One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty-one.1 My Own Strength!

Sun Ce encountered difficulties in organizing the offense tonight. The Thunder team was very direct. They either let him score or he passed the ball to Durant, and Durant tried not to let him participate in the offensive transfer.

Others on the Thunder team are also helping Durant do these things. Now Westbrook is stronger than before. After Ibaka switched to offense and single defense, his scoring ability has also become stronger. Adams has improved again. There is also Dion Waiters, a sixth man who can defend, single, cut in, and even open up space and has a strong mentality. The overall strength has increased, and Durant's offensive pressure has decreased. Most of the time, he only needs to contain and take pot shots. When he needs to play singles, he will play singles. On the defensive end, he has already reached the level of defense.

The key is that he restrains Sun Ce! His body size is even more exaggerated than Sun Ce! Although he can no longer restrict Sun Ce as much as before, he focuses on letting Sun Ce play singles, and with the cooperation of his teammates, he has done a very good job.

As the Thunder played, they regained their advantage. Just before the end of the first half, the Thunder led the Grizzlies by 12 points, 71 to 59. But then Klay Thompson made a three-pointer. Then it was the Thunder's turn to attack. Ibaka was predicted by Sun Ce when he received the ball and passed it to Adams. Sun Ce grabbed the dunk that Ibaka threw to Adams. In the counterattack, Sun Ce ignored Larry Sanders and Paul George who cut in, and hit a three-pointer against Dion Waiters.

65 to 71, at the end of the first half, the Grizzlies once again narrowed the gap to 6 points!

36 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals, 1 block... In the entire second quarter, Sun Ce only had 1 assist, but 3 steals!

Sun Ce's 6 steals in the first half turned into 15 points!

That is to say, the Thunder only managed to keep the Grizzlies from scoring 50 points in their regular defense. Although Paul George didn't have a good touch tonight, the Grizzlies' overall offensive state was actually OK, which means that the Thunder's defense was really good.

Moreover, the Thunder's own team offense was very good. Durant only scored 10 points in the first half, 4 of 6 shots, Westbrook scored 15 points, Ibaka scored 9 points, Morrow scored 8 points, Adams scored 8 points, Dion Waiters scored 7 points... Even Andre Robertson scored 4 points. The Thunder can be said to be a team of all soldiers!

Westbrook's 15 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in the first half, and Durant's 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the first half were all great!

However, Sun Ce added an extra 15 points to his team with his steals!

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Back in the locker room, Sun Ce took a shot of physical potion, soaked a towel in hot water, wrung it out, wiped the sweat, and began to analyze the situation in the first half.

Durant, whose playing time was reasonably allocated, and Westbrook, who played calmly and didn't covet triple-doubles,

were really strong!

Moreover, the two brothers are big-game players. As long as the latter plays calmly, the two of them, coupled with the lineup built around them by the Thunder, are too amazing. They are still in such a good state this time.

It was really difficult for them to maintain the score difference at 6 points in the first half!

71 points in the first half... No wonder the 73-win runner-up was once 1-3 behind Dewey and the second youngster.

But Sun Ce is sure that they are stronger than the Warriors without Durant! Even if the Warriors have Durant, they will not necessarily be weaker than the opponent.

However, in terms of the confrontation and preparation for the playoffs, the Thunder is more sufficient. Sun Ce does not think that they have a chance to sweep the Thunder in the playoffs. It is not particularly surprising that the opponent scored 71 points in the first half.

The defense is not good... Sun Ce estimates that if he goes to link the defense, he will not be much stronger than Paul George in the situation like tonight.

On the contrary, because he did not link the defense, he honestly cut off Durant's receiving line and seized the opportunity to steal, which gave them the opportunity to close the score.

If these 6 steals were missing, it might not only be the Grizzlies who lost 15 points, but at least two or three of the opponent's 6 attacks could be converted into points... I dare not think about it!

Also, this time, the hard-working half-time game was not as consuming as usual! He probably didn't need physical potions, and he could still play for a while in the third quarter.

But he used it, and restored his physical strength to the beginning of the game, taking advantage of the physical difference between him and the opponent!

The consumption on the defensive end became smaller, and he scored 36 points... I really didn't expect that if he didn't use the star experience card, it would be really difficult for him to get 50+. He became stronger and his scoring stability was better, but the opponent's defense against him was also stricter. That is, the physical consumption tonight was not so great, the opponent cut off his pass to give him a singles opportunity, and he made good use of pick-and-roll and counterattacks, so that he could face Durant's defense and have a chance to hit 50+.

In addition, in this situation, Durant probably didn't have time to rest at the beginning of the third quarter.

In addition, if the score continues to be tight in the third quarter, Durant's side will definitely consume more than most of the regular season games this season!

After thinking for a while, Sun Ce changed his jersey and returned to the locker room to discuss with the coaching staff how to consume Durant in the second half...

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Seeing Sun Ce return to the court as if he had been refreshed, Durant felt that he might not have much to do with the No. 1 player in the league... physical strength! This is a hurdle he can't get over!

In the past few years when Sun Ce was not so strong, James was very strong, winning 70 games and the regular season MVP five times in a single season.

When Durant was on his rookie contract, he couldn't beat Kobe. At that time, Kobe was at the end of his peak, and Durant was still young.

James is obviously not as strong as he was at his peak, but he is still very strong, and he can compete with Sun Ce for the No. 1 player in the league. Durant thinks Sun Ce is stronger, mainly because Sun Ce can make his teammates better. In addition to giving the right to Leonard to play one-on-one, other players have more or less become pitchers in the offensive link.

This is only the 19th year of Kobe's career. Even after turning into a pitcher, he will not forget how to play one-on-one at critical moments, otherwise it will probably be affected.

And Sun Ce is strong with or without the ball, and can also pass the ball in the middle. His body shape also allows Sun Ce to have a certain high-position coordination ability.

In terms of the overall performance on the court, Durant thinks Sun Ce is stronger.

Better than James, isn't this the No. 1 player in the league?

What's more, Sun Ce is younger than him, Durant! He is obviously improving faster than him!

Take a deep breath. The game is already leading by half a game. Durant wants to win! He wants to win very much!

Although he has the idea of ​​not refusing to join a team that is stronger than his team, no matter which team he is in, he will go all out when playing and will not slack off!

Durant has never lacked professional ethics, and he has no shortage of competitive spirit!

If he can't be the No. 1 player in the league, Durant can choose to defeat the No. 1 player in the league! Now his way to defeat the No. 1 player in the league is to fight hard!

After the start of the second half, after the halftime break, the Thunder continued to send out the starting lineup and tried to rush to see if they could widen the gap.

But the familiar scene came again, and Sun Ce's recovery ability made these strong teams crazy!

More than three minutes in the third quarter, Sun Ce scored 6 points, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 rebound, helping the Grizzlies narrow the gap to 4 points, 74 to 78. The Grizzlies relied on Sun Ce to play a wave of 9 to 7 and took some initiative.

But then, the Thunder team, which had re-entered the state, once again played a small climax of 10 to 3, and in one fell swoop, the gap was widened to 11 points!

However, the Thunder felt a little uneasy at this time... When the Grizzlies attacked, Paul George finally scored a goal. He broke through the basket and turned around to make a layup, helping the Grizzlies narrow the gap to 9 points, trailing 79 to 88.

When the Thunder attacked, they were very nervous, fearing that they would be intercepted, but this caused Westbrook to hesitate and was forced to stop by Klay Thompson!

It was not Westbrook who stopped the ball on his own initiative, but was forced to do so! Sun Ce and Larry Sanders doubled up and surrounded Westbrook, leaving Westbrook no chance to pass the ball!

Sun Ce took the opportunity to slap the ball in Westbrook's hand and steal it!

The 7th steal in a single game! Counterattack!

Here it comes again! The Thunder were going crazy, Westbrook desperately chased Sun Ce, Sun Ce rushed to the frontcourt, entered the inside under Westbrook's pursuit, took the initiative to find confrontation, and made a layup!

At the same time, the referee blew the whistle, and Westbrook patted Sun Ce's arm after Sun Ce threw the ball. According to the rules, Sun Ce's shooting action before landing is considered a complete shooting action. Westbrook fouled his hand, and Sun Ce's goal was valid and he had to take a penalty.

The Thunder called a timeout!

81 to 88, the Grizzlies once again narrowed the gap to 7 points, and there was still a chance for a penalty.

It can be one or two, but Sun Ce did it again and again, and even prepared to fall down... It's so hateful!

The Thunder coach can only use hateful to describe Sun Ce.

They Thunder team has the opportunity to break 100 points in 3 quarters, and even limit the Grizzlies' score in three quarters to be lower than the season average. At present, the Grizzlies' regular score is only 64 points. After three quarters, it is estimated that the regular score will be between 75 and 80.

But Sun Ce's unconventional score, not counting the free throw that has not been taken yet, is already 17 points!

Everyone, including the Grizzlies and Sun Ce himself, did not expect him to play like this, and the Thunder team was even more unexpected! They studied Sun Ce's tandem defense so much, and were prepared to deal with assist defense, switching defense, and double-teaming, so Paul George's defensive tandem almost didn't work tonight.

But God knows that Sun Ce can actually help the Grizzlies in this way!

This time, Scott Brooks called a timeout for no other reason. He felt that Westbrook was about to explode. He called a timeout to calm the players' mentality. He, the head coach, was about to go crazy, let alone the players facing Sun Ce on the court.

What can we do? Scott Brooks thought about it and simply didn't fall into positional battle. They were in such a good state tonight, and they were not inferior to the Grizzlies in offense. Now they were still leading, so they might as well expand their offensive advantage! As for not being able to defend... then it can't be defended! Even if they defended so well, they were bitten to death by Sun Ce's 17 points by steals. It's better to fight for offense!