One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Seven. How to Spend Three First-Round Picks?

After the first game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, it seems that the score difference is very small, but everyone who watched the game knows that the Grizzlies did show a clear advantage in the first game.

The Grizzlies did better in terms of strength, preparation, and on-the-spot performance.

The Warriors did not try to counterattack, but the Grizzlies did predict the Warriors' changes very well in the first game, and the Grizzlies' on-the-spot performance was better at the critical moment!

The Grizzlies played very balanced in this game. Sun Ce made 9 of 19 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, plus 7 of 9 free throws, and scored 27 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.

Aldridge scored 23 points with 9 of 15 shots and 5 of 5 free throws, Klay Thompson scored 16 points, Paul George scored 11 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, and Randolph scored 9 points and 10 rebounds...

For the Warriors, Harrison Barnes played 23 minutes and made 1 of 7 three-pointers, with an overall hit rate of only 3 of 12, which led to Curry's 9 of 24 shots, of which 4 of 13 three-pointers really didn't play any role. Although Curry took advantage of the Grizzlies' focus on the rebounds of other Warriors players and scored 26 points, he also had 10 rebounds and 4 assists, but in fact, it was Harden who led the team to chase points. Curry's shooting performance was indeed poor tonight due to various factors. Harden's 25 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals were even more efficient.

It is not surprising that the strong confrontation has a situation of strength suppression. When the Warriors played against the Thunder in the first round, the Thunder also had such a performance.

In general, the Warriors are too young! The Warriors have strong talent and strength, but they are too young overall. The matchup between the Spurs and the Mavericks rarely has a similar situation.

The Warriors have a period of time to catch up, which means that the Warriors are in good shape. This can only mean that the Grizzlies are indeed stronger!

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Sun Ce was very happy to win the first game steadily, but he can't be careless!

In this game, they caught the Warriors off guard from the beginning. Maybe the Warriors have not been so restrained in terms of tactics this season.

The Warriors lost in the regular season, many of which were due to poor condition, and some of them were due to the opponent's good performance. In terms of tactics, their five-small lineup is still very rare in the regular season. Teams can beat them.

In the first round, they lost three games in a row against the Thunder, and it was also Dewey's second youngster who played a good offense in the face of high-pressure defense. In the battle of the king mountain, they also met Westbrook with a 50+ triple-double.

In the first game, the Grizzlies really had a huge advantage. In addition to being stronger than the opponent and having the initiative at home, they also had the advantage of preparation.

But after the first game, these advantages will be affected in some aspects and will become smaller. This is what Sun Ce thinks needs attention. He expressed his views in the team's temporary discussion meeting after the game.

Originally, Sun Ce was the most effective player in the team. With the effect of "A-level leader's light", his teammates listened to his words. Needless to say, the coaching staff was most worried that their players would get cocky. They were surprised that their players were still so calm after the playoffs.

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The Grizzlies were on guard against the Warriors making changes, and the Warriors also held a team meeting after the game. Their coaching staff did discuss the troubles encountered in the first game in detail and began to deal with them.

The outside world was touting the Grizzlies' "18-game winning streak".

The Grizzlies ended the regular season with 13 consecutive wins, and have won all five games since the start of the playoffs. Although the NBA does not officially recognize cross-season winning streaks and regular season + playoff winning streaks, the media can hype it up like this.

The Lakers and Spurs, who watched the first game of the Grizzlies and Warriors series, also felt the pressure from the Grizzlies.

From the players' perspective,

they look at the characteristics shown by the Grizzlies, that is, the Grizzlies' ability to seize opportunities, which is too strong! No wonder they can win 75 games in the regular season!

Creating opportunities is an ability that top teams should have. The four teams in the second round of the Western Conference have such an ability. At the strength level of these teams, this is nothing, just the foundation.

And seizing opportunities, that is, not letting the opponent create opportunities, this ability is the most critical!

However, some stars may be very afraid of the Grizzlies, but some stars are very excited!

Kobe and Duncan both wanted to play against such a Grizzlies team. They even expected the Grizzlies to successfully enter the Western Conference Finals, because in their careers, there may not be many opportunities to play against such a strong team! They may not be able to meet the Grizzlies again as players.

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On the night of the Grizzlies and Warriors game, there was another game. The second game of the series between the Hawks and the 76ers started. In this game, it really couldn't be seen that the Hawks were the first in the East. 94 to 82, the 76ers defeated the Hawks with an overwhelming advantage, winning two consecutive away games. The second round started only three days ago, and the Hawks fell into the brink of elimination!

The key is that in this situation, no one found it strange because of the precedent of the Nuggets in the previous two years.

Even before the start of the playoffs, the Knicks and 76ers were ranked higher than the Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Although the Hawks were unwilling to give up and fought hard, they just couldn't win.

On May 7, the second game of the series between the Lakers and the Spurs, and the Bulls and the Heat arrived.

After the discussion after the game last night, the conclusion that the Warriors might change in the second game was reached. The Grizzlies did not slack off on the off-season day and focused on preparations. Although there were no training sessions, many players arrived at the stadium early to study the tactical changes and characteristics of the players in the first game when the Warriors played back.

Nothing is easier than a direct video of the game to see where the opponent played the advantage when playing against the Grizzlies.

Although there is a certain probability that the study is useless, generally speaking, the opponent will strengthen the stage of playing the advantage and avoid the playing style during the period of poor performance.

Of course, there is also the possibility that the other party will think more deeply and change in the advantageous direction, but there is no way. If the other party really thinks so far and does it well, they can only make temporary responses in the game. After all, people's thoughts can be guessed, but they cannot be controlled.

Just do your best.

At 6 o'clock in the evening, the night of the Bulls' revenge on the Heat came again. In the past few years, the Bulls were bullied by James and Paul in turn. This year, Griffin and Rose entered the golden period of their careers and began to retaliate.

Relying on Griffin's 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, Rose's 18 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, and the Bulls' excellent team defense, the Bulls defeated the Heat 95-80 and easily took a 2-0 lead.

With this trend in the East, Rose and Evans, the strongest point guards in the East, seem to meet again in the Eastern Conference Finals.

At 8:30 in the evening, the second game of the series between the Lakers and the Spurs started.

In the first game between the two teams, the Lakers firmly defended the home court. Everyone thought that the Lakers would win 2-0 on the road. After all, with the strength of the two teams, the stability is very high. Even the Lakers did not suffer from the aristocratic disease in the playoffs.

However, the Lakers capsized in the second home court!

109 to 115, the Lakers lost to the Spurs at home, and the Spurs tied the score to 1-1, losing the home advantage!

Tonight, the two nerves scored 34 points, Kobe scored 19 points, and Leonard scored 16 points, but James was pitted tonight. Although he also scored 18 points, and had 15 rebounds and 7 assists, he only made 5 of 17 shots in the whole game! He was defended to death by Gay and Duncan.

As for the Spurs, Gay scored 32 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, Duncan scored 24 points, 16 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 assists, and 1 steal, Rondo scored 3 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals, Parker scored 12 points, 4 assists, and Belinelli scored 11 points... The whole team performed well!

This really exceeded Sun Ce's expectations. The Lakers lost in their first home game. Is spring coming to the Spurs?

Kobe, Nick Young, and Jr. Smith all scored 53 points together, but they were defeated at home!

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On May 9, the Grizzlies were still resting today, and they were lucky. The Hawks and 76ers were also lucky. This year's draft lottery happened to be staggered with their rest day. Today, all playoff teams in the league rested for one day and held the draft lottery ceremony.

The Lakers, Spurs, Bulls, and Heat did not have any preferential treatment. They were supposed to have two days off and had to alternate home and away games in the first four games.

Seeing the Lakers losing at home, Sun Ce and his teammates became more focused in their preparations today.

It was really unexpected that the Lakers, who played so steadily in the first game, suddenly had a fluctuation in strength in the second game. The Spurs played too well!

They were not sure how the Warriors would play in the second game. In terms of explosive power, the Warriors might be stronger than the Spurs!

After a day of preparation, the Grizzlies ended their preparation training at 4 pm and began to rest and recuperate in preparation for the obvious second game of the series.

At 8 pm, the draft lottery ceremony held at the Barclays Center this year was held on time.

What does it mean to plant flowers intentionally but they don't bloom, and to plant willows unintentionally but they grow into shade? It's the Timberwolves!

Since Garnett left the Timberwolves, from the 2007-08 season to the 2012-13 season, the Timberwolves have almost always been in the bottom five of the league, and have been in the last place many times, but have never won the No. 1 pick. This season, the Timberwolves played a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, and ended the regular season as the tenth in the West, ranking 13th in the league, which is similar to last season, and successfully won the 13th pick last season.

However, the Timberwolves won the No. 1 pick in this year's draft with a probability of 1.5%!

The Celtics have become rich. They have the Nets' draft pick this season, and it is an unprotected draft pick. There is only a 14% probability that the draft pick in the top three will draw the second pick!

The Clippers have 6 wins and 76 losses this season, and the probability of winning the No. 1 pick is 25%, but they only drew the third pick, which is miserable.

But the worst team is the Rockets, with a record of 12 wins and 70 losses, second to last in the Western Conference and second to last in the league, but they only got the fourth pick in the draft.

The Magic took the No. 5 pick, the Kings took the No. 6 pick, the Hornets took the No. 7 pick, the Suns took the No. 8 pick, the Nuggets took the No. 9 pick, the Wizards took the No. 10 pick, the Pacers took the No. 11 pick, the Cavaliers took the No. 12 pick, the Bucks took the No. 13 pick, and the 52-win Trail Blazers took the No. 14 pick.

Sun Ce attached great importance to this draft because they had as many as three first-round picks this year. Although these three picks were not lottery picks, the lowest pick was even No. 28, and the second lowest pick was No. 27, but the Pelicans' pick was in the middle of the first round.

Trading and selecting combat power are both good choices. Due to the salary structure, there will definitely be lineup changes this summer, and the draft may be a very good way to make supplements.

After watching the live broadcast of the draft lottery, Sun Ce practiced the Nash training method and collapsed on the bed, recalling the combat power that could be selected in the middle and late stages of the first round in 2015. It doesn't matter whether the talent is good or not, what matters is that they can make contributions immediately.