One Thousand and Seventy-Five. China Game Ends, Point Guard Issue

In terms of one-on-one toughness, the Bully who didn't cheat was still inferior to Rose. In the last 5 minutes, Rose made 5 of 7 shots and 3 of 3 free throws to score 13 points.

Sun Ce made 5 of 8, scoring 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, one of which was a tip-in.

The rhythm of the two teams was broken in the last five minutes, but they only scored so many points because only Sun Ce and Rose shot more, and the other two teams each only got two shooting opportunities but still failed to score.

Although Sun Ce relied on the cooperation of Larry Sanders to interfere, without the overall team defensive cooperation, he still failed to guard against Rose, and his singles performance was slightly inferior to Rose.

However, although his personal performance was slightly inferior to Rose's, they already had an 8-point lead. In the end, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Bulls 118-112 and won the Shanghai Station of the China Game.

Ross is really angry!

They were attacked by Sun Ce at the beginning, which caused them to chase points in several stages. And every time they took the lead, the Grizzlies recovered from being suppressed and took the initiative again.

The main reason is that the Grizzlies responded faster and knew Sun Ce very well. As soon as Sun Ce stuck out his butt, they knew whether Sun Ce had bloating or diarrhea.

The Bulls, who were slow to react and didn't go all out in the first place, had a better lineup, but they were at a disadvantage from the beginning, which led to them being constrained in everything later.

"Sure enough, this guy is still so annoying!"

Rose walked directly into the tunnel after the game as he had done every time he lost to the Grizzlies.

But what's very interesting is that when Ross didn't see Sun Ce's face, he always praised Sun Ce when facing reporters, but when he saw that face, he felt unhappy!

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"What do I think about Derek's refusal to be interviewed? If I lose, I actually don't want to be interviewed, but sometimes I have no choice but to be interviewed."

"Which one is better in the pick-and-roll, me or Derek? I don't know, but I scored more points. I scored 37 points, and he only had 32 points."

"Zach's weight issue...can you ask me something happy?"

"The Big Three of the 76ers? This is really a question that makes me happy. They are too slow. You know, they were already slow, and now they are even slower."

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finally,

After finishing the post-match interview, Sun Ce took a shower and applied ice. When he returned to the hotel, Zugoose had already returned to the hotel and fell asleep under the guidance of Sun Ce's domestic manager He Zhengkai.

Sun Ce recalled the first time he played against Rose in the new season. Although the game was different from what was promised at the beginning, the result was that the Grizzlies tried to cooperate, mainly in offense.

At the same time, Sun Ce learned about the Bulls' new style of play.

The Bulls did not defend seriously, at least Noah's S-level defense did not show up, and Luol Deng, who played A+ level defense, did not play much.

However, Rose's improvement is visible to the naked eye. He is very skillful in using pick-and-rolls, especially the three-point and mid-range basics. Although he only laid a good foundation, he has more options.

Rose's move to accelerate and break through after the pick-and-roll is simply unsolvable.

And if Rose can use the pick-and-roll, he will use the pick-and-roll, and if it doesn't work, he will use the change of direction... The main reason is that he uses the pick-and-roll really well. Sloan has been well trained in this aspect and tries his best to reduce the risk of injury to his players.

However, Sun Ce feels that Rose's partnership can only be said to be good, but it has flaws. Boozer is still good, but only on the offensive end, and his offensive skills are far behind Malone. Boozer is like 39 or 40 years old. The feeling of aged Malone.

And Boozer's defense is not as good as Malone at that age.

Of course, the 40-year-old Malone can still average 36 minutes per game and average 20 points per game. Ninety-five percent of players in their peak period do not have the strength of Malone at the age of 40.

But Rose is still young, just turned 24, and his career is still long. Sloan deliberately corrected Rose's playing habits, and it seems that he has formed a habit, which means that Rose may have a long career in the future. It's not like there's no chance of meeting a more suitable pick-and-roll teammate.

After all, even if he is as strong as Utah Shuangsha, he has only reached the finals twice, and that was only when he was thirty-four or five years old...

In addition, Rose also has strong teammates like Luol Deng and Noah that Stockton did not have as a player.

Sun Ce really wants to play against Rose in the finals.

Just thinking about it makes me excited. After winning the championship, Sun Ce is even more eager to play against stronger opponents.

It's a pity that this is a preseason game. Even if the Bulls were annoyed by him, they didn't go all out. Otherwise, the Grizzlies might not have won if Randolph didn't play.

The surprising thing is that Thompson, who played 28 minutes tonight, scored 15 points, made 3 three-pointers, and had a stubborn dunk that turned into a layup...a ​​catch-and-turn mid-range shot was also beautiful.

What needs to be strengthened is the ability of Paul George and Tony Allen to defend against pick-and-rolls. These two are the team's strongest defenders on the outside, but Sun and Klay Thompson are better at defending against pick-and-rolls.

But Sun and Klay Thompson's single defense may not necessarily be able to predict Rose's breakthrough options every time, and it is impossible to combine the four of them into two...

Tonight, forcing the Bulls to play seriously on the offensive end, it also allowed Sun Ce to see some of the team's problems, and the coaching staff should have seen them too.

The preseason and even the early regular season are all time for finding problems, making adjustments, and running-in. The mid-season is a tough time to plan your physical strength. The late regular season is a time to make targeted plans for the characteristics of the main opponents' playing style after playing for more than half a season.

So it's better to expose the problem early.

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Nothing happened overnight. On the 14th, Sun Ce flew to Chengdu with the team. Here, Sun Ce brought more enthusiasm for basketball.

On the 15th, the Chengdu station of the China Tournament was full of "Panda Xiongqi". Rose ignored Sun Ce in this game. Even if Sun Ce kept scoring, Rose played and cooperated as he should, and rested when he should.

After all, this is Sun Ce's hometown, give Sun Ce a face.

The main reason is that the group of people on the opposite side are shameless and skinless. They play with all their strength when they say they will play. Many of Rose's teammates and main players are in the mentality of playing casually in the preseason. Rose feels that he can't beat the opposite side.

122 to 101, with the cheers of the fans, Sun Ce played for 35 minutes and scored 42 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Grizzlies easily won the second China game.

The China game has also come to an end. Next, back to Memphis, the remaining five games are really the time to select the third point guard for temporary use.

In the first three games, the ones that Sun Ce felt were okay were Beverley, who defended like a mad dog and was beaten by Rose, the C+-level scoring point guard, the undrafted Jeremy Pargo in 2009, and the veteran point guard Willie Green from the golden generation of 2003...