One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Two. It's All About the Heartbeat
After three consecutive away games, Sun Ce and his teammates returned to Memphis.
The Grizzlies will have three consecutive home games next. Sun Ce feels lucky. Goten and Xiaofang's birthdays are during the Grizzlies' consecutive home games, and that day is a day off, so they can celebrate their birthdays. Otherwise, only Gohan's birthday is likely to be on the All-Star weekend every year, which is too miserable for the twins.
But sometimes there is really nothing you can do about this kind of thing, you have to rely on luck, and this year's luck is good.
After returning to Memphis at noon on the 8th, Sun Ce helped Lily Collins, Zu Goose, and his mother prepare a birthday party for Goten and Xiaofang. There were not many people invited this time. Sun Ce helped his parents invite several relatives from their hometown who had a good relationship with him. Lily Collins invited several people from her bestie's family, sent invitations to teammates, and Jimmy Butler and Love of the Jazz, who will play again on the 12th, also sent invitations.
There are not as many people as Gohan's birthday, but it is more private and more convenient to prepare.
On the 9th, Sun Ce and the team prepared for the game against the 76ers.
The 76ers were tied with the Nets, who also had 7 wins and 4 losses. When Sun Ce looked at the opponent's scout reports, battle reports, and game videos, he found that the 76ers were obviously about to collapse.
People always thought that the 76ers would one day return to the top, but they didn't expect that the 2012 super four-man team of Evans, Holiday, Iguodala, and Howard reached the finals, which was already the peak year.
Evans' shooting talent probably reached the limit, with mid-range and long-range shots at the edge of the first-class level, top scoring ability at the basket, excellent offensive organization, and comprehensive skills. He is quite powerful. He is the first player in the 2008 and 2009 classes to reach the S-level ability evaluation in Sun Ce's system evaluation, but he is probably relatively weak in the S-level. Of course, the S-level is also very powerful, but now he has gradually been surpassed by Rose, Harden, Curry, Griffin, and Sun.
Evans's point guarantees that the 76ers can make the playoffs in the East, but when Iguodala was signed, the 76ers were already on the decline. The combination of Gasol and Howard formed in the 12-13 season seemed strong, but they were incompatible. At this time, the 76ers made a correct operation. They did not renew Howard's contract and reused Gasol, which really extended the life of the 76ers for a few years.
But after two years, they only made it to the Eastern Conference Finals at most, and no further progress. Anyone can see that reaching the Eastern Conference Finals is their limit. The key is that although the core combination of Evans and Gasol is strong, it is difficult to attract stars to join. The main reason is Gasol. Although his performance of averaging 17 points, 11 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2 blocks per game this season is still strong, Noah, Gasol, and Howard are not his opponents, but he will be 36 years old next summer after this season. God knows how long he can maintain his condition. Stars sign contracts, which must be long-term contracts. No one is willing to take this obvious risk.
Love, who wanted to partner with Evans, did not lose weight and overlapped with Gasol. Although he was a power forward, he needed space under the basket on both offense and defense.
Now, the 76ers are seen as a dying tiger. They can be very fierce, but their limit is in the Eastern Conference Finals. And with Gasol's aging, collapse is only a matter of time.
Sun Ce saw that many experts are suggesting that the 76ers make a decision early. Evans will be 27 years old next summer. If they continue to delay, it will only waste Evans' peak period. Moreover, too many superstars collapse at the age of 30. Evans, whose playing style relies heavily on physical fitness, is not the type that is expected to maintain his form after the age of 30.
But that is the future. At this stage, the 76ers are really strong. Evans, who averages 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, Gasol, who averages 17 points, 11 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2 blocks per game, Noel, who averages 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, and Covington, who averages 11 points per game, are really strong.
After the first half of the game between the Grizzlies and the 76ers, the Grizzlies fell behind the 76ers by 13 points 50 to 63 and entered the halftime break.
Sun Ce and Paul George played very badly in the first half. It was Randolph and Aldridge's mid-range shots, which led to Klay Thompson's three-pointers, that allowed the Grizzlies to score 50 points in the first half.
Top 3D player Covington, Gasol, who only has rim protection left, Noel, known as Ibaka, plus Jeremy Grant and Evans who can defend multiple positions, the 76ers did a very good job of three-pointers on both wings and defense under the basket.
If Aldridge, Randolph, and Klay Thompson hadn't scored 9 points in the first half, the Grizzlies would have been able to be widened by the opponent!
There is also teamwork. The Grizzlies rotated 11 players in the first half. Except for Tony Allen, everyone else scored.
Aldridge and Randolph, who played alternately, plus the efforts of Klay Thompson and other teammates, did not let the score difference reach the point of no suspense, and helped Sun Ce create an opportunity to find his feeling.
Sun Ce played 14 minutes in the first half and only scored 4 points with 1 of 7 shots. In the second half, he played 21 minutes, 8 of 13 shots, including 7 of 12 mid-range shots! In addition to 6 of 6 free throws in the first half, he scored 22 points in the first half!
Under the leadership of Sun Ce, the Grizzlies' offense came alive in the second half.
And if the offense is played well, there is no need to try to rotate aimlessly like in the first half, which leads to problems in defense.
In the second half, the Grizzlies, led by Sun Ce, scored 62 points in the first half and limited the 76ers to only 49 points. Sun Ce made a key mid-range shot in regular time, tied the score at 112 and dragged it into overtime!
In overtime, Mo Williams made a great contribution, scoring 6 points and 1 assist. The assist was Klay Thompson's 3+1. The Grizzlies defeated the 76ers 10-4 in overtime.
In the end, although Gasol scored 16 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, Evans scored 34 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Covington scored 22 points, Isaiah Canaan scored 18 points, and 4 76ers scored in double digits, they still lost to Sun Ce who scored 26 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, Aldridge and Randolph who both scored 22 points, Klay Thompson who scored 20 points and Mo Williams who scored 10 points.
The Grizzlies beat the 76ers 122-116, bringing their record to 11 wins and 1 loss!
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It’s a heartbeat!
This season, the Grizzlies have no shortage of comebacks. They have only played 12 games, and they have won several games by reversing.
This shows that the Grizzlies’ dominance is indeed not as strong as last season… No team in NBA history has been as dominant as the Grizzlies last season.
But it shows the Grizzlies’ resilience, their now very strong mentality, their excellent key ball ability and ability to withstand pressure… and so on.
And many people think that the Grizzlies last season were too fantastic, so strong that other teams could hardly approach them. They had to add up the regular season of the 96 Bulls and the playoffs of the 01 Lakers to compare… and they might not be better.
Although this Grizzlies team is not that strong, it can make fans feel more “close”. In addition, the overall strength is not that strong, but Sun Ce has become stronger!
Although Sun Ce's performance in the game against the 76ers was not as good as Evans', his performance in the second half was definitely the best in the entire half. Although his three-pointers and the basket were blocked, Sun Ce relied on mid-range shots to bring the team's offense alive.
Stronger adjustment ability, more accurate shooting after normal state, more exquisite skills... The Grizzlies team, which performed more "people-friendly", and the stronger Sun Ce, made the Grizzlies still have an excellent start of 11 wins and 1 loss!
After winning the game, on the second day of the game against the 76ers, Sun Ce happily celebrated the first birthday of Xiao Wutian and Xiao Fang. It was said to be a birthday, and Sun Ce found that many relatives and friends came to him to take photos and take photos with him, shoot quick music, and small videos to show off.
Sun Ce didn't dislike this. It was human nature. Some relatives and friends came from China and Europe, which was already very good. It was nothing to take a photo to show off.
As the saying goes, "Excessive joy leads to sorrow." On November 12, the Grizzlies played against the Jazz for the second time this season. Both teams played the ugliest game of the season. It was just a fight between two rookies. The sound of the iron shot was more like the charm of Los Angeles.
Sun Ce played 41 minutes tonight, 11 of 27 shots, including 2 of 7 three-pointers, plus 9 of 11 free throws, and scored 33 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. Although the hit rate was low, only 40%, it was the best hit rate among the players who took 10 shots in the team.
Klay Thompson made 3 of 13 shots, Randolph, who started because Aldridge was resting, made 5 of 14 shots, and Paul George made 4 of 12 shots...
Two 30+20 in one game was a miracle. Love also got 30 points and 22 rebounds on the Jazz side.
In the end, the Jazz's iron index was not as good as the Grizzlies, and they defeated the Grizzlies 91-86, giving the Grizzlies their second loss of the season.
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After the second loss of the season, the Grizzlies started the alternating games of away and home games. The next four games were very smooth, which was also related to the fact that the Grizzlies' adjustment of their playing style gradually achieved results.
On November 14, they defeated the Bucks 116-103 away; on November 16, they defeated the Kings 112-104 at home; on November 18 and 19, in the back-to-back away and home games, Sun Ce scored 40 points in two consecutive games, helping the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 100-87 away and the Mavericks 98-85. These two games were defensive battles. Sun Ce showed his strength in these two games, just like the second half of the game against the 76ers.
After a wave of 4 consecutive wins, the Grizzlies' record became 15 wins and 2 losses!
But this winning streak has shown the media and fans a lot of things. When the Grizzlies were resting, their strength was far less than last season, and the Grizzlies were still able to achieve such a record. It was really Sun Ce who scored more than 30 points in almost every game!
The Grizzlies often fell behind in the half this season, and many times it was Sun Ce who led the team to turn the tables! The Grizzlies have the title of "Conscience Team".
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