One Thousand Seven Hundred and Six. Nothing Can Stop It
After the fourth quarter started, the Lakers' strongest combination of James, Kobe, Leonard, Marion, and Nene went straight on.
On the Grizzlies side, Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert also went straight on, first confronting the Lakers with the combination with the strongest comprehensive ability on both offense and defense in theory, suppressing the Lakers' aggressiveness in trying to turn the tables.
However, unlike what was imagined to be difficult, when the Lakers came up to attack for the first time, Sun Ce was blocked by Nene who cut in after the pick-and-roll when he retreated. When Sun Ce went around, James rushed directly to the basket. Although Gobert was tall, he had small arms and legs, so he could only close his eyes and face the opponent's tank-like collision.
This time, James and Nene's pick-and-roll selection was very good. Sun Ce defended Leonard on the left side of the three-second zone, and Nene went to the right to help James with the pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, he ran to the left, which just interfered with Sun Ce.
However, Sun Ce, who was a beat late, took it in, just in time to see James leap high and press Gobert to slam the ball into the basket. Sun Ce jumped up quickly, relying on the effect of "Olajuwon's hand straps", and increased the bounce speed and bounce height by a small level. The fingertips of his left hand with the hand straps just poked the ball!
James' dunk ball slipped out of his hand!
Although Leonard, who was following Sun Ce, took the opportunity to rush into the inside to grab the ball and increase his personal score to 5 points, it was still a big blow to the Lakers' comeback momentum.
Although they told themselves from the bottom of their hearts not to care about Sun Ce's data, Sun Ce had all the data, so don't worry about it.
But they still thought that Sun Ce couldn't block the shot easily. If Sun Ce's block number could be limited to less than 10, even if Sun Ce got a triple-double, it would only be a triple-double.
This idea came up, but the thing he hoped to accomplish was not completed. Sun Ce got the 9th block right away... This basically couldn't stop Sun Ce from getting a quadruple-double! This was a big blow to the Lakers players.
Leonard secretly scored the second goal of the game, and he felt bitter. It was because Sun Ce's defense was affected by Nene just now that he failed to ensure the defensive dominance in the three-second zone. Otherwise, he would not have a good chance if he got the ball. It was Sun Ce who jumped to block the shot, which gave him the space to shoot.
2 of 7 shots and 1 of 2 free throws. Leonard's offensive performance tonight was so strong that he felt hit.
Compared with Sun Ce, Leonard felt that he was still too young.
Back to the backcourt, James directed his teammates to defend.
Although Sun Ce got the 9th block at the beginning,
but the score difference was narrowed to 7 points. If we defend the opponent's three-pointer well and prevent the opponent from widening the score difference to 10 points in one fell swoop, there is still great hope!
However, tonight was a night that went against their wishes for Kobe, James, and Leonard. Sun Ce pushed forward to the front court and just passed the ball to Klay Thompson. Paul George was struggling to catch the ball because of James's physical fight. Who knew that Klay Thompson received the ball and threw it directly against Kobe's defense!
Throw it and it went in!
9 seconds, from Sun Ce's advancement to the front court and passing it to Klay Thompson to shooting it, it only took 9 seconds in total!
The Lakers have not felt the power of the strongest three-point shooter. At the beginning of the season, Curry made 10 three-pointers in a single game against the Lakers to help the Warriors beat the Lakers.
But that feeling is compared with Klay Thompson... Curry may be more powerful, averaging 5+ three-pointers per game with a super high hit rate, which they think Sun Ce can't do.
However, Curry is the kind of person who knows that if I want to throw a three-pointer, I can still throw it in, while Klay Thompson does not give the opponent such a strong sense of pressure, but he can go in! Very sudden, but very deadly!
Relying on Klay Thompson's three-pointer, Sun Ce enjoyed the feeling of throwing the ball out that Nash and Paul George could experience from time to time, and his data increased to 31 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 blocks! Moreover, it also triggered "Splash Power Level 4"!
This is a double blow to the Lakers, real damage!
Kobe was ready to take over the burden at this time. After arriving at the frontcourt, he came to the high position on the left side of the three-second zone and asked for the ball from Klay Thompson. James passed the ball to Kobe and let Kobe play one-on-one.
At this time, the safest point is Kobe playing one-on-one.
However, Klay Thompson defended very well, and Kobe could only turn around and met Sun Ce's help defense. When Kobe passed the ball to Leonard, Klay Thompson decisively went to help Leonard when Kobe turned around and Sun Ce came up to help. Leonard finally got another chance to catch the ball and shoot easily this time, but he was anxious and didn't catch the ball steadily. When he caught the ball steadily, Klay Thompson had already blocked him. Leonard leaned against Klay Thompson, and Klay Thompson defended very hard. Facing an opponent of the same class, and an opponent who was regarded as a superstar with the potential to become Kobe's successor, Klay Thompson fought hard at the beginning of the fourth quarter!
Leonard turned around and shot a jump shot... but it didn't go in!
Sun Ce protected the defensive rebound!
After grabbing the rebound, Sun Ce directly counterattacked!
This time, Leonard was not able to block it immediately. Klay Thompson was very aware of blocking Leonard's route to block Sun Ce. Sun Ce's "King of Counterattack Advancement" was triggered! He started at the fastest speed. This time, the Lakers could only retreat with all their strength and quickly retreat to defend the basket. If they wanted to block Sun Ce with such a starting speed, with Sun Ce's first-class crossover and change of direction ability, they might not only fail to block him but also be dunked by Sun Ce directly in the frontcourt.
The Lakers' effective defense ranks among the top in the league this season. They are very aware of this aspect. James and Marion also successfully recovered the ball to the basket.
But Sun Ce started to slow down after passing the midline, stopped at the top arc, and shot a three-pointer...
Just now, Klay Thompson's three-pointer hit, Sun Ce triggered "Splash Power Level 4", ignored the shooting interference caused by the sudden stop, and hit the three-pointer!
83 to 70, the Grizzlies' lead expanded to 13 points.
This made Kobe's nerves break. When the Lakers attacked, Kobe just took the ball and went for it. Don't say it, when he really wanted to fight, he was still very fierce. Kobe then scored 3 goals in a row and scored 8 points in a row, raising his personal score to 25 points!
But during this period, the Grizzlies also scored 6 points. Paul George scored a three-pointer to help Sun Ce increase his assists to 10. Aldridge received a pass from Paul George and made a mid-range shot. Sun Ce also made one of two free throws that caused a foul.
89 to 78, the Grizzlies still had an 11-point lead.
It was the Lakers' turn to attack again. Klay Thompson was a little anxious in defense. Just now, he was hit by Kobe three times in a row, one three-pointer, two mid-range shots, and one of the mid-range shots was 2+1!
Kobe seized the opportunity, and while Klay Thompson was close to him, he turned and rushed into the inside. This time Klay Thompson failed to create enough time for Sun Ce to make up for the defense. Kobe entered the basket, jumped up to meet Gobert, and made a layup with his body tilted... This time, he made a direct close-range shot. With Kobe's touch, he had a high probability of making it.
But Kobe scored three goals in a row so happily, how could he not be so cool! However, he is not the same as he was back then after all. He regretted it when he tilted his body. Sun Ce rushed over, and Kobe no longer had the air retention of his youth to open more, and was hit by Sun Ce!
Gobert felt that his savior was here! He actively grabbed the ball and immediately passed it to Sun Ce who landed after blocking. Sun Ce dribbled two steps and passed it to Paul George. Aldridge followed Paul George and quickly went down. Paul George broke through to a close distance and passed the ball. Aldridge received the ball and made a layup!
The momentum that Kobe had just played was destroyed by himself!
As the saying goes, Kobe makes you successful and Kobe makes you fail. Kobe once again showed one of his characteristics.
What made the Lakers most upset was Sun Ce's data, 35 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks and 2 steals... They said they didn't care, but when Sun Ce really got a quadruple-double, even the defending champion Lakers felt their mentality exploded!
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Facing the Grizzlies' steady strategy in the second half, the Lakers really didn't have a good chance to turn the tables, because Sun Ce's performance has been very stable, so stable that it's outrageous!
If the Grizzlies want to stick to defense and force a bloody battle, the Lakers have a chance; if the Grizzlies attack, the Lakers also have a chance.
But the Grizzlies didn't choose either. Facing an opponent like the Lakers, the Grizzlies chose the most stable style of play.
Even if the Lakers tried their best to win, Kobe scored 15 points in the last quarter, raising his personal score to a season-high 32 points, but they were unable to turn the tables.
In the end, relying on Sun Ce's crazy performance of 37 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 blocks and 3 steals in a single game, the Grizzlies defeated the Lakers 107-98 and won the victory steadily!
Although they didn't win much, the Lakers felt fear!
Their defensive performance tonight and their offensive performance when facing super defense were impeccable.
However, Sun Ce was too strong! He was so arrogant! The seventh triple-double of the season, and 4 doubles for 5 consecutive seasons...
It's simply impossible to play with Sun Ce!
After the final whistle sounded, Kobe and James were more helpless when they saw the reporters surrounding Sun Ce like crazy.
There was no way, who made them meet such a guy in their careers?
This is not a star who explodes once and is done, but a superstar who regards explosion as a habit!
Kobe scored 32 points and 5 rebounds on 11 of 21 shots tonight, which was good enough. He had the highest hit rate among the Lakers players who had taken more than 5 shots.
James scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8 of 17 shots, which was not bad.
The worst was Leonard, who made 2 of 10 shots... only 7 points! 3 of them were scored on free throws!
But looking at Sun Ce surrounded by the media on the opposite side, Leonard was more than discouraged, but more eager to become stronger! If he could perform better tonight, mainly on the offensive end, if he could have the scoring ability of Klay Thompson and Paul George, he could help the team more and have a chance to beat that guy!
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