One Thousand Five Hundred and Forty-Seven. That Mysterious Phone Call

After an afternoon of preparation, at 8 pm on the 3rd, the Grizzlies ushered in the second game of back-to-back games at home.

Beverley and Randolph, who played well last night, have a rest today.

Take a break when it's time to take a break, win if you can win, and pull down if you can't win. Coach Hollins no longer cares about this.

But the opponent was really not that good. Sun Ce played against Antetokounmpo for the first time and pressed Antetokounmpo to the ground and rubbed him...

The pass was intercepted, the layup was blocked, and Sun Ceyan was blocked.

The only thing that made Antetokounmpo popular tonight was the nickname Nash revealed to the media that Sun Ce gave Antetokounmpo - Alphabet Song.

The highlights are Sun Ce's triple-double and the unexpected back-up dunk showdown between Yi Jianlian and DeAndre Jordan, once aristocratic brothers.

109 to 101, the Grizzlies won not easily. The impact of back-to-back games was still there to some extent, and it became an 11-man rotation again.

But at the critical moment, Klay Thompson was able to make a shot, but the opponent couldn't. The Suns didn't score a point in the last 3 minutes. The Grizzlies won the game thrillingly but steadily.

Since the opponent's defense was not very good and he couldn't defend him, Sun Ce devoted himself to rebounding, scoring, and passing the ball. Sun Ce played 40 minutes and scored 28 points, 16 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. , officially tied Chamberlain's historical record of winning triple-doubles in 9 consecutive games!

This has something to do with the fact that the new head coach of the Suns, Jeff Hornacek, did not deliberately target Sun Ce. Sun Ce had a triple-double easily.

If the head coach of the Timberwolves knew that Westbrook was going to get a triple-double and sent the combination of Love + Pekovic to play for 40 minutes against Sun Ce, it would be too difficult for Sun Ce to get a triple-double and he would have to turn into a brush. .

But when the Grizzlies' physical strength is affected and two important rotation players are resting, Sun Ce is really likely to lose the game if he brushes up the data regardless of it.

Hornacek is doing this for the sake of the bad team + Nash + Stockton. Since it is to cultivate a forward genius of Antetokounmpo + bad Bo as the goal for the season, Hornacek has no need to target Sun Ce.

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We are both from the earth, so why is there such a big gap in treatment between people?

Westbrook almost vomited blood after watching the game between the Grizzlies and Suns!

Since his five consecutive triple-doubles,

In the back-to-back game at the end of last month and the first game of this month against the Timberwolves, the opponent seemed to have a grudge against him and tried every means to prevent him from getting a triple-double.

As for Sun Ce, his opponents didn't stop him from getting a triple-double!

Westbrook couldn't figure it out, and many fans and media also expressed confusion. However, a small number of experts, media, and fans calmly analyzed the reasons when most people had fallen into a "pathological" pursuit of triple-doubles.

That is, if Westbrook gets a triple-double, the Thunder's winning rate will be as high as 75%!

Counting the Thunder's loss to the Timberwolves, the Thunder won 9 of the 12 games in which Westbrook had a triple-double!

Conversely, in games where Westbrook did not get a triple-double, the Thunder had 1 win and 9 losses.

This kind of record comparison is one of the reasons why Westbrook is touted.

But this is definitely not a good thing. The Thunder's victory or defeat depends entirely on whether Westbrook can get a triple-double.

On the other hand, for the Grizzlies, Sun Ce had a triple-double in 7 consecutive games last month, with 4 wins and 3 losses.

In the first 8 games of the Grizzlies, Sun Ce only had 1 triple-double, with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses.

Whether Sun Ce can get a triple-double is not the key to winning or not. In most cases, whether Sun Ce can get a triple-double depends on whether the team needs it or not.

Of course, in the past two games, it is obvious that Sun Ce wants to "get" a triple-double after getting triple-doubles in 7 consecutive games.

But the Grizzlies' record has no direct relationship with whether Sun Ce has a triple-double or not.

However, no one cares about these minority voices now.

What people care about is - Sun Ce has had triple-doubles in 9 consecutive games, tying Wilt Chamberlain!

Sun Ce has already broken some Chamberlain records. Will Sun Ce have a chance to break another Chamberlain record this time?

In addition to this, Westbrook, who has scored a triple-double in 8 consecutive games, has become the focus of attention following Sun Ce.

On December 4, the day after Sun Ce got his ninth triple-double, the Thunder came to Salt Lake City to challenge the Jazz away from home.

Before the game started, Westbrook had an ominous premonition.

The person opposite wants to mess with him!

The most malicious person is Jimmy Butler, whose scoring average increased by 9 points after changing teams and became a candidate for the Most Improved Award!

Thibodeau and Jimmy Butler, in a sense, are really a perfect match!

Averaged 15.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

In the original time and space, Jimmy Butler was completely neglected in the first two years. In the third year, Luol Deng was reimbursed for the season and the Bulls had no one available at forward and guard, so he was allowed to start and he began to be taken seriously.

In the Grizzlies, Tony Allen taught him defense from the beginning. He proactively chose to strengthen his catching and mid-range shooting skills and polish his skills. Last season, Jimmy Butler became one of the important rotation players for the Grizzlies. First, he also shouldered the important task of defending James in the Finals.

He has more solid basic skills, has been on a better stage, and his teammates are defensive-oriented teammates that are suitable for him. The head coach is Thibodeau. Jimmy Butler will lead the Jazz team that lost Millsap after the start of the new season. Once ranked first in the West.

Jimmy Butler was already very excited to face Westbrook, the most popular player this season. The reason why he is full of malice now is that he received a mysterious phone call before the game.

During this call, Jimmy Butler and the opponent discussed how to deal with the Thunder. The Jazz, who were originally good at defense, now have a clearer routine to deal with the Thunder.

After the game started, the Jazz implemented a style of play based on breaking into the basket and rushing to limit Westbrook's rebounds!

The reason why Westbrook has a high winning rate with triple-doubles is actually easy to analyze.

Westbrook's rebounds are similar to Sun Ce's, most of which are defensive rebounds. More defensive rebounds mean that the opponent misses more shots and fewer offensive rebounds.

This is an offensive and defensive strategy. It may be for other players to do so, but for Westbrook, who is determined to get 10+ assists, it is very useful, that is, single defense!

Westbrook has a very strong singles ability, but this season he often wants to pass the ball in order to get assists and get shooting opportunities.

Ordinary teams may not be able to complete such defense, but the Jazz can!