One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five. The Last Three

At 8 p.m., the draft lottery began.

This year, the Grizzlies have a first-round pick and a second-round pick. The first-round pick is not theirs, and they were traded out long ago. It is the Magic's top three protected pick.

The Magic's record this season ranks 11th in the Eastern Conference and seventh from the bottom in the league. The probability of being picked in the top three is not high.

Fortunately, the Magic did not get the top three picks, but they also did not get the seventh pick, but the eighth pick, because this year's draft lottery was a big upset!

This draft lottery was a big upset!

The Eagles, ninth in the Eastern Conference, won the No. 1 pick in this year's draft with a very low probability!

The second pick was taken by the Timberwolves, and the third pick was taken by the Wizards.

The Rockets got the 4th pick, the Kings got the 5th pick, the Nuggets got the 6th pick, the Clippers got the 7th pick, the Grizzlies got the 8th pick, and the Cavaliers got the 8th pick. To the 9th pick, the Bucks got the 10th pick, the Pacers got the 11th pick, the Hornets got the 12th pick, the Pelicans got the 13th pick, and the Jazz got the 13th pick. 14th pick.

In previous years, whether it was a big draft year or a small draft year, the attention of the draft lottery and the draft conference would not be low no matter what. The draft was almost like gambling, especially in the small draft year, it was more exciting, in case Ade was selected. A genius like Tokunbo?

But in this year's draft lottery, all the attention was taken away by the Thunder's showy moves. Fans feel that the Thunder are like the Magic's trumpet, so don't be too showy! The media in Oklahoma City is also like the Orlando media collectively moved to Oklahoma City…

But no matter what happens, time will not stop for this. The Warriors have learned from this kind of carelessness, and it is such a tragic precedent. It happened just over half a month ago. The Grizzlies After a day of rest in Oklahoma City, Edge continued to concentrate on preparing for the game on May 6.

This has become a habit for Sun Ce and his teammates who have fought alongside him for many years. Newcomers must also get used to it.

Soon, on May 7th, the third game between the Grizzlies and the Thunder started. After 2 hours and 33 minutes of game time, the Grizzlies defeated the Thunder 109-92, a big score of 3-0!

After going on a rampage in Game 1 and scoring a triple-double in Game 2, Sun Ce only played 23 minutes in Game 3, scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals before not playing again. In this game, Aldridge and Paul George Played the best, both scored 25 points.

After the conflicts intensified in the Thunder, this game was extremely poor.

Another day passed, on May 9, Game 4 of the series between the Grizzlies and Thunder began.

The Grizzlies prepared for the game with the idea of ​​​​sweeping the opponent. However, as the saying goes, victory is inevitable. When the Thunder players fell behind 0-3, they seemed to put aside their prejudices and the whole team was risking their lives.

Sun Ce worked hard in this game. Except for a 5-minute rest in the first quarter, he did not rest in the second, third and first half of the fourth quarter. He made 12 of 27 shots, including 3 of 9 three-pointers and 7 of 7. Free throws, 34 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals.

But the Thunder played very violently tonight. By this time, Westbrook had scored 29 points and 11 assists, Durant had 33 points, and Dion Waiters had 21 points. It was official until the fourth quarter. At the timeout, the Thunder led the Grizzlies by 19 points, 112-93!

Moreover, Sun Ce could no longer fight.

Use physical potion or something else?

If he couldn't store it before, Sun Ce would choose to use physical potion, but now that he can save it... Sun Ce chose to avoid its edge.

Moreover, using physical potions may not necessarily lead to victory. The opponent played too hard tonight, as if they were playing the last game of their career, especially Durant, who seemed to have the mentality of playing with these teammates for the last time. It feels like 13 of 21 shots. This efficiency is simply incredible.

Use Jordan and a 20,000 optional star experience card,

Sun Ce was reluctant to give up. He was already leading 3-0. He just had to play steadily after the opponent's rampage.

As a result, Sun Ce made 1 of 6 shots in the second half... Although he didn't cheat, he still wanted to try, and ended up making 1 of 5 from the three-point line...

100 to 122, the Thunder won a little dignity for their team with Durant's 40 points and Westbrook's 29 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals.

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After pulling the score to 1-3, the Thunder players burst out with passion and put aside their prejudices in order to preserve their dignity... By the next game, all was gone.

When the three Thunder Young Masters quarreled, not only were the three of them completely separated from each other, but the hearts of others were also confused. After all, they were a team, a team formed around the Three Young Masters.

On May 9, the Grizzlies, who returned to Memphis, slaughtered the Thunder by nearly 40 points 136-99!

Sun Ce played very well tonight. The opponent has lost defensive motivation. The Grizzlies mainly focus on scoring points. Defense is very important, but the opponent has collapsed. It is so easy to attack, so of course they have to attack.

Sun Ce played the first three quarters, and Coach Hollins couldn't bear to let him go for a second. He made 19 of 29 shots, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, plus 12 of 14 free throws. In the three quarters, he scored 53 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 4 steals. 1 block!

Sun Ce wanted to use the physical potion to continue to soar in the fourth quarter, but seeing that the opponent's actions had become rough and they were already leading by 30 points in the third quarter, Sun Ce regretfully sat on the bench for the entire fourth quarter.

Even so, Sun Ce also refreshed his personal playoff three-quarter scoring record and became the first player in NBA history to score 50+ in the third quarter of the playoffs!

4 to 1, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Thunder and advanced to the Western Conference Finals!

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The process of the Grizzlies defeating the Thunder was much easier than people expected before the start of this series, and even the Grizzlies themselves expected.

The Thunder team was actually beaten into internal strife!

During the series, everyone felt incredible.

But afterwards, everyone was Zhuge Liang.

"The internal strife of the Thunder team was not caused by this round of series, but the long-term accumulation of dissatisfaction. In addition, for so many years, the Thunder team has been suppressed by the Grizzlies, losing more than winning against the Grizzlies, and being eliminated every time they meet the Grizzlies in the playoffs..."

Sun Ce looked at the analysis of the media in Sports Illustrated and felt that it made sense, but how could it be solved? Sun Ce could not think of any way to solve the current dilemma of the Thunder team. As long as the Thunder team lost in the playoffs this year, they would definitely break up.

As the columnist analyzed, this is a problem that has accumulated over the years, and it is even more difficult to solve.