One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Two. They Know Each Other Too Well.

No one can get used to Sun Ce's performance, even if Sun Ce has exploded every now and then in the past two years, no one can get used to it.

Because Sun Ce is not the only one playing basketball, there are so many players to compare with every day, and Sun Ce is always the only one.

This feeling is like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 70s, Magic Johnson in the 80s, Jordan in the 90s... Other stars only have performances once in a while, but for these era-level superstars, it has become the norm.

Today's fans have this feeling. Other stars only have performances once in a while, but for Sun Ce, it is a regular performance.

And Sun Ce's performances that only happen once in a while are extremely rare data in the entire NBA history! At this time, there is another difference. Data that is rare for other superstars in history can occasionally happen to Sun Ce... The difference can be seen literally.

This kind of thing cannot be used to. The stronger the continuity of Sun Ce's performance, the stronger the visual and psychological impact on fans! Because there are always other stars to compare with!

No one thinks that James, Curry, Durant, Westbrook, Rose, Griffin, Evans, Harden, etc. are inferior to superstars, but in the words of Chinese fans in the United States, others represent bright stars, but Sun Ce is as dazzling as the only moon in the sky.

After the game with the Thunder, the Grizzlies refused interviews on the day off, but after a day of rest, on the day of the game with the Warriors, the Grizzlies had to open interviews. This is a fixed process.

Moreover, they did not allow interviews during the single round of the playoffs, but they always had to allow them enough interviews at other times.

A team is not established to offend the media, but a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship. People can understand during the single round of the playoffs, and they did not encounter a public opinion crisis during the regular season. They should still open interviews. They stopped accepting interviews for one day yesterday because Sun Ce was tossed around by the media when he received the medal a while ago.

The schedule at the end of the season is relatively easy, at least there are no back-to-back games, and among these opponents, except for the Trail Blazers and the Pistons, the other teams are the Grizzlies' imaginary enemies... All championship contenders are the Grizzlies' imaginary enemies. The Grizzlies have clear goals and do not choose enemies based on rankings, the strongest opponents and other factors for targeted preparation. Of course, there are opponents that they pay special attention to, but as long as they are championship contenders, they are within the Grizzlies' preparation range.

Before the season started and the dust settled on the big-name free agents last summer, the Grizzlies had already begun to prepare for the championship contenders estimated by the coaching staff, not just one or two teams, but all teams. For a season, except for the current game, the coaching staff has been preparing for the playoffs at other times.

The heart is so wild!

So, at this time, the Grizzlies are relatively well prepared to play against any team, perhaps not as well prepared as their opponents, because the opponents may have been specifically targeting them, the Grizzlies, and prepared for a season.

However, the Grizzlies' preparation method is very advantageous for them in the sprint stage after the All-Star Weekend, because they are relatively well prepared when playing against strong teams, which is one of the key reasons why they won 15 wins and 1 loss after the All-Star Weekend.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the Grizzlies held a pre-match meeting smoothly. At 11:40, after two tactical training sessions, before lunch, Sun Ce was interviewed.

This time, an acquaintance came, Abby Hornacek, who was poached by ESPN, was responsible for interviewing Sun Ce.

Although the entire Grizzlies team is very popular, even Gerald Green, who has few opportunities to play, is popular and is urged to participate in the dunk contest, but the first target of the interview is definitely Sun Ce. When Abby entered the training ground to interview Sun Ce, his teammates were all cheering and whistling.

Although those things are gossip, no one came out to admit it or refute it. It's over, and not many people take it seriously.

But this does not prevent teammates from making a fuss.

After arriving in the lounge, Sun Ce washed his face with a hot towel brought by the staff and began to accept the interview.

Compared with other interviews, Abby's interview with Sun Ce was more like a chat, and it didn't seem to be that purposeful.

"Lord, there are 8 games left in the regular season. The regular season will end soon. I think the fans must not want this season to end so soon. Your performance is great."

"I really want it to end quickly so that the fans can enjoy watching it, but we are very tired. If we can play the playoffs earlier, we won't be so tired."

"Only you will feel that the playoffs are not so tiring, but for others, the regular season is a little less, and the playoffs are indeed not so bad. You have helped the Grizzlies play better and better this season. I think you have successfully proved that you are the best player in the world."

"No, I don't need to prove anything. I just show the facts. It's true that I personally don't feel very tired, but others will feel tired. If there are 50 or 60 more regular season games, then I hope to play as long as possible, but more than 80 games are not enough or too few... But the schedule has always been like this, so just get through it."

"Haha, if there are 50 more regular season games, you will be the only one who can play in the playoffs, and others don't have the recovery ability like you."

After chatting for a while, Abby got to the point and asked, "Everyone thinks you want to win three consecutive MVPs. What does this mean to you?"

"Three consecutive MVPs? ... Yes, I want this.

But I'm not in a hurry. If you ask me what it means... I want it, but it's not important to me. I don't need three consecutive MVPs to bring me anything. Even if I get three consecutive MVPs, it's just a process, a process of enjoying basketball.

In the world of basketball, I will definitely get everything I deserve."

Seeing Sun Ce say everything so simply, Abby felt full of pretense, but she didn't feel it was a plan, because he was telling the truth.

Abby felt that she was so happy as a basketball fan. She was engaged in a basketball-related profession, in an era with Sun Ce, and had something that other female fans couldn't have...

...

After ESPN released the interview video of Sun Ce, fans felt that Sun Ce was always pretending to be pretentious in this seemingly harmonious interview.

Moreover, he didn't have any emotions when pretending to be pretentious, as if he was telling the truth...

In Orlando, Embiid was about to vomit blood. Their season was about to end. He was questioned whether he had a chance to enter the NBA stage. After being selected in 2014, he hadn't played a single game in two seasons.

He wanted to use the word "process" to describe his recovery period, but someone else used it first!

I finally thought of a word that might be passed down, but it was taken away!

How is Embiid? Fewer and fewer people are paying attention to him. When he was selected by the Magic, he was praised for his talent for a long time, but now no one praises his talent. He has been out for two consecutive years and missed two years of improvement. No matter how good his talent is, it will definitely be greatly affected.

Moreover, after being out for two years, even if he recovers, his health is worrying.

Like in the original time and space, Griffin was out for his rookie season, and after his comeback, he was almost fully present for four years. When he began to transform into a technical flow, he was moved by Rivers to play small forward with a weight of 120 kilograms to give up the inside to the blue-collar center, and was also sat on by the prince of Rivers's family and was out once... It is very rare that he can still average 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists per game and play more than 70 games at the age of 30 after such a miserable toss. There are not many people with such good physical fitness and durability like Griffin.

But even Griffin can't avoid collapse at 30. After 30, his athletic ability declined, injuries increased, and he went from being selected as an All-Star last season to not being able to guarantee playing time. He collapsed directly. For someone like James, it is purely a miracle.

Basketball IQ and the ability to make independent choices, these two aspects will determine many things, and Embiid, from being selected to now, seems to be not very smart.

On Sun Ce's side, after the interview, he tricked Abby to experience the "delicious" Grizzlies team nutritious lunch.

It's not that Abby hasn't eaten it before. She has eaten the Suns' nutritious meals several times. Although they are a bit unpalatable, some high-protein and low-fat foods are beneficial to her weight loss after childbirth. She ate a lot of them at the beginning of last year.

But after eating the Grizzlies' nutritious meals, she realized that such expensive ingredients can be made so unpalatable!

Seeing Abby spit out after taking a bite, the Grizzlies chef smiled happily... full of a sense of accomplishment...

...

"Noah, we are going to tie your record!"

"What record?"

"75 wins!"

"Then don't chase it. You can't catch it if you lose tonight."

"Oh! Right! I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to prepare for the game. If I lose, I won't be able to tie you."

"..."

Sun Ce looked at Harden's back, who had been showing a mentally retarded aura for many years, and was speechless.

The NBA circle is actually too small. Basketball players have been limited since childhood. After leaving school, they enter another small circle, which is still a circle where most people are black. They mature psychologically more slowly than entering the big society. Moreover, it is not easy for men to mature.

But a "carefree" guy like Harden is still a top-notch one.

But Sun Ce did not dare to underestimate Harden. Although this guy is slightly mentally retarded off the court, he is very focused on the court. He is so focused that Sun Ce will feel a huge pressure when he meets the Warriors.

"Why doesn't this guy try to touch porcelain? It would be great if he could do it, but he wouldn't be so powerful in the playoffs..."

Sun Ce complained in his heart, but he understood how much influence a team has on a player, especially for players like Harden who were somewhat "submissive" in the early days.

The so-called "submissive" means that he was not prepared to be the core from the beginning, and the development direction was arranged by the team as he wished. He was not as determined as Kobe and Leonard. Like the latter two, they were determined to become the best singles players from the beginning, very determined.

However, the Warriors' training method is different from that of the Rockets, which had Harden in the original time and space. The Warriors firmly trained Harden in the direction of Harden's comprehensive skills shown in the Thunder, and Harden was talented and naturally became one of the best players in the league.

In terms of the regular season, compared with Ci Deng, the overall performance may not be much different, but Harden in this time and space is much more powerful than Ci Deng in the playoffs.

Seeing Harden run back and being dragged by Curry to listen to the coach of the opposite side to make pre-match arrangements, Sun Ce couldn't help but sigh-the elementary school student brother doesn't play with his brother now.

Sun Ce didn’t know what went wrong with Curry in this time and space. It was so different from the original time and space!

"It should be Harden who led him astray. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me, Old Sun..."

At 7:58 p.m., the pre-match preparation time of the two teams ended. At the signal of the referee, the starting lineups of the two teams came on the court.

Curry came to the technical table to wipe the magnesium powder. He ignored Sun Ce when he saw him coming. He was under so much pressure now!

The better the Warriors' record this season, the more pressure Curry felt. Other opponents were okay, but when facing the Grizzlies, the pressure was simply too great. Just like now, it seemed that the Warriors' record was worse, but their record was obviously much better than that of the Grizzlies.

Asking the reason, it was because the Grizzlies' record after the All-Star Weekend was as good as their Warriors', and the Grizzlies had played a dominant performance over the years.

At 8 p.m., the game started.

The Grizzlies sent out the starting combination of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert.

The Warriors sent out the starting combination of Curry, Harden, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, and Thabeet.

Gobert was extremely brave tonight, and he defeated Thabeet, whose jump ball strength is also in the bottom of the league, and won the opportunity for the Grizzlies to attack first.

Sun Ce rushed to the frontcourt quickly, and at the free throw line on the right side of the three-second zone, he leaned against Draymond Green who was defending to prevent the opponent from going around. After receiving a quick long pass from Paul George, he turned around and was immediately double-teamed by Harrison Barnes.

Aldridge cut in at this time, and Sun Ce stabilized for a while and did not pass, then hung to the left side of the basket. Gobert used Aldridge to contain Thabeet and pressed the ball into the basket with an alley-oop!

With the opponent's defense not yet stable, the Grizzlies' new small-scale cooperation was launched!

When the Warriors attacked, Curry used the rhythm to break through Klay Thompson, and Harden used the baseline pick-and-roll to pull Gobert to the right side of the three-second zone. Curry rushed to the basket and leaned on Paul George, using his strong upper limb strength and core strength to stabilize his balance and hit a layup!

The Warriors also changed, and Curry served as the main attacking point with the ball tonight! Moreover, instead of shooting from mid-range or long distance, they chose to attack the basket, letting Harden spend effort to be a containment point.

The two teams have long been familiar with each other's basic tactical cooperation, and they all know how to defend each other and how to limit each other. Therefore, when both teams are in good condition, when the two teams play against each other, it often becomes a competition of which side's star plays better.

Both sides have absolute strengths, and neither side is afraid of the other side. Judging from the record, the Warriors are better, but the Warriors do not dare to underestimate the Grizzlies at all.

Although you can compete for stars, you should try not to compete when you can't compete for stars. Even if you have to compete, you should try to delay the time of competition as much as possible. After all, the game is 48 minutes, which is a long time. You can play the strength of the team. Of course, it is impossible to catch one or two stars and use them to death.

Therefore, new small-scale cooperation attempts are always emerging when the two teams play against each other.

The timing of the coaching staff's rotation and overall tactical adjustments, the players' on-the-spot performance, and the small-scale cooperation based on tacit understanding or inspiration have become the key to determining the trend of the game.

Of course, the foundation is still the overall strength of the two teams. When regular opportunities appear, they must be firmly grasped, otherwise no matter how many small cooperations there are, it will be useless, because most of the points are still basic cooperation.

Tonight, both teams are seeking changes, and the intensity of seeking changes is much greater than the previous two encounters. The reason is that the playoffs are about to begin. The two teams regard each other as the strongest opponent in the playoffs. Even if the Grizzlies regard all strong teams as imaginary enemies, the Warriors are the one they value the most, and the Warriors are just staring at the Grizzlies.

The playoffs are coming soon, and we must try everything we should try. Avoiding failure in the playoffs is not a joke. The strength gap between the two teams is very small. In the playoffs, one or two rounds may affect the final victory or defeat.

As for whether the tactics will be exposed in advance... small-scale cooperation is something that I suddenly thought of. I tried it and it was effective. It was integrated into the game, and the conventional play style can have another option. Before the next encounter, I will think about whether there is a suitable match to deal with the opponent based on the on-the-spot cooperation I thought of and used in training or games.

The Grizzlies and the Warriors have a similar point in the past two years. Both of them are strong in three-point shooting from the outside. They use the three-point shooting of stars as a containment point and the role players mainly score without the ball. The Grizzlies can even expand the triangle offense to the outside of the three-point line to cooperate, which makes the two teams very familiar with each other's playing style.

So both teams are like expanding their tactical library and adding basic cooperation methods in the last two regular season matches. The new tactics for the playoffs will be discussed in the playoffs.

But tonight is a little special. The two teams are obviously playing a new cooperation method, but the cooperation method has been fixed as they play!

The Grizzlies continued the strategy of the last game against the Thunder. They were originally prepared to focus on defense and Sun Ce's series offense as a supplement to grind with the Warriors. So Gobert blocked Harden when he slipped to the bottom line to borrow the pick-and-roll, just to prevent Harden from receiving the ball, but he didn't expect the Warriors to let Curry score!

Curry's ability to break through and pass the ball is also not bad. He has top-notch core strength, top-notch ball sense, and top-notch man-ball combination. His efficiency in breaking through and scoring has always been good. Of course, his shot selection is also very important. He rarely takes shots under the basket, but this also means that he is very confident of scoring when he feels a good opportunity.

On this basis, the Warriors deliberately created opportunities for Curry tonight, catching the Grizzlies off guard from the offensive side.

But on the other hand, the Warriors' defense also had problems.