One Thousand One Hundred and Thirty-One. Plans Cannot Keep up with Changes

Keep the defense as much as possible, this is the adjustment made by the coaching staff when Nash is on the court.

Try to slow down the rhythm. If it comes to the positional battle, use Nash to defend Corey Brewer's shot, Larry Sanders to guard the basket, Klay Thompson and Paul George to defend the outside, and Sun Ce to assist.

If the opponent starts a fast break, then they will bombard each other. With both 3s, their offense is still good.

On the contrary, the Grizzlies did not counterattack. When it came to the positional battle, Larry Sanders' pick-and-roll ability had not been developed, and Sun Ce had to pick and roll with Nash. The impact of the positional battle was not as good as Yi Jianlian and Lopez.

But this is the best way the coaching staff can think of... In fact, Coach Hollins just arranged the defense and tried his best to ensure that this lineup can attack. How the specific offense is played depends on the players themselves.

Fortunately, Nash did not live up to the trust of his teammates and coaches. After the defense was guaranteed to a certain extent and there was an opportunity to catch the defensive rebound and counterattack, Nash organized the offense very well.

Sun Ce scored 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the first half of the second quarter. With the outstanding performance of his teammates, when the official timeout of the second quarter came, the Grizzlies and the Nuggets were tied in this half. The score during this period was 14 to 14, and the Grizzlies temporarily led the Nuggets by 1 point with 38 to 37.

In the last 5 and a half minutes of the first half, the Grizzlies replaced Tony Allen, Gasol Jr. and Battier, and kept Klay Thompson to cooperate with Sun Ce.

The coaching staff and found that when Sun Ce and Klay Thompson were on the court together, the two always played better than separately, mainly on the offensive end.

It depends on defense!

Sun Ce played for a quarter and a half in a row, and fatigue came. In 18 and a half minutes, Sun Ce scored 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul. Sun Ce now feels that he is more exhausted than usual after playing three quarters and 26 or 7 minutes.

But it is not a big problem to survive the first half.

Just as Sun Ce expected, after his team sent out Gasol, the Thunder's offense was greatly restricted!

The Grizzlies had an advantage in the first 10 minutes of the first quarter, relying on playoff-level defense, and it was a full-out playoff-level defense.

But not every playoff team can have a lineup as deep as the Grizzlies. There are always choices to be made in the regular season, so many strong teams are unwilling to fight against the Nuggets. If they can win normally, they will win. If they can't win, they don't want to use the playoff-level confrontation to fight hard.

It doesn't matter for the Grizzlies, they have plenty of people!

But when Tony came up, their offense began to be restricted again. Sun Ce didn't care so much. He found opportunities to throw 4 three-pointers in 5 and a half minutes. He was lucky and made 2 of 4 shots!

After Sun Ce made one of his three-pointers, Klay Thompson also made a three-pointer, and Battier made a layup after receiving a high-post assist from Gasol. In the last 5 and a half minutes, the Grizzlies scored 11 to 8. At the end of the half, the Grizzlies led 49 to 45, expanding their lead to 4 points again!

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The way to deal with the Nuggets has been found, and Sun Ce must continue to implement it.

After taking a physical potion and returning to the scene, he performed a jersey-changing ceremony in public, which made Lawson, a player of the same class, tingle.

After the third quarter began, Sun Ce and his teammates strictly followed the second quarter's play.

In the first 6 minutes and 12 seconds, the lineup of Sun Ce, Nash, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, and Larry Sanders played well against the Nuggets, and the Grizzlies scored two more points. Nash was more used to the fact that he could not play pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian or Larry Sanders and could only play pick-and-roll with Sun Ce. Sun Ce was much more solid in blocking than last season, and the Grizzlies scored 16 to 14 in the first half of the quarter.

In this half, Sun Ce scored 1 three-pointer, 4 free throws, 3 of 4 free throws, and 6 points in total, raising his personal score to 25 points. Seeing the score become 65 to 59, the lead expanded to 6 points, and the situation became more and more favorable!

After the official timeout, the Grizzlies replaced Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler, Prince, and Gasol, ready to fight hard on defense, taking advantage of the 6-point lead, in the second half of the third quarter, the opponent's outside shooting feel was consumed, and there was a greater chance of winning in the fourth quarter.

However, accidents always come so suddenly. In the second half of the third quarter, Lawson broke out!

Lawson scored 7 points and 2 assists in 3 shots in half a quarter. The two assists were made by Gallinari, who was at the power forward position, and Wilson Chandler, who made a three-pointer and a mid-range shot. In addition, Faried made a dunk after receiving a pass from Gallinari and two free throws from a foul. The Nuggets scored 16 to 9 in the second half of the third quarter. After the third quarter, the Grizzlies went from leading by 4 points in the third quarter to falling behind by 1 point in the fourth quarter.

Lost 5 points in a single quarter! 74 to 75, Sun Ce was caught off guard.

In terms of scoring, it was smoother than Sun Ce imagined. He scored 30 points after three quarters, and it should not be a problem to get 6 points in the last quarter.

However, Sun Ce's original expectation of relying on defense to break the opponent in the second half of the third quarter and taking advantage in the fourth quarter was shattered!

The plan didn't catch up with the change. The huge threat brought by Lawson's 3-for-3 shooting helped the Nuggets to play better than usual in less than 6 minutes!

One three-pointer, two baskets, the Grizzlies played well, but Lawson's explosion put them in a passive position again!

The planned strategy was disrupted by Lawson's outburst. Coach Hollins did not reveal his panic and arranged the rotation well. Sun Ce and the double 3 came on the court, and Battier and Gasol came on.

Now we can only grind the defense. The offense depends on Gasol, Sun Ce to organize the offense, and the double 3.

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The last quarter of the game is about to start, and the players of both teams came on the court.

On the Nuggets side, the strongest lineup of Lawson, Brewer, Gallinari, Faried, and Koufos came on the court.

Lawson, who is in his prime, played the first three quarters and continued in the fourth quarter. Lawson was very excited tonight, but the pressure was also great.

He could clearly feel that Sun Ce's strength was not much stronger than his. Their personal abilities were at the same level, but Sun Ce could always make better use of his teammates, and they played a role of mutual assistance. On his side, the whole team had to play around him.

Isn't it just tall? What's so great!

This made Lawson frustrated and unhappy. He wanted to kill Sun Ce, and his jealousy of Sun Ce's height was even deeper, so he exploded in the second half of the third quarter.

The score difference was only 1 point, the Grizzlies were nervous, and the Nuggets were also under great pressure.

Neither wanted to lose!

The Nuggets led by 1 point, and they were about to lose it at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Sun Ce came up and rushed to the basket, causing Koufos to foul and go to the free throw line!