One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Eight. Scoring Is Easier than Drinking Water

I don't want to be the boss. Text Volume 1838. Scoring is easier than drinking water. Kobe shouted "Yeah" and prepared to retreat after scoring.

Kobe was very excited when he scored a milestone goal on Sun Ce, but he knew that winning was more important. Now the Lakers were 10 points behind the Grizzlies 55 to 65. If they tried hard, they would have a chance.

But Sun Ce called a timeout at this time!

The fans at the scene understood what Sun Ce meant and began to applaud Kobe!

At this moment, even if Kobe was an opponent and some fans at the scene didn't like Kobe or the Lakers, they still applauded Kobe after witnessing this great scene and Kobe's goal that surpassed Malone.

Kobe heard the applause and cheers of the fans in the audience, looked around, and then looked at Sun Ce. Sun Ce had already walked back to the bench. At this time, Paul George picked up the ball and walked to the technical table. He communicated with the referee and league officials, took a water-based pen, and found Kobe.

At this moment, Kobe felt that Sun Ce didn't deserve a beating so much, so he signed the ball with a smile. The referee took the ball away and handed it to the Grizzlies staff. The big screen played a video tribute to Kobe, which was a picture of every time Kobe won an award and every time he crossed a very important milestone since entering the NBA.

The game was interrupted for more than two minutes.

Whether to play this video depends on Sun Ce's attitude on the Grizzlies management. If Sun Ce directly received the serve and counterattacked, it would not be played, but on such a night, the Grizzlies were also ready to pay tribute to Kobe, a veteran who played for the 20th year, if Kobe could surpass Malone.

There are many prerequisites, but they are not important. After the video tribute to Kobe was played, the players of the two teams took turns to hug Kobe, except for Sun Ce who took the initiative to call a timeout.

But Kobe didn't mind. If someone else surpassed the top three in scoring or assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks in front of him, he would also bless him in his heart, but he would not compliment or congratulate him, because he felt that he could do it too.

When everyone was applauding and congratulating Kobe, Sun Ce went to the technical desk, took the basketball that the referee had replaced, and tried to find the feeling. The ball he had used before had been taken away by the staff of the Grizzlies. It was probably to be used as a part of the team's history. This was the ball that witnessed the surpassing of the second place in the history scoring list, which was of great significance.

Almost one intermission had passed, and the referee felt that it was almost time, so he blew the whistle to continue the game.

The league also had plans for Kobe to be ranked second in the history scoring list. If Kobe can surpass it tonight and the Grizzlies are ready to pay tribute, then give him time. If any of the two conditions are not met, then it will be as if nothing happened.

The game continued, and the Grizzlies attacked.

The Lakers were greatly encouraged by Kobe's ranking second in the history scoring list, and their enthusiasm and momentum were significantly improved. They wanted to win the game on such a night, and they had to win the game. They never wanted this game to become Kobe's milestone tragedy.

But the Grizzlies were equally active, especially Sun Ce. He and his teammates admired Kobe's achievements, but they would never allow themselves to become the background. Regardless of whether anyone would surpass Kobe's score in the future, when mentioning the career of a historical superstar like Kobe, it is inevitable to mention his surpassing in the scoring list at the end of his career, and they will definitely mention the Grizzlies... must win!

So, when Kobe hit the first goal in the second half and both sides paid tribute to Kobe, the game was more intense than the first half!

The Lakers relied mainly on the changes in the playing style of the new system and the stability of James, coupled with Kobe's shooting and Leonard's singles, and the two athletic inside players played better offensive and defensive performances in the first half of the third quarter than any quarter in the first half.

However,

The overall strength of the Grizzlies is still stronger!

Mainly physical strength, Kobe is old and Leonard is average in physical strength on the Lakers side. When Sun Ce was trying hard to dig, the Lakers could only keep up and could not guarantee sufficient rotation.

The key is that the Lakers' lineup depth is not as good as in the past two years. In the summer, there are high-quality role players who want to join them, but the Grizzlies' Nene and Hibbert swap trade blocked their space, and used the middle class on Jeremy Lin, a point guard who is very suitable for contemporary basketball. Some high-quality role players are willing to take low salaries, such as Brandon Bass and Louis Williams, but not everyone is willing to spend money. For example, Sessions, David Lee, Bargnani and others on the Grizzlies have all received big contracts, so they don't care about money. More high-quality role players have not received real big contracts.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers' efficiency began to decline. As a last resort, they could only replace Tarik Blake and Ed Davis with Motiejunas and Brandon Bass, and replace Kobe and Leonard with Jeremy Lin and Louis Williams, and match them with James.

Vogel wants to take a gamble with this lineup. Louis Williams is also very strong when he is sexy. The cooperation between James and Jeremy Lin, one has strength and the other has speed, is a double control with strong finishing ability under the basket and certain three-point ability.

Brandon Bass can do pick-and-roll, mid-range shots and cuts, and is considered a shorter and weaker version of Nene. Motiejunas can shoot from the field and play singles in the low post, but his defense is not good.

But they failed. Coach Hollins of the Grizzlies accurately predicted that the opponent might replace the big lineup and replaced the starting lineup.

So, the Grizzlies entered the positional defense + Sun Ce singles again.

The Lakers met Sun Ce for the first time, who was in the second leap period of his career, and they really couldn't guard him! There was nothing Leonard could do, Sun Ce was stronger than he had even prepared for! It feels even better than when we played in the playoffs last year!

The Lakers finally relied on their outstanding performance on both offense and defense in the first half of the quarter to catch up to 6 points. In the second half of the third quarter, Sun Ce attracted a double attack and Klay Thompson caught the ball and hit a three-pointer. Then Sun Ce blocked the ball twice in a row. Cover, he blocked Motiejunas once and JR Smith once, and he counterattacked twice in a row, hitting a chasing three-pointer once, dunking a dunk once during a counterattack, turning 360 degrees with one hand and scoring two points. , the Grizzlies once again opened the point difference to double digits!

At the end of three quarters, the Grizzlies led the Lakers by 15 points 94 to 79 heading into the break!

The difference in strength!

Because the Grizzlies sent almost no new players tonight except Nance Jr., mainly Nance Jr. plus Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Carter, Yi Jianlian, Randolph, Aldridge, Gobert, Tony A Len's 10-man rotation started the season with good physical strength. The Grizzlies performed as well as last season, and the Lakers really felt the gap in strength!

The Lakers have the ability to compete with the Grizzlies in the regular stage, but when they have to send more rotation players in the second half of each quarter, the Lakers lose the ability to compete with the Grizzlies.

And there's Sun Ce... After three quarters, Sun Ce played for 36 minutes and made 20 of 32 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, plus 10 of 11 free throws. He scored 53 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals!

Kobe scored 20 points, Leonard scored 14 points, and James scored 17 points. The three of them combined did not score as high as Sun Ce alone!

He made 20 goals in 32 shots. This efficiency... It's okay that both Leonard and James are there. Without anyone... Mainly without Leonard, Sun Ce scores like a game. He can't beat Leonard. It was obvious that Sun Ce was going all out to beat other players, but Sun Ce really just scored casually.

Those who are tall inside cannot defend well, and those who can defend well are not tall enough...

Vogel felt that tonight was about the same. At the beginning of the season, he had just arrived, and the team's lineup had undergone a major overhaul. The biggest key player, Hibbert, was still a hole. It seemed that after renewing Leonard's contract, their salary ranked third in the league. , but Hibbert alone accounts for one-sixth of the salary cap. While it is still in the running-in period, it is really impossible to compete with the Grizzlies' lineup of nine core players from last season.

They were once able to narrow the point difference to 6 points, but they still relied on James to play the first three quarters. This is not their regular rotation this season. James' playing time this season must be controlled within 35 minutes. After all, James will soon be 31. Years old.

In this case, don't give Sun Ce a chance to continue his surge, and directly send in JR Smith, Jeremy Lin, Mike Miller, Corey Brewer, and Hibernian who were fooled when they met Klay Thompson. The special combination announced their surrender.

Coach Hollins was a little regretful that the opponent surrendered too early, but he had no choice but to replace the lineup with Sessions, Tony Allen, Paul George, David West, and Gobert to put the defense on hold. Hold on and run out the final game time.

Sun Ce was having a great time, but the opponent surrendered directly, and there was nothing he could do. Fortunately, his 53 points were higher than the combined 51 points of the trio of Gianlunco. In this case, he was happy to rest.

He obviously felt that Leonard was caught off guard and was obviously not prepared, which is a bit regrettable. When facing Leonard, he took 19 shots, made 11 shots, and got 6 free throws. , looking forward to playing against Leonard next time.

And...50+ in 3 quarters, it’s really cool!

There were no surprises in the final quarter of the game. In the end, with Sun Ce clocking out with 50+ points in three quarters for the sixth time in his career, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Lakers 114-105, winning the first three consecutive games and giving the Lakers three consecutive losses!

Kobe had no choice, and the milestone night turned into a tragic milestone... But in the face of the Grizzlies, the nine main rotations of last season have been struggling to challenge the Lakers, and they are now able to compete with the Grizzlies. .

After the final whistle sounded, Kobe was about to leave first, when Sun Ce came up.

Do you want to congratulate me again after winning? Kobe said he could barely accept it, and then Sun Ce's voice came to his ears...

"You'd better improve your score a little more. I will definitely surpass you by this point!"