One Thousand Three Hundred and Ninety-Five. The Posture of Strong Pressure!

"Who am I, where am I, what am I going to do..."

I just successfully connected with Klay Thompson in an alternative way. The two scored 6 points together, and they tied the score even though the opponent kept scoring.

This made the fans and players in front of the TV feel incredible. The Grizzlies usually have average scoring ability. Except for the running and gunning lineup led by Nash, even if Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph, With Gasol, the most talented and most balanced lineup on offense and defense, he only scored about 103-106 points every 48 minutes, which is not bad, but it is a good level. Overall, the Grizzlies are still an offensive team. An above average defensive team.

But in addition to the running and gunning lineup, the defensive lineup, and the balanced lineup, there is also the strongest three-point combination of Sun Ce and Klay Thompson who breaks out at any disagreement!

Indeed, it is impossible to shoot three-pointers to kill the game all the time, and the two of them break out together in anxious games, usually just three or four goals, and then they are blocked by the opponent.

However, this is enough. It is enough for the two of them to create a stronger containment threat. Moreover, the stage when the two of them break out does not mean the period of poor defense or the transition period, it is basically a fatal time!

For example, just now he scored two three-pointers in a row, which was the critical moment when Kobe once again exerted his strength before the official timeout in the third quarter. If they couldn't hold it back, the Grizzlies would once again lose the lead to the Lakers and enter the game. In the point-chasing mode, it is very likely that the team will lose in the end just because of one or two goals.

For example, after the official timeout in the fourth quarter of the first game, which was regarded as a key goal, Kobe's touch was interrupted and he missed the baseline jumper.

However, this time Sun Ce and Klay Thompson both grasped the key ball.

However, the fans at the scene were very excited, but Sun Ce really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

He just thought of Nowitzki's classic picture, but he didn't expect to make the same action subconsciously.

Today's information and communication technology is much more convenient than it was back then, and since this is the Western Conference Finals that everyone is looking forward to, it will definitely be more widely spread. Sun Ce feels that this will become his dark history forever!

On the other hand, when the teammates first came up with the idea of ​​pretending not to know Sun Ce, they couldn't help laughing. They couldn't help it, and the bench couldn't stop laughing...

Once again, Sun Ce freed his teammates from the tense emotions that almost broke their strings.

Coach Hollins was speechless for a while, patted the tactical board and emphasized: "Concentrate, we just tied the score..."

After hearing what Coach Hollins said, Sun Ce and his teammates put aside the scene just now. The game was still at the most critical moment and they could not relax and began to listen to Dave Joerger's defense arrangements.

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Both teams have made personnel rotations.

For the Grizzlies, Nash, who has just taken charge, goes to rest. He may have to play again in the fourth quarter. He has to conserve his energy for the critical moment. Sun Ce and Klay Thompson continue to play. Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Gasol will continue to play. The lineup came up and gave Randolph some extra rest.

For the Lakers, Paul, who took a half-time break and half a quarter of the game, returned, and the combination of J.R. Smith, Ci Shiping, Josh Smith, and Jordan Hill came on the court.

The Lakers played the ball in the frontcourt, and Paul stood in the middle waiting to receive the ball.

In the first half of the quarter, the emotions of the players from the two teams were very different. The Grizzlies were getting more and more excited as they played, while on the Lakers, Paul saw Kobe Bryant score 11 points in the half and lead the team in 6 minutes and 02 seconds. Scored 18 points, such an outstanding personal performance, but was stunned by Sun Ce's 13 points in the half quarter!

Maybe others were fine, but this was a huge blow to Paul, who had pinned his hopes on Kobe. It was a bigger blow than Leonard, who was directly beaten by Sun Ce!

This is the case in the first game. No matter how good Kobe's performance is, Sun Ce can respond!

Withstanding the heavy pressure, Paul received the serve and analyzed the Grizzlies' defense. It was a standard 4-for-1. Yi Jianlian's defense was weakest at that point, so Paul naturally wanted to take advantage of this.

After picking and rolling with Josh Smith,

Paul made a small move and took a big step to get past Yi Jianlian, and rushed to the basket. With Gasol on defense, he had a chance to pass the ball to Jordan Hill to directly eat the pie, forcing Sun Ce to shrink and pass to Ci Shiping on the outside. Klay Thompson changed defense quickly, and Ci Shiping passed the ball to JR Smith.

JR Smith caught the ball and hit a long two-point shot!

41, 33, 70. JR Smith’s shooting percentage throughout the season was not very good, but in every key game, he is really worthy of trust. He just dares to throw the ball that others are unsure of and feel guilty about!

The one-step shot within the three-point line of the top arc is the most difficult point in the mid-range shot. Unlike the free throw line and the mid-range shot on both sides, there is no reference object at this position, the distance is not fixed, and there is no shooting angle. You can only rely on feel. , this time JR-Smith fulfilled the expectations of his teammates again, raising his personal score to 11 points!

The score continues to increase!

This gave Paul a lot of peace of mind. JR-Smith continued Kobe's scoring after Kobe went down like he did in the first quarter.

For the Lakers, the next step is to take advantage of the absence of Randolph and Nash to defend against the tandem attacks of Sun Ce and Gasol.

Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt and looked for Yi Jianlian to pick and roll. Ci Shiping followed Yi Jianlian out and immediately pressed up to switch defense. Sun Ce broke through to the right. Josh Smith let Yi Jianlian cut through the air. Sun Ce broke through the bottom line on the right side. Ci Shiping could only When blocking the three-pointer and unable to keep up, he defended Sun Ce's mid-range and baseline shots.

Sun Ce didn't hang under the basket, but took a step sideways, facing the basket and took a mid-range shot...

Yi Jianlian was used to it and was ready to rush for the offensive rebound, but the ball hit the empty shot!

What a waste of time! Paul saw that Sun Ce was double-teamed and wanted to shoot, and couldn't help but glance at Kobe on the sidelines. He felt that Sun Ce's jersey number was multiplied by Kobe's previous jersey number?

Too unique!

If Yi Jianlian scored on this ball, Paul wouldn't think it was a big deal, at least it reduced Sun Ce's shots. If Sun Ce missed the shot, Yi Jianlian's tip-in wouldn't be a big deal, at least Sun Ce started to miss.

But Sun Ce made it! With Metta World Peace pressing up and contacting outside the three-point line, and Josh Smith's excellent pick-and-roll blocking the mid-range, Sun Ce used the skill of lateral stepping to make a mid-range shot in a rhythm that seemed to have lost its rhythm but was Sun Ce's personal habit, which put too much pressure on the Lakers.

Sun Ce is 30 again!

No matter how hard the Lakers tried, no matter how difficult or beautiful the shots were, Sun Ce could respond!

Paul felt like he couldn't breathe, even though the score was tied at 72-72, but he felt like victory was slipping away from them.

The advantage they had gained with all their strength seemed to be broken by Sun Ce alone!