One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty-Three. One Road to the End

Even if Randolph and Livingston rested, the Grizzlies still defeated the Cavaliers 112-101 in back-to-back games.

Sun Ce scored 47 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals. He scored 40+ points for the sixth time this season. He was just shy of 50+ points, but this was already the limit. His offense was not organized tonight. Paul George and Blake combined for 13 assists to sort out the team's offense. After all, it was the second game of back-to-back games.

Klay Thompson and Paul George, like the Devils, saw that Bradley Beal, who was 1-2 years younger than them at the same time, had already become the league's first-line scorer, averaging 23.1 points per game, so Put Bradley Beal in the ranks of Wall and DeRozan, and he will defend himself to death whenever he meets.

The saddest thing about Bradley Beal is that these two have good teammates, but he does not!

Some media have analyzed the Grizzlies' double 3D against contemporaneous players and found that they are targeting teams with outstanding personal abilities and a certain team strength but not particularly strong.

Especially strong ones, like those from the Warriors, Double 3D will not attack them.

This characteristic of bullying the weak and fearing the strong is quite obvious.

After the game against the Cavaliers, the Grizzlies took a day off. On February 25, they faced their second strong opponent after the All-Star Weekend at home - the Thunder!

The Thunder won both games after the All-Star break, improving their record to 39 wins and 18 losses, solidifying their first place in the division and fourth place in the Western Conference.

This is not the point. The point is the two opponents that the Thunder defeated after the All-Star break-the Warriors and the Hawks!

Defeated the Warriors on the 21st and the Eagles on the 23rd. The state was amazing!

This time, the Grizzlies were unable to stop the rising Thunder. 107 to 121, the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder by 14 points at home. Their win-loss record against the Thunder this season changed. It became 2 wins and 1 loss!

The Grizzlies really couldn't defend themselves in this game, and Westbrook's touch was so hot... Westbrook's touch was very hot in the past two games! 13 of 23 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, plus 6 of 6 free throws, a surge of 35 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists. Durant also scored 37 points with an efficient performance of 13 of 22 shots.

With the two men fighting like this, Sun Ce didn't know which team in the league could stop the Thunder.

Another point is that Durant has scored 35+ points in three consecutive games, and is stepping into his grandson's scoring title step by step!

His grandson has currently played 56 games.

Averaged 29.8 points per game. Durant played 58 games, and his average points per game has increased to 29.5 points!

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There is no need to rush when competing for the scoring title. The more anxious you are, the more likely you are to perform abnormally in the next game. Sun Ce, who has won two scoring titles, understands this situation very well. He has also been forced to rush before. After that, in the next game, he was eager to score points but was targeted by his opponent, which led to the team losing.

Experience and the team's biggest goal now allow Sun Ce to deal with this situation calmly.

In comparison, the three-consecutive scoring champion's appeal to Sun Ce is far less than breaking the Bulls' winning record!

Currently, the Grizzlies have played 58 games, with a record of 53 wins and 5 losses. There are 24 games left to play. They have to win at least 20 games to break the Bulls' record. This makes Sun Ce dare not mess around, and he I don’t want to mess around either.

The next wave of five consecutive visitors may directly determine whether they have a chance to surpass 72 wins!

The Celtics will be played on the 28th, the Magic will be played on March 2, the Bulls will be played on March 4, the Spurs will be played on March 7, and the Mavericks will be played on March 9.

In these 5 consecutive visits, except for the Magic, they are all strong teams at the playoff level!

The day after the game against the Thunder, the Grizzlies stayed in Memphis for a day of rest.

Sun Ce carefully studied the Thunder's explosive games and felt that the opponent was really powerful!

The Grizzlies will play against the Thunder 4 times this season. The last meeting will be in the regular season finale on April 16. If they lose that game... Sun Ce feels that when he plays against the Thunder in the playoffs, The other person’s confidence may soar!

It will be difficult to play against each other in the playoffs. Sun Ce clearly remembers that in the original time and space, facing the Warriors who set a new regular season victory record, they once trailed the Thunder 1 to 3!

Sun Ce discovered that after the All-Star Weekend, the pressure they faced suddenly increased!

Sun Ce truly felt the difficulty of hitting this record!

The pressure has become even greater, but he has experienced too much pressure, and he is doing a good job of self-adjustment.

And he has known for a long time that this is not an easy thing. When he really wants to hit this record, the closer he gets to surpassing it, the harder it will be!

What he needs to show to the outside world and his teammates is his confidence!

He must maintain his confidence. He knows his importance to the team. He cannot show that he feels stressed or annoyed because of the situation, otherwise it will inevitably affect the mentality of his teammates.

On February 27, Sun Ce followed the team to Boston and took a night's rest. On the last day of February, the Grizzlies' first game of five consecutive away games began.

Leading by example and striving for victory, this is Sun Ce's attitude towards the current "difficult situation". After two days of rest, Sun Ce was in very good condition. Facing the defense of Ivan Turner, Sun Ce played for 38 minutes, 13 of 25 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, plus 13 of 14 free throws, and scored 42 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists!

Sun Ce did not intend to score at first, but his mid-range touch was hot tonight, and the opponent kept double-teaming in the mid-range, and the opponent's rough movements repeatedly sent him to the free throw line, and he also steadily made 13 of 14 free throws.

In addition to Klay Thompson and Randolph both scored 18 points, and Paul George scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. The Grizzlies defeated the Celtics with excellent team performance 119 to 111, making Isaiah Thomas' 32 points and 7 assists useless!

Sometimes, keeping a calm mindset can lead to better performance. Sun Ce scored 40+ for the seventh time this season, and his average score per game just increased to 30 points! He is the only player with an average score of 30 points per game this season.

With 54 wins and 5 losses, the Grizzlies once again avoided losing streak, and have no losing streak so far this season!

However, the Celtics' offense was so fierce. Although Aldridge of the Grizzlies did not play, and the defense of the key inside combination of Aldridge and Gobert was missing, the overall defense was still in the top ten of the league. The Celtics actually scored 111 points, and it was Sun Ce's hot hand that scored 42 points to defeat the Celtics from the offensive end.

Such a game made Sun Ce and others understand more that those teams that aim to impact the playoffs and rankings after the All-Star Weekend should not be underestimated!

Even if the opponent is just a team on the edge of the playoffs, it is possible to defeat the top teams.

Because, perhaps it is precisely through these upset games that they can gain an advantage in the competition with other teams that are also on the edge of the playoffs.

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After the game with the Celtics, I woke up after a nap and a new month had arrived.

After breakfast, Sun Ce followed the team to Orlando. At noon, Sun Ce read the news and the February Player of the Month award was announced.

In the East, Rose, who performed well in February, won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award.

In the West, he, Sun, won the Player of the Month award for four consecutive months!

The only one who has a higher record than Sun Ce is James, who won five Player of the Month awards in a single season in the 12-13 season.

And the four Player of the Month awards also broke Sun Ce's record for the number of Player of the Month awards in a single season in his career.

Although the Grizzlies only had a record of 9 wins and 2 losses in February, which was slightly worse than the Thunder's record of 10 wins and 1 loss.

However, his performance in February was very violent, which just increased his average points per game to 30 points. His current average data is 30 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 3.2 blocks and 2.7 steals per game.

Durant's average points per game also increased, but his shooting percentage, rebounds and assists have all declined.

The probability of the two winning the Player of the Month award was originally close. Sun Ce won the Western Conference Player of the Month award for four consecutive months, which did not cause much controversy.

This time, not many fans felt sorry for James, but said that James was "lucky".

Due to the extension of the league schedule, the games in the second half of October were divided into the first game month, that is, the Player of the Month selection in November. Then there are 16 days of game time in April, which is not suitable for a single month to select the Player of the Month, and it was divided into the middle of the game month in March.

In other words, even if Sun Ce won all the Player of the Month awards this season, he could only tie with James.

At this point in time, the higher the attention and the more honors he received, the more pressure Sun Ce felt!

After the All-Star Weekend, he clearly felt that people's attention to them was higher than in the middle of the season!

Although the fans' enthusiasm in the middle of this season is higher than in previous years due to the change of the league schedule, there will definitely be a large number of fans who will pay less attention to the NBA at that time due to fatigue of watching games, NFL and other things.

Now that the NFL season has ended for a while, the fans have also been excited by the All-Star Weekend. The Grizzlies have won 54 games and lost 5 losses in the first four months of the game, and naturally became the focus of fans' attention, just like the Heat in the 2012-2013 season. Many people expect them to continue to advance. This expectation is a pressure for the Grizzlies.

There are also many people who hope they lose, and the unconscious idea of ​​wanting to slap these people in the face will also become pressure.

It's almost the last game month, from March 2 to April 16, 23 games, there is only one back-to-back in the 15 games in March, and there is only one back-to-back in the 8 games in April. The schedule is very good.

Now that it has come to this point, the greater the pressure on Sun Ce, the clearer his thoughts are-it has come to this point, so go all the way!