Seven Hundred and Fifty-Six. Confrontation Time

Sun Ce scored 6 goals in a row!

At first, he scored 4 mid-range shots in a row, and then Perkins blocked Sun Ce's shot. Sun Ce and Gasol cooperated to receive the ball at the free throw line. Ibaka didn't dare to help defend. Sun Ce rushed to the free throw line and made a layup. Then the opponent defended Sun Ce in the high position and Sun Ce took the opportunity to run back to the baseline for a hook shot. He made all 6 shots!

After that, Sun Ce also used the back run to attract Durant's backup defense in the right corner, and passed the ball to Battier for a three-pointer.

Although Conley and Gasol each missed a shot in this half of the game, and Randolph also missed a mid-range single shot, the Grizzlies still shot 8 of 11 shots in 6 minutes, and scored 17 points in the half!

As for the Thunder, they failed to seize the opportunity of the Grizzlies' three missed shots. Westbrook made 5 of 8 shots from the outside, and he missed three of them. In terms of the stability of mid-range and long-range shots, Westbrook is much worse than Sun Ce. It's purely because of his explosive touch. The Thunder was once in the lead, but Westbrook missed two consecutive shots and handed the advantage back to the Grizzlies.

After Battier's three-pointer reversed the score to 17-16, the Thunder called a timeout.

Thunder coach Brooks wanted to make a response, but he couldn't play like this!

First of all, the Grizzlies are very good at grinding. If they were kept close to the score by the Grizzlies in regular time, they would be finished in the last quarter.

Second... Sun Ce scored 12 points in half a quarter, which is amazing!

Thunder coach Brooks seemed to see the scene of his team being scored more than 50 points by Sun Ce.

Indeed, Sun Ce's shooting today was too scary, and he didn't miss a single goal.

Moreover, the two teams played like this, wasting Ibaka and Perkins' physical strength in vain, and they had to make a response.

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On the Grizzlies side, when Sun Ce returned to the bench, the scene was cheering wildly. They had the same idea as the Thunder coach Brooks - the little bully was going to explode again.

But Sun Ce himself... he didn't know how good his touch was today, but he felt very comfortable when he shot it out, that is, he could make consecutive shots. He couldn't do anything when the touch came!

But there was only 1 rebound in half a quarter...

12 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, these data look a bit weird.

In addition, Sun Ce felt that the Thunder team had really good talent. Although Durant and Ibaka had average physical strength, they had strong recovery ability and were young and strong. It was impossible to tell that they were back-to-back. Their average physical strength only meant that their physical strength was average in a single game. Back-to-back had no effect on them. The Grizzlies' geographical advantage was not shown much.

The Thunder was anxious, and the Grizzlies were not relaxed either.

Westbrook had 11 points and 2 assists in half a quarter, and Durant didn't play, and Harden on the bench came up!

The most important thing is that in the first half of the two teams, except for Perkins who was tired from running, the consumption of others was very small. The confrontation was also less because the two teams played very simply.

This has advantages and disadvantages for both sides, but relatively speaking, it is more disadvantageous for the Grizzlies. Battier failed to consume too much of Durant!

Durant shot twice in 6 minutes, one shot after running and receiving the ball, and one shot against the defense. He made 1 of 2 shots and is in good physical condition now.

Sun Ce clearly felt that Durant was very different from the last time they played. When the two teams played for the third time this season, Durant did not consider the allocation of physical strength at all because of emotional problems, which buried the hidden danger of the Thunder's collapse in the last quarter. But this time, Durant played in regular time and handed it over to his teammates if they played well. Obviously, his mind became clearer.

Sun Ce clearly felt Durant's progress at a certain level and felt a lot of pressure-why didn't the Thunder get rid of Durant? The media in Oklahoma City is not strong enough!

However, Coach Hollins was still calm and his expression did not change much.

He did not expect the starting lineup to widen the gap, and it was good that the score was close now.

Moreover, they kept the score close even when Westbrook's shooting was the weakest in the first half of the quarter. This was beyond expectations. The team made 8 of 11 shots... If it had not happened, Coach Hollins would not dare to think about such a situation.

Regardless of the process, the score was in line with Coach Hollins' expectations. Coach Hollins began to make personnel adjustments. Seeing that Sun Ce's shooting was relatively easy, Coach Hollins kept Sun Ce on the court and replaced him with Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier, and Randolph.

The purpose was obvious, to strengthen the perimeter defense.

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The rotation phase lineup of the Grizzlies has become a highlight of the Grizzlies' game. Seeing that the Grizzlies sent out a lineup where no one was taller than 2.06 meters, the fans at the scene and in front of the TV widened their eyes, wanting to see how the Grizzlies would attack and defend.

The Thunder sent out a combination of Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Ibaka, and Muhammad. They were also short in height, with two inside players both 2.08 meters tall, but their athletic ability was much stronger than when Perkins was there.

Sun Ce analyzed the opponent's possible offensive routines, waited for Harden to reach the front court, and then defended him.

Harden's running position is really not good. He stood on the sideline and did not move. Tony Allen defended Westbrook who was advancing. Paul George once again started the miserable work of defending Durant. Battier defended Ibaka very closely and was not afraid of the opponent's excellent mobility at the power forward position. Randolph's defense was average, but Muhammad had almost no independent offense, so Randolph was enough.

In terms of defense, Coach Hollins was very good in both tactics and targeting. Now even the prediction was very good. He changed the lineup specifically to restrain the Thunder team with great foresight.

Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt. He wanted to come again after shooting high, but Teacher Tony gave Westbrook an extremely strong physical confrontation as soon as Westbrook reached the three-point line, which caught Westbrook off guard and the ball slipped out of his hand!

Fortunately, Westbrook reacted quickly and fell to the ground to hold the ball, and threw the ball to Durant who pulled out to respond.

Tony Allen caused cheers on the scene with his defense! Too tough!

Durant received the ball and faced Paul George's defense, which obviously had an absolute advantage. However, Tony Allen did not dare to double-team him and chased Westbrook who got up and ran to the right sideline. Westbrook's shooting was very accurate today.

Paul George was very close to Durant when shooting. He had to be close! Although the official data shows that he is the same height as Durant, Durant is half a head taller than him. If he doesn't stick close to the opponent and lift the ball, he can't defend.

Durant actually doesn't shoot many three-pointers. He rarely has a season in which he averages 2+ three-pointers per game. His three-pointers are mainly used as a means of assisting offense. After attracting Paul George's close defense and waiting for Westbrook to pull away and not cut into the inside, Durant strides towards the inside with his long legs!

With a stronger body and longer legs, Durant dribbled the ball for two steps and entered the free throw line. He rushed directly into the basket with his long legs and shot before Sun Ce could make up for the defense...

The ball almost flew to the top of the backboard, fell down and hit the backboard and bounced into the frame.

This is a new trick!

Sun Ce couldn't predict it!

Durant failed to make the playoffs last year. At that time, Harden didn't have much playing time, and Westbrook was always restricted when he controlled the ball alone. Durant felt that he needed to strengthen his ball control and had been working hard to practice holding the ball. After the All-Star Weekend this season, Durant finally started to have a new trick to break into the basket!

In the past, Durant was prone to mistakes when he broke into the inside and picked up the ball. Of course, he is still prone to mistakes now, but when Westbrook can open up space, he has fewer defensive players when he breaks into the inside, and there is enough space to lift the ball and throw it out.

Not only did Sun Ce make obvious progress during the season, Durant showed his genius side. This thing of improvement...he can do it too!

Durant's small improvement has put a lot of pressure on the opponent, because Durant is already difficult to defend, and even a small improvement will make it even more difficult to defend.

However, when the Grizzlies attacked, the Thunder was not easy to defend. Sun Ce had the ability to shoot, and today he was in great form, scoring 12 points in half a quarter, which was no different when Durant exploded.

After Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt, Durant defended him. Although Westbrook was strong in defense, there was a big height difference. Sun Ce did not use the height difference to single out Durant, but passed the ball to Randolph, who was leaning on Muhammad in the low post on the left, and ran to the right mid-range to contain the defense.

Randolph leaned on Muhammad and received the ball and turned around to throw it, but missed! But this ball was not Randolph's recklessness, but he noticed Ibaka's shrinking action on the left baseline.

Randolph grabbed the offensive rebound between Muhammad and Ibaka, and pushed Ibaka away for a second offensive shot... Muhammad took the shot, but Ibaka fouled!

The referee whistled, Ibaka fouled, and Randolph got two free throws!

Without Perkins, Randolph's advantage in the interior was immediately highlighted. He tried his best to do it, and the two inside players of the opponent couldn't stop him.

When Ibaka retreated, he blocked the passing route of Randolph and Battier with good awareness. Randolph simply chose to fight two. Although he didn't score, he caused a foul.

As his weight dropped to about 124 kilograms, Randolph's shooting feeling became better and better, close to his peak state, and his free throws also recovered well. He went to the free throw line and made both free throws!

Soldiers against soldiers, kings against kings, Sun Ce and Westbrook are a group of rivals, and Randolph and Durant are fighting!

When Westbrook is threatening to shoot, Tony Allen can only be used to defend Westbrook. Durant can't defend. Paul George can only consume Durant, but he can't defend him, so Randolph stood up.

When fans watch the game, there is one thing they will never get tired of watching - superstar duels!

Tonight, the Grizzlies and Thunder have a one-on-one duel for various reasons.

The team defense of both teams is too good, and they are very restrained in their tactical play. The cores of both teams avoid the team defense of the other team when they attack. Under this tacit understanding, the top four scorers of the two teams began to compete in turns!

In the second half of the first quarter, the main singles of the Thunder became Durant and the Grizzlies became Randolph, but Sun Ce and Westbrook occasionally played singles by themselves, so that the two could switch.

Unlike Westbrook and Sun Ce, their shots are sometimes let go because they are not super scorers, while Randolph is undoubtedly a super scorer among the inside players. Durant is the scoring champion last season, the second in this season's scoring list and has the opportunity to overtake. The defensive confrontation and pressure encountered by Randolph and Durant are incomparable to Westbrook and Sun Ce, and the consumption is also greater.

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies were 1 point behind the Thunder 33 to 34 and entered the intermission.

The reason for the lag was mainly that Ibaka made a tip-in at the last moment to get two points. In fact, the game was very tense, and the four major scorers of the two teams were always competing.

Sun Ce scored 12 points in the first half of the first quarter and 6 points in the second half. He scored 18 points in 8 of 10 shots in a single quarter! It's a pity that Ibaka interfered with his layup once, and he almost scored 20+ in a single quarter, but 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter are already very impressive.

Randolph scored 8 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, including 3 offensive rebounds, which was unprecedented. Once Perkins went down, Randolph dominated the inside.

Westbrook scored 15 points in a single quarter, and Durant scored 14 points in a single quarter.

In the first quarter, both teams almost played singles, and they had good touch or offensive rebounds, and the single-round synthesis success rate was very high. Although the Grizzlies did not have a hit rate of more than 70% at the beginning, they still had a high hit rate of 56% of 13 of 23 shots after the first quarter. The Thunder's hit rate reached 58%, 14 of 24 shots!

However, relatively speaking, the Thunder's scoring was more concentrated.

Durant and Westbrook scored 29 of the Thunder's 34 points, and everyone else was watching the show.

The Grizzlies' defense was very clear, and they did not want the two to lead the team's offense in the single defense against Westbrook and Durant. Of course, this allowed the two to shoot at a super high hit rate.

However, Coach Hollins was very satisfied with this. His players adhered to the defense arranged by the coaching staff. Although the process was somewhat unexpected, the two opposing stars scored explosively, but fortunately, Randolph and Sun Ce on their side also scored 26 points together.

They did not fall behind too much, played very anxiously, and completed the task of defensive assistant coach Dave Joerger to cut off the connection between the Thunder's dual cores and role players. The result was very good. Since the result was very good, the process did not need to be so concerned.

Coach Hollins glanced at the opposing head coach. This head coach was easy to deal with and was easily hooked.

Although the role players of their Grizzlies team also shot less, and it was obvious that their role players were also affected by the inability to receive the ball like the opponent... But they are the Grizzlies, just defend!

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