One Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty-Eight. The Warriors Are Strong!

"Noah is really amazing! Stephen, look, there are media suggesting that New York should vote for the MVP quickly so that Noah can get the MVP earlier." Harden said while browsing the news.

Curry glanced at Harden, who was lying on the sofa and browsing his phone during his lunch break, and didn't want to pay attention to this guy!

How could he not know that Sun Ce is amazing?

Curry wanted to say to Harden: Do you know what I've been through? I was teammates with that guy at the beginning of my rookie year. I watched him get a triple-double in the opening game, and watched him get a second triple-double soon. We defeated Jennings who scored 56 points together, and then a month later, that guy scored 59 points over me and broke Chamberlain's record!

How could Curry not know how amazing Sun Ce is? How could he not complain about the team's stupid operation that year?

It's just that what's past is past. He now has Iguodala, one of the best auxiliary players, Thabeet, one of the best close-range and under-the-rim defenders, as teammates, and many role players who may not be very strong but are suitable for him, as well as Harden, the best teammate whose MVP ranking is higher than his.

But this guy, like a husky, often makes mistakes, making Curry angry from time to time.

But Curry is used to Harden's appearance, too familiar! Back then, that guy always made him angry.

It's finally time to play against Sun Ce in the playoffs. . Curry has been waiting for this opportunity, the opportunity to beat Sun Ce in the playoffs!

Since they are no longer teammates, then kill him!

Curry adjusted the green headband on his head in front of the mirror. He really wanted to ask Sun Ce where he bought it. The quality is too good. It has been five years, and it has not broken. It looks like new after washing it.

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Compared with the Warriors' excitement about playing against the defending champion, the Grizzlies' first playoff game is here. The old players led by Sun Ce are not excited, but they are very calm in their excitement about the start of the playoffs.

Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Tony Allen, Yi Jianlian, the five of them have played together since the first championship, and Prince won the championship ten years ago. . Larry Sanders also played an important role in defending James in the finals last season.

Even Beverley, who played for a few minutes in the finals last season, was bragging to the two rookies Hardaway and Gobert...

With several players who won the championship last season so calm and peaceful, the atmosphere of the whole team also tended to be calm.

This is a very good state. A positive and excited attitude and a calm mentality cannot make them know what they don’t know, but it can reduce the probability of them performing abnormally.

The touch cannot be guaranteed, but a calm mentality can allow them to cooperate better and create opportunities for themselves and their teammates.

At 5:30 pm, when the Grizzlies started warming up, the Heat in the East had already defeated the Knicks 101-90 and won the first game of the day. The duel between the Pacers and the Nets, the new and old generation of team-type teams, had begun.

I have to say that this series is really attractive! Sun Ce wanted to watch it, but he had no chance. His own game was more important. ……

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After the pre-match warm-up, at 7:40 pm, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the court together.

Enjoying the fanatical cheers of the fans, Sun Ce looked at the strong enemies on the opposite side... This series is not easy to play!

These days, the media, fans, and experts have been arguing about whether their Grizzlies or the Warriors are stronger.

If it were them in the past two years, even if Sun Ce was not as powerful as he is now, everyone would think that their Grizzlies are stronger, but now, compared with the Warriors who are showing an unstoppable dazzling light like the rising sun, their Grizzlies may not be as strong as the Warriors.

Mark Jackson has already laid a good foundation for the Warriors, with strong offense and good defense.

However, many people still think that the Grizzlies cannot fall here.

There is only one reason - Sun Ce!

Before the game, Harden wanted to find Sun Ce to express his fighting spirit. This time he was really ready to provoke him, but Curry thought that this guy was doing something stupid again and gave him a throat-locking warning. Harden could only stay at home with grievance.

Soon, the pre-match preparation time ended. At 8:11 pm, after the Pacers defeated the Nets in overtime, the referee signaled the players of both teams to go on the court.

On the Grizzlies side, Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Richard Jefferson, and Yi Jianlian appeared on the court.

On the Warriors side. . The starting lineup of Curry, Harden, Iguodala, Speights, and Thabeet appeared on the court.

With the coaching staff's full research, hard preparations with teammates, plus the experience of playing against each other, as well as watching videos and occasional live broadcasts, Sun Ce already has a good understanding of the opponent's playing style and coordination.

But Sun Ce knew that the other team might know them better, because the Grizzlies had been adjusting to an offensive team since December this season.

This was a helpless adjustment, but fortunately, they had a clear direction from the beginning. Although they were constantly injured, their offensive tactical library became more and more abundant, and their offense became better and better. At the end of the regular season, they ranked first in the league with an average of 111.5 points per game, which was 3 points higher than the second-place Lakers!

But the offense is in a season of transition. . It's easy for opponents to understand how they play, and they can't make targeted responses in the regular season, but in the playoffs, it's hard to say when they are fully prepared.

At 8:15, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Yi Jianlian won the jump ball from Thabit's head for the fifth time this season... Thabit's jump ball reminded Sun Ce of The female sign sun and moon have already completed two circles.

The ball was pushed backwards by Yi Jianlian. Sun Ce was about to take off, but Harden directly blocked him! Sun Ce's physical importance is slightly greater, but he has no advantage against Sun Ce statically!

Harden is second only to Jimmy Butler at the shooting guard position at 103 kilograms, and he is like a weight when he focuses on blocking people.

Sun Ce directly passed the ball and was interrupted. The Grizzlies' idea of ​​using Sun Ce's size and speed to score in the opening fast break or to have Sun Ce disrupt the opponent's defensive position failed to succeed.

Iguodala made up for Sun Ce, Harden retreated and waited for Paul George to advance at the top arc, and Curry chased the running Klay Thompson. Paul George advanced to the frontcourt. As for Harden's defense, Harden will never be able to make the best defensive team in this life because he encountered uninterested opponents. On the defensive end, he is like the current No. 24 who does not want to be named. , Traffic Commander.

But when he meets an opponent he takes seriously, he is very strong!

When we played against the Pelicans before, we defended Irving on the perimeter and Anthony Davis in pick-and-roll situations. We did an excellent job on defense!

When Paul George saw that Sun Ce was restraining him, he did not single out Harden. Sun Ce suffered even more in the confrontation, and he suffered even more. He chose to find Klay Thompson to pick and roll!

Curry pulled a piece of his beard as he ran after Klay Thompson to calm himself down.

What a bully! Ever since that bastard came up with the roll call method, the Warriors will play pick-and-rolls on the outside as long as they are good at pick-and-rolls.

Use the Klay Thompson pick-and-roll. Paul George broke through to the right, and Curry quickly switched defenses to avoid Paul George shooting after the pick-and-roll. Paul George was already prepared for Curry's upper body confrontation when defending on the outside. After the pick-and-roll, he exploded and accelerated, but failed to push away. Curry has a pair of unicorn arms, but when he made an emergency stop, Curry, who has relatively weak lower limbs, failed to stop suddenly. Paul George broke through the free throw line from the pick-and-roll and made an emergency stop jumper...hit!

After Paul George scored, he secretly screamed "Oye". This goal was very important, and he showed his touch.

The reason why he attacked with the ball instead of Sun Ce in the first goal was mainly because he was worried about his touch problem in the game.

Sun Ce pick-and-roll attack. . There will definitely be a double attack, and the precipice of the double attack will not be Iguodala, who is guarding Klay Thompson, but Harden, so Paul George's open shot is very important.

Moreover, games like the playoffs cannot be attempted easily, because the three of them are the three best players on the team, and they need to be stable in their outside shooting in order to be able to cooperate in passing and cutting.

In the regular season, the three of them averaged 8.6 three-pointers per game, which is a full game. In each game, the three of them only scored 26 points from three-pointers. Even if the team averaged 13 three-pointers per game, they only scored 39 points. It will exceed one-third of the team's points, and more points will be scored from mid-range and short range.

The first goal was scored, and it was scored in a positional battle. It was very important for Paul George, and it was also very important for the Grizzlies.

Offense and defense transition. . The Warriors attack.

Iguodala advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Harden.

Sun Ce followed Iguodala to the sideline. He felt that it was a bit wasteful for Iguodala and Harden to start at the same time. There was some overlap between the two in organizing offense, especially when their physical strength was at their best at the beginning. It has declined. Harden is mainly responsible for scoring and Iguodala is responsible for outside organization. It is actually better, and this is when Curry voluntarily gave up most of the ball.

Paul George is responsible for facing off against Harden, both on offense and defense. Klay Thompson and Curry are closely following each other, and Klay Thompson is under the greatest pressure here!

No, Klay Thompson was already following closely, but in just a split second, Curry received a pass from Harden and pushed it out in less than 0.5 seconds!

The green hairband on Curry's head seemed to be emitting light, and he hit the target with a shockingly fast shot!

Klay Thompson is going to be blown up on the first shot. There is no way to guard against it! Fortunately, he has a stable personality and immediately calmed down and devoted himself to the offensive end. When the Grizzlies attack, they once again fall into a positional battle. For the Warriors, the offensive success rate is very important. Thabeet is too slow compared to Yi Jianlian. The defense in positional battles is not bad, and he can defend mid-range shots. But Thabeet can't guard Yi Jianlian when he plays fast break.

Arriving in the frontcourt, Sun Ce received the ball, and Curry was ready to be called out by Sun Ce.

But Sun Ce didn't... naming is a good tactic, but he is not James or Evans. Instead of naming Curry, it is better to find an inside pick-and-roll.

Paul George named Curry because he wanted to try a long-distance shot. Sun Ce didn't necessarily want a long-distance shot, so his target for the pick-and-roll was Yi Jianlian!

Sun Ce used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to break through. Thabeet, who had to follow out, was passed by Sun Ce. Thabeet tried his best to pursue and interfere with Sun Ce's mid-range shot. Speights came up from the bottom line to block Sun Ce and prevent Sun Ce from going to the basket or the bottom line. . Richard Jefferson took the opportunity to cut in and received Sun Ce's lob for an alley-oop dunk and scored two points!

For Sun Ce, calling out Curry is not as effective as calling out Thabeet. If he calls out Curry, the opponent's basket is well protected, and he can use outside double-teaming to help defend. He can only pass to the outside, but when he plays Thabeet, he can make more choices!

If Thabeet doesn't expand, Sun Ce will pick and roll, and if he expands, he will break through and pass the ball.

And this is a very difficult situation for the Warriors to defend.

It's very simple. The Grizzlies' starting lineup has the strongest offense among all five teams in the league! It's stronger than the Spurs' starting lineup!

And the Grizzlies' starting lineup can't beat the Spurs' starting lineup. . It's because of defense. The Spurs have a way to limit them, and they can't limit the Spurs, so they can't beat them.

These two points are not contradictory.

The Warriors were mentally prepared from the beginning. If they can't defend the Grizzlies in the starting stage, then they will fight for offense!

After this period of time, when it comes to the rotation lineup, the Warriors' advantage will come.

Of course, we can't let the Grizzlies score during this period. We must defend with all our strength to prevent Sun Ce and Klay Thompson from shooting. As for Paul George and the Grizzlies' short inside combination, there is really no way to defend them.

At 5 minutes and 38 seconds in the first quarter, Sun Ce caused Harden to foul in the counterattack and got two free throws. The Warriors called a timeout in advance and entered the official timeout stage.

Not counting the two free throws that Sun Ce had not yet made. . The Grizzlies scored 14 points in a little more than 5 and a half minutes, but the Warriors also scored 13 points!

After Curry made such a three-pointer, even if he only made one, the threat became greater.

Curry's first three-pointer was a pure running and receiving three-pointer, without the help of pick-and-roll. The purpose was very simple, to maximize Curry's shooting threat!

In the case of pure running and receiving the ball, with Klay Thompson following closely and only less than 1 second of free time, Curry completed the entire process from receiving the ball to shooting and made the shot. After that, Curry's running and adding Speights or Iguodala's off-ball pick-and-roll made the containment stronger! In turn, Speights and Iguodala got better opportunities to cut in and shoot mid-range shots, and Harden's breakthrough also got better opportunities to attack the basket with the threat of Speights and Iguodala's cutting or mid-range shots.

Although the Warriors scored less than the regular season at the beginning due to the big confrontation and the Warriors' active pressure on the rhythm, they held the score tight when facing the Grizzlies' strongest offensive lineup!

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