One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty. The Warriors Chose the Future

At 1:13 pm on December 18, 2016, WOJ first broke the news that Curry changed teams.

At 2:31 pm, the Warriors and the Clippers officially reached a deal.

The Clippers sent D'Angelo Russell, Andrew Wiggins, the 2017 first-round draft pick, and the 2019 first-round draft pick to the Warriors to get Stephen Curry and Harrison Barnes.

After the deal was exposed, the entire basketball circle was boiling!

Curry changed teams, which was unlikely to happen in the original time and space. Curry there was the second greatest player in the history of the Warriors, and the first greatest one was not the one who stabilized Curry. That man was Wilt Chamberlain who played for the Warriors for 5 and a half years.

Other Warriors legends Tom Mechery, Nate Thurmond... Even Rick Barry can't be compared with Curry.

Curry has achieved success in the Warriors and it is impossible for him to leave on his own initiative.

But this time and space is not like this. Curry in this time and space is more like an enhanced version of Chris Mullin or the ultimate version of Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond in the Warriors.

Although Curry is the strongest three-point shooter in NBA history, he has been regarded as a stronger three-point shooter than Ray Allen in the past few years.

However, in the past two years, some people have always believed that Harden is stronger than Curry.

Last season, the Warriors played 80 brilliant games, but they capsized in the last two games. They were defeated by the Grizzlies for four consecutive years in the playoffs. After the start of this season, the Warriors' intention to change the team's style of play failed. After Irving and Cousins ​​exchanged teams, there were rumors that the Warriors wanted to sell Curry.

Because they did not win the championship, Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green are not worth trading. Thabeet's salary of 12 million is too much, and the Warriors will not trade him, so Curry and Harden are the best bargaining chips.

At this time, the Warriors' choice is very simple, naturally, to keep Harden and trade Curry.

But the Warriors have a big appetite! They want to get enough return and reduce the salary.

This caused the Warriors' trade to be blocked for a while.

If they just send Curry away, the Warriors still have to pay taxes. There were trade rumors before, but they were all trade rumors rejected by the Warriors because they wanted to get enough talent or combat power while also wanting Harrison Barnes' $10.78 million contract. Some teams that want to get Curry don't have the space to eat one of Harrison Barnes or Draymond Green at the same time, and some teams are unwilling to suffer such a big loss.

Gradually, Curry was ignored by the Warriors. Curry might have jumped out of the contract next summer. At this time, not many teams are willing to spend a lot of money to trade him back and eat Harrison Barnes' long-term contract.

The Clippers have been pursuing Chris Paul fiercely, and often have "inside news" of negotiations with the Heat.

Not many people expected the Clippers to agree to the Warriors' excessive demands. Two high-ranking talented players, two first-round picks, and Harrison Barnes were all taken to get Curry!

After the Clippers sent Matthews away and signed Durant last summer, they did not use up the salary space because they did not grab Love. They just renewed Jamal Crawford's contract. They would rather pay the poor tax and give the money to the players in the team than fill the salary space.

Curry and Harrison Barnes have a total salary of 28.22 million US dollars this season, and Russell and Wiggins have a total salary of 10.78 million US dollars. The Clippers took a contract of more than 17 million US dollars, which means they gave the Warriors a trade exception of 17.42 million US dollars. At the same time, the Warriors directly reduced the total salary to below the luxury tax threshold. Originally, they needed to pay a super luxury tax, but now they don't need to.

This deal, players + draft picks + space for strong consumption, is equivalent to the Clippers spending 5 first-round trades to get Curry, and two of them are high-ranking talented rookies who are beginning to transform their talents into strength.

While getting rid of the hidden danger that Curry may leave the team directly next summer, avoiding paying super luxury taxes, and getting a talented point guard and a talented small forward with cheap contracts in the second and third years of the rookie contract, this time the Warriors' trade is recognized as robbing the Clippers! Obviously, they traded away the strongest three-point shooter in history, but immediately completed the reconstruction, ate two rookie bonuses, and the salary was reduced to 110 million US dollars... It was a live robbery of the Clippers with overflowing talents.

However, at this time, fans were amazed at the results of the Clippers' poor performance in the past few years.

After spending Russell and Wiggins, the Clippers' new starting lineup is still strong, Curry, Jamal Crawford, Harrison Barnes, Durant, Jokic... Compared with the previous lineup, this lineup is more expensive, and the salary of these five people has reached 67 million US dollars.

In terms of the transaction value, the public opinion generally believes that the Clippers lost money, but from the perspective of the lineup after the transaction, the Clippers did lose money, but they exchanged a bunch of change for Curry... After discovering that the Clippers' lineup became significantly stronger after trading "the future" for the present, many people also believe that the Clippers did not lose money.

The combination of Curry + Durant was successful!

But whether it was a loss or not is no longer the point. The point is that the Warriors were defeated by the Grizzlies after four years! The Wave combination disintegrated!

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"Tool man Paul..."

Sun Ce was really shocked when he saw the news of the transaction between the Clippers and the Warriors.

Sun had no idea how the Clippers management was going to operate, and John would not be stupid enough to discuss this with him. If he was found out, he would probably be forced to sell the team.

Moreover, the two were now "rivals" in the NBA, and Sun Ce cared more about his own team than the asset team that had nothing to do with him in terms of competing for honors.

However, the Clippers had been pursuing Paul before. Paul + Durant, this combination does look awesome, but the news revealed that the Heat wanted Jokic, but the Clippers did not give him, so they kept dragging it on.

Sun Ce did not expect John to be so wild, and he directly gathered two super pitchers and spent such a huge price.

This chip, in exchange for Anthony Davis, I guess the Pelicans would be willing!

Sun Ce knew that the Clippers wanted him to play there next summer, but now it seems that the Clippers did not put all the chips on him, Sun.

After all, this is also a business.

Since John wants to be the owner of an NBA team, he must follow the rules of the NBA and integrate into it, instead of doing something like "the world is turbid and I am the only one who is clear" and making enemies for nothing.

Few NBA owners make money specifically from the NBA. Most of them are hobbies. They don't want the rules of the game to be broken. What the Clippers are doing now is all within the scope of the game.

It's just that Paul's side has been around for a long time. Since last summer, there have been rumors that a team with the goal of winning the championship wants to get Paul. It has been spread until now, but Sun Ce has not made any substantial operations related to Paul. Paul is really used as a tool by various teams with different goals.

The Kings originally wanted to get Paul, but ended up getting Irving.

Sun Ce opened the NBA official website and looked at the new lineup of the Clippers.

Durant, Jokic, Curry, Harrison Barnes, Jamal Crawford, Buddy Hield, Speights, Felton, Mbah a Moute, Redick...

Apart from the $10.68 million space blocked by Harrison Barnes, the two rookie bonuses are gone, and two future first-round picks are given... From the current stage alone, upgrading Russell to Curry will greatly increase the Clippers' strength! Harrison Barnes is not as good as Wiggins, but in terms of playing attitude, Wiggins is not as good as Harrison Barnes.

The Clippers have successfully upgraded their current lineup after spending a lot of money!

The next day, December 19, was the game day between the Grizzlies and the Clippers.

Clippers General Manager Lawrence Frank came to Memphis and held a press conference for Curry at 10 a.m., officially announcing that Curry joined the Clippers.

For the Grizzlies, this deal allowed them to reduce the threat assessment of the Warriors by one level.

Russell and Wiggins are very talented, allowing the Warriors to directly pass the reconstruction stage. With Harden and Draymond Green as the core, the strength will still be very strong, but it will take at least one to two years for Russell and Wiggins to improve.

From Sun Ce's point of view, it's not that these three are not suitable, but Wiggins is not suitable to be the main forward of a championship team.

This is a big guy that Jimmy Butler can't lead.

Look at the Jazz. Whether they can beat or not, they are very hard. This is the role of Jimmy Butler in leading the team.

If Jimmy Butler hadn't wanted to be the boss, the Grizzlies would probably have traded Paul George... It's just that the management didn't expect Sun Ce to have no desire to be the boss at all, but fortunately, the result was good later. Paul George is more talented and easier to develop into the type of player the team needs.

The Clippers, on the other hand, suddenly became one of the threats!

Not to mention that the Clippers gave away the "future", who can predict the future? The Clippers gave away their talent and got Curry, who is in his prime, directly. With Durant, who signed last summer, if the running-in goes well, they will definitely be a championship contender.

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Originally, Durant came to Memphis to play away games this time to chat with Sun Ce and exchange feelings.

But now there is no time, Curry has joined, and Durant and Curry have endless things to talk about.

Originally, they were talking about tactics, playing style, and dreams. While chatting, Curry suddenly asked: "I may execute the contract next season, what about you?"

Execute the contract next season?

Durant was surprised that Curry suddenly talked about this, because if Curry executes the player option next season, his salary will only be over 18 million US dollars. If he jumps out of the contract to renew the bird rights, although Curry cannot get the starting salary of 35% of the salary cap specified by the veteran clause, he can still get the starting salary of 30% of the bird rights maximum salary for veterans with more than 7 years.

But Durant figured it out easily.

Curry is willing to come to the Clippers to play with him. The Clippers can wait until next summer to sign him nakedly. Then they can use Russell and Wiggins to trade him, and they don't have to take Harrison Barnes' 5-year, $70 million contract.

Players of their level are very proud. The Clippers traded Curry back with the kind of chips that cannot be refused. Obviously, they give more respect than signing him nakedly next summer.

In return, Curry wants to exercise the player option and get another year of cheap contract, which Durant can understand.

In addition, if Curry signs a new contract and the Clippers take Harrison Barnes, it will be more difficult for the Clippers to free up a maximum salary space to pursue big-name players next summer.

This made Durant feel that the situation was a little subtle, and he was glad that he came early!

During the offseason training camp of the US team, Durant and Curry played games all night, stayed up all night, and talked about many things related to basketball, but did not talk about this aspect.

Durant now understands that Curry had already thought about leaving the team at that time.

Curry did not want to leave because of the poor performance of the Warriors after the start of this season, but had already made plans! Curry actively invested in the Warriors' change of play, giving the Warriors the last chance.

The old set is unlikely to beat Sun Ce, and the new tactics have no effect. Curry has been completely disappointed with the Warriors management.

"I will not execute the contract. I will wait and see how much space the team needs. If possible, I will choose to renew the contract with a pay cut."

Durant responded to Curry's test.

The two smiled at each other and continued to discuss the team's tactics.

They met yesterday and talked this morning, but they didn't mention the name of that person, but they knew it tacitly...

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At 6:10 in the evening, the game between the Grizzlies and the Clippers was about to start in 20 minutes, and the players of the two teams entered the court after warming up.

Sun Ce was not wrong. After completing the trade, the opponent put Jamal Crawford on the bench, allowing this regular season player to return to the sixth man position. Buddy Hield, who averaged only 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in the early season, entered the Clippers' starting lineup, partnering with Curry, Harrison Barnes, Durant, and Jokic.

Seeing that the elementary school student brother also changed teams, Sun Ce wanted to give the elementary school student brother a warm hug at the beginning of the game... He was directly ignored, and it was Paul George who came up and gave Sun Ce a comforting hug that made Sun Ce not so embarrassed.

Knowing that others don't pay attention to you, you insist on getting close to them... Paul George feels that he really cares about this team.

However, this scene made Durant's fragile heart worried... But then he saw Curry still chatting with Sun Ce at the technical table, and he was relieved.

Sun Ce and Curry did not talk about anything related to the trade. Curry was traded, and Sun Ce also remembered the reluctance and anger after being traded by the Warriors. Seven years have passed in a flash... Things have changed, the Warriors are no longer the Warriors of the past, and the two of them are no longer the same as they were back then.

Look, Sun Ce feels that he has become more handsome and cool, while Curry's personality is getting more and more arrogant, getting angry at every turn, and also likes to act cool and cool...

Look, Sun Ce just said, "You were also sold by the Warriors, you didn't expect that you would have this day...", and the elementary school student brother ignored him again.

After the warm pre-match greetings, at 6:30 in the evening, the game started.

The Grizzlies have studied the Clippers this season, because they may occasionally meet in the first round, but after the big trade, the Clippers have become unfamiliar to the Grizzlies, and it is difficult to predict how the opponent will play. It is definitely impossible to let Curry and Harrison Barnes play according to Russell and Wiggins' style.

So the Grizzlies will treat this game with the most stable strategy.

The Clippers are now in the limelight. There is no doubt that they have strengthened, and the point guard position has been greatly strengthened, but the first game of the two guns of Curry and Durant was very average. Curry was traded yesterday and came to the away game for a health check yesterday evening. Today, he will play a game in a brand new team. It is impossible to run in well.

Curry is used to having an outside organizer like Harden or Iguodala. Although Drummond Green and Jokic are both supporting inside players, Drummond Green is much faster than Jokic. It is difficult for Curry to adapt immediately when he partners with Jokic for the first time.

The Clippers wanted Curry to quickly integrate and give him the ball... I can only say that the Clippers head coach Maurice Cheeks is really incompetent. The TV commentators are saying that Maurice Cheeks' strategy is problematic. It is better to let Curry, who has just joined, be a pure shooter and slowly integrate and adjust.

It is true that Curry, who has played without the ball for 4 years, was given enough attention right from the start, but it is not a good thing for the whole team to run in.

The Grizzlies played steadily, relying on Sun Ce's 33 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Paul George's 17 points and 9 assists, Aldridge's 15 points and Klay Thompson's 18 points. The Grizzlies easily defeated the Clippers, who had just completed the transaction, with a score of 122 to 99, and improved their record to 24 wins and 8 losses.

In the second quarter, Curry and Durant knew that they had to go into the game. It would take some time for them to get used to each other. Unless they both got their shots on fire and beat the other team, it would be difficult to win against the Grizzlies, who played with all their main players and performed stably.

Durant's performance was stable, with 26 points on 9 of 18 shots, while Curry's performance was relatively poor, with 6 of 22 shots and only 1 of 9 three-pointers. The rhythm problem was very serious.

For this situation, Curry and Durant were patient, because everything in their new life had just begun! Niuba Literature Network

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In the game against the newly formed Clippers, Sun Ce knew that there was a great hope of winning, and in the end he won the game smoothly.

The transaction was like a broken bone, and the core players were only in their second year and their strength was not good enough to drive the level of the two superstars who had just joined hands. It was impossible for the Clippers to get used to each other immediately.

However, when the Clippers left Memphis the next day and the next opponent, the Bulls, came to Memphis, Sun Ce still felt a little surreal. The Warriors were really defeated by the Grizzlies!

This situation... After careful analysis, Sun Ce also felt that it was not so incredible, because the Warriors had played their best performance last season, but ended up being one of the worst teams. In this case, it is unlikely that the Warriors will continue to survive, and not every star is willing to survive.

The core members of the Warriors before were Curry, Harden, Iguodala, Draymond Green, and Thabit. Among them, Curry was the most eager for honor. Once Curry had the intention to leave, and the Warriors' play style changed and failed, the Warriors of the Curry era would be finished sooner or later.

What made Sun Ce a little regretful was that he could not fight with such a Warriors team for another year. Sun Ce still felt excited when he thought about the competition with Curry and the Warriors last season.

But there was no way, the past opponents seemed to have turned the page... except for tomorrow's opponent, the Bulls!

Sun Ce reviewed it and it seems that 2016 was the dividing line for his opponents to undergo huge changes. Kobe is no longer the core of the Lakers, but just a veteran pitcher and spiritual leader. The Warriors rebuilt the team around Harden, the Thunder focused on Westbrook to hit the triple-double king, the Mavericks were in a slump, the Spurs were neither good nor bad, the Heat were selling Paul, and the 76ers were in a precarious situation...

This year, it seems that all opponents have changed!

But there is still one team that has not changed much-the Bulls!

The Bulls duo composed of Sloan, Rose and Griffin, in the stage when the league has a trend of major reshuffle, still stubbornly strengthened and wanted to do it again.

Other teams did not compete for top stars and chose to stay put or sign some high-quality role players for future trades.

But the Bulls won Wade with a one-year contract of 24.5 million US dollars, which means that it is difficult for them to carry out any substantial operations in the middle of the season, just like the Grizzlies.

It's just that the two teams are in different situations. The Grizzlies have won two consecutive championships, while the Bulls have won two consecutive runner-ups... Sun Ce respects the Bulls from the bottom of his heart, and his courage is commendable.

After praising the Bulls' courage to "stick to being themselves", Sun Ce devoted himself to the preparations for the concert. After the game with the Bulls, the next game will be the Christmas battle on the evening of the 25th. There will be three days of rest from the 22nd to the 24th, and the Christmas concert will be on the evening of the 24th.

Sun Ce is still very concerned about this matter, mainly because this season is very stressful! Usually he can't confide his pressure to others, so he has to find something else to relieve it.

After all, the scene of the last two consecutive championships failed to defend the title is still vivid in his mind. This season, in order to ensure health, the team has carried out a rotation and time allocation plan, and the overall strength of the team has declined... It is said that he doesn't care about the record, but as the season progresses, the deeper, the more Sun Ce wants to win more games and create better opportunities for the playoffs.

Speaking of preparation, Sun Ce didn't have that much to do. After Randolph left the Grizzlies, the preparation of this concert was organized by Bill Duffy's team. Sun Ce was responsible for taking another team, Lily Collins' security company, to check security and other issues. He was responsible for signing.

Sun Ce was mainly messing around. When playing against the Clippers last night, Sun Ce took the initiative to trigger "Artist's Fantasy" using a C-level draw card and a B-level draw card. The event was not difficult. There were two goals. One was to make more three-pointers than Curry. If it was Curry in the Warriors period, this goal would be difficult, but Curry, who had just joined the Clippers, didn't play very well. With the Grizzlies defending against this point, Sun Ce, who made 4 three-pointers, easily achieved this goal.

The second goal was to score more than Durant... Before Curry came, it was also difficult to achieve this goal, but with Curry coming, Durant must give up the right to shoot to Curry in the first game.

It was very easy to achieve both goals.

But what makes Sun Ce upset is that these two newly obtained "Random Song Perfect Singing Cards" cannot be used!

Disney notified him this morning that the promotion work for the release of Avengers 3 is about to begin, and he, Sun, needs to fire the first shot.

", Sun Ce will sing this theme song of the first phase of the Marvel Universe, which is authorized to Disney for use, at the concert. Avengers 3 and Avengers 4 both use this song as the theme song, because after these two movies are over, the first phase of the Marvel Universe will also end.

Not only will the concert feature this song, and the pre-game performance of the All-Star Weekend, Sun Ce will also sing this. In mid-March, Avengers 3 will be released.

Sun Ce found that competitive sports are more fun. To become a certain kind of player, as long as you have enough ability, you can follow your own ideas within the rules, no matter how long you play.

Other "games" involving economic interests will deteriorate more or less over time, just like the Christmas concert and the All-Star Weekend performance, where many parties have intervened to gain benefits.

In this regard, Sun Ce also expressed his acceptance. Anyway, he just played it for fun. When he got tired of the singing game, he could play other games.

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After a day of rest, on December 21, the Grizzlies welcomed the game against the Chicago Bulls at home.

The Bulls' starting lineup was quite strong, including Rose, Wade, Ariza, Griffin, and Lopez Jr. The bench also included Gibson, McDermott, Mirotic, Bobby Portis, Jerian Grant, and McCaw.

In the summer, many high-quality 3D players were poached from the Bulls, but with Wade, a veteran outside player who is excellent in both pick-and-roll execution and ball-holding pick-and-roll, the Bulls' strength has not decreased but increased this season! Moreover, even with the reduced playing time of both players, their performance is not worse than last season.

In the middle of the season, the Bulls also began to consider further reducing the playing time of Rose and Griffin. Their consumption in the past two years is similar to that of the Grizzlies. They are both teams that play until the last minute of the season, and they are under great pressure to prevent injuries.

The game between the two teams started at 7:30 pm. After 2 hours and 27 minutes of playing time, the Grizzlies lost to the Bulls at home 105 to 113.

Without Randolph, although they have tried to strengthen the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies' inside line obviously suffered in this game. Griffin rushed to the inside line with his head down, Gobert and Diang couldn't stand it, David West could stand it but was slow, and Aldridge and the two players were hung by the pick-and-roll.

There are still areas that need to be adjusted and improved. Discovering the severity of the problem and understanding how serious it is is the most important thing.

Other games were fine. After the game with the Bulls, Sun Ce truly felt how obvious the decline in the state of his teammates who won the championship in the past two years was due to fatigue!

Just like the Warriors in the original time and space, the Warriors lineup was so manic, but after the tsunami combination was put together, there was only one season that won 67 wins, and the next two seasons were less than 60 wins.

Fortunately, Sun Ce and the team's veteran players have enough experience and know that winning or losing in the regular season is not that important. They didn't play well this time, and their performance was not as good as the opponent's.

On the other hand, the Bulls were so excited after winning that they ended their 11-game losing streak against the Grizzlies... From the last regular season match in the 14-15 season to the finals last season, the Bulls lost all the past 11 games to the Grizzlies. Tonight they finally won! The atmosphere was like the New Year.

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After the game with the Bulls, the Grizzlies' Christmas vacation arrived.

Since they have to play the Christmas game, the Christmas holiday is from the 22nd to the 24th. For teams that don't have a Christmas game, some have a rest day from the 23rd to the 24th, and some have a rest day from the 24th to the 26th. Anyway, the 24th is definitely a day off, which is Christmas Eve.

With 24 wins and 9 losses, the Grizzlies barely retained the third place in the West.

On the morning of the 22nd, the Grizzlies discussed the latest scout report of the Warriors and the tactical plan to play the Warriors, and then had a holiday. The players can do whatever they want. There will be a preparatory training on the morning of the 24th, and the rest of the time is free for the players.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, Paul George took Sun Ce and a group of teammates to prepare for the concert. Harden, James, Kobe, Leonard, Nowitzki, Conley, Gay... and other stars also came to Memphis. Wade didn't leave directly after the away game. He flew back to Chicago after the concert ended on the evening of the 24th. He will play the Heat at home on Christmas.

Now Sun Ce doesn't need to provide songs. Some of them have songwriters to help them release songs. The copyright management in the United States is very strict. As long as they can make money, the songwriters and songwriters can share the copyright fees within the specified period. The period of time that they can share the money... The heirs can get the copyright fees within 70 years after their death.

The concert is going on as planned, and it is still a charity concert, but now there are more income from advertising fees and other aspects. Part of it is to be paid to Sun Ce's charity foundation, which can be regarded as a development of Sun Ce's commercial value in this regard.

On the morning of the 23rd, Curry came to Memphis again after playing the last game before the Christmas holiday.

The day before, when Sun Ce and Harden talked about the recent transaction, he didn't feel that Harden was too sad. Today Curry came, and the relationship between the two was still harmonious... Sun Ce understood that Curry had told Harden a long time ago that if the change was not smooth, he would choose to leave.

Moreover, perhaps from the perspective of the Warriors, it is not whether Curry wants to leave or not. The Warriors have the highest trading value for the three players of the 2009 class, Curry, Harden, and Thabeet. Thabeet is the least likely to be traded. Look at Adams of the Thunder, who averages 11 points and 6.8 rebounds per game... including 3.8 offensive rebounds per game. The contract he renewed in advance is 4 years and 102 million US dollars. Thabeet's 3-year 36 million contract renewed in advance in 2015 has just started. Only a fool would sell the center who is now too expensive.

As for Curry and Harden... If you really have to choose one to be the core of the team, Sun Ce thinks there is nothing wrong with the Warriors choosing Harden.

On the 24th, the Grizzlies and the Warriors both conducted preparation training in the morning, rehearsed again in the afternoon, and in the evening, the concert went smoothly...

Although Sun Ce complained in his heart that the concert was mixed with too many commercial factors, he was still very excited when he stood on the stage, just like in previous years.

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On December 25, 2016, the Grizzlies ushered in the Christmas battle for the sixth consecutive year.

Since Sun Ce was in his second year, there has been no break in the Christmas game. There is no doubt that this is one of the ways to show his popularity. The arrangement of the Christmas game is, of course, that the team with the more popular players is more likely to be arranged into the game.

This Christmas game in Memphis was particularly lively. The local TV station replayed last night's concert early in the morning to stir up the atmosphere.

Many fans have a hunch. Although they don't want to admit it, they did guess what might happen next summer, that is, Sun Ce might choose to change teams.

Sun Ce has refreshed almost all the data of this team. In the scoring list, assists list, rebound list, steals list, three-point hits... and even the iron list, Sun Ce is the first in the team history.

If the Grizzlies win three consecutive championships this season, if Sun Ce does not change teams, it is estimated that he will retire and rest for two years.

Regarding whether Sun Ce will choose to retire, a group of celebrities actually held a roundtable meeting to discuss it. The conclusion is that if Sun Ce does not change teams, he will most likely rest for one or two years.

However, no matter what decision Sun Ce will make, the local fans in Memphis and Tennessee all hope that their team can complete three consecutive championships and Sun Ce can firmly sit on the position of the strongest player in history.

Sun Ce's efforts are seen by the fans. From entering the NBA to the golden period of his career, Sun Ce has given his all and achieved great achievements.

In short, .T, Tennessee TV stations, Memphis local TV stations, and media with good relations with the Grizzlies, all guide public opinion in favor of Sun Ce.

The preparation and conduct of the concert took more than two days. During these two days, Sun Ce and his teammates relaxed a bit and played music. They were not real professional singers, so of course they played as they pleased and had fun.

And there was no big deal after the concert last night. They opened two bottles of champagne to celebrate. Everyone drank a glass and left.

Some stayed to watch the Christmas game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors tonight, such as Curry, Gay, Conley, and Jordan, who did not play in the Christmas game.

Those who wanted to play in the Christmas game went to the city where the venue of the Christmas game was located overnight, such as the Zhanlenko trio, Nowitzki...

So, after a good rest and having fun, the Grizzlies players were particularly motivated to prepare for the game today!

At present, the Grizzlies have 24 wins and 9 losses... If possible, Sun Ce really doesn't want to lose the 10th game so early, and his teammates don't want to lose the 10th game so early.

After a day of preparation, at 7:40 p.m., the two teams that had finished warming up entered the FedEx Arena.

Looking at Harden, whose temperament changed after entering the court, Sun Ce felt the difference between Harden now and Harden who played against the Warriors more than a month ago!

At that time, Harden just learned to focus on the game, but now Harden has begun to take on the responsibility of a leader and become the cornerstone of the team as the media evaluated him.

Sun Ce's mind emerged with the interview video of Harden after training this morning that he saw at lunch today.

Harden said in the interview: "I am happy for Stephen. He went to a team that suits him very well. I will never forget the four seasons that Stephen and I have partnered, but now it's time for us to open a new chapter. Perhaps, we will each open our true peak period like Nowitzki and Nash. Now, it's time for me to take on the responsibilities I should bear."

Retracting his thoughts, Sun Ce focused on the game.

After the Warriors completed the big deal, they played two games. Compared with the Clippers, the Warriors have a stronger foundation. The main reason is that the three core players Harden, Draymond Green and Iguodala have not changed. Their ability to lead the team is much stronger than the current Jokic. Therefore, the Warriors rushed forward after the trade and defeated their opponents by more than 15 points in two consecutive games.

The most powerful one was Harden, who scored 39 points in one game and 42 points in another.

Although the Warriors' strength has declined, Sun Ce still puts the Warriors in the same level as the Suns. After the Warriors complete the trade, they may be able to rush into the top four in the West and pull down one of the Lakers and the Suns, because the Warriors are now more stable.

With 10 minutes left before the start of the game, the two teams submitted their starting lineups.

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 Russell, Harden, Wiggins, Draymond Green and Thabeet.

Obviously, the Warriors' starting lineup, which was comparable to the Grizzlies' starting lineup before, is now obviously weaker. The Warriors pinned their hopes on the progress of Wiggins, who is only 21 years old, and Russell, who is only 20 years old, and look forward to the future. Naturally, their strength is weaker than before.

The pre-match preparation time ended, and at 7:58, the starting players of both teams came on the court.

At 8:03 in the evening, the players went on the court and waited for a few minutes. After the "nostalgic" Christmas battle between the Lakers and the Mavericks ended and the Mavericks defeated the Lakers in overtime, the Christmas battle between the Grizzlies and the Warriors began.

The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.

Gobert was strong this time, and he beat Thabeet to win the jump ball. The Grizzlies attacked first!

Steadily fell into the positional battle. Gobert, whose jump ball winning rate this year is only more than 40%, is really quite trusted by his teammates. Just be prepared for the start of the positional battle, whether it is offense or defense.

Paul George pushed forward to the front court and encountered Harden's close defense. He quickly passed the ball to Sun Ce. Wiggins defended Sun Ce very actively, much more actively than when he was with the Clippers.

As the No. 1 pick, Wiggins felt humiliated to be a bargaining chip. At least in the first week after the trade, he showed unprecedented enthusiasm and hard work. Now facing Sun Ce, he played even more actively than when facing James.

Facing Wiggins' unexpected performance, Sun Ce kicked off the game with a "bang".

Harden protected the defensive rebound, pushed forward the counterattack, and made a layup!

Although Harden chose to accept Curry's departure, but standing on the court, Harden just wanted to prove one thing - I am the best one, and it is right to play with me!