One Thousand Three Hundred and Four. Prelude to the Symphony

Four minutes ago, the first of three games tonight, the Knicks vs. 76ers game at Madison Square Garden in New York, ended, and the 76ers narrowly beat the Knicks 104-100.

At the FedEx Arena in Memphis, the referee came to the center circle, strictly abided by the rules, and signaled the two teams to stand. At 7 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.

Sun Ce prepared for a long time, and when the ball reached the top, it bounced quickly... Kwame Brown also focused on the jump ball, thinking he would win.

However, Sun Ce relied on the speed of the bounce to lead Kwame Brown by half a palm and flicked the ball to the back!

Big hands are always good, not only excellent ball control ability, but also jump ball advantages!

Although Kwame Brown's arm span is three or four centimeters shorter than Sun Ce, his height makes up for it, and he has a slight advantage in reaching high, but after Sun Ce made up for the height difference with the temporary increase in bounce speed and bounce height, the size of the hand determines the jump ball!

The Grizzlies were ready to defend, but Paul George reacted quickly and caught the ball.

Seeing Sun Ce running straight to the front court after landing and bypassing Kwame Brown, Paul George quickly advanced and lobbed the ball to the opposite side at the right time.

Sun Ce was so excited, this explosive speed was so cool! Sun Ce looked behind from time to time and saw Paul George's passing action. He rushed into the three-point line and received the ball at the free throw line, and rushed straight to the basket!

Although the Spurs were surprised that Kwame Brown could lose the jump ball, when Howard was at his peak, Kwame Brown was not afraid of meeting him. Apart from anything else, Kwame Brown's physical fitness and athletic ability are definitely at the historical level.

However, the Spurs had good defensive discipline and quickly took a defensive position. Kwame Brown was ready to stick close to Randolph, Parker followed Klay Thompson, and Danny Green was ready to defend Paul George.

But when Gay chased Sun Ce, Sun Ce had already entered the free throw line!

Kwame Brown didn't return to the basket and couldn't keep up with Sun Ce, so Duncan naturally had to retreat to guard the basket. According to his impression of Sun Ce's jump, Duncan was ready to step out at the right time to block Sun Ce, so as to avoid being thrown away by Sun Ce's quick change of direction in the low position, and to prevent Sun Ce from directly attacking the basket.

However, Sun Ce received the ball at the free throw line, took a step, and jumped directly inside the free throw line!

Is this a quick throw? Sun Ce doesn't have this trick!

Duncan didn't have time to react and think more,

and saw the No. 3 jersey coming towards him - my old Deng is going to be on the top five again!

The fans at the scene opened their mouths when Sun Ce took a step inside the free throw line. Seeing Sun Ce successfully gliding over Duncan from a long distance, the scene was boiling!

Duncan has a good defensive habit. This year, he averaged 2.8 blocks per game, the second highest in his career, but the average number of fouls per game was only 1.7 times, the second lowest in his career, which is the same as last season, and Sun Ce did not get an extra penalty.

But Sun Ce didn't care. He retreated directly after landing, as if he had just dunked an empty basket, which made the fans more excited.

The players on the Grizzlies team were immediately ignited. Sun Ce started a fast break to attack the basket... It's normal to play like this when you win the jump ball. The opponent didn't react at the first time; there's nothing wrong with dunking over a superstar. Sun Ce is famous for dunking over superstars... But this ball is too violent!

Paul George felt very incredible about Sun Ce's dunk. The posture of taking off and gliding in the air was the same as his idol!

Duncan was dunked, but he still maintained his noble demeanor, with no expression. He didn't change his face even when the mountain collapsed in front of him. He picked up the ball and passed it to Parker.

The Spurs players are really used to Duncan being the background. After Duncan lost weight in the past few years, the frequency of being the background has increased more than before.

After the serve came out, the Spurs team pressed forward, and the rhythm was very fast.

There has always been a very disadvantageous aspect for the Grizzlies' defense to play against the Spurs, that is, only Sun Ce can limit Parker on the point guard line!

Parker is too fast, and his ability to score from mid-range and close range is extremely strong, comparable to Ellis, and his passing is much better than Ellis.

Parker usually plays the entire first quarter, especially against the Grizzlies, which greatly limits Sun Ce's help defense, so when the Spurs attack against the Grizzlies, the first quarter's offense is almost unimpeded.

This time is the same. Parker and Duncan pick and roll, attracting Sun Ce and Randolph's double-teaming and passing back to Duncan at a 45-degree angle on the left. Duncan's mid-range rebound shot hits steadily.

Not affected by being blocked at all!

When the Grizzlies attacked and entered the positional battle, Duncan was liberated on the defensive end with a meat shield center, and the first-level defensive threat covered the close range and even the baselines on both sides.

After Sun Ce received the pass from Paul George, he knew very well that his shooting area was compressed in the high position area, which is also the area where the Spurs are least good at defending. Peak Duncan couldn't solve it, and he can't solve it now.

However, when Duncan was on the court, the Spurs had Gay guarding the first line of defense on the perimeter, and in these areas, the Spurs' defense was dominant.

Waving for Gasol to pick and roll, Sun Ce got rid of Gay, broke through to the right mid-range and faced Duncan who came out to defend and made a mid-range lateral step jumper...

Nowitzki's lateral step jumper was triggered at level 3, and Sun Ce was almost not affected by the step and fully jumped, and with the S-level bounce, Duncan couldn't interfere with it under the rule that high-position shots are not allowed.

But it didn't go in!

When Sun Ce shot it out, he felt something was wrong!

Kwame Brown stuck to Randolph under the basket and grabbed the defensive rebound. Fortunately, Randolph did not give up and quickly grabbed the ball... The high school student's little hand did not hold the ball firmly and it was grabbed!

Randolph grabbed the ball and threw it backhand... It went in!

Randolph made a great contribution with this ball. Not only did he score, but he also restricted the Spurs from counterattacking immediately.

In the next round, Parker passed the ball to Gay, who passed it to Danny Green who was vacant on the sideline. The latter missed the three-pointer.

However, Sun Ce's left-handed mid-range shot on the left side of the three-second zone in a single play also missed!

This time Randolph failed to grab the defensive rebound and was counterattacked by the Spurs. Gay's counterattack dunk scored two points!

Sun Ce was obviously greatly affected by the failure to warm up fully.

The good warm-up habit in normal times makes Sun Ce very sensitive to the ball and his body control. This has both advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that he is very used to warming up and knows how to warm up to play the best for himself.

However, if he doesn't warm up enough, it will be like the night Gohan was born, and he will be greatly affected. After four years, he has long been accustomed to playing in the best condition. If he doesn't warm up enough and doesn't feel the best, he will feel very awkward.

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