One Thousand and Twelve. Win the Match Point!

Two days later, at 7:30 pm on June 6, the Grizzlies challenged the Lakers away.

The two teams had clear goals. The Grizzlies wanted to win the match point and lock in the series victory.

The Lakers wanted to counterattack and defend the first home court to avoid the tragedy of falling behind 0-3.

At the beginning of the game, Kobe obviously strengthened his offensive desire and actively ran to score. He no longer thought about saving his energy to play at full power in the third and fourth quarters, but was ready to play the whole game in a relatively better state.

The purpose of this is to allow Paul, Sessions, Gasol, and Odom, the four core organizers, to have a stable containment point throughout the game.

However, Sun Ce exploded on the defensive end tonight!

At 1:19 in the first quarter, Kobe's run-up and turn-around jump shot was slapped away by Sun Ce from the left bottom corner.

At 4 minutes and 27 seconds, Gasol cut into the dunk and was poked by Sun Ce who was back from the baseline. He did not interfere with the ball and poked the ball away when it was about to fall.

At 7 minutes and 15 seconds, Sessions broke through with the help of Odom's pick-and-roll, attracting Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian to double-team. When Sessions passed the ball to Kobe who was slipping to the baseline, Sun Ce judged it and slapped away Sessions' pass, which was grabbed by Tony Allen who was following Kobe.

At 9 minutes and 6 seconds in the first quarter, Paul held the ball and played against Sun Ce, but was blocked by Sun Ce's frontal block...

This time, Sun Ce was too excited after blocking the shot. When Paul deliberately stuck to Sun Ce, Sun Ce pushed Paul away with one arm and received a technical foul. He was replaced by coach Hollins to calm down.

In 9 minutes of playing time, he had 3 blocks and 1 steal in a single quarter, plus 1 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws to get 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Before Sun Ce left the court, he helped the Grizzlies score 18 to 13 in 9 minutes!

When preparing for the game yesterday, the Grizzlies determined their style of play. If the offense is good, they will attack fiercely. If the offense is average, they will fight hard on the defense. Anyway, they must raise the intensity from the beginning and not give the Lakers a chance to slow down.

Since they have the advantage, they must seize the advantage and continue to play! Just like the first round against the Mavericks, the Mavericks were almost exhausted in the first four games, and the last two games won the series in one fell swoop.

This time the Spurs have helped them to complete the consumption, and now they can directly harvest the series!

Today's offense feels average, and the Lakers' defensive intensity has improved when they returned to their home court.

But the Grizzlies defended better.

Sun Ce and Tony Allen, Paul George, Randolph, and Gasol's lineup consumed a wave of Kobe, Paul, and Gasol. After Sun Ce was replaced after receiving a technical foul, Nash led Neil, Klay Thompson, Yi Jianlian, and Jordan to run and play.

If the Lakers have enough energy, it is not a good idea to play run-and-gun, just like in the 2010 Western Conference Finals, the Suns could not beat the Lakers despite their offensive, let alone the Lakers with Paul.

But the Lakers obviously could not keep up with the run-and-gun lineup led by Nash this time, and they directly raised the intensity of the run-and-gun to the highest level. They did not care if the Lakers could keep up with the defense. As the game went on, the Lakers could not keep up.

That's it, the Grizzlies are still trying their best to change the rhythm!

If it is a grinding game, the Lakers can still keep up with the Grizzlies' changing rhythm. The Lakers can now play fast or slow. If they play fast, Barnes, McRoberts, and Odom will partner in the frontcourt. If they play slowly, Brand, Gasol, and Artest will partner in the frontcourt. Kobe, Paul, Sessions, and Blake can also play fast or slow in the backcourt.

But the Grizzlies directly increased the intensity, and the Lakers could only run around and were carried away by the Grizzlies' rhythm.

It's not that they don't want to steal the rhythm. The two teams are similar in strength. The Lakers are strong in four stars, and the Grizzlies are strong in a deep lineup. When Gasol and Odom both showed signs of fatigue, Paul no longer had the scoring ability of the year and could not stand up to score when his teammates did not shoot well, Kobe's performance was also affected and he was double-teamed more!

Kobe is indeed not as good as he was in the past. His offensive efficiency is high because his off-ball running style makes him less double-teamed, and his teammates try their best to create one-on-one play against the opponent's weak defense outside. Kobe's improvement is not based on him alone, but on the team.

When the team is affected, Kobe is also affected.

The Grizzlies, who played away, took the initiative from the beginning with Sun Ce's performance of 3 blocks and 1 steal in 9 minutes, and gradually expanded their advantage.

Although Paul and McRoberts teamed up to score 7 points in a row in the first half of the fourth quarter to narrow the gap to 5 points, they finally relied on defense to keep the lead.

Kobe played 38 minutes, 8 of 16 shots, and scored 23 points. Paul played 42 minutes, 7 of 14 shots, and scored 18 points and 9 assists. McRoberts scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Odom scored 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. Gasol scored only 9 points with only 3 of 13 shots. The Lakers scored 88 points in the game.

For the Grizzlies, Sun Ce played 35 minutes, scored 17 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 blocks, and 3 steals. He had 3 turnovers, but only 1 foul. The number of fouls was the lowest in the playoffs since his sophomore year, and the number of blocks tied his playoff career record!

Randolph scored 32 points and 9 rebounds. 5 offensive rebounds were very important. With Gasol's 15 points, Paul George's 11 points, and Nash's 3 points and 8 assists, the Grizzlies scored 98 points in a single game.

98 to 92, the Grizzlies made the big score 3 to 0 and got the match point, with one foot in the finals!

The moment the final whistle sounded, Sun Ce, who had the last 7 seconds of possession of the ball by the Grizzlies, threw the ball towards the opposite basket and won!

Sun Ce was very excited throughout this game. He did a very good job in predicting the defensive end. Occasionally, he relied on the "break of food" to judge that the opponent's defense after passing the ball was better.

Randolph also took advantage of the time when Gasol was replaced due to poor offensive performance and scored like crazy, scoring 30 points, especially 4 of the 5 offensive rebounds he scored!

The entire Grizzlies team vowed to win their first away game, and they did it! The whole team gathered together to cheer and celebrate. It was 3-0. Is the finals still far away?

Since this is an away game, a simple celebration is enough, and we haven't really advanced yet, so we can't be too proud now. The three veterans, Nash, Battier, and Tony Allen, took control of the situation, and the group went back to the locker room talking and laughing. However, Sun Ce couldn't run away and was left by reporters for post-match interviews.

ESPN reporters asked: "Lord, you performed so well tonight and played the best defense in the playoffs this season. What makes you so excited tonight?"

Sun Ce thought about this question and decided to say it. He is not a star. There is no need to hide this kind of thing: "I just found out that I am going to have a child. There is nothing happier than this. I don't want to lose because of losing." I am happy, so I work hard to win, and I am still very happy now.”

Listening to Sun Ce's tongue-twisting answer, the ESPN reporter was a little confused, but he still understood the key words - the little bully is going to have a child!

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On the night of the 3-0 victory, Sun Ce, Zu Goose and Lily Collins had a drink in the hotel suite with Coke instead of wine to celebrate reaching the finals.

After a brief celebration, we started watching TV and chatting, which was not much different from usual.

"Juanjuan, do you think Lily will give birth to a boy or a girl? Why don't we check it out when we can find out?"

"Brother, don't you want to wait until the last minute to find out whether it's a boy or a girl?"

"I also like the feeling of scratching lottery tickets, but I really want to know whether I'm having a boy or a girl, so I can make preparations."

"What are you preparing for? Buy some pretty clothes? I think it's enough to buy girls' clothes. Girls wear beautiful clothes, and boys can wear whatever they want."

"Juanjuan, what you said makes sense, let's do it!"

"Brother, have you thought of a name?"

"Let's pick a name for the boy. I've already decided on it."

"what is it call?"

"Son Gohan!"

"...Brother, if you are so naughty, won't your dad whip you? If you are a girl, should you call her Sun Shangxiang?"

"This is a good name. My old man will probably like it very much. Do you know how my name came about?"

"I... can probably guess..."

Lily Collins was wearing simultaneous translation headphones. Since Sun Ce’s parents would come to the United States after getting their visas processed for a while, she specially bought some simultaneous translation headphones to facilitate communication. She heard the conversation between Sun Ce and Zue, although some Things like the origin of the name were hard to understand, but seeing Sun Ce being so casual made Lily Collins angry and funny.

After confirming that she was pregnant, Lily-Collins didn't worry so much anymore. She was mainly worried that Sun Ce didn't want a child.

Most NBA American athletes don't want to hear their girlfriends say they are pregnant. That represents a huge financial expenditure. As for whether they are prepared or not, she and Sun Ce are both in good financial situations. There is no such thing as ready or not. Be prepared. If you have a child, prepare a nanny and maid, prepare the school you want to attend, hire a tutor, take interest classes... etc. Just follow the steps.

Lily Collins was most worried that Sun Ce didn't want this, so she struggled with it for so long. She originally planned to wait until it was confirmed before telling Sun Ce, but Sun Ce took the initiative to ask, so she couldn't help but tell him first.

The result was pretty good. Although Sun Ce was not ready to be a father, he did not reject it and was very happy. After the test results came out, he immediately called his parents who were sleeping in China in the early morning.

Sun Ce's father wanted to run to Los Angeles on the spot. Fortunately, Sun Ce's mother, Yang Jing, was calmer and asked Lily Collins if she would mind if they came to visit her often.

Lily Collins did not refuse, she wanted to meet Sun Ce's internet celebrity father who had been popular in the United States for a while, and his godmother who Zu Ge said was a very nice person.

As for Sun Ce changing girlfriends, the two of them have long been used to it. Sun Ce only changes girlfriends every three years. Instead, they feel that Sun Ce has grown up and now that he has a child, he can calm down and focus on his future and career...