Eight Hundred and Thirty-Nine. Our Moment of Glory Is Now!

You never know where the bottom line is when Yao Ming jumps.

That’s right, it’s the bottom line. Others at least have a bottom line, but Yao Ming has lost the bottom line when he loses the jump ball. It was the first time Yao Ming met his big brother Battier in the playoffs. Neither of them thought it would start with a jump ball. Battier also didn’t think he was better at jumping than Yao Ming… If he had known that when they were teammates, he would have jumped for him. Yao Ming’s jump ball winning rate was less than 30%…

When Gasol received the ball that Battier passed back, he felt that life was hopeless. When he and Yao Ming jumped, it was a 50-50 chance! Battier just passed the ball over Yao Ming’s head…

I think Marc Gasol’s vertical jump height is still okay. Anyway, it was higher than the point guard who asked for the ball from him during the physical test at the beginning of the season.

After Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt, DeShawn Stevenson defended him, Kidd went to defend Conley, Nowitzki followed Battier, Marion went to defend Randolph, and Yao Ming followed Gasol.

After observation, Sun Ce found that the Mavericks' defense had been clearly adjusted. The opposing head coach Carlisle tried to reduce the defect of the twin towers' poor mobility as much as possible, so Sun Ce started to attack Yao Ming's point, let Battier go to the right corner, and pick and roll with Gasol to break through the baseline, using hooks or attracting Nowitzki who was defending Battier in the corner to make up for the defense and then pass the ball.

The Grizzlies' offense was not bad after the game started, but the Mavericks had already anticipated such a situation. After two rounds, they took advantage of Yao Ming's singles against Gasol and caused Sun Ce, who was helping to defend, to foul and enter the free throw line to replace Jason Terry.

The Mavericks started the game with a sprint attack!

The lineup of Kidd, Jason Terry, DeShawn Stevenson, Nowitzki, and Yao Ming started the offensive mode, and sent the lineup with the strongest offensive firepower.

Since the Mavericks made substitutions, the Grizzlies couldn't defend!

Yao Ming and Jason Terry were in full swing, Nowitzki held back Battier's defense with long-range and mid-range moves, Kidd and DeShawn Stevenson both had excellent open shots, and both had a three-point shooting percentage of over 40% in the playoffs this season.

Yao Ming repeatedly trampled on Gasol in the low post, and Gasol, who was now 134 kilograms, could not bear it at all, while Yao Ming double-teamed and passed the ball very attentively.

Yao Ming switched to Jason Terry for a singles game every two or three times.

Jason Terry in the playoffs was in super godly form!

In this year's playoffs, the Mavericks' Big Three in regular time did not include Nowitzki, but Kidd, Jason Terry, and Yao Ming!

With Kidd's style of reasonably distributing the ball according to his teammates' physical condition and using his teammates' restraining force to deliver shells,

Yao Ming and Jason Terry played superbly in regular time.

Fortunately, the defensive formation of the Mavericks was not very good in this lineup, especially when Yao Ming tried not to follow Gasol in a defense. Sun Ce passed the ball to Gasol after Gasol's pick-and-roll. After Gasol's mid-range shot, as long as Sun Ce played pick-and-roll, the Mavericks' interior defense was very empty.

Because the opponent's firepower was too strong, the Grizzlies really couldn't defend it. Although they also had many opportunities, this starting lineup's ability to grasp open shots was indeed a bit poor, and the ability to cut in was even worse. Randolph didn't dare to play low-post singles. If he played low-post singles, Yao Ming would rather let Gasol shoot mid-range shots and defend the basket. Randolph has not had a good time since the second round of this year's playoffs, and now he continues to be sad.

Therefore, Coach Hollins boldly sent out a lineup of Sun Ce, Morrow, Battier, Randolph, and Yi Jianlian. Anyway, they couldn't defend Yao Ming, so he simply used Yi Jianlian, who was better at mid-range shooting than the current Gasol, and had the ability to cut in and second attack, as a center.

As the game went on, the two teams started to explode against each other!

When Yao Ming was replaced by Chandler and DeShawn Stevenson was replaced by Marion, the Mavericks did not try to slow down the pace and continued to attack the Mavericks.

Kidd + Chandler's pick-and-roll offense coupled with Jason Terry's singles, Nowitzki almost never played since the start of the game. He would shoot when he had the chance to catch the ball, and if he didn't, he would contain the defense well. On the defensive end, he would defend if he could, but if he couldn't defend... there was nothing he could do.

The Mavericks played more decisively than when they played against the Spurs, so decisive that the TV commentators and fans who understood tactics and were not just watching the excitement felt unbelievable!

Carlisle actually used offense to force the Grizzlies to attack them. After the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks by two points 29 to 27 into the second quarter.

If the Mavericks played defense well, it would be difficult for the Grizzlies to score 27 points in a single quarter, because Sun Ce and Morrow, two players who performed amazingly in the second round, did not explode.

But Carlisle did just that.

Since Nowitzki was used as a role player, the Mavericks coach has let himself go. He finally understood how the Zen Master used Jordan and Kobe. As long as the two were not playing one-on-one, the Zen Master would use them as labor to attract defense. In the past, he always wanted to integrate Nowitzki's passing ability into the game, but he found that he was not as good as Yao Ming, because Yao Ming did not need to save energy. His role in replacing him was to play one-on-one or assist in passing.

Nowitzki can also play like Yao Ming. If Nowitzki plays like that without sparing his energy, he can still integrate into the teamwork. He is not the Avery Johnson-style single-player passing tactics that people have thought of in the past three years. He can also get 3+ assists per game by passing like Yao Ming.

It's just that the team and Nowitzki himself wanted too much. In the past two years, they wanted Nowitzki to perform like Yao Ming in regular time, and they also expected Nowitzki to perform well in critical moments. As a result, everything was done very badly, and it ended up being singles, singles, and singles.

After Yao Ming came this year, it became even more obvious that Yao Ming didn't need to consider so much. When he played, he just played according to the coaching staff's needs for the core inside, allowing the Mavericks to play far more than the original time and space in regular time. However, until the first round of the regular season, Nowitzki's position was still very awkward. If it weren't for the fact that there was only one center position in the three lineups of the best lineup, Yao Ming's regular season performance was better than Nowitzki in terms of efficiency, and Yao Ming was ahead of Nowitzki in MVP scoring.

After the first round, Carlisle directly let Nowitzki play as a role player and played a single at a critical moment, which brought Nowitzki's unexpected explosion. In the second round, Carlisle took advantage of the fact that the Spurs were not suitable for the playoffs this year and tried to use the Spurs as a training object. When it came to the Grizzlies, Carlisle had a clearer way to use the twin towers of Yao Ming + Nowitzki.

How to play against the Grizzlies? Of course, you have to avoid the opponent's strongest point-defense.

After the start of the second quarter, the Mavericks continued to play like this, and there was no change at all. At the end of the half, the Mavericks led by 57 to 54, but at the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies led by 84 to 80. If it weren't for the last joint Sun Ce of the Grizzlies after three quarters, who used the pick-and-roll mismatch to back-up Nowitzki and turned around and jumped wide, the Grizzlies would have widened the gap to more than 5 points after three quarters.

Coach Hollins did a very good job of rotating players today. He saw that the Mavericks didn't want to play a defensive battle with them, but he had to step into this conspiracy.

The opponent used the firepower of Yao Ming and Jason Terry, who were in very good form in the playoffs this year, and led Nowitzki + Kidd (Barea) + Marion (DeShawn Stevenson) three open three-point shooters to attack. The defense could not withstand this offensive firepower!

Even if the Zen Master had this capital, he would not dare to play like this. The Zen Master would worry that it would be difficult to play after the opponent started shooting in the last quarter.

But Carlisle wanted to do it this way, and Coach Hollins had no choice but to fight.

Leading by 4 points into the fourth quarter, Coach Hollins felt that it should be the time of advantage, but he felt very uneasy. The opponent played too confusingly today.

The opponent Yao Ming played 26 minutes in three quarters and scored 25 points. Jason Terry also scored 22 points in the first three quarters, but Nowitzki only scored 15 points, and they were basically open shots.

On their side, Sun Ce played 24 minutes in the third quarter, 9 of 21 shots, including 2 of 7 three-pointers, that is, Sun Ce shot 7 of 14 shots inside the three-point line, plus 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in three quarters, which was an excellent performance.

In addition to the scores of Yi Jianlian, Jordan, Morrow, Paul George, Battier and others, the Grizzlies scored 30 to 24 points in the third quarter. It seems that the Grizzlies have taken the initiative, but Coach Hollins is uneasy.

The players played very hard. In the third quarter, they had a good feel and had a chance to overtake the score. Everyone worked hard. Sun Ce concentrated on finding the opponent's defensive loopholes to score or pass the ball. Randolph tried his best to grab offensive rebounds, the two emperors took turns to pick and roll and cut in, Morrow, Conley and Paul George tried hard to shoot the ball... Finally, they successfully established a 4-point lead and entered the fourth quarter. The efforts of the players forced Coach Hollins to suppress the uneasiness and make good adjustments.

Coach Hollins sent out Sun Ce, Conley, Battier, Randolph, and Gasol in the fourth quarter, trying to play the fourth quarter in the way he was best at while leading.

Originally, Coach Hollins was worried that they could not defend against the offensive lineup sent by the opponent, but the opponent sent out Kidd, DeShawn Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, and Chandler in the last quarter, who played 19 minutes in the first three quarters and scored 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

This situation... is it a defense?

Coach Hollins couldn't understand it!

Then, the Mavericks really went all out to start defending. The Grizzlies' lineup was not strong in offense and was severely restricted.

And the defense that the Grizzlies are proud of... Nowitzki faced Battier's single defense + Sun Ce's help defense and scored 3 goals in a row!

This forced Sun Ce to double-team in advance, and then Kidd started to connect the offense.

Sun Ce can also play an organizing role on the offensive end without the ball in his hand, which is what attracts fans to him. However, Kidd is a real expert in this area. He is more capable and experienced than Sun Ce, and he can use Nowitzki, who is like a god descending from heaven!

At this time, Coach Hollins finally understood why the opponent played like that in the first three regular quarters, and why Yao Ming's physical strength was spent in the first three quarters, because they didn't want to waste physical strength on defense. It was enough not to fall behind too much in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks' two veterans Kidd and Marion, Chandler, a second-level center with poor physical strength, and DeShawn Stevenson, who also had poor physical strength, could go all out to grind defense!

It was also to save physical strength for Nowitzki. Nowitzki played 29 minutes in the first three quarters and played the full fourth quarter, with full firepower and 12 points in a single quarter.

Kidd took advantage of Nowitzki's terrifying performance of 5 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in the final quarter, and the Mavericks got 28 points in the final quarter.

The Grizzlies only scored 20 points in the final quarter. In the end, the Grizzlies replaced the pitcher and the two emperors and it was difficult to play offense. The opponent was not afraid of running and gunning. Nowitzki played center on the defensive end, Chandler helped defense everywhere, and the three-man team on the outside rotated at high speed to switch defense...

108 to 104, the Mavericks relied on Nowitzki's super performance in the final quarter + Kidd led the team's offense to complete the comeback!

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On May 21, the Grizzlies ushered in the second home game of the Western Conference Finals.

This time, the Grizzlies tried to play defense. Sun Ce felt that this style of play was inappropriate. In the first game, which was the fourth quarter, no one on their side could stand up. What if the feeling was good tonight?

But he couldn't stop the head coach's rotation arrangement. He had unlimited command power to command his teammates on the court, but Sun Ce had no choice but to send out a defensive lineup.

So, the tragic thing came. The Grizzlies who had to play defense could not defend against the fierce firepower of Yao Ming and Jason Terry.

Why did they change to an offensive lineup in the first game? It was because they couldn't defend. This time, Coach Hollins insisted on using a defensive lineup. The Grizzlies lost their offensive firepower, and Sun Ce had no chance to fight.

So, Nowitzki started to work hard in the third quarter. He scored 22 points in the third quarter, scoring 31 points in three quarters, and led the team to a single-quarter score of 36 to 21, expanding the 7-point lead in the first half to 22 points. The Mavericks led the Grizzlies by 22 points 79 to 57 and entered the final quarter, putting the game into garbage time.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Grizzlies 107 to 85, grabbing two home-court advantages in a row.

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On the morning of May 22, Sun Ce was packing up at home and was going to Dallas.

While packing, Sun Ce was thinking about the two games last night and the night before yesterday.

After two games, the Grizzlies lost both games. As a result, the atmosphere at home was still like the New Year. Sun Ce felt so powerless...

In the first game, Sun Ce scored 34 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks with 11 of 26 shots. In the second game, Sun Ce scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks with 7 of 19 shots.

Overall, his performance was still very good.

It's just that they lost both games.

In fact, Sun Ce felt that it was acceptable to lose the first game. They had fought hard.

But the second game was probably the first time that they lost the home advantage after forming the team. The coaching staff and the players were panicked. In the second game, Coach Hollins wanted to fight for defense, and the Grizzlies players were very active in defense with the belief that "our strongest point is defense".

The first half was pretty good. The opponent Yao Ming and Jason Terry were not defended, allowing the two to score 30 points in the first half. The Grizzlies were only 7 points behind at halftime.

But Carlisle is not ignorant of flexibility. He took a gamble and let Nowitzki go directly in the third quarter. Nowitzki really scored 22 points with 8 of 10 shots in a single quarter.

This time, the Grizzlies were directly defeated and could not gain a leading advantage by playing defense.

It’s not that their defense is not good enough, but that Nowitzki can’t defend at all. No matter how he fades away, he can make 2 of 2 three-pointers.

After Sun Ce personally experienced the opponent’s strength in these two games, he found that the opponent is not unbeatable and the opponent is not strong enough to be impeccable.

Just like the public opinion, although the Grizzlies are 0-2, they don’t think that the Mavericks really crushed the Grizzlies. They simply think that Nowitzki is invincible.

In terms of overall strength, they found that the Grizzlies may have a chance to win, which can be seen in the first game.

Sun Ce also thinks so.

As long as Nowitzki’s state is slightly worse in the last quarter and the Grizzlies have a good touch in the last quarter, they have a chance to win.

But the premise is... you have to follow the rhythm of the Mavericks.

That’s it!

Sun Ce figured out Carlisle's strategic purpose.

Carlisle's plan was not just to force them to attack in the first three quarters. In the first game, Nowitzki showed his strength in the last quarter... Sun Ce felt that Carlisle's tactical arrangement in the first game was actually a real gamble!

Because the Mavericks were playing away, they would lose if they lost the first game, just like the Lakers in the last round.

Sun Ce called Coach Hollins and wanted to have a good discussion.

Coach Hollins was preparing to leave for the airport with the coaching staff in the gym. After answering the phone, he heard that Sun Ce wanted to discuss with the coaching staff and turned on the hands-free.

After losing the second game, Coach Hollins knew that he had to take the blame. His firm attitude made the players more determined to play defense, but they fell into the opponent's trap!

The coaching staff knew that they might have been tricked, but they didn't understand how they were defeated by the opponent.

After listening to Sun Ce's narration, they suddenly understood.

The opponent's first game was to induce them to play defense in the second game!

Carlisle's strategy in the first game was a gamble, and it was a gamble without any pressure.

No one can predict the outcome of a duel, and the Mavericks cannot guarantee that they can beat the Grizzlies, who have a running and gunning lineup. Except for Gasol and Tony Allen, the other eight main players of the Grizzlies can play the running and gunning style, and they play very well. In addition, the team's 11th player, Jason Williams, can also be the core point guard of the running and gunning style.

If Sun Ce's offensive state explodes, Morrow's touch explodes, or Paul George, Battier and other players shoot three-pointers more accurately and score two or three more, the score difference will exceed 10 points, and Nowitzki's performance in the last quarter of the first game will be difficult to turn the game around.

Moreover, the new round of the series has just begun, and Carlisle cannot be so sure of Nowitzki's state.

After discussion, the coaching staff and Sun Ce found something that made them feel annoyed. They guessed that the Mavericks might not be aiming to win the first game.

It was just a simple try, and at the same time forced them to play defense in the second game.

In terms of defense, the Grizzlies are better than the Mavericks, but if the Grizzlies insist on playing defense, their offense is not much better. In the second game, although Yao Ming and Jason Terry scored 30 points in the first half, they still defended the Mavericks to 43 points in the first half, but they only scored 36 points in the first half.

The Mavericks don't want to play defense, but they want to play defense, and they want the Grizzlies to focus on defense, so that the Mavericks can use the singles ability of the three stars to end the game like the Lakers did in the first game against the Grizzlies.

But Nowitzki was in such a good state in the first game, and he had a good feel of 3 of 6 shots in the first three quarters of the second game. Carlisle directly let Nowitzki open fire in the third quarter. At this time, Nowitzki's physical strength was better than the last quarter of the first game. Nowitzki only played for 14 minutes in the first half.

In the third quarter of the second game, it seemed that Carlisle was gambling, but in fact, Carlisle had already won at that time!

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After discussing these things, Sun Ce interrupted the discussion with the coaching staff first. He didn't know whether to be upset or not.

Due to the problem of team structure, the strategic policy of the Grizzlies team is unlikely to change too much. They are preparing steadily and are ready for how to defend.

But Carlisle on the other side was also preparing, and had a longer time to prepare, and the Mavericks had changed. Nowitzki, the strongest player who had not yet integrated into the team... Nowitzki was regarded as the most embarrassing superstar in the past three years, and now this identity has become the key for the Mavericks to leap from a top team to a super team.

In these two games, Sun Ce had no way to try to change his fate with the star experience card. In the first game, he had an advantage in the first three quarters without the star experience card. He had a good feel and his teammates played well, and then he was sniped in the last quarter.

In the second game, there was no chance at all. The team played like that, and Odom's star experience card was useless. Odom was not suitable for that kind of play.

After packing up, Sun Ce took the two girls to the airport. The series broadcast live by the court TV station allowed Wang Keying to show her face more.

As for Zugo, Zugo seems to be very Buddhist. Sun Ce found that it was not that her family did not allow her to film, but that she was going to junior high school and did not want to continue to be an actor. She wanted to study hard, and she held the mentality of "If I can't be a star when I grow up, I will find a job and work hard." Unlike many child stars who grew up or were eliminated from the entertainment industry because of their crooked appearance or their acting skills remained in their childhood, they were very unwilling to stay in the entertainment industry, and finally their lives were ruined.

So whether to show her face in the domestic live broadcast is not as important to Zugo as whether her brother wins or loses the game.

From leaving home in the morning until getting on the plane, Sun Ce spent his time in Zugo's nagging. Children are children after all. Zugo said a lot of ways to deal with the Mavericks that Sun Ce wanted to call the police, and some of the strategies were written into the criminal law!

After getting on the plane, Sun Ce was called over by the coaching staff, and the two offensive cores of Gasol and Conley and Jason Williams, who was in a semi-assistant state, were also called over. Only then did Sun Ce get rid of the entanglement of the evil loli.

After discussing with the coaching staff, the four players who had independent tactical thinking ability decided to use their own tactics against them!

The opponent will definitely stick to the style of play in the first two games, because the opponent has been taking the initiative and will definitely continue. If it is the Grizzlies who take the initiative, they will not change easily.

0-2 behind, if they lose again... they will have no chance at all. If they lose again, they may be taken away by the opponent in one wave and go back to Memphis to fish. Recently, the major fishing places in Memphis are doing so well. If they go there at this time, they probably won't catch many fish.

But even so, it is still difficult, because even if they fight hard, even if they take advantage of the opponent's strategic loopholes in this round of the series, it is not so easy to win. Even if they attack aggressively, the Mavericks are not inferior to the Grizzlies.

But when the opponent Nowitzki has that kind of performance, and has practiced two games and won both games, he is more confident and plays more firmly, this is the only chance to win!

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The Grizzlies actually fell behind 0-2 at home, which was not expected even by the fans and media who regarded the Mavericks as the "hope of veterans".

The dominance shown by the Mavericks is too strong. After two rounds of series, it is just like the OK combination in 2001.

It’s just that this inside and outside combination is a little special. Yao Ming, who averaged 25 points in the first two games, was the killer of the Mavericks in the regular stage, and Nowitzki, who averaged 30.5 points, was the terminator... At first glance, it really looks like OK playing in the Western Conference Finals.

In this state, people think that the Grizzlies are finished.

The Mavericks are very likely to sweep the other top two teams in the division after sweeping the Spurs, enter the finals, and play an invincible dominance similar to the OK combination.

However, the Grizzlies disappointed people! They did not fall immediately!

On May 24, the Grizzlies beat the Mavericks 119-108 away from home, forcing a life extension. They did not collapse completely because of losing two home games in a row, but stubbornly tied the score to 1-2!

The Grizzlies won this game for two reasons.

First, Sun Ce!

Sun Ce played 48 minutes in the game, 12 of 25 shots, 32 points, 13 rebounds, 16 assists and 3 blocks.

In the first quarter of this game, Sun Ce led his teammates to run hard and attack hard, and in the second quarter, he used the full energy potion after the past three games to continue to fight hard. In the second half, Sun Ce used Odom's star experience card, and the matching degree was higher than Sun Ce imagined, 90%... It is said that the height, wingspan, and everything, and the data are very similar. As for Sun Ce shaving his head, smiling silly, and deliberately passing the ball to his teammates on the bench... These operations are useless. Sun Ce feels that to improve the last 10% of the matching degree, he probably has to have sex with a Kardashian.

Sun Ce, who scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block in the first half, changed his playing style in the second half, focusing on passing and assisting. He felt that he had made qualitative improvements in all aspects!

Especially when the skill called "I am a Level 4 Talent" was triggered, he could move to any of the five positions at will, all of which were A+ level strength, and the ability evaluation bonus was also adjusted with the change of position...

Especially when equipped with Oscar Robertson's balance bracelet, if Sun Ce actively chose to move to the point guard and small forward positions, it was S-level!

Sun Ce's outbreak was one of the reasons for the Grizzlies' victory, but it was not the most critical point.

His playing style in the second half could only guarantee the team's offensive strength. With 10 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks in the first half, he could not, like Iverson did in the first half, put all his energy into a single quarter to improve the team's strength ceiling.

The key to winning in the second half is the entire Grizzlies team!

After the first two games, Sun Ce's teammates felt like they were going to collapse, but Sun Ce, with his eloquence, managed to stimulate his teammates to run wildly with him in the first half. The effect of the C-level leader's light was still very obvious, but the biggest reason for his teammates' anger might be his bad mouth. After he scolded his teammates, he was almost hung up and beaten by Randolph.

But this fighting spirit allowed Sun Ce's teammates to suppress their frustration and go all out in the first half. When they led by 4 points in the first half with 59 to 55, the Grizzlies played exceptionally well in the second half!

Putting aside everything and no longer worrying about whether they were going to lose, the Grizzlies players, with the mentality of fighting to the death for the last battle, played better in the second half than in the first half.

In the second half, when Sun Ce only scored 10 points, the other Grizzlies scored 50 points!

Morrow played 14 minutes in the second half and made 4 of 7 three-pointers. Randolph played the entire half. Sun Ce, who had 8 rebounds in the first half, guarded the defensive rebounds. Randolph devoted himself to the offensive rebounding business, grabbed 6 offensive rebounds, converted 4 times into points, and grasped two mid-range shots, scoring 14 points in the first half.

Paul George and Jordan's counterattacks killed, and Yi Jianlian also dunked over Yao Ming in the fourth minute of the fourth quarter, causing Yao Ming to leave the court with six fouls!

Everyone fought hard and played as if it was the last game!

With the Grizzlies team exploding and Sun Ce getting a big triple-double, even Nowitzki, who scored 41 points with 14 of 24 shots in a single game, could not help the team take an absolute lead of 3-0.

The Grizzlies continued their life strongly and brought the Western Conference Finals back to their home court! They fought for the fifth game of the series!

After the game, Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian, who won the Western Conference Finals for the first time, accepted on-site interviews.

Yi Jianlian fought hard today, not giving his big brother any face at all. He really didn't play as well as Yao Ming. Yao Ming scored 26 points with 9 of 14 shots, and performed very well. The Mavericks' twin towers scored 67 points, while the Grizzlies' four towers only scored 57 points. Yi Jianlian only got 11 points and 4 rebounds.

But he really fought hard. In the fourth minute of the fourth quarter, Sun Ce missed a two-pointer. Yi Jianlian rushed in and dunked over Yao Ming's head, knocking Yao Ming, who had already committed 5 fouls, down, leaving the Mavericks with only Chandler in the fourth quarter's scoring battle.

When the Grizzlies were determined to continue their offensive in the fourth quarter and the Grizzlies were leading by 13 points, Carlisle sent Yao Ming instead of Chandler in the fourth quarter. Even if Yao Ming had no physical strength, his shooting and height were the best defensive containment points.

Everyone on the Grizzlies made contributions beyond their abilities. Yi Jianlian knocked Yao Ming down, and Yao Ming's two fouls in the fourth quarter, plus one foul in the second quarter, were all caused by Yi Jianlian's desperate confrontation.

In this game tonight, the Grizzlies won not by Sun Ce alone, nor by Randolph's 8 offensive rebounds, nor by Morrow, nor by Yi Jianlian who was familiar with Yao Ming and deliberately looked for opportunities to foul Yao Ming, but by the whole team.

However, with all the players on the court working hard, Yi Jianlian's three fouls against Yao Ming were indeed crucial. Although others also caused Yao Ming to commit three regular fouls, Yi Jianlian really tried his best to foul Yao Ming, including the time when he fought for the floor ball with Yao Ming and caused Yao Ming to foul.

Tonight, Sun Ce, who habitually broke out and got a large triple-double, and Nowitzki, who scored 41 points, were not as impressive as Yi Jianlian who played for only 22 minutes.

Yao Ming was taken down by Yi Jianlian, making it impossible for the Mavericks to catch up with the 13-point difference in the final quarter. With the efforts of the entire Grizzlies team, they only lost two points in the final quarter, 26 to 28, and finally won with an 11-point advantage.

When asked about his desperate efforts to grab the floor ball tonight and the continuous attack on the offensive rebounds without fear of injury, the usually low-key and taciturn Yi Jianlian was a little excited:

"It's not just me who is working hard. Every role player like me in our team is working very hard tonight. We don't want to show weakness. Even if we lose, we have to leave the court with our heads held high. Players like us don't have many opportunities to play in a team where role players can take on core roles, and the opportunity to play in the Western Conference Finals as a main player is even rarer, so we cherish such opportunities more.

Moreover, we are different from Dayao, Ace, and Zach. Dayao's glorious moment may be to be selected into the Hall of Fame with a championship, Ace's glorious moment may be when he stands at the top of basketball in the future, and Zach is also an All-Star.

For us, our glorious moment is now!"

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Volume 3: The End.