941. Barkley: James Is a Big Shot

The Grizzlies played very happily today. They were a little tired. Yi Jianlian and Jordan followed Griffin, and Randolph and Gasol tried to slow down the pace and play positional warfare. They all consumed a lot of energy.

But it was not a tense offensive and defensive match, so it was not really tiring. Just take it slow, because the only thing that required physical effort was defense, and the offense was very easy.

And the most important thing was that their defensive target was only Griffin. Not to mention anything else, the Grizzlies changed the rhythm 4 times in three quarters, which confused the Clippers. In the first half of the third quarter, Sun Ce led the team to run and shoot and scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. The Grizzlies directly replaced Tony Allen, Paul George, Randolph and Gasol to partner with Sun Ce. In the second half of the third quarter, the gap that was narrowed to 13 points by the Clippers was directly widened to 19 points.

In the more than 5 minutes after the official timeout in the third quarter, the Clippers only scored 4 points and were beaten by the Grizzlies 10 to 4.

Leading by 19 points, 84 to 65, Sun Ce played exactly 30 minutes in a single quarter and got 15 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals before going to rest.

The Grizzlies did not relax in the final quarter, and the lineup of Ridnour, Neal, Klay Thompson, Battier and Jordan went up to support.

It was Griffin who surprised Sun Ce. He was targeted so badly and was slapped in the face by Yi Jianlian because he wanted to use his left hand to hold down Yi Jianlian for a dunk and prevent Yi Jianlian from reaching out to block the shot. He was bleeding, but he still worked hard and scored 18 points in the first three quarters. It was not good to shoot 6 out of 16, with a hit rate of less than 40% and only 6 rebounds, but he was able to perform so well under such extreme targeting, and he was still quite capable.

Sun Ce felt that Griffin was really strong, talented, and improved rapidly. He had almost no skills except for stable pick-and-roll and good ball control last season, but now he has done well in dribbling, second-chance rebounding, and lobs under the basket. Moreover, Griffin did not develop towards the small forward direction as Sun Ce remembered, but rather seemed to be learning Malone's offensive style.

Is this because the team does not have DeAndre Jordan or Paul's pick-and-roll, which requires him to open up space, and the direction of play has changed? Is it starting to develop towards Malone, whose body shape is most similar to his?

Sun Ce could only guess this way.

Of course, Sun Ce felt that Griffin and Malone were not alike at all on the defensive end. Griffin's defense was more effective against blue-collar players, and the efficiency was good because the power forwards now were becoming more and more blue-collar.

Not surprisingly, the Clippers also gave up struggling. In the end, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Clippers 106-91, leaving Griffin a sad night.

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The Grizzlies defeated the Clippers and won 6 consecutive games, improving their record to 38 wins and 8 losses.

When the Grizzlies and the Clippers played, in a box at the scene, Paul, Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Metta World and other big players of the Lakers came to watch the game.

Watching the game, those who are not fans of the Clippers or Griffin were very happy,

especially Gasol, who saw Yi Jianlian slap Griffin's nose and bleed, although he was fouled, but it was fun to watch!

And the younger brother, Griffin wanted to make a tip-in, but was hugged by the younger brother and pulled down.

Also, just when Gasol was marveling at his younger brother's brave performance, Paul said on the side: "Look, Paul, you have to be like Mark, if Griffin wants to dunk you, you pull him down, don't be too gentle, fight when you should, he started it first..."

The younger brother defended very well, and his teammates were also very right, but Gasol just smiled and didn't respond.

It is enough for a team to have two or three villains.

There are already Kobe + Metta + Odom, and now there is Paul. Gasol feels that he should remain gentle and give the referee a good impression, otherwise it will be bad to be labeled as a villain team.

Paul can understand Gasol's mentality and does not force it. He just suggests that Gasol can have a little temper when encountering things.

After watching the game, the five big men of the Lakers began to analyze the game the day after tomorrow.

The Lakers just won 6 consecutive games, currently 33 wins and 13 losses, ranking second in the West, and have not lost since losing to the Grizzlies.

There is nothing worth discussing about the Grizzlies' tactics. The Grizzlies have always been simple and rough. The offense is as simple as possible, and the focus is on defense.

Facing the Grizzlies' defense, it depends on the Lakers' own on-the-spot response. The Grizzlies' offensive response basically depends on Sun Ce and Nash, but on the defensive end, the Grizzlies coaching staff has a strong ability to respond.

This is not easy to deal with, and the Grizzlies' defense has fluctuated a lot in recent games, mainly because of rest. The Lakers' big guys, including Kobe, who is a veteran in his seventh year, are willing to take rest occasionally. His mentality has changed a lot this season, just like he chose to take rest in the last game in the original time and space instead of scoring 40 points to grab the scoring title. He cares more about preparing for the playoffs than the data.

It's just that the conditions don't allow it. Paul's state has gradually recovered and he has started to play more time. It's hard to grab the first place in the West, but they still have to fight for the second place in the West and the second place in the league.

After all, there is a high probability that they will play against the Spurs in the second round, and their goal is not just to dominate the West, but the championship. It's best to have a home advantage when facing Eastern teams.

But although the rest of the Grizzlies is envied by several big guys, they have been at home recently. They have been paying attention to the first three games of the Grizzlies' five consecutive away games and feel that there are problems with rest.

That is to say, the Kings, Trail Blazers, and Clippers do not have a good offensive understanding. Although the Clippers are in the playoffs, they rely solely on Griffin, Bledsoe, Mo Williams, and Caron- Butler, Randy Foye and several other strong players rushed to victory, but the offensive connection was extremely poor, especially in positional battles.

These three teams did not pose much of a challenge to the Grizzlies defense.

But it can still be seen that the Grizzlies' defensive understanding has declined compared to when they just returned from the All-Star Weekend.

After Kobe talked with Paul, Artest, and Gasol for a long time, the discussion could not come up with a result. God knows if the Grizzlies team's tacit understanding has really declined because of the rest, because it is very possible, those who rest a lot The team will compete with all the main players in the last ten or so games of the regular season, with the purpose of regaining a tacit understanding. Last season, the Lakers kept paying attention to the Grizzlies, and this is what the Grizzlies did.

But it was hard to say. Kobe had a headache and suddenly thought of something. He asked Odom, who had not said a word for a long time, "Lamar, how do you think the Grizzlies are playing recently?"

Odom was stunned for a moment, why did he suddenly ask him, he was just here to be cute, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "They play very happily, they play the same thing every day, they can win, they are really strong... "

This answer made Paul want to complain. Can you be more professional? After all, he is the best sixth man and a two-time championship super swingman!

But Kobe was very satisfied with Odom's answer. He didn't want Odom to say anything at all, but he liked Odom's intuition...

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Suddenly, it was his 13th triple-double of the season, and Sun Ce got his 36th career triple-double!

Because coach Hollins did a good job controlling the field, Sun Ce did not brush up data in garbage time.

And because Sun Ce's playing style has always been quite special, he is a player who is more interested in assisting defense, supplementary defense, rebounding, blocking shots, and passing than shooting. This season's 48% shooting rate is much higher than last season. It has increased by two percentage points, and the average points per game have also increased, but it has not increased the number of shots. Last season, it averaged 18.9 shots per game, but this season it only took 18.2. The improvement in scoring is entirely due to shooting efficiency, free throw percentage and three-pointers. Improvement in scoring goals.

Therefore, when Sun Ce had a triple-double against the Clippers, no one could tell that he was doing it, just like a regular play.

After the game between the Grizzlies and the Clippers, Barkley, who was commentating on the game, came out to criticize James again: "Look, this is called a real triple-double master. James rebounded in the last two minutes and almost let the Heat Losing and doing this for a triple-double, so what if he gets the MVP? The Lord is the MVP in my mind! And he hasn’t got a triple-double yet. It’s ridiculous. Is this the MVP?”

As soon as Barkley said this, people originally didn't notice James rebounding in the last two minutes last night. James broke out in the last quarter and helped the team come back without Wade and Mike Miller. His performance was extremely good, 8 His performance in the final quarter when he made 6 shots from the field was extremely strong.

And because in the first 46 minutes, James didn't care whether he could grab rebounds or not, he was helping his teammates get stuck, allowing McGrady, who played 26 minutes, to get 8 rebounds. In addition, James' performance in the final quarter and the one who led the lead Three points, this was originally a game where James fans wildly praised James' performance at critical moments.

But after Barkley said this, the video of the last two minutes of the game between the Heat and Nets a few hours ago went viral!

Originally, the Nets were 6 points behind before the last two minutes, but the Heat were stunned in the last two minutes by being beaten 6-4 by the Nets, who had only scored 8 points in the first 10 minutes, although James himself scored the last 4 points. He got it, but the Nets' 6 points had a lot to do with the fact that he went in early to grab the rebound and was found by the opponent in the outside pick-and-roll, then scored a three-pointer and a cut-in 2+1.

Over in Miami, James suffered a critical blow after watching the game between the Grizzlies and Clippers. Why did the opponents he encountered try their best to kill him, while the Clippers, a playoff team, were languishing? ? This made him feel that God was so unfair!

Forget it, he is ready to show off in the next game against the Bobcats. There are still 20 games left, which is enough for him to compete with Sun Ce. .

But as soon as Barkley said this, James felt that this guy was cutting off his way to improve the data while locking the victory!

"Why is the whole world targeting me?"