One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty-Four. A Brand New Winning Streak at the Beginning!

It was the first time for Sun Ce to experience a long winning streak, which made him a little scared.

This state is too good!

After watching the Heat lose several games after 30 consecutive wins, they suddenly lost the possibility of breaking the 72-win record; after watching Yao Ming and McGrady lead the team to 22 consecutive wins, the remaining 16 games had only 9 wins and 7 losses. Sun Ce knew very well that after this incredibly good state ended, there would be a great pain period.

Because we are used to that kind of extremely good state, after the state declines, we may still be used to the playing style and mentality when the state is super good for a certain period of time. It is really possible to collapse, even if the probability is not high, but there is always a certain probability.

But it feels so good to win!

He rarely gets 40+ in only 37 minutes, and it is 3 times 15 40+!

This is the fifth 3 times 15 in his regular season career!

Since 1976, only Magic Johnson's 8 times 3 times 15 times are higher than him, and Larry Bird's 4 times have been surpassed by him!

However, Westbrook, who is behind, has already scored 3x15 four times in just over a season. Sun Ce estimates that this record will eventually belong to the sewer... But he is not without opportunities. When his teammates are in great form like tonight, he has a high probability of getting 3x15!

His teammates did not do a good job of defense most of the time today. After letting the opponent score in the second half of the first quarter, the opponent played well. Even if they tightened up their defense, they could not defend.

But they played very well on the offensive end. Except for the first half of the second quarter, they played very well on offense at other times. Even when Dragic scored 13 points in the first half of the third quarter, they did not let the Knicks overtake.

When his teammates were in good offensive form, Sun Ce's characteristics were revealed. He became more capable of using the threats of his teammates and his own threats, and he had a good grasp of the timing of scoring and passing.

The Knicks wanted to end the Grizzlies' winning streak, so they would be impatient and unable to calm down completely. Dragic's explosion was definitely not a conventional play. He must have wanted to win and wanted to explode, and he played well, so he could have such a performance.

The Grizzlies started to get carried away after winning 23 games in a row, which was not a normal mentality.

So Sun Ce was very special in this game. His touch was so hot, he made 14 of 24 shots, and he didn't mess around. When the opponent double-teamed him or had a tendency to help defend him, he seized most of the opportunities to pass the ball,

and got 15 assists in a single game.

Boston Globe's special basketball columnist Giggs-Salunwell gave a high evaluation: If the Grizzlies didn't have the Lord, perhaps their winning streak would have been broken long ago. I used to think that the Lord was an irrational player like the young Kobe Bryant or Gilbert Arenas, but in this game I found that the Lord had the kind of perseverance that was beyond ordinary people. When he worked hard for a goal, he seemed particularly calm, even to the point of being harsh. Perhaps this was the reason why he was so successful.

The Boston Globe, which has always been known for being harsh on other city teams and praising the Celtics, gave Sun Ce such a high evaluation, which still caused quite a stir.

What the fans pay attention to is not the number of 3 times 15, but the number of 40+ triple-doubles. Sun Ce has already reached 22 times of 40+ triple-doubles in the regular season. This is Sun Ce's own NBA record, and it is constantly being refreshed. In the past three years, James has had more 40+ triple-doubles. So far, his regular season 40+ triple-doubles have reached 7 times, tied with Chamberlain for second in history. The third is Bird, Jordan, and Westbrook, all 3 times.

3 times 15, Westbrook has got 4 times in more than a year, this Sun Ce may be surpassed, but with 40+ triple-doubles, Sun Ce may really create a terrifying record similar to 100 points in a single game!

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After the game, Sun Ce returned to the hotel until the early morning and quickly turned on the system screen. After the game, the New York media surrounded him like crazy for interviews.

"Strong Dragon (A):

Goal 1: The host must have more assists than Goran Dragic in the next away game against the Knicks. (Host has 15 assists, Goran Dragic has 10 assists, completed.)

Goal 2: The host must have more rebounds than Dwight Howard in the next away game against the Knicks. (Host has 16 rebounds, Dwight Howard has 9 rebounds, completed.)

Goal 3: The host must score more than the highest-scoring player on the Knicks in the next away game against the Knicks. (Host scored 43 points, Knicks' highest-scoring player Goran Dragic scored 40 points, completed.)

Congratulations to the host for winning the reward: an A-level lottery card."

The points and assists were earned by himself. Although Sun Ce only played for 37 minutes, he was indeed tired. Otherwise, with such a good touch, he might have scored 50 points in the second half of the fourth quarter. Later, he knew that his physical strength was declining, so he didn't shoot randomly if he couldn't make a shot, and the opponent didn't dare to let him go, so he got 5 assists in the last half of the quarter.

As for rebounds, the two teams played at a fast pace most of the time tonight, with many shots and many misses. In terms of defensive rebounding, the Knicks did no worse than the Grizzlies, with 44 rebounds in the whole game, while the Grizzlies only had 46 rebounds. Although Howard only had 9 rebounds, he helped Chandler Parsons get 13 rebounds with the idea of ​​blocking positions.

At this point, Sun Ce had a different view of Howard. It's no wonder that Howard, who played like this, got a 3-year maximum salary in the summer of 2016 in the original time and space. He really wanted to win.

However, Howard was too rough. The block that Sun completed at the beginning to help the Grizzlies get started was completely unexpected.

If Howard had been better at pick-and-roll and had a stronger sense of penetration, instead of just being able to do dunks and second-chance offense, he wouldn't have had the chance to fill in the position, and he would have received the pass from Dragic and dunked long ago; if Howard had even a little trick of pulling up and slamming the ball, Sun Ce wouldn't have been able to block it, because Sun Ce just hit the ball, and couldn't even knock it away, but just let Howard slip.

A center who doesn't have a pick-and-roll and wants a maximum salary, playing in this era, even if the data is good, it is difficult for a strong team to pay attention, unless he takes a big pay cut. However, Sun Ce remembers that Howard has a player option in 2016 and is bound to opt out of the contract. By then, Howard, who is less than 31 years old, will definitely want a maximum salary, and there will be weak teams that will give it to him... This former superstar, who achieved three consecutive best defensive player achievements at the age of 26, suffered a serious injury at the critical age of 27, which is really a pity.

However, James has started to hone his skills after changing teams, but Howard has changed teams for several years, and his skills have not improved at all. It is indeed not just because of injuries. He is even less capable of using his physical fitness as perfectly as James.

"Artist's Fantasy (*):

Goal 1: Invest 1 B-level lottery card and win 20 consecutive victories at the beginning. (Completed)

Goal 2: Invest 2 B-level lottery cards and win 23 consecutive victories at the beginning. (Completed)

Goal 3: Invest 3 B-level lottery cards and win 25 consecutive victories at the beginning. (Completed)

Congratulations to the host for receiving the full reward: 3 random art cards of the specified type, 1 random special card, and 1 blessing from a legendary superstar at a random position."

This wave of 25 consecutive victories, since the 19th consecutive victory, Sun Ce feels that luck is really important. For example, when playing against the Thunder and tonight against the Knicks, he had good luck, but luck is also part of strength. There is no shortage of superstars in NBA history who have bad luck and bleak careers.

After getting these rewards, Sun Ce now has 3 random special cards and 1 A-level lottery card. He didn't rush to draw the prize twice, but fell asleep in excitement... The pressure in the past half month was too great!

I was thinking about the winning streak all day long, so how could I relax?

Fortunately, this incident was finally resolved. It doesn't matter whether I win or lose next. 33 consecutive wins are too difficult. There are still 8 games to go. In fact, just winning 8 games in a row is not an easy thing, let alone winning 8 more games when the 25 consecutive wins are already flying... And it's the start of the 25 consecutive wins! There are still many teams that have not played against each other, and we can only understand each other from videos and scout reports. For example, when playing against the Knicks, if Sun Ce hadn't blocked Howard's dunk and suppressed the morale of the Knicks for half a quarter, and at the same time boosted the morale of the Grizzlies, they defended well for half a quarter and started with a 22-12 score. Maybe they could only compete at the beginning. When Dragic started in the third quarter, they were already behind.

Now I can finally relax, pajamas are rolling out...

...

The next morning, Sun Ce was woken up by the staff at 6 o'clock. He finally relaxed, but he didn't wake up until 4 o'clock. It was also related to the fact that he was too busy last night and didn't practice Nash's training method.

Fortunately, he was young and at the peak of his physiological state. After flying back to Memphis with the team, he went home and slept. When he woke up in the afternoon, his physical strength had recovered. He was affected by the back-to-back, but not as much as the veteran.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Ce arrived at the stadium, and the team started warming up for tonight's game.

Sun Ce looked at the Timberwolves' scout report. The Timberwolves played well this season. They played 25 games, 12 wins and 13 losses, and ranked tenth in the West. The Timberwolves failed to sell Love last summer, and Love still played very hard this season.

According to media reports, Love will definitely opt out of the current 3+1 contract next summer. Although seeking a sign-and-trade after the contract expires in 2016, or waiting for the Timberwolves to trade him away and execute the player option before renewing the contract, can maximize the benefits, but according to Love's unnamed friend, Love would rather take three years less salary increase after 2016 and leave the team in the summer of 2015. He can sign a 5-year contract or a 4-year contract.

Sun Ce still admires Love. From the mentality of a brush to the mentality of willingness to sacrifice, he has become decisive and straightforward.

However, fate is a trick. James was already hooking up with Love. Sun Ce thinks that if James returns to the Cavaliers and brings Love with Bradley Beal, it will be perfect, perhaps even more perfect than Irving. Although Bradley Beal is not as good as Klay Thompson as a 3D player, he still has the ability to attack with the ball and assist in control. He may be more suitable for James than Irving.

However, who could have expected that the Heat would be defeated by Sun Ce? Pat Riley sent James to the West to deal with the Grizzlies and Spurs. James had Kobe, Leonard, and a boss who was willing to spend money. Love was no longer that important to James.

Reality is always so cruel. It is difficult for Sun Ce to predict where Love will go next. At least after this season, it is really hard to see which team will get Love. Strong teams have no space and weak teams are unwilling to go. But Love seems to have no patience to wait and wants to change teams after this season. I don’t know if there is any strong team that can pay the chips of signing first and then trading.

The Timberwolves are not the same as other teams. If they don’t get enough returns, Sun Ce estimates that they will not be satisfied with Love’s sign-and-trade deal.

Because the Timberwolves have no shortage of ordinary talents, and they don't want ordinary talents at all. They have never lacked talents. Only talents that can be seen with the naked eye like Wiggins and Paul George can impress them, and with their greed... Last season, they even rejected Paul George + Gasol for Love, and wanted double 3D.

As for how to play against the Timberwolves, the Grizzlies really didn't have any preparation. They made a rotation arrangement, and the rotation arrangement was made together with the game with the Knicks. Tonight, Livingston, Randolph, and Larry Sanders, three "high-risk" players, took turns to rest. These three brothers are players with more potential injuries, and generally do not play the second game of back-to-back games.

There is no other preparation. After all, even if the Timberwolves play well, they are just a non-playoff team, at most on the edge of the Eastern Conference playoffs, and it is the first match in the new season. The Grizzlies really have nothing to prepare, let alone the second game of back-to-back games.

It's just that during the Grizzlies' winning streak, there will always be TV stations that choose to broadcast their games.

At 5 pm, the game, which was broadcasted nationwide and on T.N.T., started.

Love played very hard and had the upper hand against Aldridge.

In terms of strength, Love, who did not lose weight to accommodate James and could not handle the inside, is indeed better than Aldridge. To trade Aldridge, a few high-quality role players and draft picks would be enough, but to trade Love, you need a real young superstar, and one may not be enough. If you want the No. 1 pick, you need two or three. After all, he is a superstar with 26+13+4 points per game.

Even if you want to brush these data, you have to have the ability to brush them. As an inside player who can average 26 points per game, he is not an ordinary person.

So far this season, Love ranks fourth in the scoring list, ahead of him are Sun Ce's average of Durant's 29 points per game, Curry's average of James' 26.1 points per game and Harden's 26 points per game.

The average of 13 rebounds per game ranks third in the league, second only to Drummond's 15.5 rebounds per game and Jordan's 15 rebounds per game, higher than Cousins's 12 rebounds per game, Howard's 12 rebounds per game, and Sun Ce's 12 rebounds per game.

From the lineup, the Grizzlies' starting lineup of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert is not much stronger than the Timberwolves.

Rubio averaged 10 points and 9.2 assists per game, Kevin Martin averaged 19 points per game, Shabas Muhammad averaged 9 points, 5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, Love averaged 26 points and 13 rebounds per game, and Diang averaged 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.9 blocks per game. The talent of this starting lineup is simply explosive.

On the bench, the Timberwolves also have Brewer, Pekovic, Mo Williams, Zach Lavine, Garnett, Budinger... The talent is simply explosive. The Timberwolves don't care about ordinary top five draft picks or ordinary talents. There is a reason.

However, the Timberwolves, whose talent seems to be no worse than the Grizzlies and whose Love has an inside advantage over Aldridge, were beaten by the Grizzlies, who attacked from mid-range around Aldridge.

The Timberwolves were able to achieve a record of 12 wins and 13 losses, which was really due to their talent, nothing else. Their cooperation was far behind the Grizzlies. The NBA has never been a place where you can win games purely by talent, otherwise the Timberwolves would have won a lot of championships.

Although Love scored 33 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists, which made the Grizzlies lose their temper inside, and Gobert had no way to deal with Love who could play both inside and outside, the Grizzlies still easily defeated the Timberwolves 118 to 106.

Aldridge scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, Sun Ce scored 29 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Paul George scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Blake scored 11 points, Carter scored 15 points, and 5 Grizzlies scored in double digits, defeating the Timberwolves by 12 points and winning 26 consecutive victories!

In this game, the Grizzlies played as they pleased. Klay Thompson even scored only 5 points with 1 of 9 shots, and even after 1 of 7 shots, he missed a three-pointer and a dunk...

The Timberwolves could not stop the Grizzlies' winning streak. After playing against the Timberwolves, they took a day off. On December 12, the Grizzlies faced the Heat.

The Heat also found it difficult to stop the Grizzlies. Only Josh Smith and Jordan Hill were left in the interior. Wade declined seriously. Facing the Grizzlies who were in great form, Paul, who averaged 5.5 assists per game this season and scored 20+10+5 for the third time in his career, could not do anything.

117 to 107, relying on Sun Ce's 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, the fifth triple-double of the season, and the double 3D's combined 44 points, the Grizzlies defeated the Heat by 10 points and won 27 consecutive victories!

On December 14, the Grizzlies faced their last opponent in their three-game winning streak, the Hawks, who currently have 21 wins and 6 losses and are ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

This time, the Grizzlies were unable to continue their winning streak. Their shooting touch was gone, but fortunately, they woke up on the defensive end and scored 21 to 15 in the final quarter, dragging the game into overtime.

But in overtime, even if Sun Ce took a physical potion in the second half, he really couldn't drag his teammates who had won so many games and were used to being in good shape to continue moving forward. The Grizzlies lost to the Hawks at home 98 to 102.

The NBA's historical winning streak record at the beginning of the game is fixed at 27 consecutive wins!