One Thousand and Twenty-Four. First Win in the Crazy Finals!
Howard was not prepared because Jordan and Yi Jianlian were not there, and it was Nash who rushed into the basket. Howard rushed over to block the shot and forgot about Sun Ce.
Howard lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground. He watched Sun Ce let go of the basket and fell down. His mentality exploded. He was dunked again!
This is the finals!
Moreover, seeing Sun Ce retreat directly as if he had dunked an empty basket, without any celebration, as if he had dunked an empty basket, Howard was going to explode! He got up and ran forward.
In the offense and defense transition, Howard went to the front court and fought with Randolph for the ball. He wanted to fight back!
Randolph was very happy. Randolph did not have many opportunities to perform on the offensive end today. Howard's defense under the basket was stronger than Yao Ming, Chandler, and Gasol. He chose to mainly catch the ball in the middle distance or singles, and he did not have much playing time. He played for 16 minutes in the first three quarters. Now he is in good physical condition and can't wait to fight with Howard.
Because Howard had played the entire first three quarters!
Randolph wanted to consume Howard, and Evans, who advanced to the frontcourt, wanted to avoid Howard being consumed. Howard was not arranged to play singles in the fourth quarter. The reason why Howard played singles in the last round was because the defender was Sun Ce, so Howard was allowed to play back. Normally, Howard should look for a cut-in or a second attack, and work on the offensive end in the most relaxed way, and put the remaining physical strength on the defensive end.
But Howard looked like he was going to return the ball, so Evans had no choice but to pass the ball to Howard.
After receiving the ball, Howard rushed forward with all his strength. Randolph had enough tonnage and brute force, and he really held it, but Howard was unwilling to give up. He turned around and squeezed Randolph with his upper limb strength to shoot high... When he shot, he saw Sun Ce rushing over, and Howard's high shot, which should have been accurate, turned into a sky rocket, avoiding Sun Ce's block, but shot over the bridge!
Randolph protected the defensive rebound!
Howard failed to play singles twice in a row. Evans, Holiday, Iguodala and Thaddeus Young were all going crazy. The score difference was 13 points. Howard once again wasted an offensive opportunity. It was already the last quarter!
The mood was further affected. The 76ers' defense began to get impatient. Sun Ce continued to play low and leaned on Thaddeus Young to play back. In the third quarter, Sun Ce bullied the thin Thaddeus Young and turned around to dunk. After Sun Ce took Nash's lob with Thaddeus Young, Paul George ran around the basket and took the initiative to bring Evans to Sun Ce, giving Evans the opportunity to double-team Sun Ce. At this time, Sun Ce suddenly bumped back and knocked the thin Thaddeus Young back a step. Evans hurried over to double-team.
At this time, Sun Ce stood still and raised the ball. Paul George slipped to the basket and ran directly to the free throw line to block Iguodala. Nash was ready to cut inside with Iguodala when Paul George ran to the basket. When Nash was open with Paul George's pick-and-roll, Sun Ce's low-post pass was sent to the position where Nash stood, and he took the ball and shot... Evans jumped on it! When Sun Ce passed the ball, Evans immediately rushed in the direction of Sun Ce's pass.
Nash was thrown down, and although he did not succeed in shooting, he got two free throws!
Nash stood up holding the hands of Sun Ce and Paul George, who came up, and walked to the free throw line with a smile. He got free throws, which basically meant he got points steadily! He is the most accurate free throw player in active service.
Sun Ce is also very excited now. He has been waiting for the opponent to get impatient. The negative effect of "Iron Blood Field" is that the opponent's defense will become more active, and it will become more and more active because of the increase in his number of blocks, but active defense also requires calm defense. Once he is not calm, this originally negative effect for him, Sun, will become a positive effect!
With Nash's two free throws, the score became 71 to 56, and the score difference widened to 15 points!
The 76ers' subsequent offensive and defensive actions were just as Sun Ce expected. The opponent, starting with Howard, spread to the two best defensive team-level outside players,
gradually became impatient.
There are only 10 minutes left in the game, and they are 15 points behind. How can they not be impatient?
Moreover, the Grizzlies' Gasol and Tony Allen have not yet played! After they have rested well, if the 76ers are still behind by more than 10 points in the second half, it basically means that the game is over!
However, it is basically impossible for the 76ers to score quickly. Evans is the only player in their lineup who has the ability to attack. Howard also had it, but he played all the first three quarters and was exhausted. It was okay to block Sun Ce, but it was difficult to easily block Randolph. In addition, Sun Ce's help defense made Howard's passing very poor.
It is not easy for Sun Ce to block shots when breaking through the outside or attacking the inside with pick-and-roll. Just like people are used to avoiding Howard's shots, the 76ers are also used to avoiding him.
However, not getting a block does not mean that the defense is not good. Blocking is definitely to block the opponent's best shooting line to complete the interception, forcing the opponent to shoot at an angle that is not so suitable for shooting or is not used to it. It is not so important whether the block is blocked or not. The best choice is to successfully interfere.
Just like the second half of the third quarter, Sun Ce did not have many opportunities to block in the first half of the fourth quarter. He only had one successful block, and it was when he was defending Thaddeus Young alone. Thaddeus Young turned around and layup was blocked by him, but his defense under the basket was very effective!
The 76ers' defense became more and more impatient. Throughout the first half of the fourth quarter, Klay Thompson was given a chance to make a three-pointer, and Nash was given all five free throws in the half. Nash also made a shot. A short throw from close range, this throw was 2+1. Sun Ce also scored 4 points in the first half of the quarter. The Grizzlies scored 14 points in the first half of the fourth quarter; while the 76ers struggled in the first half of the quarter. Even with a deadly offense, they only scored 11 points. Evans only scored 11 points when he scored 8 points.
When the official timeout came in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies led the 76ers by 14 points 81 to 67!
Entering the timeout, the atmosphere at the scene was already crazy, and everyone was cheering wildly. With 5 minutes and 58 seconds left, the team led by 14 points and secured the victory!
When Klay Thompson, Paul George, and Randolph came off the court to rest, the fans shouted their names and applauded.
The data of the two best players of the Grizzlies tonight were displayed on the big screen. Sun Ce, 29 points, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 blocks and 2 steals... plus 4 fouls and 5 turnovers; Nash, 22 points and 4 assists!
Sun Ce's scoring dropped in the second half, but Nash scored 16 points in the half, continuing the Grizzlies' offensive firepower!
For the 76ers, Evans also had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, as well as 2 blocks and 2 steals. He controlled mistakes better than Sun Ce, with only 4 turnovers, but in addition to his 24 points, Howard's 18 The highest score among others was Lou Williams' 9 points.
The second half lasted 18 minutes. Although the Grizzlies only scored 33 points, the 76ers only scored 23 points.
Facing the Grizzlies' brutal defense in the second half, the 76ers were defeated!
However, they are all young players and the 76ers are unwilling to give up!
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After the timeout, the Grizzlies sent out a lineup of Sun Ce, Nash, Tony Allen, Battier, and Gasol.
For the 76ers, the lineup of Evans, Meeks, Lou Williams, Lavoy Allen, and Howard took the field.
76ers head coach Doug Collins had no choice. The defensive end really couldn't beat the opponent, and he didn't know why. The more they played, the more impatient they were. In the first half of the quarter, Nash was sent to the free throw line three times and Sun Ce was sent to the free throw line twice. line, giving Nash 5 free throws and Sun Ce 4 free throws. Sun Ce only made 2 of 4 free throws, but Nash made all 5 free throws!
The referee's call was very loose and he gave the opponent so many free throws, which proved how impatient the 76ers were defensively in the past six minutes.
Now we can only attack!
The Grizzlies insisted on playing defense, with a 14-point difference in less than 6 minutes, slowly running out and enduring.
Facing this lineup of the Grizzlies, even strong offensive teams like the Lakers, Nuggets, and Mavericks have to peel off their skin, let alone the 76ers who are not good at offense?
The 76ers worked hard, but only scored 9 points in the last 5 minutes and 58 seconds. The Grizzlies completely ignored offense and purely defended. The offense relied on Nash to score, while Sun Ce reserved his energy to defend with all his strength.
In the last 5 minutes and 58 seconds, the Grizzlies only scored 6 points, Nash scored 4 points, and Gasol scored two points on a tip-in. There was no other score, but he also defended the 76ers. In a state of ecstasy, Sun Ce also took the opportunity to block Lavoy Allen when he was throwing against Battier.
In the last 4 minutes, the 76ers were throwing three-pointers wildly, and they actually made two. Howard also grabbed an offensive rebound and used it to give Evans a 2+1. However, the 76ers only scored 9 points in the last 5 minutes and 58 seconds!
When Meeks' buzzer-beating shot in the last two seconds was chased by Sun Ce and flew out of bounds, and the ball was still flying in the air, the buzzer sounded at the end of the game!
The score was fixed at 87-76. The Grizzlies defeated the 76ers by 11 points and won their first victory in the finals in team history!
The fans at the scene all stood up and cheered when the whistle sounded, shouting "Lord". Although he did not score a point in the last half of the game and only scored 11 points in the entire second half, Sun Ce still scored 29 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. A near-quadruple-double with 9 blocks and 2 steals!
In particular, the 9 blocks tied Howard's historical record of 9 blocks in a single game set by Howard in Game 4 of the 2009 Finals!
Sun Ce is also one of the only two players in NBA history who can get 20 rebounds and 9 blocks!
Nash, who scored 20 points in the second half despite a bloody game, also enjoyed the cheers and shouts of the fans.
Winning by only 11 points, Nash's 20-point surge in the second half was so crucial! He and Sun Ce played offense and defense, helping the Grizzlies win the first finals game in team history!
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