One Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety-One. The Rebounding Scramble Is Going Crazy!

Sun Ce blocked the shot perfectly this time!

Westbrook didn't do the pull-bar action because he didn't think it was necessary. He felt very good about taking off this time, and he used Sun Ce's usual jumping height and speed when blocking shots, which is how Sun Ce triggered Olajuwon's strap. Calculating the effect based on the bounce height and bullet speed, he felt that Sun Ce would definitely not be able to hit it.

However, Sun Ce really got it!

And it’s so powerful! If the fans on the sidelines hadn't reacted quickly and quickly ducked, the ball shot out like a mortar hit him...

Looking at Sun Ce who was tightening his hand straps, Westbrook took a deep breath and went to receive the serve. There were still 8 seconds left and he had to complete the attack quickly.

Sun Ce's speed has dropped, from top speed to near top speed, but his explosive acceleration is almost off the charts!

Sun Ce's current defense is imitating Larry Sanders, and... it is an all-around enhanced version of Larry Sanders' defense!

The Thunder continued to attack, and Westbrook made a mid-range emergency stop zombie jumper that was shocking...missed!

Westbrook knew he couldn't score when he took the shot, expecting Adams, who was stronger than his opponents Sun Ce and Valanciunas, to grab the offensive rebound... just as the ball hit the rim, it bounced out and left the cylinder of the rim. At this moment, Sun Ce jumped up and collected the defensive rebound!

As soon as Adams relied on his excellent rebounding awareness to get around Valanciunas and blocked Valanciunas, he saw Sun Ce floating in front of his eyes...rebounding awareness, rebound speed, and ball handling skills. The grasp of the location is simply amazing!

After landing, Sun Ce took two steps and handed the ball to Livingston. He was used to the top S-level ball control and S-level speed. Now that his speed and ball control have declined, Sun Ce is really not that adaptable to counterattack, even It is not as adaptable as it used to be when using the beast card to greatly affect the transmission and control.

The improvement of strength has both advantages and disadvantages when using star experience cards. The most obvious disadvantage is that it becomes more and more difficult to adapt to weakening because you are too accustomed to excellence.

Livingston's counterattack is a little slower, but it doesn't matter. The Thunder's lineup can defend against counterattacks faster than when Durant and Ibaka were there.

After Sun Ce ran to the frontcourt, he encountered Perry Jones' defense.

On the defensive end, Perry Jones is evaluated as the next Shawn Marion. He is as tall as Durant and can actually play both forward positions. He is also fast. A-level speed is close to A+ level with confrontation. With his defensive footwork, he can defend some point guards, and his 107 kilogram weight can defend some centers. His shortcomings are:

He just doesn't have much desire on the offensive end and is often injured.

But the physical quality... is really strong! Sun Ce was blocked before when he was switched by Perry Jones, but the opponent's offensive end was too unrestrained and did not use his physical talent at all.

If it were normal, Sun Ce would see Livingston facing Reggie Jackson and Paul George facing Westbrook, so he would ask Livingston to back up Reggie Jackson to open up the space.

But this time... Sun Ce directly pressed forward. With a small weight difference, Sun Ce relied on his S-level strength to crush Perry Jones, who had A+ level strength, and rushed straight to the inside!

Livingston was still waiting for Sun Ce to decide how to play. Seeing Sun Ce fiercely squeeze Perry Jones and go straight to the basket, he immediately passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, Sun Ce thought of that temporary skill - the gentleness of the Basketball Emperor... so gentle! Seeing Adams panicking and taking back the basket, Sun Ce received the ball, took two steps and jumped towards Adams!

Before Adams could stand still, he was hit by Sun Ce and knocked over!

With the referee's whistle and the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, Sun Ce dunked Adams and caused a foul on Adams. The goal was valid and there was an additional penalty!

gentle? go to hell! With such physical fitness, he can run softly without destroying the basket?

Sun Ce is not that gentle!

A block, a rebound, a dunk... 34 to 30, the Grizzlies' lead expanded to 4 points. When Sun Ce stepped to the free throw line, the fans at the scene shouted "MVP".

Sun Ce made a free throw with a sideways hook...

There are some amazing players in NBA history. For example, a certain No. 1 pick in the early years had a free throw shooting level that was close to O'Neal's when he had about 40% shooting percentage in sports games at a 45-degree angle from both sides.

And Zhang Erwan was also one of the free throw cheats. Because it was not a perfect match, Sun Ce's free throws were also affected!

The hooked ball hit the neck of the basket with a bang! No one expected it to be so wrong!

Over the years, Sun Ce's free throw shooting has become very good. So far this season, his free throw shooting rate is 79%, which is about 4 free throws for every 5 free throws.

Westbrook didn't expect Sun Ce to make such a free throw. Adams worked hard to block Valanciunas, and Perry Jones also blocked Paul George, but Westbrook failed to win the defensive rebound. , after the ball hit the basket, it was grabbed by Sun Ce who rushed in from the free throw line further away!

Adams and Perry Jones quickly attacked, but Sun Ce had no choice. The left side was close to 120 kilograms and the right side was 107 kilograms. At this time, Sun Ce noticed Paul George who quickly pulled away to the right corner and immediately passed it over. Paul - George caught the ball and shot a three-pointer...hit!

After scoring 5 points in one offensive round, the Grizzlies came up with one defense and one offense in the second quarter, opening the two-point difference to 7 points!

10 boards! Westbrook was extremely jealous when he saw Sun Ce easily win two pairs!

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Brooks yelled at the players to focus on the sidelines. The ball just now was purely caused by lack of focus, but he didn't call a timeout. Not every team would call a timeout like the Grizzlies and Spurs.

Oklahoma City Thunder attack.

Originally, Westbrook was not afraid of the Grizzlies' inside line because of the loss of three defensive combinations of Larry Sanders and Randolph, Randolph and Gasol, and Gasol and Prince, so he could make 6 assists in the first quarter.

However, looking at Sun Ce who left Perry Jones alone and wandering in and out of the three-second zone, and Valanciunas who was in the low post and Adams... Westbrook felt that he might not be able to lead this lineup!

Reggie Jackson and Lamb's three-pointers were not that accurate! Especially the latter, not as accurate as in the 2K14 game! That is, it was enough to contain the space.

Facing Beverly's defense, Westbrook did not continue to force the attack, but chose to step back and shoot a three-pointer directly!

"Bang"

Westbrook's three-point shooting rate was 30.3%! Under the pressure of Beverley's close defense and forced to step back to shoot, it was a complete failure! Sun Ce once again received the defensive rebound!

However, in the next attack, the defensive confrontation was too strong, which also affected Beverley, and Beverley missed the three-pointer.

Sun Ce did not grab the offensive rebound this time. Westbrook, who retreated to defend Valanciunas, got his third rebound with difficulty when Adams blocked Sun Ce.

Both teams were very strong!

The Thunder directly used Perry Jones and Adams, two inside players, to double-team Sun Ce who stayed in the middle and close distance. As long as Sun Ce received the ball, the two immediately double-teamed him, regardless of anything. In terms of the three-point point, Lamb defended Paul George and did not give him a chance. Beverley, Valanciunas and Livingston received the ball in the middle and long distance. Reggie Jackson and Westbrook had the opportunity to make up for the defense, and they didn't care if they couldn't make up for it. Anyway, they didn't let Sun Ce and Paul George score.

It really played a good role. Valanciunas and Beverley really couldn't make the shot! Livingston is OK, but he doesn't have that many opportunities, and the opponent also has a focus. When Beverly and Valanciunas always miss, the Thunder naturally put the focus of defense on Livingston.

During this period, the Grizzlies began to rely on Sun Ce's offensive rebounds to score.

What made the Thunder more frustrated was that they had a clear defensive goal and defended so well, but Sun Ce grabbed offensive rebounds continuously!

Rough confrontation, flexible positioning, offensive rebound awareness that even Adams couldn't compare to... Although not every offensive rebound can be converted into points, Sun Ce has offensive rebounds to guarantee, so he dares to shoot from the outside!

Finally, at 5 minutes and 38 seconds in the second quarter, Beverly's open three-pointer went in! 46 to 36, the Grizzlies widened the gap to 10 points, and the Thunder called a timeout!

After the Grizzlies scored 5 points in the first 35 seconds of the second quarter, the two teams only played 6-6 in the next 5 minutes and 3 seconds. Relying on Beverley's open three-pointer, the Grizzlies scored 9-6 again. After a wave of 14-6, the Grizzlies' lead expanded to 10 points!

The Thunder called a timeout in advance!

Because teams often complained before that after calling a timeout more than 5 minutes in advance, they would enter the official timeout as long as the ball was dead after two rounds of play. The league modified the timeout rules after entering February. After playing 5 minutes in a single quarter, if one side called a timeout, it was equivalent to entering the official timeout in advance to enhance the fluency of the game.

Entering the official timeout, the Grizzlies were very excited!

How did the Grizzlies play in the first half of the quarter? The Grizzlies' offense was really bad. In the past 5 minutes, Paul George and Sun Ce's shooting opportunities were blocked. Only Livingston made a mid-range shot. Sun Ce made a tip-in, grabbed two offensive rebounds, and caused Perry Jones and Westbrook to foul. He made 2 of 4 free throws. Only with Beverley's three-pointer in the last attack before the timeout did they take the lead in this stage of the two sides' defense.

However, before the two teams strengthened their defense and increased the confrontation, Sun Ce and Paul George had already scored 5 points together and played a 5-0 wave!

In a game, you don't have to have the upper hand when you are anxious. It's enough to tie. What's more important is to seize the opportunities that should be seized. It's normal not to seize opportunities during the anxious period. Other time periods when you should seize opportunities are where the strength of players and teams is tested.

Sun Ce was happy about the 5-0 wave, which allowed them to widen the gap to 10 points, which they couldn't widen when both teams played at the right level of defense.

On the other side, Westbrook's pain point... Of course it was painful to be 10 points behind, but what made him feel even more miserable was that in the past half quarter, Sun Ce got 8 rebounds...

8 rebounds in half a quarter!

The Thunder missed shots, Sun Ce got defensive rebounds, the Grizzlies missed shots, and Sun Ce grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in half a quarter!

Because Sun Ce's explosion was too fierce, forward Adams didn't know what to do... Mainly because he didn't know how to help Westbrook position and grab rebounds. Sun Ce was too flexible, and Adams could only grab rebounds by himself. This allowed the Thunder to protect the rebounds well in the next two minutes. In the next two minutes, Sun Ce only grabbed 1 offensive rebound, otherwise the score difference might be even greater.

On Westbrook's side, when teammates were blocked, Sun Ce relied on flexibility to pick up 3 offensive rebounds; when Sun Ce couldn't grab the offensive rebounds, Adams and Perry Jones guarded the rebounds, so In this situation, Westbrook only grabbed one rebound in the first half of the quarter!

Sun Ce had 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks in half a quarter...

28 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 1 steal!

Westbrook scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal in one and a half quarters... He was already outstanding, but the opponent was simply cruel!

The point is that Sun Ce played 16 rebounds in one and a half quarters today, including 9 offensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds. Sun Ce scored 12 points by himself and helped Paul George score 5 points!

Sun Ce averaged 11 defensive rebounds per game and 2.1 offensive rebounds per game this season...

.T's TV commentator Kenny Smith commented on this quarter and a half - the Grizzlies relied solely on Sun Ce's 9 offensive rebounds to gain a 10-point lead!

If Sun Ce didn't have so many offensive rebounds, even if the two offensive rebounds per game were placed in this quarter and a half and converted into three-pointers, Sun Ce would only have 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks in one and a half quarters. 1 steal... Although it is still an exaggeration, it is at least not as exaggerated as a double-20 at halftime. There is a high probability that the Grizzlies will not be able to lead by that much.

And the fact is, that’s exactly what it is!

…

Sun Ce exploded like this in half a quarter, and Coach Hollins felt like something big was going to happen tonight!

So, Coach Hollins worked hard to help Sun Ce send out a trouble-making lineup!

Enter Klay Thompson, Beverley, Paul George, Yi Jianlian!

The All-Star Weekend is coming soon, so there is no need to consider the physical problems of Paul George and Beverley. They can rest slowly after playing this game.

For the Thunder, Durant and Ibaka are on the bench, and Andre Robertson has also been replaced. Tonight against the Grizzlies, his role is stronger than that of Frosa or Reggie Jackson, and the center is still Adams.

Durant, who has only scored 13 points so far, has decided not to worry about the scoreboard for now. There are still many games to come. The Thunder have 28 games after the All-Star Weekend, and the Grizzlies still have 28 games after the All-Star Weekend. There are 30 games, and the scoring champion cannot be decided in one game, but tonight’s outcome will be a loss if they lose. Moreover, if they lose, they will lose all three games they played against the Grizzlies in the regular season. If you lose, you will lose the opportunity to tie with the Grizzlies in the regular season!

Although the probability of the Thunder entering the top four in the Western Conference is not high, their goal is still the championship, because no matter they face the Spurs, Lakers, Bulls, Heat... and if Sun Ce hadn't exploded tonight, they would have Not only did the Grizzlies not fall behind when they were playing anxiously, they often took advantage.

Westbrook also gave up the idea of ​​competing for data with Sun Ce tonight, but he couldn't compete at all...

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After the official timeout came back, both teams made adjustments.

Durant is really strong. He came up and received a direct pass from Westbrook. He directly caught the ball and faced Paul George and hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to 7 points. At the same time, Westbrook's assists increased. To 8!

The Thunder want to play defense and stay in position.

But the Grizzlies don’t want to!

After Durant took the shot, Adams did not think about grabbing the offensive rebound over Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian, and retreated directly. Sun Ce immediately picked up the ball and sent it to Beverley, who quickly advanced!

Sun Ce followed closely behind. After rushing to the frontcourt, Klay Thompson came up to help Sun Ce block Durant's pursuit. Ibaka and Adams directly stayed one step outside the reasonable collision area. Although Beverley had no organizational skills, he looked for He passes the ball on target, has space to pass, and passes it very steadily. After all, he is a point guard.

Sun Ce received the ball and looked at the two people under the basket. Klay Thompson blocked Durant and then separated. Durant did not dare to let go of Klay Thompson. Because the Grizzlies were switching offense and defense, it was originally Yi Baka followed Klay Thompson... Sun Ce did not pass the ball and did not go to the basket. After receiving the ball, he immediately took a step to the right, stepped sideways and shot a short jumper from the right side of the three-second zone...

Hit!

"The Basketball Emperor's gentle trigger will cause the host to enter a fiery state in the next round."

"Eh?"

Seeing the ball fall into the frame, Sun Ce was happy that his score had increased to 30 points, when he suddenly received an unexpected prompt!

"Damn! You, Xueji, think too highly of my grandson. Ibaka and Adams are under the basket. Do you think I can dunk? My grandson is not a big shark!"

However, there is indeed a chance for a dunk when rushing, because the opponent does not extend out and stands on the arc of the reasonable collision zone, but Adams blocks and Ibaka blocks, which is quite strong! This is the reason why Sun Ce did not catch the ball and hit the basket.

For the rest of the second quarter, the Thunder gritted their teeth and fought hard, and they could only attack. The opponent was the team with the strongest scoring ability in the league! And it suddenly changed from one of the league's top defensive teams last season to an offensive team, which made the Thunder's defense feel numb.

Andre Robertson did a good job guarding Klay Thompson, but Paul George pulled Ibaka out, and without a key defensive point, Ibaka couldn't be allowed to guard Sun Ce, or he would be pulled away by Sun Ce and suddenly die. ...Anyway, that's what the Thunder team thought, even though Sun Ce has been playing without the ball since the start of the second quarter.

Moreover, the Grizzlies counterattacked and rushed for the ball no matter what, and Sun Ce also exploded in rebounds tonight... It was only with the return of Durant and Ibaka that Westbrook's organization and scoring were activated, and Durant and Ibaka had the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot that the Thunder narrowed the gap to 6 points before the end of the half.

The Grizzlies led by 6 points 64 to 58 and entered the halftime break.

Relying on throwing himself into the air to grab a defensive rebound at the last moment of the first half, Sun Ce played the entire half and scored 34 points, 20 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals!