One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Five. 1 Overlord Buckle at the Beginning

At 8 o'clock in the evening, with the referee's whistle, the ball was thrown into the air, and Thabeet beat Gobert to win the jump ball.

Gobert's athletic ability is really not superior to Thabeet! Harden received the jump ball and started to advance. Thabeet tried to get off the court after winning the jump ball.

In 2009, which was not called a draft year at the time, but was at least regarded as a point guard year at the time, Thabeet was able to become the second pick after only playing four years in college because of his height of 221 cm and the average moving speed of a center.

He couldn't play a fast break, but Thabeet could cut inside or follow up in a fast break. Although he was not as good as Valanciunas of the Pelicans in a fast break, after all, he could only attack the basket, but this was more or less a threat.

However, this threat was not enough for the Grizzlies. Gobert immediately retreated to the basket after losing the jump ball, and the others immediately went to keep an eye on their defenders, not afraid of Thabeet rushing at all.

Harden arrived at the front court and did not stop. Facing the Grizzlies' lineup, they could not slow down the rhythm. Harden moved to the left along the three-point line. Harrison Barnes took Sun Ce to screen Curry on the right sideline.

There could not be any gaps for Curry, and Harden and Curry could not be connected successfully. Sun Ce immediately switched defense with Paul George and kept an eye on Curry's three-pointer.

At this time, Harden had returned to the top arc. He did not break through from the left, but borrowed Draymond Green's screen and broke through the screen on the right side of the top arc!

Aldridge went up and wanted to use his weight to slow down Harden's breakthrough speed, but Harden's weight was second only to Jimmy Butler among all shooting guards in the league. Considering the height difference, Harden's lower body was more stable than Jimmy Butler. Aldridge's confrontation did not work. After all, he could not collide, but could only confront reasonably. Harden came to the top corner on the right side of the free throw line and broke through along the right sideline of the three-second zone, forcing Paul George to come in to assist.

Harrison Barnes cut in behind Paul George. After Harden successfully attracted the double team, he immediately passed the ball. Harrison Barnes cut in to receive the ball and entered the inside line, and scored two points by hitting the backboard.

Gobert had no choice on this ball. The Warriors' offense took only 8 seconds from Harden's advancement to the end of the offense. It was too fast. He was blocking Thabit who cut in from the left side on the left side of the three-second zone, and Harden had already rushed to the free throw line. Otherwise, Paul George would not have retreated so decisively.

Paul George was a beat late in trying to interfere with Harrison Barnes after Harden passed the ball. His assisting defense ability is above the first-class level, quasi-top level, but there is still a gap with Sun Ce's top assisting defense ability in the league. The deterrent power alone is far behind. If Sun Ce was on the wing to assist, Harrison Barnes would not dare to cut in at all, and would choose a three-pointer.

The Warriors created a good opportunity to keep Sun Ce away from the assisting defense area and let Harrison Barnes cut in and score in the first attack at the beginning.

The Grizzlies are really helpless. They can't let the opponent play such a fast attack!

In the arrangement of defensive tactics, in order to prevent Sun Ce from being pulled out by Curry's off-ball pick-and-roll and no one can complete the defense, assist defense, and double-team, the Grizzlies let Klay Thompson defend Harden and Paul George defend Curry tonight, just so that when Curry uses the off-ball pick-and-roll to contain Sun Ce, Paul George can assist defense. After all, Klay Thompson's assist defense level is very ordinary.

But the opponent Harden's ability to attack the basket is too strong!

Even if he didn't expect to use the "easy" scoring method of fouling, Harden's normal development is still fierce!

This situation is expected by the Grizzlies.

Attack and defense change, the Grizzlies attack, Paul George receives the serve and advances at a rhythm, and after reaching the frontcourt, he passes the ball to Sun Ce who is leaning on Harrison Barnes in the low position on the right side of the three-second zone to ask for the ball.

Gobert was ready to respond at any time on the left side of the three-second zone to contain Thabeet. If someone else played low-post singles, Thabeet didn't have to worry, because his height was enough to cover the route to the other side of the three-second zone. If it was Aldridge,

there was no need to worry, because Aldridge was not good at passing the ball in the low post and was better at passing the ball to the bottom line in the high post. But if Sun Ce played low-post singles, it would be difficult to limit Sun Ce's passing to the other side unless he was fast enough, and Thabeet happened to be a center whose mobility was only slightly above the average.

Aldridge pulled to the left side of the three-second zone, Paul George received the ball at the top of the arc, and Klay Thompson received the ball in the right corner. After Sun Ce received the ball, he directly backed Harrison Barnes in the low post!

Harrison Barnes was also a defensive expert, and he tried hard to predict Sun Ce's possible offensive actions such as turning over and turning to cut in. He paid special attention to Sun Ce's use of his size and weight to force the ball directly.

However, Sun Ce didn't, he patted the ball, turned around, and hooked directly!

Simple and fast, without any drag, Harrison Barnes didn't even have time to react before Sun Ce hooked him in!

Both teams have their own killer moves. In the playoffs, the Warriors' strongest point is naturally Harden's top personal ability in the league, which cooperates with the team's wing pick-and-roll, while the Grizzlies focus on some points, such as Sun Ce's low-post back-to-the-basket, which is the main means of positional warfare at the beginning.

This time Sun Ce scored, the Grizzlies retreated in time, and the Warriors had to fall into positional warfare after Harden advanced to the frontcourt.

Harden didn't dare to break through the pick-and-roll easily. He couldn't back-up Klay Thompson in the low post like Sun Ce did. Not to mention Klay Thompson, he didn't have a size advantage over any player on the Grizzlies. In a dynamic attack like a pick-and-roll, Gobert had enough ability to defend the three-second zone... But Harden also had a way. After Draymond Green pulled to the top arc, Harden didn't pick and roll with him, but directly gave the ball to Draymond Green and turned around to cut in!

The Warriors' offensive coordination was very smooth. When Harden cut in from the left side of the top arc, Thabeet had already moved to the top corner on the left side of the free throw line, helping Harden who cut in to block Klay Thompson. Gobert really couldn't expand to this position at this time. Harden successfully entered the free throw line after the off-ball pick-and-roll. Draymond Green's pass was very timely. Harden received the ball and took the European step against Gobert's help defense. He took a step first. Gobert could only block the left side of the three-second zone. Harden immediately changed direction to the right and came to the left and back of Gobert. Gobert had no choice. Harden jumped up and was about to shoot when he saw Sun Ce sneaking in!

Harden had already made a jump action, and if he didn't jump up, he would be traveling. He could only jump up and confront Sun Ce. When Thabeet also turned around, Harden passed the ball. Harrison Barnes in the right corner received the ball and shot an open three-pointer...missed!

Thabeet blocked Harden with one arm, and Sun Ce grabbed the defensive rebound from the two people's heads and counterattacked!

On the Warriors side, except for Thabeet and Harden in the three-second zone, the other three had already retreated quickly.

Although Harrison Barnes didn't make the three-pointer, he was not affected on the defensive end and defended very actively.

For Sun Ce's exaggerated counterattack, the Warriors were prepared and did not try to intercept in advance, but tried to go back. Draymond Green, who was closest to the backcourt, stayed at the top arc, and Curry and Harrison Barnes chased Klay Thompson and Paul George.

When Sun Ce was about to reach the three-point line, he passed the ball to Paul George who was following on the left, and then turned around without the ball and passed Draymond Green and cut into the inside.

Paul George's return pass was very timely. When Sun Ce entered the free throw line, Paul George threw the ball to the basket, and Sun Ce just caught the ball when he got to the basket.

Draymond Green followed closely, and when Sun Ce received the ball, Draymond Green immediately stuck to him.

Sun Ce raised the ball to the right, and Draymond Green quickly jumped up to interfere... Overlord Dunk Level 3 was triggered!

Before Drummond Green could jump, Sun Ce jumped up and pushed Drummond Green away to slam the ball into the basket!

Drummond Green subconsciously lined up on Sun Ce's arm when he was dunking. Before the two of them landed, the referee whistled.

After the two of them landed safely, the referee signaled that Sun Ce's goal was valid and he would be awarded a penalty!

The fans at the scene began to cheer from the moment Sun Ce started to counterattack. Sun Ce had the opportunity to directly break through to the baseline and hook the ball or use acceleration and change direction while moving, but Sun Ce played a pass and cut with Paul George and helped Paul George fill in an assist. This was nothing short of a joke for Drummond Green, who was in the background!

Moreover, Sun Ce caught the ball so violently and "waited" for Drummond Green to jump and push away the opponent to dunk!

Such an attack made the fans at the scene crazy! The players on the Grizzlies side were also very motivated!

Sun Ce's performance in the first round was average, not as good as Klay Thompson's, but Sun Ce was still that Sun Ce! The performance in the first round was average, but the opponent was not strong enough!

After high-fiving Paul George, Sun Ce walked to the free throw line and said to Drummond Green, who was walking to the left side of the three-second zone to grab a rebound: "People who can't get the best defensive player can't stop me."

The referee almost blew the whistle when he heard Sun Ce's words! It's just the beginning, don't provoke your opponent like this!

Drummond Green didn't react much. He focused on grabbing rebounds, hoping that the confrontation just now would affect Sun Ce's free throw feeling.

He really didn't defend this ball well. Sun Ce had started to play, but he still didn't judge Paul George's return route in the first time. Also, when Sun Ce made a hook shot, he jumped too hastily.

Sun Ce didn't meet Drummond Green's expectations and made a sideways hook shot.

5 to 2, the Grizzlies took the initiative at the start!

When retreating back, Sun Ce was thinking about how to defend Harden. The success of the defense just now was mainly due to luck, and the key point was Harden's stable tonnage!