One Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy-Four. The Special Use of the Demon Sword

85 to 88, the Grizzlies were 3 points behind.

Sun Ce played for 9 minutes in the third quarter and was replaced in the last 3 minutes. Instead, he narrowed the deficit from 5 points to 3 points.

Because Sun Ce was very hesitant when he tried to fight after the official timeout in the third quarter, Jimmy Butler, who came on to replace Paul George, played better than Sun Ce.

When Sun Ce returned to the bench to rest, he also knew that his problem was that he did not dare to fight as hard as he did in the first half, because he knew that his physical strength was only B+ level, and he could not fight as hard as he did in the first half and could not last half time.

"It's not as good as a physical potion, but the physical potion was used in the last game against the Spurs..."

Sun Ce feels so stressed!

His offensive performance in the third quarter was average, with only 2 points and 2 assists. However, in the 9 minutes he played, he did a pretty good job defensively, with 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.

After three quarters, Sun Ce had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. It seemed that there was no problem with a triple-double.

However, the team is still lagging behind, and their opponent is the Lakers. The Lakers, who have a dream backcourt of Kobe and Paul, are playing against them in the fourth quarter when they are lagging...

Although Sun Ce failed to continue his performance in the first half in the third quarter, coach Hollins called his name immediately after entering the interval.

Substitute him and put Nash on, just to let him adjust, rather than forcing him to the bench and preventing him from playing.

When Sun Ce's name was called, he immediately stood up and moved his body to prepare for the game.

Sun Ce is rarely so unsure in key games, especially in the past two seasons, they have been winning.

But this is indeed the case tonight. Kobe played very steadily in the first three quarters. After three quarters, he scored 27 points and shot 9 of 15 from the field. His shooting percentage was astonishingly high. Entering the Western Conference Finals and facing better defense, Kobe played better. .

Maybe the highest stage is right in front of you. At this time, Kobe can often burst out with the strongest fighting spirit throughout the season and perform the most brutal performance.

As for Sun Ce himself, in the third quarter just now, he did not dare and could not fight as hard as he did in the first half.

He is different from Ginobili. Ginobili said that he is just a sixth man. Ginobili doesn’t have to think too much. He just goes out and gives it his all, chasing points or widening the gap. He has such a simple task. There is no need to think about whether you will have physical strength next time. Whenever you are in good condition, you will stay strong until the end.

But sometimes you really shouldn’t hesitate. Due to hesitation, Sun Ce really relied on the Double Bears for the 9 minutes he played in the third quarter. His role may not be as good as that of Conley of the Mavericks. In addition to defense, the offensive end almost showed side effects. .

The key is that the feel cannot be guaranteed now!

Sun Ce was sitting on the bench. What he regretted the most was not taking advantage of his best physical strength to attack him in the third quarter. Since there is a stage where he needs to rely on his teammates, instead of relying on his teammates in the front, he may not be able to maintain his state in the back. If there is continuity, it is better to just start from the beginning and rely on your teammates later.

Sometimes it's not a bad thing to leave critical moments to teammates. The key is that someone else should help his teammates lay a solid foundation in the previous time.

Lessons are what you can only gain after suffering a loss. Only now did Sun Ce know what choice he should make when faced with such a situation.

But now, Sun Ce can only hope that his luck will be good...

"luck?"

It's about to go on the court, and Coach Hollins still arranges positional warfare offensive and defensive tactics.

Obviously, you can't beat the Lakers when it comes to running and gunning. You have to control the tempo. The Lakers players can run more than the Spurs. With two core players in their prime, Kobe Bryant can run a game purely offensively. Role players. More.

In the third quarter, the positional battle style was the best choice, and Nash could even be sent up, 4 dragging 1 with Nash to play.

In the last 3 minutes of the third quarter, the lineup of Nash, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Randolph, and Larry Sanders narrowed the difference to 3 points.

Sun Ce thought about luck, opened the skills section, and watched the classic three-choice demon sword unsheathed.

Bet!

If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you should take responsibility!

Randolph scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in the first three quarters. He has tried his best. He will not play until he has rested at the critical moment. Next, he needs to carry the team forward, so do it!

As soon as I thought about it, the system prompt came.

"The host uses the skill: Demonic Sword Unsheathed (1/3). Because the host is using the Manu Ginobili star experience card, the trigger skill: Demonic Sword Unsheathed is a special use method. The host can choose any one of the three effects. .

Optional effects:

Effect 1. After use, there is a one-third probability that the host will easily enter the best feeling state...

Effect 2. After use, there is a one-third chance that the host will enter a state of unbridled imagination...

Effect 3. After use, there is a one-third chance that the host will enter a depressed state..."

"Damn it! Did you save your energy and hit the spot?"

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The interval is over and players from both teams return to the court.

For the Lakers, the lineup of Paul, Kobe, Leonard, Earl Clark, and Jamison took the field.

Two players with a height of 2.03 to 2.08 meters form a mini inside line, which has become a new symbol of the Lakers.

The Lakers' morale is now strong. If they want to win the first game of the series and avoid falling into passivity, it is also an important game to enhance the morale of their own team.

For any team with home field advantage, defending the first game is the most important part of the entire series!

It’s not that you can’t win if you lose the home advantage, but you can’t lose the first game, which is related to the morale of the entire series.

So far, in the more than 60 years of NBA history, from the perspective of probability statistics, the probability of a team without home advantage winning the first game of the series and winning the series has reached 67%!

That is, the team without home advantage wins the first game of the series, and successfully eliminates the team with better record twice out of every three times.

And the team with home advantage wins the first game of the series, and the probability of advancing is more than 80%...

In other words, the probability of advancing for a team without home advantage is very low, and the probability of winning the first game is also very low, but once a team without home advantage wins the first game, it means that the strength of the team without home advantage may really be stronger than the team with home advantage.

On the Grizzlies side, Nash, Jimmy Butler, Sun Ce, Yi Jianlian, and Lopez Jr. played. In the Western Conference Finals, Beverley was put back on the bench, and Lopez Jr. came on. The height became very effective against the Lakers. This was something that was unthinkable before, but it is true now.

Sun Ce is very excited now. He looked at his ability evaluation and the word "Demon Sword" was marked in the status bar!