One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Three. The Most Special Opponent

A center who can shoot three-pointers can be a great help to any team's offense, not to mention that Motiejunas is also good at low-post back-to-the-basket play.

The Lakers' inside line, composed of Boozer and Motiejunas, is a perfect match for James on the offensive end. The former may be the league's best pick-and-roll power forward, and the latter has comprehensive offensive skills.

If there is a flaw, it is defense. If it weren't for the poor inside defense, Rondo would have used pick-and-rolls to score inside, and the Lakers would have had a chance to widen the gap in the first half of the second quarter.

In the end, the Lakers overtook the Spurs by 4 points with 59 to 55 in the first half and entered the halftime break.

In the third quarter, 23+24 was in full swing. James scored 12 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, and Kobe scored 8 points and 2 assists in a single quarter. The two scored 20 points and 6 assists together, helping the Lakers score 31 to 25 in a single quarter. After three quarters, the Lakers led the Spurs by 10 points with 90 to 80!

Although the Spurs launched a counterattack in the final quarter and tied the score, James created a lead with a step-back three-pointer and then expanded it to more than 5 points.

Kobe scored 25 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, James scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 block and 1 steal, Leonard scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals... The Lakers' combination of old, middle-aged and young players is really amazing! Under the leadership of the three of them, the Lakers scored at least 28 points in each quarter, which was very strong.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 118 to 112, winning by 6 points and defending their first home court!

Strengthening the inside line, Leonard's improvement, renewing the contract with the double nerve knife, and joining Marion... The Lakers let go of many players last season last summer, but their purpose was to make up for Kobe's possible decline in form due to age. Even if Kobe's decline is not much, it can also reduce Kobe's playing time.

They also did this. Kobe averaged only 27 minutes per game in the regular season, making full preparations for the playoffs.

From this point of view, Kobe is luckier than Duncan. Duncan has been the strongest player in the team almost from the first year of his career to now, while Kobe has two era-level superstars, O'Neal and James, at the beginning and end.

In the game against the Spurs, Kobe played for 29 minutes, 9 of 16 shots and scored 25 points. When the two teams were in a stalemate, as long as one side's scoring was interrupted, the other side would have the advantage, and Kobe held on to that stage.

This is a situation that Sun Ce found in the game between the Lakers and the Spurs, which is very different from other games.

These two teams, with Duncan on one side and James on the other side, have enough lineup depth, and the bottom line is too strong. It is difficult for a star to score and defeat these two teams. If one side plays well, the other side will come up. It depends on which side has stronger continuity.

The characteristics of the Lakers and Spurs are very powerful, but they cannot be learned. Each team has its own characteristics. The two teams look similar, with two era-level superstars as the bottom line, but the Lakers rely on stars to ensure super scoring continuity. Even if the two nerves break out, it can be seen as star basketball, while the Spurs play as a team with several stars as threats.

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In the first game of the series between the Lakers and the Spurs last night, both teams showed championship-level strength. Compared with the second round of the Eastern Conference, which seems to be one-sided, the second round of the Western Conference was played like the finals.

The topic of canceling the record ranking of the Eastern and Western Conferences was thrown out by the media again.

However, all the stars have been clearly opposed to such a topic. The No. 1 team plays the No. 16 team. This is something that can be thought of...

If the rules are changed, the No. 1 team will play the No. 16 team and then play one of the No. 8 and No. 9 teams. If this team is a Western team, it will be too easy. Even if the No. 4-5 team is not upset, they will only play the semifinals with the No. 4 and No. 5 teams in the league.

And in the Western Conference, it is not that the No. 4 team has a better record than the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference.

Sun Ce did not comment on this point of view.

He would be happy to change it, and it would not matter if he did not change it. Both rules actually rely on luck, and luck is part of strength.

One reason why Sun Ce does not like the change is that the East-West matchup, playing basketball also requires a sense of ritual.

The league has not put this issue on the agenda because of transportation reasons. If the East-West division is cancelled, the regular season schedule will have to be changed. Since it is fair, each team will play 3 games against each other.

The league has no objection to the increase of the regular season to 87 games. It can make more money. At most, the season can be extended for a week or two. However, the Lakers and Bobcats play three games in a season... This is a bit miserable. At least one team has to cross the United States twice a year.

The topic that emerged after the Lakers and Spurs game has no impact on the Grizzlies.

In the morning, we continued to prepare for the game. The coaching staff formulated a major strategic framework for tonight. When it comes to the game, if it is suitable, we will follow the plan. If we don’t play well, we will rely on the players and the coaching staff to respond on the spot.

After the two tactical training sessions of one offense and one defense in the morning, there is no training arrangement today.

At 3 pm, after lunch break, Sun Ce accepted an exclusive interview with Time magazine and took a cover photo. Then there was an exclusive interview with China’s Chaoting Comprehensive TV. He won the regular season MVP and DPOY in a single season, which is comparable to the God of Basketball. He will be on the news broadcast again.

Moreover, this time, unlike the usual practice of just posting some short videos or photos of his games, there are 30 seconds of footage!

Sun Ce does not have to worry about malicious editing by domestic official media. In this regard, domestic official media are very tolerant and edit in a positive way unless it involves dignity or national honor and disgrace.

During each round of the playoffs, the Grizzlies will not accept interviews this season. Whatever happens, if they win the championship, are they afraid that reporters will not come to interview them?

If they don’t win the championship, it will be embarrassing if there is something going on in the team during the interview.

But he still has to accept the interview of Time magazine, the news station of the court station or the comprehensive station.

Whether it will happen again in the future, at least it seems that this is a great achievement that is difficult for anyone to achieve. In addition to winning the World Championships, winning medals in the Olympics, successfully defending the championship in the NBA... and other achievements, he has established his position in the sports world!

After the interview, after eating something and resting for a while, at 4:30 in the afternoon, Sun Ce and his teammates began to warm up and prepare for tonight’s game.

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The Xiong-Warrior battle is coming!

Maybe Curry will never be the best player in the league, and even the team has a Harden who is stronger than him.

However, in people's eyes, Curry is one of the two most special players in the league.

In the past two years, Sun Ce averaged 4+ three-pointers per game, which is already very strong, but Curry can average 5+ three-pointers per game, which is unprecedented and will be difficult to surpass in the future!

Since the first time he won the regular season three-point king, the entire NBA has gradually changed because of Curry. His three-pointers have promoted the development of an era. His appearance has made fans understand that basketball can be played like this.

If you want to compare Curry with a famous player in basketball history, it is probably Julius Irving.

Julius Irving showed people that basketball can be played in the air, and Jordan is his fan.

And Curry, with a stronger three-point performance than Sun Ce, proved that Sun Ce's three-pointers in those two seasons cannot represent three-pointers. It is not only low hit rate and more shots that can have a large number of three-point hits, and no matter how many shots are made, it can still be efficient.

With a 45% three-point shooting rate and an average of 5.2 three-pointers per game, Curry can be described as a god in the world of three-pointers!

As for Sun Ce, he started shouting that a new era has come since he entered the NBA. Indeed, Sun Ce has pushed the NBA into a new era, and he is the most dazzling superstar of this era.

These two players were both rookies in 2009 and were selected by the same team...

Since both of them have played well, every time they play against each other, it is a hot game!

Moreover, both teams are very strong, and both teams are dominated by young players. Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Larry Sanders, and Gobert on the Grizzlies side entered the NBA as early as 2009.

On the Warriors side, Curry, Harden, Thabeet, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes... is another team that has brought together a large number of talented players since 2009.

Compared with the Thunder, the Warriors are more suitable as the opponent of the Grizzlies in the minds of fans.

Fans regard the match between Sun Ce and Curry as a topic that will not fade in the next few years. After Sun Ce and Curry entered the court, they also had a different mood for this game than in the preparation stage.

Sun Ce always feels very special when playing against Curry, and he is more excited than playing against other superstars or even superstars who are about to retire but still in good shape.

Especially after the Warriors formed the combination of the strongest players in three positions in the 2009 class of Curry + Harden + Thabeet, Sun Ce was even more excited about playing against the Warriors.

The two quarreled every time they met, but when they ate together, went to bars, and sang songs, it could be seen that the two had a good relationship. They had been with their partners for so long, and the two knew that Sun Ce was nostalgic and Harden knew that Curry had resentment against the Warriors management, so they knew that the two might have gotten along like this from the beginning.

Now they quarreled with each other when they met like this, maybe just because they didn't want to lose the pure friendship when they first entered the NBA.

This is probably the case. Sun Ce has never thought about changing the way he gets along with Curry. If he really becomes polite, and they only see each other a few times a year, they may become more and more unfamiliar over time.

Now Sun Ce has something to provoke Curry. The Warriors even skipped the pre-match greetings... They are mainly afraid that Sun Ce will piss Curry off!

Look, the interview seats on the court have been arranged, the etiquette ladies are in place, and the Grizzlies owner is already on the sidelines, leading the fans to shout MVP...