One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty-Two. I Am a Legend!

At 7:30 pm, after warming up, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the court together.

The annual flag-raising ceremony began. This year, there was still a regular season championship flag. The players were calm, but the old fans at the scene were very proud. Thinking back to 6 years ago, until the end of the 10-11 season, there was no flag over the home stadium of the Grizzlies.

But after six years, the number of flags over their stadium has caught up with the Pistons, Bulls, Warriors, 76ers, Spurs and other well-known teams in NBA history.

In terms of the number of championship flags, only the yellow, green and red teams have more than the Grizzlies!

Their team already has the foundation of a strong team and a group of loyal fans in the basketball world, which have been cultivated in the past 8 years. One day, these people will become "old fans".

After Chris Wallace's annual thank-you speech and the final preparation time before the game, the opening game of the series between the Grizzlies and the Warriors started!

The two teams were already very familiar with each other in the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year, but the Warriors have changed a lot this year.

Russell, Harden, Wiggins, Draymond Green, Thabeet... Not to mention, even Russell doesn't look down on Wiggins, but his strength is there, 17 or 18 points every night, the second-best scoring player on the team, 20+ points per game is no problem if given enough shots, which reminds them of the player who clocked out with 20 points every day more than a decade ago.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies' Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert's invincible starting lineup are very familiar to the Warriors' old players. For three consecutive years, this starting lineup has beaten the Warriors for three consecutive years in the playoffs!

After the game started, the Grizzlies quickly entered the state, really playing according to the rules. In the first quarter, the Grizzlies beat the Warriors 34 to 20...

The gap in strength is too obvious!

If the Warriors don't make a trade, they have the ability to compete with the Grizzlies... The premise is that the Warriors players are full of desire and confidence as in the past two years.

But now, let's not talk about confidence. In terms of strength, after Curry was traded, the Warriors were most affected, not Harden, but Draymond Green. Without Curry's three-pointer and catch-and-shoot, Draymond Green's offensive role was directly destroyed!

Russell's catch-and-shoot three-pointer is also OK, but compared with Curry, he is obviously not a three-point shooter of the same level. Russell is not as good as Curry in all aspects except that he is physically stronger than Curry.

This is not the biggest impact. The Wiggins they introduced is obviously stronger than Harrison Barnes, much stronger, but Wiggins played very well and fought hard in the first two or three games after being traded by the Clippers, but after those games, he didn't care at all. No matter what others said, no matter how the game was, he would just shoot 13 or 14 times per game, score 17 or 18 points per game, and then go home to rest...

Others can't see it, they just think that the Warriors have a "promising future", as if in two years, Harden is at his peak, Russell and Wiggins are in their prime, and the Warriors will have the opportunity to become the new overlord.

Judging from the talent alone, the Warriors traded Curry for Russell and Wiggins, plus two first-round picks, and got rid of Harrison Barnes' long-term contract. The Warriors' operation in this deal with the Clippers can really be described as robbery.

But the family knows their own suffering. Wiggins looks good, but his role is equivalent to chicken ribs. Fortunately, the timing of using Wiggins is good, at least he doesn't drag his feet. Thinking about it this way, it's not a loss. This guy can fight with James when he is fierce, although his role is not much different from Vujacic when he is healthy.

In the second quarter, the Warriors used the tactic of Harden and Wiggins taking turns to play singles, letting Wiggins play against Sun Ce, Harden and Klay Thompson, the two of them fought hard for a quarter, and scored 32 to 29 in a single quarter. They strongly bit the score in the second quarter and narrowed the gap by 3 points.

After halftime, they were only 11 points behind the Grizzlies.

But this is the limit of the Warriors. They are OK in the regular season. Maybe they have a greater chance of winning against the Suns and Trail Blazers in the playoffs. But when they meet the Grizzlies, as long as the Grizzlies are not iron-clad outside and the core defensive players do not commit consecutive fouls on the defensive end, the Warriors can only mess things up. Theoretically, the Warriors have a future, but not now!

With an 11-point lead and superior strength, Paul George got excited in the third quarter!

In a single quarter, he scored 4 three-pointers, 4 assists and 2 steals. Led by Paul George, the Grizzlies beat the Warriors 28 to 19 in the third quarter...

With the wind in his favor, Paul George can play a McGrady-style performance in the playoffs!

Although the Warriors scored 31 to 23 in the final quarter, the Grizzlies were already paddling and eventually defeated the Warriors 114 to 102, easily winning their first victory!

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Although some media speculated that the Warriors might be able to fight against the Grizzlies, after all, if they can't beat them, they will seek changes. The Warriors did seek changes. Their current outside trio is stronger than the original trio only in terms of singles ability, but the Grizzlies won so easily that not many people were surprised. Changes may bring good results, or worse.

Facts have proved that it is still too early for the Warriors to deal with Sun Ce. There may be opportunities in the future, but not now.

Sun Ce played for only 29 minutes tonight, scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, and did not play for a second in the fourth quarter.

The game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors is over, and the first day of the playoffs is over.

Except for the Raptors who unfortunately encountered Paul, who was not afraid of anyone in the first round, and suffered a defeat, the Bulls, Grizzlies, and Suns all won their first victory.

After the game, Sun Ce came home from physical therapy last night and listened to Zu Ge talking about tonight's battle report, such as the Clippers did not play well, and the Bulls played in the first round, which was equivalent to bullying their opponents...

But Sun Ce felt that when the Warriors lost Curry, they, the Grizzlies, played against the Warriors, which was equivalent to bullying their opponents.

It's not that the Warriors' lineup is bad, but Curry is far more important than others in Steve Kerr's tactics. Without Curry, Draymond Green and Harden have no cooperation at all. Draymond Green can't catch the ball and his shooting is not accurate... The key is that Steve Kerr is not suitable for Harden. Without Curry, the Warriors should do more than just introduce the "future". They should have made drastic changes long ago, such as replacing the head coach with D'Antoni and replacing the twin towers with athletic defense and catching the ball inside, running and playing!

But at this time, no team would trust D'Antoni to win the championship, and Sun Ce did not remind the Warriors of his idea. Regardless of whether the other party believed it or not, what was he trying to do?

Nothing happened overnight, and the next day, the second game day of the playoffs arrived.

The Grizzlies are resting today. They won the second place in the Western Conference with their last 7-game winning streak. They have two days of rest between the first and second games of the first round. The preparation day scheduled for tomorrow is just a simple basic training. As for the targeted training... In the first game, the Grizzlies were not dragged down by the Warriors to the point where they needed targeted training. They just relied on their strength to crush them and won the victory.

In the afternoon, the playoffs in the East started.

The Nets and Celtics won easily. Among the top four teams in the East, only the Raptors fell in the playoffs. The time for Lowry and DeRozan to be expelled from the NBA once a year has come...

However, in the West, the style suddenly changed!

The Thunder beat the Lakers 113-97 by surprise, and Westbrook scored 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists; the Jazz defeated the Trail Blazers 109-101, Jimmy Butler scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, and Conley scored 34 points!

Westbrook's big triple-double was simply explosive! He was originally a favorite for MVP, and the league has already started organizing voting for major awards, and Westbrook's voice for MVP is even higher.

This is not over yet. On April 18, the Clippers also did it! After losing the first game, they narrowly defeated the Suns 122-115 in the second game, tying the score to 1-1 and taking away the home advantage!

Curry scored 36 points and Durant scored 44 points. The two brothers scored 80 points. In fact, the two played well in the last game, but Jokic played in the playoffs for the first time and did not adapt well, which dragged down his team. In this game, he performed very well, with 7 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Although the assists were not high, when he played, the Clippers' offense was extremely smooth.

Although he dragged his team down in the first game, Jokic showed a strong ability to adapt, allowing Curry and Durant to show their ability to raise the team's ceiling.

In terms of overall strength, the Clippers are not as good as the Suns, who can win 60 games. The gap in the strength of role players is quite large. However, if Jokic can lead Hield, Harrison Barnes and others to not be so dragging, Curry and Durant will be the king bomb for the Suns!

On the other side, the Raptors showed their strength in the second home game and defeated the Heat 112 to 98.

Soon, on April 19, the second game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors arrived.

The Bulls, Celtics, and Grizzlies all defeated their opponents easily, but the Jazz lost the second game, and the Trail Blazers struggled to maintain their home advantage.

On April 20, Westbrook fans who shouted for a black eight watched Westbrook enter the meeting site...

After losing the first game, James was extremely irritable in the second game!

How irritable?

The Thunder were beaten by 30 points in the first half...

67 to 37! James was like a god descending from heaven, beating the Thunder.

When the Thunder trailed by 35 points in the third quarter, Westbrook came on the court in the fourth quarter. After the third quarter, Westbrook had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. After the last quarter, Westbrook's data increased to 20 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals... But the Thunder still lost by 30 points with 90 to 120!

This time, Westbrook's fans' mentality collapsed!

Sun Ce was not scolded for brushing data at the beginning because Sun Ce brushed data when he was leading by a large score and was trying to catch up when he was behind. Westbrook not only brushed data when he was leading, but also brushed data when he was behind!

In the MVP competition, Westbrook's market just surpassed Griffin, and then it dropped again...

After the first two games of each series, the general situation of the first round of this year can basically be seen.

In the East, the Bulls, Celtics and Nets are too strong for their opponents. They are not teams of the same level at all.

The Raptors may be defeated by Paul.

The Western Conference seems very chaotic. The Suns and the Clippers each have their own advantages. One has stronger team strength, and the other has stronger stars.

It is hard to say about the Thunder, after all, they have the home advantage, but the Lakers seem to be furious. James is like a beast in the playoffs. If he can't stop this, the Thunder, which is as strong as Westbrook, can't stop the Lakers at all. And many people are very puzzled. The Thunder played well in the first game, with Westbrook's breakthrough points to drive the whole team, his teammates shot accurately, and he had many opportunities. But why did Westbrook stop shooting in the second game when his teammates didn't shoot accurately? Must he pass? At this time, shouldn't they be more determined to play individual offense? After all, the Lakers' inside line only has Lopez and Nene above average strength, and the others are dragging James and Leonard down. This matter seems very magical.

The series between the Grizzlies and the Warriors seems to have little suspense. Harden's average 37 points in the first two games can't stop the roar of the evil bear. The Warriors fan forum is already shouting for Steve Kerr to step down.

Compared with the Thunder, the Jazz, another team that has the home advantage, has a much better reputation.

Jimmy Butler! He is simply too good. He may not play well in every game, but he can definitely influence his teammates in every game and make them play more actively and harder!

The series between the Jazz and the Trail Blazers was almost ignored because of the Trail Blazers and the Jazz was not a particularly popular team. However, after the first two games, Jimmy Butler's resilience and persistence successfully attracted the attention of fans.

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As time passed, some series in the first round of the playoffs were in full swing, while others gradually decided the winners.

The Bulls and the Nets both decisively swept their opponents 4-0 to advance to the second round. Evans had teammates such as Love, Porzingis, Eric Gordon, and Larry Sanders, and once again had the strength to compete with Rose.

On the Celtics side, they advanced to the second round with a 4-1 victory.

The Heat were very strong in the series against the Raptors, and once played 3 to 1. However, if the Raptors really played out the strength of stars such as Lowry and Gasol, they would still be very strong, but they lacked a real leader. This time, Lowry and Gasol broke out together... Mainly because DeRozan was not so bad tonight, scoring 24 points on 8 of 20 shots, and Lowry and Gasol led the team with difficulty to make the score 2 to 3.

Paul led the team poorly in the regular season and was about to be expelled from the NBA by 58 fans, but he immediately played a beautiful series again, averaging 23.4 points, 12.2 assists and 2.8 steals in 5 games. It is estimated that the maximum salary contract extension in advance or the maximum salary contract will not be able to escape.

On the other side, the Jazz and the Trail Blazers played 3 to 2. The Jazz slaughtered the Trail Blazers 114 to 89 in the decisive battle, and will return to their home court to face the Trail Blazers next.

This series was the most unexpected one. Everyone thought that the Jazz could cause trouble for the Trail Blazers, but they didn't expect that the Trail Blazers were gradually beaten by the Jazz and had no chance to fight back!

Thibodeau's coaching in the playoffs this season was indeed very good!

The Trail Blazers had Lillard, McCollum, Turner, Capela, and Whiteside as starters, and Nurkic, Aminu, Maurice Harkless, Crabbe as substitutes...

But the Jazz played out their strength advantage!

As for the Clippers and the Suns, the Clippers were strong and weak in one game, and were very unstable. The main reason was that the coach was not good, and the tactics were easily targeted by the Suns. Their head coach Maurice Cheeks was very good at training rookies, but it was really difficult for him to coach in the playoffs. The main reason was that the Clippers didn't expect to get Curry back so early, and of course they had to get him back if they had the chance to avoid more trouble. It was unlikely that they would change coaches on the spot, so they could only rely on the performance of the stars.

Currently, the Clippers are 2-3 behind the Suns. They can have such a performance, but they really rely on the two stars to drag them. Otherwise, with the coaching of Maurice Cheeks, they may be swept.

The most "eye-catching" is the series between the Thunder and the Lakers, where Westbrook, who lost the MVP this morning, is located. After Westbrook went crazy in the first game of the series and got a big triple-double to lead the Thunder to defeat the Lakers, James averaged 34.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.5 assists in the next four games... Together with Leonard who averaged 27 points, he slaughtered the Thunder for 4 consecutive games, with a difference of more than 17 points in each game!

4-1, the Lakers completed a gentleman sweep against the Thunder.

The Grizzlies were just a little bit away from a sweep, but they were beaten by the Warriors 133-112 in the fourth game. The Warriors went crazy, but this also gave the Grizzlies a chance to advance at home, and finally eliminated the Warriors 4-1 and advanced to the second round.

In the past few days, various awards have been announced one after another. Nets general manager Sean Marks won the Best Manager Award, Antetokounmpo beat Jokic to win the Most Improved Award, Bulls' Mirotic won the Best Sixth Man with an average of 15.3 points per game, and Lakers head coach Vogel won the Best Coach Award.

In terms of Best Rookie, Brogdon, who averaged 8.6 points and 3.3 assists per game, beat Buddy Hield, who averaged 8.8 points and 1.6 assists per game, to win the Best Rookie Award.

The 2016 rookies are really terrible at the moment... If Embiid, who received the third-place vote for the Best Rookie, did not start his rookie season this year, this year's rookies would be even worse!

After Evans left and he had the ball, Dario Saric of the 76ers played well, averaging 12 points per game, but the 76ers' record plummeted without Evans, and Dario Saric was not from the 16th class, he was from the 14th class, but he entered the NBA late.

Just today, the morning when the Lakers eliminated the Thunder 4-1 and the Grizzlies eliminated the Warriors 4-1, the NBA officially announced that Bulls forward Blake Griffin won 1VP with 29.1% of the votes, beating Westbrook with 26.9% of the votes and James with 24.4% of the votes!

Sun Ce didn't want to pay attention to this, but he couldn't help but watch it. Seeing that his 2.6% vote rate ranked sixth... Sun Ce was still a little disappointed... But Griffin, who averaged 24.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1 block per game, surpassed Westbrook, who averaged a triple-double, and won the MVP. Sun Ce was happy and regretful.

Westbrook is great, but if he wins the MVP, the value of the MVP award may really be lowered.

But averaging a triple-double but not winning the MVP... It also lowered the value of his previous triple-double...

For non-Sun Ce fans and non-Grizzlies fans, Griffin won the MVP, and everyone celebrated!

Since the 2008-09 season, this is the 9th season. In the 8 seasons before this season, only Sun Ce and James won the regular season MVP, Sun Ce 5 times, James 3 times, and no one else won the MVP! Finally someone can break the monopoly of these two people!

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Averaging 21.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.2 blocks, and 2.4 steals per game...Sun Ce's performance in the first round was mediocre, and the Grizzlies got through it smoothly.

Then they were waiting for the Clippers and the Suns to decide the winner.

Harden didn't leave either, and stayed in Memphis...a nightclub, and he was a regular, waiting to watch the Grizzlies' next round of the series.

This was originally the idea of ​​the Warriors management, to let Harden stay in Memphis and have more contact with Sun Ce, in case Sun Ce is hooked up to play in Oakland in the summer?

The probability is very low, but you have to try it.

Harden was a little resistant at first, not because he didn't want to play with Sun Ce, but simply because he resisted the Warriors' arrangement. However, after getting the VIP cards of several nightclubs in Memphis given by the boss, he felt that it was a player's responsibility to listen to the team's arrangements...

The Warriors management was also helpless. They were now in a desperate situation. The effect after the trade was not as good as expected. It was all up to Harden to carry the team forward. Most of Harden's teammates could only add icing on the cake. In the critical moment of the team, not only could they not help, but also made the bad situation worse.

At this time, there was only one chance to save them, that is, Sun Ce agreed to play for the Warriors. They could send a lot of chips and sign first and then trade, but the premise was that Sun Ce was willing to go.

So, in the past, Harden was forbidden to go to nightclubs and could only go secretly. Now they use nightclub VIP as a temptation. They know that Harden is very fascinated by the hip-butt girls in Memphis...

But Harden is really the kind of person who takes benefits but does not do anything. He is just stupid, not dumb. He does not want to ask for something unreasonable. Where Sun Ce plays is too important for a team or even a city. It is also very important for Sun Ce himself. The interests involved...Harden chooses to pretend that he doesn't know about this. He just plays as he should. He just doesn't leave Memphis before the Grizzlies finish the playoffs. This is considered to be fulfilling the team's requirements.

Sun Ce, on the other hand, was not idle after the promotion. He continued to practice quick shots to adapt to his quick shots better. The first round was easy, and the second round might be difficult. If he plays against the Suns...Antetokounmpo! This guy's mobility, height, wingspan, and defensive awareness naturally restrain him, Sun. Of course, it's just his physical condition and defensive tendency that restrain him. He can adjust his playing style to deal with it. His skills are comprehensive enough. He knows that face-to-face hard play is subject to much interference, so he can go low and play without the ball. There are many ways. If the fast shooting master can adapt to playing without the ball, it will be the best.

Time passed day after day. After several days, Sun Ce watched the seventh game between the Clippers and the Suns. The Clippers beat 111 to 109, and Durant made a buzzer-beater...

This is a win!

One buzzer-beater is fine, but the Clippers made two buzzer-beaters in a row and turned the game around from 2 to 3 behind!

Curry made a buzzer-beater in one game, Durant made a buzzer-beater in another, and the Suns didn't score a single point in the last two minutes or so, and were turned around when they were leading by nearly 10 points.

Finally, after the Clippers defeated the Suns, the teams that advanced to the first round were all announced. This year, the first round of the playoffs has become a trend. The Heat advanced 4-2, the Jazz advanced 4-2, and the Clippers advanced 4-3. The other five teams that made it to the second round were the Grizzlies, Lakers, Bulls, Nets, and Trail Blazers.

In the second round, there were four series: the Bulls played the Heat, the Nets played the Celtics, the Grizzlies played the Clippers, and the Lakers played the Jazz.

Among them, the two series between the Lakers and the Jazz and the Nets and the Celtics will start on May 1, and the other two series will start on May 2!

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Although James unfortunately did not get the regular season MVP with a difference of less than 5% of the votes and only 8 first-place votes, the Lakers still won a big prize.

On May 1, the morning after the Clippers were promoted, not long after the Clippers flew directly from Phoenix to Memphis, Leonard won 37.3% of the votes, beating Gobert who received 31.3% of the votes. Together with Jordan, who received 10.6% of the votes, and Sun Ce, who received 9.5% of the votes, he won the best defensive player award in the 16-17 season.

For James, in terms of regular season awards, he prefers his teammates to win awards rather than himself, because regular season awards have not improved his historical status much. In addition to not winning the assists title, he can win other awards. I have won all the regular season awards, and my teammates can get the regular season awards... especially if Leonard can get them, this is the most important thing.

For James, only playoff awards, namely the championship and finals MVP, can enhance his historical status. If he can win another FMVP, he is expected to enter the top five in history!

3-time MVP, 1-time championship + FMVP, scoring champion, best defensive player, James, who has completed the Grand Slam, is already great enough. It is purely because Sun Ce is too dazzling that he does not seem so great, but in detail The honors he has received are properly ranked among the top ten in history.

Sun Ce feels very sorry that the best defensive player is missing from his team. Gobert is just a little bit worse!

To say how good Gobert's defense is... is pretty good, but compared with Gasol, Chandler, and Noah back then, there is a clear gap. Gobert alone cannot support defense, but in For the Grizzlies, Gobert has performed at a defensive level at the center position this year, and he is a center, which naturally comes with the bonus of competing for the best defensive player award.

It's just that Leonard's performance this year has been too good, especially on the defensive end. The individual defense is as strong as ever, the assist defense is also very strong, and there is a strong backing behind him. Leonard's performance is always very good.

This year, except for Brogdon who won the Rookie of the Year, the Grizzlies seem to have not won any individual awards... This is the first time in seven years, and Sun Ce is very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Sun Ce was well prepared. Compared with last season, their record this year has indeed dropped too much. The disadvantage is that they won 72 games last season, which was a drop of 9 wins and 63 wins.

But it is an indisputable fact that their overall regular season performance has declined.

Regarding this situation, Sun Ce personally chose to adjust and let himself accept the situation so that he could deal with it more calmly.

But as for his teammates... Gobert, who was instigated by the team's boss Paul George, sprayed wildly at reporters this afternoon!

"Leonard doesn't deserve the best defensive player. We beat them 3-1! The best defensive player should be me!"

"Griffin MVP? Oh my god, how can he compare to the third brother? The third brother should be the first overall pick, and he is the first pick in the entire NBA history!"

"Shouldn't the Best Sixth Man be Malcolm? He already won the Rookie of the Year award, and he spent most of his time on the bench. Shouldn't the Best Sixth Man be given to him?"

"Our head coach should be the best coach every year. Can't you see our results? We have won 4 championships in 5 years! The best and second best records in history are ours..."

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The Grizzlies management and coaching staff have chosen to acquiesce in releasing Gobert to incite hatred.

They already have no shortage of hatred. The two consecutive championship teams have already attracted enough hatred. Every team that encounters them wants to end their consecutive championships. No one wants to be the background of consecutive championships.

For players and fans of other teams, Gobert is too arrogant. Some stars refuted, some stars responded, and Gobert was violently attacked online.

But for the Grizzlies players, Gobert said this, and they felt really comfortable! I didn’t get the prize I had a chance to win... Although other people are indeed more qualified for most of the prizes, there will definitely be negative emotions.

Gobert's mood immediately changed after he sprayed it like this.

And Grizzlies fans are happy with Gobert's big mouth and irritating other team players... they don't care! What he cares about is seeing the unity of his team. Gobert's spraying like this is also one of the ways to show the team's unity.

The so-called cohesion is accumulated through these small things.

The first round was easy, but starting from the second round, the Grizzlies began to feel the pressure before the series even started.

Looking at the overall lineup, the Clippers were not as good as the Suns, but they won in the end! The difference between the upper and lower limits of their strength is very large, mainly due to Durant and Curry. If these two brothers go crazy and waste a series with high efficiency, Sun Ce will go crazy.

The Grizzlies really didn't expect that the Clippers could win two games in a row, and even beat them in both games, and finally advanced.

However, the Grizzlies quickly had a targeted plan, which was very simple - to prevent Curry and Durant from breaking out, and to limit the Clippers to normal levels, even if the Clippers performed their best under normal conditions. As long as the Grizzlies perform normally on the offensive end, the Grizzlies are not afraid!

That night, the second round of the playoffs began.

In the first game, the Nets played the Celtics at home. With Love's 28 points and 22 rebounds, Evans' 22 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, Eric Gordon's 14 points, Porzingis' 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists... the Nets beat the Celtics 118-101. The Nets won so easily because Thomas slipped and sprained his knee when he changed direction after the pick-and-roll in the third quarter! This was a heavy blow to the Celtics, who were immediately beaten 18-0 by the Nets and collapsed directly.

In the second game, the Lakers played the Jazz at home.

Originally, the Lakers won the best defensive player and best coach and were sprayed by Gobert. Fans thought that the Lakers would go crazy like they did after losing to the Thunder in the first game of the first round, and thought that the Jazz would be miserable.

But what they didn't expect was that the Jazz performed very well in the first game! Jimmy Butler scored 40 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Derrick Favors scored 16 points and 25 rebounds, and the Jazz won the first game of the series with a score of 114 to 107!

The problem with the Lakers is in the interior! Jimmy Butler fought desperately, causing Lopez to commit 3 fouls in the second quarter, and then the Jazz seized the Lakers' pain point and caught the inside line. The Lakers lost on rebounds!

Looking back 7 years ago, the Lakers were still the strongest rebounding team in the league, but now they lost in rebounds!

The Jazz's broken inside line, Derrick Favors, Trey Lyles, Boris Diaw, and Jeff Vesey, blew up the Lakers' inside line!

Among them, Jimmy Butler's personal performance and his desperate play to drive the whole team are the key to the Jazz's progress in the playoffs this year!

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At 7:30 pm on May 2, the first game of the series between the Grizzlies and the Clippers started.

The strategic goal of the Grizzlies is simple and clear, the conventional tactics are strong in execution, and the strength advantage is obvious. Durant and Curry want to win and work hard, but they still lost miserably in the first game.

122 to 103, with Sun Ce's 33 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Paul George's 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Aldridge's 26 points, 7 rebounds, Klay Thompson's 14 points..., the Grizzlies won quite smoothly.

As they speculated in their tactical meeting, as long as they can prevent the two super shooters of the Clippers from making waves and stop them from breaking out, they can win smoothly.

However, on May 4, the Grizzlies lost the second game between the Grizzlies and the Clippers!

The reason is that Klay Thompson twisted his knee in the confrontation with Buddy Hield. Although the X-ray test in the stadium temporarily determined that there was no bone problem and there should be no joint injury, the Grizzlies did not let Klay Thompson continue to play for the sake of caution.

In the absence of Klay Thompson, the Grizzlies lost 111 to 119 at home, and the Clippers took away their home advantage!

If Klay Thompson did not play before the game, the Grizzlies would not be so passive, because they were prepared for Klay Thompson not to play, but such a problem occurred temporarily during the game, and the opponents were Curry and Durant... The impact was too great.

This is not over yet. The situation that the Grizzlies have been worried about appeared. On May 7 and May 9, the Grizzlies came to Seattle to play the Clippers away.

96 to 108, 114 to 118, the Grizzlies lost two games in a row! The big score was beaten to 3 to 1! Entering the match point! But the advantaged party entering the match point was not the Grizzlies, but the Clippers!

After Klay Thompson was injured in the second game, Paul George was also injured in the third game. At the end of the third game, the inside substitute general Gion was also injured.

In the fourth game, Sun Ce played hard and got 51 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists, but Durant hit the key ball and didn't give the Grizzlies a chance to turn the tables!

Defeating Sun Ce in the playoffs... This may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as a main player! How could Durant and Curry let it go! The Grizzlies had a main player injured, and the two played harder and more fiercely!

Finally, on May 11, the Grizzlies returned to their home court, relying on Sun Ce's 50 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists, Carter's 16 points, Aldridge's 23 points, and David West's 12 points and 6 rebounds, and beat the Clippers 121-115 with difficulty, avoiding the tragic scene of being overturned by the Clippers after winning 4 games in a row.

But the current situation is extremely unfavorable for them, the Grizzlies!

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"How are Klay and Paul?" Sun Ce asked Coach Hollins who had just returned to the gym.

On the morning of the 12th, Sun Ce came to the gym early and used training to relieve the current pressure. He had to go to Seattle again in the afternoon, so the Grizzlies management took Klay Thompson and Paul George, who were injured, to the hospital for a reexamination yesterday.

Although the two 3Ds did not play, as long as Sun Ce performed well enough, the Grizzlies still had a chance to beat the Clippers. In the fourth game, they only lost on Durant's key ball.

But the Grizzlies were really afraid of hurting Sun Ce!

Playing two consecutive games, taking at least 32 shots in two consecutive games, and scoring 50+ in two consecutive games... This is simply amazing!

"The recovery is going well. The doctor's advice is to choose whether to let them play carefully..."

"Can you tell me the specific injury?"

"...Paul's rotator cuff strain is not serious, but it affects his shooting. Klay's injury is more complicated. The injury itself has little impact, but the injury to the muscle tissue of the knee makes his knee less protected. If it is well protected, he may not get worse."

“…”

Almost all injuries are caused by accumulated fatigue + unexpected situations, and the former is the key!

Moreover, Sun Ce has an impression that Klay Thompson’s injury is a common problem for defensive players. Tony Allen has also encountered it. Once it worsens, there are two possibilities. One is to eventually remove the meniscus, and the other is that the cruciate ligament has a big problem and the explosive power and explosive speed will decline sharply, and then the athletic ability will decline sharply.

Paul George’s injury is not bad. He can play after a period of rest. His shooting is affected, but he can still defend.

But Klay Thompson’s injury may affect his career! And to cure this injury and prevent it from worsening, it is simple. You only need to do one thing-rest!

But now, the Grizzlies are behind 2-3 and dare not let the two rest!

Take a gamble, bet that Klay Thompson will not be injured to win the championship, or let Klay Thompson rest and wait for him to recover... Two to three weeks, Klay Thompson will be able to recover as early as June.

But the question is whether they can play until June?

The health of teammates and taking a gamble to win the championship? Which one to choose?

Coach Hollins was in a dilemma, and Sun Ce was in the same dilemma...

Just then, the system prompt came!

"Between betting on the championship and the health of teammates? Children only do multiple-choice questions, adults choose to take all!

S-level event: I am a legend trigger..."

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