One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven. The Lakers' Heartbreaking Inside Line

Giang! That's Gion! Before the Timberwolves drafted Towns and Love left, Dieng was able to average 8.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.7 blocks per game next to Love in his second year!

The Suns sent Clarkson and Morris, which is not a bad bargaining chip. The Timberwolves have Towns, Ingram, and Rubio. They really need a power forward rather than a pure center like Dieng.

For the Timberwolves, selling Gion, who is in the last year of his rookie contract, has maximized the benefits.

But what's going on with the Suns? Although there is DeAndre Jordan, why not keep Dieng as a substitute? Moreover, he plays hard as a power forward and moves quickly enough. However, in this era when power forwards are all pulled out to shoot, his ability to protect the frame is a waste... Can't we just replace Clarkson and Morris with a stronger power forward? The Wizards desperately want Morris, but the Suns feel that Tristan Thompson's contract is too big and will occupy their space. But if they add Clarkson, won't the space be freed up?

Now Morris is very popular. At this time, he is stronger than his younger brother. Clarkson is also strong enough to complete the deal for Tristan Thompson.

But the Suns did not ask for Giang, nor did they exchange two trading chips with good value for a mature power forward. Instead, they traded for Nance Jr., a potential stock.

"Is this... sacrificing yourself for others? So noble and upright?"

Sun Ce really didn’t understand. Although neither Clarkson nor Morris is an important part of the Suns, the back line is bloated, causing Clarkson to complain all the time this season. The good record has suppressed the contradiction. Big Mo Reese had wanted to leave for a long time, but the Suns didn't know why they didn't let him go... Now Sun Ce doesn't know why the Suns suddenly let him go again, or in this way of trading.

However, another teammate is leaving...

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Nance Jr. was very frustrated when he was traded, and it was understandable that he was suddenly traded when he was trying to prepare for the game with the Lakers.

Team boss Paul George had to comfort the player who had become a former teammate, but in a very special way: "Larry, you have to be tougher when you go to the Suns and grab the starting position. You were trained by our head coach. His disciples must not disgrace the disciples of Hollins!

I've checked it out for you. Morris is gone. The only ones that can pose a threat to you at the Suns' power forward position are Tucker, the short inside man, and a rookie named Chris..."

With such words, Nance Jr.'s attention was really diverted. He looked at the tablet in Paul George's hand. Sure enough, Morris, who was considered by the Suns to be the best candidate for the future starting power forward position, was making a fuss. After leaving and really leaving, the Suns' power forward position is relatively weak. Compared with the "dire straits" Grizzlies inside group, going to the Suns is indeed a very good option.

However, Nance Jr. won the championship with the team in his rookie season. The start of Nance's NBA career is very different from that of most players, especially the team's former boss, current boss, second brother, third brother, fourth brother... They are all special. Leaving like this For a team, the reluctance to give up is actually greater than the resentment of being traded.

And Nance Jr. knows very well that with the aura of "the Grizzlies drafting a rookie", if he goes to other teams, he will definitely receive extra attention. Just look at the rookies who have left the Grizzlies over the years. None of them are bad. The Celtics' Beverley is expected to hit the first defense this season.

Maybe the Suns are also interested in his off-ball ability and potential. Although, like Sun Ce, all the Grizzlies players don't understand why the Suns traded like this. Nance Jr. can't even figure it out...

On the other side, after notifying Nance Jr. that he was traded, the management and coaching staff did not come to the training ground to avoid being questioned.

Regarding the "good intentions" of the Suns, the Grizzlies are currently taking advantage of them. Of course, they will accept them all. If Sun Ce feels that they have no more pursuit of three consecutive championships and wants to change teams, please help mention the Suns. Assists, and there will be no less meat.

And if we win five championships in six years... this is a dynasty within a dynasty!

Moreover, if the Suns want to get Sun Ce, they have to send Antetokounmpo and another high-quality player. Otherwise, the Suns will have no room to acquire Sun Ce. And Sun Ce changes teams, if not to the Clippers, to any team. They must all ask for the Bird Rights maximum salary. Antetokounmpo, the core bargaining chip of the Suns' previous offer, must be given, otherwise the Grizzlies can pretend that these things have never happened.

Where Sun Ce plays is not just his personal matter, it is related to the development of the entire league. The Chinese market, the Western and Northern European markets, and the South American market are all closely related to Sun Ce.

Among them, the Chinese market, which the Grizzlies attach most importance to, has laid the foundation. If Sun Ce completes three consecutive championships, it will be complete. As long as they do not seek death, they will always be the home team of Chinese fans.

Wherever Sun Ce goes next, it will also drive up the market in that city, not only the Chinese market, but also the European and South American markets that will only follow Sun Ce wherever he goes. Look at the Rio Olympics in the summer. You can see the situation. When Sun Ce followed Yi Jianlian and led the Chinese Olympic team into the main venue of the Rio Olympics, all the sports fans in the audience were shouting MVP. Although many people followed suit, Sun Ce’s position in the world sports world The status is no longer lost to Jordan.

The reason why the Grizzlies care more about the Chinese market is simple. They simply cannot take up such a large market. The popularity of Sun Ce in Europe and South America cannot be fully developed by the Grizzlies. It is not as good as Sun Ce's own peripheral product company.

The Grizzlies only sell some tickets to tourists from Europe and South America who come to Memphis. The money the Grizzlies earn from these people is not as good as Sun Ce's casual song.

It can only be said that if Sun Ce stays and completes three consecutive championships, the Grizzlies will make a new transformation of the lineup. It is time to change; but if Sun Ce chooses to leave, it means that the greatest chapter in their team history that may not be surpassed in the future will come to an end, and the team will enter the post-lord era.

As for whether the Suns can develop a bigger market for Sun Ce if they really get the favor of Sun Ce, the Grizzlies can’t do anything about it…

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In the visiting team lounge, James connected his mobile phone to the WiFi of FedEx Arena and browsed the hottest news. He said to the bald historical scoring leader next to him: "Hey, Kobe, are the Suns crazy?"

The three-way trade between the Suns, Timberwolves and Grizzlies even stole the limelight of Booker's 71 points in a single game and Kobe's 61 points in a single game to refresh the top of the historical scoring list!

There are no big-name players in this trade itself. Clarkson is the biggest one, with the highest salary at present, an annual salary of tens of millions.

But this deal is too weird. The Grizzlies traded a second-year substitute short athletic power forward who averaged 5.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. The player was traded for a big man, and became a center with good rim protection, good athletic ability, decent touch, and good passing ability. In the four years since his rookie contract, Gion's best year was his second year. That year was the only year since he entered the NBA that he started more than 45 games. He averaged 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1.7 blocks, and 2 assists per game.

Such a center, the Grizzlies actually traded for Nance Jr.! Although Nance Jr. has been seen to have potential, it is only potential. Gion is an older rookie. He is almost 27 years old in the fourth year. He is only 10 days younger than Sun Ce and is already in his prime. Even if he is at the level of 8+8, he is much better than the current Nance Jr.!

The Suns are now also a team in the top four in the West. Did they lose their minds to help the Grizzlies trade for Gion?

If you are not in the position of the management of the Grizzlies and the Suns, and if the Suns had not made a secret trade application before, even the Grizzlies management might not understand.

Kobe looked at the news and thought to himself, "It's none of my business, you guys are on my side anyway", but he responded, "Maybe the Suns like that guy named Nance very much."

"..."

James also saw similar comments on the Internet, but it was obviously a funny answer.

The joke came out of Kobe's mouth, and James felt that the joke had become cold.

Seeing the Grizzlies easily complete the reinforcement, James felt more pressure. In such an era, he can only try his best to grasp the glimmer of hope that will flash by occasionally, such as the 13-14 season, seize the opportunity to partner with Kobe, and seize the year when the Grizzlies were weak due to injuries and other reasons to win the championship.

With a championship as a foundation, James is now very patient and waits slowly. There is always a chance, and he has Leonard by his side.

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After the warm-up, at 7:40 pm, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the court.

As in previous trades, the coaching staff did not discuss with the players who was traded. This was also the case when Gay and Conley were traded away. The coaching staff did not mention Randolph's departure. It was over. It was not a wise choice to discuss this matter openly except for private conversations with core players.

A team that strives to ensure stability, a smart head coach, will focus on the players they have. Even if there are players who may come soon, it is only a possibility and cannot affect the thinking of existing players. The Bulls suffered a great loss. They were about to rise after the 2006-07 season, but they caused a storm of five starters in exchange for Kobe, and the team collapsed directly. Fortunately, they were lucky to draw Rose in 2008.

Without Nance Jr., an athletic power forward who has integrated well into the run-and-gun lineup since entering his sophomore year, Coach Hollins is still having a headache in this game. Although the return is unbelievable, the power of their run-and-gun lineup has been weakened a lot when playing against the Lakers. Whether it is JaMychal Green, Luol Deng who was temporarily put on the activation list, or rookie Jaylen Brown, they can't play the role of Nance Jr.

On Sun Ce's side, after entering the court, he looked at the opposing players. A few hours ago, he was very sad about the trade and thought of the past, but now he no longer thinks about it.

As the strongest, it is normal for the players around him to come and go. The team has the opportunity to get better helpers for him and will decisively execute it.

"James S+... the second man... averaging 33 minutes per game, 23.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 1.8 steals, 57+37 hit rate, awesome, free throws are awesome too, 65.3 hit rate, how did you get that?

Leonard S, kind of awesome, seems like his help defense has improved this year... Strong in singles, strong in single defense, help defense has improved, passing seems to have improved, averaging 25.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2.3 steals... averaging 32 minutes per game...

Kobe, A... He's in pretty good shape! Averaged 25 minutes per game, averaged 18 points per game... 61 points in this game directly raised his average score, but it will probably drop back after a while.

Lopez, A-... His strength dropped really fast after changing his playing style, averaging 11.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists... 2.6 blocks? Damn! 36% three-point shooting percentage, 2.6 three-pointers per game? ”

These four are the four players of the Lakers who average double-digit points per game. Kobe averaged 15 points before the last game, and he increased by 3 points in one game. His playing time also increased by almost two minutes. In the limited time, Sun Ce estimated that Kobe could maintain a good ability to run, catch and shoot, such as playing time within 24 minutes. But if it is longer, unless Kobe's legs are shaking like he did against the Raptors, and he needs to spread his legs to both sides to keep balance when he jumps, but he can still shoot. Otherwise, the longer Kobe plays, the less worry.

And the James-Len combination is one of the strongest duos.

In addition to these four, there is Rondo, who averages 5.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.2 steals.

The three substitutes, Louis Williams, Snell and Nene, are also very good. The second ones are Thomas Robinson, Tarik Blake, Brandon White, James Ennis, Corey Brewer, and Mike Miller, who is almost unable to play, and Brandon Bass, who is in a serious decline.

The Lakers have Lopez and Nene in the interior. Although they are still not first-class interiors, they are much better than last season.

The Lakers are currently ranked first in the West with 14 wins and 2 losses. Although Lopez has lost his low-post singles ability after losing weight, he is a perfect match for James in pick-and-roll, three-pointers, and rim protection! The ability to open up the shooting will not affect Leonard's singles. Sun Ce is also very clear about the Lakers' shortcomings, which have been repeatedly mentioned in scout reports and team tactical meetings, that is - rebounds!

Sun Ce analyzed for a while, and the cheerleading performance time after the players of both teams entered the stadium ended. The players of both teams had a friendly pre-match interaction. The two teams were quite friendly before the game, mainly with James and Paul George, who learned to deal with external relations from James.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started.

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

The Lakers sent out a starting lineup combination of James, Kobe, Leonard, Tarik Blake, and Lopez.

Lopez and his younger brother Lopez are worthy of being twins. It's just that in college, because the older brother was more hardworking since he was a child and honed his basic offensive skills very well, he gained weight and became a low-post offensive center. Because of the weight gain, the brothers have athletic ability and defense. Talent is not shown here in Lopez.

After losing weight, Lopez's speed and bounce are not as fast as Lopez's, but he is also first-class among centers. It can be seen from Lopez's soaring blocks after losing weight. He averaged 26 minutes per game and sent 2.6 blocks per game. The efficiency is exaggerated. The elder brother is indeed harder than the younger brother in all aspects and does better on the defensive end.

So, Gobert's 4 wins, 4 losses and 50% winning rate in the jump ball, which he managed to maintain with great difficulty, became a negative record again... Lopez didn't jump very high, but he bounced fast! He easily won the jump ball over Gobert's head, and the Lakers attacked first.

Have you ever seen a center who played 26 minutes per game but only averaged 0.4 offensive rebounds per game?

Lopez jumped the ball and came to the frontcourt, and he stayed on the outside and didn't move! After James came over to pick and roll, he directly broke through and ran to the bottom corner, with no intention of cutting in at all.

The Grizzlies are also very good at defending pick-and-rolls, and have long had a perfect defensive strategy for James' pick-and-rolls. James entered the three-point line and was out of the step-back range. Aldridge quickly withdrew and came between James and Leonard's passing routes. Sun Ce blocked him in time and switched defense with Gobert, who released Tariq Blake. Gobert blocked James at close range, and Sun Ce covered Tariq Blake's dunk route.

James and Gobert had a reasonable confrontation, and the fierce impact directly pushed Gobert back a big step. However, Gobert, who had played against James many times, obviously did not foolishly fight with James, a beast of nearly 120 kilograms, stronger than most centers, like in his rookie year. After contact, he immediately retreated, giving James a confrontation, and then used his super static physical fitness to cover James' space for strong shots. At the same time, the retreat also made James lose the space needed for his best technique, which is turning around.

Seeing that Sun Ce was about to double-team, James did not panic, because he saw his teammates moving, grabbed the ball and threw it behind him. Leonard did not wait foolishly for a fixed-point shot, but took the initiative to move along the three-point line to James' side. Although Aldridge tried to keep up, Leonard still had a chance to catch the ball. Leonard received the ball and made a shot. Aldridge could only fly out. After shaking Aldridge off, Leonard easily broke into the inside line. Sun Ce and Gobert could only block him. Gobert blocked and Sun Ce was ready to block at any time.

But this was just expecting Leonard to have a brain twitch... But Leonard was extremely calm in most cases, throwing the ball towards the basket, not shooting, but lobbing!

James reasonably rushed outside the collision zone and jumped on the spot, catching the ball and dunking it into the basket!

Calm, patient, well-coordinated, excellent use of space, coupled with superb personal ability... The Lakers' first attack was almost perfect!

The use of Kobe's open space containment, the use of Lopez's pick-and-roll and the mid-range and long-range shooting after the pick-and-roll, and even Tariq Blake's dunks were used.

The tacit understanding between James and Leonard over the years was well demonstrated under the tactics of Lakers coach Frank Vogel.

James scored two points with an alley-oop, and Sun Ce and Gobert were helpless. After the ball landed, Sun Ce picked it up and passed it to Paul George.

When James of the Lakers jumped up to dunk, Lopez, Tariq Blake, and Kobe had already retreated, and James and Leonard also quickly retreated.

Compared with the Grizzlies' first match with the Lakers in the new season, they can only deal with the Lakers based on experience, scout reports and video studies. The Lakers have changed a lot... In fact, it is the tactics after the center position has been greatly upgraded and the space has been better. The Lakers are very clear about the play of the Grizzlies' starting lineup.

Knowing, understanding, and seeing through does not mean that you can deal with it. The triangle offense with Sun Ce's low-post back-to-back Leonard as the starting point of the offense, Aldridge responding, and the double 3D running to find opportunities to catch the ball and shoot quickly unfolded. The Lakers defended very hard, but were still defeated by Aldridge's straight pass. Gobert cut in from the baseline and received Aldridge's low-post pass and made a layup to score two points.

Lopez's close-range and under-the-basket defense is enough, and he can even switch to the outside defense like his younger brother if he predicts well. However, Tarik Blake, a short inside player nicknamed Big Black, looks fierce, and is very morale-boosting when he successfully blocks shots, but his defensive effect is very average. He will be deceived by an inductive move or pass. Kobe can only barely keep up with Klay Thompson. If the power forward's defense is qualified, there will be no problem, but the defensive loopholes at the power forward position make Kobe's serious aging very obvious.

However, the Lakers did not want to suppress the Grizzlies with their starting lineup. The Grizzlies' starting lineup is getting stronger and stronger with Gobert's improvement... It is Gobert's improvement, because this was his shortcoming at the beginning. His improvement represents the improvement of the lower limit. The Lakers, who have not been good at recruiting players in the offseason, can hardly suppress the Grizzlies with a complete starting lineup with their starting lineup.

The Lakers' goal is to hold off the opponent with offense and wait until the rotation lineup comes. Especially today, the Grizzlies completed the trade, the new players cannot play, and Nance Jr. is no longer a Grizzlies player. The strongest running and gunning lineup in the rotation lineup has been weakened. This is the Lakers' opportunity!

Of course, if the Lakers feel explosive, there is no need to worry so much, but when the two teams are in good condition instead of explosive, the Lakers' choice is to make good use of all the conditions that can be used.

Facing the Lakers' offense, the Grizzlies really can't defend it!

Not only can the Grizzlies not defend it, but if the Lakers are determined to attack, they will not think about strengthening the defense by adjusting the lineup. No team in the league can defend it. The Lakers' record of 14 wins and 2 losses is not a casual play, but an offensive bombardment.

The presence of Old Mamba and Big Black did indeed magnify the Lakers' defensive loopholes infinitely, but tonight the Lakers coach Frank Vogel sent both of them to start, with the purpose of strengthening the offense.

Kobe's defense has degenerated to a level that is only marginally good, that is, when his teammates' defense is not problematic, he can avoid making mistakes, but once his teammates' defense is problematic, he can't keep up with the switch defense, but his offensive basics are solid, and he can handle it when switching to low post defense.

Tariq Blake's flying defense did drag down the Lakers' defense, but he is the Lakers' player with the strongest ability to catch the ball, and has excellent mobility on the offensive end. With James dominating the ball and Leonard assisting, his offensive role is obvious... Mainly because Lopez gave him the inside space.

Facing the Lakers' offense, the Grizzlies were stretched on the defensive end. To some extent, Sun Ce felt that they were like the Spurs in the 2006-07 playoffs who encountered the Suns who were attacking desperately.

The Lakers' tactics are very simple, that is, James breaks through with the pick-and-roll, and cooperates with Leonard in a double-player match. Kobe and Lopez are both catchers and shooters, and Tariq Blake catches the ball.

Compared with last season, the Lakers have one more Lopez, and their offensive firepower has immediately climbed to the top of the league... However, this makes the players of the opponent team, the Grizzlies, feel "sorry" for the Lakers' outside players last season. How miserable were they last year?

The Grizzlies face this tactic of Lakers coach Frank Vogel. As long as this starting lineup executes this tactic, the Grizzlies have only three choices. The first is to give James a step-back three-pointer opportunity, the second is to let Leonard and Lopez shoot long-range shots or let Tariq Blake eat the cake, and the last is to watch James rush into the inside line for a one-on-one duel.

Otherwise, they will inevitably fall into the double cooperation of James and Leonard, and the cooperation between the two is too simple, just relying on personal ability, nothing else. These two people make it difficult for Sun Ce to defend them with all his strength.

The flaws of this tactic are also obvious. If the Grizzlies let the mid-range and long-range shots, and the Lakers can't make the shots, then there is nothing they can do. They are one of the worst rebounding teams in the league, and both offensive and defensive rebounds are ranked at the bottom of the league.

But Kobe just scored 61 points in the last game. This game he didn’t take random shots and continued the feel of the previous game...

Halfway through the first quarter, both teams scored over 20 points!

In this posture, both teams are aiming for 40+ points in a single quarter! 24 to 22, the Lakers led by two points and entered the first official timeout!

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Coach Hollins was also surprised by the offensive firepower of the Lakers, because the Lakers usually use Thomas Robinson as the starting power forward. He is not very strong, but he has good defensive awareness, but is a little thinner, and his offense is not as strong. Blake is so good, his defensive role is much better, and his athletic ability is equally good. With James commanding him, he is not a loophole.

But after putting Tarik Blake in the starting lineup, the Lakers' offense was completely unsolvable.

At this time, if it were another head coach, he might try to respond with a defensive lineup to contain the Lakers' offense.

Nance Jr. was traded away, and the run-and-gun lineup needs to be reconfigured to perfection. Choosing a defensive lineup for the rotation phase is the safest choice. Play with exhaustion until the critical moment, and use Sun Ce's ability to solve the problem...

But Coach Hollins did not do this when the official timeout came. Instead, he sent out a combination of Sun Ce, Brogdon, Carter, Klay Thompson, and Yi Jianlian!

The Lakers, after the official timeout, sent out a combination of Rondo, Snell, Leonard, James, and Nene. After Aldridge went down, James was unstoppable at the power forward position.

However, looking at the Grizzlies' lineup, it greatly exceeded the Lakers' expectations!

And the Grizzlies' ball-handling candidate was beyond Lakers head coach Frank Vogel's expectations!

When the Grizzlies lineup came up, the first reaction of the Lakers players was that the Grizzlies had to force a run-and-gun game. Brogdon had never participated in the Grizzlies' run-and-gun game. It seemed like anyone could play run-and-gun game. But except for Rondo’s Spurs, Paul’s Knicks, Nash’s Suns, Sun Ce’s Grizzlies, and Lawson’s Nuggets, from 10 years ago to now, other teams that imitate running and gunning Team, everyone has ruined themselves.

The Grizzlies seem to be very unrestrained in running and gunning, but the candidates for running and gunning have always been the same, and they will never be changed easily. This is why the Lakers coach believes that the Grizzlies will not forcefully play run and gun.

But with this lineup, the Lakers players and even their head coach thought the Grizzlies were gambling, so they subconsciously prepared to defend against run-and-gun attacks, and prepared to cut into the defense from Brogdon, a rookie. Brogdon is very adaptable. , but just because of his strong adaptability, he didn't even have time to adapt to fight directly. This is definitely a point that can be exploited.

However, the Grizzlies did not play run-and-gun. Instead, they asked Sun Ce, Carter, Klay Thompson, and Yi Jianlian to play without the ball and cooperate with Brogdon who sticks to the ball!

From Carter's point of view, this is just playing with the rookies. They feel incredible about the head coach's arrangement, but Sun Ce has already played with him. Klay Thompson and Yi Jianlian joined the Grizzlies and started doing whatever Sun Ce said. Anyway, they It’s all about playing without the ball, and it’s the same for everyone, so don’t blame them if they don’t play well.

However, this lineup played for more than a whole quarter, and it seemed like a joke to ask the first man in history to attack the rookie, but it had a miraculous effect!

Instead of running and gunning, the Grizzlies used Brogdon to run the pick-and-roll! In terms of strength, Brogdon also has the ability to start a weak team. He has good offensive ability with the ball and is very sticky. His teammates will only pass the ball when they have the opportunity. Otherwise, he will believe in his own ability. In terms of second pass, he has been used to passing the ball quickly so far this season, but he has continued to The most important thing about the Grizzlies offense at this time is not how well Brogdon organizes the offense. His ability to organize the offense is pretty good, but not to the level where he can fully utilize the current four teammates.

The Grizzlies' offense played well because Sun Ce acted as a pick-and-roll executor to help Brogdon create offensive opportunities. Carter and Klay Thompson tried their best to find three-point opportunities. Yi Jianlian picked and rolled without the ball + looked for cutting opportunities + pulled. When shooting... others are looking for openings. When his teammates find ways to create openings, Brogdon's passing is still in place. If he fails to pass the ball in place, he will definitely be replaced immediately.

But since he was not substituted, it means that he did what Coach Hollins needed him to do!

Once the organization of the offense is not going well, it is very simple, just give the ball to Sun Ce.

With teammates exerting more physical energy than usual, running more focused than usual, and reading and thinking about the opponent's defense faster and more agilely than usual, the Grizzlies continued their offense in the first half of the first quarter. Performance, in the 13 minutes between the official timeout of the first quarter and the official timeout of the second quarter, he scored 38 points and scored 38 to 30!

The Lakers' defensive plan was directly defeated by Coach Hollins' unexpected change of formation, and there was no adjustment during the break. It is strange that it can be adjusted so quickly.

Fortunately, the Lakers also changed their offensive lineup in advance and tightened the score. When the official timeout came in the second quarter, the Lakers did not let the Grizzlies, who had already overtaken the score, widen the point difference in one fell swoop.

Looking at the score of 52 to 58, Frank Vogel finally understood why those famous coaches who had played against the Grizzlies in the playoffs would call the opponent's only consecutive best coach in history "sly bald man."

It was obvious that the Lakers were using their offense to stall the situation, but instead the Grizzlies took advantage of the Lakers' weakness, which was their average defensive level.

Now, Frank Vogel reviewed the game time of this quarter and a half, and immediately analyzed that in the first half of the first quarter, the Grizzlies took advantage of the Lakers' offensive stage to let Sun Ce and Klay Thompson shoot, and then took advantage of the Splash Brothers' touch and unexpectedly used Brogdon to organize the offense.

It doesn't matter how strong Brogdon's ability to organize the offense is, as long as he can pass the ball honestly. The containment of Sun Ce and Klay Thompson can well lead the Grizzlies' offense.

"But if they play like this, the players who partner with this rookie should be exhausted, right?" Frank Vogel found that he had found another point that could be used. It was just a pity that he was not prepared for this time. In the first half of the second quarter, the Lakers were forced to follow the Grizzlies' offensive, otherwise the score difference would really be widened.

On the other side, the Grizzlies bench, as Frank Vogel guessed, except for Brogdon who played with great enthusiasm and never found that he was so "powerful" in organizing offense, Brogdon played for more than one quarter. He was very happy. The other four players who played for 13 minutes in a row, including Sun Ce, were exhausted!

It was really the ability of these four best players who played without the ball that made the team's offense so good. The point guard position played a very small role in connecting the team's offense!

Brogdon also knew what was going on. He learned a lot from this cooperation. He sat down and smiled foolishly thinking about the experience he learned in the game, summarizing and summarizing...

Sun Ce originally planned to use physical potion, but Coach Hollins replaced him and let him rest. Half a quarter of the game time + halftime break, such a long time, Sun Ce did not need physical potion.

The combination of Tony Allen, Paul George, Jaylen Brown, JaMychal Green, and Gobert was replaced by Coach Hollins.

Use a lineup with good offense and defense in regular time? Coach Hollins did not do that when playing against the Lakers, a team that can send out one of the best lineups in the league on offense. Instead, he went to the same extreme as the Lakers! Although they may be dragged down by the Lakers, at least it is the way they choose, not the rhythm arranged by the Lakers.

Control of rhythm represents the ownership of initiative.

Look, the Grizzlies, who have seized the initiative, played a wave of 9 to 6 in the last 4 minutes before the official timeout! Mainly relying on defense, on offense... Paul George scored two three-pointers by himself. He scored two three-pointers with the mentality of "I'm awesome, I can't make it in the second half, and there's still San Ge". Others only scored 3 points, but they defended well! While the opponent's good offensive players also reached the time period when they needed to rest, the Grizzlies relied on defense to widen the score difference to 9 points! Entered the halftime break with a score of 67 to 58.

The balance of victory has tilted towards the Grizzlies. Coach Hollins originally just wanted to take the initiative. It didn't matter if they were leading by 3 or 5 points or trailing by 3 or 5 points in the second half, but they had to control the rhythm change.

But Paul George surprisingly made two strong three-pointers. The Grizzlies not only took the initiative, but also had a 9-point lead!

As for the Lakers, they had to bite the bullet and fight in the third quarter.

There was indeed a gap in strength. They wanted to play a trick, but they didn't expect the Grizzlies, the defending champion and the team that should be the most stable in the league, to play more unexpectedly than the Lakers.

Who the hell would let four famous stars, including one who might be the strongest player since the sport of basketball, run for a rookie to connect the team's offense?

That's what the Grizzlies did!

When the offensive lineups of both teams were tired, Paul George and Gobert, who were still full of energy, came up with three defensive players to snipe...

After the halftime break, the Lakers sent out Louis Williams, Kobe, Leonard, Brandon White, and Nene, and the stars showed up!

On the Grizzlies side, Sun Ce was not replaced for the time being. Brogdon, Paul George, Jaylen Brown, JaMychal Green, and Gobert played. Except that Tony was replaced by Brogdon, the others did not change.

The defensive end was not weakened much, because Tony Allen degenerated seriously and could only rely more on experience. Brogdon could also share the pressure on Paul George on the offensive end.

The Lakers will definitely try to catch up in the second half and will definitely play the star tactics. The Grizzlies are already prepared for this, but the ferocity of the Lakers' stars is still beyond expectations!

Tonight, it is not the old Mamba who ran away the night before, but Louis Williams!

Under the regular season's whistle standards, even though the Grizzlies had already raised the confrontation in the last few minutes of the first half, Louis Williams still played well! Compared with the first half when Louis Williams could only cooperate with James and Leonard, now Louis Williams, who took the ball and started to attack, showed his super ability to fight in chaos.

Relying on Kobe's containment and Leonard's threat and rush, Louis Williams led the Lakers to a 16-9 wave!

Louis Williams is definitely one of the players who benefited the most from the small ball era! The playoffs in this era were okay, David Stern didn't ruin the NBA, but in the regular season, players like Louis Williams, who are not good at organizing the No. 1 position and are not tall enough for the No. 2 position, played better than before the league began to adjust the defensive rules in 2014, when the pace was accelerated, the confrontation was weakened, and the overall three-point level of the league was improved.

Seeing that the score difference was narrowed to two points, the Grizzlies called a timeout.

Sun Ce came back from the halftime break and didn't even sit on the bench for 4 minutes! Louis Williams scored 7 points and 2 assists, plus Leonard's two singles, the score difference was narrowed to two points!

Looking at Louis Williams, whose performance rose against the trend at the age of 30, Sun Ce was a little overwhelmed. Not to mention, Sun Ce felt that in the current situation, letting James play hard may not be as effective as Louis Williams' chaotic fighting style. God knows how Louis Williams, a player with a nervous knife attribute, will play.

Although Louis Williams' performance will plummet in the playoffs, he is just a regular season player, but now it is the regular season!

Thinking he could rest for a while, Sun Ce took off his training suit. As expected, Coach Hollins called his name, Klay Thompson, and Aldridge. Paul George and Gobert were not replaced, which means the Grizzlies put the starting lineup back.

After the timeout, he saw that Louis Williams on the opposite side was not replaced. It was Kobe who was replaced by James. Sun Ce guessed that it would be like this. Although Kobe is the third highest scoring player in the Lakers this season, Louis Williams' average score is not double digits, but when it comes to the anxious time period or when it is necessary to chase points, Louis Williams is often on the court. Kobe is now just a stable veteran who can occasionally explode, but Louis Williams has shown stronger ability than any season in the first 11 years of his career. It's just that the Lakers don't have the conditions to let him play for too long, but his ability has been relied on by the Lakers coach this season.

However, this is an opportunity for Sun Ce!

Whether he was a fan or a player, Sun Ce always felt that Louis Williams had a bad defense. Even Kobe, now 38 years old, had better defense than Louis Williams. If Kobe continued to play, at least he would not be a drag when his teammates defended well. As for Louis Williams...

The timeout ended, the game continued, the Grizzlies attacked, the frontcourt served, Sun Ce directly asked Aldridge for the ball, and after receiving the ball, he faced Leonard's defense on the outside and looked for Klay Thompson who was defending Louis Williams to pick and roll.

Klay Thompson blocked Leonard, and just when Sun Ce tried to use the pick and roll to specifically attack Louis Williams, he didn't move. Louis Williams, who came behind Klay Thompson to defend the pick and roll, was like a headless fly, and directly collided with Leonard who had predicted Sun Ce's move and retreated half a step to bypass the pick and roll in advance!

Sun Ce was about to move when he saw the two collided, and then he realized how accurate Leonard's prediction was! If it weren't for Louis Williams' inexplicable movement on the defensive end and Leonard's collision, which scared him, Sun, his pick-and-roll with Klay Thompson would have been in vain.

Seeing Louis Williams actively bumping into his teammate and knocking himself down, and causing Leonard to almost trip, the fans at the scene were stunned! What kind of fairy defense is this?

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, and quickly broke through to the inside, avoiding James's rush to defend and entering the inside. Thomas Robinson and Lopez hurried to the basket, but they were still a beat late. Sun Ce jumped up a moment before the two received the basket and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

Just as Sun Ce smashed the ball into the basket, the two people who rushed back with all their strength could no longer stop and rushed to the bottom of the basket. It looked like Sun Ce completed a breakthrough dunk through the two people!

Moreover, from a visual perspective, Sun Ce's breakthrough dunk this time "passed" the defense of 5 people!

Really-one against five!

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