One Thousand Six Hundred and Four. Prologue to the Epic Scoring King

The Lakers are coming!

The morning after the game against the Hornets, the Grizzlies returned to Memphis. The Lakers were already here when they played the Hornets yesterday.

In the strong showdown after the All-Star Weekend, both sides paid more attention than the previous two matches!

The first two matches between the two teams ended in a 1-1 tie. Both teams want to take the lead in the regular season and create a psychological advantage for the playoffs.

After returning to Memphis in the morning, Sun Ce began to study the two games played by the Lakers after the All-Star Weekend. His teammates went back to their homes to catch up on sleep. The tactical meeting was held at two o'clock in the afternoon, but Sun Ce practiced with Nash after the game last night. Training method, now full of energy.

To talk about how much the main force consumed last night... In fact, in the Hornets last night, except for Sun Ce, who played 40 minutes, everyone else's playing time was relatively average. Klay Thompson's 32 minutes was the most except for Sun Ce, and everyone else played 12 minutes. Between the 25th minute and 25 minutes, Gobert played the first half of the second quarter and the second half of the third quarter for a full 12 minutes.

It's just that everyone's offensive performance is not good, and their defensive performance is okay. Some perform well and some perform poorly.

In short, the coaching staff is fully preparing for the next game with the Lakers, trying to preserve the physical strength of the main players as much as possible.

The Lakers had 1 win and 1 loss in the two games after the All-Star Weekend. On the 22nd, the Lakers and Heat met for the second time this season and defeated the Heat 106-99. On the 24th, the Lakers and Trail Blazers met for the second time this season. In three games, they lost to the Trail Blazers 101-107.

Among them, in the loss to the Trail Blazers, the Lakers' aristocratic disease occurred again, falling behind 37-55 by 18 points at halftime. Although the Lakers scored 64 points in the second half and scored a 64-52 halftime score, they still failed to come back in the end. Lillard showed his killer qualities at critical moments and made consecutive key shots to stifle the Lakers' counterattack.

Sun Ce has to admit that the Lakers are indeed strong! It can be said that after Kobe and Paul developed a tacit understanding in the first two seasons, James was used to upgrade Paul's position from first-team level to MVP level, while also greatly strengthening the pitching lineup.

If there is any flaw, it is that the power forward position is weak. With the inside combination of Ci Shiping and Boozer, the former cannot guard against sitting and playing, and the latter cannot guard against speedy players. But in today's league, there are few who can sit and play. Chiseled power forward.

Duncan can no longer dig it out, and it plays more of a connecting role. Nowitzki counts as one from mid-range and long range, Bosh counts as one for his versatility, Al Jefferson counts as one, and Millsap can also play against the Lakers. Not bad...but the league no longer has the kind of power forward who can dominate the paint and beat the Lakers in the penalty area, so this disadvantage is really not obvious. With the center rotation of Nene and Kaman, the Lakers have been playing for a long time. Small is enough in this league.

The Grizzlies originally had an advantage - Randolph, but Randolph was reimbursed this year!

The Lakers' lineup, which was a bit top-heavy in the early years, seems particularly suitable in today's increasingly fast-paced era. This allowed Sun Ce to personally understand why the Warriors in the original time and space were able to win without a powerful inside line. Dominate the situation rather than understand it through analysis.

This feeling is very different.

Thinking that his team began to try to use Randolph as the center and Larry Sanders as the power forward on the defensive end last season, Sun Ce felt that his team still has a bright future in terms of daring to think and dare to do.

But in a critical year for the team to make changes, it happened to be the season on the verge of physical collapse after three consecutive Western Conference Finals and two consecutive championships. Although changes were made through signings, drafts, trades, etc., they still failed. Completely preventing injuries, even two young teammates, Klay Thompson and Paul George, have suffered injuries.

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At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Ce came to the arena and participated in the team meeting.

There is no time for preparation training, and there is still rest after the tactical meeting. This is the case in the regular season. The reason why there are so many upsets has a lot to do with this.

Back-to-back, consecutive away games, even home and away games, four games in five days... no matter how strong the team is, it will be affected.

In fact, under the circumstances this season, it is surprising that the Grizzlies still maintain the fourth place record in the Western Conference.

The key to the Grizzlies' ability to achieve such an amazing record is - Sun Ce!

Sun Ce's habitual outbursts still exist, but now they are no longer just habitual outbursts. Compared with last season, Sun Ce's performance under normal conditions this season has also made a leap!

Sun Ce's regular strength has reached the superstar level, coupled with the deterrence brought by big explosions from time to time, giving him more opportunities in passing... Many people feel that the pace of player replacement in the team is too fast and the pace is too fast. Under extremely unfavorable factors such as Dorv's season reimbursement, constant injuries to the team as a whole, and defensive collapse, the Grizzlies can still achieve such a record because they really rely on Sun Ce to support them.

Generally speaking, Paul George is still a relatively immature point forward. Klay Thompson is limited in what he can do as a 3D player. The best other players are Yi Jianlian, Valanciunas, and Larry Sanders. , all three are functional players, Yi Jianlian did not defend, Valanciunas did not pass, and Larry Sanders did not attack.

Therefore, after the All-Star Weekend, the two strong teams that were really well prepared for the game, the Hornets and the Lakers, both made very targeted arrangements for the game against the Grizzlies.

The Hornets took advantage of the Grizzlies' loss of two scorers to cut off Sun Ce's connection with his teammates who were good at shooting. They used Al Jefferson's weight and McRoberts's mobility to lock Sun Ce's attack under the basket, forcing Sun Ce to shoot while floating. They also defended the role players' shots very well, limiting the Grizzlies to only 89 points in a single game.

Tonight, the Lakers copied the opponent. They were once scored 72 points by Sun Ce in a single game, but they have a different mentality from the Knicks. They were scored 72 points by Sun Ce, so are they afraid of being scored more points?

The Hornets' defense was very effective last night. Even if Yi Jianlian, Paul George, and Richard Jefferson returned tonight, the Lakers chose a defensive strategy of copying the opponent. The effect was not as obvious as the Hornets' defense against the Grizzlies, but the Lakers did find that this was a pretty good strategy.

As long as the defense can play a little effect, even if it is not particularly good, the Lakers will be very satisfied, because their offense is not comparable to the Hornets!

Having gained a little advantage, the Lakers seized this advantage. When Sun Ce scored personally, or his teammates shot in tandem with Sun Ce and Paul George, and the Grizzlies' scoring stagnated slightly, the Lakers would seize the opportunity and establish an advantage.

In the end, the Lakers, who were in excellent form, did not suffer from aristocratic disease, had a clear and firm strategy, and narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 107 to 102, raising their record to 45 wins and 12 losses, while freezing the Grizzlies' record in February at 38 wins and 18 losses!

Sun Ce played the whole game tonight, and used the physical potion that was charged in the past three games. In 48 minutes of playing time, he made 20 of 40 shots, which was just 50% of the hit rate, including 6 of 14 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 53 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, but still failed to save the defeat.

The Lakers had a lot of outside rotation players, and they did a really good job of defending the rest of the Grizzlies. The Lakers played in playoff mode against the Grizzlies and steadily suppressed the Grizzlies for the entire game!

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"LeBron James' Balance Bracelet Advanced Event (A):

Goal 1: The host needs to average more than 8 rebounds per game and more than 8 assists per game in a single season. (To be completed)

Goal 2: The host needs to win at least two games against LeBron James' team in the remaining season after completing Goal 1. (Winning games: 1, to be completed)

Goal 3: The host needs to get at least two triple-doubles in the remaining season after completing Goal 1 against LeBron James' team. (Triple-doubles: 1, to be completed)

Reward: LeBron James' Balance Bracelet (B) is upgraded to Elvin Johnson's Balance Bracelet (A)."

After the game with the Lakers, Sun Ce looked at this event, and he was still one win away from both winning and a triple-double!

Rebounds and assists 8+8, Sun Ce is not worried about this now. After the game with the Lakers, the Grizzlies still have 26 games left. In the first 56 games, he scored 33.5 points, 13.7 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 3.3 blocks and 1.5 steals. Bao Cheng's data of 30+8+8 is no problem.

But there is only one matchup with the Lakers this season!

In the game against the Lakers, Sun Ce really tried his best and threw 40 times. Although he played at least 20 irons in a single game for the 24th time in his career, he also made 20 shots, which can be said to be a very good performance.

40+ in three consecutive games... 17th 40+ in the season, and the third 50+, but still failed to snatch the victory from the Lakers who were prepared for the playoffs.

Seeing Kobe's arrogant laughter after the Lakers won, hearing that rampant laughter... Sun Ce took a note after returning home, wrote the three Chinese characters "Child Retarded Cup", and posted it on the All-Star MVP trophy.

Zu Goose quietly followed behind Sun Ce, watching Sun Ce's operation, feeling angry and amused.

She must be one of Sun Ce's most die-hard fans. Like Lily Collins, she likes to watch basketball games because Sun Ce is in this industry.

But she can't control the win or loss of the game, and she really can't find any words to comfort her. After all, there are games to lose every year. This is how the game is. There are always wins and losses.

On Sun Ce's side, he vented his emotions and then went to the gym to practice the Nash training method. If the game is lost, it is lost. You have to look forward.

There is no time limit for the advanced events of the balance bracelet. If it cannot be completed this season, there is still the next season. He just tries his best to complete it this season. If it really cannot be completed, then there is no way, and there are many failed events.

At 11:20 pm, Sun Ce returned to the room after practicing the Nash training method. Zu Goose and Lily Collins had helped him put the water for bathing, adjusted the temperature, and put bath salts. After taking a shower, Sun Ce soaked in the constant temperature bathtub and finally got rid of the irritability of losing the game.

But at this moment, a system prompt came!

"The host has scored 40+ points in a single game 17 times this season, which has aroused heated discussions among fans. In the minds of the media and fans, the host has become one of the best scorers in the league and is regarded as a player who has the potential to dominate scoring. The Challenger Series Event: Epic Scoring Champion Prologue is triggered."

"Epic Scoring Champion Prologue (*):

Goal: The host needs to surpass 40+ points in a single game in a single season.

Event Reward: If the host surpasses Kobe Bryant's 19 single-season 40+ games, he will get the player's star experience card for that season; if he surpasses Michael Jordan's 22 single-season games, the final reward is the player's star experience card for that season, and so on. "

Sun Ce looked at it for a long time before he understood it. What it means is that in the single-season 40+ rankings, the player he surpassed last will be the final reward?

Sun Ce opened the Challenger series event section and looked at it. Sure enough, it provided a ranking for surpassing.

First place, Zhang Liangwan, 61-62 season, 63 single-game 40+...

Seeing this, Sun Ce understood one of the reasons for this event... The most important reason must be that he, Sun, has the opportunity to surpass Kobe's 19 triple-doubles in the 02-03 season, who is ranked tenth.

However, this record that cannot be broken is the key!

Sun Ce himself feels that this record will never be broken, that is, if he breaks the record in the normal way, he will never get a reward on this list.

Don't say that the first place cannot be broken Surpassing, second place, Zhang Liangwan in the 62-63 season, averaging 43.2 points per game, 44 single-game 40+.

Third place, Zhang Liangwan in the 60-61 season, averaging 38.4 points per game, 38 times 40+.

In fourth place, it is Boss Joe, 86-87 season, averaging 37.1 points per game, 37 times 40+.

Fifth place, Zhang Liangwan again, rookie year, 30 times 40+,

Sixth place, Rick Barry, 66-67 season, 28 times.

Seventh place, Kobe, 05-06 season, 27 times 40+.

Eighth place, Boss Joe, 89-90 season, soared again a year before winning the first championship, 22 times 40+.

Ninth place, Bob McAdoo, 74-75 season, 21 times 40+.

Tenth place, Kobe, 02-03 season, that year O'Neal Kobe Bryant scored 40+19 times despite continuous injuries.

In the ranking of 40+ in a single season, only Boss Joe squeezed into the top five once.

And only Zhang Liangwan, Jordan, and Kobe Bryant were selected multiple times in this list.

This event triggered Sun Ce's mixed feelings. He naturally wanted to make a breakthrough when he had the opportunity to enter the top ten of the historical single-season 40+ ranking.

But a record that can never be broken is in front of him. As one of the best basketball players in the world, he does not feel very comfortable.

But other stars have also come this way. As strong as Boss Joe is, he is still far away from Zhang Liangwan in the scoring area he is best at.

After taking a shower, Sun Ce returned to the bedroom. Lily Collins had fallen asleep. He kissed her secretly. Sun Ce lay on the bed and browsed his phone. He searched for his 4 in a single season. 0+ games in specific ranking.

In fact, he is not the 11th, the 11th is Iceman George Gervin's 18 40+, Zhang Liangwan also had 18 40+ in the 63-64 season; his Sun's 17 40+ and Iverson's 17 40+ in the 00-01 season tied for 12th.

Turn off the phone, originally because of the Nash training method training very tired, sleepy, and was shocked by the event just triggered, now want to sleep more.

Before going to bed, Sun Ce looked at the event that had just been triggered again, I have to say, the reward is too tempting! Such an event, if not completed, is a huge loss of failure!

Even if you can't make it into the top five, any one of the 6-10th place is the strongest scorer of his era, or even the best scoring performance of all scorers in that era in a single season!

It's really a blood loss if you can't get it!

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The next morning after the game with the Lakers, Sun Ce ravaged the stubborn and angry face of Zugoose, who was woken up early in the morning, kissed Lily Collins goodbye, and set off for the airport. At the beginning of next month, there will be three consecutive away games.

In March, the Grizzlies have the most 17 games in the league, and 11 of them are away games!

The first stop in March is the capital of the United States.

The departure time is very early, because there is a very important thing for their team today-visiting the White House.

Compared with last year, Sun Ce has experience this year, just don't talk too much.

Just don't talk too much. Yao Ming sent people to supervise him, for fear that he would say something he shouldn't say. It doesn't matter in the United States, but he is worried that Sun Ce will interfere with the "political correctness" of domestic basketball association officials.

Sun Ce was too lazy to talk much. This place, after coming once, is not fresh the second time. It is the new players who have not won the NBA championship, such as Hardaway Jr., Gobert, Richard Jefferson, and Stoudemire, who are more interested in this place.

They are not the champions this time, but they came to Memphis and have core players like Sun Ce. They feel that if they play well and become a stable member of the team, they will definitely win the championship in the early or late stages of their careers!

In such a team, young players are more about learning, and veterans are more about not caring about data and assisting young players well. This is what they have deeply felt after playing for more than half a season.

With Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, and Paul George, the team does not care whether the data of others is good or not, the key is to play well.

Sun Ce is only three games away from surpassing Kobe and entering the top ten of 40+ in a single season... This caused a sensation last night. When Sun Ce tied Iverson with 40+ games in a single season, some media brought up this topic.

The Grizzlies currently have 26 games left. With Sun Ce's performance this season and Sun Ce's unlimited firing rights in the Grizzlies, it seems no surprise that Sun Ce will get 20+ single-game 40+.

But where will he end up?

This has become the focus of heated discussion among fans.

Boss Joe, who is in eighth place, has 22 times. Given Sun Ce's state this season and the Grizzlies need him to score points, fans think Sun Ce will definitely surpass him.

Even Kobe and Barry, who are in seventh and sixth place, are not stable!

God knows how many games Sun Ce can get with 26 games left?

As for the top five... that's difficult. Sun Ce currently has 17 single-game 40+ points, and the fifth-placed Zhang Liangwan has 30 40+ points in his rookie year. Sun Ce has 26 games left, and he needs to get 14 times.

But some people think that this is not impossible!