One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty-Nine. Winning with Strength
39 to 29 in the first quarter... The Grizzlies almost scored 40 points in the first quarter, but also set a record for the first quarter of the season.
In the second quarter, the Nuggets played a 6-0 wave, but then Paul George and Beverley, who started in the second quarter, each scored a three-pointer, Nash scored a horseback archery, and Yi Jianlian cut into the basket twice, completed a dunk, caused a foul, and made one of two free throws. The Grizzlies played an 11-4 wave, and the score difference was widened to double digits again, 50-39 leading the Nuggets by 11 points!
After this small climax, the Grizzlies completely took the initiative and played a 7-2 wave before the official timeout in the second quarter. When the Nuggets called a timeout and entered the official timeout, the score was already 63-47, and the Grizzlies led by 16 points!
George Karl watched the opponent make 7 three-pointers in one and a half quarters, and felt that his hair fell off again.
He wanted to use a positional battle lineup to limit the opponent's speed, and that lineup did guarantee the offense. They scored 18 points in 6 minutes and 31 seconds, but the Grizzlies scored 24 points!
George Karl is very good at building a system, but his on-the-spot command and decision-making are really not good. Andre Miller is very good at dealing with the Grizzlies' starting lineup, but it is better to directly attack the Grizzlies' running and gunning lineup.
Don't say that George Karl is in a big head. Sun Ce was shocked to see his teammates wanting to fight the opponent after three days of rest.
There are 5 minutes and 29 seconds left in the second quarter. This score... It is basically certain that he can get the first half of the season 70+!
Sun Ce, who rested for nearly 10 minutes of game time, was replaced after the official timeout and played with Beverley, Jimmy Butler, Prince, and Randolph.
Lawson also rested for nearly 10 minutes of game time and played with Corey Brewer, Wilson Chandler, Faried, and McGee.
After the timeout, the Nuggets attacked first.
Lawson encountered fierce defense from Crazy Dog Bey among the Crazy Dog Brothers right after he came up. He finally used his own threat to pass an empty cut pass to McGee, but McGee's brain was short-circuited. He could have dunked directly after receiving the ball, but he had to play self-throwing and self-dunking.
Sun Ce didn't have a chance to block the ball at the first time, but McGee created an opportunity for Sun Ce to block McGee!
Sun Ce blocked Lawson's beautiful pass with a big block right after he came up, and got his third block of the game!
This time Jimmy Butler grabbed the ball,
Sun Ce suppressed the rhythm and did not counterattack. This lineup could not play a counterattack. After reaching the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Randolph who was leaning against McGee under the basket.
Randolph's condition was obviously better than the last time he played against the Nuggets. He explained what it meant to throw and grab by himself. Randolph, who turned around and missed the layup, grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-in against McGee's average single defense!
When Randolph's condition improved, he met McGee, and the team was leading by a large score, which gave him a chance to practice.
18 points difference!
At 10:29 in the second quarter, Sun Ce received a low-post pass from Randolph and passed it to Prince, who made a three-pointer. The Grizzlies scored over 70 points and led by 22 points, 72 to 50!
At the end of the first half, the Grizzlies led the Nuggets by 21 points, 76 to 55, and entered the halftime break.
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He played for 15 minutes in the first half and scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
This was the first time this season that the team scored 70+ points in the first half, and the first time that the team led by more than 20 points in the first half.
Sun Ce felt a little dreamy today.
On the defensive end, they really didn't do well. Just as Sun Ce worried after Tony couldn't play, no one could defend Wilson Chandler who came off the bench. Maybe their starting lineup could suppress the opponent's offense, but the rotation lineup couldn't.
Indeed, the Nuggets used Wilson Chandler's single threat to force the Grizzlies to defend or double-team Wilson Chandler, giving Andre Miller and Lawson better opportunities to organize offense.
The Nuggets scored 55 points in the first half, which is the best proof.
But the Grizzlies scored 76 points in the first half...
He made 9 three-pointers in the first half, and Sun Ce only took 7 shots in total, 4 of 7 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, plus 3 free throws, and scored 13 points.
Then he didn't play in the third quarter. After the halftime break, Sun Ce was put back on the bench, and Nash took Klay Thompson, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Lopez to play a quarter of running and gunning.
In the fourth quarter, Beverley, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Randolph went up and let Randolph play according to his feeling.
Sun Ce and Gasol sat on the bench for the whole half.
In the second half, the Grizzlies recovered 8 points and fell behind 49-57 at halftime, but still easily defeated the Nuggets, the first team in the Western Conference, 125-112!
Sun Ce only scored 13 points and 8 assists, and played for more than 15 minutes.
Yi Jianlian played for 29 minutes and scored 34 points to refresh his career scoring record. Paul George scored 15 points and 6 assists, Nash scored 8 points and 8 assists, Klay Thompson scored 17 points, Randolph scored 14 points... Sun Ce enjoyed the feeling of winning without doing anything!
Sun Ce was ready to cheat in case of bad situation, but he didn't expect to keep the lead at the beginning of the first quarter, and finally didn't play a minute in the second half.
Although he won without doing anything, Sun Ce received extremely high praise after the game. In the media's view, it was Sun Ce who opened the situation with a low-post single at the beginning, allowing the Grizzlies to take the initiative from the beginning.
The Nuggets were slow to react and made defensive mistakes when faced with this situation.
The Grizzlies did a good job of seizing the opportunity later. Coach Hollins' substitutions and the players' own offensive play were also important, but in the media's description, Sun Ce's opening of the game was the most important factor for the Grizzlies to have the opportunity to seize the opportunity later.
Sun Ce was surprised to see such comments after the game. When did the media praise him so much?
It's really a ghost!
However, after the game, Sun Ce looked at the system prompt.
"Top Sniper (A):
Defeated the Denver Nuggets, the first team in the West. Congratulations to the host for winning the Denver Nuggets 2012-2013 season random player star experience card.
The mission will continue until the next time the host plays against the first team in the East or West."
But the goal of "defeating Lawson" was still not completed...
Such a score did not defeat Lawson, and Sun Ce was wondering, how to defeat this guy?
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On the other hand, the Grizzlies scored 125 points at home, which was a shame for the Nuggets. It was not a big deal for them to lose to the Grizzlies. Even if they fell from the first place in the West, they could just fight for the first place in the West again.
But the Grizzlies scored 125 points, and Sun Ce only played for 15 minutes!
But Lawson didn't care too much about it. Losing to Sun Ce... In the past three seasons, they have played against each other 11 times, with 4 wins and 7 losses, and they are used to it.
"I don't believe it. I don't believe that I can't beat this guy once in a season!"