One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Seven. The Beginning of the Golden Period of Career

Even the media who like to make bold predictions could not have predicted the course of the second game of the series between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, let alone the final result.

First of all, the strength shown by the Warriors. If it weren't for the Grizzlies, those experts, media, fans with professional basketball literacy, etc. really couldn't assert whether the two top teams, the Lakers led by Zhan Lunke and the Spurs led by Duncan, could beat the Warriors in a round of the series.

The tactical changes were extremely bold!

Facing the Grizzlies, who have the most comprehensive inside group in the league, the Lakers, Spurs, Mavericks, and Thunder are all trying to diversify their insides in order to deal with the Grizzlies' inside dominance.

But the Warriors directly used the Death Five to fight the Grizzlies hard. The key is that the Warriors have strong execution!

It disrupted the Grizzlies' defense and affected the Grizzlies' offensive rhythm, because the Grizzlies had to rotate with the Warriors' lineup. The Warriors not only disrupted the Grizzlies' defense, but also disrupted the Grizzlies' rotation rhythm.

If Sun Ce hadn't exploded, the Grizzlies might have lost their home advantage!

Sun Ce scored 60 points... No one expected this!

Since April 20, 1986, the highest score in a single game in the NBA playoffs was Sun Ce's 58 points. Although Sun Ce scored 50+ in 4 single games later, he directly rushed to the second place in the playoff single game 50+ ranking, but Sun Ce never got close to 58 points in a single game in the previous few years.

Even Jordan, except for the highest single game 63 points in history, the highest score in the other 7 single games was "only" 56 points.

This does not mean that Sun Ce has a chance to get 60+ if he has scored 50+ in a single game in the playoffs before tonight. It requires luck, touch, opponent's defensive strategy, opponent's performance... and other factors to be combined.

But tonight, Sun Ce encountered such a situation!

The Warriors focused on offense and defense strategy, mainly team defense of three-pointers and cutting in, giving Sun Ce the opportunity to find his touch in the mid-range. The Warriors played well on offense, giving Sun Ce the opportunity to stay on the court and score points... The key is luck!

Sun Ce made a lot of magic shots! Being able to make magic shots is also a strength, but everyone who has played basketball knows that in addition to strength, luck is also very important for magic shots!

The right time, right place, and right people... even luck, all stood on Sun Ce's side tonight!

Then,

Sun Ce got the third single-game 60+ in the playoffs in NBA history!

This further made people feel the talent of the Warriors. Curry, Harden, Draymond Green, Iguodala, Thabeet... The Warriors' five-man team is not inferior to the Grizzlies' Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Randolph's strongest five-man team!

The media conducted a very detailed analysis of the Warriors' lineup and playing style, and came to a conclusion-the Warriors may become a team born out of time like the Jazz and the Suns in the 1990s.

Because they really have championship-level strength.

The backcourt combination of Curry and Harden is a perfect match!

Curry gave up his early career scoring-based and offensive-organizing style, focusing on three-pointers and containment, and even gave up the ball. Curry has such strength. Even if he gave up a lot of things, he can still rely on the strongest outside shooting ability in history to play at the level of a superstar, averaging 17 shots per game to get 25 points, among which the key is averaging 11.5 shots and 5.2 three-pointers per game.

Curry's sacrifice gave Harden the opportunity to make rapid progress and even transform in these three years.

Especially in the regular season that just ended, as well as the first round of this playoffs and the ongoing second round, Harden's progress can be clearly seen.

Among them, Harden's change in mentality is particularly obvious!

Enterprising spirit! Harden is ready to become the best player this season. From psychology to action, compared with the previous two years, there have been earth-shaking changes, so he played a super performance that beat Rose to be selected into the first team, and in the playoffs, he beat Durant and became the best player in the first round.

A player's aggressiveness can really play a huge role in his career. Even a player with ordinary talent must be aggressive to play longer in the NBA.

You have to find ways to get better in your career, just like Harden now, who is very different from before. Before this season, he gave people the feeling that he was just following Curry, a big brother of the same class who played earlier. This year, he began to change in all aspects, and his performance was different from before.

It was also very good before, but now he is the strongest shooting guard! He can be on par with Durant!

However, life is like this. Public opinion generally believes that the combination of Curry and Harden is not inferior to the combination of Durant and Westbrook, and is even more likely to have the upper hand in direct confrontation.

However, they met Sun Ce...

Their progress and their efforts seem to be setting off a greater Sun Ce!

In this game tonight, the Grizzlies obviously encountered trouble, but they still won, relying on Sun Ce!

Tactical core role... In the past two years, the Grizzlies have been downplaying Sun Ce's role as the tactical core on the offensive end, reducing Sun Ce's consumption, and successfully cultivated Paul George, an organizing forward, to share most of Sun Ce's organizing offensive pressure. Sun Ce's personal offense has become more stable. In addition to improving his own strength, the team's system changes are also very important.

On the defensive end, the improvement of his teammates also made Sun Ce play more easily and his efficiency was greatly improved.

It does not mean that Sun Ce's role as the core of the tactics has been weakened, and Sun Ce's importance has been reduced.

On the contrary, at the critical moment, Sun Ce is more important!

Because the Grizzlies currently only have Sun Ce as the real boss on the court!

Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, none of these three can be the boss of a championship-level team.

Veterans like Carter and Pierce will definitely not be regarded as the boss.

During the regular season, some people said that the Grizzlies' talent overflowed.

But through tonight's performance, it was found that whether the talent overflowed or not was not so important in the playoffs. There were too many second-in-commands to overflow, and the strength could not be strengthened.

If there was no Sun Ce and Randolph was old again, and Klay Thompson, Paul George, and Aldridge led the team... they might not even be able to distinguish the primary and secondary! It is hard to say whether a team composed of all second-in-command players can pass the first round in the West.

The reason why MVP is MVP is that Sun Ce made the fans understand this clearly in this game!

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After accepting the interview bombardment, when Sun Ce returned home, the news had already come out, and the media and fans had already discussed it at the most heated time.

Sun Ce looked at the news and got 60 points as he expected... It must be exaggerated.

Just 5 points!

If the gambling three-pointer didn't go in, it might be terrible. Harden just scored 4 points at that time. If there was no tip-in, the opponent would make a three-pointer, and who knows what would happen.

If you win, you will be praised, and if you lose, you will be blackened. It's really thrilling!

After taking a shower, Sun Ce has been trying to recall the small details of Harden's step back, Curry's layup with the ball, Aldridge's high post back, etc., which he remembered temporarily in the second half of tonight's game. While analyzing how to practice and taking notes in a small notebook, he also kept recalling some technical details of tonight in his mind.

Muscle memory has disappeared. There may be a little muscle memory, but it is definitely not as easy as when using Medica.

However, the brain's memory still has an impression of those "learned at a glance" techniques, but human memory is very unstable. If you don't remember it repeatedly, you may forget it quickly.

Remember it repeatedly... This kind of basketball technique that requires a combination of physical memory and brain memory will also forget a lot, but Sun Ce is trying to make himself remember more. In the next training, you can try to strengthen your own techniques in these aspects, or compare them to see if there is a suitable direction for adjustment.

I have remembered everything that can be remembered. If I can't remember it, there is no way. After all, I only experienced the effect of McGrady's "Heaven's Jealousy" in half a game.

Before going to bed, Sun Ce reviewed tonight's game. He didn't think so before, but after a careful review, he felt that the actual situation was not quite the same as the media's touted his counter-trend explosion in the second half.

Sun Ce felt that his performance in the first half was not as bad as the second half!

He scored 33 points in the second half, which was amazing, but in fact, Sun Ce also scored 27 points in the first half, and he scored 27 points when the Warriors were more physically fit.

In terms of scoring effect, using Medica in the second half was not much better than in the first half. In the second half, he made 12 of 17 shots, which was more efficient, but in the first half, he also made 10 of 20 shots. The key is change! In the second half, Sun Ce's playing style changed suddenly, and the opponent didn't know how to defend him at all.

The key is the impact of 22 points in the third quarter, the pressure on the opponent...

Indeed, the effect of Medica is much better than that of physical potion. Sun Ce knows this very well. If there is no change in playing style and no comprehensive improvement in strength, it will be difficult for him to help the team hold the score when his teammates' shooting performance is not good in the third quarter.

But he did see his own progress! Progress that can be seen in actual combat!

In the first round against the Pelicans, and even in the first game of this series, Sun Ce did not feel that his understanding of his progress in the playoffs was very obvious. Even in the first game against the Warriors, Sun Ce did not play hard. Although the final score difference in the first game was small, the Grizzlies, who had the advantage of preparation time, took the initiative until the end.

But in tonight's game, Sun Ce clearly felt his own progress!

After a few years, when he was 25 years old and entered the golden period of his career, he gradually gained the ability to carry the team and beat the top teams alone when his teammates could not give much help!