One Thousand Two Hundred and Nine. The No. 6 Pick's Showdown!

"Splash Power Level 2 Triggered..."

Sun Ce retreated while looking at the system prompt, hoping to get Klay Thompson going.

The Spurs seem to have known that Randolph has been getting better and better recently, and the Grizzlies did not deliberately hide anything. In the previous games, Randolph played low-post singles when he should have played low-post singles. Randolph has strong low-post containment and second-time offensive rebound recovery, which can play a role in containing the inside defense, which is what Sun Ce is happy to see, and this can make his mid-range and long-range singles play better.

Just like when Randolph was not in good shape before, Sun Ce and Nash cooperated, and fell into a positional battle. Sun Ce went to the low post to contain.

It doesn't matter whether there is a chance to play low-post singles, the key is to be able to contain.

But on the defensive end, facing the Spurs at the beginning of the game, there is really nothing they can do!

Which team has the most fierce start in every game this season? It's the Spurs!

This season, the Spurs averaged 108.8 points per game, 29.6 of which were scored in the first quarter. Most of the games were scored 30+ points in the first quarter, and the season average hit rate in the first quarter was 61%.

Just looking at the data is creepy!

With the Spurs' first-class defense of 98.4 points per game, if the Spurs can't score 20 points in the first quarter, there is a real possibility of falling behind by 20 points in the first quarter.

The Grizzlies can only limit it, starting with Klay Thompson instead of Tony's favorite Jimmy Butler, using Randolph as the center and Larry Sanders, who is better at assisting and switching defense, as a partner in the interior, in order to enhance mobility, just like the Warriors defend against passing and cutting.

We should limit as much as we can. Look, we failed to defend again. Parker's speed held Sun Ce back. Larry Sanders and Paul George tried very hard, but Duncan still got a chance to jump at a 45-degree angle. Duncan, who was full of energy at the beginning, seized the opportunity and shot at a 45-degree angle.

The defense in this round, if we want to talk about the effect...it made the Spurs run two more pick-and-rolls, which is not bad.

We just need to do our best to defend the strongest Spurs in the first quarter. The key is offense!

Although the defense of this lineup is not as good as when Tony Allen and Gasol were there, it is more mobile and has better offense.

Sun Ce wanted to take advantage of the splash to create an opportunity for Klay Thompson, but perhaps the Spurs discovered something. Maybe they noticed that if one of them scored and the other scored, the probability of him and Klay Thompson scoring would increase greatly. After Sun Ce and Klay Thompson set a pick-and-roll, he attracted double-teaming, but Danny Green quickly made up for Klay Thompson who was pulling away at a 45-degree angle to the left. Not only that, Sun Ce also noticed that if Klay Thompson ran to the right, Duncan would directly choose to let go of Larry Sanders to make up for Klay Thompson!

Sun Ce immediately passed the ball to the left corner. There was no Klay... and there was Maddie!

Paul George was going crazy. The opponent regarded him as the weakest link in the Grizzlies' perimeter!

After receiving the ball, Paul George quickly adjusted. When Gay made up for Klay Thompson and Danny Green made up for Paul George, Paul George had already adjusted and took off from the bottom corner for a three-pointer...

It went in!

8 to 7, the Grizzlies led by 1 point!

Paul George pouted, raised his arms, clenched his fists, opened his ring finger and pinky finger on his right hand, and opened all the left hand except the thumb, and ran arrogantly to the backcourt.

It felt like an ideal!

Attack and defense changed, the Spurs attacked, and the Grizzlies tried to get the opponent to pass the ball to Kwame Brown, but these role players seemed to have opened their eyes under Popovich, or in other words, in the Spurs system, the rare advantages of these unpopular players were expanded and utilized as characteristics. Kwame Brown ran towards the basket after the off-ball pick-and-roll. His strong physical fitness forced Randolph to take it back even if he didn't receive the ball.

Gay received the ball in the bottom corner and made a three-pointer!

It's not just Paul George who wants to play well against Gay,

the opponent does the same!

The templates of the same team and the same draft pick are all McGrady and they have all played well. It is definitely impossible to say that there is no idea of ​​​​competing.

The score was close, and the Grizzlies were under great pressure. They played so well in the beginning, which was the first time this season, but they still didn't have a lead. This feeling can be described as torture.

But the Spurs felt even more incredible!

If the Lakers and the Heat started the game with them by relying on offense, the Spurs players could still accept it.

But this is the Grizzlies! The Grizzlies led by 16 points in the first quarter last time!

They knew it was difficult to lock down Sun Ce, whose offensive skills were becoming more and more comprehensive, so they locked down Klay Thompson and cut off the connection between Sun Ce and Klay Thompson, but Paul George cooperated with Sun Ce again!

Paul George is so talented. Not only did he play at the level of the All-Defensive Team in his third year, but he also shot so well, and had good ball control and passing skills... Popovich felt that the Grizzlies were blind in choosing the second pick, but choosing the No. 6 pick was amazing!

At the official timeout, the two teams made substitutions. On the Grizzlies side, coach Hollins saw that Sun Ce and Paul George worked well together, so he first replaced Klay Thompson for a rest and used Jimmy Butler to increase the impact.

Randolph had a strong containment tonight, but his physical strength was a problem. He was replaced by Lopez Jr., and Battier replaced Larry Sanders.

On the Spurs side, Duncan and Kwame Brown went to rest, replaced by the flexible fat man Dio and Split, George Hill replaced Parker on the outside, Ginobili replaced Danny Green, and Gay continued to play.

In half a quarter, Gay scored 11 points and Paul George scored 9 points. Both sides did not dare to replace the two highest scorers.

After the timeout, the Spurs began to take advantage. Their offensive ability did not weaken because of the four-on-four-off!

On the Grizzlies side, they could only rely on Sun Ce and Lopez's pick-and-roll cooperation. Paul George was closely watched this time, but Jimmy Butler helped Sun Ce share the scoring pressure at this time.

After the first quarter, Sun Ce, who played the entire first quarter, scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, Paul George scored 13 points, and with the scores of other players, the Grizzlies scored 31 points in a single quarter!

A rare 30+ in the first quarter, but the Spurs scored 35 points in a single quarter!

The Spurs averaged "only" 29.6 points in the first quarter this season. It's not that they can only score so much, but the three main players + Gay have all been rested, especially Duncan, who has been rested for a quarter of the games this season.

This is the first quarter performance of the Spurs in its entirety!

Facing the Grizzlies, the Spurs did not show any mercy and went all out. Even with Paul George's explosion of 13 points in three quarters, the Grizzlies still took a 4-point lead in the first quarter!