Eight Hundred and Eleven. A True Overlord Dunk!

Lawson received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt. Lowry wanted the ball. In the double point guard play, he was the one who controlled the ball in the positional battle. Lawson, who shot 40% of three-pointers after the All-Star Weekend, should be the one to be a shooter.

But seeing Lawson staring at Sun Ce and advancing to the frontcourt, Lowry shrugged casually and ran to the frontcourt quickly, aiming at the mid-range on the right side of the three-second zone. He could also open up space in the positional battle, but similar to Sun Ce, it was a mid-range shot, but he could shoot from both sides.

It is difficult for others to understand the brain circuits of young players. Lawson wanted to try how fast Sun Ce's horizontal burst speed was!

After Lawson passed the center circle, looking at Sun Ce who was guarding the top arc, Lawson began to learn from Sun Ce to accelerate from the center circle.

Sun Ce was guarding the top arc. Seeing Lawson accelerate in his own way, he began to try to predict the possible direction of the opponent's change of direction. He was sure that the opponent would not stop and jump shot. With a height of 180 cm, he would appreciate it if the opponent had this idea of ​​stopping and jumping against him.

The defensive bonus of level 3 acceleration and change of direction while moving has a limitation. The burst speed can be passively triggered in a similar active way as long as you are in defense, but if the prediction is wrong, the subsequent bonus to compensate for inertia will be gone, and the loss of position will be more serious than not triggering the burst acceleration bonus.

However, Sun Ce's prediction ability is already top-notch, but his body can't keep up. Lawson rushed to a distance of one meter away from the top arc and accelerated to the fastest speed. He made a fake move to accelerate to the left and changed direction at high speed to the right!

Sun Ce was not fooled, and accelerated to the left with full force, and accelerated to level 3 while moving, and the burst speed was increased to level A!

However, Lawson's breakthrough was too fast. Sun Ce's position with small steps was half a step inside the top arc, and there was more than one meter away from Lawson who changed direction one meter away from the three-point line. There was so much space. When Sun Ce moved to the position, he could only be in a position parallel to the baseline with Lawson with A+ level burst speed and S level speed.

However, this is much better than when Lawson broke through, Sun Ce could only follow behind Lawson's buttocks to interfere with the opponent's mid-range shot!

When Lawson rushed to the close distance, Sun Ce followed closely. As long as he could catch up with the breakthrough, Sun Ce could keep up with Lawson's speed. Without the acceleration space, Lawson's S-level speed in such a small space within the three-point line did not seem to be qualitatively different from Sun Ce's S-level speed.

Lawson could not go around the baseline as before, and Sun Ce followed closely. At this time, Conley came from the right mid-range. Lawson broke through to the baseline and wanted to pass the ball, but was trapped by Sun Ce and Conley!

At this time, there was no passing space between Nene, who could catch the ball and shoot high, and Lawson, and Lowry's space was also blocked. Lawson did not care about his teammates' running positions when he broke through.

Now he is out of touch with the team's offense!

There was no way. Lawson, who was trapped, tried to hit the ball on Sun Ce or Conley's legs and bounced out of bounds. Conley judged and caught the ball that Lawson hit between the two.

The Nuggets had good defensive discipline. Seeing Conley wanted to counterattack after stealing, Sun Ce had already run to the frontcourt. The Nuggets quickly retreated from Lowry to Nene and the other four.

When Sun Ce rushed to the opposite three-point line, Lowry, Gallinari, and Ariza had already retreated to the three-point line. Sun Ce wanted to slow down and wait for his teammates to get into position, but when he turned his head and saw Conley rushing through the center circle quickly without interference from Nene, Sun Ce felt something was wrong, and immediately continued to accelerate, bypassing Gallinari who was blocking him and rushing into the three-second zone, and then into the three-point line. As soon as he entered the three-point line, Sun Ce saw an orange ball-shaped object on the left bounce up from the floor, and Sun Ce quickly reached out to grab the ball.

Conley really dared to pass this kind of ball!

When Sun Ce grabbed the ball, he was less than 30 centimeters outside the reasonable collision zone. There was only helpless Lowry under the basket, and Ariza on the left side of the three-second zone rushed over. He didn't know how the ball passed from Nene and Gallinari to Sun Ce who was facing the baseline. The opposing point guard dared to pass this ball.

Sun Ce raised the ball, and Ariza jumped up to block it! However, Sun Ce was faking it!

Ariza flew in front of Sun Ce, and Sun Ce jumped up at this time!

Overlord dunk triggered! Sun Ce's bounce speed temporarily increased to S level. He ignored the confrontation with Ariza and quickly smashed the ball into the basket!

Sun Ce's bounce speed shocked Nene who rushed over from behind. He saw Sun Ce rushing in immediately after receiving the ball, and saw that Ariza's defense made Sun Ce retract the action of raising the ball. He felt that he could block it 100%, but as soon as he rushed to Sun Ce's back and bent his knees, Sun Ce had already smashed the ball into the basket through Ariza.

At the same time, the referee whistled, Ariza, who had an unreasonable confrontation with Sun Ce, committed a defensive foul, and Sun Ce's goal was valid and he had to take a penalty!

Sun Ce took two steps back after landing, turned around and celebrated with Conley who entered the three-point line after passing the ball.

This ball, it's a horizontal one!

The fans at the scene thought that Sun Ce was going to dribble and withdraw to wait for his teammates to come over to fight a positional battle. At the very least, he should move sideways to find an opportunity to hook the ball at the baseline. Ariza's defense speed was too fast. Even Conley, who passed the ball, felt sorry that Sun Ce did not have the space to shoot directly after receiving the ball, and he admired Sun Ce's quick reaction to avoid the defense.

But Sun Ce then bounced up quickly and smashed the ball into the basket through the opponent at an extraordinary speed, and there was no sign!

Sun Ce didn't even bend his knees, he jumped up directly, like a spring leg. According to Conley and the fans' "understanding" of Sun Ce, this was Sun Ce in an unconventional state!

Although it was a five-hour game, many fans in China still woke up early to watch the first playoff game of the season with Chinese players.

Watching the live broadcast of a certain sports website, many people were watching it on their laptops in bed, still half asleep.

But Sun Ce's dunk woke them all up!

Looking at the replay on the screen, even in slow motion, the dunk still looked so fast!

And they had an impression of the man who was once regarded as Yao Ming's lifelong enemy... the dunk of the former bully! So fast and fierce! The kind that made the assisting players unable to jump in time!

The Nuggets players were also stunned, which was different from their impression of Sun Ce.

Sun Ce's bounce speed was improved to the first-class level last summer, which was very good, but far from this level.

There are usually such special situations - this guy is going to explode again!

This is a heavy psychological blow to the Nuggets players, especially Lowry, who is also a point guard and watched Sun Ce dunk over Ariza under the basket.

It's only been two rounds... and it's already exploded? Is it that serious?

The Nuggets players didn't have much expectation for this series. They thought that winning one game would save their face, winning two games would mean Christmas, and winning three games would win the series... They never thought that it was normal to beat the opponent in the sixth and fifth rounds, but why was it so famous every time when the opponent was defeated in the seventh and eighth rounds? Because it would be good to beat the opponent in the seventh and eighth rounds once in ten years.

The Nuggets, who were beaten by the evil pandas in the regular season, didn't have that kind of expectation at all.

At this time, Lawson, who ran into the three-point line behind Conley, said: "Sorry, sorry, I just want to try if that guy's lateral movement can keep up with my speed."

Let's try... Lawson's attempt had wasted his teammates' first run, and they were counterattacked by the opponent!

And they counterattacked again!

After two rounds, Lowry found that his positional defense had not been successfully positioned once, and the opponent had already scored 4 points, and there were free throws.

On the contrary, they didn't score a single point!

Lowry was so angry! Does this guy have a brain? In addition to his extraordinary talent, Lowry really doesn't understand what other advantages Lawson has. He also likes to drink. He drank 100 ml of rum before the game today.

However, Lowry has no choice. The team just spoils Lawson.

The Nuggets coaching staff acquiesced to Lawson's behavior of learning Sun Ce's play style.

Sun Ce used to use this trick when he had little experience in positional warfare and his burst speed was extremely poor. He didn't even have a good burst acceleration like B level. Now he uses it less and less, because this trick is basically a trick that only cares about himself and doesn't consider the positioning of teammates. Of course, it is occasionally used now, but the frequency is less.

However, some other players who are also speed flow or have problems with burst speed difference, or players with insufficient height, have begun to learn Sun Ce's way. Basically, they are young speed players in the first and second grades. This trick is useless for them.

Most of them don't have a strong sense of teamwork. They just want to play well by themselves first. The coaching staff will not prohibit them from playing like this. If young talents can find ways to turn their talents into strength, the coaches and management of their teams will be happy. At least the management of the Nuggets is like this. Don't you see that there are so many talented outside players in the Kings, Timberwolves and other teams, but not two can realize their talents, and even few can find ways to realize their talents.

As for whether some playing styles will cause injury risks, this... Even if they play well for two years and then are reimbursed, it is better for the team than a fake player whose talent cannot be developed for five or six years.

Lawson, who is only in the second year, has such good speed, counterattack and shooting talents. The Nuggets must focus on training.

And Lowry, who was 25 years old last month... Although he continues to improve and works hard, in the minds of the management, Lowry is not as important as Lawson. Lawson is the future in their eyes, and Lowry is just a transitional player.

With Sun Ce hitting the free throw amid the MVP cheers of the fans on the scene, the Grizzlies started the game with a 5-0 lead before most people even passed half court.

This was an advantage that almost appeared out of thin air at the beginning. When Lowry controlled the ball, the Nuggets' offense finally became organized. They encountered Conley and Tony Allen who were the main defenders on the outside, Sun Ce who was in tandem defense, White Panda who was guarding the basket, and Black Panda who was responsible for the fierce defense against the cut-in players.

After falling into the positional battle, the Grizzlies completely turned on the defensive mode. It was the first game of the playoffs. It didn't matter whether it was good-looking or not. They had to win the first game. The prizes had just been issued. If they lost... it would be so embarrassing.

Lowry encountered Tony Allen's defense. He was still a little worse than Deron, who was similar in terms of physical use. Tony Allen defended Lowry very well.

Falling into the positional battle and cutting in was not working well, the Grizzlies' three-guard combination could still defend against counterattacks well. Although the Nuggets counterattacked fiercely, according to common sense, once they had the opportunity to counterattack, they could still cause trouble for the Grizzlies. They also won the Grizzlies once this season.

However, Lawson was abnormal from the beginning today.

At first, Lawson just tested Sun Ce's speed. He found that Sun Ce's lateral burst speed on the defensive end was not inferior to the first-class lateral speed of forwards like Batum.

It would be fine if it was just first-class lateral speed, but Sun Ce also had a pursuit defense speed that was only slightly inferior to his! Lawson was a little depressed...

Then he started to act abnormally, as if he was very frustrated. His breakthroughs were no longer sharp, and his passes were somewhat random. It seemed that he wanted to give up from the beginning.

Lowry was the main point in the positional battle, and Lawson's sharp breakthroughs and accurate passes in the counterattacks were the key to the Nuggets, a civilian team without an All-Star player, getting 50 wins.

Moreover, Lawson was not dominant against Sun Ce, but his counterattack breakthrough was very useful against Sun Ce. No one else on the Grizzlies could limit him, only Sun Ce could. When Sun Ce was mainly defending Lawson, he could not go to defend the inside line. The Nuggets could counterattack and force the Grizzlies to shrink their defense. They had the opportunity to shoot from the outside, and then a virtuous circle.

But Lawson suddenly withered, and the Nuggets' counterattacks were much less sharp, and their only chance to win the Grizzlies was gone!

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies led by 9 points 26 to 17 and entered the intermission!

The overall offensive performance of the Grizzlies was actually average, but Sun Ce scored 5 points in the first 35 seconds, allowing the Grizzlies to score 26 points in a single quarter when they only scored 21 points in the next 11 and a half minutes.

Sun Ce scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter. He didn't have many assists because he basically played positional warfare. Gasol and Randolph each had 1 assist, Conley had 2 assists, but Sun Ce also had two blocks, one to Lawson, who was replaced after the official timeout in the first quarter, and the other to Nene who cut in after the pick-and-roll with Lowry. Under the overall defense with Sun Ce as the connection point, the Grizzlies limited the Nuggets to only 17 points in a single quarter!

Except for Tony Allen, the other four starters of the Grizzlies played the entire quarter. In the second quarter, Conley, Randolph and Gasol went down to rest, but Sun Ce did not, but asked Coach Hollins for a Panda headband.

He now has a physical potion to use, and the first game of the playoffs must be won. Sun Ce decided to play more time and make sure to win this game.

God knows if Jason Williams will go up, the opponent will explode, there can't be such an unexpected situation.

Coach Hollins is of course happy - Sun Ce is finally willing to wear the carefully designed and customized headband!

Sun Ce, Morrow, Paul George, and the double emperor combination appeared together.

Lawson, who had rested for half a quarter, just came on the court and saw Sun Ce wearing a headband and walking on the court amid the almost crazy cheers of the fans on the scene...

Lawson felt his frustration. There was a guy like Sun Ce in the same class... and they were in the same Western Conference. Who knows how many times they will play against each other in the future.

Is there any way to compete with this kind of person who can win the MVP in the second grade?

Lawson remembered something. He had seen it in the news. The former top All-Star Arenas of the Wizards suffered from depression after being defeated by James for three consecutive years in the playoffs. Later, when he played against James, he couldn't play well when he saw James. Later, he became a little neurotic and even brought a gun into the stadium.

Some of James's black fans blamed James for Arenas' current experience.

According to unreliable records of unofficial history, Arenas is also very afraid of cold things. I don't know when he started to be unwilling to drink cold water, eat cold drinks, or eat cold food. He only eats hot food. When it snows, he has to turn on the heating to the maximum and light the fireplace. He will never go out except for playing games on snowy days. Now he has gone to the Southeast Division to play basketball. In July and August, when the weather is 38 or 39 degrees, he is unwilling to turn on the air conditioner. Even if he turns it on, he dare not turn the temperature too low...

Lawson thought that he would play against Sun Ce many times in the future, and this frustration became deeper.

But after adjusting for half a quarter, Lawson still mustered up the motivation to play well!

Only by winning can this frustration and anxiety about the future be defeated!

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In the second quarter, the two teams ran and played. Since the Grizzlies' defense was much weaker than the starting lineup, the Nuggets' lineup of Lawson, Afflalo, Wilson Chandler, Gallinari, and Chris Anderson was indeed strong, and the fast break was very sharp.

But the Grizzlies are not bad either. Although the double emperor combination does not have Gallinari's singles ability, their counterattack ability is stronger than the opponent. No matter how strong Birdman is, he is only relative to ordinary players. Jordan is considered very strong among beast-level players.

The strong Jordan, coupled with Yi Jianlian, who is getting better and better in skillful running and cutting ability, plus Morrow, a follow-up three-point shooter, and Paul George, a rookie who is weak in positional warfare but can cut and shoot in counterattacks...

After 9 minutes in the second quarter, with both teams making some adjustments but not affecting the counterattack structure, the Grizzlies and the Nuggets were 24 to 23. When Sun Ce and Lawson were replaced, the Grizzlies widened the gap by another 1 point, leading 50 to 40 and entering the next rotation stage.

Lawson felt even more frustrated. In 9 minutes, he desperately scored 7 points and 6 assists, trying his best and performing above his level.

However, Sun Ce scored 10 points and 5 assists in the counterattack battle, and led the team to score 1 more point than them!

Lawson didn’t consider that the other team’s assist rotation was no worse than theirs, didn’t think that the Grizzlies’ rotation was also in the top five of the league like the Nuggets,

didn’t consider that the Grizzlies’ bench ranked higher than the starting lineup among all the teams in the league,

and didn’t consider that Sun Ce had been the core of the fast break lineup for two years, while Lawson had just become the team’s second point guard this season…

He just stuck to a dead end and thought that Sun Ce was better than him in his strongest point.

When Sun Ce left the court, he was impressed by Lawson's ability to counterattack and push forward. He felt that the opponent was really powerful. Fortunately, he was the leader. If it was Conley... Conley was good and effective, but Conley was probably not as good as Lawson in this aspect. He almost capsized. Fortunately, he made 3 of 5 shots, including a lucky three-pointer. He also rushed into the inside when there was no chance to pass the ball. He got 4 free throws and made 3 of 4 free throws when he triggered the brutal dunk when he triggered the overlord dunk. Otherwise, he might have capsized.

However, when Sun Ce was about to look at this opponent who tied with him in the counterattack and play a play of mutual respect, he saw Lawson seemed very frustrated and walked to the bench...

"What's wrong with this guy? He has to abuse me, Sun, to be happy? I am a famous counterattack master after all! Damn! I will kill you tonight!"