One Thousand and Seventy-Nine. I Offended Someone I Shouldn't Have Offended.

As a top scorer, Irving noticed the position of the opposing players after Tony Allen made a mistake at the start.

One big and four small players, the position was a fake zone defense position, that is, this group of people were ready to double-team him as the ball handler!

Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier... Irving threw the ball to the referee, and kept cursing in his heart as he retreated.

At this time, he realized what the opponent's lineup of one big and four small players meant, not fast switching defense, but wanting to mess with him!

Irving was not afraid, he had absolute confidence. He made great progress in the past summer. He had two goals for the new season. In addition to playing well to let those superstars know his strength, he also wanted to challenge the top point guards! And this goal is also part of the previous goal.

But even if he was not afraid, Irving did not expect the opponent to target him like this.

He made bold statements not only to Sun Ce. He also made bold statements when playing against the Lakers, saying that he would beat Paul and Kobe, but Paul and Kobe ignored him. He also made bold statements when playing against the Spurs, saying that he would beat Parker, but Parker ignored him. Conley on the Mavericks is even more so.

Irving wants to become famous, but he is not stupid. He knows very well that he and his current team are not taken seriously by those top players. He wants to play hard and motivate his teammates like Sun Ce, who was not taken seriously in the past few years, and to perform well before being taken seriously by his opponents.

Before the goal of "I want to attract a superstar to win the championship together" became "I am already a champion and I want to prove myself by working alone", Irving was confident but self-aware, otherwise he would not have run to compete for the All-Star MVP in his third year in the original time and space.

In the end, although he attracted the attention of a player who was beginning to go bald, he became the object of rejection by most All-Stars because of competing for the All-Star MVP.

He is a very purposeful and thoughtful player.

But what happened tonight?

Do the people on the other side treat him like a sophomore player?

Are they going to kill him! I didn't see Sun Ce like this in the last game!

Looking at Sun Ce advancing, Irving took a deep breath to adjust his mood - didn't he just say "I will be better than you in two years"? When you were in your sophomore year, you said "The old times are over, my time is here".

I am much more low-key than you, okay!

Do you have to be so stingy?

Irving felt a little uneasy,

but his strong self-confidence made him ready to grit his teeth and hold on.

Sun Ce's three-pointer attempt to the top arc did not go in under Aminu's defense. Paul George did not grab the rebound, but the other four had already retreated. Paul George's rush only gave the opponent a position to block the opponent and limit the opponent's speed in the offense and defense transition.

Even if they didn't pay much attention to the Hornets before the game, the Grizzlies knew that Irving's scoring ability in the offense and defense transition was very strong. Since they were ready to target Irving, they had to go all out!

Although Paul George and other teammates didn't know why Sun Ce wanted to get angry with a second-year player, there were so many new generation players who boasted before the start of the season that they were going to challenge him... Could it be that they were going to be beaten one by one?

Paul George, who retreated back to defense, thought of this and felt that it was not impossible with San Ge's personality!

When the Hornets attacked, Irving carefully advanced to the frontcourt. Sure enough, Tony Allen once again went straight to the intensity! Worry-free

With preparation, Irving dribbled the ball under his crotch and slapped it to his left hand, then moved to the right and dribbled behind his back, dribbling beautifully! Accelerate to the three-point line!

This sense of rhythm and frequency of changes of direction deceived Tony Allen. Irving's action just now seemed to be accelerating to the left.

Irving got rid of Tony Allen and was ready to make a top arc emergency stop three-pointer, but before he reached the three-point line, he saw Paul George filling in. Irving quickly passed the ball to Aminu who cut in while Paul George switched defense.

But Sun Ce had already filled in in advance and predicted that Irving would pass the ball!

In addition to strong impact and good defense, the Nigerian Crown Prince is also a passer. He is better at judging the movement of his teammates than people think. He is one of the players with the least mistakes among players with the same playing time and touch opportunities.

Facing Sun Ce's backup defense, Aminu passed the ball to Eric Gordon who was pulled out to the sideline, and then Eric Gordon was backed by Tony Allen who caught up!

The defensive tacit understanding developed by Sun Ce, Paul George, and Tony Allen in the past two years made the opponent's outside trio feel suffocated.

Eric Gordon wanted to pass it back to Irving, but Paul George defended from the outside, giving up the potential opportunity to help or switch defense to lock Irving.

Eric Gordon relied on his strong body and was not afraid of Tony Allen's confrontation. He broke through to the mid-range long two-point shot... but it was still a little bit reluctant and did not go in. Sun Ce grabbed the defensive rebound.

No fast break, but a positional battle. Although it was just a preseason game, the Grizzlies were on full fire on defense because of the petty mind of a No. 3 player on the team!

And this lineup had the defensive ability and tacit understanding. In the following period, Irving felt what the most evil malice in the world was!

After 6 minutes and 33 seconds, the score was 9 to 4. The Hornets only relied on Eric Gordon to catch the ball and make a mid-range jump shot, and Jason Smith cut in after a pick-and-roll and received the ball, causing a foul and making two free throws. There was no other score!

Irving shot 3 times, was blocked once, missed twice, and had no chance to catch the ball easily. Everyone on the Grizzlies rushed to help defend and assist Owen. They would rather let others catch the ball and shoot than let Owen score.

And Irving saw that Sun Ce threw 6 three-pointers at the beginning, all of which were from the outside with his height advantage. Although he only made 2 of 6 shots, he got 6 points anyway!

Can you do whatever you want just because you are tall?

Can you play randomly if you defend well?

Irving felt that he had provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked.

After the official timeout, Irving continued to play. The team's veteran point guard Kidd told him not to be afraid of mistakes and to play freely. Irving saw that Sun Ce had put on his training suit, and Tony Allen, Battier, and Gasol were also off. The opponent should have been angry enough and could perform well.

It doesn't matter whether you get good data against Sun Ce, what matters is good data!

However, after the timeout, Irving felt that he was wrong again...

The Grizzlies sent out a combination of Beverley, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph, and Larry Sanders.

On the offensive end, Randolph was allowed to play as he pleased, and on the defensive end, Beverley, Klay Thompson, and Paul George continued to surround Irving, and Larry Sanders in the interior also stared at Irving.

It was okay that the opponent's defense was strong, but Irving felt that the one who made him want to curse the most was Beverley, who had the weakest defense on the opponent's side. He was simply a mad dog!