One Thousand Six Hundred and Seventy-Four. The Strongest Team

This person, just can't be impulsive. After Sun Ce had such a thought in his mind, the screen of the system switched to the special event classification of the event section.

Sun Ce looked at the three special events in progress. One was to surpass Kobe's 5 All-Star MVPs, one was to average at least 3 blocks per game in a single season and break O'Neal's historical record of 255 dunks in a single season, and the last one was the event that was just triggered.

There are two All-Star MVPs, and there are still 4 to go.

This season, Sun Ce played 17 games and dunked 54 times...

Sun Ce opened the computer and looked at his own data. He averaged 28.3 points per game, and he was still the first in the scoring list for the time being. Every dunk scored 6 points.

This season, Sun Ce would definitely choose to dunk if he had the opportunity to dunk. Goal 1 of "Flying Man Inheritor" is still at a achievable level.

Goal 2 is to dunk 256 times in a single season. This is too difficult. Sun Ce will rush if he can. As for Goal 1, if you want to complete it, you have to maintain it for a long time. If you don't dunk in a few games, it will basically be impossible to complete it.

By the way, Sun Ce looked at his team's schedule for next month, and he felt that he was impulsive.

I thought that 23 wins was to surpass the Rockets' 22-game winning streak and become the third longest winning streak in history, ranking behind the Lakers' 33-game winning streak and the Heat's 30-game winning streak.

But 25 wins don't make sense. Sun Ce remembered that the future Warriors in the original time and space had won 24 consecutive games, but they didn't here.

I looked at the schedule and found that the 23rd game of this season was against the Thunder at home, and the 25th game was against the Knicks away.

These are all tough games!

The Thunder need not say much. Durant, who is second in the scoring list, is at the MVP level. Westbrook, who averages 22.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game this season, is also at the MVP level. Although Ibaka tore his cruciate ligament in the second round against the Lakers last year, he recovered well and returned on time in the new season. Although his athletic ability was affected, he adjusted well, mainly because he was very adaptable to the current defensive environment. His performance of averaging 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 0.8 steals per game is still very good.

Moreover, the Thunder has already played well at this stage. It is currently ranked seventh in the Western Conference and has a trend of continuing to rise.

As for the Knicks, although they lost Pierce in the summer, they signed Ariza and Chandler Parsons. The former is one of the best 3D players in the league, and the latter averaged 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game last season. Although Chandler Parsons was 25 years old last season,

Now he is 26 years old and has little room for improvement, but Sun Ce estimates that this guy can at least play at the level of a second-rate to first-rate small forward before getting the next contract.

After all, in the original time and space, Chandler Parsons played well in the two years with the Mavericks, otherwise he would not have been able to cheat the Grizzlies into a 4-year, $95 million contract in the summer of 2016.

After signing this contract, Chandler Parsons, who had earned enough, began to let himself go, and the huge contract collapsed in the first year.

Sun Ce was deeply impressed by this incident, because this contract is recognized as the worst contract in history, and no other bad contract can compare to it. No one who signed such a big contract has ever lost the ability to play in the NBA in the first year.

It's not that his condition is not as good as before and he doesn't deserve the contract, but that he doesn't have the ability to play in the NBA at all. Anyone from the Development League is worse than him.

He remembered that Chris Wallace, the excellent general manager who selected Pierce during the Celtics period and was designated as the successor by the logo man in the summer of 2007 to let the Lakers add Gasol in the Gasol trade, was demoted by the Grizzlies because of this contract and became the director of scouts, responsible for trade negotiations and draft picks, and was not allowed to be responsible for free agent signings.

Fortunately, his past achievements were there. If someone else signed such a contract, he would probably have been fired.

Howard, who averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, Dragic, who averaged 17.3 points and 6 assists per game, Chandler Parsons, who averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, Ariza, who averaged 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, Bargnani, who averaged 14 points and 4 rebounds per game, and Calderon, who averaged 6.6 points and 5.2 assists per game...

This team is not easy to deal with!

And the Spurs, who will play tomorrow, are even tougher battles!

And this game must be won, otherwise the event will fail directly!

Sun Ce felt that he was impulsive, but the top reward of the All-Star Season Star Experience Card, which is equivalent to four All-Star players in the same position, is too tempting!

After surpassing the team record of 18 consecutive wins, Sun Ce felt that it didn't matter whether to continue the winning streak or not. The longest winning streak in history was the Lakers' 33 consecutive wins. The Heat's state was as good as the 12-13 season. They rushed to 30 consecutive wins, but they couldn't continue the winning streak. They "only" won 19 consecutive games, and it was too far to think about that.

Moreover, the team was going to play against the Spurs, and the coaching staff had no idea that they could win. In the playoffs, no one dared to say that they could definitely win the Spurs in the first game. In the regular season, the preparation time was not as sufficient as the playoffs, and there were all kinds of uncertainties in playing a game.

At this point, Sun Ce has nothing to regret. He really wants that "blessing from the legendary superstar". He studied with Stockton and Payton and also hooked up with Jordan to train together. Although they were almost inseparable during those two summers There is no independent training time, but Sun Ce feels that these two summers have brought him greater improvement than any other summer.

In any industry, you need the help of more experienced people to make faster progress. Only by finding more suitable experienced seniors who are willing to teach can you get twice the result with half the effort.

Those celebrities from traditional strong teams are more willing to guide the talents of their own teams. Only if their teams continue to be strong, fans will remember this celebrity more.

Therefore, once those traditional strong teams get real talented players, it is easy to get up, while some teams get a bunch of talented rookies, but most of them are wasted, and they can always get talented rookies. Couldn't get up.

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He slept with mixed emotions. When he got up the next morning, Sun Ce didn't worry about it anymore. He just wanted to fight as hard as he could tonight.

Originally, the outcome of the regular season match is very important. When it comes to the playoffs, the outcome of the regular season match will definitely affect the preparation mentality of both the winner and the loser, because it is the outcome of the regular season match that just ended, which can very well reflect the two teams. A strong team.

Especially for a team like their Grizzlies, where most of the main players are young players under the age of 25.

On the contrary, you are a veteran like the Spurs. They don't care whether you win or lose in the regular season.

It is important to understand the true strength of the Spurs, and it is equally important to gain an advantage in regular season matches!

After getting up and having breakfast with his teammates, the whole team set off for the ATT Center. On the bus, Sun Ce kept fooling...no, he was offering advice to the head coach.

"Coach, I think our mentality should be firmer in the first game."

"Be firmer? Our mentality is not good enough?"

"No, I'm not talking about that. What I'm talking about is that we must be firm in our goal for the first game."

"Purpose? Didn't we discuss it? Don't worry about the winning streak, and make the first goal to find out the strength of the Spurs. The victory in the regular season is not as important as defeating this powerful enemy in the playoffs."

“Yes, I don’t care if I have a winning streak or not.

But if we want to know the strength of the Spurs, we have to let the opponent see our strength. I think the first time we play against each other, we should aim to win the game and take the initiative. If we have the idea of ​​"testing the opponent" With a mentality of "strength", we may not be able to perform to our best, because we have the idea of ​​"can lose" in our mentality, so we cannot truly understand whether we have an advantage or not..."

After listening to Sun Ce's words, Coach Hollins' first reaction was - it makes sense, but if you think about it carefully, doesn't he just want to continue his winning streak?

By saying so much, aren’t you just reluctant to break the 19-game winning streak?

To be honest, if the 19-game winning streak is interrupted, Coach Hollins will be heartbroken. They have already won 19 games in a row, and they have to try to hit the 20-game winning streak no matter what.

Coach Hollins waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, I get it."

Coach Hollins responded that although he was disliked, Sun Ce didn't care. It wasn't the first time he had been disliked.

Since we want to strive for 25 consecutive victories, we must make all preparations!

Based on the video clips and tactical plans of the Spurs' first 20 games, preparations have been made. Now coach Hollins has agreed to give up testing tonight and try to push the opponent's true strength with winning as the first goal. After coming out, Sun Ce felt that his hope of winning had increased.

The next step is to adjust the state in the pre-match preparations to prepare for the next strong showdown!

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After arriving at the arena and changing into training clothes, they went to the visiting team conference room for a tactical meeting.

Coach Hollins re-emphasized tonight's plan: "Our purpose tonight is to find out the strength of the Spurs, and we have to do our best. If we want to find out the strength of the opponent, we have to go all out. Look at us In the current state, chemical reaction may be the strength of the best team. I think we are stronger. Therefore, winning this game is very important so that the opponent can go all out to fight for the match in the following games. The advantage of winning or losing..."

Listening to Coach Hollins' words, Sun Ce felt that the coach still spoke. It sounded no different from the requirements in the tactical meeting the day before yesterday, but he just added the sentence "must win".

Sun Ce doesn't know what tonight's game will be like. It's almost December. Their Grizzlies' advantage in terms of form has long been gone, and they are only better than other teams that have changed their core players. They have the advantage of better running-in and better chemical reaction, but the Spurs have no core player changes. When their players enter the state, they can directly perform at the level they should. It is just a question of whether any Spurs players are injured. .

The players naturally want to win every game. Under Coach Hollins' words, they don't feel that they are fundamentally adjusting the goal of tonight's game. They feel that the goal from the beginning is to win the game. Winning the game is the basis for understanding the opponent's strength.

After a day of preparation, at 6:40 pm, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the court with strong fighting spirit after warming up, ready to compete with the Spurs who slaughtered them in the playoffs last season and strive for revenge!

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At 7 pm on November 30, 2014, the game between the Grizzlies and Spurs started.

Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph, and Aldridge walked onto the court. At this moment, they felt like big fools!

Especially Sun Ce, who wanted to vomit blood!

Looking at Parker, Duncan, and Gay in suits behind the bench, Sun Ce looked at Popovich, who was almost bald, on the bench. What about the old liar! What happened to the main players who promised to go all out?

They didn't even say they would take turns to rest before the game. After entering the court, Sun Ce and his team saw Duncan, Gay, and Parker walking out of the player tunnel in suits. Only then did Sun Ce and his team know that the Grizzlies had been fooled!

Sun Ce got nervous last night. This morning, he racked his brains to think of a better way to deal with the Spurs, but he still couldn't figure it out. The Spurs can't win by thinking of ways. Only with the overall strength of the Lakers last season, which was so strong, can they suppress the Spurs.

One of the strongest features of the Spurs is that they are based on Duncan's stability. If no player breaks out, they can only be defeated by stronger hard power than them.

Finally, they decided to go head-to-head. Sun Ce was particularly active in preparing for the game today, and he kept communicating with his teammates... When the warm-up was over and he entered the court, Sun Ce put aside his worries about losing up to 6 cards and was ready to give it a try.

Just when Sun Ce stepped onto the court with a brave heart, he saw three men in suits walking out of the opposing player's tunnel.

This made Sun Ce so angry!

Sun Ce was unable to calm down in the nearly 20 minutes of pre-match preparation, and his teammates were the same, coming on the court with the fighting spirit of wanting to beat the opponent to death.

However, after the game started, the Spurs, composed of Rondo, Ginobili, Danny Green, Dio, and Split, gave the Grizzlies a head-on blow!

Rondo has played well since he joined the Spurs this season. He started 3 times and came off the bench 17 times. He averaged 21 minutes per game, scored 6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.7 steals. Even compared with Parker and Ginobili, his strength is not necessarily weak.

The assists are less than half of last season, mainly because the Spurs are a team-oriented team that does not rely on one person's passing.

His ability to score after receiving the ball at the basket is very good. He only takes 4 shots per game, averaging 2.5 of 4 shots per game, and his hit rate so far this season is as high as 62.5%. You should know that his free throw rate is only 58%. He has made 8 three-pointers so far this season, and his hit rate is not bad, 40%, but only 0.4 per game...

The Spurs' passing and cutting cooperation gave him very good opportunities to cut in and score and pass the ball in the low post.

The second most efficient player in the Spurs' rebounding efficiency is Rondo, and the highest is Duncan, who averages 29 minutes per game and gets 10.2 rebounds.

Tonight Rondo became the first point of the outside line. The cooperation with Ginobili and Dio gave the Grizzlies a critical hit at the beginning of the game. The Spurs started with a 19-12 lead!

Rondo really likes team-based teams. He really doesn't have a very good off-ball ability. He only has one trick when playing off-ball. He chooses to layup or pass after cutting in. Nothing else. But in the Spurs, his shortcomings have been well avoided. After all, this is a team where even Kwame Brown, who has low-post defense ability ranked in the top five in the league in the past few years but is given up by other teams because he can't even eat cakes, can get 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block in 18 minutes of playing time.

The Spurs scored 19 points in 5 minutes and 29 seconds, but they were only defended to get 12 points, and they were intercepted by Rondo twice because of their anxiety! This critical hit woke up Sun Ce and others.

This team, even if Duncan is wearing a suit and sitting on the bench, as long as Duncan is still a Spurs player, their strength will not be bad! Everyone has absolute confidence in Duncan on the sidelines. They just let go of the battle, and teamwork has long been engraved in the minds of these players. They trust each other. Even if Duncan takes a rest, their performance is no worse than those of ordinary playoff teams!

Of course, the premise is that they know that Duncan can play in the future games...

The Grizzlies players who woke up began to calm down. The opponent was not the kind of opponent that could be killed with one hammer. When it came to the rotation lineup time, the five-man team of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Carter, Richard Jefferson, and Yi Jianlian were replaced.

Next, we have to chase points!

But the Spurs were too careless because they were too angry at the beginning, which made the Spurs completely confident. It was very difficult for the Grizzlies to chase points.

Sun Ce, who entered the game state, was not in a hurry. He played steadily and slowly.

At the end of the first half, Sun Ce scored 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals, helping the Grizzlies to narrow the gap to 5 points with difficulty. At halftime, they were 5 points behind the Spurs 63 to 68, and they could be much more relaxed in the second half.

Fortunately, Sun Ce had not used the physical potion after playing against the Warriors before, and used the physical potion during the break at the end of the game.

After the second half started, Sun Ce and the lineup of Livingston, Paul George, Randolph, and Larry Sanders went up to play defense.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies showed their advantage. The players of both teams who had just returned from a halftime break, mainly role players, had more or less problems with not being able to get into the game immediately after resting for 20 minutes because of the decline in physical strength. The three All-Star players of the Spurs were not there, Rondo was only good at organizing offense and grabbing rebounds, and Ginobili looked at the sky.

However, just as the Grizzlies narrowed the gap to 1 point, Ginobili, who was in a state of good condition, broke out! Facing the defense of Klay Thompson and Paul George, he first hit a fadeaway three-pointer, then a fake shot and a European step to hit a layup against Randolph. Taking advantage of Sun Ce's missed three-pointer, Ginobili immediately widened the gap to 6 points again, and the Spurs led 77-71!

"Because Manu Ginobili entered the demon sword state, the host can choose to activate the skill: Demon Sword Out of Body State 1 and 2."

Sun Ce looked at the judgment given by the system after Ginobili scored two goals in a row, and felt that his head exploded. These old monsters of the Spurs are more weird than each other!