Nine Hundred and Thirty-Five. Super Second-Round Pick Little Assassin
In terms of the team's interior, in the past, only Yi Jianlian could shoot unreliable three-pointers, or use Battier as a power forward to shoot three-pointers, which seemed to be insufficient for long-range shooting inside. Now with Lewis, this shortcoming has been made up for. .
Whether it is easy to use or not is another matter, but at least the team has done the best it can. Among the big pitchers that the Grizzlies can get in the free market or in trade, Lewis is already the best.
The Grizzlies also tried to trade Vazquez for the Heat's Mike Miller or James Jones before, but the other party hung up.
After watching Lewis' physical test, Sun Ce and Lewis got to know each other for a while without talking too much.
It’s not yet familiar. Even if Lewis came to the Grizzlies for Sun Ce and Nash, he has a relatively cold personality. He is the kind of person who rarely communicates with his teammates except during games, and relies more on family life.
Although Lewis rejected the big city team and came to the Grizzlies, he did not perform particularly actively.
Sun Ce doesn't find it strange. The NBA has players like Speights who are familiar with it, players like Aaron Gray who are full of charisma, and naturally there will be players with Lewis's personality.
On the other hand, Lewis’s twin sister, WNBA Seattle Storm player Juanta Lewis, learned that her brother had joined the Grizzlies. She posted more than 10 tweets on Twitter, begging Sun Ce to pay attention...
Of course Sun Ce chose to pay attention, but he felt that the twins' personalities were too different.
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After coming to Sacramento for a night's rest, on March 21, the Grizzlies came to Arco Arena to challenge the Kings for the first of four consecutive games.
Sun Ce looked at the current players of the Kings and felt a little emotional. He remembered that in his rookie season, every time Sun Ce came to Sacramento to play a game, it was like a nightmare. Evans couldn't win many games at that time. The team was too bad, otherwise he would not win. It was less than the No. 4 pick, and the 2008-09 Kings had the worst record in the league, with 17 wins and 65 losses. They were unlucky enough to not get the top three picks, and only got the No. 4 pick.
Therefore, in Evans' rookie year, the Kings' lineup was extremely poor, and they selected a bunch of high-speed rookies who may have talent but the Kings did not pay attention to them and their positions overlapped, so they were not produced.
But every time he met Sun Ce, who was thriving in his rookie year, Evans would fight against Sun Ce with all his life.
At that time, Sun Ce really had no power to fight back. Occasionally, he had a star experience card in his hand, and it was impossible to just use it against the Kings. He was the best player on the Grizzlies' bench at the time, and the Grizzlies did not have the rotation they have today. It is used in more critical matches, so it gets abused every time.
But now, times have changed, and the Kings have no one left.
Cousins had a conflict with Paul during the home game against the Lakers on the 19th. Paul's innocent look made Cousins, who looked like he was going to hit someone, receive a technical foul. This season, the number of technical fouls has reached the number of suspensions. Cousins was suspended for one game several times. Cousins came to the scene wearing a suit to watch the game.
Cousins is suspended, Marcus Thornton suffered a fractured right elbow at the beginning of the month and is out for the season, and the Kings' strongest players on the inside and outside are unable to play.
The best player on the outside for the Kings right now is Isaiah Thomas, and the best player on the inside is Jason Thompson.
"Isaiah Thomas, 23 years old, height 175 cm, weight 84 kg, ability evaluation B, offense A-, defense B-, three-point A, mid-range shot B+, layup A, ball handling S, speed S, strength B…”
Before the game, Sun Ce looked at Thomas's ability evaluation. His height and weight were like weights.
B+ level strength, second round pick, happened to meet the Kings, a team that likes to use talents that newcomers don't like to play, and he showed his strength, and his skills are so mature! There's nothing he can do about his inaccurate layup, but his breakthrough is very good, and his jump shot after the pick-and-roll is also very strong.
However, height is a flaw. Judging from previous scouting reports, Thomas' defense is pretty good and he is very active. He is good at guarding against players less than 185 centimeters tall. For example, in the Lakers' game the day before yesterday, he defended Paul 3 of 12, and Paul also The reason why I haven’t returned to my best condition yet,
But at least I tried my best to prevent it, and I managed to do so.
Thomas Jr. is the only player Sun Ce is interested in from the Kings. For such a team that is second to last in the Western Conference, there are not many worthy candidates.
And Sun Ce feels that it’s not that the Kings don’t want to take the last place, but that the Charlotte Bobcats and the former Charlotte Hornets dominate the last place in the East and West, and other teams can’t catch up no matter how hard they try.
The Kings already have 12 wins and 31 losses, and they can't hold off the Hornets, who have 10 wins and 34 losses...
Thomas felt Sun Ce's gaze from time to time. He felt very excited. He also knew that he was now the only player in the Kings that his opponents could take seriously.
Every time he played against Sun Ce, he was very motivated. They were all drafted in the second round, and they all worked hard to become the team's best perimeter players. Although not many times, they were occasionally compared to each other.
For example, sometimes some fans wonder, if Thomas grows to 192 centimeters, who will be more powerful compared with Sun Ce?
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At 6:30 in the evening, the game between the two teams started.
For the Grizzlies, the starting lineup of Ridnour, Sun Ce, Paul George, Lewis, and DeAndre Jordan appeared.
Nash and the Bears are taking turns today. Yi Jianlian must be retained to ensure that there are enough insiders on the bench. Lewis has been in the starting lineup since he arrived. His role is similar to that of Ridnour. He can contribute when he needs to play, but he must also accept the real starting position. Wear a suit when you go to war.
This is not an unacceptable thing for the two people who have received the last big contract and just want the championship. For example, Ridnour will not play if he doesn't play, and he will work very hard when he plays.
For the Kings, the starting lineup of Thomas, John Samuels, Francisco Garcia, Jason Thompson, and JJ Hickson appeared.
Jordan won the jump ball and the Grizzlies took the lead. Sun Ce came to the frontcourt to catch the ball and hit Samuels with a high back. He turned over and made a jumper and scored two points to help the Grizzlies score the first goal.
Looking at Samuels who couldn't even jump, Sun Ce felt a little regretful. In his rookie season, Samuels averaged 19.9 points per game with the Bucks. He was sharp in singles and accurate in shooting. In the summer of 2010 He got a five-year, 40 million-dollar lucrative contract extension from the Bucks, but was seriously injured in April last season. He was amnesty not long into this season and came to the Kings to sign a minimum salary.
Seeing Sun Ce score easily, Thomas naturally didn't want to let Sun Ce take the lead. When the Kings attacked, Thomas played Lewis, looking for Jason Thompson to pick and roll, and easily passed Lewis deep into the basket and swung past DeAndre Jordan. The floater scored two points.
Sun Ce didn't even have time to defend the ball, it was too fast!
S-class speed! Probably the fastest among S-class speeds! Faster than Wall!
Especially the left-handed shot, it is difficult for opponents to adapt.
But what hurts Sun Ce is that Thomas is not yet a famous player. If he gets Thomas's future star experience card, he should be considered a famous player, but the event has not been triggered.
In the first few minutes of the game, the Grizzlies played well offensively. The Kings conceded an average of 105 points per game and had little defense. Except for Lewis, who had not played for more than half a month and missed two three-pointers, everyone else's shooting percentages were low. Not bad, and with Jordan's offensive rebounds, the Grizzlies scored 18 points in the first half of the first quarter.
However, Thomas Jr. scored 9 points and 2 assists in the half, helping the Kings score 16 points in 6 minutes and 22 seconds!
Thomas made 3 of 4 shots from the basket and 3 of 3 free throws. He did not make a single mid-range shot. He scored 9 points by scoring under the basket. It is not that he really scored well under the basket. 55% of the shots were under the basket. The hit rate is quite average, mainly because Jordan loves to jump!
Thomas is not a great scorer at the basket, but his touch is indeed very good. The reason why he is not great is that he is too short. As long as the center guarding the basket does not jump or lose his position, he can greatly interfere with Thomas's progress. Basketball or floater, but Jordan loves to jump when he plays against a weak team. He really looks down on the Kings.
Although it is harmless for DeAndre Jordan to look down on weak teams, it also affected Sun Ce's defense. DeAndre Jordan showed too much jumping skills, and Sun Ce did not have a good chance to shrink the basket.
And Thomas Jr. has an excellent offensive awareness. He took advantage of Lewis's inability to defend the pick-and-roll and the fact that the center loves to jump under the basket. He continuously broke through to the basket and scored consecutively in this way.
When Sun Ce was replaced during the official timeout in the first quarter, he scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but was outclassed by Thomas.
This feeling is played out, and the weak team also has a chance to defeat the strong. After all, no matter how bad it is, they still have 12 of the 500 best players in the world.
Thomas's opening performance boosted the morale of the entire Kings team. They actually almost beat the Lakers the day before yesterday. Thomas and Cousins both broke out. Before Cousins was sent off, the Kings just relied on Thomas. After the pick-and-roll, Paul tied the score with a three-pointer. Then Paul, who was blocked by Cousins in the pick-and-roll, gave Cousins an elbow on the butt...
After gaining momentum, in the middle of the second quarter, the Kings led the Grizzlies by two points 47 to 45, and the Grizzlies called a timeout!
The game only reached 6 minutes and 31 seconds of the second quarter. The Grizzlies scored 45 points, which was considered a good game. It was no problem to score over 100 points in this game, and it was possible to even exceed 110, but the Kings scored 45 points. So high!
Even the lonely master made three three-pointers, and the Kings' death double shorts felt a bit unstoppable.
Jimmer Freddy played 8 minutes and scored 9 points. Thomas took a three-minute rest in the second half of the first quarter and continued to play in the second quarter. He played a total of 15 minutes and scored 14 points and 5 assists. The performance of these two people Unbelievable!
Tony Allen was beaten repeatedly by Thomas's pick-and-roll.
The main reason is that Thomas is so awesome.
Seeing the coaching staff preparing to change to a purely defensive lineup, Sun Ce thought he could easily play offense in today's game...
After the timeout, the lineup of Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier, and Aaron Gray was replaced.
Thomas was playing in high spirits. During the timeout, he saw Sun Ce taking off his training clothes and getting up. He wanted to have a good fight with Sun Ce. He was very confident, quite confident.
But seeing the Grizzlies suddenly switch to this lineup...
The little assassin was so frightened that he almost fell down: What are you doing? Do you need to be so serious about beating us?
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