Seven Hundred and Fifty-Seven. Bullying Thunder Old 3

Scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting...

Harden looked at Sun Ce who walked onto the court and felt that he was fearless. He couldn't beat him anyway, so he just did it.

For rookies in the same class, Harden averaged 14+3+3 in the first summer league, and his performance was similar. In terms of age, Harden was born in August 1989, and Sun Ce was born in January 1990. They were also similar.

But after entering the NBA, the gap has reached this point in just over a year.

But Harden's mentality is very good. He is the younger brother of the team anyway, with Durant, Westbrook, and Ibaka supporting him. He feels that he can just play as his own substitute and leave the big things to his eldest, second, and third brothers. .

The Thunder fielded a lineup of Nate Robinson, Harden, Durant, Muhammad, and Cole Aldridge.

For the Grizzlies, the combination of Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Morrow, Yi Jianlian, and DeAndre Jordan came on the court.

The Thunder team, which lost the opening jump ball, attacked first. Harden received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Seeing Durant being pressed tightly by Tony Allen's mad-dog defense, he made a gesture and started to organize the offense on his own.

In the first quarter, the Thunder really showed the advantages of their strongest two stars. In the second half, Durant played more and was more efficient, but it also made Westbrook play fewer singles in the second half of the first quarter, and Tony Allen Therefore, the consumption has also become smaller, and now you can continue to use Durant.

Durant felt Teacher Tony's defense, accepted Harden's instructions, and stretched to the baseline.

Sun Ce stayed on the left side of the top arc to guard Harden, who had a high tendency to break through on the left side.

"James Harden, 21 years old, ability evaluation B, offensive A-, defense B-..."

Although the current Xiao Dengdeng is not particularly capable and is not a strong sixth man, he has a good attitude and is willing to work hard both offensively and defensively. Especially his skills are very comprehensive and he can do a little bit of everything. He has already shown himself to be a comprehensive sixth man. trend.

Sun Ce lowered his focus and waited for Harden to break through.

Harden knew very well what advantage he had against Sun Ce. After his teammates settled into position, he broke through to the left!

Sun Ce quickly moved sideways to the right, but Harden changed direction in advance. When the ball bounced up and his right hand made a downward motion to slap the ball, he suddenly swatted the ball to the right with his left hand and broke through the middle!

The explosive speed is extremely fast! Sun Ce's A-level explosive speed is a little worse than Harden's A+-level explosive speed, so Sun Ce worked very hard to predict Harden's breakthrough, but was fooled by Harden's fake move and failed to take the first place. Time presses on.

But surprisingly, Morrow actually blocked the mid-range defense and was in place!

Sun Ce quickly flanked him, glanced to the right, and saw Nate Robinson standing more than one meter away from the three-point line. He understood why Morrow was able to cover up the defense well, with Morrow's defender so far apart. Far away, Moreau had nothing to do.

Harden focused on dealing with Sun Ce, but accidentally fell into a trap. He quickly looked for his teammates. Seeing Nate Robinson so far away, he didn't want to pass the ball, but he still passed it.

When Harden passed the ball, Sun Ce immediately rushed towards the right side of the top arc, but it was useless because Nate Robinson took half a step forward after receiving the ball, one meter away from the three-point line. Just throw it away from a long distance!

"Shua..."

Nate Robinson's super long three-pointer!

37 to 33, the Thunder's lead expanded to 4 points!

Good guy, this ball is so high! However, the duo was not surprised. When Yi Jianlian saw the ball falling into the basket, he immediately sprinted towards the frontcourt. Jordan quickly picked up the ball and exited the baseline and sent it towards Sun Ce. .

After receiving the ball, Sun Ce immediately recovered from the shock, rushed out of the three-point line, and launched a counterattack!

Nate Robinson, Harden, and Durant retreated quickly. Harden got in the way of Yi Jianlian, who was sprinting on the right. Harden was getting stronger and stronger. With a weight of 96 kilograms, he was able to hold onto Yi Jianlian. Nate Robinson caught up with Morrow who was following up from the left. After Sun Ce rushed to the frontcourt, there was no one to pass the ball to. Teacher Tony hadn't caught up yet, so Sun Ce increased his speed without hesitation.

Rush into the three-point line at full speed!

Durant's defensive awareness and ability are first-class. A-level defense is already very good for a super breakup like Durant. When Sun Ce rushed to the right side of the three-second zone, Durant followed up. .

Sun Ce's speed suddenly dropped sharply when he was two steps away from the free throw line on the right side of the three-second zone. Durant rushed to prevent Sun Ce from making an emergency stop jumper. Sun Ce made 6 of 7 mid-range shots in the first quarter! However, Sun Ce was not in a hurry. Stop the jump shot!

Sun Ce suddenly turned left, accelerating and changing direction while traveling, triggering Level 2!

Sun Ce's speed temporarily increased to S, and he passed by Durant who was rushing towards him. Durant had long legs and quickly caught up with him. Sun Ce just rushed to the left sideline of the three-second zone and saw that he could not completely get rid of Durant. The shot is very likely to be interfered by this big monster with long arms and legs, and may even be blocked. It will immediately change direction again, with an additional bonus effect of level 2 acceleration during the change of direction, and the second stage of direction change acceleration!

As soon as Durant tried his best to catch up, Sun Ce suddenly accelerated again, took a big step from the basket, grabbed the ball, and jumped to the right. Sun Ce pulled the ball down from his left chest with his right hand, and headed towards The last swing was a big, round windmill... and he hit a layup!

With this counterattack, the fans who could see the bottom line most clearly stood up and screamed with exaggerated expressions!

In a counterattack, Sun Ce made two major changes in direction in more than two seconds and completed a windmill!

Although he couldn't jump due to too many changes of direction, and didn't dunk the empty basket, this windmill was a bit weird, but it was really beautiful.

Durant watched Sun Ce retreat after scoring and bumping chests with the excited red-haired monster to celebrate. He didn't like Sun Ce so much, but he smiled bitterly. He was really impressed by this ball!

Also, he felt that Sun Ce didn't want his knees? He dared to play such a change of direction! The most terrifying thing is that Sun Ce could actually do such a continuous change of direction.

Sun Ce calmed down his excitement after retreating.

The continuous rapid change of direction just now was the second stage of acceleration bonus after the acceleration change of direction during movement was upgraded to level 2. However, it is rarely used in normal times. The conditions are relatively harsh. After the first change of direction to get rid of the front defense, facing the direction of the basket without a backup defense, the second stage of acceleration can be triggered, that is, it is only useful in a one-on-one duel. It may be used occasionally when there is no chance to pass the ball during counterattacks, but facing most opponents who retreat, Sun Ce only needs one change of direction. Only Durant is so big and has such a fast speed, so Sun Ce has the opportunity to show off his skills.

Calm down and prepare to defend Harden. This guy's physical fitness is really awesome. His burst speed is very good among the first-class ones. Although his explosive power and burst speed are not top-notch, he is definitely one of the best among the first-class ones. He is also strong and good at confrontation. The most important thing is his sense of the ball. Sun Ce feels that he has underestimated Harden's sense of the ball. The main reason is that Harden will abandon these things in the future. In the playoffs, he will only play step-back three-pointers. In the future of Sun Ce's original time and space, he will only watch the playoffs.

Seeing Harden advancing, Sun Ce noticed Nate Robinson, who was standing in a very strange position just now, and found that Nate Robinson ran slower than Harden who was dribbling and advancing, and hung behind.

When Nate Robinson is attacking, if he doesn't hold the ball, he often follows up slowly. Although he is short, his speed is not top-notch. He is the weaker one in the A+ level, slightly inferior to Harden. His strong point is his super bounce, so it is difficult for him to really open up space in the regular position. If he is too close to the three-point line, the opponent can easily fill in. He can only wander at a very long distance to create opportunities for his defender to fill in and create shooting space for himself.

This is the way Nate Robinson plays when he doesn't have the ball, but Nate Robinson has trained himself too strong, which affects his speed and often hurts. Sun Ce rarely has the opportunity to play against Nate Robinson as a role player. When there were many matchups before, Nate Robinson was still the main point guard of the Knicks, the kind who just takes the ball and does it.

After Harden arrived at the frontcourt, he suppressed his mood to compete with Sun Ce and passed the ball to Nate Robinson, who was dragging behind without the ball to open up as much space as possible.

Sometimes being selfless doesn't mean a good thing. Nate Robinson plays extremely emotionally. It is said that after the West Coast Blacksmith scores a goal, he must shoot the second attack. Nate Robinson is the same. He received the ball and took a big step across the three-point line. Regardless of Morrow's defense, Nate Robinson pulled up and shot again...

This time Morrow rushed over, and Nate Robinson almost raised the ball to the back of his head when shooting, avoiding the defense and shooting a backward jump shot...

"Bang..."

Nate Robinson's strength is really amazing. The ball hit the rim like a cannonball and bounced up.

Durant tried to squeeze in and try to grab the ball. Yi Jianlian, who was in the same class, blocked Durant fiercely. Sun Ce came in and easily took the rebound and counterattacked!

Sun Ce's counterattack in the last round even surprised the Thunder players. When Sun Ce rushed to the three-point line, he was sandwiched by Durant and Harden. One on the left and one on the right, like the two King Kongs, he didn't want to be passed by Sun Ce. They didn't know that Sun Ce could only get extra bonus within the free throw line. Sun Ce threw the ball to the right side of the basket... This time it was Jordan!

Yi Jianlian blocked the position, and Jordan followed up and cut into the inside line and jumped. He caught the ball in the air and floated to the basket, and gently smashed the ball into the basket.

As a teammate, Sun Ce never got tired of watching Jordan's alley-oop. He was not as fierce as Griffin, not as strong and powerful as Howard, and not as shocking as Stoudemire. Jordan's characteristic was to stretch to the extreme!

Maybe Jordan had tried his best to jump, but he always gave people a feeling that he still had some strength left. It was really a pleasure to watch.

37 to 37, the Grizzlies tied the game!

It was the Thunder's turn to attack again. Durant picked up the ball and passed it to Harden. After passing it to Harden, Durant yelled: "You are the sixth man, do it yourself. If you can't deal with that bastard, leave it to me."

Harden was yelled at so innocently. It turned out that being selfless was wrong.

But Harden himself regretted the ball just now. Nate Robinson is not the kind of player who has scoring continuity, and his playing style is emotional. He doesn't care when he feels it. He shouldn't pass it to him immediately after scoring a goal. It's obvious that he will throw it again.

But now that he was yelled at, Harden was sad for a while, and then he pushed forward to the frontcourt and saw Sun Ce, and he immediately became excited.

This is what the eldest brother ordered. The eldest brother asked him to play one-on-one against Sun Ce!

Durant can contain the space, Muhammad has a good baseline jump shot, Cole Aldridge has the ability to catch the ball and shoot high when standing around the three-second zone, and Nate Robinson throws these two randomly, forcing Morrow to defend outside the three-point line. Harden really has a good one-on-one opportunity.

Harden starts to break through!

Sun Ce was well prepared this time. Sure enough, Harden took a step to the left and used a very good rhythm to change direction to rush into the middle. Sun Ce predicted it in advance and rushed towards Harden, but Harden had already occupied half of his body and continued to force the attack. When Sun Ce pressed forward, he couldn't stop him and was pushed away!

Cole Aldridge's ability is not good, but his brain is good. He is a white center produced by the University of Kansas. He was the best player in the NCAA last season. He was called "the hope of American white center" during the draft. Although his strength is not in place, he has a high basketball IQ. Seeing Harden rushing in, he slipped to the bottom line to contain Jordan.

Sun Ce was pushed away by Harden and failed to block Harden, but he did not give up. He retreated to the basket next to Harden. Harden stepped on the edge of the reasonable collision zone and made a left-handed pull-up shot...

Harden felt that his bounce speed, explosive power, ball sense, and the advantage of being left-handed were enough, and he shot decisively, but!

The ball thrown by Harden was slapped away from behind by Sun Ce before it reached the highest point!

The fans at the scene saw that Sun Ce finally got the first block of the day and began to cheer loudly. The little bully who reacted quickly and moved swiftly when there was a chance to block a shot is here again!

Sun Ce's height and wingspan advantage, and this sudden faster bounce speed than him, made Harden a little dizzy!

The eldest brother who was just a little kid couldn't beat him, and the second brother who was just a little kid in the first quarter also fought half as well, and it was still done by the team. If he is beaten by Harden now, will he still have face?

However, Harden is really bad now. He was as fierce as a tiger in his operation, but there was no change in the final finishing move. Sun Ce took a gamble and jumped quickly with the speed bonus of Olajuwon's hand straps. He slapped Harden with a solid slap.

Thunder coach Brooks yelled again on the sidelines, but Harden ignored him. This was the boss's arrangement.

Sun Ce blocked Harden, which seemed normal to others. If Harden had pulled the lever just now, at least he would not have been blocked. But if he really had the ability to do that, Harden's shooting percentage at the basket would not be so bad. In his rookie season, Harden's three-second zone shooting percentage was 48%, ranking last among all players in the league. Now it has improved a little, but it is still poor overall.

This offensive block was a little frustrated for Harden's confidence. Now that no one has taught him pick-and-roll and his skills are far from the peak, Harden is really not easy to play against Sun Ce. He finally thought of a way to break through, but when he got to the inside, he felt like a lid was added to his head.

Thunder team baseline ball, Harden looked at his big brother after receiving the serve.

Durant was speechless. This kid is too unprogressive. He fought back after being blocked once! It was just a regular season. He actually admitted his weakness in front of a big guy in the same class. Durant estimated that Westbrook would be so angry that he would slap him. He, the boss Durant, had to stop the second brother from hitting the third brother.

Durant ignored Harden's pleas. Harden had to do it by himself. There were basically no outside shooting opportunities. Harden felt that it was difficult to step back. His current step back was mediocre. He didn't have the privilege of fine footwork. He could only continue to break through!

This time Harden consciously pulled the lever to avoid Sun Ce's block, but... If Harden had the ability to pull the lever, he would definitely have pulled the lever in the last round. The key is that he didn't have it! He is still in the growth stage. All aspects of his skills are developing in an all-round way, laying the foundation for his future superstar, but laying the foundation means that he knows a little bit of everything but is not proficient in anything.

Harden's layup missed!

Sun Ce leaned back to the right to block Cole Aldridge and grabbed the defensive rebound. Just as he was about to counterattack, he was hugged by Cole Aldridge, and Cole Aldridge committed a tactical foul.

It was not the foul number. There were few fouls in today's game. This was the first foul of the two teams in the second quarter.

Sun Ce received the baseline ball from Morrow after the referee sent it to Morrow, and slowly pushed forward. It was difficult to fight in a positional battle. Sun Ce was not in a hurry. There was still a long time. If there was a chance to counterattack, he would do it. If there was no chance, forget it.

The rhythm of the two teams finally slowed down. When Sun Ce pushed forward, he quickly analyzed the opponent's playing style. It felt that the opponent really had no offensive tactics and was purely relying on the personal abilities of several young core players...

The Grizzlies have a great advantage in the rotation lineup! Coach Hollins emphasized in the pre-match tactical meeting that the starting lineup should not fall behind too much, which was right.

Coach Hollins still has no progress in on-the-spot response. This is a talent that cannot be learned, but in terms of overall planning, Coach Hollins's vision is getting better and better.

Sun Ce pushed forward to the front court, and started to accelerate after passing the center circle, not wanting to be stuck by Durant. Durant was very good at lateral movement, but was blocked by Yi Jianlian who pulled out!

Sun Ce went straight to the inside line, broke through to the right baseline, was blocked by Muhammad, and Durant also rushed towards Sun Ce. Sun Ce passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian made a mid-range shot... but missed, but Jordan grabbed the offensive rebound!

Cole Aldridge didn't keep the rebound, but his position was actually good, not giving Jordan a chance to dunk directly, and also blocked Jordan. In the space, Jordan held the ball and quickly passed it to Yi Jianlian on the right side of the three-second zone. Yi Jianlian took a step, and Muhammad blocked it. Sun Ce took the opportunity to get rid of the double team and ran to the top line. Yi Jianlian imitated Jordan, put the ball behind his head, and went up to block Durant...

Sun Ce received the ball with great surprise, and the gun rack became Yi Jianlian. Sun Ce shot from mid-range...

Another goal!

22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block!

Sun Ce scored, Durant directed Harden to continue fighting with Sun Ce, and took a break.

Originally, Sun Ce played the entire first quarter. If Harden faced Conley, he would not have a big advantage, but at least he would not suffer too much. Harden's size still has a huge advantage. After offsetting, the effect of the two leading the team may not be much different.

But Sun Ce had a physical potion to use today. He was not tired in the first quarter. He just shot and shot. In the second quarter, he went all out and tried his best to defend.

However, there are always times when he can't defend. This time, Harden threw a cannon-like shot. He singled out Sun Ce for three rounds in a row, and finally scored one out of four shots.

Harden himself felt that it was not easy for him!

Moreover, as soon as Harden scored, Jordan went to pick up the ball. The Grizzlies counterattacked again. This time he did not miss. Morrow followed up with a three-pointer and Sun Ce's fourth assist.

Harden really wanted to defend well once. It didn't matter whether the opponent scored or not. At least he could slow down and attack later. The opponent's attack was so fast that he felt a headache even if he didn't score. The key was that the opponent still scored.

Sun Ce felt the advantage of entering the rotation lineup, and he was able to attack with all his strength; Harden also felt that his rotation lineup had become weaker.

Replacing Perkins did improve their overall strength, but their lineup became weaker during the rotation phase, because Perkins was replaced by Jeff Green, the original sixth man, and Harden was the sixth man. He is not as good as Jeff Green now.

Especially in the previous rotation phase, the inside line was Jeff Green and Muhammad, a very strong rotation inside line, and would not lose to the Grizzlies' double emperor combination, but now, the old Muhammad is forced to play power forward, and Cole Aldridge is not good...

Harden looked at the encouraging eyes of his big brother... He could only bite the bullet and continue to play! Looking at Sun Ce, who was obviously playing hard on the opposite side, Harden felt a little desperate... He was going to be beaten by the opponent... No, he was already beaten!