Two Hundred and Thirty-Three. Little Overlord VS True-Zhan Huang
From all aspects, Sun Ce feels the same, this game is very troublesome! The most troublesome thing is that the two best defensive players on the outside of the team fouled too much!
Even... all three starters made two fouls in the first quarter.
It’s not a side call, because the Grizzlies starter’s defensive moves are really big, and the scale of the whistle of the two teams is comparable. James was also called for an offensive foul when he collided with Sun Ce, and Randolph also caused a foul when he was singles. Hickson fouled.
It's just that the whistleblowing scale is quite equal, which is quite unfavorable for the Grizzlies.
Originally, the Grizzlies relied on the brutal and unreasonable confrontation defense at the beginning of the season, and obtained what is called "confrontation immunity" in the coaching circle, that is, the referee whistled less for the Grizzlies' confrontation. Habit, this game is gone, and Mike Brown's defense is coordinated, relying on James and Varejao's supplementary defense to make up for the lack of individual defense of others, the role is similar to Kevin Garnett.
The trouble started when Gay and Battier fouled too much.
No one can stop it!
The speedy Sun Ce and Marcus Williams were directly knocked away, and it was useless to retreat far.
Carroll and Anthony Parker have enough confrontation but not enough speed.
So the Grizzlies can only take flanking attacks and try to make up defense quickly from the outside.
As a result, James' most powerful aspect began to play a role, using sudden points to pass to the first teammate who was vacated.
Finally, with Sun Ce's 4 points and 1 assist, he overtook by one point. When James started to exert his strength, he was overtaken again.
At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Grizzlies by 3 points 24 to 21.
James played the entire first quarter, looking at the rookie opposite...
Too strange!
Sun Ce exploded, but James didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He had already exploded so badly when he hit his old club before.
In the first quarter, James scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, which is almost his average per game in the first quarter of this season, which is not stable.
Since last season's MVP season, James has had a very big characteristic, that is, no matter who he plays, whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage, every game or even every quarter,
The data will not be much worse than the season average...
On Sun Ce's side, 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, the scoring is the main thing! And the data is pretty cool!
Especially the mid-range and short-range shots of 4 of 6 shots dazzled James.
But this time Sun Ce's explosion is completely different from the last time he threw 8 three-pointers to tie the rookie's single-game three-point record. Sun Ce scored from mid-to-close range, and most of them were hooks!
James was a little envious. If he had the hook...he wouldn't be able to fly into the sky, but he wouldn't admit it.
...
Sun Ce felt a slight sense of powerlessness.
This is the first time he has used the star experience card so many times and felt this powerlessness.
In the A-level comprehensive ability evaluation, his performance was much better than usual, mainly because he dared to stand up and score when his teammates had no good opportunities, and helped the team maintain the point difference without widening the point difference.
But that's all.
But Sun Ce was dissatisfied, and Coach Hollins was completely stunned...
He knew how much Sun Ce was worth. Without good teammates, Sun Ce would be useless.
After Conley, Battier, and Gay made two consecutive fouls, he no longer had expectations for the rotation lineup. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce scored 9+3+2+2 in the first seven minutes, relying on his own strength Control the lagging score within 5 points!
Everyone on the Grizzlies side knows that Sun Ce doesn't have much shooting ability, but Sun Ce can explode... and the two burst shots are different... Coach Hollins has a feeling...
"Could this kid grow up to become an offensive kaleidoscope?"
Coach Hollins himself doesn't know why he has such a guess that he finds it funny.
But the fact is that Sun Ce can break out from outside the three-point line, and this time he can break out in the middle and short range hooks. He himself is good at attacking the basket, but he is too thin...
Coach Hollins shook his head, feeling that his team traded the No. 2 pick to bring back an unpredictable guy.
This kid may have a high upper limit, or because he wants to learn too much, he can't chew on too much, and he has become more and more all-around players.
Coach Hollins walked up to Sun Ce and asked, "It feels so good, continue playing?"
"beat!"
"OK..."
...
Coach Hollins began to make substitutions, and Conley, Sun Ce, Gay, Jordan Jr., and Gasol Jr. were replaced.
For the Cavaliers, James is the fifth player in the league in average playing time, behind Ellis, Gerald Wallace, Gay, and Durant. James continues to play, and Mo Williams, Riley Key-Davis, Hickson, and Big Z played together.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Grizzlies took the lead.
Sun Ce came up and used the pick-and-roll style of playing around the bottom line with Jordan's basket, came to the low post on the left side of the three-second zone, received the ball from Gasol, turned around and made a hook.
In the second quarter, Sun Ce continued to maintain his touch, which forced the Cavaliers' defense to shrink.
Sun Ce's outburst was beyond the expectation of the Cavaliers' defense before the game. The Cavaliers did not have enough time to prepare. With Sun Ce, the unexpected target of the explosion, the Cavaliers could not defend.
In the tactics of the Grizzlies, Sun Ce's role has changed a lot, from an organization point to an end point!
Gasol mentioned that high-post support and passing the ball back and shooting can hold Hickson out. Hickson is going to defend Sun Ce, and Sun Ce will pass back to Gasol to let Gasol shoot or Pass the ball again, it depends on whether James can help defend.
If Hickson doesn't take it back, he can only watch Sun Ce make a shot. If the big Z under the basket defends, Sun Ce can go directly to the basket and give Jordan a lob. The big Z moves too slowly and makes a defense If you decide, you can't go back to defense.
And the Grizzlies' defense has definitely changed from the few minutes they played together in the starters. Battier and Gay played separately, which ensured that there was always a junior who could keep up with James' footsteps and play a little bit of a limit. The striker is there, and the two play separately, which reduces the probability of the two getting into a foul crisis together.
It's just that there is a human tank like James, and the Cavaliers' offensive firepower is still maintained. Even if Guy + Jordan is sent on the front line, and Gasol is still inside, James cannot be completely restricted.
Although Gay and Gasol can be regarded as first-class defenders at present, and Jordan also has enough physical confrontation, but to be honest...the sum is not as good as Howard or Garnett, Duncan, and Yao Ming alone against James. limit.
The difference in quality cannot be made up simply by relying on quantity. As long as there is a flank attack, there will inevitably be vacancies.
The Cavaliers are really strong!
The league's No. 1 record in the regular season is not something that can be obtained casually, and the Cavaliers can have such a record, basically relying on James. Without him, others may not be able to make the playoffs.
But the Cavaliers also have a problem now... Sun Ce has been scoring!
Sun Ce has been running, shooting, rebounding, and passing. His playing is much more complicated than usual, but he does not have the characteristics of easy fatigue and lack of physical strength that the Cavaliers saw when they studied the Grizzlies!
The super physical bonus of S+ allows Sun Ce to continue to output like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!
In the third quarter... Sun Ce has not rested since he played in the first quarter, and his statistics have been continuously improving. The Grizzlies will always leave a singles threat on the court, Gay or Randolph, Gay and Jr. Gasol played together, Randolph and Battier played together, and continued to maintain a singles threat, while Sun Ce was the first finisher!
Relying on James' full output, the Cavaliers have always maintained a slight lead, but they have been unable to open the score!
This puts continuous pressure on the Cavaliers!
James didn't dare to relax at all, and he didn't dare to go down to rest for a while. He had to play under high pressure all the time. If he was not careful, he might be overtaken by the opponent!
26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists... This is Sun Ce's data in three quarters.
23 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, this is James' data in three quarters.
By the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies were still only 4 points behind!
The fans at the scene are all hi!
Sun Ce and James actually got into a fight!