One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Four. Defensive Dominance!

At 7:40 pm on December 18, 2015, the game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors was about to start, and the players of both teams had already entered the court.

This year, Curry became very aloof. As long as there were people other than Harden, he would ignore Sun Ce. But he was not like before when he would get angry and ignore people. He was very calm and faced all the games normally.

Today was the same. When I greeted Sun Ce before the game, I simply clapped my hands.

In the second match, Sun Ce clearly felt that Curry was more mature than the last time they met.

Only with strong strength can you have better results. Improved results will make a superstar feel something he has never experienced before, so he will become more mature and perhaps stronger... Harden is a special case. When the game is about to start, Sun Ce actually heard him discussing a newly opened nightclub in San Francisco with Klay Thompson... Of course, Harden has also become stronger, and from a certain perspective, Harden and Sun Ce have not yet fully entered their peak period. They are both younger than Curry, and they both seem to have room for improvement, while Curry has definitely reached his peak period.

Judging from the performance in recent times, Sun Ce and Curry know that the other party's individual performance and team performance are actually better than at the beginning of the season!

Neither side is sure to win this game, so they are ready to go all out.

Tonight, the Grizzlies' Gerald Green, Bargnani, and Nance Jr. will take turns to rest. JaMychal Green has been recalled from the Memphis Fighting Team and will appear as the first substitute combination in the interior with Randolph. Whether the first substitute combination will appear at the first time depends mainly on the specific situation of the game.

At 7:58, the Grizzlies' Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert appeared on the court.

On the Warriors' side, the starting lineup of Curry, Harden, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, and Thabeet appeared on the court.

Nine out of the 10 starters on both sides were players from the 2009-2012 class. The TV commentator commented that this generation of players has dominated the league for several years without realizing it.

If this statement was put before this season, some people would find it strange, but now no one finds it strange, because the Grizzlies started winning championships since the 11-12 season. At that time, people did not think that the 09 players began to dominate the league, but after the Grizzlies won 3 championships in 4 years and the Grizzlies and Warriors started dominating the regular season, people suddenly found that if the Spurs had not recruited Rondo and Gay, and the Lakers had James, perhaps no team in the 13-14 season could stop the Grizzlies or the Warriors, Thunder, and Bulls, which were young teams at the time, from winning the championship!

Judging from the situation this season,

Only the Spurs and Mavericks, two teams led by veterans with 10 years of playing experience or more, have the opportunity to stop the Warriors, Grizzlies, Bulls, and Thunder from winning the championship, and they only have the opportunity.

Therefore, the sentence that Sun Ce started to shout in his rookie season-the new era is here, and it is on fire again. As the only young team to win the championship in the new era, it means that Sun Ce's boast has come true again!

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When they came to the court, the players of both teams were extremely focused. As two teams that had made a historic start, it was easy for them to get into the game state when facing such a strong enemy.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. The god-level jump ball battle between Gobert and Thabeet came again. The victory or defeat was in an instant, and the difference in strength was only a millimeter... Gobert and Thabeet's fingers touched the ball almost at the same time! Even the backs of their hands touched each other!

The ball was pushed upward by the two people. The referee did not blow the whistle, which meant that there was no jump ball violation. The players on both sides pressed up to grab the ball. This scene was fresh. Many fans would never see such a scene in their lifetime.

The direction of the ball flying upward was tilted towards the Grizzlies' backcourt. Paul George jumped high to grab it. Sun Ce jumped out at the first time. Paul George immediately passed the ball after landing. When Sun Ce received the ball and rushed into the three-point line, only Harrison Barnes and Curry from the Warriors chased up. The Warriors' formation was messed up!

Sun Ce rushed all the way to the free throw line. Curry and Harrison Barnes both chose to give up. When Sun Ce stepped into the free throw line, because there was no one under the basket, "Performance Level 3" was triggered! The bounce was temporarily upgraded to S-level!

Sun Ce took a step inside the free throw line and lifted the ball backwards. His slender body slid through the air like a bow. With a crisp sound, Sun Ce smashed the ball into the basket!

Wrong shot! Sun Ce completed such a beautiful dunk at the beginning. The fans who had been booing the Grizzlies and Sun Ce at the beginning were temporarily silent. They had to admit that this dunk by the active No. 1 player who once belonged to them was indeed beautiful.

Attack and defense changed, the Warriors attacked, and after Harden received the serve, the fans at the scene came back to their senses and began to cheer for their own team and cheer for their own team.

Only by defeating the Grizzlies and Sun Ce can the biggest scar in the hearts of Warriors fans be soothed.

Harden pushed forward to the frontcourt. He was laughing and joking before the game, but in the game, he was very focused. He was originally oppressed by Curry and had to change his "little brother mentality" in the game. In the past two years, the Warriors management and coaching staff also began to emphasize Harden's core position and the boss's low position after communicating with Curry. With the best record in decades last season and the best start in history this season, Harden finally established the "boss mentality".

Directing his teammates' positions, suddenly, Harden found a gap and forced Paul George!

Paul George couldn't handle it. Harden was too strong. Harden, who had gained weight this season, was difficult for Jimmy Butler to fight against. In addition, Harden was a left-handed player, which made him difficult to defend. Fortunately, the Grizzlies were well prepared. Gobert moved to the left side of the three-second zone in advance. Paul George followed Harden closely to cover the space for the quick stop jump shot. But this was what Harden wanted. At this time, Thabeet was cutting in after a no-ball pick-and-roll for Curry. Harden passed the ball to the right side of the three-second zone. Thabeet took the ball and took a step to dunk... A bandaged hand suddenly appeared and poked the ball that Thabeet dunked. Thabeet lost his hand when he hit the basket!

Relying on the bounce speed and jumping height of "Olajuwon's hand bandage", Sun Ce barely completed the defense! And he jumped again before Thabeet to grab the defensive rebound!

After landing, Sun Ce counterattacked directly. Harden and Thabeet wanted to commit a tactical foul but it was too late. Sun Ce rushed straight out of the three-point line. Curry and Draymond Green did not choose to intercept in the middle, and they might not be able to stop him. The opponent's flexibility and ability to change direction far exceeded the level that his body size should have. The two retreated directly to the backcourt. Harrison Barnes, who caught up first, stopped Sun Ce from making a quick stop jump shot.

Sun Ce rushed to the top arc and grabbed the ball. Harrison Barnes immediately rushed over from the left side of Sun Ce to block the shot. Sun Ce grabbed the ball and swung it from behind to the left. The ball flew to the 45-degree angle on the left side from the gap where Harrison Barnes jumped up. Klay Thompson received the ball and chased for a three-pointer... hit!

A very beautiful three-pointer in a defensive counterattack!

Assisting defense ability, rebounding ability, terrible start of counterattack, vision, ball distribution awareness... with a hint of playfulness, Sun Ce showed a lot of things in this defensive counterattack. Ordinary fans watched the excitement, and fans who understand the game know how difficult it is for Sun Ce to do these things alone!

The most important thing is Sun Ce's assisting defense just now, which was better than any assisting defense in the last match. Obviously, for this game, Sun Ce made sufficient preparations, had a deeper study of the Warriors' latest playing style this season, and had a better understanding of the specific details of the Warriors' recent game cooperation... The most important thing is the assisting defense ability! With these things combined, Sun Ce can complete the almost impossible assisting defense like just now.

Two fast breaks and one defense, the morale of the Grizzlies was greatly boosted!

Through actual combat, they understood the correctness of their pre-match preparations. Before the 4 games in 5 days, the most discussed among their teammates were not the opponents in the 4 games in 5 days. In those games, the coaching staff held a tactical meeting to explain the general strategy of the games. The players themselves were most concerned about the game against the Warriors. In those games, they relied on on-the-spot performance, so their performance was ups and downs.

And what they have been studying is how to deal with the Warriors' offense and how to get rid of the defense of Draymond Green, Thabeet, Harrison Barnes, and Harden dragging Curry.

The defensive end is actually okay. If you can defend, you can defend. Of course, you have to work hard. For example, for the Warriors' small-scale cooperation between Harden, Curry, and Thabeet, Harden found an opportunity to use his body to attract the center's attention. Thabeet, who has no shooting ability and ordinary cutting ability, gave Curry an off-ball pick-and-roll, weakening Thabeet's attractiveness, so that the defensive players unconsciously ignored Thabeet and double-teamed Curry who was running without the ball, thereby creating opportunities for Thabeet.

This move has been tried and tested by the Warriors, and it is difficult to defend, because no one cares if Tabit is pulled out. Gobert can't ignore Harden and follow Tabit. The defensive players have to focus on Curry, including other defensive players. Once the defense is a little relaxed, it is not just Tabit who has a chance, and it is easier for the outside line to have a chance...

At this time, it depends on Sun Ce's super contraction ability, and he can contract after Harden makes a clear pass, and Sun Ce did it!

Compared with the Grizzlies' morale, the Warriors feel huge pressure. This is really Sun Ce who defended their small-scale cooperation alone. Moreover, based on their understanding of Sun Ce's ability, if Sun Ce can do it once, he can do it many times!

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