One Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety-Four. One Night Like This
A life-saving shot!
After Durant scored a key three-pointer to tie the score, Beverly also scored a key three-pointer, again widening the gap to 3 points, leading 131 to 128!
With 27 seconds left in the game, the Thunder called their last timeout!
This time, the Thunder's mentality really collapsed!
Durant and Ibaka blocked Sun Ce's scoring, forced Sun Ce to stop the ball, forced Sun Ce to make a quick decision, and cut off the line of passing the ball between Sun Ce and Paul George on the weak side.
That is, the Thunder's frontcourt trio successfully completed the three-on-three defense this time. Who knew that the backcourt had a problem, and actually gave the opponent Beverly, who made 3 of 6 three-pointers tonight, an open three-pointer opportunity!
4 of 7 shots, Beverly only scored three-pointers tonight. With this three-pointer just now, Beverly saved the Grizzlies who were on the verge of danger, and at the same time, his personal score was in double digits!
This shot, the other players of the Thunder were very powerless, and the pent-up energy was dispersed!
Who would have thought that such a situation would occur?
What was Westbrook doing in the three-second zone at that time? Dancing old-age disco in the paint? Or did he like to stand in the center position?
There were 27 seconds left, and the score had just been tied, and the defense was so good, but he missed someone on the outside!
Grievance, unwillingness, humiliation, sadness... The negative emotions that had been suppressed for so long finally broke out at this moment, completely suppressing the Thunder players' desire to turn the game around.
Westbrook was lucky enough to get the 10th rebound of the game and get a super triple-double of 30+10+25, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to pass the ball to a sophomore defensive point guard at this time, and this guy actually withstood the pressure and made a shot!
At this moment, even Westbrook's mentality collapsed!
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63 points, 37 rebounds, 12 assists, 13 blocks, 4 steals... 131 to 128 lead!
Sun Ce's data and the team's big score made the Grizzlies ecstatic!
Durant's fatal three-pointer almost broke the Grizzlies' mentality at first. When the opponent played such a good defense, the Grizzlies, who had no timeouts, were even more desperate.
But in the end,
Beverley actually made a three-pointer!
"Don't be too happy too early, Durant just made a three-pointer! Focus, we will play a beautiful defense next!"
Coach Hollins emphasized that we should not be careless, and then began to change players to arrange defense.
Leading by 3 points, with only 27 seconds left, the defensive goal was very clear, and the lineup of Sun Ce, Beverley, Klay Thompson, Paul George, and Larry Sanders came on the court.
With the determination to defend the opponent, they came on the court.
After coming on the court, the lineup opposite Sun Ce was the same as they expected.
Westbrook, Reggie Jackson, Lamb, Durant, and Adams came on the court.
Four players who can shoot three-pointers, Adams rushes for rebounds... Westbrook can also shoot three-pointers. Although his three-point shooting percentage is similar to Wade, at least he can shoot.
It was very routine and simple, but in theory it was the best arrangement.
At this time, the offense could not consider what to do after not scoring. If a player got the ball and the time was up, he had to shoot. Only scoring would work.
The timeout ended and the game continued. The Thunder had enough 24 seconds to attack. They did not choose the front court ball, but the back court to advance the ball to avoid being intercepted by the Grizzlies, who had a strong pressure defense and substitution defense.
Westbrook advanced to the front court and encountered Beverly's defense.
Westbrook did not rush to attack. When there were 10 seconds left in the 24-second attack time, he asked Adams to go out for a pick-and-roll. The other Thunder players also started to run and pick-and-roll without the ball.
Sun Ce followed Durant closely. Beverly, Paul George, and Klay Thompson were actually at the end of their strength and were holding on. So Durant, the biggest threat to the Thunder, was naturally defended by him.
Just as Sun Ce followed Durant to the 45-degree angle on the right side of the three-point line, which is theoretically the point where the pick-and-roll player with the right hand can cooperate, and saw Westbrook's pick-and-roll, he suddenly thought of a question-why did Westbrook run to the pick-and-roll?
Break through to score? Obviously impossible.
Break through to pass the ball? Where to pass? The players outside the three-point line cannot close in to double-team. It must be Beverly and Larry Sanders who switch to defend Westbrook and Adams' pick-and-roll pass and cut. If they can defend, they will defend. If they can't defend, they will not lose two points for the opponent. Then the opponent can only commit a tactical foul or try to steal and attack again. The Grizzlies have three outside players who can hold the ball... Wait, Westbrook made 3 of 5 three-pointers tonight, which is more accurate than Durant's 4 of 8!
In a flash, Sun Ce's brain was working fast, and he immediately determined that Westbrook's action was wrong. Seeing Westbrook moving to the right side of the arc with Adams' pick-and-roll, Sun Ce didn't have time to think about the consequences and rushed directly towards Westbrook.
Westbrook aimed at the basket after the pick-and-roll and took a three-point shot with a stiff movement like a zombie...
"Snap"
Just as the ball left Westbrook's hand, it was slapped away by Sun Ce who flew over!
Adams rushed in to grab the rebound after the pick-and-roll. Durant saw Sun Ce take a step forward with amazing burst of acceleration and jumped up, shouting "Russell Pasmi". It was only when Westbrook was blocked that Westbrook's ears were heard!
The ball was slapped down by Sun Ce, and it landed right in Beverley's hands!
Westbrook's expression was astonished before he landed in the air. When he jumped over the screen, Sun Ce was almost three meters away from him. Unless Sun Ce was ready to accelerate and sprint when he screened, there was no chance at all. You know, Larry Sanders, who was defending the screen, didn't react!
After landing, Westbrook immediately grabbed the ball from Beverley. Beverley threw the ball to Sun Ce in time. Sun Ce received the ball, and Durant came up and hugged Sun Ce, committing a tactical foul.
The referee whistled, and since the Thunder had committed more than 4 fouls in this quarter, Sun Ce got two free throws.
This time, Durant just fouled instinctively, and he was desperate inside.
Westbrook had a brain twitch in the last round, and Durant couldn't do anything about it now, but the Thunder wanted to "show off" and use Westbrook, who the opponent least expected, to shoot a key three-pointer, which was actually predicted by Sun Ce!
During the timeout, Thunder coach Brooks arranged this tactic, and Durant didn't think there was a problem. Westbrook performed very well tonight except for the leaping dunk, the 4 blocks by Sun Ce, and the key defensive brain twitch... He was blocked 4 times but still had 9 of 17 shots, 25 assists and 3 steals. The key is that the three-pointer was really accurate tonight, 3 of 5 shots, and Durant thought it was okay at that time.
But now, Durant thinks that the whole team has problems, why not arrange a three-pointer tactic for him?
On Sun Ce's side, after high-fiving his teammates to celebrate the victory in advance, he went to the free throw line, and the first free throw... missed!
There were 8 seconds left in the game. Although the Thunder did not take a timeout, if Sun Ce missed both free throws, they would have a chance!
At this moment, the Thunder players were shocked! Prepare to grab the rebound!
But Sun Ce made the second free throw!
This time, the Thunder players were completely desperate.
But they still had to play. After Adams passed the ball to Westbrook, Westbrook made a long pass to Lamb, and then ran straight to the frontcourt. Lamb received the ball and rushed to the three-point line to shoot directly, but missed!
The ball bounced out, Westbrook grabbed the offensive rebound, but there was no time left. The final whistle sounded, 132 to 128, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Thunder by 4 points, improving their record to 36 wins and 16 losses, ending the first half of the season!
Sun Ce watched Westbrook play a super triple-double of 31 points, 25 assists, 10 rebounds and 3 steals... The Grizzlies didn't defend the Thunder's fast break just now, and they might have fouled if they defended. They were leading by 4 points and 8 seconds. When Lamb received the ball, there were still 4 seconds left, so there was no need to defend at all. If Reggie Miller's 8 seconds and 8 points were made, it would be uncomfortable, so it was better not to defend.
But Sun Ce really didn't expect Westbrook to rush up to get a rebound... But think about it, if it was the same situation, he would definitely lose, and there was still one rebound left... He, Sun, would probably find a way to rush for a rebound.
As the final whistle sounded, Sun Ce's system prompt came!
"In the name of the father (*):
Goal 1: The host needs to return to the top of the scoring list after the next game with the Thunder. (After this game, the host's average score increased to 33.3 points, Kevin Durant's average score increased to 33.1 points, completed.)
Goal 2: The host needs to help the team win the next game with the Thunder. (Completed)
Goal 3: After completing the first two goals, make the decision you want to make before Valentine's Day. (To be completed)
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Please make the decision you want to make. After making the decision, you will get a special card: Have a son like Sun Zhongmou."
Sun Ce was originally in a very excited state. Although he didn't actually achieve any records tonight, if you have to say it's a record, it's actually reached Many milestones.
60+ times ranking second, the most offensive rebounds in modern basketball after 1976, the highest single-game rebounds in modern basketball, quadruple-doubles... These are just milestones, and the number of quadruple-doubles... is also a milestone, because the number of quadruple-doubles is originally the first.
However, this did not prevent him from being excited. 70+ in a single game, three-and-twenty, etc., could not be compared with tonight's performance!
But when he saw the system prompt, Sun Ce didn't know why, he felt a little scared... He couldn't say why he was scared. He wanted to do that, but he just felt uneasy.
When the final whistle sounded, the fans who couldn't wait to win the victory were boiling, shouting Sun Ce's nicknames crazily, some in English, some in Chinese, Lord, Little Overlord, Triple Double King, Big Central Guard, Thanos... everything.
The group of stars on the sidelines looked at the big screen above the court. The big screen didn't show the results of the game, but Sun Ce's data and the records he broke!
64 points, the seventh 60+ in his career, tied Kobe Bryant.
37 rebounds in a single game, breaking Charles Oakley's single-game 35 rebounds since 1976.
19 offensive rebounds in a single game, breaking Rodman's NBA regular season history single-game offensive rebounds record since detailed data statistics.
14 blocks, the third highest single-game block count in NBA history since detailed statistics were available, second only to Elmer Smith's 17 blocks and O'Neal's 15 blocks.
He made 25 of 37 shots, 14 of 24 free throws, no three-pointers, and all three three-pointers missed, but he relied on mid-range shots, dunks, and free throws to score 64 points, 37 rebounds, 12 assists, 14 blocks, and 4 steals!
With such performance, others don't even want to try to sprint!
The first player in the league!
Even if many people are unwilling, they have to admit that Sun Ce is the first player in the league!
Especially this year, the Grizzlies have suffered injuries and a big deal that shook the Grizzlies' tactics, but Sun Ce still carried the team forward before his young teammates fully grew up, and played crazy performances one after another, helping the Grizzlies to remain among the top teams in such an unfavorable situation!
And the fans watching TV on .T Sports were amused by Barkley's expression of despair... He is the third in the single-game rebounding rankings of modern basketball regular seasons and the second in the single-game offensive rebounding record of regular seasons since detailed statistics were available.
Now, he has dropped one place in both lists overnight!
At the end of the game, the actors and singers rushed into the court first, ran up and took photos with Sun Ce with their mobile phones.
Due to the height difference, everyone really has their own photo angle.
Active and retired players don't know what to say. As a player, seeing such a performance in their lifetime... This is almost impossible to replicate. Chamberlain is amazing, right? He was invincible in that era, but his strongest performance only appeared once, and there was no other close situation.
This is a miracle!
Just like Chamberlain's 100 points, Kobe's 81 points, Jordan's 63 points in the playoffs, Baylor's 61 points in the finals... These miracles, they can't do it again!
However, seeing such a performance with their own eyes, as players, their inner shock is stronger than that of the fans!
And the fans are reluctant to leave!
Originally, Lily Collins, Zu Ge, Sun Ce's parents and others were ready to take the guests away, but they were stopped by Grizzlies rookie Hardaway, saying that there was something else.
Tonight, 11 players of the Grizzlies appeared on the court, and two players knew that they had no chance of playing 100% after the first quarter and did not appear on the court.
But they were not idle. When Beverley made a three-pointer and the Thunder called a timeout, they took the things they bought before the game and the things they printed during the halftime break to the players' tunnel and asked the staff to prepare them.
No one stopped the actors and singers on the scene from entering the stadium, but the reporters were stopped by security personnel.
After the game, Gobert went to grab the microphone of the DJ on the scene, and told the DJ to increase the volume of the speakers to a suitable level for speeches and play music suitable for confessions.
The DJ was scared when he saw the tallest player on the team running to grab the microphone, but when he heard Gobert's words, he immediately understood what was going to happen next, and was more excited than Sun Ce who was in a state of anxiety on the court, and immediately flipped through the folder to find songs.
At this time, the most suitable one is of course the piano piece "Wedding in a Dream".
In the eyes of the DJ, there is no need for fancy chords or to mobilize the atmosphere at this time, just to give the lord a soothing atmosphere.
As the piano sounded, the Grizzlies players came out of the excitement of the narrow victory and stood next to Sun Ce with flowers, ribbon tubes, etc. handed over by the staff. Some of them also ran to Lily Collins, who was directly opposite the technical table, ready to pull the fuse at any time. The fans at the scene quickly understood what was going to happen. The actors and singers saw Gobert handing the microphone and a small box to Sun Ce, and they also reacted and hurried away.
Sun Ce was a little confused now. He had thought a lot before the game started, and his mind was blank all of a sudden.
Holding the microphone, the scene became quiet because of the piano sound, and Sun Ce was even more uncalm.
Sun Ce said with a stiff face: "Today is a very beautiful night..."
As soon as these words came out, even the teammates and artists next to him began to make a noise.
"Thanos, where is your domineering? Hurry up!" Robert Downey Jr., the playboy, shouted loudly.
The fans at the scene also deliberately booed to stimulate Sun Ce.
Don't say it, booing can stimulate Sun Ce more than cheering. Sun Ce's thoughts became clear all of a sudden, and he held back his uneasiness.
Sun Ce saw Lily Collins, who had stood up and whose eyes were full of expectation. This look soothed the last uneasiness in Sun Ce's heart.
Although he was confident, he now understood that his uneasiness did not come from himself, but from the other party. Perhaps, he was not sure whether the other party would agree.
Sun Ce took a deep breath and said, "Lily, tomorrow is Valentine's Day. I have always wanted to give you a gift, the best gift.
Coincidentally, tomorrow is also the birthday of our first child. I remember this time last year was the happiest time of my life.
I don't want to wait until tomorrow. I want to make a decision now!"
Hearing this, the fans at the scene immediately began to cheer wildly, shouting "Marry-him".
However, at this time, Sun Ce said, "I have always wanted to make such a decision, but I don't know when to say it best. Tonight, I think it is the best time. There is no need to wait until tomorrow, because our child will be one year old tomorrow. I don't want to be a boyfriend and girlfriend with you anymore. Let's end it all!"
Lily Collins couldn't help but smile on her face. Everyone at the scene was cheering, but when they heard Sun Ce's words... what did it mean?
Fortunately, Sun Ce only paused for two seconds before continuing: "I hope that Lily, you can become my wife, not just the kind of name, not just in spirit, but in law, in any sense, we are husband and wife.
The gift I want to give you before Valentine's Day is me - Sun Ce.
Marry me, Lily, my queen!"
As he said, Sun Ce walked forward, knelt on one knee, and took out the ring that he asked Gobert to take out of his schoolbag before the Thunder called the last timeout.
Lily Collins stretched out her right hand with tears in her eyes, and the fans at the scene were completely boiling!
It turned out that this moment was the real climax of the night!