One Thousand Three Hundred and Eight. Kobe Time
Take a walk, and you get an assist... Nash sometimes envies Paul and Kobe's partners, who often pass the ball to assists in every game, but he is not jealous, because he can feel it occasionally!
However, Sun Ce's two consecutive three-pointers are simply unreasonable!
Sun Ce scored two three-pointers at the beginning of the second quarter, helping the Grizzlies to chase the score to 32 to 35, only 3 points behind!
The effect of "Kobe time" is too awesome. Sun Ce estimates that Kobe himself is not so awesome. As long as he is not blocked, he can successfully shoot, no matter what the posture is, the jump, stability, balance, etc. are almost not disturbed by the defense. As long as the touch is good, he can score!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs were stunned by Sun Ce's shooting, especially the three veterans who experienced the "McGrady moment". Sun Ce went from 2 out of 10 shots with a hit rate of 20% to 6 out of 14 shots with a hit rate of more than 40%, which took just over a minute!
Parker and Gay didn't know how to respond after hearing what Sun Ce said...
At the beginning of the second quarter, Popovich called a timeout after only 58 seconds!
The fans at the scene felt like they needed a box of quick-acting heart-saving pills, it was too sudden!
Including the 3-minute intermission, it was less than 5 minutes in total. Sun Ce scored 12 points on his own, helping the Grizzlies to catch up from 20 to 33 to 32 to 35!
Sun Ce now gives them the feeling of - Kobe's Durant...
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Popovich called a timeout and didn't know how to deal with it.
He is extremely bad at dealing with this situation, or in other words, he has always played "normal" basketball.
The only extremely creative player under him is Ginobili, but Ginobili is like an unstable version of Kobe or Jordan. It is too difficult for him to compete with Sun Ce, who is estimated to be unstoppable by Kobe and Jordan when he explodes.
But Popovich has been coaching for so many years and is experienced. He knows that he can't mess up at this time!
At the very least, we must maintain our offense and not make unnecessary mistakes.
The opponent's lineup is very good in offense, but poor in defense.
Not knowing how to solve the problem of Sun Ce's explosion,
Popovich chose to continue to play steadily.
On the other hand, the Grizzlies actually didn't know how to expand the advantage brought by Sun Ce's explosion. This time he was too fierce, scoring 12 points in more than 1 minute...
At this time, generally speaking, the team should use the threat of the explosive players to expand the advantage by the team, and the general explosive stars will also choose to do so, because at this time the opponent will definitely be strictly blocked on the defensive end, and very few stars can guarantee continuity in this situation.
But... he is a little bully!
This is a player who can score 72 points in a single game, and has scored 40+ 4 times in just 4 years of his career. With Kobe getting older year by year, this is the player with the strongest explosive scoring ability in the league.
Coach Hollins really wants to use the threat brought by Sun Ce to connect the team's offense, but... when Sun Ce explodes, he can score more than the rest of the team combined!
Coach Hollins once again felt the trouble of happiness... It is also a bad thing if a player explodes too strong...
Don't think about it anymore. Coach Hollins knocked on the tactical board and said to the five people around him: "The opponent will definitely ensure the continuity of the offense, and we must also ensure the continuity of the offense."
Nash, Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, and Yi Jianlian all felt that what Coach Hollins said made sense.
Sun Ce was about to listen to how Coach Hollins would arrange the response strategy next. The specific details depended on their own control, but the general direction had to be pointed out by Coach Hollins.
But... Coach Hollins didn't say anything after he finished speaking!
Looking at Coach Hollins, whose face said "I have arranged it, you can do it", Sun Ce felt that everyone on his team seemed to be unreliable!
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After the timeout, the Spurs replaced Parker and Ginobili's strongest back line with Gay, Dio, and Kwame Brown to strengthen defensive mobility and enhance the impact under the basket.
The Spurs players were still very confident. After Gay adjusted, he received the ball at the baseline and stepped back to avoid Yi Jianlian's jump shot to score two points.
The Spurs still maintained a 5-point lead. They were still leading, but they had to survive the Grizzlies' point-chasing stage and wait until Duncan came back after a good rest.
Attack and defense switch, the Grizzlies attacked.
Coach Hollins was still hesitating whether to use Sun Ce's threat or continue to let Sun Ce play. Nash did not hesitate and directed Sun Ce to the right high post to receive the ball with his back to the basket and pass it to Sun Ce to continue singles!
Although Popovich did not know how to solve the opponent's unexpected outbreak, he was very experienced and had strong coaching ability. He guessed that the opponent might use the threat of the explosive player to drive other players to attack, so he chose to focus on Yi Jianlian's cut and Klay Thompson's shooting.
If it were an ordinary coach, he might make a wrong judgment.
But the poor version of Zen Master Hollins did not arrange a specific play at all, and Nash now put his hope on Sun Ce!
Sun Ce received the ball from Guy, turned around and shot a jump shot...
Guy tried to interfere with Sun Ce's shot with his arm span, but he hit Sun Ce's wrist when he shot it!
With the referee's whistle, Sun Ce turned around and shot a high jump shot, and the goal was valid and there was a penalty.
It was so simple and crude, "Kobe time", Sun Ce was so amazing!
Unfortunately, the free throw missed, and Sun Ce quickly retreated. Parker, who received the pass from Kwame Brown after grabbing the defensive rebound, was about to collapse.
What kind of player is this?
After four years of playing against each other, he still can't see through Sun Ce!
37 to 34, the Spurs are still leading by 3 points. Parker concentrates and maintains his offensive firepower. This is the only thing he can do now. There is nothing he can do if he can't defend him. His defense is just okay, and it has nothing to do with the peace.
Parker used Dio's pick-and-roll to pass back to Dio. Dio showed excellent high-post coordination ability and passed the ball to Kwame Brown to score two points.
The three ball-type combination of Parker + Gay + Ginobili restrained the defense in the mid-range, and Dio's high-post pass was indeed a bit unsolvable.
But Sun Ce didn't care at all. There was still one ball in "Kobe time"!
He had already made 7 of 15 shots and scored 20 points, and he still wanted to continue shooting!
Directly on the outside, he leaned on Gay and asked Nash for the ball. Nash decisively passed it to Sun Ce. Sun Ce received the ball and shook it. Gay jumped up like a frightened bird, and Sun Ce took the opportunity to break through!
Gay was passed in an instant, and Ginobili and Dio were too late to make up for the defense. Fortunately, Kwame Brown was under the basket! Others are not good, but Kwame Brown is very good at guarding the basket!
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