One Thousand Two Hundred and Forty-Six. It's a Pity that We Don't Have Gao Yuanyuan

Kobe was so angry when he saw Sun Ce's scoring method!

All those techniques learned from him, Iverson, Nash, Tim Hardaway, etc. were learned in vain? He actually played basketball with rules!

However, Kobe had to admit that Sun Ce was very smart. When he was not in good shape, he could think of such a way to keep scoring, and he did it.

Using the rules, this thing seems simple, but if you really want to play like this, not every player can do it, or even can't do it at all.

This is a kind of talent. Kobe felt that he couldn't do it and couldn't adapt to such changes while maintaining normal shooting threats. It was 100% not as efficient as playing normally.

Faced with such a situation, the Lakers were caught off guard.

After the cancellation of the overhand defense at the beginning of the century, it was not possible to press the ball-holding player, and it was not possible to make hand contact after the shooter made a shooting action... many, many defensive restrictions.

The Lakers head coach, Old Bickerstaff, thought of a player who was most suitable to defend Sun Ce, but he was not on their team - Roy Hibbert, a player from the Pacers.

This guy is the most suitable inside player to defend against breakthroughs and fouls under the current rules after Howard's defense declines. His beautiful vertical jump and excellent height and wingspan have excellent restraint ability against Sun Ce's current style of play.

But they don't have such a person, no way, Old Bickerstaff can only start from the offensive end.

Suddenly, double-teaming became the most unsuitable defensive strategy for the Lakers. Sun Ce can find opportunities to foul in one-on-one situations. Double-teaming... won't let this guy go to heaven?

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After the timeout, neither team made a substitution. The Grizzlies still had a defensive lineup, and the Lakers still had a starting lineup.

Facing Sun Ce's foul offensive, the Lakers chose to fight hard!

This is the most direct and effective way, which is much more effective than anger, dissatisfaction, and cursing.

In the first two rounds, I just didn't expect someone to play like this. When I was prepared, even if I couldn't avoid being fouled every time, I could effectively avoid most fouls.

Also, Sun Ce's shooting was bad today, so I just had to guard against Sun Ce's hook shot at the free throw line.

Metta World Peace blocked the breakthrough, Kobe defended the hook shot at the free throw line, and missed Tony Allen. After the timeout,

the Lakers' defense played a good effect and effectively curbed Sun Ce's foul-making style.

However, facing the current lineup of the Grizzlies, the Lakers' offense was much more difficult than in the first half.

In the first half, because they had to maintain the offense, the Grizzlies did not send out the best defensive lineup. Instead, they started with a running and gunning lineup, which made the Lakers play relatively easily in the first half.

When Coach Hollins chose to put the offensive burden on Sun Ce alone, the defense played by Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier, and Gasol Jr. under Sun Ce's connection...

The strongest in the league!

Moreover, through the first half, Sun Ce played a physical warm-up effect. After using Harden Card to restore his physical strength, Sun Ce's footsteps on the defensive end were obviously better than in the first half!

The Lakers' offense was sniped, and Kobe no longer hid himself and participated more in shooting. It's not that he didn't shoot much in the first half. When playing against strong teams, Kobe would have shot 25 or 26 times. So far this season, Kobe has scored 40+ 7 times. Now Kobe's shots are obviously more than normal when playing against strong teams.

On the Grizzlies side, it became more difficult for Sun Ce to foul, so when he failed to foul and the hook area at the free throw line and the hook area at the baseline were blocked, he chose to give the ball to Tony Allen to rush to the basket or shoot.

I have to say that everyone on the Grizzlies played well tonight. Tony hit a jump shot from the left side of the three-second zone and scored 3 points at the basket. Paul George scored a mid-range jump shot from the baseline after receiving the ball. Sun Ce got 4 free throws, 3 of which were made. At 6:44 in the third quarter, when Sun Ce stole the ball from Josh Smith and Paul George made a long pass and went out of bounds, the Grizzlies were 2 points behind 70 to 72 and went into the official timeout.

In the first half, the Lakers scored almost 30 points in each quarter because the Grizzlies could not send out a strong defensive lineup. But in the third quarter, after playing for more than half a quarter, the Lakers only scored 13 points. After playing an excellent offensive feeling in the first half and Kobe increasing his shots in the third quarter, the Grizzlies defended very well in this half.

And relying on the 6 points Sun Ce got before the Lakers called a timeout for adjustment, the Grizzlies scored 16 to 13!

Thanks to Mr. Tony for not making mistakes in the first half of the third quarter, he received the ball 5 times, made 2 shots out of 4 shots, and made 1 of 2 free throws, which helped Sun Ce reduce his burden.

Coach Hollins didn't have any particularly good solutions for the time being. When the team's best scorer can only score through free throws and hook shots in specific positions, and his other areas are cold, and his team is a defensive team with a running and gunning lineup but has been confirmed to be inferior to the opponent in offense, no head coach can do anything, even the Cardinal and the Zen Master, haven't they lost many games, including the finals.

So Coach Hollins continued to maintain defense and sent out a combination of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Prince, Randolph, and Larry Sanders.

On the Lakers side, Paul continued to play, Kobe and Metta World Peace, who had already committed 4 fouls, were replaced, Meeks and Earl Clark came on the court, Josh Smith and Jordan Hill continued to partner in the interior.

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After the timeout, Sun Ce looked at the opponent's rotation lineup. The offensive firepower was amazing. Meeks, a second-round pick in his class, averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game with a 39.7% three-point shooting rate this season with Paul, Kobe and Josh Smith passing the ball. The key is that the playing time is only 17 minutes per game, which means that this guy comes on to score!

Fortunately, after the timeout, the Lakers' first attack Meeks received the ball and faced Prince's switch defense, but he didn't score. Sun Ce overpowered Jordan Hill to get the defensive rebound when Randolph blocked Josh Smith and counterattacked!

The Lakers had a good sense of retreating. Klay Thompson's three-pointer, Larry Sanders and Jimmy Butler's rush to the basket were all blocked. Josh Smith rushed back in time to block the free throw line. There was no chance at the right baseline. Larry Sanders cut in there and Earl Clark could block it.

This situation was very unfavorable! Sun Ce glanced at the position where there might be an opportunity... There was no other way, so he rushed to the right corner and took a three-point hook shot...