Seven Hundred and Sixty-Five. Can You Please Give Me some Face?

Regular season, if you win, you will wake up and it will be a new day. If you lose, it will be the same.

The thing to do is not to be complacent when you win, and not to be depressed when you lose. You must adjust your mentality. You can have pressure, but you must devote yourself to the next game.

The next morning, Sun Ce and his teammates flew from the northeastern United States to Detroit in the northern central region of the United States. They basically rested in the hotel from morning to noon. At two o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Ce and his teammates came to the Palace of Auburn Hills to prepare for the game.

After a simple tactical meeting, Sun Ce and Coach Hollins sat in the lounge and chatted.

"Coach, why didn't Zach come to Detroit with us? His illness is not healed yet?"

"The temperature has dropped, but he still has cold symptoms. It is not suitable for him to contact you more. We decided to let him go to Los Angeles to rest first. The climate there is warm. When we play the Pistons, he should be almost recovered."

After learning about Randolph's condition, Sun Ce was relieved and focused on tonight's game with the Pistons, striving to get 50 wins tonight!

The last time they played against the Pistons, the Grizzlies lost. That time, Randolph was in an extremely unstable state in the early and middle stages of the season. It happened that Randolph was in a bad state that night, and his Sun Ce was suppressed by Prince. The Grizzlies were in a slump in the back-to-back games and some players were rested. Unfortunately, they lost to their opponents.

The situation is different now. Although Randolph will not play, the coaching staff has no rest plan today. There are two days of rest after this back-to-back game. Randolph cannot play, and Coach Hollins did not let others rest to ensure that they can win the game steadily against weak teams.

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At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Grizzlies' away game against the Pistons started.

On the Grizzlies side, Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Gasol Jr. appeared in the starting lineup.

Conley and Battier were put in the second lineup. Tonight, the Grizzlies must rely on defense to solve the problem steadily and ensure that they can win the game.

Unlike the last time they played against the Pistons, this time Paul George, Yi Jianlian, Gasol, Morrow and others have made significant progress.

The improvement is not in technology or strength, but in the degree of tacit understanding with teammates. Even Paul George has not made much progress during the season, but he has more experience than before and knows what role he should play in the team. His offensive running and defensive habits have made significant progress.

After Yi Jianlian changed his look, he is also very different from before. His cutting awareness has improved rapidly. Although his technology has not improved much, he can better play his due ability in the team.

Jordan and Morrow have more experience in cooperating with teammates, especially Morrow, who is getting better and better. His average of 2.4 three-pointers per game has stabilized. The Grizzlies' three-pointers are basically supported by Morrow, Conley, Battier and Paul George, and Morrow alone can match the other three brothers.

And Sun Ce is the one who has made the most obvious progress!

Tonight, Sun Ce partnered with Yi Jianlian, a teammate who is excellent in pick-and-roll. After the game started, Sun Ce firmly used pick-and-roll to launch the offense, and the effect was not bad. The main thing was defense. Gasol had an all-round advantage against rookie Monroe tonight, and defended Monroe very well. Tony Allen and Paul George were put in the starting lineup. Facing the backcourt combination of Stuckey and Ben Gordon, they had advantages in mobility and confrontation, and locked the opponent's backcourt combination.

Although the Grizzlies lost a scorer averaging 20+ per game, the offense became a little worse, but it was enough. In the seventh minute of the first quarter, Sun Ce only made 1 of 3 shots, but he made all two free throws, got 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The Grizzlies led 14 to 9 and entered the official timeout with a 5-point lead.

After the official timeout, Sun Ce and Tony Allen, Yi Jianlian and Gasol were replaced, and Conley, Morrow, Paul George, Battier and Jordan came on the court to play the rotation stage.

On the Pistons side, Will Bynum, Hamilton, McGrady, Villanueva, and Ben Wallace played.

The Grizzlies' rotation strategy today basically ensured that the starting lineup and the rotation lineup were balanced. The starting lineup was strong in defense, and the rotation lineup was stronger in offense.

"Tracy McGrady, 31 years old, ability rating B-... 23 minutes per game, 8.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game... 44% shooting, 34% three-point shooting..."

If it were eight years ago, it would be hard to imagine McGrady playing on the same team with Hamilton and Ben Wallace, but reality is so cruel.

McGrady has regressed too much compared to three years ago. In the 07-08 season, McGrady still averaged 21+5+6 per game, but there is still a big difference between ordinary superstars and those superstars whose dominance can last through one or even two generations.

However, McGrady seemed to have easily accepted the role of substitute and supporting role. He played happily on the bench, with less pressure and almost no injuries. At the end of the regular season, he only missed 7 games this season, and his performances on both offense and defense were pretty good, averaging 8+3+3, 0.3 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. In the matchup with Paul George, McGrady seemed to be at ease, and he was still able to bully the talented rookie.

However, Hamilton and Ben Wallace have declined too much. Hamilton's offensive performance this season is not as good as Prince's, and they have been put on the bench. This year, Hamilton's mid-range shooting is almost the worst in his career, and his mid-range shooting percentage is the worst. Thirty-seven percent, both the number of hits and the hit rate are worse than Sun Ce's performance.

The main reason is that the Pistons no longer regard him as part of the future. Hamilton will enter a contract year next season. The Pistons have been selling Hamilton in the middle of the season, but they have not been able to sell him. There is still more than one year left on the five-year, 55 million contract. It's too big, and other teams just want to wait for the Pistons to buy it out.

Sun Ce heard that the Bulls' new coach Sloan wanted to acquire Hamilton. Hamilton was also discussing a buyout with the Pistons management and wanted to reach a buyout agreement before the playoff roster application deadline on March 30. After March 30, players who already had NBA contracts before then will not be able to represent other teams in the playoffs even if they are waived.

Will Bynum was completely abused by Conley. The backup point guard of a team like the Pistons obviously has to have a lot of things to do; Hamilton has no desire to play; Ben Wallace has long lost his courage and was waived by the Suns. After being dumped, he returned to the Pistons and retired with a low salary; the eyebrowless hero was guarded by the president and was in a state of ecstasy...

In addition to having the ball on the bench, McGrady felt very interested in facing Paul George, who was the same size as himself during the Raptors and Magic days. He played very hard and even outplayed Paul George. It was quite playful. It feels like the Pistons have no other bright spots.

For a long time, the Grizzlies used Yi Jianlian and DeAndre Jordan to take turns playing center. The other positions remained unchanged. This lineup reached the middle of the second quarter. The Grizzlies tied the score before the official timeout of the second quarter. 41 to 32, leading by 9 points entering the official timeout of the second quarter.

Conley had played for nearly 11 minutes, and it was time to take a rest. Sun Ce consciously took off his training clothes, sat for two periods of radio gymnastics, walked onto the court, and applied magnesium powder on the technical table with McGrady, who was still playing.

McGrady saw Sun Ce coming to the technical stage and smiled at Sun Ce without saying anything.

Sun Ce didn't say anything. Just fight against McGrady. Going all out is the greatest respect.

After returning from the timeout, the Pistons' lineup of Stuckey, McGrady, Ben Gordon, Jason Maxiell, and Monroe appeared.

For the Grizzlies, the lineup of Sun Ce, Jason Williams, Morrow, Yi Jianlian, and DeAndre Jordan came on the field, preparing to rely on offense to establish a clear advantage before halftime.

Obviously, facing the impact of Sun Ce leading the fast break, Jason Williams assisting with passing + three-pointers, Morrow's three-pointers, and the combination of the two kings, the Pistons were completely unstoppable in the rotation stage.

Sun Ce also strengthened his personal offense. As long as McGrady defended him, he would focus on shooting.

In more than 6 minutes, Sun Ce made 3 of 4 shots, including a 2+1 that caused a foul on Mark Hill, who was defending. He scored 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. The Grizzlies played a game before halftime. The wave is 16 to 9.

After halftime, the Grizzlies easily established a 57-41 lead.

McGrady played 17 minutes at halftime. He played well against the defense of Paul George and Morrow from the official timeout in the first quarter to before the official timeout in the second quarter. He scored 10 points and 4 assists in those 11 minutes, so the Pistons Head coach John Kuester let McGrady play a little longer, but after the Pistons were led by the Grizzlies, McGrady didn't play well.

Although McGrady is not as strong as before, he has good consciousness and wants to suppress the rhythm, but he cannot. His teammates all follow the Grizzlies, but they have no rules. McGrady only has consciousness, and his performance is naturally not good.

In the third quarter, Sun Ce started taking a lot of shots in the first 10 minutes and kept shooting. In 10 minutes, he scored 10 points on 4 of 11 shots. He raised his personal score to 21 points and was replaced happily.

21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Sun Ce got the season average data after playing 23 minutes. The Grizzlies did not give the Pistons a chance to upset this time. After three quarters, they already led 79 to 58 by 21 points. .

The game entered garbage time. Sun Ce looked at Tracy McGrady, who was abandoned by Pistons coach Kuester and replaced during garbage time in the third quarter. He spent three seconds feeling the cruelty of the years... and then began to talk to Yi Jianlian and DeAndre Jordan. , Shane Battier, Gasol and others danced on the sidelines to celebrate 50 wins!

Conley, Morrow, Paul George, Sam Young, and Haddadi were playing garbage time on the court. Their teammates suddenly got excited and almost jumped onto the waist of these teammates who were brushing up data on the court...

In the end, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Pistons 104-80, avoiding a losing streak and improving their record to 50 wins and 12 losses!

After the final whistle sounded, McGrady, who played 29 minutes tonight and scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, performed well. He looked at the joyful celebrations of the Grizzlies and felt envious, but he had no chance.

Twice, he thought he would have teammates like Sun Ce to fight for the championship with him, but he found that it was completely different from what he expected.

In 2000, he thought he was going to be Fisher next to Duncan and Grant Hill, but he actually became a superstar;

In 2004, he thought he was going to form a new version of the OK team with Yao Ming, but it turned out that except for him and Yao Ming, no one on the team could play. Two super giant teams were able to avoid paying the luxury tax at once, and even more incredible role players With constant short-term contracts, there is room for a superstar every summer.

But things have already happened, McGrady is very good at accepting this reality, shrugged his shoulders, and prepared to leave the court.

At this time, McGrady saw the No. 3 player on the opposite side running towards him with a mobile phone.

"Tracy, can you take a photo with me?" Sun Ce asked, holding the mobile phone that the staff had brought from the locker room in the fourth quarter.

"Of course, I'm honored."

"Cool!"

Sun Ce turned on the selfie mode, raised the phone, and made a scissor hand gesture with his left hand.

McGrady looked at Sun Ce's scissor hand gesture... Hesitated for a moment, and also made a scissor hand gesture...

After taking the photo, Sun Ce handed over a pen and said, "Tracy, can you give me your jersey?"

"Of course." McGrady took off his jersey, took the pen, signed his name, and handed it to Sun Ce, then looked at Sun Ce with expectant eyes.

Who knew that Sun Ce said "thank you" and left with the jersey.

McGrady looked down at his bare chest, and watched Sun Ce take his jersey away in his jersey... What's going on?

It's different from what I imagined!

McGrady recalled the comment made by a No. 24 player on the West Coast when he was chatting with him about this guy: This bastard will make people angry to death!

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After defeating the Pistons, the Grizzlies became the second 50-win team in the league.

There are 20 games left in the regular season, and the playoffs are getting closer and closer.

At this stage, the Suns and Pacers, who still have hope of entering the playoffs, are desperately trying to squeeze into the playoffs.

The next morning after playing the Pistons, Sun Ce and his teammates went to Los Angeles.

There are two more away games next. Today and tomorrow are off. On the 13th, they will play the Lakers. On the 14th, they will play the Timberwolves back-to-back. After playing these four consecutive away games, they will have four consecutive home games back home, followed by four consecutive away games.

This month, there are not many games. 16 games are acceptable. The main reason is that there are many back-to-back games. There are five back-to-back games in a single month. Two have been played, and there are three left.

Relatively speaking, before playing against strong teams, there is always a day or two of rest time to prepare.

On the plane, Sun Ce looked at the latest scout report.

At present, the top eight teams in the West are the Spurs, Grizzlies, Lakers, Trail Blazers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Thunder, and Rockets in order.

The top eight teams in the East are the Bulls, 76ers, Celtics, Heat, Magic, Knicks, Hawks, and Bucks.

The Rockets, ranked eighth in the West, currently have 33 wins and 28 losses, and the Suns, ranked ninth, have 31 wins and 31 losses.

The core combination of Nash + Carter + Hill played really well, and with Frye, Gortat, Brooks, Dudley, Childress, Warrick, Lopez Jr. and others, they managed to keep the winning rate at 50%.

In the East, the Bucks have 27 wins and 34 losses, and the Pacers have 27 wins and 35 losses. The two teams are competing fiercely for the eighth place, and the Bobcats, who have 25 wins, are eyeing them.

The polarization in the East this year is so serious that it is very likely that a playoff team will have less than 40 wins.

Sun Ce looked at the Spurs' record of 52 wins and 10 losses, the Lakers' record of 47 wins and 14 losses, and the Mavericks' record of 47 wins and 15 losses... The next game against the Lakers is crucial!

Since the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers have played 10 games, 9 wins and 1 loss, and the Mavericks have 10 wins and 1 loss, which is better than the Grizzlies. They found that the Spurs did not care about the record and started to rest, and their desire to get the first place in the West was no weaker than the Grizzlies.

Especially after the Spurs were beaten by the Lakers, they lost to the Pacers during the rest, suffered two consecutive losses, and the number of losses reached 10 games. Although the Lakers and Mavericks' winning streak was ended, they continued to show their strength and started the winning mode.

Now both the Grizzlies and the Lakers have won one game after the winning streak was ended, with only a difference of two losses.

After arriving at the Los Angeles airport, Sun Ce did not go to the hotel with the team. He asked Coach Hollins to help find the Lakers to get a few tickets, and stayed at the airport waiting for his parents and two little sisters.

The team had received a call from Bill Duffy before, and promised to prepare a room for Sun Ce's family. After Sun Ce received them, he just needed to take them to the hotel where the team was staying.

The construction of the indoor court in the new home did not require much effort. There was still ping-pong every day. It happened to be Friday. Sun Ce's parents and Wang Keying brought Zu Goose to Los Angeles to watch the game. Wang Keying would also go back to school next week. Sun Ce's parents would also return to China after the indoor court was repaired. The house, which was mainly made of bricks and wood, was built very quickly. There was not much time to get together this time, so we could stay together for two more days.

Sun Ce successfully received his parents, Wang Keying and Zu Goose, and went to the hotel smoothly.

But when he was surrounded by reporters outside the hotel, a little accident happened...

There were more people around Sun Ce's father than Sun Ce! They were mainly domestic reporters!

The new Internet celebrity Ba Wang Daddy has become popular online, but even domestic reporters can't find an interview opportunity. In recent days, Sun Ce's father has been staying at the construction site every day to help out and do odd jobs, and has never gone out.

Seeing Sun Ce's father being surrounded, Sun Ce, his mother, Wang Keying, and Zu E all hid aside, saying that they didn't know him, but they were secretly listening.

Sun Ce's father was shocked, and he answered whatever others asked.

"Little Ba Wang said that he couldn't run faster than you when he was in high school, and he never ran away when you wanted to hit him. Is it true?"

When asked this question, Sun Ce's father instantly became interested and said arrogantly: "Don't say he is in high school. If I hit him now, he can't escape. I can beat him to tears in a minute..."

"Fuck!"

Sun Ce almost vomited blood when he heard this. He didn't expect his father to be so arrogant.

Can you give him some face!

Can you say this in front of so many people? He said this to respect his parents. His own father said it himself. He doesn't want face!

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