One Thousand Three Hundred and Six. I Finally Waited for You...
28 to 18, 1 minute and 54 seconds left in the first quarter, the Spurs have already scored 28 points! A single quarter score of 30 is guaranteed.
Duncan and Parker did not rest in the first quarter, Gay also went to rest, Ginobili and Danny Green partnered up in the forward and guard line, and the offensive firepower did not decrease.
They want to seize the current opportunity and further expand their advantage!
And this advantage is that Sun Ce made 2 of 10 shots in 10 minutes in the first quarter!
Except for two dunks, he didn't make a single shot, and only got two more points by free throws. Currently, he only has 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 block.
It's not easy to make fouls. Now it's basically entered the playoffs rhythm. The referee's whistle is also the playoff standard. The Spurs have a full understanding of the Grizzlies and prepared offensive and defensive strategies. Duncan, the main defensive point, rarely fouls...
That's why Popovich replaced Gay and used Danny Green to defend. Sun Ce still didn't make any shots in the last 3 shots.
The Grizzlies only relied on Randolph and Larry Sanders' strongest offensive rebounding combination to ensure scoring.
It was another one-minute offensive and defensive battle. The Grizzlies relied on Larry Sanders's tip-in to increase the score to 20 points with difficulty, but the Spurs scored 5 points in more than a minute, 33 to 20, leading by 13 points!
The players on the Grizzlies all had a little collapse. It's not that they felt they couldn't beat the Spurs. The other players on the team were in good shape tonight. If Sun Ce had a normal touch and scored 2-3 more goals, the score difference would not have been widened to more than 10 points.
When Sun Ce was in normal shape, his shooting was actually very restraining for the Spurs.
For example, in the last match, Sun Ce made a total of 5 mid-range shots in the second and third quarters, directly tearing the Spurs' baseline defense apart. The Spurs had to expand to high-post defense. They defended Sun Ce's high-post shots, but gave the Grizzlies a lot of baseline scoring opportunities, allowing the Grizzlies to close the score in the second and third quarters.
But Sun Ce didn't feel good tonight, and didn't make a single shot!
There were 28 seconds left in the first quarter, and the Spurs were very excited. If they could defend this ball and then make a counterattack, they might lead by 15 points in the first quarter!
Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt, Klay Thompson and Beverley continued to pull away, Randolph and Larry Sanders maintained threats on both sides of the baseline, and the Spurs chose to use Danny Green to defend Sun Ce alone.
He missed 8 consecutive mid-range and long-range shots... but Sun Ce still wanted to shoot, he thought he should be able to make the next one!
Facing Danny Green's defense,
Sun Ce broke through to the right, Danny Green quickly stepped back to occupy the breakthrough space in advance, and put pressure on Sun Ce, but he was more focused on defending against breakthroughs than shots.
However, don't look at Sun Ce's entire upper body entering the three-point line, his left foot didn't go in! He's just big!
Sun Ce grabbed the ball and took it back outside the three-point line, and shot a three-pointer from the right side of the top arc...
"Miss Level 2 Triggered..."
In the previous few shots against Danny Green, Sun Ce also triggered the error, reducing the interference caused by extra movements, but it didn't feel right when he shot.
But this time, it felt very good!
Some fans at the scene had covered their eyes. They didn't dare to watch Sun Ce's shooting. It was too bad! He looked like he was going to break Kobe's record of 30 misses in a single game.
However, this time, the familiar sound of leather and steel materials did not sound. Fans saw the ball go into the basket through their fingers!
Duncan and Larry Sanders, who were about to fight under the basket, almost vomited blood!
Either the shot was a loud bang, or it was a hollow shot?
The fans at the scene were quiet for a while, and then burst into fierce cheers!
Finally it went in!
Sun Ce finally made a shot!
Although surprised, Duncan immediately picked up the ball and sent it out. There were 13 seconds left, and he counterattacked!
However, after Parker made a long pass to Ginobili, Ginobili made a suicide pass, wanting to pass to Kwame Brown who was counterattacking under Sun Ce's defense. He thought that from the perspective of mechanics or something else, the pass would definitely pass from Sun Ce's armpit to Kwame Brown's hand, and then be caught by Sun Ce directly!
Just caught! When Sun Ce triggered the "food cut", he felt incredible that Ginobili would actually want to pass to Kwame Brown who was completely bypassed by him? As a result, Ginobili really passed the ball when he was ready for a steal!
With 6 seconds left, Sun Ce directly counterattacked and rushed to the free throw line and stopped in one step!
Under Parker's strenuous defense, Sun Ce was completely unaffected and shot a mid-range shot... Parker didn't stop his feet, and Parker bumped into Sun Ce when Sun Ce shot it out.
With the referee's whistle and the long whistle that ended the single quarter, Sun Ce's mid-range shot at the buzzer hit!
Two goals in a row!
The Grizzlies scored 5 points in a row, chasing the score to 25-33, narrowing the gap to 8 points, and Sun Ce also had a free throw!
Listening to the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, as if they finally saw the dawn in the long dark night, the Grizzlies players also got rid of the feeling of being on the verge of collapse.
Seeing Sun Ce pointing a gun at Parker, the Grizzlies players and coaches seemed to have a song in their minds that no one except Yi Muhualian could understand: I finally waited for you...
In contrast, the Spurs players were all going crazy!
28 seconds, they were only 28 seconds away from entering the intermission with a lead of at least 13 points, which was a relatively weak second and third quarters... Relatively speaking, they still had the league's top offense and first-class defense, but they were definitely not as good as the first and last quarters when Duncan played at full strength, which was even better than the Lakers' offense and top-level defense.
Against the Grizzlies, ordinary top-level offense is obviously not enough, and first-class defense is not enough to defend against Randolph's Grizzlies who have regained their form.
However, in these 28 seconds, Sun Ce made a three-pointer, a steal, and a 2+1... directly narrowed the advantage that the Spurs had tried their best to play in the first quarter to within the controllable range of the Grizzlies!
The referee watched the replay and confirmed that there was 0.9 seconds left when Sun Ce was fouled, and temporarily cancelled the long whistle that ended the quarter just now.
Sun Ce was very calm, using Kobe's hidden skill that has a characteristic transformation - cold-blooded killer.
He will not let his confidence be affected by a missed shot, and will always calmly adjust and try to find the feeling of shooting... Of course, he may also calmly never find the feeling of shooting but still be calm and confident, and then make 17 of 47 shots...
But his teammates are extremely excited. When he scores a goal, his teammates still think it may be good luck, but he scores a counterattack and a mid-range shot, which means that Sun Ce has found the feeling!
Sun Ce went to the free throw line, and the scene rang with "MVP" shouts.
In this situation, those who don't know would think that the Grizzlies are going to win, but at a glance, the score difference is still 8 points!
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