One Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Six. Failed Sniping

With a record of 41 wins and 15 losses, the Grizzlies dropped from second to fifth in a flash. They dropped from second to fifth in the West after losing two games. The competition for the top five in the West is particularly fierce.

If Sun Ce had a chance to compete for the MVP this season, Coach Hollins would definitely find a way to hit the top of the West, but now, let alone Sun Ce, theoretically, Rose and Durant, who have never won the MVP and have a better chance of competing for the MVP, have no chance.

The Heat won all four games at the end of February after returning from the All-Star Weekend. The Heat has won 24 consecutive games, and James has locked the MVP!

In this situation, Sun Ce and the Grizzlies did not pay attention to the competition for the MVP, and began to prepare tactical plans for the imaginary enemies in the playoffs.

So far, the Grizzlies have had a clearer understanding of the teams they may encounter in the playoffs through confrontation and analysis of the opponents' games.

Next, it is time to formulate tactical strategy preparations for the playoff encounters.

Entering a new month, on March 1, the Grizzlies began to prepare for the teams they will meet in March and may eventually meet in the playoffs.

This team is the Heat, which is currently playing a crazy 24-game winning streak!

48 wins and 7 losses, the Heat's record is even more terrifying than the Spurs in the 10-11 season!

During the All-Star Weekend break, the coaching staff was already preparing for this game, but they did not expect that after the All-Star Weekend, the Heat faced the Kings, Pacers, Lakers, and Clippers, and won four consecutive away games!

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James led the Heat to Memphis with a high momentum. In the last game of the five-game away game, James wanted to continue to rush.

For the Grizzlies, many players were rested in the first five games. Three players were rested against the Mavericks, Gasol, Tony Allen, and Nash were rested against the Pistons, Gasol, Nash, and Randolph were rested against the Raptors, and four players were rested against the Magic. Gasol and Tony Allen did not play against the Nets.

It was for this game with the Heat.

At 7 pm on March 2, the Grizzlies welcomed the challenge of the 24-game winning streak Heat at home.

Sun Ce felt that his team was too miserable. Every time the opponent was winning streak, they had to face the challenge.

Facing the Heat, the first team in the East, the "Top Sniper" incident was triggered again!

Although the opponent is in a very hot state, Sun Ce and his teammates are not afraid. After the game starts, they will go all out to fight against the opponent!

Jimmy Butler, Klay Thompson, Gasol, Sun Ce, Larry Sanders and others defended James, which caused great trouble for the Heat. At the end of the first half, the Grizzlies led by two points with 39 to 37.

But this kind of play also dragged down the offense of the Grizzlies.

James is very cunning. Every time Nash comes up, he will look for the player defending Nash to play pick-and-roll. At this time, Sun Ce can only switch defense.

It is indeed unstoppable!

Therefore, Nash reduced his playing time in this game. He needs to think about how to deal with it if he can still play against the Heat through this game.

Fortunately, Sun Ce, Paul George, Randolph, and Klay Thompson played well offensively, and were able to score steadily in the tense defensive battle. The efficiency was not high, but it was higher than the opponent in the first half.

However, in the first half, Randolph opened the game in the low post. Sun Ce was able to score steadily by playing Nene and Bosh in the low post with Randolph, so he connected Paul George and Klay Thompson.

However, Randolph scored 16 points in the first half, which was very tiring! It was more tiring than scoring 30 points against weak teams.

So,

Sun Ce used the Randolph card during the halftime break!

With a 40% matching degree, plus a 20% bonus from James' balance bracelet and a 20% bonus from Randolph's low-post singles skills, a total of 80% bonus, Sun Ce did a good job against Bosh, who now weighs only 99.5 kilograms.

If the opponent used Nene to defend him, he would be happier, and he could just pull out and break through in singles.

In the third quarter, with Sun Ce's 10 points in a single quarter, the Grizzlies and the Heat played very anxiously and continued to maintain a slight lead for a long time, but Ray Allen made a key three-pointer at the end of the third quarter, helping the Heat to overtake the Grizzlies by two points with 61 to 59 and enter the fourth quarter.

Ray Allen's key three-pointer laid the foundation for the Heat's hope of winning.

In the end, the Grizzlies lost to the Heat by 1 point in the fourth quarter, 23 to 24. Sun Ce could only choose a three-pointer for the last ball to have a chance to tie the score, but the strong three-pointer after the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc did not go in. The Grizzlies lost to the Heat at home 82 to 85.

Failed to stop the fierce Heat's winning streak!

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After a fierce defensive battle and a battle for key balls, the Grizzlies lost.

Looking at James celebrating wildly on the opposite side, Sun Ce could only admit it!

This score is almost 50 points less than the total score of the last match between the two teams!

Sun Ce played the entire game, making 9 of 25 shots, including 2 of 10 three-pointers, and got 29 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals, 3 fouls, and 5 turnovers. Randolph played for 30 minutes and also scored 21 points.

It is true that the Heat defended the outside shots too well. Bosh did not play center, and the weight loss in the past two years played a very good effect. He can even switch to defend Paul George.

It's a loss if we lose the game. Ray Allen is awesome. Sun Ce poked his wrist when he was defending, but he still made the key three-pointer at the end of the third quarter.

The Grizzlies lost by 3 points. They didn't grasp the key ball as well as the opponent. This must be acknowledged.

At least the Grizzlies didn't have a disadvantage in this game, and the opponent was in a crazy winning streak, in good shape and with high morale.

It's more important to summarize the reasons for the loss.

The two games against the Heat this season were very tense. The game in the early season was won by Sun Ce's buzzer beater. It was an offensive battle. This time it was a defensive battle. The Heat relied on Ray Allen's key ball at the end of the third quarter to lay the foundation for the victory.

In other words, the Grizzlies encountered the Heat, who performed very well in both offense and defense. With sufficient game samples, they can find ways to deal with it.

41 wins and 16 losses. Although the Grizzlies lost, Coach Hollins was still very satisfied with the performance of the players. After all, it was just a regular season game.

But Sun Ce was in trouble.

"Top Sniper (A):

Goal: Defeat the Heat, the first team in the Eastern Conference. (82-85 loss, this goal failed)

Failure penalty: The host will enter a cold shooting state in the next away game against the Magic, home game against the Trail Blazers, and away game against the Cavaliers."

Not only did he not get the Heat team card, but he also failed the event and was punished with a cold shooting state! Fortunately, he only lost by 3 points!