884. Disappointment on the Court, Success in Love

Sun Ce got up at 3 o'clock in the morning. After a simple morning exercise and breakfast prepared by Lily Collins after catching up on some sleep, Sun Ce went to the stadium to prepare for the game.

This is the second time the Grizzlies have played against the Thunder in half a month.

In normal seasons, it is rare for a strong match or a weak match to play again in less than half a month.

Whether it is a strong match or a weak match, there is something to watch, which means there is suspense. For example, consecutive matches, especially two consecutive games against the same opponent, are generally very different in strength. Suspenseful and interesting games will be separated for a long time to give fans something to think about.

And the five or six consecutive strong matches at the beginning of this shortened season will not be said to be consecutive matches between the two teams.

Such an arrangement is purely because the season has been shortened by one-fifth, and the schedule is not easy to arrange. Although the Grizzlies have many games against the teams at the bottom of the Western Conference, if one of the two teams wants to change, it will affect more than one or two teams, so it can only be arranged in this way.

After playing five consecutive away games and the last game was against the Lakers, they had to play against the Thunder when they returned to Memphis. Coach Hollins and his coaching staff felt their scalps tingling, but the game had to be played.

Before the start of the season, they were all prepared for a five-game losing streak at the beginning, after all, there were major personnel changes. Now they have started with seven consecutive wins, but the headache came a little late.

In the team meeting, Sun Ce learned that the Thunder had 5 wins and 3 losses, surpassing the Lakers with 5 wins and 4 losses to come third in the West, and only half a win away from the Spurs with 6 wins and 3 losses.

The Thunder did play well. The last time they played against the Thunder, if it weren't for him, Sun, being possessed by the grassland library in the third quarter and scoring eight three-pointers in a row to wipe out the game, the result would be hard to say.

Sun Ce was not unhappy because the three players with MVP potential on the opposite side performed well. Headaches were headaches, but playing against such opponents was exciting.

For example, Leonard and Hayward, he wished that these two could play well in the Warriors and Pacers, and have another strong enemy.

He has become an NBA player, and an MVP player, playing in a championship-contending team. What's the point of playing against a weak opponent?

He wants to be the one who wins the championship in a league full of stars, rather than being the overlord of a weak league. It would be better to go to the Australian league to show off. If he plays well, he can also shoot all the big white girls in Australia.

But the headache is still there. The opponent is really difficult to deal with.

After the team meeting, Sun Ce thought about the opponent's lineup by himself.

When playing against the Thunder, Sun Ce always felt that the most troublesome thing was not that he didn't know how the opponent would play, and it was not that the opponent's tactics were difficult to deal with.

It's that you know their tactical play. The opponent's tactical play is very simple. You know how to defend, but you just can't defend it.

They are just an MVP-level small forward and an All-Star-level guard, with a best sixth man-level substitute, forming an outside trio.

The inside line is mainly responsible for defense. If a mid-range shot is made, it's God's eyes. And the one who can make a mid-range shot is still competing with him, Sun, for the block king.

The key is that he averages 28 minutes per game, has played 8 games so far, and averages 3.875 blocks per game.

His current block count is slightly higher, averaging 4.22 blocks per game, but since the start of the season, his average playing time is 36.8 minutes per game, and there are three games with more than 44 minutes of playing time, which has increased his average playing time a lot.

Sun Ce feels that his blocks are not as stable as Ibaka's. The opponent has almost one block per quarter, and the focus is on defensive threats, and it is really based on personal ability, which is something that Sun Ce cannot compare with.

But in such a game, Sun Ce enjoys the process very much, and he just needs to work hard to win.

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At 5:10 in the evening, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the court together.

When he stepped into the court, the system prompt came.

"The host is about to face off against Kevin Durant, one of the MVP favorites. The S-level event MVP journey second stage event: The Battle of Contradictions is triggered.

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"The Battle of Contradictions: The S-level event MVP journey second stage event, as the outside block king and defense king, the host will fight against the strongest scorer of this season.

Goal 1: Complete at least one block on Kevin Durant.

Goal 2: Limit Kevin Durant's score to be lower than the average performance so far this season.

Event Reward: One B-level lottery card.

Note: Note: The event score of this stage will affect the final score of the S-level event MVP journey."

Nidaye's defensive king!

Sun Ce knows how much he weighs. From the beginning of the new season to now, his defensive efficiency is high, currently ranked first in the outside line, and slightly higher than James, but isn't this a foil to his peers?

Tony needs to be kept alive in the shortened season, so as not to use him up. There are many precedents in the 98-99 season, which happened a few years ago, and the coaching staff attaches great importance to it.

Rondo has been suffering from elbow injuries since the start of the season. His passing is okay, but his defense has declined a lot this season, mainly because Wade pressed his arm in last year's playoffs. It was almost bent 90 degrees in the opposite direction. However, it also gave the Celtics' second-year player Avery Bradley a chance to perform.

Kobe's physical strength has declined to a certain extent, reducing his defensive input; Iguodala and Holiday have less defensive pressure after Howard, a big teammate who can support the inside line alone, and fewer opportunities to assist in the inside line. It is normal for the overall defensive efficiency to decline; Paul has just returned to the Lakers' team training and is expected to return in two or three weeks...

It is normal for Sun Ce to rank high in defensive efficiency.

Moreover, before the season, his teammates were fully prepared and performed well, so Sun Ce was more efficient than Ibaka and Howard in the inside in the first few games. In the last three games, the status of his teammates began to fluctuate normally, and his efficiency dropped to the first in the outside line.

As a result, he actually had to play a "contradiction war" with Durant!

There was already an incident of taking Durant's star experience card and an incident of competing with Ibaka for the block king, and now there is another one.

There are too many events, so it's okay to play well. At least it doesn't make him do things he is not good at. These events at least make him use his good abilities to compete with opponents, which is acceptable to Sun Ce.

At 4:30 in the evening, the Grizzlies and Thunder started their second match of the season.

The Grizzlies made adjustments to the starting lineup. Tony was still put on the bench, and Nash was also put on the bench. The starting lineup of Sun Ce, Paul George, Battier, Randolph, and Gasol appeared.

At the beginning, Sun Ce had already beaten the Thunder once with 53 points in three quarters. The pressure of winning and losing in the game was not that great. Coach Hollins was ready to use this strong team to make rotation and tactical adjustments.

On the Thunder side, Westbrook, Sefrosa, Durant, Ibaka, and Perkins' starting lineup did not change.

After the game started, the two teams quickly launched a positional battle offense and defense. The game was played beautifully, but Sun Ce + Randolph VS Westbrook + Durant, they couldn't beat him!

Battier tried to defend Durant, but the defense was average. The Thunder team determined that Westbrook was the core, Durant was responsible for containment and catching the pot, and occasionally singles.

The last time they were defeated by the Grizzlies, it was not because their strategy was not good. Their simple tactics were actually very good. They played most of their opponents this season. The 76ers were defeated by them. There was no way they could lose to the Lakers, Heat, and Grizzlies. Gasol, James, and Sun Ce exploded, each one more fierce than the other.

The Thunder players accepted their fate after being beaten so badly by Sun Ce's explosion last time, and they played with all their strength according to the winning style. If Sun Ce explodes again, they have nothing to say.

However, Sun Ce did not have the tendency to explode today. Durant was closely watched by Sun Ce's help defense, which also tied down the defense. Westbrook played well against Paul George's breakthrough.

In the fifth minute of the first quarter, the Grizzlies called a timeout, trailing by 4 points at 9 to 13.

Coach Hollins replaced Sun Ce first. Sun Ce scored 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 assist in 5 minutes. His performance was okay, but definitely not as good as Westbrook who scored 6 points and 2 assists.

The opponent was really strong, and was not affected by the precedent that Sun Ce had exploded against them countless times.

He tried to replace the lineup with Nash, Tony Allen, Klay Thompson, Randolph, and Jordan.

After this lineup came on the court, the offense was better. Jordan had a role that Gasol could not do, that is, his mobility. In the pick-and-roll, players like Jordan and Yi Jianlian were more suitable for Nash.

When Tony Allen came on, Durant was greatly restricted. Teacher Tony showed his power this time.

But at this time, Harden, the sixth man of the opponent, also came on, and Duhai and the other two scored consecutively.

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies entered the second quarter with a 3-point deficit of 23 to 26.

Randolph, who played the whole first quarter and scored 9 points, was replaced after the intermission. The Grizzlies sent out a lineup of Nash, Sun Ce, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Jordan.

Decided to make a rush, whether it was Sun Ce or Nash's positional battle lineup, they didn't get any benefit tonight, and coach Hollins was also a headache. Klay Thompson has been in trouble recently. In popular terms, he has fallen into the rookie wall.

His playing style is very simple, that is, running, receiving the ball and shooting. At the beginning, the opponent didn't pay much attention to him. He seized the opportunity and was valued by the team as a replacement for Morrow.

Getting the attention of Morrow means that Klay Thompson must have a stable playing time, and no matter how good or bad his performance is, the playing time must be stable. The team must give Klay Thompson the opportunity to make mistakes. Any shooter is trained in constant iron shooting. Curry is still bang bang bang now, and there are always more missed shots than made.

But the opponent also pays attention to other things because of this. Just like tonight, Westbrook's defense against him was very rough, and Klay Thompson missed two open shots in the first quarter.

This is not an obstacle that can be overcome by others' reminders. The confrontation in the NBA is obviously not comparable to that in the NCAA. Klay Thompson needs to find ways to adjust himself, such as adapting to this confrontation, but it also takes time.

Like Paul George, it took a whole season until last year's playoffs to get used to this confrontation and began to improve in such confrontation.

In the second quarter, facing the Grizzlies' running and gunning offense, the Thunder were also prepared.

The winning side of the last match has the psychological advantage of winning, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, the opponent often has better and more targeted adjustments, because the loser will always expose more problems, and the more exposed, the more areas to adjust.

Thunder head coach Brooks sent a lineup of Westbrook, Harden, Daequan Cook, Durant, and Muhammad to face Biao!

Durant seized the opportunity at this stage and scored 13 points in 7 minutes in this quarter, raising his personal score to 19 points.

Under Durant's outstanding performance, the Thunder finished the half 60-50, widening the point difference to 10 points to end the first half.

Falling behind by 10 points at halftime is the first time this has happened for the Grizzlies since the new season. It does feel like they can't beat them tonight. Durant scored 19 points at halftime, and his physical strength was well protected. 13 of them were in 7 minutes. After getting it, he went to rest after the official timeout. Westbrook also scored 15 points in the first half.

Harden was not scolded by his second brother this time. He played 15 minutes in the first half and scored 11 points and 4 assists. He did a good job connecting the team. The two three-pointers were crucial.

I saw that Ibaka had already blocked two shots in the half, while Sun Xian only blocked one shot...

9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 2 steals...but his shooting performance was not good, only 3 of 9 shots!

Sun Ce doesn’t care anymore!

After the start of the second half, he devoted all his energy to the defensive end!

Coach Hollins sent out a positional battle lineup at this time, preparing to grind to death in the second half. Tony Allen and Shane Battier, the two Grizzlies' best defensive players against Durant, took turns playing. Use Paul George or Klay Thompson to defend Westbrook, Gasol leads Yi Jianlian or Randolph to play inside, and Sun Ce defends in series.

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From the beginning of the second half to the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, Sun Ce unexpectedly got 4 blocks and 1 steal. However, the Grizzlies' offense was in a sluggish state. The opponent's offensive tactics were simple, which gave Sun Ce many opportunities to help defend and block shots. .

But the Thunder's defense is very strong. Their head coach Brooks has not been fired for several years because of his defensive coaching ability.

In the end, Sun Ce scored 13 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks, 5 assists and 4 steals, a handicap of 5 times 5.

But the Grizzlies still lost to the Thunder 85-94.

Although the Grizzlies limited the Thunder to only 34 points in the second half and once narrowed the point difference to 3 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Thunder held on and survived Sun Ce's crazy assist defense. In a moment of exhaustion, after Sun Ce was replaced by Neal in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies were widened by Harden's two mid-range shots.

In the end, they lost to the Thunder by 9 points.

Sun Ce's iconic 4 times 5 data was defeated this time.

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After losing to the Thunder, the Grizzlies' record became 8 wins and 2 losses, still sitting first in the Western Conference and first in the league, but with the 7 wins and 3 losses of the Bulls, 6 wins and 3 losses of the Thunder and Spurs. The gap between the teams is already very small, so they lost one less game.

In this shortened season, and a shortened season in which all the heroes are competing, Sun Ce feels that it is not easy at all to compete for the regular season championship and MVP.

Moreover, there is a hidden danger in being No. 1 in the Western Conference. If the Mavericks go crazy and fail to make the top four, they will fall to eighth... Sun Ce feels very uncomfortable.

Sun Ce was a little hurt after losing to the Thunder, and tied with the Thunder 1-1. In other words, if he wants to get Durant's star experience card, he must win the next two games against the Thunder!

Sun Ce took a shower after the game and looked at the schedule. The next game against the Thunder will be at the end of February. This made Sun Ce relieved. The team has enough time to adjust. This month, he can also practice more three-pointers. , if the team scored two more three-pointers in this game, the situation would not be like this.

Klay Thompson made 0 of 5 shots, Paul George made 1 of 4, and Sun Yat-sen also made 1 of 4. They don't know how to play.

But you are allowed to make mistakes when you are young. He actually only made 4 of 12 shots today. The third brother cannot blame the two younger brothers.

I looked at the system prompts that were blocked by reporters before I could read them after the game.

"War of Contradictions: S-Class Events in the Second Stage of the MVP Journey,

Goal 1: Block at least one shot on Kevin Durant. (Number of times the host blocked Kevin Durant: 2 times, completed.)

Goal 2: Limit Kevin Durant's scoring below his average performance so far this season. (Kevin Durant scored 31 points in this game. Before this game, Kevin Durant averaged 32.5 points per game this season, which is completed.)

Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: a B-level lottery card.

Based on the competition situation, the event in this stage is graded A. "

The incident was completed. Durant was in good condition and couldn't be defended. He tried his best to help his teammates defend. Before he left the game, Durant still scored 27 points on 10 of 18 shots. Durant was He scored another 4 points after coming off the court, which almost made him jump.

Fortunately, Durant "only" scored 31 points in the end.

I got a B-level lottery card, which was a consolation for this game. Unfortunately, the loss and the failure to really guard Durant affected the event score.

But other events were pretty good, he blocked more shots when playing against Ibaka!

In the two games against Ibaka, he had a total of 8 blocks. The first time Ibaka had two blocks, today he had 4 blocks, a total of 6 blocks.

He also maintains the lead in blocks per game.

Westbrook has yet to get a triple-double in the new season. There are surprisingly few triple-doubles this season. There are many near-triple-doubles, but they are only one or two assists or rebounds short of a triple-double. For example, Westbrook had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists tonight.

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After changing clothes, Sun Ce went to the lounge and found Lily Collins and Zu Goose. At the post-game press conference, Sun Ce was confused again. If he won the game, he still wanted to go. If he lost, he would let the boss and the teacher handle it. How nice.

Zu'e and Lily Collins were chatting about going to the concert tomorrow, and they didn't feel too depressed about losing the competition.

As a player, Sun Ce will definitely be depressed when he loses, but the mentality of fans is a bit different. No team can win all the time. Rational fans recognize this more than players.

What's more, tonight's opponent Westbrook + Durant almost scored 60 points together. Just as Sun Ce + Randolph + Gasol are regarded as the core of the championship, the Dewey duo is also the championship in people's eyes. Core mix.

In the eyes of the two of them, Sun Ce went crazy on defense in the second half and combined with the team's super defense to limit the opponent to only 34 points in the half, which was already very impressive.

And that hard work makes Lily Collins feel very manly.

But when he heard the two talking about going to the concert, Sun Ce felt a little disgusted with his talkative sister.

This is the light bulb!

But Lily Collins didn't seem to feel the meaning in his grandson's eyes. She was chatting with Zu Ge about whether she should buy a set of Taylor Swift's past concert costumes during the day tomorrow and wear them to the concert tomorrow.

Sun Ce was heartbroken...

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After returning home, Sun Ce began to think about how to take the girl he kissed deeply in the early morning upstairs, but... I really didn't understand what Lily Collins was thinking.

So unfamiliar! I have no idea what the other person is thinking.

But you have to seize the opportunity. Sun Ce also has an in-depth understanding of American girls.

Knowing that they rely on feelings, this should be a good opportunity. After passing this village, there will be no such store.

But if the other party doesn't mean it this way...

Sun Ce returned to the room and lay down to think for a while. He felt that the little bully's restlessness was more uncomfortable than losing the game.

Open the system and draw a prize to divert your attention. Maybe you can figure it out after your attention is distracted for a while?

As soon as I thought about it, the system prompt came.

"The host uses B-level lottery cards, and the rewards are randomly won..."

Three seconds later, the classic three-choice choice appeared on the system screen.

“Romané Conti’s red wine bottle”, “Andrew Bynum’s bowling ball”, “DeShawn Stevenson’s peak star experience card”.

Seeing Bynum's bowling, Sun Ce was almost scared to close the lottery, but Deshawn Stevenson's star experience card, in his peak period, Sun Ce thought it should be in the past two years, like last year's finals, Deshawn- Stevenson's catch-and-shoot shots drove the Heat crazy.

That red wine bottle... Sun Ce had randomly visited it before, but he didn't draw it. It seemed that he could refill the bottle indefinitely if he paid for it.

The B-level lottery card can draw a peak experience card of a powerful 3D player. Sun Ce thought about it and drew it!

The three awards began to shine in turn... and finally stopped at the "Romanee-Conti Red Wine Bottle".

"Let me wipe it! I don't drink, so what's the use of it...Eh? Wait...there's a way..."

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At 11 o'clock in the evening, Sun Ce guessed that his unlucky sister must have fallen asleep, so he went downstairs to the kitchen and took out the red wine bottle. There was only about a quarter of the bottle in it for "tasting".

But that's not important. You can get a refill for 1,000 US dollars. Sun doesn't know how to refill it yet, but it's fine if he can. Sun Ce immediately told the system in his mind that he wanted to refill the cup.

"Romanee-Conti's red wine bottle has a refill volume of 50ml and can be refilled 11 times. The price is US$1,000 each time. Please confirm the number of refills."

"watt?"

Sun Ce looked at the wine bottle. It has a capacity of 750 ml, which means it currently only has 200 ml...

What a cheat!

Who the hell only drinks 50ml in one cup?

"Wait a minute, it seems like the bartender only pours a little bit when we go out to eat..."

Sun Ce looked at the bottle and said in his heart with pain: "Refill 4 times!"

At this time, Sun Ce's cell phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was a credit card charge text message. There was an extra bill of US$4,000... The payee showed Chateau Romanée-Conti.

Although Sun Ce didn't know much about wine, he also knew that it was impossible to buy wine from these wineries with this little money. The wine he had at Kobe's house for lunch a few days ago cost more than 20,000 US dollars.

But what bothers Sun Ce is the real deduction!

At this time, the wine bottle in Sun Ce's hand was gone and he returned to the system space.

Sun Ce took it out again, and it turned out to be more than half of the bottle.

His flesh ached for a moment, but he didn't care anymore. Sun Ce found two large 230ml red wine glasses. Carrying the wine glasses and bottles, he came to the door of Zu Ge's room and knocked twice.

Lily Collins put on her coat and opened the door. Lucky for Sun Ce, she wasn't asleep yet.

"Still not asleep?" Sun Ce asked.

"I'm reading a book, just getting ready to go to sleep." Lily Collins responded.

"That's just right. I left some red wine with me when I came here. Let's have a couple of glasses? I heard that drinking red wine can help you sleep and improve your beauty." Sun Ce moved his cheap dad out again.

Seeing Sun Ce shaking the bottle and glass in his hand, Lily Collins pursed her lips and smiled, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows again.

Originally he had no idea about Lily Collins, but after a kiss late last night, Sun Ce had an idea. Seeing Lily Collins raise her eyebrows, Sun Ce swallowed his saliva.

Lily Collins hurried out, closed the door, squatted down and laughed for a long time, which made Sun Ce confused.

After laughing, Lily Collins looked at him for a long time with eyes that Sun Ce felt were quite strange. She took the bottle from Sun Ce's hand and looked at it: "This wine... I believe it is the wine left by your father. I can see that you don't understand wine. You definitely can't buy such wine, and you can't shake the bottle like you do."

After saying that, Lily Collins walked towards the living room.

Sun Ce found that he seemed like a bumpkin, but this wine seemed really good. He had heard of the name of this wine, but he had never learned about it.

But it didn't matter whether it was rustic or not at this time. Sun Ce hurriedly followed the other party and came to the balcony on the second floor.

As the saying goes, the moon is full on the 15th and the 16th. The weather is very good tonight. The moonlight is scattered on the balcony, and there is no need to turn on the lights.

"Noah, your father is really good at preserving wine. This wine is the same as if it has never been opened." Lily Collins praised after tinkering with it for a while.

"He enjoys it better than me..." Sun Ce didn't know what this girl would think if she saw her father in the future. Obviously, she didn't know the image of her father.

As a second-generation rich man in the true sense, Lily Collins' preparations before drinking were very troublesome in Sun Ce's eyes. There were ice buckets and other things. On the one hand, he praised the wine, and on the other hand, he praised Sun Ce's father for having a channel to get the wine. From time to time, he was lucky that she came, otherwise the wine would be wasted on him, Sun, who was injured.

After tinkering for a while, Sun Ce was so anxious that Lily Collins finally started to pour the wine.

Only a little bit was poured out, and Lily Collins began to teach Sun Ce how to taste wine.

Sun Ce naturally learned very slowly, very slowly...

At the beginning, it was agreed that he would drink two glasses and sleep, but as he drank, most of the bottle was gone. The key point was that after pouring the wine to about a quarter of the bottle, no matter how he poured, it felt like he could not finish it.

Lily Collins was originally going to drink half, and the remaining half could be drunk a little at lunch tomorrow.

But as he drank, his face began to turn red.

The body began to heat up, the coat had been put aside, Lily Collins leaned on the table with her arms, looked at the moon in the sky, and asked: "Noah, can you describe my eyebrows?"

"Ah? Very distinctive, I like your eyebrows." Sun Ce is now very sober. He doesn't know much about wine, but he can still drink, otherwise he wouldn't fall off the bridge. Generally, only people who can drink can get drunk to the point of being the most drunk.

"Not this, I like you to say: Your eyebrows are like Crayon Shin-chan, can you call me Shin-chan?"

"Wat?" Sun Ce was a little confused, why is it such a development process?

Looking at Lily Collins's expectant eyes, Sun Ce gritted his teeth and shouted: "Xiao Xin."

After Sun Ce called out this name, Lily Collins pushed the bottle and glass away and climbed onto the table.

"Fuck!" Sun Ce quickly hugged the other party, "Lily, let's go back to the room."

"Call me Xiaoxin!"

"..." Sun Ce liked the current result very much, but it seemed that something was wrong, so he could only shout: "Xiaoxin, let's go back to the room."

Lily Collins buried her head in Sun Ce's neck and began to gnaw.

Sun Ce hugged Lily Collins and walked back to his room. His ears were bitten and he was blown on the way, and his legs almost went weak.

Sun Ce couldn't hold it anymore, and he went back to the room and started to pull the other party's clothes...

It was the first time Sun Ce interacted with Lily Collins, but the potato head appeared in his mind from time to time...because Lily Collins always called herself Xiaoxin during the interaction!

This strange feeling made Sun Ce more powerful...

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