One Thousand Two Hundred and Forty-Two. Strong Support From Mr. Na
This made Kobe both uneasy and pleasantly surprised.
Uneasy, because Sun Ce exploded every time he played against him. Sun Ce made this era-level superstar, who is regarded as the greatest active player, feel terrified by his explosive strength. Kobe will definitely feel uneasy, and tonight's game will be unpredictable.
But Kobe is not afraid. He is very surprised that Sun Ce can come back to play.
This is his 17th season in his career. In a person's life, 17 years is a long time, not to mention a basketball career.
Playing one less game against the strongest player of the new generation, if he or his opponent misses one less game, it will be a huge regret for Kobe.
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The players of both teams have different feelings about Sun Ce's return to the game.
The fans at the scene are very excited. 90% of the people at the scene are Lakers fans, but they are not afraid of strong enemies.
In addition to the number of championships, the Lakers' history may be more glorious than the Celtics. Their fans never lack confidence. Even if they have not entered the playoffs for five or six consecutive years in the original time and space, they are still confident and like to watch their team play against strong teams.
So the fans at the scene were very excited about Sun Ce's return to the game.
In terms of live broadcast, the attention of this game originally dropped a lot because Sun Ce could not play, but just 20 minutes before the game started, Time Warner Sports received a tip-off and immediately released news on Twitter, Facebook, forums, and websites that Sun Ce was returning to the game!
This reminded the fans of the famous rushing rule 9 years ago, but this time it was not Kobe who rushed to the game, but Sun Ce, who Kobe said was the most like his successor!
The originally declining attention suddenly increased, even higher than before!
There were heated discussions online, and the number of people watching TV and online live broadcasts was even greater than before the afternoon cancellation wave!
The starting players of both teams came on the court, and the Grizzlies first sent out a running and gunning lineup.
Coach Hollins was ready to let Jimmy Butler or Paul George take charge of the second lineup's defensive lineup, ready to use running and gunning to attack first, and if they could gain an advantage, they would fight hard on defense.
That is to say, without Sun Ce's inability to come up with a targeted strategy, the team will look at the players' status. This is also the way most teams face top teams. It's not that they have no chance to win. If they play well, they may still win. Otherwise, the Magic and Kings, the two bottom teams, will lose all of them, but they have also won more than a dozen games, including many strong teams.
On the Lakers side, Paul and Kobe's dream backcourt, with Metta World Peace, who has played the best offensive performance in four years this season, Josh Smith, the all-around warrior, and Jordan Hill, the cheap and easy-to-use Mamba who averaged 10 points and 7 rebounds per game, started.
The Lakers have averaged 112.2 points per game so far this season, ranking first in the league, 2.9 points higher than the second-placed Spurs. The average loss of 101 points per game doesn't look good, the average loss of points in the league, but considering that the Lakers' games can occasionally play more than 180 total shots of the two teams, and there are more than 10 points of net points, the Lakers' defense does not look bad, but the pace is fast.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started.
Nash knew that he had a heavy task. Although Sun Ce was back, he did not warm up before the game. God knows what his condition was. He could not drag his feet when he led the team in the starting lineup. He had to go all out to organize the offense.
But the opponent also had an extremely good offensive lineup. In terms of the inside line, the Lakers' inside line combination was an enhanced version of Yi Jianlian and Lopez Jr., which was much more enhanced. The two outside teammates around Nash were not as good as the opponent. The opponent had Kobe, the second-ranked super scorer in the scoring list. Metta World Peace averaged 14.4 points per game this season, the best offensive performance after leaving the Rockets. Although the defense declined a lot, the offense was better than the championship year, fast and fierce.
However, Nash also had advantages. He was only a pseudo-starter. He could go all out without any scruples in the 20 minutes he played, with Sun Ce behind him.
Sun Ce sat on the bench, expecting the starting lineup to compete with the opponent's starting lineup, which was extremely strong in offense.
However, the competition was barely able to compete. After playing for more than 4 minutes, the Grizzlies were 12 to 15, only three points behind.
But... the posture is a bit wrong!
Nash scored 8 points alone, 2 of 2 three-pointers, plus a step-over in a counterattack, relying on Nash's 3 of 3, the team only got 12 points!
Teacher Na is good!
Sun Ce looked at it. Although Teacher Na's data this season is only 8.2 points and 6 assists per game, his shooting percentage is 52%, the highest in the team's outside line, and his three-point shooting percentage is 41.3%, second only to Klay Thompson in the team, and his free throw shooting percentage is 92%...
When it comes to playing for life, Teacher Na is still very strong! Teacher Na, who just turned 39 on his birthday last week against the Suns, can still play efficiently in about 20 minutes of playing time!
Nash's performance made Kobe even more excited. This old opponent still has gas in the tank!
The excited Kobe opened his hidden fangs, received the ball and faced Klay Thompson for a switch defense, and did not pass the ball when he was blocked, and shot a mid-range shot from behind...
"Bang"
It's iron! Klay Thompson interfered very well. Kobe's shot was too unreasonable. With Lopez blocking the ball, Yi Jianlian took the rebound and passed it to Nash immediately.
Counterattack!
Nash hit a three-pointer in the counterattack, tying the game at 15!
After 5 minutes and 11 seconds, Nash scored 11 points to help the Grizzlies tie the score. The Lakers called a timeout early!
Old Bickerstaff stood up and scratched his head. He and Mike Brown heard in the afternoon that Sun Ce could not play, so they guessed that the Grizzlies would start a running and gunning lineup, and discussed how to lock down Klay Thompson and Paul- George's double 3D, and how Yi Jianlian, a master of air cuts, blocks defenses. Lopez's offensive awareness is not very good, so he just picks and rolls well.
But I didn't expect Nash to explode so fiercely.
Instead of taking advantage of Sun Ce to open the score before he came on the court, Kobe was also made erratic in two or three rounds by Nash, and lost the opportunity to open the score by taking advantage of the opponent's defensive difference in the starting lineup.
Call a timeout to let Kobe calm down. There is no need to say anything. This guy has a strong self-esteem, but he also has a strong ability to adjust.
For the Grizzlies, Nash returned to the bench and sat down like a hero. He made 4 of 4 shots, scored 11 points, made 0 turnovers, had 1 assist, 1 steal, and actually had 1 block! The hater is Paul...
Nash has a total of 97 blocks in his career, and he improved to 98 tonight!
Nash has blocked 11 shots in his career with the Grizzlies. This is his third block this season. He is on track to exceed 100 blocks in his career!
However, fighting like this is much more tiring than organizing an attack. Nash needs to slow down for a while, and Sun Ce starts to wear equipment...