Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven. Why Is It Like a Spy Movie?

After playing against the Jazz, Sun Ce didn't pay much attention to the affairs of other teams due to the tight schedule. He had to accompany Wang Keying when he went home. He was preparing for the game yesterday, so he took time to watch TV this morning.

After Sun Ce arrived at the arena, he ran through the tactics several times with his teammates. He started resting for the game at two o'clock. The game started at 5:30 p.m. and he started warming up at three o'clock.

When Sun Ce returned to the lounge, Nash ran to the Grizzlies training ground.

After chatting for a while about the changes in the league this season, Nash said with emotion: "Noah, you have to get used to these things..."

As he spoke, Nash looked around. In the lounge, there were only Yi Jianlian and DeAndre Jordan playing the ever-lasting 3-5 game on the TV cabinet. Nash lowered his voice: "Noah, you will definitely experience many situations like this in the future, and Because of your special nature, you may be forced to take the initiative to do these things, just like LeBron James, not everyone can be in New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago from the beginning.”

Nash was distracted. Sun Ce heard it, but he didn't continue to say this. He nodded to show that he understood.

Nash was very satisfied with Sun Ce's reaction. He could say this because he was about to retire, but it was best for Sun Ce not to ask for details. Everyone has their own way of understanding and choice.

We continued chatting, and as we chatted, we came up with the exchange of head coaches between the Bulls and Jazz.

Hearing Sun Ce's surprised expectations, Nash said: "Noah, haven't you been paying attention to the Bulls recently? They are in the headlines every day. The media has been forcing their players to express their opinions on the way Thibodeau uses players every day. Regarding the speculation, this is the first time in all my years of playing that I have encountered a head coach who led his team to first place in the division and was criticized by the media for doing so. But it was hilarious. My daughter even used my nanny’s passport to create a trumpet account. ...Oh, by the way, Noah, you have a tight schedule these days, so you may not have time. What a pity..."

Hearing Nash's sigh, Sun Ce remembered an even more incredible thing in the original time and space. In 2015, Cavaliers head coach Blatt led the Cavaliers to the Finals in his first season as coach. In his second season, he also ranked first in the Eastern Conference. , but was fired right away. Although Tyronn Lue later led the team to win the championship, proving that changing the coach was the right thing to do, it seemed even more ridiculous at the time than when Thibodeau was replaced now.

But the fact that the head coach was traded and Thibodeau was replaced here seems even more incredible.

It was half past two while we were chatting. Nash went back to the visiting team's training ground first. He is older and takes longer to warm up. Like the Grizzlies, they say they start warming up at three o'clock. In fact, they usually gather at three o'clock, which is close to The real warm-up doesn't start until four o'clock, and it's similar for the Suns, but Nash often starts to warm up one to an hour and a half earlier than others.

After Nash left,

Sun Ce browsed the news for a while, especially the news about the Bulls in the past few days.

It turns out that since Rose was injured for the second time, the media has been grabbing Thibodeau and attacking him in different ways every day.

If Rose had not been injured twice, it would probably be the same as in the original time and space. Only after the serious injury in the 2012 playoffs did more people pay attention to the problems of Rose's playing style and Thibodeau's use.

But this was noticed in advance. Many sponsors who relied on Rose to make money, and even local congressmen in Chicago, were worried that something would happen to Rose and began to criticize Thibodeau's coaching methods.

During this period, Sloan was dug out and hyped for returning to Chicago for a long time. Public opinion was obviously guided. Many fans wanted Sloan to return to Chicago to coach.

Only after reading the news did Sun Ce find out that Sloan was originally from Illinois. He lived in Chicago from elementary school to high school. He also attended Cardell College, a local university in Illinois. After entering the NBA, he was traded to the Bulls in his second year. He played until he retired and was selected to the All-Star Game. He was selected to the All-Defensive Team six times. He was one of the best forward defensive players in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His jersey was retired by the Bulls.

Adidas also posted a picture of Sloan or Thibodeau on their brand website. Chicago City Hall officials also supported Sloan's comeback. Who doesn't like locals...

Of course, there are also those who attack Rose. Sun Ce has not seen any news about Rose attacking Thibodeau, but some "analysis" news is very convincing, and it is surprising that Rose and Thibodeau are incompatible with each other.

Under such public opinion, Sun Ce found that the Bulls seemed to be in a deadlock just after their rise, and it was time to make a decision.

At this time, the Jazz reached out and negotiated with the Bulls and Sloan, helping the Bulls get the promise of Sloan's comeback...

Sun Ce looked at these news, maybe because he was relatively calm as an outsider. Sun Ce felt like he was in a spy movie, and it was an extremely ugly spy movie.

What was originally just two small ankle sprains has actually developed to this point.

“These Americans are really interesting, and their food and appearance are so ugly that they don’t even try to hide it.

Anyone with a brain can see that someone is doing bullshit, right? But it seems that most Americans have no brains, and some people follow this poor guidance of public opinion..."

Although Sun Ce was slanderous, he was quite excited to watch.

"Something happened to other teams, and the two teams were having a lively fight, but the fans of other teams probably took it as a joke like me, right? Steve just discussed this matter as if it were a joke, and many people might even join in the fun. He said, it’s enough that basketball has something to do with these people. There are really a lot of troubles in big cities. Profit is king, and there may be local plots. It’s really scary..."

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At 5:58 in the evening, the Grizzlies' second back-to-back home game against the Suns is about to begin.

The Grizzlies only rested Gasol, a player with serious injury risks, and Sun Ce, Conley, Battier, Randolph, and DeAndre Jordan appeared in the lineup.

For the Suns, the lineup of Nash, Carter, Hill, Frye, and Gortat appeared.

This lineup would have been a dream lineup 8 years ago. If the three of them had gone to play for the Suns eight years ago, there would be a high probability that the three of them would not have major injury problems, unless the Spurs player was a crazy player who was not afraid of being beaten. die.

However, except for the period at the beginning of the season when cooperation was not so tacit and the Suns started with a losing streak, the Suns played better and better. Now the Suns have played 33 games and lost, and the winning rate has returned to more than 50%, ranking third in the Western Conference. Nine, but there is little room for improvement.

The fact that the winning rate of about 50% ranks ninth in the Western Conference is related to the decline in the overall strength of the Western Conference this season. Of course, the Lakers, Marriotts and Bulls have not changed much. The Thunder and Grizzlies, the two young upstarts, have increased in strength, mainly Paul, Stoudemire, Boozer and even Deron have left the Western Conference, which has greatly reduced the overall strength of the second-tier teams in the Western Conference. In addition, the Thunder and Nuggets have begun to have playoff strength, which has drained the third-tier strength. Now the top eight in the Western Conference can barely be ranked. When it comes to the first gear, there are six teams starting from the tenth, and the Suns are the only team in the middle. They can't go up or down.

At six o'clock in the evening, the game began. Jordan won the jump ball and the Grizzlies attacked first.

After Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt, he gave Randolph the first blow. The Grizzlies' style of play today was very simple, grinding the position.

The Suns are not that easy to deal with either. After Stoudemire left and lost the chance to compete for the championship, and most of the role players disappeared, the Suns began to play pure bombardment.

Gentry is very good at running and gunning, and Nash is currently averaging .8 assists per game, temporarily ranking first in the assists list.

The Suns' average of 107 points per game is also very impressive, but the Suns' defense is also bad enough, conceding an average of 106 points per game, which is only slightly better than the Warriors' defense.

Therefore, the instructions given to the Grizzlies on the offensive end are to play freely, but they must control the rhythm and try not to counterattack when Nash is on the court. They would rather lose the opportunity to counterattack than to fall into position, because the opponent's position battle is even harder to guard against. , when playing against each other, the Suns may be able to rely on their rhythm to drive the opponent to attack quickly and make the opponent make wrong shooting decisions.

No, Randolph crushed Frye on the first attack and scored with a throw-in from Gortat, who was defending, and also won an extra penalty.

The Grizzlies played 2+1 at the beginning.

But Nash is not only good at counterattacking and running and gunning, he is also good at speeding up positional battles, and Carter takes off again!

Taking advantage of Jordan's love for jumping, Nash helped Carter create an alley-oop opportunity.

After Nash helped Carter create an alley-oop, he raised his eyebrows provocatively at Sun Ce.

Can Sun Ce endure this?

I can't bear it!

When the Grizzlies attacked, Sun Ce said something to Jordan when he received Jordan's serve. After advancing to the frontcourt, he played a pick-and-roll with Randolph and broke through to the bottom line on the right side of the three-second zone.

Because Sun Ce and DeAndre Jordan were communicating in the backcourt, when Sun Ce broke through, the Suns consciously tried to block DeAndre Jordan's cut, but DeAndre Jordan moved to the top arc to block the opponent!

Jordan helped Conley block Nash, and Conley cut into the free throw line and took off in one step! At the same time, Sun Ce attracted the flanking attack of Frye and Carter, who were switching defenses, on the right baseline of the three-second zone, and threw the ball toward the center.

Conley's alley-oop dunk inside the free throw line!

After watching it many times, fans still can't help but shout "Wow" from the bottom of their hearts every time they see Conley's alley-oop.

Conley's simple style of play when he plays with the ball, you really can't tell how he plays like this without the ball.

However, after cheering, the fans started shouting "Steve" non-stop. It is well known that Sun Ce learned passing from Nash, and Sun Ce himself even said this in the show.

Seeing Sun Ce and Nash each create an alley-oop for their backline partner, the fans at the scene really wanted to watch Sun Ce and Nash compete!

Then, both of them started to have fun. You hit the ball and I hit the ball. It was a lively game.

Seeing Randolph catching the ball and then dribbling and turning for a layup... Coach Hollins helplessly covered his forehead. He felt bad when he heard the shouts of the fans at the scene. As expected, Sun Ce became excited. I forgot everything and started a fast break.

It looks like we have to play another anxious game, the opponent has a good touch!

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