Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine. We Must Win Against the Heat!

He was actually able to overpower Aldridge, who averaged 33 points in 5 games and led the team to five consecutive wins, to win the Best of the Week. No matter what others think, from a player's perspective, Sun Ce himself was shocked, because he really felt Aldridge's performance this week has been impeccable.

After being shocked, Sun Ce was immediately ecstatic!

After paying for a "geriatric" star experience card, I actually got so much, including a Kobe Bryant peak card, a James 1.0 peak card, and a bonus, Bynum's quasi-peak card.

At this time, Sun Ce noticed a piece of news. Sun Ce broke O'Neal's record for the strongest double-double at the Staples Center!

Previously, it was O'Neal's 61 points and 20 rebounds, and Sun Ce's 72 points and 20 rebounds, which was a big improvement.

Moreover, Sun Ce's 72 points in a single game is the NBA's historical single-game away scoring record! It surpassed Chamberlain's historical record of 70 points in a single away game!

It's just that there was too much news about Sun Ce, about Kobe and even about Conley, and these news didn't become popular. Now as Sun Ce breaks James' historical record for best games of the week in a single season, Sports Illustrated has made these things that were not hyped up before. The news is brought out again and stirred up.

Regarding himself, Sun Ce was not surprised. Sports Illustrated... Sun Ce learned what "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". What Sun Ce broke was James' record. So the media, which was leaning towards the Lakers and Kobe, decisively praised Sun Ce. .

The best of the week in the Eastern Conference, this time Sun Ce saw an old rival who has been in the news for a while-Rose.

The Bulls have currently played 63 games, with 47 wins and 16 losses, and have gradually secured first place in the Eastern Conference.

The Bulls played three games in the past week and won them all.

After Sloan joined, the Bulls' record fluctuated for a while, but not very much. Rose's ranking in the MVP rankings fell, mainly because his scoring data dropped. He originally averaged 25 points per game, but in the games after Sloan joined, , the average points per game dropped to 21 points, and the shooting percentage was also affected, but the number of assists increased.

The main thing is the change in playing style. Sloan strongly asked Rose to abandon those playing styles that destroyed his knees, which had some impact on Rose's personal offensive performance. However, a talented player like Rose learns quickly and has a very good personal offensive performance. It still takes time, but the synergy with Boozer is getting better.

Boozer also increased significantly from averaging 17 points per game in the early part of the season to averaging 21 points per game.

Sun Ce took a look and found that the only team in the East that had a chance to compete for first place in the league was the Bulls. Their record was almost the same as that of the Lakers and Mavericks.

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Breaking James' single-season best-of-the-week record, Sun Ce's popularity has once again increased.

This is a huge benefit for Sun Ce. Towards the end of the season, he needs more popularity to increase his probability of winning MVP.

But that night...

Even Sun Ce thinks that Aldridge should win the Best of the Week. Aldridge himself is full of confidence that he should be able to win the Best of the Week over Sun Ce who scored 72 points.

Coincidentally, on the day when the Player of the Week was announced, the Trail Blazers happened to come to Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies away.

The schedule the Trail Blazers are going through is said to be five games in seven days, which is actually not very accurate. The Trail Blazers are going through their most intensive schedule this season, from the 10th to the 17th, six games in eight days, and all games with the Grizzlies. The schedule before the All-Star Weekend is as brutal as the Mavericks' schedule in early January. Almost every team has five games in 7 days or six games in 8 days once or twice every season.

This schedule must be like a nightmare,

But the Trail Blazers won the first five games. The Trail Blazers came to Memphis early this morning. Aldridge set an alarm at noon to wait for the announcement of the best player of the week. He started waiting at 11 o'clock, eagerly anticipating the result of the best player of the week. Jia unexpectedly took it away from Sun Ce, whose overall performance was relatively poor. Sun Ce was happy, and Aldridge was about to explode.

then……

At 5:30 in the evening, Aldridge stormed off in a rage!

Aldridge scored 44 points and 12 rebounds in a single game, overpowering the Grizzlies inside with one hand. Roy had 18 points and 10 assists, and the ammunition was delivered very well.

97 to 85, under the leadership of the Trail Blazers' two stars, the Trail Blazers performed well on both ends of the offense and defense, ending the Grizzlies' three-game winning streak.

The Grizzlies' three-game winning streak was ended when they returned home. Sun Ce played 38 minutes, scoring 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 5-of-15 shooting. Randolph scored 26 points and 13 rebounds, but he failed to pass the last period. Aldridge is in great shape.

After the game, Sun Ce felt as if he had just won the Best of the Week award in a blood sacrifice with a defeat.

Just after breaking the historical record, Sun Ce's team's winning streak was ended. After the game, the news on the court read - Little Overlord's milestone turned into tragedy.

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When they lost against the Trail Blazers, they had no choice but to lose. Aldridge could make any number of shots, and most of them were mid-range shots. This style of play drove the opponents crazy, causing the Grizzlies' offense to have problems.

Generally speaking, the Grizzlies were in average shape. They met Aldridge, who was in explosive form, and were beaten.

The Grizzlies coaching staff prepared for two days and the players worked hard to prepare for one day. They failed to defeat the Trail Blazers. Instead, they came to the first game of the back-to-back. There was not much preparation. The team had a day off on the 18th and ran out on the morning of the 19th. With tactics from both sides, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Nuggets 104-85.

Sun Ce played for 30 minutes and made 7 of 8 shots from the field. At the beginning of the first quarter, Sun Ce just threw whatever he wanted. He scored four times in a row, scaring the Nuggets, thinking that the "Yellow Mamba" was coming again. As a result, Sun Ce was attacked from all sides.

As a result, Sun Ce got 11 assists in the next 27 minutes of playing time!

Sun Ce made 7 of 8 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored an affordable triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 blocks. The Grizzlies used Sun Ce's offense to score 104 points in a single game.

As for the Nuggets, if their defense is not good, their offense will be miserable. What they are best at is defensive counterattack, but positional warfare is not that powerful. They can also fight positional warfare, but they have to do it quickly.

But today when they played fast, they couldn't beat the rotation led by Sun Ce, and when the rotation led by Conley struggled to defend, the Nuggets couldn't beat it even more.

As a result, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Nuggets 104-85 to avoid a losing streak and turned their record into 53 wins and 13 losses.

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The day after playing the Nuggets, the Grizzlies faced back-to-back games against the Hornets.

This game is thrilling. The Hornets, who have played 65 games so far and have 18 wins and 47 losses, have actually shown great resilience.

In order to get a good contract, David West played very hard when playing against strong teams. He wanted to show his ability and let his opponents see it, no matter which strong team it was, because strong teams always study Strong team, maybe the management of other teams studying the Grizzlies will notice that he is still very good at playing. Not only does he work hard against the Grizzlies, but David West works hard against any team.

David West had a beautiful performance of 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists against the Grizzlies. Fortunately, Sun Ce continued his touch from the previous game. He made 10 of 18 shots and scored 26 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. With 5 blocks in Sun Ce's standard 4 times 5, Randolph scored 23 points and 8 rebounds, 5 of which were offensive rebounds. The rest of the Grizzlies were mainly responsible for hard defense and active running, and they couldn't shoot well. It was accurate, and he didn't guard David West, but the overall defense was very good.

Especially in the last 3 minutes, the Grizzlies froze the Hornets' offense and defeated the Hornets thrillingly 92-88 to win two consecutive games.

By the end of the season, really anything can happen.

The Nuggets performed so well from January to the All-Star Weekend that they once felt like they were firmly in fourth place in the Western Conference. However, after the All-Star Weekend, when those strong teams entered playoff mode, the Nuggets' performance fell flat. Down, dropped to seventh in the Western Conference, overtaken by the Trail Blazers and Thunder.

After playing back-to-back, Sun Ce reviewed the game against the Nuggets, who are currently facing them in the playoffs. He felt that the problem with the Nuggets is that they can only defend counterattacks, and they have problems with defensive confrontation. Strong, but not stable enough. When they were slowly beating the Nuggets with the same focus as against playoff teams, they always felt that the Nuggets' defense was weak, so they thought they could counterattack quickly by defending quickly. They were impatient. The feeling is unmistakable.

Moreover, the Nuggets do not have a backbone, and they seem to be as united as the Spurs, but the Spurs have a troika, which they do not.

Just like Sun Ce's impression, even if the Nuggets traded away Anthony early and trained Lowry and Lawson, they were still just a regular season team.

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After this back-to-back season, the Grizzlies' record improved to 54 wins and 13 losses, breaking the best record in team history created last season.

When Sun Ce saw this news, he felt that his team was really miserable. Fortunately, winning 60 games this season didn't seem to be a big problem. With 15 games left and 6 wins, Sun Ce felt that the problem shouldn't be a big problem.

Sun Ce and the Grizzlies are currently focusing on 55 wins for the first time in team history, which is another milestone in team history.

50 wins, 55 wins, and 60 wins are all at different levels. Take the Nuggets, whose best record in team history is 54 wins and 28 losses. Anthony got it in Billups’ 2008-09 season, and the Nuggets The Raptors have never won 55 games in more than 30 years; the Raptors, the best record in team history is 47 wins, won by Carter in the 2000-01 season, and the Bobcats have never won 50 games in the 15 years of team history; the Bobcats, on The 44-win season is the highest in team history. The team has never won 45 games in 6 years...

Among the teams that joined the NBA in the 1990s, the most glorious was the Magic. They selected two consecutive No. 1 centers. O'Neal led the team to 60 wins, and Howard led the team to 59 wins. Each led the team to win 59 games. Entered the finals once.

The Grizzlies now aim to surpass the Magic's results.

However, on March 22, the Grizzlies' ambitious plan to win 55 games for the first time in team history was postponed.

Why say again?

Because before, their ambitious plan to become the second 50-win team this season was delayed by the same opponent. This time it's them again!

On March 22, in the last of four consecutive home games for the Grizzlies, they encountered a sniper attack from the Celtics. The Celtics defeated the Grizzlies 92-80 on the road, allowing the Grizzlies to reach 55 wins. Forced to postpone.

The Celtics' regular season record this season has improved a lot compared to the same period last season. Especially after O'Neal's season reimbursement passed, they looked like they were aiming for 55 wins. If O'Neal's reimbursement hadn't caused them to lose. After a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, including a wave of 5 consecutive losses, they can hit a wave of 60 wins.

The Celtics played the Grizzlies like James, and they tried their best. The Grizzlies did not expect this, and they prepared for the game steadily. They were caught off guard by the Celtics, who were very strong and in good form recently, although they only had a record of 43 wins and 23 losses.

Sun Ce played well in this game, with 28 points, 9 rebounds and two blocks, but only 3 assists. The Celtics dared to gamble and used Marquis Daniels and Jeff Green to defend him and cut off the passing route. Although Sun Ce made 11 of 23 shots, with a hit rate of 48%, Randolph also had 21 points and 8 rebounds, they still lost in the end. The Celtics had 4 players scoring more than 15 points, and there were many role players, which once again delayed the milestone moment of the Grizzlies.

As a newly promoted strong team, the Grizzlies still don't have a good understanding of what it means to be close to the playoffs. Last season, they just rushed forward without thinking. This season, they began to have concerns, thoughts, and adjustments... Instead, they seemed to have lost some fearless momentum.

But this feeling only appeared when they were behind by a large score. When the game was over, when Sun Ce adjusted the negative emotions of losing, he found that his team was better than last season no matter how he looked at it!

54 wins and 14 losses, with 14 games left to play, have already exceeded last season's record. If they are lucky enough to get 11 wins in the remaining schedule, they can become a rare 65-win team in one fell swoop.

Strong historical teams like the Pistons and Spurs, which have at least 3 championships, have never won 65 games. The Grizzlies have almost locked in 60 wins and even have a chance to hit 65 wins. There is really nothing to be depressed about. It's just that they lost both regular season games to the Celtics.

It's just that the game with the Celtics was irritating. The Celtics, who entered the playoffs, are very good at influencing the opponent with negative emotions. It's not unreasonable that James cried after defeating the Green Army's Big Three for the first time. He was really suppressed by the Celtics and was about to collapse.

The Celtics in the playoffs... Sun Ce felt it.

But... the game between the Grizzlies and the Celtics this year has been played. The next match will definitely be next season. The headaches are left to No. 6 James.

Sun Ce remembered that in the first year of the Heat's Big Three, it still took seven games to beat the Celtics in the playoffs. This was when O'Neal, who performed well at the beginning of the season, tore his Achilles tendon and was out for the season.

Although he lost, when adjusting his mood, Sun Ce also found something to be happy about.

Relying on the two games against the Lakers and the Celtics, Sun Ce's non-hook mid-range shots have increased significantly, reaching 136 times!

There are still 28 shots away from the goal of "averaging at least 2 non-hook mid-range shots per game in a single season"!

There are 14 games left, and there is a chance to complete it in the regular season!

Originally, Sun Ce's average number of non-hook mid-range shots was between 1.8 and 1.9. In the game against the Lakers, Sun Ce made 9 non-hook mid-range shots, and 5 against the Celtics, which greatly increased the total number of hits, and suddenly increased his non-hook mid-range shots to two per game.

Before going to bed at night, Sun Ce sent a message to James: "If we meet the Celtics in the playoffs, we will kill them! Come on!"

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"Ace, you have to take care of your body here, work hard, be careful not to get injured in the game, don't fight too hard, don't bully Juanjuan, if Juanjuan doesn't listen, you have to take care of her. Your aunt said that she should be beaten. This child actually ran to the United States alone. If your aunt hadn't come to me, I wouldn't know that she was so brave. Your aunt is really bold. Such a little girl actually let her pursue her dreams..."

"I know, mom, you guys go in and wait for the flight first..." Sun Ce urged.

People are like this. Everyone knows not to show impatience when facing their parents' nagging, and they often use such requirements to ask others, but when they encounter it, they may not use such requirements to ask themselves.

Being lenient to oneself and strict to others is the norm for most people, and Sun Ce is no exception. He knows that his mother is concerned about him, but as a man, he may be too proud to say those cheesy caring words.

But everyone is young, and parents also know that their children have strong self-esteem and face, so they will not care whether you like it or not, and will nag.

After nagging for a while, Sun Ce's mother asked Sun Ce's father to leave.

As for Sun Ce's father, he didn't say a word when he left.

Men are like this.

On March 23, Sun Ce's parents, who had been in the United States for almost a month, decided to go back. They were supposed to come for a week, but ended up staying for four weeks because Sun Ce wanted to buy a house, buy furniture, and build an indoor court. If it weren't for Sun Ce's uncle urging Sun Ce's parents to go back to deal with the opening of a new store after the New Year, they would have wanted to stay for a while. It was a rare trip to the United States, and they wanted to help Sun Ce deal with all the things, even if some things couldn't be handled.

After seeing his parents off, Sun Ce drove back to his new home. It looked a lot bigger than the apartment, but there was only one servant left, and it felt a bit deserted.

Wang Keying was studying in Los Angeles, and Zu Ge was also in school now. It was quite lonely to be alone at home.

Sun Ce thought that the house would be deserted when his parents went back, but now that his parents really went back, he really felt what deserted meant.

At this time, the importance of having a talkative sister was reflected...

Sun Ce couldn't help but regret not talking to his parents more, but when he thought of what his mother said when she left... It was simply self-contradictory. She wanted him to work hard, but she also wanted him not to work too hard, and she also wanted him not to bully Zu Ge and discipline Zu Ge... But this is a mother, she just cares about him, and sometimes she doesn't even have logic. Sun Ce thought about it and felt really warm.

After relieving his loneliness for a while, Sun Ce didn't think it was a big deal. He played in the NBA, and it was easy for his parents to come to the United States. It was easy to get a family visit visa and renew it. He really missed his parents, although they were reluctant to leave their familiar place for too long. This time during the Chinese New Year, Sun Ce wanted to ask them to come, but they didn't come... But it would be enough to pretend to be sick and trick them to come. It was just like that, mother and son were kind and loving.

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After playing against the Celtics, the Grizzlies got two days of rest. They started a four-game away game on the 25th, and the first game of the four-game away game was against the Heat.

On the 23rd, the Grizzlies had a holiday. After sending his parents away in the morning, Sun Ce rested at home during the day, watched TV, played games, and went to see how the backyard gym was doing... He spent the day leisurely. In the evening, Sun Ce drove to pick up his talkative sister.

The driver hired by Sun Ce's family likes bosses like Sun Ce. He picks up and drops off the children from time to time, and the salary has to be paid.

After picking up Zu Goose, Sun Ce no longer felt lonely because the house was too big and there were too few people. From the time he picked up Zu Goose in the car to the time he returned home and waited for the servants to prepare dinner, Zu Goose kept talking about the new things she encountered at school, and also performed the Tianjin Kuaiban that she performed in English in the afternoon class activities... Even the servants who were busy preparing dinner couldn't help laughing because of the deliberately changed English ending tone.

After lunch, Sun Ce and Zu E watched TV together. They bought Conan discs. While watching, Sun Ce said to Zu E, "Juanjuan, I'm going to Miami tomorrow. Do you want to go with me?"

"Miami... No, Juanjuan still has to go to class. Otherwise, she can't keep up with the learning progress. She won't be able to pass the high school entrance exam. If she fails to pass the high school entrance exam, she won't have a study visa and will have to go back. It's hard to escape and live with my brother. If I go back, I don't know when I can escape again." Zu E showed that she wanted to go at first, but she finally held back.

Sun Ce found that this little sister had strong self-control. If Zu E wanted to go, he would take her. If she didn't want to go, forget it. It's easy to ask for leave in American schools. Of course, you have to be responsible for your academic performance.

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After a leisurely day, the next morning, Sun Ce drove Zu E to school and gave Zu E two hundred dollars in cash and a shopping card. This was done by Sun Ce's mother at a shopping mall near the new home. Zu E's mother asked Sun Ce's mother to help recharge the money. Zu E could buy anything she wanted with the servants.

Four consecutive away games, until March 31, back on the 1st of next month, eight full days away. After settling down the Zugoose, Sun Ce drove to the airport and went to Miami with his teammates.

They failed to win against the Celtics, did not get 55 wins, and it was not easy to play against the Heat!

So far this season, the Grizzlies have maintained a record that is not a record this season - never suffered a losing streak!

Sun Ce is very proud of this matter, and he values ​​it very much, more than getting 50 wins or 55 wins earlier or later. When he was interviewed, he said it was not important, just accepting the interview.

The same is true for other people on the Grizzlies side. It would be a lie not to care about this kind of thing.

They learned some lessons from playing against the Celtics. Next, they are mentally prepared to play against the Heat, and they just want to win!