One Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety-One. Are You Still Unwilling to Admit that You Are Old?
66 to 58, the Spurs played a crazy half of the game.
Over the past few years, no one seems to find it strange that the Spurs have played such a half-time performance, and everyone has become accustomed to it.
This is just like in the early years when Duncan led the team and was able to win 60 games by grinding out defense. Now Duncan leads the team to achieve 60 wins with one of the best offenses in the league and top-notch defense, and no one thinks there is a problem.
Last season, the 36-year-old Duncan did double-teaming, which completely did not give opportunities to juniors in the same position. It will not be surprising if Duncan does anything again.
Entering halftime, players from both teams returned to the locker room.
Sun Ce was so lucky. Thanks to Klay Thompson's explosion, he received passes from Paul George and Livingston and made 3 of 3 three-pointers in the half quarter. He also led Paul George to score 5 points, especially the last two. Two consecutive three-pointers narrowed the 14-point difference to 8 points, otherwise the Grizzlies would not have played in the second half.
But now, Sun Ce also feels that it is difficult to fight... It's not difficult, it's too difficult!
To say that he played well, except for nearly 3 minutes of cheating, he played the other 16 minutes and scored 15+3+3+1 on 6 of 11 shots. His performance was quite outstanding.
But that's not enough!
He originally wanted to try using the demon knife to see if he could make a show, but he accidentally hit his waist.
Fortunately, coach Hollins reacted quickly and replaced him with Livingston for the second half of the quarter. The double 3D played well and the worst situation was avoided.
Sun Ce wrung out the towel soaked in hot water and wiped his face, feeling much better.
Using physical potions is definitely not enough. Even if he scores 30+ points tonight, it is still not enough to make up for the defensive problems.
Against a team with a strong team offense like the Spurs, the Grizzlies' defensive problems will be infinitely amplified by the opponent!
Sun Ce looked at several star experience cards, and the Shark Snake Emperor... really couldn't bear to part with him.
The Turtle Card and Mo Bu Chuan All-Star Season Card are not suitable for him now, but they were very suitable for him in his rookie year.
Moreover, the two point guards have star experience cards for the All-Star season. With two more, you can find another legendary point guard to learn from...
"Bet first. If you win, you will make money. If you lose, you will consider Kobe Card or James Card..."
Sun Ce made up his mind, and with a thought, the system prompt came!
"The host uses the random player star experience cards of the players participating in the 1990 All-Star Three-Point Contest.
Randomly drawn..."
Sun Ce looked at the three-dimensional images of Big Bird, Boss Joe, and Reggie Miller, as well as Craig Elu, Bob Hansen, Craig Hodges, Mark Price, Three-dimensional images of Jon Sandward's five role players... Among them, Reggie Miller actually plays mainly as a role player.
That is the probability of 2 out of 8!
When 3 seconds were about to pass and the three-dimensional image of Mark Price appeared in front of Sun Ce, Sun Ce immediately wanted to hit the opponent with Kobika, but in the end, the three-dimensional image jumped again...
"Congratulations to the host for randomly receiving the Larry Bird 1989-1990 star experience card.
Larry Bird 1989-1990 version, ability evaluation S, offense S, defense A, rebounding A+, passing S-... Averaged 24.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks per game...
Used automatically.
Note: The host can choose a special method of use..."
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Back from the halftime break, the second half of the game is about to begin.
Duncan will start in the third quarter. If he wants to consolidate his advantage, he can get rest time in the second half of the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter.
Play 25 to 27 minutes in each game, and play a maximum of 35 minutes in troublesome games. Try to control the average playing time this season within 30 minutes. This is something Popovich and Duncan have discussed.
Duncan was very happy that the half-time lead reached 14 points at most and almost exceeded 15 points. Although the key difference was narrowed by Klay Thompson and Paul George in the end, it still proved that they had the ability. Ability to widen the gap in one fell swoop.
Duncan doesn't care about the opponent's problem with the Bears. Tonight is the night when the Grizzlies championship flag is raised, and he wants to cause damage!
For his sake, his status as the number one power forward in history has long been unsettled. Honors are not his biggest pursuit. What he wants to do is to wreak havoc in the league at the end of his career and win the regular season championship. , compete for the championship, compete for the best team, and the best defensive team, making the juniors angry and helpless.
It is such a simple and pure pursuit.
However, even with such a huge advantage, Duncan still felt uneasy.
When Duncan came to the technical stage to apply magnesium powder, he saw the man who made him feel uneasy came to the technical stage to tie his wristbands.
In the playoffs last season, this guy was always able to perform horrifically and knock them out of the competition.
If he were to change his opponent, Duncan would think it was a good thing if he saw his opponent's performance suddenly decline in the first half.
But Sun Ce and Duncan really couldn't feel at ease.
"Hey, Tim."
Just when Duncan was applying powder and was about to go on the court, he suddenly heard a strange sound, and it didn't come from the side. It came from the loudspeaker on the scene, but there was a little sound from the side.
Turning around, Duncan saw that the hand strap on Sun Ce's left hand was almost tied, but not yet completely tied. Sun Ce held one end of the hand strap with his mouth and held a microphone that had just been placed on the technical table in his right hand.
After hearing Sun Ce's voice, not only Duncan, but everyone in the stadium focused their attention on the technical desk.
This scene... Coach Hollins and his coaching staff, and his other players except Sun Ce, couldn't help but curse out their catchphrases.
Once upon a time, the same scene appeared!
And the fans at the scene were extremely excited!
Sun Ce suddenly withered in the second quarter, and the fans were waiting for him to explode. They didn't believe that Sun Ce would wither like this. Although Sun Ce had been sluggish before, in important games, Sun Ce rarely failed.
And every time Sun Ce made trouble, it meant that another crazy night was coming!
The Grizzlies wanted to curse, and the Spurs saw Sun Ce's behavior and felt uncomfortable and fearful at the same time, while the fans at the scene didn't care so much and cheered wildly.
Duncan watched Sun Ce tighten the hand strap with his teeth, then stuffed the excess part into his wrist with his right hand, and then put the microphone to his mouth: "Tim, I told you, you are already a thing of the past, why are you fighting so hard? The NBA is already a world for young people... Since you are still unwilling to accept the reality of aging, let me show you again why I can win two consecutive championships!"
As soon as these words came out, the scene exploded!
Unlike the excited screams of the fans, the entire Grizzlies team exploded on the spot - even if your surname is Sun, you don't look at the situation and your own situation?