One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Four. The So-Called Elegance Is Unstoppable

This is when the difference between the Hawks and the Warriors is reflected, or in other words, the difference between a team with a superstar and a team without a superstar is reflected.

A few days ago, there was a similar situation, where the Hawks led by 10 points at the start, and then were quickly overtaken by the 76ers, and the Hawks collapsed all of a sudden.

But the Warriors are now being chased by Sun Ce in a singles game, and it is a more torturous situation. Sun Ce looks like he is teasing them, but he is extremely fierce.

Even in such a situation, the Warriors did not give up, because they also have superstars! When role players felt frustrated because of Sun Ce's fierce pursuit of points and Sun Ce's singles scoring so tightly, Curry and Harden relied on their personal abilities to compete with Sun Ce, giving their teammates hope! Rekindle the fighting spirit!

After three quarters, the Warriors led the Grizzlies by two points with 99 to 97 and entered the fourth quarter!

22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks in a single quarter! Sun Ce's personal data after three quarters increased to 49 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal!

In this quarter, the Grizzlies coach Hollins keenly judged that Sun Ce's singles could not be stopped. Paul George went down to rest early and replaced Tony Allen to strengthen the defense. Later, it was not useful, so Carter was used to open up space, and replaced Randolph and Larry Sanders' inside combination, followed by the opponent's rotation of Draymond Green and Gerald Wallace's inside combination, to prevent Aldridge from being consumed by Gerald Wallace.

Relying on Sun Ce's sixth playoff single quarter of his career 20+, and 3 assists, the Grizzlies scored 32 to 31 in a single quarter, and the total score was tightly held!

Sun Ce's performance in this quarter can be described as amazing. When he played better than Sun's past performance, it can still be amazing, which can prove how crazy his performance in this quarter was.

8 of 12 shots! Among them, 2 of 3 three-pointers, plus 4 of 5 free throws, are simply brutal to the extreme!

Moreover, the fans feel that Sun Ce is not only powerful, but also feel a feeling that they have never felt from Sun Ce from his playing style.

To describe it in Chinese, that feeling is called - elegant!

The so-called agility is probably the visual feeling that Sun Ce gave to the fans in the third quarter, as if he was playing as he pleased.

It can be seen that the Warriors worked hard to adjust the rotation and actively tried to defend Sun Ce.

But Sun Ce's control of his own skills has obviously become better than in the first half, and he can perform them as if he can do it at will.

He can even learn from Draymond Green to pass the ball to Carter who cut in from the top arc, not to mention the unexpected step-back three-pointer at the beginning of the second half. Sun Ce's two three-pointers today were both step-back three-pointers.

On the contrary, Sun Ce didn't make a pull-up shot, and the opponent didn't give him the space to jump in a one-on-one singles. Sun Ce hasn't felt the cylinder outside the three-point line for a long time.

However, both sides are under great pressure now!

The Grizzlies were unable to catch up with the score. In the third quarter, Sun Ce made a lot of passes, but his teammates only made 4 of 11 shots. The halftime break may have affected his touch.

The Warriors were even worse. The other players on the Grizzlies made 4 of 11 shots, and Sun Ce made 8 of 13!

Sun Ce's sudden change in playing style, as if he saw which trick of the Warriors players was powerful and learned it immediately, was really maddening.

But they didn't believe that Sun Ce learned it immediately, just pretending that Sun Ce had practiced it privately, and then took advantage of the Warriors' habitual defense and caught the Warriors by surprise.

But no matter what, the Warriors had already scored 99 points in three quarters tonight, almost breaking 100, but in the end, Sun Ce scored 22 points and 3 assists in a single quarter to keep the score close.

For the Warriors, having reached this point, they can only go all out and continue to fight. After all, it is better to be ahead than to fall behind and chase points.

As for the Grizzlies, the headache was that their defense was obviously messed up and out of rhythm. They were disrupted by the Warriors from the beginning. Although they played good defense for half a quarter, they were soon disrupted by the opponent. Tonight, the opponent did not compete with them on defense at all, but on offense.

The Warriors, who have top team offense and two superstars Harden and Curry, seized the opportunity and performed extremely well on the offensive end, which was very troublesome for the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies did not play well in the team offense in the second half... Coach Hollins decided to go all the way! Continue to play according to the method after the first quarter and compete for stars!

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After the intermission, the Grizzlies, role players can't make shots, so they use more stars, and the combination of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph, and Larry Sanders will play.

On the Warriors side, the combination of Curry, Harden, Iguodala, Salinger, and Draymond Green will play.

The Grizzlies attacked first. Paul George advanced to the front court with the ball. Sun Ce was guarded in front. Paul George did not choose to pass the ball to Sun Ce when Sun Ce ran back and cut in. Instead, he passed the ball to Randolph. Randolph held off Draymond Green's turnaround layup in the low post but missed. However, Salinger went to defend Sun Ce's off-ball cut in. Larry Sanders tipped in two points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies tied the score!

Sun Ce was 4-for-4 at the beginning of the third quarter, but was later defended to 4-for-8 because the opponent started to move ahead to double-team him. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies made good use of the threat Sun Ce brought to the opponent.

The Warriors did not get discouraged because the score was tied, but launched a more fierce attack! Harden, after taking advantage of Curry's threat, took a step back and hit a three-pointer. The simple action was full of flirtation, and the Warriors led by 3 points again.

The Grizzlies, led by Paul George and Randolph, continued to show off their stars. In their lineup, except for Larry Sanders who was pure for dribbling, there was no non-role player. Even Klay Thompson could not be defined as a role player. His scoring explosiveness was too strong.

But the Grizzlies were not able to overtake the score in one blow. Instead, they kept competing with the Warriors. Just when the Grizzlies were about to give up and were about to call a timeout to make adjustments, at 4:11 in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies were 4 points behind. Sun Ce grabbed the defensive rebound and did not call a timeout. He directly advanced to the frontcourt. He did not start a fast break, but directly shot hard and hit Iguodala with a three-pointer!

This ball was Sun Ce's first shot in the fourth quarter, raising his personal score to 52 points. At the same time, the Grizzlies narrowed the gap to 1 point with 112 to 113!

This ball instantly reversed the psychological state of the two teams!

On the Grizzlies side, because the opponent let go and really played a crazy game, 99 points in three quarters, and in the fourth quarter, the score was tied, but the Grizzlies played 14 to 12. Even if the Grizzlies were confident, they were already impatient.

The Warriors were getting more and more excited. Seeing that the game was about to end, winning one point or ten points was a win, as long as they could get through it.

But Sun Ce's three-pointer gave the Grizzlies hope! They gradually became impatient in the past period of time because Sun Ce was being watched too closely. The Grizzlies relied on the stars, Randolph scored 4 points in 4 minutes, Klay Thompson scored a three-pointer, Paul George had a long two-pointer and a two-free throw, and Larry Sanders had a tip-in. It was true that they got 12 points together, but Sun Ce never had a chance to score, and the Warriors played a better offense...

However, when Sun Ce successfully scored and won the sixth playoff single-game 50+ in his career, his teammates immediately became energetic!

The Warriors gritted their teeth and finally made it to the official timeout, but the score was tied!

Randolph made a tip-in 2+1 with all his strength, and Paul George scored two points with an alley-oop dunk after receiving Sun Ce's lob, and played a 5-4 wave in the last minute before the official timeout!

The score was tied at 117, and the two teams entered the last official timeout.

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There were 6 minutes and 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors felt like they were going to explode.

Even if their idea at the beginning was to defend and win, and return to the home court to fight again if they lost, but they really led all the way to the fourth quarter, and the lead was tied when the official timeout was about to come in the fourth quarter, anyone would have a mentality of worrying about gains and losses.

There were only more than 6 minutes left, and the score was tied. Everyone wanted to win, not to mention winning at the Grizzlies' home court. If the Warriors wanted to win this series, they had to win at least one game away from home.

Sun Ce obviously only scored 1 goal in the fourth quarter, 1 of 2 shots, 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. It was a mediocre performance, but it gave the Warriors players the feeling that he was more terrifying than Randolph, who scored 7 points and 3 rebounds in the fourth quarter!

Another point is that Sun Ce has already scored 52 points!

If Sun Ce shoots again, just like he did in the first 3 minutes of the third quarter when he scored 10 points with 4 of 4 shots...

After the official timeout, the Warriors' lineup did not change much. Curry, Harden, Iguodala, Gerald Wallace, and Draymond Green continued to play.

On the Grizzlies side, Randolph scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 steal tonight. He scored one goal after another. He went down to rest. Aldridge and Yi Jianlian replaced Randolph and Larry Sanders in the inside line. There was no substitution on the outside.

When the Warriors attacked, Harden seized the loophole of the opponent's inside defense after the official timeout. He and Draymond Green made a pick-and-roll and went straight to the inside line. He avoided the interference of Aldridge and Sun Ce and made a layup, which increased his personal score to 41 points and helped the Warriors create a two-point lead again!

When the Grizzlies attacked, Sun Ce clearly felt that the Warriors' defense against him was tighter. Sun Ce did not advance with the ball, but Iguodala pressed directly in the half court!

But at this time, Sun Ce felt it coming, went to the frontcourt, and asked Iguodala for the ball directly outside the three-point line!