One Thousand Two Hundred and Eighteen. Excitement and Pressure Go Hand in Hand

At noon on the 15th, the Grizzlies had lunch after the back-to-back tactical meeting and the first training session with the Kings and Clippers.

Another week passed, and Sun Ce looked at the latest awards.

Sun Ce won the Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks, no problem, a quadruple-double and a 60+ triple-double, and the Grizzlies have a good record during this period.

Although the Thunder won two consecutive games with 29 wins and 9 losses, returning to the top of the Western Conference, the Grizzlies' record of 26 wins and 9 losses is also good. As long as the record does not collapse this month, Sun Ce has a chance to snatch the Player of the Month from Durant, Paul and Duncan.

Durant won the Player of the Month in November, and Duncan won the Player of the Month in December. Sun Ce felt that it was his turn. He only won the Player of the Week twice this season, which was miserable.

As for James, it is almost certain that he will win the Player of the Month in the Eastern Conference for three consecutive months...

Moreover, 11 game weeks have passed, and James has won the Player of the Week 5 times!

Sun Ce once created a historical record by winning 9 Player of the Week awards in a single season in the 10-11 season, and this record does not seem to be stable at all!

Also, Sun Ce got a 60+ triple-double the night before yesterday, but he fell from last week's MVP rankings to second place.

James returned to the top of the MVP rankings!

Looking at James' average data, James currently averages 27.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 58% shooting, 41% three-point shooting, 1.8 three-pointers per game... and 2 steals and 1.1 blocks!

He helped the team score 124 points per 100 possessions, second only to his own and Jordan's NBA outside record of helping the team score 125 points per 100 possessions last season.

What's more terrifying is the efficiency value. James' efficiency value so far this season is 33.1... Jordan's most efficient year was 31.6, and James' efficiency value last season was 31.5. Even if he can't maintain such a terrifying efficiency of 33.1 in the end this season, it is possible to break through 32!

Sun Ce didn't know how to express his emotions except "I'm a fool".

Having such a competitor... fear, sadness, anxiety, Sun Ce didn't have any of these. He had won two consecutive MVPs, so what else did he want? He would fight for the third consecutive MVP. Having such an opponent made Sun Ce feel great.

If there is no competition, if the opponent is not strong, what is the point of NBA?

At different stages,

Sun Ce's pursuit is very different from when he first entered the NBA.

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"... left-handed mid-range shot B- on the left side of the three-second zone, right-handed mid-range shot B on the left side of the three-second zone..."

At the end of a day's training, Sun Ce looked at his left-handed mid-range shot, which was faster than the mid-range shot on the right side of the three-second zone when he practiced with his right hand, because it was almost like looking in the mirror. With the experience of right-hand training, he knew how to exert force best and knew how to exert force in which position, so the training progress was naturally incomparable.

Just like practicing left-hand layups, before reaching the level of right-hand symmetry, left-handed mid-range shot training is to practice muscle memory, so the progress will be very fast.

Also, he has been able to make some crossover moves recently. He is looking forward to using the "pseudo butterfly step" and triggering advanced events.

James has brought Sun Ce very strong competition, but also pressure.

James, who is in his peak year, is an era-level superstar who can compete with the peak shark, Buddha and snake for the strongest player in the new century. Such an opponent makes him excited and under great pressure.

However, the game must be played one by one, and there is no rush. It depends on who can laugh at the end!

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On the 16th, the Grizzlies' home back-to-back game began.

The first team to welcome was the Kings. There was no suspense. 104 to 67, it can't be said that there was no suspense. It was simply an NBA team bullying an amateur team, slaughtering 37 points!

With Randolph's recovery, Randolph averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in the last 7 games, including 4.1 offensive rebounds per game. The familiar frontcourt rebounding king is back!

Nash, Tony Allen and Yi Jianlian, who suffered an elbow injury after the Spurs game, did not play in this game. Sun Ce played only 26 minutes, and scored 28 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks in 10 of 17 shots in three quarters before going to rest.

Beverley tortured the little assassin badly. This guy is really suitable for dealing with players like the little assassin. Isaiah Thomas was only 2 of 9 by Beverley.

Yi Jianlian's elbow injury was not serious. He just bumped it when he fell. It did not affect the game at that time. Just to be safe.

The team tried its best to strengthen the lineup with various clauses. If it could pay more taxes, it would pay more taxes, just to ensure enough rotation to rest.

Indeed, after the game with the Spurs, the Grizzlies temporarily got rid of the mid-season idle mood.

Although it is only temporary, it will definitely rely on the rest of the All-Star Weekend to adjust well later, but temporary relief is better than nothing.

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After the game with the Kings, the next day, the back-to-back challenge of the Clippers was ushered in.

The battle between the Clippers and the Warriors for the sixth place in the Western Conference started in the middle of the season.

Both want to achieve a better record, so that they can have an advantage at the end of the season and play against the Nuggets...

The Lakers, the Bears and the Thunder are the teams that neither the Clippers nor the Warriors want to face.

At noon today, there was good news for the Grizzlies!

But it was bad news in the evening.

Sun Ce, with his recent performance, surpassed Kobe in the second All-Star voting, with 1.71 million votes, surpassing Kobe, James, and Yao Ming, and temporarily ranked first in the All-Star voting!

Randolph surpassed Durant and ranked third in the Western Conference All-Star voting!

Durant is so tragic. Because of Sun Ce, he failed to make a name for himself in the 2010 World Championships. In the 2012 Olympics, people's attention was on the Big Three of Kobe, James, and Anthony. Until now, except for the scoring champion, Durant has nothing...

His popularity was surpassed by the Tyrannosaurus Rex, who was nicknamed Little Malone this year.

Currently, in the Western Conference frontcourt, Yao Ming ranked first with 1.66 million votes, Griffin ranked second with 1.31 million votes, Randolph ranked third with 1.09 million votes, and Durant ranked fourth with 1.01 million votes.

But in the evening game against the Clippers, the Grizzlies lost to the Clippers 94 to 98, and the Grizzlies' record became 27 wins and 10 losses.

Griffin finally got angry against the Grizzlies without Gasol resting, scoring 29 points in the first half and 45 points in the whole game...

Griffin, who no longer jumped around and did not play small forward, seemed to be stronger than before. He humbly asked Malone for advice and stated that defeating the Lakers was his career goal... He really got good advice. Malone did not want to come to the Grizzlies or the Bulls, so he wanted to teach Griffin well.

The Grizzlies did not want Gasol to play back-to-back games. They had to defend Cousins ​​in the last game, and this game against the Clippers. According to the mid-season plan, Coach Hollins naturally chose to win the game with a high probability of winning.