One Thousand and Eighty-Seven. Crisis Emerges!

Nash's idea is good, and the Grizzlies' operations are fine.

However, without Sun Ce, without Gasol, relying on Paul George's series defense is too far behind. A very important point is that the three teammates of Beverley, Jimmy Butler, and Larry Sanders, Paul-George George and the others had too little experience working together, which exposed their mediocre defensive weaknesses.

The combination of Paul, JR Smith, Leonard, Ci Shiping, and Jamison sent by the Lakers was fast and capable. They went 12-5 in 3 minutes, and the point difference suddenly reached 8 points.

13 to 21, with the score difference about to reach double digits every minute, coach Hollins quickly called a timeout to make adjustments.

The idea is rich, but the reality is skinny.

On the Lakers side, Kobe Bryant went to rest, and the strongest scorer was not there. The Lakers' offense did decline a bit, but the Lakers side had too many quasi-first-class players. JR Smith and Jamison came on the court to partner with Paul. , coupled with Leonard, who has excellent athletic ability, and Metta Shiping's offensive status after losing weight, which is almost the best since joining the Lakers, it is not something that the Grizzlies lineup can defend!

In another two years, Beverley and Jimmy Butler have grown up and have more time to develop a defensive understanding, and the defense will be no problem, but they haven't grown up yet.

The defense of the Lakers' lineup is not very good. Although Paul's defense is good, he is only a small point guard. He is good at single defense and supplementary defense, and cannot defend in series;

Leonard is still young, with B+ level defense, almost first-class level. He may have a chance to break through to the edge of first-class or even first-class level after this season, but he is still far from the second defense. Originally, he was only in the 13-14 season. Selected for the second defense for the first time;

Ci Shiping has regained his form on the offensive end after losing weight, but his defense is not as good as in the past few years; JR Smith and Jamison are both strong offensive and defensive types... The point is that the Grizzlies' own offense is not good!

Beverley has no problem pushing forward and protecting the ball, and Paul George has no problem passing and controlling from the top of the arc...

But Randolph was playing Ci Shiping, and with the help of Paul or Jamison, he failed to score in two shots, and did not grab any offensive rebounds. He still relied on Larry Sanders to defend Paul George. When Leonard missed a single jump shot, he succeeded in a second attack, and Beverley made a three-pointer after receiving the ball. Otherwise, he would not have even scored 5 points!

In turn, the Lakers played a fast break, attacking 6 times and making 4 of 5 shots. Except for Paul's own chasing three-pointer that was blown away by Paul George, they made 4 goals in the other 5 attacks and also caused one foul and two fouls. All free throws!

Coach Hollins found that they were too careless. They defended Irving well in the last game of the preseason, which made them overconfident.

Sun Ce and Gasol are both absent, and the most critical link is missing on the defensive end!

However, the game had only lasted for more than one quarter, and before it was time to panic, coach Hollins calmly made the rotation.

No more defense, the opponent's players who didn't shoot well in the first quarter were replaced. JR Smith and Jamison, two players who can shoot three-pointers, plus the powerful Leonard and Ci Shiping, With Paul, a superstar point guard who is one of the best passers in the league, refining the defense, it is the Grizzlies who consume the most.

Coach Hollins replaced the lineup with Nash, Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Yi Jianlian, and Larry Sanders.

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Sun Ce walked onto the court with his lower lip pursed and watched as the opponent replaced Ci Shiping and sent out a combination of Paul, JR Smith, Leonard, Josh Smith, and Jamison.

If last year, Sun Ce was not afraid of this combination at all, Randolph would dig inside and open up the offensive end. Once the defensive end came into play, he would lock the opponent. Without Kobe, the opponent's lineup would not be able to create a positional battle situation.

But now, it's their Grizzlies team's offensive end that can't open up the situation!

Therefore, the Grizzlies deployed a running and gunning lineup. They were unable to take advantage of Kobe's rest time and could only find ways to chase points.

After the timeout, the Grizzlies attack and pass the ball in the frontcourt. Sun Ce sends the ball to Nash.

Cut in from the left.

When Nash received the ball, Yi Jianlian had already brought Josh Smith out for a pick-and-roll. Nash did not use the pick-and-roll and hung directly in the middle. Sun Ce relied on Leonard to receive the ball and stepped inside, bumping into Jamison. While driving the opponent, he switched the ball from his right hand to his left hand to avoid interference from Leonard, who was chasing closely, and hit a layup with his left hand with his back to the basket.

Leonard was beaten by Sun Ce until he showed a black question mark face.

Seeing Sun Ce receiving the ball and taking two steps for a layup, he didn't even dribble the ball, but he went from the left side of the three-second zone to the basket to score... Sun Ce could make such an action, such a big guy, from three to three in two steps. It's no problem to step into the basket from the left side of the second zone. Leonard is not surprised, but how can Sun Ce be so strong in confrontation?

He doesn't look like the same person as last year!

Leonard felt Sun Ce's incredible explosive power last season, but this season Sun Ce's confrontation has also improved. He can rely on static confrontation to seize better opportunities to cut in or squeeze into the inside.

When Sun Ce was ready to exert his strength, Nash passed the ball just right. Leonard, who had a B+ defense, and Jamison, who had a C-level defense, had little chance of being able to defend him.

15 to 21, the point difference was reduced to 6 points, and it would not be immediately expanded to 10 points. Sun Ce and Nash quickly retreated after high-fiving.

Leonard was stunned for a moment and immediately picked up the ball and sent it out. The Lakers started a fast break!

Playing fast is the biggest change the Lakers have made this season!

The Lakers’ style of play is mainly based on fast offense, and the defensive end is under the command of Mike Brown.

When Paul, Leonard, and Josh Smith appeared on the court together, the Lakers’ defense was already very good. After a few rounds, Sun Ce was very glad that he appeared on the court with Nash, with Klay Thompson as a catcher and shooter, and Yi Jianlian’s impact and pick-and-roll. Otherwise, the opponent suddenly replaced Metta World Peace, who performed well on the offensive end, with Josh Smith to strengthen the defense, and the Grizzlies’ offense might be sniped.

Nash instigated the team to run and gun, and cooperated with Yi Jianlian to contain Josh Highsmith. Sun Ce, as the offensive spearhead, attacked the opponent’s relatively weak defense of the forward and guard line and the basket... Under the leadership of the experienced Nash, the Grizzlies did not continue to be widened by the Lakers.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe Bryant scored two three-pointers and a dunk after receiving the ball, scoring 8 points in a row, helping the Lakers to play 8 to 4. Sun Ce scored in two consecutive rounds of counter-running, but the score difference actually widened from 6 points to 10 points!

26 to 36, at 2 minutes and 21 seconds in the second quarter, the Grizzlies called a timeout again!

Sun Ce watched Kobe Bryant suddenly score. Compared with the sharp Kobe in the past... Sun Ce felt that Kobe now was more like a venomous snake!