One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight. Direction of Improving Strength
Sun Ce played for 32 minutes and took 27 shots. This was not because Sun Ce wanted to play alone, but because the Knicks defended him alone throughout the game. Howard would come to help defend him when he went to the low post or broke into the basket.
When playing face-to-face, Sun Ce would be greatly affected if he played Ariza or Chandler Parsons, but most of Sun Ce's shots tonight were high-post back shots, and the opponent did not come to help defend. Sun Ce adapted to the situation for one quarter and got into the state. After getting into the state, his touch got better in the second quarter. After 2 of 8 shots in the first quarter, it was 5 minutes and 11 seconds in the fourth quarter. Sun Ce played for more than 20 minutes in these two quarters, 11 of 19 shots, 13 of 27 shots in the whole game, including 2 of 7 three-pointers, plus 6 of 6 free throws, and easily got 34 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Klay Thompson only played for 15 minutes and scored 8 points, Aldridge played for 20 minutes and scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block. Paul George, Yi Jianlian and Blake played well tonight, and the three of them scored 45 points and 10 assists.
Although Howard of the Knicks played hard and got 26 points and 22 rebounds, the 51st double 20 data in his career, the others were too unmotivated and were scared by Sun Ce in the past two years.
116 to 98, no surprises, the Grizzlies won 10 consecutive games!
The Knicks, who played 44 games and ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference with 26 wins and 18 losses, were easily defeated by the Grizzlies, who rested Randolph, Aldridge played only 20 minutes, and Klay Thompson played only 15 minutes!
The Grizzlies won 10 consecutive games again!
The record improved to 42 wins and 3 losses!
However, half an hour after the Grizzlies won 10 consecutive games, the Spurs defeated the Warriors at home, reducing the Warriors' number of losses to 10 games, while the Spurs also won 10 consecutive games. After this wave of winning streak, the Spurs' record became 31 wins and 15 losses, from the previous 21 wins and 15 losses, ranked eighth in the West, all the way to the fifth in the West. If it weren't for the Trail Blazers occupying the fourth place in the West by relying on the first place in the division, the Spurs would have rushed up! The Trail Blazers' current record is only 28 wins and 17 losses, only half a win higher than the Thunder with 27 wins and 17 losses.
Judging from the current trend, the Thunder will have no problem surpassing the Trail Blazers. As for the Spurs, if they want to enter the top four, they have to squeeze out the Warriors or the Lakers. As for the Grizzlies... Not many people think that the Grizzlies will have more losses than the Spurs at the end of this season.
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After this back-to-back game, the Grizzlies got two days of rest, and there will be no back-to-back games before the All-Star Weekend. There are still 10 days left this month, with only 4 games, and all of them are home games. Although the last 6 games before the All-Star Weekend are 5 away games and 1 home game, at least Sun Ce feels very comfortable for the rest of January.
On the 22nd, Sun Ce rested at home for a whole morning.
He poked his baby daughter and abused his two sons. The morning passed like this. In the afternoon, he called old Hardaway to practice back-to-back play.
After using Olajuwon's star experience card last time, Sun Ce had a new feeling.
It is true that the stronger the strength, the better the playing style of the players with explosive ability evaluation, and the feeling of muscle memory that was temporarily obtained at that time. I still remember some of Olajuwon's playing skills that I "watched" at that time... The understanding of these aspects is also more absorbed than when I used Olajuwon's star experience card before!
Originally, Sun Ce thought that the stronger his strength, the more the effect of the star experience card tended to make the opponent uncomfortable with his playing style.
But now it is found that the stronger the strength, the stronger the star experience card is for his own enhancement!
This makes Sun Ce sigh that it is no wonder that the acquisition of the star experience card becomes more difficult as his strength becomes stronger. The more powerful the props are, the more difficult it is to obtain!
Sun Ce's own playing style is already very clear, and he cannot rely on developing more techniques to improve his strength. After all, the size advantage is so big in the back line, he must make good use of it. Some tricks are not math, and some tricks are unnecessary. Only by grasping his own advantages can he improve his strength.
Then finding ways to improve his own advantage technology is the best way to improve his strength.
For example, practicing shooting more accurately is what Sun Ce has been doing. After getting the "opportunity of a mid-range shooting expert", there is room for improvement in this regard.
Better integration of first-class crossover dribbling and turning into breakthroughs is an offensive method contributed by Iverson, Jennings, and Irving. After occasionally shaking off the opponent, it is easier to break into the inside line directly, and the opponent's inside line may not be able to react; there is also a turnaround jump shot after a pick-and-roll breakthrough with a behind-the-back dribble to open up space...
These need to be better integrated with conventional techniques, and can be used in the game like accelerating and changing directions during movement, Nowitzki-style lateral step jump shot, Kobe's back-to-back and Jordan's turnaround jump shot, etc. The connection and coordination of techniques and skills are so good, which is Sun Ce's expectation for the newly acquired offensive bonus skills, that is, to better integrate the techniques related to common skills with the skilled techniques!
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On January 24, the Grizzlies had the first of the remaining four home games, and the game day against the Philadelphia 76ers arrived.
At 6:40 p.m., Sun Ce and his teammates entered the court and observed the 76ers, the opponent they played against for the first time this season.
S-level Evans has reached the peak of his career, averaging 252 points, 62 rebounds, 86 assists and 16 steals per game. He has the feeling of a master of control. Although he has not made continuous progress like Rose, he is already very strong.
Gasol seems to be getting more and more sassy as he gets older. He has played a super performance that he never played during his time with the Lakers. Who would have thought that when it comes to the league's top center, the one who gets the most recognition is actually the 34-year-old him!
Averaged 195 points, 118 rebounds, 41 assists and 2 blocks per game... In terms of All-Star voting, Gasol is currently ranked second among Eastern Conference frontcourt players, second only to Griffin!
Noel, who was out last season, also has B+ level strength, strong athletic ability and strong help defense, which is just right for Gasol, averaging 11 points, 85 rebounds, 15 steals, 15 blocks and 1 assist per game.
With teammates who can defend and shoot, such as Covington, Tony Roten, Babbitt, McDaniels, Jason Richardson, Isaiah Canaan..., the 76ers averaged 104 points per game and conceded 99 points per game this season.
Relying on the dual cores of Evans and Gasol, the 76ers have a record of 30 wins and 16 losses, ranking third in the East!
In yesterday's preparations, the Grizzlies were ready. As expected, at 7 p.m., after the game started, the Grizzlies had a fierce battle!
Randolph will continue to rest tonight, and Aldridge and Gobert will have a hard time dealing with Gasol and Noel in the interior!
Gasol's size is not worse than Gobert's, and his cooperation with Noel is quite like a combination of a large Randolph and Larry Sanders.
The Grizzlies were suppressed in the first half! 40 to 49, the Grizzlies only scored 40 points in the first half, but fortunately, Paul George made a three-pointer at the end of the first half to keep the score within 10 points.
Fortunately, in the third quarter, after Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Carter, Stoudemire, and Yi Jianlian came on the court, they forced the rhythm to soar, and scored 29 to 22 in a single quarter. At the end of the three quarters, the score was chased to 69 to 71, only two points behind.
In the final quarter, Paul George saved the Grizzlies tonight. He received two passes from Sun Ce and made two long two-point shots, helping the Grizzlies to play a 4-2 wave and tie the score.
Then Paul George passed the ball to Sun Ce and Larry Sanders who came off the bench. After he played well in this offense, he helped the entire Grizzlies team to play well.
With a score of 25 to 19 in a single quarter, the Grizzlies completed a reversal in the second half!
Relying on Sun Ce's 25 shots and 9-for-25 to get 26 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, relying on Paul George's 15 shots and 9-for-15 to get 25 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, plus Yi Jianlian's 13 points and Carter's 11 points, the Grizzlies reversed the 76ers 94 to 90!
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After this match with the 76ers, Coach Hollins had a way to deal with the 76ers, that is, speed up!
The 76ers rely on the core combination of the dual core plus Noel to drive the whole team. With Gasol getting a big contract and Evans getting a maximum salary, the 76ers' salary space is not as good as when Howard and Iguodala were on the team.
The 76ers missed the best opportunity. Back then, Evans, Holiday, and Thaddeus Young were all on rookie contracts, but because of the internal strife between Howard and Iguodala, they collapsed.
Now Gasol and Evans have a combined salary of more than 40 million, and Jason Richardson and Noel have 10 million. They have also renewed their contracts with Tony Roten and signed Babbitt and others before. There is really no room to compete for particularly high-quality role players. The ones they signed are role players with very single functions.
When the Grizzlies forced speed and had offensive firepower, the 76ers not only did not defend well on the defensive end, but Gasol could also be run down.
Then, on January 26, the Grizzlies defeated the visiting Clippers at home, 109 to 101. The score difference was not big, but the process was smooth.
On January 28, the Grizzlies welcomed the penultimate opponent of the month, the Suns, at home, 108 to 85. This time it was a bloody revenge!
In these two games, the main players of the Grizzlies did not play for long. Sun Ce played only 22 minutes against the Clippers, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block and 3 steals. In the third quarter, Sun Ce made two consecutive steals and scored 5 points to help the team widen the score difference to 20 points, and then he was replaced. Later, he only won by 8 points. It was his teammates who were too wasteful.
Sun Ce played only 30 minutes against the Suns, 11 of 22 shots, 33 points and 11 rebounds... There was no assist, just going up to play pick-and-roll, mid-range shooting, and catching the ball and throwing three-pointers.
After these two games, the Grizzlies have won 13 games in a row!
The Grizzlies have 14 games this month, and there is still one game left to play, which means that the Grizzlies have not lost so far this month! The last time they lost was the last game against the Warriors last month!
After the Grizzlies defeated the Suns and won 13 consecutive games, the fans focused their attention on the Spurs, who have won 14 consecutive games so far. The last game of the two teams this month happened to be a match between the two teams!