Six Hundred and Fifty Three. The Opponent Who Showed His Invincibility for the First Time

In the past, the Grizzlies used Randolph to bully others in the transition phase, but now they are being bullied!

As for the fact that Randolph could not be beaten in the stage, but he kept Randolph's energy to play in the rotation phase, Coach Hollins did not care, he felt that the coach on the other side was shameless.

Fortunately, the opposing lineup's rebounding ability is average, and the Grizzlies can still rely on the overall height advantage to exert force on both ends of the rebounds, reduce the opponent's second offense, and increase their own second offense, so as to barely maintain the situation.

However, the Grizzlies usually have an advantage in the rotation phase, and their rotation lineup can keep the defense from losing to the lineup, but this time it can't be defended!

Nowitzki can't be defended, Jason Terry's touch is also here today, and Tony Allen's most worried thing has happened, both guns can't be defended!

At the end of the first quarter, although Sun Ce had 12 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, plus 4 rebounds and 1 block on Marion who cut in, he performed sharply. He made three mid-range shots and two low-post singles in a single quarter, as well as 2 of 2 free throws, helping the team to score 14 points in the second half of the first quarter without a single three-pointer. The Grizzlies scored 23 points in a single quarter. The opponent's defense outside the three-point line was really strong. Sun Ce was able to seize the opportunity to get 6 points and 2 assists in the second half of the first quarter. It was already very good.

But the Mavericks' offense was too good! Although it was not as good as the offense when Yao Ming and Nowitzki were on the court at the same time, the combination of Nowitzki and Jason Terry was fierce!

23 to 29, the Grizzlies ended the first quarter with a 6-point disadvantage.

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Shooting, shooting, and shooting.

Sun Ce felt the pain of the Grizzlies in the original time and space.

The original Grizzlies also encountered the same situation. Randolph was too fat at the beginning of the season, Gasol lost too much weight and couldn't get his touch back for a while, and Gay was written off for the season...

The Grizzlies are better than the original time and space in that they have three-point shooters, but the opponent's three-point defense is very good! Morrow and Paul George took turns to play, and there was no difference between them and Conley and Battier in the first half of the first quarter. They had no chances, 0 three-pointers in a single quarter, and only took 3 shots.

Fortunately, Sun Ce scored 12 points in a single quarter, otherwise the game would be more troublesome.

At this time, Sun Ce's efforts to develop mid-range shots were reflected. His strength is only the third or fourth in the team, but his mid-range shots are too critical. Although he only averaged 14 mid-range shots from the right side, he only made 38 serious mid-range shots in the first 27 games combined, which is not comparable to Nowitzki who averaged 22 shots per game in a single long two-pointer.

However, with hook shots from the baseline, hook shots from the free throw line, and mid-range shots covering the entire half court from the free throw line to the right baseline, Sun Ce averaged 44 shots per game. In this part alone, Sun Ce's mid-range shots are first-class!

The Grizzlies' overall offense is indeed average. Teams that grind down opponents often rely on his mid-range shots to open up the situation.

However, Sun Ce can't hold on alone!

Even if his teammates play around him and he has the most opportunities to shoot, he can't stand the opponents with Yao Ming, Nowitzki, and Jason Terry!

When these three people play well, Sun Ce feels like he is hitting a stone with an egg. The opponent is too powerful!

And in the first quarter, he got 12 points, 2 assists, 4 rebounds, and 1 block. Sun Ce was really tired.

Although there is a physical potion that can be used, it has to be saved for the right time.

Star experience card, Kobe's is reluctant, and the others are not safe to use, and now he dare not use them. His current mid-range shooting feel is very important to the team!

Watching Conley, Morrow, Paul George, Battier, and Yi Jianlian's big and small lineups prepare to block mid-range and long-range shots.

Sun Ce felt that Coach Hollins had no tricks.

The pre-match arrangements were fierce as a tiger, and the first quarter was full of momentum, but after the first quarter, they found that the opponent was really too fierce!

Moreover, it can be seen that the opponent is more competitive than those games they watched on video!

In the previous dozen games, the Mavericks spent most of their time running in the tactical cooperation with Yao Ming as the first offensive point, so there would be occasional offensive interruptions. After all, it was the first season of cooperation, but after more than a dozen games of cooperation, this time, the Mavericks went all out to attack!

This was the Christmas battle at the Mavericks' home court. Nowitzki and Jason Terry, who came off the bench, fought hard during the rotation stage!

Sun Ce watched the Mavericks' lineup of Kidd, Jason Terry, Brewer, Nowitzki, and Mahinmi in the second quarter play according to their own team's rotation lineup. Sun Ce opened the system and looked at the three random rewards that were upgraded from the level-A lottery card to the level-B lottery card that he got the day before yesterday.

He took a look and closed it.

It's all garbage...

It would be great if there was an extra physical potion at this time. Two physical potions would be enough.

Now I can only calm down and hope that my teammates will perform well, and wait until I go on the court to go all out.

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At the ninth minute of the second quarter, the Grizzlies were 15 points behind the Mavericks 36 to 51.

After calling a timeout, the Mavericks sent out the lineup of Kidd, DeShawn Stevenson, Brewer, Marion, and Yao Ming.

Coach Hollins replaced the two best scorers of Sun Ce + Randolph with two fast players, Jordan and Paul George, and Morrow, a top three-point shooter, and prepared to run a wave.

However, this adjustment did not work out well. Who was on the other side? The master of control who once played defensive counterattacks and transformed the Nets from a team that selected Kenyon Martin with the No. 1 pick to a team that made two consecutive finals!

If the Grizzlies had a score advantage, Kidd might have played more steadily, but with a 15-point lead, Kidd got excited!

Run with DeShawn Stevenson, Brewer, and Marion!

Sun Ce grabbed the rebound and counterattacked very well. On Kidd's side, Yao Ming, who may be the best player in the league in getting out of position to help his teammates rebound, showed Sun Ce what it means to grab a defensive rebound and lead the team to the finals. Get the ability to fight back!

In three minutes, Sun Ce helped the team score 8 points, and Kidd helped the Mavericks score 11 points...

After halftime, the Grizzlies were 18 points behind 44 to 62!

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Lost!

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies put up a great fight and started a defensive battle with the Mavericks. They used Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Battier, Yi Jianlian, and DeAndre Jordan to enhance confrontation and defensive pressure, allowing the Mavericks to only score 10 points in a single quarter. to 22 points, but the Grizzlies only scored 19 points in a single quarter.

Sun Ce played 27 minutes in the first three quarters, making 8 of 20 shots, plus 4 of 6 free throws, scoring 22 points, plus 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.

22+8+5+2, the data is very good, but only two people on the Grizzlies scored in double figures. Apart from him, only Randolph had 18 points in three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, coach Hollins replaced Jason Williams, Paul George, Morrow, Yi Jianlian, and Haddadi in the lineup and raised the white flag.

The Mavericks, using Jason Terry to control the situation, didn't want to widen the point difference and just played casually.

Both teams have Chinese players and are considered friendly cooperative units.

Coach Hollins stood on the sidelines thinking.

Regardless of winning or losing, he already knew what he wanted to know.

The on-the-spot command is not good, and coach Hollins has put in a lot of hard work in the overall tactical structure and defensive prediction arrangements.

He admitted that he failed today!

Who could have predicted that Coach Carlisle would use a player like Nowitzki as Brad Miller during this phase?

Yao Ming is like a giant version of Chris Webber, flying in the mid-range and short range.

The key is that Nowitzki plays Princeton's free throw line and top arc coordinator to retain his physical strength, and the backcourt composed of Jason Terry who comes off the bench is invincible.

There are many changes that Coach Hollins did not expect even after studying them for a long time.

But this did not discourage Coach Hollins. Instead, he felt that this was a challenging task.

Coach Hollins is very excited about these two teams, the Spurs and the Mavericks, and he really wants to find a way to defend against these two teams.

Coach Hollins was very ambitious, but Sun Ce and Gasol were staring at the three big guys sitting on the opposite bench with cannibalistic expressions.

As both international players, Gasol certainly wants to compete with Nowitzki and Yao Ming.

But of these two, Yao Ming played 17 minutes today and scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Nowitzki played 23 minutes and scored 16 points and 6 rebounds.

And his sister-in-law made 1 of 3 shots and scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists... She was beaten so hard that she only had 16 minutes of playing time. She couldn't guard these two and was completely abused.

Sun Ce stared at Kidd, who was chatting and laughing with Yao Ming!

Sun Ce was crushed by Kidd!

Ending the 7-game losing streak against the Grizzlies, Kidd couldn't be happier. They lost to the Grizzlies in the last two games of the regular season last season, were swept out of the playoffs, and lost to the Grizzlies in the first game of the new season.

This time, I finally won!

In the three quarters, he had 5 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals. The rebounds, assists and steals were the highest in the game. Sun Ce and Randolph both had 8 rebounds in the three quarters. Kidd performed very well today and did not ask for a double-double.

Especially in the more than 3 minutes in the second half of the second quarter, Kidd's backcourt launched a counterattack, and Sun Ce was overwhelmed.

This is a true master-level defensive point guard. If there is no defensive counterattack, running and gunning, Kidd can still do it. Sun Ce's experience in instigating counterattacks... may not be as good as Kidd.

The final score was 85 to 103. The Grizzlies lost to the Mavericks by 18 points. Their two-game winning streak was ended. The Mavericks won the Christmas Day game and won four consecutive games!

After the game, Sun Ce leaned on the bench. Wang Keying, who was sitting behind the bench, stood up and rested her head on Sun Ce's shoulder, saying a few words of comfort.

Sun Ce didn't think it was a big deal if he lost. He definitely went all out when playing the game. He made 20 shots in the three quarters and he also tried his best, especially in the third quarter, he shot 10 times in a single quarter.

But if you try hard and still lose, there is nothing to regret.

Mainly because I feel pressure!

Today's loss is related to the fact that it was the first time they played against the Mavericks, who have changed their style of play. With more experience and better preparations, it may be much easier to play.

However, the Mavericks have begun to show their invincibility!

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