One Thousand Three Hundred and Ninety-Six. Terribly Stable!

In the eyes of others, the Lakers can still maintain an advantage with the advantage of home court and Sun Ce's explosion. The Lakers have played as well as they can and responded as well as they can.

But the spectators are clear, the authorities are confused, and Paul has no sense of holding the initiative!

Paul's current thoughts are very subjective, which is normal on the basketball court. Players rarely think clearly about the current situation. Not everyone is as calm as Duncan, and not everyone enjoys pressure like Kobe.

Always in a weak lead, Sun Ce is like a hungry bear waiting for an opportunity, ready to bite their necks at any time. This feeling, even if Paul's mentality is strong enough, he has always lost to Sun Ce in the past, which makes him more and more unable to hold back.

Pushing to the frontcourt, Paul continued to play pick-and-roll with Josh Smith. This time Yi Jianlian chose to retreat to defend. Paul was anxious to shoot from mid-range. Seeing the opportunity, he was anxious to shoot, but he didn't go in!

Yi Jianlian, who was shrinking in, resisted Josh Smith's rush, and Sun Ce received the defensive rebound under the basket.

After getting the rebound, Sun Ce wanted to continue the positional battle, but when he saw Paul George and Klay Thompson running down the court, he immediately made a long pass. Paul George received the ball and rushed to the basket, causing Metta World Peace to foul. Although he didn't score, he got two free throws!

After Paul George made the first free throw, the Lakers made a substitution. Metta World Peace and Jordan Hill were replaced, and Kobe and Jamison came on the court.

Seeing the substitution on the opposite side, Sun Ce knew that the opponent wanted to fight for an attack in the third quarter!

Paul George's free throws were quite stable, and his heart was strong, and he also made the second free throw steadily.

74 to 72, the Grizzlies overtook by two points!

After Paul George made his second free throw, Josh Smith immediately picked up the ball and the Lakers started a fast break!

The Lakers had no patience to slowly create an advantage by grinding one ball at a time. Paul passed the ball to Jamison, who passed the ball to JR Smith, who cut in and scored two points by slam dunking the ball under Paul George's defense.

JR Smith's physical fitness is really good.

The opponent's counterattack was very beautiful this time, and Gasol's slightly clumsy shortcomings when facing a small lineup were exposed.

However, the Grizzlies did not call a timeout to change players. Coach Hollins blew a whistle next to him, indicating to stabilize the rhythm.

This is the same as Sun Ce thought. Don't mess up and enter the fast break rhythm. Nash is fine. If Nash is not there, his second-tier run-and-gun organization is not Paul's opponent.

Moreover, even if the run-and-gun can compete with the opponent's offensive lineup, it is not safe. Use the rhythm you like and play slowly. Even if you adjust the rhythm, you should adjust it actively instead of passively. This is their way to win.

Sun Ce went to the front court and continued to screen with Yi Jianlian. Jordan Hill was not there. Gasol returned to the basket when Sun Ce screened. Sun Ce rushed directly to Jamison after the screen, forcing Jamison to block him.

At this time, Gasol turned flexibly and entered the reasonable collision zone. Sun Ce threw the ball to the basket, and Gasol dunked it!

Kobe, who had just come up, saw Sun Ce's calm organization of the offense this time, snorted, ran to the front court, and continued to fast break!

In Kobe's view, Sun Ce lacked the impatience of the second quarter and before this quarter. After the Grizzlies gradually took the initiative, Sun Ce played more steadily.

Due to the difference in the lineups of the two sides, the offense of both teams was very good in the next few minutes. The Lakers kept fast breaks, but the Grizzlies did not speed up, but played slowly and took advantage of the height advantage of the inside line.

The Lakers scored three goals in a row from 10:07 to 11:02 in the third quarter, and defended the Grizzlies' two rounds of offense during the period, leading the Grizzlies by 5 points, but the Grizzlies played steadily. In the last 58 seconds, Klay Thompson passed the ball beautifully to Sun Ce and Paul George. Sun Ce received the ball from mid-range and made a jump shot, causing JR Smith to foul and make a free throw. Paul George made a three-pointer from the bottom corner of the sideline.

85 to 84, after being beaten 7-0, the Grizzlies returned a 6-0 wave and led by 1 point into the fourth quarter!

Played for 36 minutes, scored 36 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals...

Sun Ce is going to have a triple-double again!

The key is that the score is too stable, 20 points in the third quarter!

This time the pressure spread to the entire Lakers team. They played very hard in the third quarter and scored 32 points in a single quarter, but the Grizzlies relied on Sun Ce's 20 points and 4 assists to score 37 points in a single quarter!

No matter how hard they tried, no matter how well they played, Sun Ce stood in front of them. Kobe's 16 points in a single quarter were no match for Sun Ce!

The better Sun Ce played, the more the Lakers players recalled the experience of the past year, including the 2 wins and 8 losses with the Grizzlies in the past 10 games in the playoffs last season and this year.

And compared with Sun Ce's earth-shaking explosions in the past, Sun Ce played very steadily today, making 7 of 10 shots in the third quarter, including 3 of 5 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws!

Unlike the previous brutal dunks, beautiful passes, and arrogant celebrations... This time, Sun Ce did not have any special performance except for the three-pointer and the stupid celebration action of one-on-three. He just shot the ball when he should shoot.

However, this kind of Sun Ce gave the Lakers players a stronger sense of oppression!

Sometimes, stability makes people feel more desperate than explosions. You can expect the opponent's explosion to end, but you don't know how to deal with stable strength.

On the other hand, Sun Ce's stable performance of 7 of 10 shots in the third quarter made his teammates feel reliable.

It was obviously a evenly matched game, but with Sun Ce's performance in the third quarter, his teammates had an illusion that they were pushing forward.

Even they felt that Sun Ce's explosion tonight was very special. On the defensive end, it was okay. At the normal level, when the Lakers played well, Sun Ce's defense only increased the difficulty of the opponent's scoring, but did not really defend.

But on the offensive end, the teammates with big hearts just played happily or cheered, but the teammates with more delicate minds saw Sun Ce's stable and terrible performance in the third quarter, and couldn't help thinking in their hearts-is this what Sun Ce should look like when he enters his peak in the future?

Mid-range shots, three-pointers, offense under the basket, pick-and-roll shooting with the ball, pick-and-roll executor receiving the ball and shooting...all-round scorer without dead angles!

After the intermission, the two teams made adjustments for the last quarter. On the Lakers side, Paul and Kobe were ready to play the whole fourth quarter. This time, Leonard, who was getting better and better in the playoffs, was replaced in the fourth quarter. Earl Clark and Josh Smith partnered in the interior.

After Kobe came on the court and saw Sun Ce and Randolph playing together, he knew that the most crucial quarter of this series had arrived!