. It was so cool!
Although the bonus of the Overlord Dunk was not enough to resist Howard's confrontation, and he was knocked over without even a chance to struggle, the bonus of greatly reducing the impact of confrontation on his movements played a big role when he was so determined to dunk. Although it was dangerous, the ball actually hit the inside of the basket when he dunked towards the basket, and it slipped out of his hand, but it bounced and went in!
Amid the crazy shouts of "MVP" from the fans at the scene, Sun Ce excitedly celebrated with his equally excited teammates and walked to the free throw line.
Evans chewed his mouthguard with his hands on his hips outside the three-point line and took a deep breath...
With Howard, they have enough inside to deal with the Eastern Conference teams. At least the disadvantage against the Bulls is not that big. It will not be like last year's playoffs, where they won the match point by relying on the outside in the first few games, and then they were worn down by the inside by the opponent; playing against the Knicks is a bit difficult, but their outside is stronger, and they crushed the Knicks. Evans doesn't believe that Jeremy Lin can maintain the state; playing against the Heat, the inside crushed...
But compared with the Grizzlies, it's still not enough!
In normal positional warfare, Randolph will inevitably draw most of Howard's attention, and Sun Ce's threat under the basket is great. He can actually beat Howard one-on-one...Who can you ask for justice for this matter? The promised two-way guard?
However, the opponent's inside offense is strong, and defense...Evans has a way.
Sun Ce made the free throw! His hook shot from the free throw line is getting more and more accurate, and is even as accurate as the mid-range shot from the right side of the three-second zone. Although the probability of his shot in running games is low and the opponent will not easily give him the opportunity to shoot from the middle, his average of 6.4 free throws per game is not a small number, and he does not neglect this point in his usual training.
After Sun Ce made the free throw, the 76ers did not serve the ball immediately. In the 5 seconds before serving, Evans quickly told his teammates.
When the 76ers attacked, Evans' all-around skills were displayed. Knowing that Sun Ce would mainly assist him in defense, he continued to choose to break through and pass the ball to Holiday.
Klay Thompson switched defense quickly and rushed to Holiday. Holiday was not greedy for credit. He knew his role in the team very well and immediately passed the ball to Iguodala. Iguodala chose to break through before Paul George switched defense. Paul George was unable to stick to him during the move, and Randolph retreated.
The inside was so crowded, with Jordan and Howard on the left edge of the three-second zone, Sun Ce and Evans on the right edge of the three-second zone, Randolph retreated, and there was Iguodala rushing in and Paul George chasing Iguodala...
Sun Ce saw Thaddeus Young moving to the free throw line at this time, and secretly said that it was not good to expand before the opponent passed the ball. At this time, Evans pulled out, and Sun Ce had to keep up with Evans. Evans' open shot was much more accurate than Thaddeus Young. Iguodala passed the ball when Thaddeus Young just got to the free throw line, and Thaddeus Young received the ball and made a jump shot from the free throw line... hit!
The 76ers' offense started! When the ball fell into the basket, the 76ers quickly retreated, and this time did not give the Grizzlies a chance to counterattack and gain a foothold.
Sun Ce easily analyzed the opponent's tactics, using the three All-Stars as threats to create opportunities for the sideline shooter 3D double guard Holiday or the power forward Thaddeus Young who has shooting ability.
This is bullying them. When Gasol is not there, the inside defense is two levels weaker!
When receiving the serve and advancing, Sun Ce analyzed the opponent's defense. The opponent has Howard, but it just supports the inside. In fact, the opponent's inside defense will only reach the first-class level. The strong one is the two-defense combination of Holiday and Iguodala on the outside. In the positional battle, Howard defends Randolph, and Randolph is not easy to play. It's a pity that Jordan doesn't even have the independent scoring ability of Gasol. If there is an inside duo like the Knicks who can average nearly 40 points per game, they will be easy to play.
Sun Ce went to the frontcourt and played pick-and-roll with Jordan. This is the best solution. Sun Ce used Jordan's pick-and-roll to easily break through to the bottom line in the face of the switched defense of Thaddeus Young, but he found that Iguodala didn't care about Jordan and followed him in!
Randolph was holding Howard at the bottom line on the other side, and Jordan went down to the basket!
Sun Ce immediately passed to Jordan, and Jordan dunked the ball into the basket before Howard caught up.
This ball... Sun Ce immediately retreated, feeling the targeting of the opponent's tactics.
Sure enough, in the next few rounds, the 76ers' offense focused on the threat under the basket, passing the ball to the outside line, whether it was Evans or Iguodala, they would break through as soon as they got the ball. Holiday's second pass was very good, after all, he was a point guard. With the cooperation of these three outside lines, Thaddeus Young really got a lot of opportunities. Once Sun Ce made up, Evans had a chance to shoot, and even hung one for Howard to dunk.
On the defensive end, the 76ers chose to let Jordan cut in. After Sun Ce made a pass, Iguodala or Howard went to make up for the defense. If they could, they would make up. If they couldn't make up, they would forget it.
In the first half of the game, Jordan made 3 of 4 shots, with a hit rate of 75% and scored 6 points. It looked very good, but because it was too easy for him to eat cakes, others unconsciously thought about feeding cakes to him.
During the game, the 76ers suddenly changed their defense and started one-on-one defense. At this time, the Grizzlies' shooting was affected!
After several rounds of back-and-forth running, the defense had to confront the opponent again. The opponent's two outside players plus Howard went to the basket. To defend them, there must be confrontation. Klay Thompson and Paul George each shot a three-pointer and missed. Sun Ce's mid-range shot also missed under the interference of Thaddeus Young's switch defense. The Grizzlies fell into a scoring drought!
And Jordan, who had easily scored 6 points before, was stuck to death and couldn't even play high. Jordan had almost no independent offensive ability. In his original time and space, he only scored 30+ once in his entire career. When Sun Ce crossed over, Jordan had played 1,000 games and scored 20+ less than 50 times. Counting on Jordan to score put them in big trouble at the beginning.
And the biggest trouble is not that they can't make shots. Thaddeus Young and Holiday can't make every open shot. Evans and Howard also missed one single shot each.
The biggest trouble was that Randolph, who wanted to grab the offensive rebound because his teammates couldn't make the shot, got his second foul at 6 minutes and 37 seconds in the first quarter, and the Grizzlies had to call a timeout!
In 6 and a half minutes, the Grizzlies scored 14 points. Sun Ce started with 2+1 and a counterattack layup to get 5 points, and Jordan scored 6 points. Randolph made a tip-in at the beginning, and then grabbed the offensive rebound and caused a foul and made 1 of 2 free throws. Currently, the Grizzlies have 14 points, two more than the 12 points of the 76ers.
However, the 76ers didn't call a timeout, and the Grizzlies called a timeout first. Randolph, who had already received a defensive foul, just missed Klay Thompson's second three-pointer, and Randolph fouled when grabbing the offensive rebound!
Randolph's offensive threat is the key to restraining Howard's defense. Although he didn't make any three-pointers at the beginning, he played well and made Paul George or Klay Thompson almost have three points. Randolph is indispensable!
This is a big problem! If you can't score, you can still rely on defense, but to play defense, Sun Ce and Randolph's singles are indispensable, unless you have a sufficient lead to grind out the fourth quarter.
Now the first quarter is only halfway through!