One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Four. Forty Points in the First Half!

Latest website:    Sun Ce did not force his way in the situation where Griffin did not dare to foul and could only chase and defend, and Ariza and Seraphin chased him immediately. He slowed down after entering the three-point line, made a quick stop jump shot to attract the defense, and then split to the side... The old flying man took off!

Carter's beautiful gliding tomahawk smashed the ball into the basket!

28 to 25, the Grizzlies led by 3 points!

Rose did not think about how strong Sun Ce was. Thinking about it would make him sad. Back then, he was better than Sun Ce! .asxs. Higher, higher team status, stronger strength... But Sun Ce's terrible progress speed, not to mention Rose, James, who entered the NBA 6 years earlier than Sun Ce and is now in his prime, was surpassed.

Rose secretly cursed himself for being distracted just now. He did not notice the switch between Sun Ce and Jamichael Green. Although it was related to the limited vision during the pick-and-roll, it was also related to his excessive focus on thinking about how to put the ball into the basket and ignoring the opponent's defender.

A mistake may affect the final result of the game, especially in such a strong confrontation!

Rose took the ball from Griffin who passed it to him after advancing to the frontcourt, and shook his head quickly and slightly to make himself focus. Even if he made a mistake, he couldn't keep thinking about it. He had to play the next attack well.

Rose went to the frontcourt and continued to play pick-and-roll with Griffin. There was no chance to counterattack. They would not force speed now, and they had to make good use of the dominance of the two evil spirits in the positional battle.

Rose and Griffin played pick-and-roll. Sure enough, Sun Ce took advantage of his blocked vision to switch defense with JaMychal Green. JaMychal Green went to defend Ariza, and Sun Ce blocked him.

When Rose stepped into the three-point line, he directly lobbed the ball to the left side of the free throw line. Griffin, who was separated, received the ball before Klay Thompson and rushed to the basket!

Sun Ce immediately made up for it, and Griffin took two steps to throw the ball to the right side of the basket... Sun Ce turned his head and saw that Rose ran to the basket like lightning and scored two points with an alley-oop dunk.

Randolph tried very hard, but Rose was too fast!

Rose entered the basket from outside the three-point line. If it was full speed, it would be almost the same time as Sun Ce after he triggered the pseudo-flower butterfly step!

This is Rose, who usually plays a steady positional battle, and only shows a slightly stronger physical fitness than Westbrook at the critical moment.

Griffin's dribbling and passing abilities should not be underestimated. Although he was not played badly by Rivers, passing and controlling are his strengths.

After Garnett got old and Odom played badly, Griffin's ability in this aspect is second to none among the inside players.

27 to 28, the Bulls finally had a beautiful goal, and the fans on the scene immediately boiled!

Although Sun Ce is a little too strong, they also have two players in the top ten of the league! Even Griffin's overall performance in the regular season last season was second only to Sun Ce, and this season's overall performance in the regular season can also be ranked in the top five!

On the Grizzlies side, in addition to Sun Ce, the highest-ranked Paul George is also outside the top 10. In the competition for stars, the Bulls fans are also confident!

Indeed, when the Bulls were forced to use the double evil spirits to solve the problem, the performance was not inferior to Sun Ce, and the two-man sports war cooperation was even stronger than Sun Ce!

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies took a 1-point lead again with Carter's three-pointer after receiving the pass from Klay Thompson, and entered the intermission with a 1-point lead over the Bulls 38-37.

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The Bulls' double evil spirits are really strong! Even stronger than last year's finals! 27-year-old Rose and Griffin, who are about to turn 27, have entered their peak. In the past 4 minutes, Sun Ce, who was really good at defending against these two, only successfully defended the one time when Rose didn't notice his switch.

Without considering pure strength, without considering cross-era comparisons, and only considering the performance in their respective eras, Sun Ce thinks that the new double evil spirits of Rose + Griffin are not weaker than the old double evil spirits of Stockton and Malone!

Rose's scoring ability is definitely better than Stockton, mainly in the basket. He is less stable in the mid-range and long-range, and his defensive skills and passing vision are worse. However, his athletic ability can make up for many things. Athletic ability cannot be learned. This is Stockton's weakness. Considering that Rose has the ability to win the MVP, Rose is slightly better.

Griffin's overall scoring ability is inferior to Malone, his defense is a little worse, and his passing and control ability is almost the same. The advantage is that in this era, unlike Malone's era, there are many ridiculously strong inside players, all of whom are short power forwards. Griffin's performance in this era is not inferior to Malone in that era, which may be the strongest inside player in NBA history.

Regardless of who is stronger between the new and old duo, the performance of Rose and Griffin in this era is really not inferior to the old duo.

21 points in the first quarter... Sun Ce saw that he had played so hard, but he was still only 1 point ahead of the Bulls, and it was still relying on Carter's steady open three-pointer.

But, it's so cool!

This year, no one competed with him for the scoring title, and no one competed with him for points. Kobe stopped competing, Durant's inside strength improved, Westbrook gave up rebounds, and he, the leader of the team, had to sacrifice. Curry competed with him, and it was the most enjoyable game for Sun Ce.

This time, against two superstars of the same generation, Sun Ce once again felt the excitement of competing with the Hailang combination!

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After the intermission, the Bulls sent out a lineup of Aaron Brooks, Moore, Snell, Griffin, and Lopez Jr.

Speaking of playing with a bang, Brooks is also a good player. Sloan thinks that Brooks can be used at this time. Although this guy averaged only 7.1 points per game this season, he once scored 39 points and 5 assists in a single game. In that game, Rose was pushed to the bench to wave the towel for Brooks.

On the Grizzlies side, Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, JaMychal Green, and Gobert appeared.

Both sides saw the other side's purpose - 1 to 4 on the offensive end!

Just as Sun Ce expected, after the start of the second quarter, the Bulls' side mainly used Brooks to hold the ball and Griffin to help.

However, the strategy of their Grizzlies side is similar. He Sun is the main attacker and Paul George is the assistant.

This is not something that is difficult to predict. On the contrary, it is a very easy-to-see tactical arrangement, because the two teams have reached the point of competing for stars, so there are not so many routines. It depends on which side's star is stronger!

At this time, it is not as simple as 1+1. The combination of Rose and Griffin can achieve the effect of 1+1 greater than 2, but generally speaking, when entering the singles moment, it depends on the strongest one. Rose needs to rest. The strongest player in the Bulls' outside singles is Brooks, who has the attribute of a nervous knife.

But don't say it, Sun Ce has a headache when he meets Brooks, just like meeting the little assassin Thomas.

The third highest scorer of the Bulls in the finals last year was Brooks, averaging 13.5 points per game. This mini point guard with S+ level speed, Sun Ce and Paul George can't keep up! Not to mention Tony Allen.

The mid-range shooting rate is 42%, the three-point shooting rate is 40.9%, and the shooting rate at the basket is terrible, 46%, but he floats in the middle and long distance, shoots suddenly, and the speed is fast.

If Brooks is to be the main scorer of a team, he can have an average of about 20 points per game, which can keep the team from the bottom. He has done it before. The highest average score per game was 19 points in a year.

But this is his limit. He needs a core style of play to perform like that. No team is willing to use him as the core. The team cannot enter the playoffs and cannot continue to be bad. Brooks is a drag on the team.

Give the ball and throw it casually. This is the style of play that Brooks likes. It is also the reason why he can only get the minimum salary after averaging 19 points per game and ranking second in the Most Improved Award.

However, it does not mean that he is useless. Just like tonight, the Bulls sent Brooks to take advantage of his first-class scoring ability!

After 21 points in the first quarter, Sun Ce scored 19 points in the second quarter. Paul George's second pass, Aldridge and Mo Williams who came on the rotation, also scored 11 points together.

At the end of the half, Sun Ce's personal score increased to 40 points, and the Grizzlies scored 78 points in the first half.

But such a brutal performance did not widen the gap! Instead, Rose, who had a good rest in the second half of the second quarter, led the team to a wave of 12 to 6 when he was 4 points behind. The Grizzlies entered the point-chasing mode!

78 to 80! The Grizzlies trailed by two points and entered the halftime break!

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14 of 24 shots, including 4 of 8 three-pointers, plus 8 of 8 perfect free throws, played 24 minutes in the first half and scored 40 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. These are Sun Ce's halftime data.

In addition to him, Carter scored 11 points on their Grizzlies side, and the others scored 27 points together.

It was really Sun Ce who scored high points and raised the team's score.

And from the distribution of their Grizzlies' scores, the Bulls' defense was very targeted. Even when the stars were competing, the opponent did not slack off and had very good defensive discipline.

Restricting their stars and giving role players opportunities, this is the Bulls' defensive strategy, simple, but not easy to deal with.

That is, after the Bulls lost Noah and Luol Deng, the front line defense became faster but not as oppressive, so Sun Ce was able to quickly find his touch in the first quarter. If it was the Bulls before Noah was injured, Noah would have brought up the confrontation long ago.

For the Bulls, they made a profit by cutting losses in time and exchanging Noah for Ariza and Lopez, but they certainly cannot play as strong a role as Noah in his peak years in previous years.

However, Rose scored 18 points and 6 assists in the first half, Griffin scored 24 points in the first half, and Brooks scored 11 points in more than 8 minutes... These three are also very fierce!

After taking a physical potion, he felt the feeling of his lungs about to explode gradually subsided, felt hungry, and thought about his 40 points in the first half... This is his best half-time scoring performance since they returned to the ranks of championship contenders in the past two years!

However, they still failed to gain an advantage. Next, they have to continue to fight! Moreover... Facing the Bulls' two evils who played very steadily and powerfully at home, Sun Ce was really excited! This is not Coach Hollins' illusion!