One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Five. 3 Consecutive Forty+!

11 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter. Paul George's 3 three-pointers and two steals were crucial. The 3 three-pointers ensured the ability to contain the space. The two steals blocked the opponent's two attacks. One of them fed Sun Ce a cake. Sun Ce was very sorry that Duncan chose not to chase.

If there were no two steals by Paul George, they would have lost two points, and the score difference would have reached 5 points, or even 7 points or more!

At the beginning of the second quarter, Duncan, who only played for 8 minutes in the first quarter, did not play. The Spurs sent a combination of Rondo, Danny Green, Gay, Dio, and Miles Leonard.

After a few minutes of rest, Sun Ce started in the second quarter. His teammates were Carter, Klay Thompson, Yi Jianlian, and Aldridge.

Seeing that Duncan was not there, Sun Ce knew that the next step was a good time for them to overtake the score and establish an advantage!

But Rondo, who performed very well as a substitute in the first quarter, did not give Sun Ce a chance. Rondo and Dio's pick-and-roll cooperation + Dio's high-post support and mid-range and long-range shooting led Danny Green and Miles Leonard to play very good pass-cut cooperation. Both of them can cut in and shoot three-pointers. Miles Leonard averaged 1.2 three-pointers per game this season, with a hit rate of 37.7%, and he shot well tonight.

Once the Spurs can't get going, Gay's long two-point singles are accurate.

In the second half of the second quarter, seeing that the opponent replaced Duncan in the last 3 minutes, Coach Hollins did not continue to fight hard, and sent out the combination of Mo Williams, Klay Thompson, Paul George, JaMychal Green, and Gobert to fight against the combination of Parker, Patrick Mills, Gay, Duncan, and Cole Aldridge on the Spurs side.

The Grizzlies had 4-on-1 defense, and with Klay Thompson being closely watched by Danny Green, they relied on Mo Williams and Paul George to gamble on their touch. The focus was to strengthen the confrontation, try to consume Duncan and wear down the Spurs' touch.

The gamble on touch failed. Paul George and Mo Williams did not score in the last 3 minutes before the end of the first half. The Grizzlies only scored 4 points in these three minutes, but the Spurs only scored 5 points.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies scored 28 to 26 in a single quarter. At the end of the half, the two teams tied at 58!

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In the first half, Sun Ce played for 18 minutes, 5 of 12 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.

Sun Ce did not perform well in the first half from medium and close range, only 3 of 8 shots, and one of the goals was a counterattack dunk.

But the Grizzlies have been helping Sun Ce find his touch.

When it comes to the stage of defense, they directly replace Sun Ce. This is a big difference between the Grizzlies this season and last season. It can be seen from the fact that Sun Ce has only had one triple-double this season that the Grizzlies have positioned Sun Ce more as a role player on the court, scoring and defending.

As Sun Ce enters the ranks of veterans and his strength is approaching his peak, the Grizzlies, from the coaching staff to the management, hope that he can play more easily, and the tactics are also adjusted in this direction.

This is also related to Paul George's approaching his peak. He has averaged 14 points, 4.7 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game this season. He has done a great job in connecting offense. If he is more ball-dominant, averaging 10 assists per game is no problem. It's just that in terms of scoring... there are gains and losses. Only in this way can he play the best cooperation with Sun Ce and Klay Thompson. After all, in terms of scoring, even if Paul George is fully committed to developing into a scorer, he can't be compared with Sun Ce. The way the three brothers cooperate has already approached the perfect level that can be achieved.

The new rotation method and gradually adjusted tactical intentions allow Sun Ce to use his physical strength and scoring ability at more critical moments. This has been demonstrated many times this season, and tonight, it has also worked.

In the first half, Sun Ce was almost studying how to deal with the Spurs' newly upgraded wing defense from a personal perspective based on the threat of his teammates, and how to deal with Duncan who can assist in defense with Boban's ability to guard the restricted area... The Spurs' defensive tactics and execution are indeed powerful, but using players with very obvious functions will definitely have side effects. For example, using Boban, you have to fight a positional battle.

The Grizzlies sent out a combination of Sun Ce, Carter, Klay Thompson, David West, and Yi Jianlian.

The Spurs only let Duncan play for 11 minutes in the first half, and they could play for a while longer in the second half, sending out the starting lineup of Parker, Danny Green, Gay, Duncan, and Boban.

At the beginning of the second half, the Grizzlies attacked first.

The first attack must have fallen into a positional battle. The Spurs wanted to defend and maintain the success rate, and establish an advantage from the beginning like in the first quarter. Duncan had no problem defending Yi Jianlian, and Boban could also rely on his huge body to defend David West's close-range shooting. As for David West's long two-point shot, there was nothing he could do.

However, David West did not run to gamble on his touch, but screened with Sun Ce! Not only that, in order to avoid Boban and Duncan switching defense to defend Yi Jianlian's fixed-point shot, Yi Jianlian also pulled out, double screen!

Sun Ce first borrowed the double screen, and when Danny Green made up for the defense, Sun Ce broke to the right side of the three-second zone, suddenly dribbled behind his back and turned to shoot.

Then in the next Grizzlies attack, Sun Ce used a double pick-and-roll to get rid of Duncan and Gay. When Boban blocked him and formed a double team with Danny Green, he received a beautiful back-to-the-basket shot with Danny Green, turned around to avoid Boban, and entered the basket with both hands to dunk the ball into the basket.

At the beginning of the second half, Sun Ce soared and hit the ball in succession, helping the Grizzlies to score 9 points in a row!

During this period, the Spurs also had a performance of 4 shots and 2, but Sun Ce of the Grizzlies took 5 shots, 4 of 5 shots, one of which was a three-pointer. Although he didn't make a free throw, he still beat the Spurs 9 to 4! Beat the Spurs to call a timeout!

At this moment, Popovich seemed to really see Kobe Bryant, who played with them like a joke in the playoffs. Sun Ce focused on scoring and figuring out how to deal with the opponent, that is, the defense of their Spurs team, and left the rest to his teammates.

For Popovich, Sun Ce's style of play, such skills, and such strength, he had no way to deal with it!

But Popovich has suffered so much, there must be a solution. If it can't be solved, then just fight hard! Replace Boban, Popovich began to send out a brisk lineup to attack!

Little did he know that this was what Sun Ce wanted. The singles in the previous few rounds were really tiring. Letting Duncan lose the big center is the best way to deal with Duncan now!

After the substitution, the game did not turn around as Popovich hoped. The inside combination of Duncan and Miles Leonard gave Sun Ce a more relaxed mid-range shooting opportunity. In the remaining time of the third quarter, Sun Ce made 4 mid-range shots, plus a counterattack in which he received the ball and pressed Miles Leonard to retreat to the basket at a fast speed and dunked and got a free throw. The free throw was also made. Sun Ce scored 20 points in a single quarter, helping the Grizzlies to score 34 to 26 in a single quarter.

After three quarters, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by 8 points 92 to 84 and entered the last intermission!

With 20 points in 9 of 14 shots in a single quarter, the Spurs found that they obviously "underestimated" Sun Ce. It's not that they didn't make targeted defensive preparations for Sun Ce. They did, and they regarded Sun Ce as the one who must be defended on the defensive end. However, the combination of the Grizzlies' tactical strategy and Sun Ce's personal ability, the Spurs' preparations were still not enough!

In the first half of the final quarter, the Grizzlies re-sent Mo Williams, Paul George, JaMichael Green, Aldridge, and Gobert to fight hard on defense and maintain the lead.

In the second half of the final quarter, Sun Ce returned to the court. Sun Ce, who had rested well, scored 9 points, helping the Grizzlies to score 16 to 15 in the second half of the final quarter. With a score of only 8 to 11 in the first half, the Grizzlies scored 24 to 26 in the final quarter. When the final whistle sounded, the Grizzlies still maintained a 6-point lead!

Sun Ce played for 37 minutes, scoring 44 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, including 17 of 33 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws! 116 to 110, the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs by 6 points and won 4 consecutive victories! At the same time, Sun Ce scored 40+ in 3 consecutive games!

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Sun Ce overpowered the Spurs to win, and continued his crazy performance since the Timberwolves!

The Spurs' wing defense and basket protection capabilities have improved this year, which is obvious to all. Although their record is not as good as the Warriors, the only team in NBA history that has a better start than the Warriors is the Grizzlies last season.

Since the start of this season, the Spurs are particularly good at dealing with teams with many wing shooters. Even the Warriors had a hard time playing against the Spurs, and they won in overtime.

But in the third quarter of the game between the Grizzlies and the Spurs, Sun Ce scored 20 points in a single quarter, helping the Grizzlies win. This performance can only be described as unsolvable.

This is the 11th time in Sun Ce's career that he scored 20+ in a single quarter, tying Wade's single quarter 20+ times. He is only one away from Anthony and McGrady who are ranked in the top, 7 away from James' 18 single quarter 20+ times, and 39 away from Kobe...

Curry's personal performance is already crazy enough, but apart from the team's performance, the craziest individual performance this season is obviously Sun Ce!

On November 22, the day after the game between the Grizzlies and the Spurs, the NBA officially announced the latest weekly player award.

In the East, Kemba Walker, a Hornets player who led the team to a 3-1 win in the past week, won the first weekly player award in his career with an average of 33 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

In the West, Sun Ce, who led his team to a 4-0 record in the past week, beat Curry, who also led his team to a 4-0 record, and won the Player of the Week award in the sixth game week of this season, ending Curry's three-week winning streak!

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