Nine Hundred and Sixty-One. Why Don’t They Fight Anymore?

Every time Sun Ce shot a three-pointer, Love would desperately grab the rebound under the basket. Of course, he just made such a move to let Battier and Gasol double-team him and give Brad Miller the opportunity to grab the rebound.

But from the second quarter to now, Sun Ce has made 4 of 6 three-pointers!

In fact, when Sun Ce made the third three-pointer after the timeout, Love didn't think anything was wrong, but the fourth three-pointer came immediately.

Love had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the bad premonition came true immediately!

Brad Miller of the Timberwolves passed the ball to Wesley Johnson who cut in with the help of Love's pick-and-roll. Wesley Johnson received the ball and dunked to score two points. Looking back, Sun Ce received the ball and hit a three-pointer again!

Sun Ce's idea now is very simple, if you make the shot, you make it, if you don't make it, forget it.

The decision at the beginning seemed to be wrong, but now it has become like this, just break the jar and break it, fearless!

He also found that playing like this was actually more effective, because although the Timberwolves were defensively motivated, and in the first half of the season with Rubio, Adelman also cultivated some defensive awareness, but overall it was still very poor. The early defense was basically supported by Rubio, Wesley Johnson, and Pekovic. Love was at best, but he had no merits or faults, and he still relied on his ability to protect rebounds to have average defense.

Now, although the Timberwolves are active in switching defenses, they have no defensive coordination, and Sun can get a chance to receive the ball with the help of pick-and-roll.

Speaking of tonight's game, what did Sun Ce think was the biggest shortcoming compared to the Timberwolves when they were behind before? It was the fearless mentality.

He himself did not dare to shoot recklessly in the first half of the quarter. When he was double-teamed or filled in, he would choose to pass to his teammates in the open space. As a result, Mr. Tony did not seize the opportunity tonight, and the inside rebounds were actually not guaranteed. Whether it was Milicic, Pekovic, or Brad Miller, they all relied on Love's containment to grab a lot of rebounds, and this was caused by his strategy.

But now, Sun Ce is fearless. He has the top-level S-level three-pointer, the best in the game, better than Love's A+ level three-pointer. In addition to the good touch from the first quarter, and the Timberwolves' defense is not very good, Sun Ce scored 3 three-pointers in a row, and has already made 5 three-pointers!

Watching Sun Ce return to defense immediately after making a three-pointer, Love picked up the ball and passed it to DJ-Augustin.

Although DJ-Augustin was abandoned by the Bobcats, who refused to execute his last year's 3.25 million US dollar contract, his strength is actually quite good. The Timberwolves gave up Ridnour before because they signed this younger point guard.

After Love arrived at the frontcourt, he received the ball in one step inside the three-point line and shot a long two-pointer... and it went in!

Seeing that he created a two-point lead again, Love was slightly relieved. His teammates had a good touch, and he also had a good touch. He could use himself to create opportunities for his teammates and let his teammates shoot.

When the Grizzlies attacked, Sun Ce continued to receive a pass from Ridnour with Klay Thompson's off-ball pick-and-roll. This time, Beasley and Wesley Johnson immediately double-teamed Sun Ce. Although Sun Ce was desperate, he was not stupid. He passed the ball to Klay Thompson, who pulled to the top arc after the pick-and-roll. The latter received the ball and shot a three-pointer... and it also went in!

This ball is very critical!

They started to double-team Sun Ce's three-pointer, proving that the Timberwolves really wanted to win. Even Beasley tried his best to win and tried to defend. The inside line was blocked. Nazarian and Randolph, who could shoot mid-range shots, didn't play. Gasol had to block Love's rebounds and chose to shrink to the basket. At this time, Sun Ce really needed a teammate who could shoot a three-pointer.

Klay Thompson was also under pressure,

but he withstood the pressure and shot it in!

With Klay Thompson's three-pointer, the two teams officially started a battle of offense and defense!

Indeed, due to Sun Ce's strategic mistakes, the Timberwolves' offense is currently unstoppable by the Grizzlies.

Defense is to double-team the opponent's strong points and defend the opponent's weak points, but the Timberwolves have nothing else. Talented players one after another were beaten by them. The Spurs, who are a bully, were beaten by the Timberwolves with 7 players scoring in double figures, 126 to 115. The rotation strategy of the Grizzlies tonight is still quite strange, and it is really unstoppable.

But now, the Splash Brothers on the Grizzlies side are starting to make waves!

The two teams played very anxiously. As soon as the Timberwolves took the lead, the Grizzlies immediately hit back with a three-pointer, but the Grizzlies really couldn't suppress the Timberwolves, who were in high spirits. After they took a 2-4 point lead, the Timberwolves quickly launched a counterattack.

Sun Ce doesn't care so much now. He shoots when he receives the ball, passes to Klay Thompson when he is double-teamed, and only looks for Klay Thompson to play pick-and-roll.

At the 9th minute of the second quarter, Sun Ce scored his 6th three-pointer in the quarter, and at the 11th minute and 37 seconds, he scored his 7th three-pointer in the quarter...

At the end of the first half, Sun Ce scored 41 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists!

72 to 73, 1 point behind in the second half.

After the halftime break, Sun Ce started to make substitutions himself. During the halftime break, coach Hollins made it clear that Nash, Tony Allen, Gasol and Randolph would not play.

The game was already so chaotic that it was impossible to control the rhythm. Now let these four big guys go up to mess up the game... It's better to let Sun Ce play freely.

Look, he scored 41 points in the first half and 30 points in the second quarter.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Sun Ce, Neil, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Aaron Gray came on the court.

On the Timberwolves side, Wayne Ellington, Webster, Wesley Johnson, Love, and Pekovic returned to the starting lineup.

The Timberwolves attacked first, and the fans at the scene booed deafeningly.

Hearing the boos, Love, who received the ball in the low post, was under great pressure.

Sun Ce was under great pressure, and Love was also under great pressure. Now there was a deviation in the cognition between Sun Ce and others. Sun Ce was full of pressure, and he was also annoyed from time to time that the strategy at the beginning was wrong.

But the fans at the scene were very excited to see them score points. Sun Ce scored 30 points in a single quarter! This is terrible! As a fan, it was very enjoyable to watch.

Love's mentality was also a little bit explosive. Every time they opened up a little difference in points, they would be beaten back by Sun Ce with a three-pointer. After finally catching up with the score that was overtaken, Sun Ce immediately made another layup or three-pointer.

Withstanding the pressure, Love scored two points with a low hook shot against Yi Jianlian.

Before Love shot this time, the Grizzlies did not double-team him, and Sun Ce also made adjustments. Although he was not very excited about his 41 points in the first half, he still knew about it. Love had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in the first half, so they were no longer afraid of Love scoring, so they made defensive adjustments. Love's shooting was not double-teamed, and Love's rebound was blocked after he shot.

Without receiving the serve, Sun Ce ran straight to the front court, 72 to 75, and the score difference was 3 points again.

Neil advanced to the front court and passed it to Yi Jianlian, who had a breakthrough advantage in the high position facing Love. Sun Ce came out around the baseline, Aaron Gray blocked Wesley Johnson who was chasing him well, Pekovic switched defense and did not keep up, Sun Ce's speed temporarily exploded to the S extreme, rushed all the way to the sideline, Yi Jianlian passed the ball in the high position, and Sun Ce received the ball and shot a three-pointer...

Love retreated immediately, thinking that Sun Ce should not score again, it was already 7... Then he saw the ball fall directly into the frame.

Sun Ce quickly retreated. Even if he couldn't defend the opponent's shooting, he still had to work harder.

However, the mentality of the Forest team was about to explode!

They were tied again!

Love went to the frontcourt and took the ball directly outside the three-point line and shot...missed!

Sun Ce guarded the rebound and handed it to Neil, and continued to run. Yi Jianlian pulled out to screen for Sun Ce. The Timberwolves were no longer guarding the basket. Sun Ce saw Love switching defense and immediately cut in. When Neil broke through Wayne Ellington, he saw Sun Ce cut in and passed the ball immediately. Sun Ce cut into the inside and attracted Pekovic to jump up and throw the ball to the left side of the three-second zone. Aaron Gray received the ball and made a layup to score two points.

Sun Ce now shoots when he can, defends when he can, grabs rebounds when he can, and cuts in when he has the opportunity. He is fully committed to the game, regardless of the score difference, and the emotional changes of opponents or teammates.

In the third minute of the third quarter, after Sun Ce received the ball and turned around to make a three-pointer, he felt that he had no strength to shoot, so he quickly took a physical potion.

Then, because Sun Ce missed three three-pointers in the previous round, the Timberwolves simply let him go after he received the ball, blocked the basket and others, and Sun Ce made another three-pointer!

9 three-pointers!

The Timberwolves just narrowed the gap to two points with Sun Ce's baseline jumper after a three-pointer, and Sun Ce once again widened the gap with a three-pointer, and this time it was 5 points!

What else is there? Keep blocking Sun Ce, and then work hard on the offensive end!

Sun Ce continued to look for opportunities to shoot on the offensive end. It didn't matter if there were no opportunities. Anyway, he was leading Love by more than ten points, and the whole team could score. Seeing that he was double-teamed more and more times, he was happy to do so, and his teammates seemed to shoot well.

The pain was the defense. My sister-in-law and Tony didn't play, and the defense was really not good.

At the 10th minute of the third quarter, Sun Ce hit his 10th three-pointer.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Sun Ce came up and advanced to the frontcourt and made his 11th three-pointer.

At 2 minutes and 26 seconds in the fourth quarter, Sun Ce received a pass from Paul George in a counterattack and made a three-pointer, making his 12th three-pointer of the game.

At 5 minutes and 33 seconds in the fourth quarter, after Sun Ce missed two consecutive three-pointers, he slipped out of the baseline and hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner...

Just when Sun Ce was trying to retreat, the Timberwolves called a timeout.

Sun Ce watched Love walk to the sidelines and put on his training suit. Wayne Ellington, Beasley, Wesley Johnson, Milicic, and Pekovic, who played very well, also put on their training suits. The Timberwolves sent out a pure substitute lineup. Sun Ce was a little confused. What happened? Don't play anymore?