One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty-Eight. The Momentum Is Rising!

The Grizzlies scored 11 points in a row in the opening game!

5 to 11, the Nuggets, which were 6 points behind, called a timeout!

George Karl started scratching his hair again. The top of his head was scratched and he could only scratch the surrounding hair.

Their defense was strategic and they guessed that Sun Ce might fall into the low post. Although Sun Ce's success rate in the low post was higher than expected, mainly due to the 2+1 at the beginning, the Nuggets' defensive tactics were executed very well.

Battier's 39.1% three-point shooting percentage from the corner cannot be missed, and Klay Thompson's 43% three-point shooting percentage so far this season cannot be missed either.

Gasol can be released, but Koufus has to withdraw the inside defense from the left side of the free throw line. It is too difficult. He can also double-team directly, but Gasol will have enough time to cut in. The 215 cm tall Gasol Sol's easy cutting and high-flying strike is still scary.

The one who randomly chooses to let go is Paul George, who has a three-point shooting rate of 37% this season. It is not that Paul George does not have enough containment. Paul George averages 1.9 three-pointers per game this season. He just chooses the one with the least threat. .

But I didn't expect that Klay Thompson would still find a shooting opportunity, and Sun Ce could score a three-pointer against Gallinari after picking and rolling!

The Nuggets have done a good job switching defenses. In terms of high-speed switching, they are better than the Grizzlies. Klay Thompson couldn't do anything about that three-pointer. The Nuggets were 6 points behind and didn't call a timeout because that was It was the opponent who created a shooting opportunity.

But Sun Ce's shot made George Karl's heart tremble.

Sun Ce was too positive today! Scored 8 points in the opening game!

George Karl quickly made adjustments after his players returned.

On the other side, Paul George got two assists in the first 2 minutes and 46 seconds. The second assist was obtained while lying down. He dribbled the ball across half court, blocked Corey Brewer, and the assist came...

In this opening situation, 11 points were scored in less than three minutes, which was obviously an unexpected surprise... Coach Hollins of the Grizzlies had nothing to arrange. He emphasized the need to keep up with the opponent's cutting players and pitchers. Let's do this for now.

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After the timeout, the Nuggets attack.

Seeing that Sun Ce had already scored 7 points, Lawson became anxious and used Faried's pick-and-roll to break into the paint. Kufus pulled Gasol to the left baseline.

Lawson flew for a layup...but was slapped on the backboard by Sun Ce! Fortunately, Corey Brewer followed Sun Ce and grabbed the ball and made a tip-in.

Lawson was not upset when he was blocked. He and Anthony were once called the shooting brothers. He almost averaged two blocks per game and had long been used to it.

It's just that I'm not used to Sun Ce being so aggressive in the beginning. Sun Ce was also very aggressive in playing against them in the past, but basically it all depends on the situation in the first quarter. He only starts to invest desperately in the second quarter when necessary. Although he was also very aggressive in the first quarter, he didn't. So positive.

Sun Ce was a little regretful. After he blocked Lawson, Klay Thompson, who came in behind, failed to prevent Corey Brewer's tip-in.

Then attack! Sun Ce came to the frontcourt and continued to stay low. Since it was effective, of course he had to continue playing.

The Nuggets' defense made adjustments. Sun Ce received the ball in the low post, and Koufus came in directly. Gasol cut in immediately as George Karl expected. Sun Ce passed the ball to Gasol, and Gasol Sol reasonably rushed to receive the ball half a step outside the area, and Koufus quickly made up for it. However, Gasol received the ball in this position and immediately raised it high to hit high. Very few people can defend it. His height and wingspan advantage is too great. Excellent, opponents usually don't let Gasol catch the ball easily here.

Gasol's high shot hit!

The Grizzlies made a rare start to the season and started to gain momentum on the offensive end!

A flaw of the Nuggets has been exposed. They do not have top single defense players and rely heavily on switching defenses and assist defense. This is also a point where they are very passive in the playoffs.

Whenever the Nuggets are outplayed by the opponent at a point, they will choose to flank, and then rely on the speed of defense changes and defenses to limit the opponent's outside pitchers. But if the opponent's outside pitchers also shoot away, they will have nothing to do defensively!

After scoring 7 points in a row at the beginning, Sun Ce had few scoring opportunities in the second half of the quarter. He only relied on grabbing an offensive rebound and Gallinari was fouled and made two free throws. However, he had more assists and Klay Thompson was closely watched. Tightly, Paul George and Gasol got a lot of shooting opportunities, and Battier also made a three-pointer that allowed him to continue to contain the defense in the bottom corner.

The Nuggets can only attack aggressively. Fortunately, their offensive firepower is strong enough. After the last match, the Nuggets also know that they need to reduce confrontation on the offensive end and pass more passes to avoid being consumed by the Grizzlies on the outside.

At 9 minutes and 14 seconds of the first quarter, when the Grizzlies called a timeout, the score had reached 28-19!

The Grizzlies actually scored 28 points in less than 10 minutes!

Sun Ce had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks and was substituted for a rest. If the score was anxious, Coach Hollins would not choose to replace him when he saw Sun Ce playing so hard. After Lawson counterattacked and made a layup to reduce the point difference to less than 10 points, coach Hollins called a timeout and replaced Sun Ce.

Tonight, the two teams turned into a high-speed attack, and it was a high-speed attack with advantages. So coach Hollins felt that there was no need for Sun Ce to work so hard all the time. Although Sun Ce was rarely injured and recovered quickly from minor injuries. But health is still the first priority. Teacher Na is still here at this time.

After a timeout, coach Hollins sent out a lineup of Nash, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, Yi Jianlian, and Lopez.

On the Nuggets side, Lawson was also replaced and rested. He did not play a full 48 minutes like the last time he played. He sent out a combination of Andre Miller, Fournier, Wilson Chandler, Gallinari, and McGee.

The Nuggets' lineup is also very strong. They want to take advantage of Tony Allen's absence and use old Miller's low-post singles to open the situation.

The Grizzlies really can't defend old Miller's low-post singles, and Klay Thompson's excellent low-post defense can't defend it.

But the Grizzlies have never been the kind of team that sticks to iron-blooded defense. As early as a certain player No. 3 who does not want to be named joined, the rhythm became unpredictable, and any tactics as long as they can be played dare to play.

The run-and-gun initiated by Nash is even stronger than when Sun Ce instigated the run-and-gun!

In the past 6 minutes, Paul George and Gasol were the main attacking points. Now the play has become a counterattack run-and-gun and a positional battle. Nash and Lopez's pick-and-roll, Klay Thompson and Yi Jianlian have become the main attacking points.

In the first 9 minutes, Klay Thompson only got two three-point chances and made one. After the timeout, he made a three-pointer! Then, Yi Jianlian used Nash's pick-and-roll to attract attention and Klay Thompson's defense to score 6 points!