One Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty-Four. The Worst Is Just One Board
This shot was too exaggerated, the kind of shot that didn't care about the life and death of the team at all.
But the Mavericks couldn't defend against Yi Jianlian's rush, Dalembert didn't dare to expand, and couldn't form an effective defense, and the Grizzlies had a good touch and threw the ball when they got the chance to catch the ball.
The Mavericks scored 16 points with 6 of 11 shots, a very good hit rate, but the Grizzlies scored 20 points with 8 of 14 shots!
Carlisle watched the opponent replace Richard Jefferson with the big center who was once abandoned by the NBA, and watched the trio of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, and Beverley. In terms of open three-pointers, Beverley's stability is better than that of Hardaway Jr. Hardaway Jr.'s strength is that he has a mid-range and long-range shot with the ball in hand.
Watching the opponent replace the twin towers + double wave bi + open shooter, Carlisle knew what the Grizzlies wanted to do with his heels.
After studying the Grizzlies' playing style after signing Whiteside, the most common playing style of the Grizzlies when Whiteside is on the court is - a group of shooters are floating on the outside shooting, and Whiteside is rushing to grab the ball!
Carlisle immediately replaced the lineup of Conley, Calderon, Carter, Marion, and Bosh.
Fight for offense, who is afraid of who!
Anyway, this is the last game that does not affect the ranking. The players want to win. As a coach, he just needs to find a way to fight!
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After the timeout, the two teams directly started a three-point war!
The Mavericks can shoot three-pointers from all five positions, and all five players can pass the ball. The cooperation is quite exquisite, especially Whiteside can't expand, and they make good use of it.
But even so, the Mavericks were still suppressed by the Grizzlies' three-point bombing!
The Grizzlies also have four players who can shoot three-pointers. The key is that Nowitzki did not play today. Bosh, who weighs 105 kilograms, is not as heavy as Nowitzki, who weighs 115 kilograms, and cannot play the role of a center.
Whiteside played against Bosh. Although it was the first time, he was addicted to the feeling of being at ease. He just grabbed the ball at will!
Whiteside played from the second half of the first quarter to the 9th minute of the second quarter when Bosh was replaced. During this time, Bosh didn't get a single rebound!
In 21 minutes, Bosh only got 1 rebound in the first half of the first quarter.
18 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists... Bosh scored and passed well, but he had one less rebound and one less than Conley!
Coach Hollins was surprised to find that Whiteside played against Bosh so well! He decided to use Whiteside to play against Bosh more often when playing against the Mavericks in the future. Just thinking about this picture is beautiful.
In 15 minutes, Whiteside grabbed 6 offensive rebounds and 3 defensive rebounds!
During this period, Sun Ce also used his second "Sewer Passer". Although he failed to break his own record of 16 assists in a single quarter, he had 11 assists in the first quarter and 6 assists in 9 minutes in the second quarter. He was only one assist away from averaging a triple-double!
Sun Ce, who was replaced in the last 3 minutes of the first half, scored 7 points, 6 rebounds, 17 assists, 1 block and 2 steals, helping the Grizzlies score 58 points in 21 minutes! The Mavericks were really tough. With such a huge disadvantage in rebounds, they scored 50 points in 21 minutes.
Bosh's 18 points, Carter's 14 points as a substitute, Conley's 9 points and 7 assists... played very beautifully!
This season, Sun Ce played against the Mavericks, and really understood why the Mavericks in the original time and space could play the eighth place in the West and the nearly invincible Spurs in the other three series of the playoffs that year to the seventh game.
Carlisle's tactical system has been perfected!
Unfortunately, when his tactical system was fully developed, Nowitzki was already at the end of his career, Yao Ming had retired, and the peak of his personal coaching ability was staggered with the peak of the team's players.
Bosh and Nowitzki now have overlapping positions. Carlisle really feels bad to send Chandler away, but Conley and Bosh represent the future. Carlisle is ready to show the team's system this season and try to attract an All-Star level forward or center in the summer of 2014.
Relatively speaking, Carlisle now hopes to get an All-Star forward. The role of the center is getting smaller and smaller now, except for protecting the frame, grabbing rebounds, and eating cakes.
Their ideas coincide with those of the Trail Blazers.
Many transactions took place after the All-Star Weekend this year, and many teams are aiming to free up salary space this summer.
Although there are no superstars like James and Paul who can directly turn a weak team into a playoff team or turn a team with a good lineup into a championship team this summer, there are many All-Star or quasi-All-Star players. These teams that are already at the playoff level will undoubtedly get a huge improvement if they get a player of that level.
For example, the Mavericks, who already have Conley, Bosh, and Nowitzki, will definitely be greatly improved if they have another All-Star or quasi-All-Star player who suits them, after all, there are only five players on the court at the same time.
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After the timeout, the Grizzlies played the rest of the first half with Beverley, Klay Thompson, Hardaway Jr., Amir Johnson, and Larry Sanders.
Coincidentally, the Mavericks also played the rest of the first half with a relatively mild lineup of Calderon, Harris, Carter, Blair, and Brandon White.
They didn't use this time to rush, but put the focus on the second half.
At the end of the half, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks by 6 points, 64 to 58.
Sun Ce got 17 assists in the first half, which made the fans at the scene and in front of the TV and computer excited and wanted to curse.
He was only one assist away! As a result, Coach Hollins replaced Sun Ce with 3 minutes left in the first half.
This operation made many fans hate him.
However, this made more fans choose to temporarily buy the discounted live broadcast after the halftime break.
The key pass that averaged a triple-double, whether you are a Sun Ce fan or not, you don’t want to miss it!
And Coach Hollins did this only because their Grizzlies’ shooting efficiency dropped, Klay Thompson played with Yi Jianlian and Whiteside for too long, and Whiteside’s physical strength was not much better than Yi Jianlian.
The reason for this problem is that Whiteside fought hard for rebounds! He looked lazy, but when there were rebounds, blocked shots, and the time to position, his movements were very fierce. His weight of 109 kg did not give him an advantage against his opponents, so although his physical strength was not bad, he consumed a lot of energy, just like Yi Jianlian's high energy consumption on the offensive end.
The decline in shooting performance caused by the high physical consumption allowed the Mavericks to catch up from 13 points to 8 points, so Coach Hollins called a timeout for substitutions.
However, this operation unexpectedly caused a significant increase in the number of paying TV and online live broadcasts on major TV stations. Many fans who originally watched text live broadcasts could not help but buy live broadcasts that only cost 40% of the money to watch after halftime.
For major TV stations, the cost of live broadcasts has been invested, and the cost has been recovered as early as the first half of the season. Now every penny sold is a profit!
NBA Commissioner David Stern is also watching this game. It can be said that anyone who is in close contact with the NBA, as long as they have time or can spare time, will want to see the historic moment!
Seeing that Coach Hollins was so "on the right track", David Stern was very satisfied. It was not in vain that he praised the match between Overlord and Rose.
During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the Grizzlies locker room was very lively. In the first half, Sun Ce had 17 assists in the first half!
The teammates didn't know why they were so excited in the first half. They threw the ball as soon as they received it. Fortunately, they shot accurately in the first 19 minutes. Sun Ce passed the ball 27 times, and they converted 17 times into assists.
It was also thanks to Whiteside's offensive rebounds.
This time, Whiteside felt a different atmosphere from before, and his teammates accepted him more.
Playing is like this. No matter how good the individual performance is, when the team works hard for a goal and achieves certain results, they will accept each other more.
Tonight, Whiteside played for 15 minutes and got 9 rebounds, but only scored 4 points. All the offensive rebounds he grabbed were passed out, and none of them were dunked. This was seen by teammates as wanting to help Sun Ce get more assists. Sun Ce is the backbone of the team, and Whiteside won the recognition of his teammates.
However, the time is still very short, and we have to look at the long-term situation.
As the age of these young players of the Grizzlies increases, it becomes more difficult to make friends. They are the same as ordinary people. The younger they are, the easier it is to make friends.
As the saying goes, the older you get, the lonelier you are. This is what it means.
Sun Ce is only one assist away. The coaching staff and teammates, including Sun Ce himself, are not focusing on assists.
We must go all out to win in the second half!
The problem now is that Yi Jianlian played for 21 minutes in the first half, and Whiteside played for 15 minutes in a row. Now there are not many inside players who can be used, and the outside players... rested three players... Coach Hollins regretted it a little.
He really didn't expect Sun Ce to get assists so quickly. He had already prepared for the situation that the team would fall behind by a large margin because Sun Ce wanted to get a triple-double in this game. After all, the opponent was the Mavericks, a team-oriented team that could score 58 points in the first half without Nowitzki.
A group of players on his own team threw like crazy, and Coach Hollins expected it, but the open shots tonight were so good. The team made 8 three-pointers in the first half, various open shots and cut-in shots, which was very irritable.
At the beginning, although Coach Hollins said in the pre-match meeting in the morning that they could not be swept, he didn't care so much. He didn't meet the Mavericks in the playoffs, and just wanted to balance the players who wanted to help Sun Ce get an average triple-double.
But playing so well, if he didn't strive to maintain the record of never being swept in the regular season since Sun Ce joined, Coach Hollins felt sorry for the group of players who shot so crazy and so accurately tonight!
In this case, let's fight!
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After the halftime break, the fans and public figures who came to watch the game were looking forward to the game continuing.
After the final arrangements before the game, the referee signaled the players of both teams to go on the court.
Beverley, Klay Thompson, Hardaway Jr., Richard Jefferson…
Seeing these four people go on the court, some fans booed. Is this lineup going to continue for a while?
Richard Jefferson can't be allowed to play center! He will be robbed by Bosh! There is no power forward left.
However, the last player to go on the court was Sun Ce, who changed into a clean jersey!
Sun Ce didn't use the physical potion, but he was used to changing jerseys during the halftime break, regardless of whether he used the physical potion or the star experience card. Facing some opponents, his action of changing jerseys was a deterrent.
However, the fans and the opposing players saw the Grizzlies' lineup... Where's the center? At least give them a power forward!
However, when Sun Ce stood with Bosh under the basket, their shoulders were the same height, Bosh was taller, but Bosh's neck was obviously longer than Sun Ce's... His neck was 6-8 cm longer than that of people of the same height, and his head was shorter. This moment was too conspicuous.
Fans found that the Mavericks dared to use Bosh as center and Little Overlord as the sixth position, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.
Moreover, Sun Ce weighed 104 kg and Bosh weighed 105 kg... When the third quarter started, Bosh was devastated!
After playing for the Heat for three years, his weight dropped from 113 kg, which is about the same as the current weight of Yi Jianlian and Nowitzki, to 105 kg now. He can no longer get used to gaining weight again. When he changed his playing style, he was 26 years old, and now he is 30 years old!
Although his current style of play is very suitable for today's era, he can cut in, hold the ball, and occasionally play small low-post singles.
But the problem is that he always has situations that he can't deal with. On the offensive end, he is okay. His comprehensive skills can guarantee scoring performance, and he can also pass the ball very well. This season, he averaged 18 points and 3.3 assists per game, of which assists are the first time in his career that he has more than 3 points. The reason why his score is not high is that he only plays 31 minutes per game, and the Mavericks have Nowitzki averaging 20.2 points per game, Ellis averaging 19 points per game, and Conley averaging 15 points per game. His average of 18 points per game is enough.
But on the defensive end, Bosh is often bullied when defending big men and grabbing rebounds. This season, he was bullied by Gao Yuanyuan, Magic center Vucevic, Drummond, Love, and Jordan... After being bullied by Whiteside, a guy who came out of nowhere in the first half, Sun Ce came again in the second half!
Since he had to face Bosh, Sun Ce went all out. Since he had a chance to win this game, Sun Ce would definitely fight for his reputation. He didn't want to be swept in the regular season.
Winning one game is also winning!
After the second half, Sun Ce fought hard with Bosh on the defensive end to grab rebounds, and started to go all out on the offensive end.
Fans were very impatient at first, wondering why Sun Ce had to run to the low post to turn around and hook, and didn't get assists for a long time, but as the game went on, they found that Bosh seemed to be beaten by Sun Ce who played in the interior... Although Sun Ce couldn't defend Bosh's hook, layup, and outside pick-and-roll, Sun Ce played with Bosh and scored!
Sun Ce first played in the interior to close the gap, and when the opponent double-teamed, he passed the ball to the outside line. If he couldn't make the shot, he would desperately attack the offensive rebound.
Unfortunately, Bosh really couldn't grab it, and it was Blair who took it back to grab the defensive rebound. Bosh was robbed by Sun Ce who played desperately!
As for why the Mavericks could hold up without Blair defending Sun Ce?
They tried, and Sun Ce pulled out and shot a long two-pointer.
Although Bosh's thinness made him poor at defending the basket, his mobility was indeed very similar to that of Garnett when he was young, and it was okay to occasionally switch to a guard on the perimeter.
The Grizzlies were not in a hurry to throw the ball after receiving it. After receiving the pass from Sun Ce, they began to consider the second pass and mobilized the team's shooting.
Finally, the touch of the outside line gradually recovered. After Beverley received the ball and passed it to Klay Thompson for a long two-pointer, in the next round of the Grizzlies' attack, Klay Thompson received the pass from Sun Ce during the baseline turn and hit a three-pointer!
After waiting for more than 5 minutes of game time, when Klay Thompson finally made a catch-and-shoot three-pointer to help Sun Ce increase his assists to 18, no one at the scene reacted for a while. The first 8 points were all scored by Sun Ce alone, or by rushing and grabbing, or even by himself from the low post to mid-range shooting. During this period, he was blocked once by Bosh and Carter. How miserable.
Finally, Klay Thompson made the shot, and Sun Ce's assists increased to 18. The total assists this season increased to 820, averaging 10 assists per game!
A triple-double per game! The scene was excited!
77 to 72, the Grizzlies once again opened the gap to 5 points!
Before this three-pointer, the Grizzlies really relied on Sun Ce's low-post singles and rushing after the pass, until this wave of 5 to 0, they once again took a clear lead.
Before that, they were beaten by the Mavericks 14 to 8!
The game time is now 5 minutes and 8 seconds in the third quarter. Sun Ce seizes the opportunity and uses the third turtle special card!
The little bully in the sewer is here again!
In the official timeout of the third quarter, Coach Hollins promptly replaced the twin towers of Yi Jianlian and Whiteside. Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, and Hardaway Jr. began to throw wildly from the outside. Sun Ce not only passed the ball, but also threw it when he had the chance. Yi Jianlian occasionally pulled it out to let Whiteside bully Bosh or Dalembert. Moreover, if Sun Ce passed it to his teammates to shoot, he would rush in to grab it. He actually got an offensive rebound and passed it to Whiteside to convert it into an assist.
After Sun Ce's assists stagnated for 5 minutes in the first half of the third quarter, they began to rise in the second half. The key is that the Mavericks were really powerful. When Sun Ce and Klay Thompson successfully connected and scored 4 three-pointers, Carter and Conley also played.
At the end of the third quarter, Sun Ce had 7 assists in 6 minutes and 52 seconds, and 24 assists in three quarters!
At the same time, he scored 8 points and 6 rebounds in the first half of the third quarter, 4 of which were offensive rebounds. In the next 6 minutes and 52 seconds, he scored 5 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists. Sun Ce scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in a single quarter, raising his personal data to 20 points, 12 rebounds, 24 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals. He has already achieved a triple-double!
Sun Ce scored his 11th double-20 in the regular season of his career and his 42nd triple-double of the season, surpassing Oscar Robertson and ranking first in the history of the single-season triple-double list!