Six Hundred and Seventy-Seven. Jim Carrey

Sun Ce felt so good shooting in the fourth quarter. Randolph played the whole third quarter and needed to rest for the crucial moment. Coach Hollins was prepared for the score difference to be narrowed. In Hollins's view, winning by 1 point is also winning, winning by 58 points is also winning, there is no difference.

However, Sun Ce actually broke out and competed with Nowitzki!

Today, Sun Ce obviously did not have the tendency to break out, that is, normal outstanding performance, but he fought against Nowitzki at the beginning of the fourth quarter when Nowitzki was exerting himself.

Sun Ce scored three goals in a row and scored 6 points, and Nowitzki scored two goals in a row and scored 5 points. It seems that Nowitzki is going to have the advantage, and three points are always one more point than two points.

But in this kind of confrontation, Sun Ce and Nowitzki's teammates feel completely different, and the players who score are under different psychological pressure.

The Grizzlies are leading by a large score!

The Mavericks, who were trailing behind, were originally ecstatic when Nowitzki hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to 10 points, but just as Nowitzki made the three-pointer, Sun Ce widened the gap to 12 points again. Nowitzki hit again under pressure, and Sun Ce made another shot.

This scene gave me the feeling of a silly Panda slapping a running buffalo with a palm.

It was the Mavericks' turn to attack again, and Battier was defending from the front outside the three-point line!

There was no good effect on Nowitzki, whose skills were more delicate than those of a guard, to defend from the front. Nowitzki could only stop shooting from outside the three-point line. Nowitzki flexibly turned around without the ball and cut into the mid-range. Kidd passed the ball when Nowitzki made a turn, leading the team with the ball. Nowitzki just got one step outside the 45-degree free throw line and caught the ball.

At this time, Sun Ce rushed up from the baseline, Nowitzki made a second pass, Brewer retreated to the bottom corner, received the ball, and shot a three-pointer...

If Sun Ce scored one or two less when Nowitzki scored two goals in a row, the morale of the Mavericks would definitely be greatly improved, and the role players would be more confident. However, the current score difference is still 12 points. The pressure on the role players is too great. Brewer received the ball and shot a three-pointer!

Yi Jianlian grabbed the defensive rebound over Ratliff's head!

Staying steady, Yi Jianlian avoided Jason Terry's harassment, protected the ball, and waited for Sun Ce to come up to respond.

After Sun Ce arrived at the frontcourt, he was about to continue the pick-and-roll when he was double-teamed by Kidd and Brewer, and Paul George was empty! Sun Ce passed the ball to Paul George. Paul George may not be as strong as Brewer now. They are both C+ level strengths and have less experience than Brewer, but the reason why future superstars can become superstars is that

there is always something different about him, such as not being timid when pressure comes!

Paul George adjusted after receiving the pass and shot decisively...hit!

, In the first two and a half minutes of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies scored 4 goals in a row, hitting a wave of 9 to 5, and the score difference widened to 15 points! The Mavericks called a timeout!

The general situation was over, Carlisle did not give up the game, but he knew in his heart that there was no hope tonight. Nowitzki's back-turning and getting rid of the front just now was obviously a beat slower. With Nowitzki's ability to get rid of defense, if he had not been too strong in the third quarter and consumed too much physical energy, he would not have given Sun Ce the opportunity to make up for the defense. But when that happened, he knew that Nowitzki was also at this stage of age. It was true that he was in good shape, but no one could resist the torrent of time.

Carlisle sent Marion and Chandler in advance, plus Nowitzki, Kidd, and Jason Terry to prepare for the last wave.

On the Grizzlies side, Coach Hollins replaced Randolph, Jordan Jr., and Conley with Yi Jianlian, Battier, and Tony Allen. Paul George, who had just made a three-pointer, got the opportunity to stay on the court at a critical moment.

After the timeout, as Carlisle expected, the Grizzlies started to play steadily, letting Randolph play alone. Conley controlled the ball when it was time to play steadily, Sun Ce played without the ball to create single opportunities for Randolph, and Jordan went to pick and roll for Conley or Paul George and Sun Ce, plus the overall defense, counterattack when there was a chance, and slow down the rhythm when there was no chance.

As long as Coach Hollins didn't have a brain twitch when facing a strong enemy, and didn't play five up and five down to replace all the core lineup when leading by a large score, the Grizzlies would be as stable as possible at the last moment, and it would be as difficult as possible for the opponent to close the score!

In the tenth minute of the fourth quarter, the score difference was still 17 points...

Carlisle called the last timeout of the game and replaced all the main players.

Carlisle learned enough experience from this game, especially the way Coach Hollins used Randolph, which made Carlisle figure out one thing.

"I'm really stupid. Why must Dirk be integrated into the system? He is different from the Giant. The Giant is a stationary center. He is there, and the game must be played around him. Dirk is different! Let him be a role player in regular time to save energy. When he needs to perform, can't he switch to singles tactics? What other key ball tactics are more effective than Dirk's singles?"

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In the end, when the final whistle sounded, the score was fixed. The Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks by 12 points and completed their revenge!

Sun Ce only scored 7 points in the first three quarters, but scored 10 points in the last quarter, 8 of 18 shots, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, and got a triple-double! Got the 8th triple-double of the season!

The highest scorer of the game was Nowitzki. Relying on the performance of 14 points in the third quarter, Nowitzki scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game, playing like a guard.

The Grizzlies scored more points, Randolph and Jordan both scored 24 points. It was normal for Randolph to score 24 points. The 12 points in the third quarter were the key to the Grizzlies' lead.

Jordan's performance tonight was indeed amazing, with 24 points and 8 rebounds, setting a new career high.

But the most special thing was Conley. If it weren't for his 5 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, it would have been difficult for the Grizzlies to maintain a slight advantage throughout the whole process, and there would have been no chance for Sun Ce to explode in the last quarter.

Sun Ce only made 4 of 12 shots in the first three quarters, with a touching hit rate. This is also the reason why Sun Ce had better singles opportunities at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

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In the press conference after the game, the Grizzlies did not become the focus. In Memphis, there were still more Chinese reporters. Mavericks head coach Carlisle, who was resting Chinese players, was besieged by long guns and short guns.

When asked if Yao Ming's rest was the main reason for the loss, Carlisle replied: "Of course, when the best center in the world rests, our strength will definitely drop, but you can't deny that the Lord, Zach, and the King of Dunk performed very well. They have three players who scored 20+, and no one can beat them.

It's normal that we lost tonight. We haven't done a lot of things yet. Dirk hasn't integrated into the team yet. We have a lot of problems, but I will find a way to solve them. We will definitely let Dirk really integrate into the team, just like the Giants. We have successfully integrated super inside players into the system. I think we will succeed.

You can only blame me for losing tonight. Lionel guessed my thoughts. Our players have played very well, but the opponent performed better than us."

On the other side, Sun Ce, who got a triple-double and was "cold-out", felt a lot of pressure when he heard Carlisle's words. The Mavericks, who didn't play and Nowitzki hadn't really integrated, were already so strong. What is this bald Jim Carrey going to do!

It was true that he scored three goals in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but the psychological pressure... Nowitzki scored 5 points alone. It was only because Sun had a strong will in his bones that he scored three goals in a row and scored 6 points to suppress Nowitzki. Otherwise, the difference would be directly narrowed to within 10 points by Nowitzki, and the psychological feeling of the leading side would be different.

As the season progressed, other teams were still skeptical about the Mavericks. It was indeed difficult for Nowitzki to integrate, but Sun Ce knew that the big devil was just using his downtrodden image in the past few years to grow up!

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On the morning of the 6th, Sun Ce got up for a morning run as usual, took a shower at home, and went back to bed to do bad things for an hour. After entering the sage mode, he hugged his pitiful little sister and looked at the schedule in the team manual. He felt that the next schedule was wonderful!

After defeating the Mavericks, the Grizzlies won three consecutive games, and their record improved to 27 wins and 7 losses, continuing to sit firmly in the second place in the league!

The new year started with a brutal home game against the Magic and the Mavericks, but the Grizzlies won both games. Next... happy times are coming!

From January 6th, there are only 11 games in the day!

In contrast, there are 28 days in February, 12 games, and there is a 7-day All-Star Weekend in the middle, which means 12 games in 21 days.

Today is a day off, tomorrow is a home game against the Timberwolves, followed by the Nets, Raptors, Cavaliers, Jazz... Until the end of the month, there are strong opponents like the Knicks, Nuggets, and Thunder. The opponents in the middle and early part of the month are very weak, and there is no back-to-back game in the next 11 games!

Sun Ce guessed that this schedule was mainly to cater to the Chinese market. They played Magic and Mavericks back-to-back, just after the New Year's Day holiday. They played Knicks, Thunder and Nuggets at the end of the month, because China has already had winter vacation. They played Lakers on February 1, which is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month in China, and then it is the Spring Festival...

The Grizzlies are not very popular in the United States because of their playing style and the small city, just like the Spurs and Pistons back then. The only popular thing about the Spurs and Pistons in the United States was their super centers Duncan and Ben Wallace, one won the MVP and the other won the best defensive player for a long time. The Grizzlies were the same. Only Sun Ce was popular, and Randolph had a good attention. Overall, if the Grizzlies didn't play tough and not dirty, their below-average scoring and the lowest scoring loss in the league would be really unpleasant, so the Grizzlies have nothing to do with the Americans' winter vacation in the next period of time.

But this is good for Sun Ce. Others are fighting to the death in the middle of the season, but they are having a good time!

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