Nine Hundred and Twenty-Seven. The Lakers Are Coming
Winning the 4th Best of the Week and 2nd Best of the Month this season, Sun Ce and his Grizzlies became the focus of the spotlight. After a day of rest, on March 3, even though the Knicks and Carter reached a contract, hoping to use Carter to attract attention again, and defeated the Cavaliers, the second-last team in the Eastern Conference, 110-93 that night, stabilizing 22 wins and 14 losses, and stabilized the fourth place in the Eastern Conference after being overtaken by the 76ers. Location.
But the Grizzlies won again that night, playing the first home and away game against the 10th-place Pistons in the Eastern Conference. Even though Nash, Gasol, and Tony Allen took turns resting, the lineup was deep and they had just rested for a week. The very good Grizzlies still defeated the Pistons 100-91 and won their ninth consecutive victory.
When meeting Prince, Sun Ce really wasn't very good at scoring. Just like how he restrained opponents like Conley, long-armed monsters like Prince and Marion, it was difficult for him to defend them alone. The key point is that Prince is also very good at defending pick-and-rolls, and he is very sticky. Sometimes Sun Ce can't hit the pick-and-roll at all and has no chance. In this game, Yi Jianlian and DeAndre Jordan, who were setting the pick-and-roll for Sun Ce, were called for a mobile pick-and-roll each.
Prince, who is currently 32 years old, is really good. Many teams are interested in him, but he personally is unwilling to leave voluntarily. After the lockout is over, the Grizzlies will retain Sun Ce and Gasol before completing the contract extension. They offered Prince the full mid-level offer with two Bird Rights but the salary did not exceed the luxury tax threshold. Prince did not agree, and the Pistons did not let Prince down, offering Prince, who was almost 32 years old at the time. Lins offered a 4-year, 30 million contract.
Facing Prince, Sun Ce scored 15 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. There were also several defensive mistakes in this game.
The skill "Food Break" has just been advanced and has a new effect "Besiege". He couldn't wait to flank him at the beginning of the game, but several times the flanking attacks were unnecessary and his defender was leaked.
After several consecutive defensive mistakes, Sun Ce calmed down.
The skill "Breaking Food" itself is a skill that allows him to predict the target of the pass with a 5% probability when the opponent passes the ball. The probability of triggering is not high. In the past, it was a skill that assisted him in predicting the target of the defense. There is no Special dependence.
But the "siege" effect made him a little anxious. This effect seemed to have a 10% prediction probability, but there was a prerequisite. Instead of directly increasing the triggering probability of "food outage" to 10%, the probability prediction is 10%.
At first, Sun Ce was anxious to double-team and steal his opponent. Not only did he fail to steal the ball, he also made many defensive mistakes.
After calming down, he discovered that this skill can still only be used as a means of assisting prediction. He must defend normally first. If it is necessary to flank the ball holder, then flank him. If there is a chance, trigger it. If there is no chance, forget it. Don't force it. , there is no point in forcing it.
Fortunately, this did not affect the final outcome of the game. The Grizzlies won nine consecutive victories.
With this, the Grizzlies became the first team to win 30 games this season, improving their record to 30 wins and 6 losses. They lost 4 games less than the Spurs, who were second in the Western Conference with 27 wins and 10 losses, and lower than the current third place in the Eastern Conference. The Heat, who had 27 wins and 11 losses, lost 6 games less. The Heat came back to back from No. 1 to No. 3 and won all, surpassing the Bulls, who are currently 26 wins and 11 losses.
On Sun Ce's personal side, the "Competing with Lin Kuangshen" event was completed and he got a precious S-level point guard random player star experience card.
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The morning after defeating the Pistons, the Grizzlies traveled north to play the Raptors on the road in the second game of a back-to-back game on March 4.
Returning to play in Canada once a year, Nash played tonight, Gasol and Tony Allen are also back, but Randolph rested, Yi Jianlian, who had tight thigh muscles in the last game, rested, and Paul George last night I hit my head while fighting against the tough guy Jason Maxiere. The two tough guys both suffered minor concussions today.
Take a few days off.
This game was more difficult than expected. There was no sudden upset, nor was there an easy victory. If winning and losing were both enjoyable, it wouldn't be difficult, but it wasn't like that. It was very anxious.
The Grizzlies are missing three frontcourt players. Both Ridnour and Jimmy Butler are on the active list. 11 people played, 10 of whom were rotated. The lineup was not bad, but it was a little light and heavy in the first half. The interior line offense performed poorly.
Fortunately, Gasol showed his strength in the second half. He scored 18 points in the half, raising his personal score to 21 points and scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Sun Ce also steadily scored 24 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. The iconic 4 times 5 data of 5 blocks and 2 steals. The reason why Gasol exploded was that Nash and Ridnour took turns to come on the court to feed Gasol. The Raptors lost Aaron Gray and his height inside. No longer exists. Jordan did not take advantage of his height advantage, but Gasol made good use of it. Nash played 25 minutes and scored 8 points and 8 assists, and Ridnour played 22 minutes and scored 11 points and 4 assists.
The Raptors also played well tonight. As the Raptors' sixth man, former Grizzlies backup point guard Vazquez had 18 points and 4 assists in a single game, and Calderon had 10 points and 12 assists. The collaboration was very good. Amir Johnson and James Johnson, the Raptors' two most physical forwards, both scored 15 points. Together with Bargnani, who scored a game-high 26 points, the Raptors once suppressed the inside line. Grizzlies.
But DeRozan was only able to score 4 points tonight by Sun Ce and Tony Allen. He played 35 minutes and shot 1-for-12. He really encountered a playoff-level defense. The regular season average of 17 points per game seemed like a data record error.
In a tense back-to-back battle, the Grizzlies beat the Raptors 103-99 with difficulty and won 10 consecutive games!
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The Grizzlies won 10 consecutive games, and the entire basketball world was crazy. In such a shortened season, the Grizzlies could actually win 10 consecutive games!
The longest winning streak among other teams is the Knicks with 8 consecutive wins, followed by the Heat, Spurs, and Lakers with 6 consecutive wins. The longest winning streak among other teams is 5 consecutive wins, which the Bulls, Thunder, Nuggets, 76ers, Mavericks, Hawks, and Bucks have done.
But the madness continues. Playing against the Raptors is the beginning of a four-game road trip. On March 5, the day after playing against the Raptors, the Grizzlies came to Oakland. After a night of rest, they challenged the Warriors on the road on the evening of the 6th.
Yesterday was the trade deadline. The Warriors have been selling Ellis for most of the season, but did not get the ideal return. The Bucks want Ellis and want to form a backcourt double gun of Jennings and Ellis, but the Warriors are getting better and better. Thabeet, who can get 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, looks down on Bogut given by the Bucks. They want Ilyasova, a shooting power forward, but the Bucks don’t give him. In the end, the deal was not reached.
Ellis was greatly affected in the trade storm. At the beginning of the season, he averaged 24 points and 6 assists per game. Around the All-Star Weekend, he dropped to 18 points and 4 assists per game. His shooting percentage also dropped from the previous excellent 46% to 38%.
In this game, Nash and Randolph were rested, Paul George and Yi Jianlian were suspended due to injuries, but it did not affect the Grizzlies' victory. Sun Ce scored 26 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Ridnour, who was rotating between the starting lineup and the rest, scored 4 three-pointers and scored 15 points. With Gasol and Jordan both scoring 15 points and 8 rebounds, Gasol also had 4 assists. The Grizzlies easily defeated the Warriors 100-83 and won 11 consecutive victories!
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The Grizzlies' 11 consecutive wins have continued to dominate the headlines since the All-Star Weekend. Sun Ce got his 9th triple-double of the season, narrowing the gap between his career triple-doubles and James to 1, and became the focus of people's attention.
However, on March 7, James got his 3rd triple-double of the season, and he was also the second player with at least 3 triple-doubles this season, raising his total career triple-doubles to 34 times, and widening the gap between his total triple-doubles and Sun Ce's total triple-doubles to two times.
This gave fans another hot topic to discuss.
Crazy winning streaks always have an end, especially in such a shortened season.
On March 8, the Grizzlies challenged the Suns on the road, 95 to 100, and their 11-game winning streak came to an end.
On March 10, the Grizzlies played the Nuggets in the last game of their 4-game road trip, 106 to 122, and the Grizzlies suffered their second two-game losing streak this season.
Paul George just came back, Klay Thompson was injured, Yi Jianlian just came back, and DeAndre Jordan was injured again.
In fact, they were all minor injuries, but many players insisted on playing because of minor injuries this season, and eventually became major injuries. This season, more than 140 players have missed at least 3 games due to injuries.
Even Kobe missed a total of 7 games due to a broken nose and a torn knee ligament; Rubio was just promoted to the core outside line by the Timberwolves, but because of the sudden increase in playing time and the fact that he is a rookie, Rubio, who has averaged 10.4 points and 8 assists per game so far this season, hurt his knee in the first game after the All-Star Weekend. He insisted on playing for a few games, and on March 6, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. Although there was no structural damage and it had little impact on his career, the 8-10 week recovery period from surgery confirmed that he would be out for the season.
This made Coach Hollins, who was aiming to break through the West, have to be cautious.
Sun Ce played well in both games. Against the Suns, Sun Ce took a physical potion and played 45 minutes in the whole game, scoring 35 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, but Paul George and Yi Jianlian, who had just returned, were in average condition, and Nash was rested, and they lost by 5 points in the end.
Playing against the Nuggets, we were out-gunned by the opponent. Nash scored 15 points and 14 assists, Sun Ce scored 26 points and 8 rebounds, Paul George and Neal each scored 15 points, but we still couldn’t win.
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"Klay, DeAndre, you just need to take good care of your injuries. Don't worry. There are still more than 20 games in the regular season, and there is still plenty of time for you to recover."
"I know, but if Klay can make two three-pointers against the Suns, and I can score more points in the counterattack against the Nuggets, and can keep up with the opponent's inside speed, and don't let Otspes go alone to fight the opponent, we still have a chance to win."
Hearing Jordan's self-blame, Sun Ce curled his lips: "This is also part of the NBA, isn't it? We are very lucky. Ginobili of the Spurs has been injured for 20 games, but they are still so tenacious."
After suffering two consecutive losses, Sun Ce didn't care much. The 11-game winning streak was so dreamy, and it was indeed time to cool down. After the All-Star Weekend, they played too hard in the first five games. Paul George, Yi Jianlian, Klay Thompson, and Jordan were injured one after another. This requires vigilance.
As for losing, it's lost. Now they are still the first in the league, with 32 wins and 8 losses, and the only team with less than 10 losses.
In addition, other teams have also suffered many injuries during this period. For the Spurs, Ginobili has not played since the All-Star Weekend, and Duncan has also started to rest; for the Heat, Wade has missed 10 games so far this season, and basically bid farewell to the first team competition. Not to mention the first team, there is not much chance for the second team, and he can only fight for the first and third teams.
And the Lakers, Paul has also started to rest to prepare for the playoffs. Kobe is strong. He recovered from a broken nose and concussion in two games, and a ligament strain in five games. He is not like a human being. There is a very popular picture that photoshopped Kobe into Iron Man.
Other teams have more or less injuries, including the track and field team Nuggets, which has an 11-man rotation. With such a good rotation, except for the two point guards, the other players have such an even playing time, and 5 players have missed at least 10 games due to injuries.
Sun Ce thinks that Coach Hollins is right. He did not increase the playing time of the uninjured players just because some players are absent. When Yi Jianlian or Jordan is absent, Aaron Greer plays more, and the rest plan for Randolph and Gasol, which had been prepared long ago, is not stopped, and the uninjured one of Yi Jianlian and Jordan is not allowed to play too much; when Paul George and Klay Thompson are injured, Ridnour and Jimmy Butler are put on the active list, and they play more with Neil, and the rest plan for Tony Allen and Nash is not stopped, and the uninjured one of Klay Thompson and Paul George is not allowed to play too long.
Although the injury is still an injury, at least the risk of the injury becoming more serious is not increased.
Now is the time to prepare for the playoffs. Whether you can get 50 wins and whether you can stay in the first place is important, but health is more important.
This year's playoffs are likely to be a battle of who is healthier.
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After finishing 4 consecutive away games, the Grizzlies returned to Memphis from Denver on the morning of the 11th. Next, the sweetest wave of schedules came, allowing the Grizzlies, who had played 6 games in 10 days just after the All-Star Weekend, to take a breath.
Three days of rest from the 11th to the 13th, followed by 3 consecutive home games, playing the Lakers on the 14th, the Raptors on the 17th, and the Wizards on the 19th.
Sweet 9 days and 3 games, a dream schedule.
On the first day back to Memphis, Sun Ce rested for a day to relieve his tense nerves.
On the 12th, Sun Ce resumed his previous efforts, got up at 4 o'clock in the morning for morning exercises, and after breakfast at 8 o'clock, sent Zu Ge to school, and returned home to prepare for personal training. The team has no training arrangements today, and there will be tactical training against the Lakers tomorrow.
It is said that Paul is going to play against the Grizzlies. Sun Ce is very motivated. Jordan is very likely to be unable to play due to a shoulder injury, but Klay Thompson just twisted his ankle, which is not a big problem. Nash, Randolph, Tony Allen, Gasol and others have been in good health. After all, these four people have rotations and it will not affect their playing time.
After returning home, Sun Ce went to his own training hall to train.
First, I looked at the scout report of the Lakers' first 7 games after the All-Star Weekend issued by the team when I returned to Memphis yesterday.
The Lakers have played 41 games so far, with 28 wins and 13 losses.
Sun Ce looked at the Western Conference rankings. They are ranked first with 32 wins and 8 losses. The Lakers have risen to second place! Surpassed the Spurs, who just suffered three consecutive losses because Popovich directly rested Duncan and Parker and did not let them play 3 games in 3 days!
Sun Ce carefully read the Lakers' scout report.
After Paul returned, he played in 10 of the Lakers' 14 games, which did affect Gasol's coordination, but improved the efficiency of Kobe and Gasol. Brand was promoted to the starting position, which increased his tonnage under the basket. His mid-range shots were better than Odom, and Odom, who returned to the sixth man position, performed better and had more ball rights as the sixth man.
Kobe averaged 29.1 points per game, surpassing Anthony's 29 points per game and Durant's 28.9 points per game, and temporarily ranked as the scoring champion!
Moreover, Anthony had just suffered a serious injury a few days ago, with a torn rotator cuff. He can only return in early April, and his condition after recovery cannot be guaranteed.
In other words, it is highly likely that Kobe will step into the ranks of the scoring champion again!
Sun Ce saw that in fact, on March 3, Kobe surpassed Durant on the scoring list and tied Anthony, but it did not attract much attention at the time. Everyone was paying attention to the Grizzlies' 10-game winning streak.
Obviously, Paul, who has completely become a floor-flow organizing point guard, has greatly improved the Lakers' offensive efficiency. In the 10 games after his comeback, Paul averaged 13.1 points, 8.8 assists and 2.2 steals.
From the scout report, Sun Ce noticed that the Lakers lost Bynum, and even if they added Brand and Murphy, their interior defense also fell sharply. But after Paul's comeback, Paul, who has defensive strength, plus Kobe, the back line defense is awesome! It feels a bit like the combination of James and Wade or Iguodala + Holiday.
After learning about the Lakers' recent situation, Sun Ce put down the scout report and began to practice left-handed layups and slowly practice left-handed mid-range shots.
"Humility:
Self-created skills: shooting with both hands.
First stage event: Complete 10,000 left-handed shots in training (Number of effective left-handed shots in training: 9,100 times.)
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It's almost done, and the second stage event will be triggered. In the next two days, Sun Ce wants to complete the remaining 900 left-handed shots.
Don't rush, just take it slow. If you rush, the shot won't count. Effective training means trying your best to shoot. Whether it goes in or not is one thing, but you have to shoot the best feeling for each shot.
On the 12th, Sun Ce practiced 7 sets of left-handed layups and 3 sets of left-handed mid-range shots. His left hand was exhausted. Training the non-dominant hand is always more tiring than the dominant hand.
One day passed in a flash. On March 13, the Lakers, who had just defeated the Clippers last night to win 5 consecutive games and improve their record to 29 wins and 13 losses, came to Memphis.
A focus battle is coming!
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