For the Thunder's rhythmic style of play, the Grizzlies have long expected it, seeing Adams follow out to defend Aldridge, Paul George motioned for Randolph to go to the low post.

Randolph received the ball, turned and took a step closer to Ibaka, slapped the ball and threw it over...... Didn't hit!

And Adams contracted very quickly, coming in and clamping Randolph after throwing his shot, the two inside went to block Randolph, and Westbrook collected it to grab the rebound...... The Thunder's tacit cooperation in grabbing defensive rebounds after the opponent made a shot made the fans who watched the game from a "God's perspective" through the TV or computer or mobile phone screen shine.

This match is indeed beautiful! With a player who grabs the defensive rebound and has a strong counterattack ability to push the counterattack, it can definitely play a beautiful offense.

But just as Westbrook was about to get the rebound, Westbrook felt a shock behind him, and that bad feeling immediately lingered in his mind......

"Bang"

Sun Ce pushes the ball back to the basket from behind Westbrook!

After landing, Sun Ce and Randolph, who were squeezed out of the opponent's twin towers, high-fived.

The Thunder's defensive rebounding protection is really good, with three frontcourt blocks that high.

And Ibaka has changed his defensive style now, this is really a very good player, who can reasonably adjust his style of play according to his own situation, and even change his defensive habits!

Unlike Howard's direct avalanche of defense after his explosive power declined, Ibaka is now indeed without a first-level defense, and the second defense is enough to rush back to the basket from the three-point line to block as before.

But Ibaka adjusted his defensive style, relying on his height and arm span to interfere with the opponent, not as strong as before, Ibaka made the defensive focus more balanced, although there is no top defensive ability, first-class single defense and help defense are available, but his arm span advantage is very effective for preventing Randolph's first shot.

As for Randolph's rush, the Thunder have an innate advantage in this regard, and they are one of the best teams in defensive rebounding positions this season, and that action is called a swiftness.

Fortunately, Sun Ce turned around in time to throw off Durant and rush, Durant did not have too much weight and confrontation advantage over Sun Ce, and he didn't expect that the 45-degree angle on the right side of the free throw line was a big step away from the distance and rushed directly into it, Aldridge, Klay Thompson, and Paul George had already retreated directly.

The defense of both teams is very targeted, but the other side has a way, because there are superstars on both sides, and the individual ability is very strong, and the old three cores on the Thunder side have been re-run-in until now, and the Grizzlies have little advantage in running in first.

In the starting stages of both teams, the Grizzlies really didn't take advantage of it, and Randolph was replaced after playing more than 3 minutes.

It's not that Randolph didn't play well, but that he was too tired.

After the opponent straightened Andre Roberson, the defensive mobility of the starting lineup became stronger, and Randolph did not shoot singles and did not have a passing opportunity; throws, and the opponent's ability to shrink the card position and grab the board is very strong.

Durant also began to be very active in the card position to prevent Sun Ce from rushing to grab offensive rebounds, which made the Grizzlies' offense encounter a great obstacle, the first three minutes, the Grizzlies did not have a good peripheral shooting opportunity, Sun Ce forced a three-point miss, only relying on Randolph's own single score, an offensive rebound caused by the foul, plus Sun Ce's dunk, scored 6 points, and fell behind 6-10 at the beginning.

Entering the rotation time early, the Grizzlies did not hesitate at all, sending Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Pierce, Aldridge, and Gobert to the court.

Durant looked at Gobert, this is what he has the most pain for the Grizzlies, a Larry Sanders, a Whiteside, and this Gobert, all of whom are not wanted by other teams, and they all played in the Grizzlies.

After a timeout, the Grizzlies attacked, frontcourt ball.

Pierce sent the ball to Sun Ce, signaling Sun Ce or Aldridge to play with his back in the high post, and the other person went to rush for the offensive rebound, and Gobert also entered the low post area to prepare for the rush.

Sun Ce thinks the same as Pierce, the twin towers defense on the opposite side is really good, and Durant is there, except for Randolph on the inside, it is not easy for others including him Sun to score on the inside, rather than this, it is better to stretch the shooting area to the middle and long distance, which can increase the probability of rushing for offensive rebounds.

You can't stop competing with the Thunder for rebounds just because they defend the rebounds well, and you can't make trouble for the opponent on the strong side of the team, which is a very important part of the strategy.

Compared with Ibaka, who Aldridge has to face this season's single defense has been greatly improved, Sun Ce feels that his side has a much greater probability of success in singles.

Signaling his teammates to pull away, Sun Ce dribbled in the top arc in front of Durant, and the fans at the scene immediately began to cheer when they saw this scene, and Sun Ce and Durant were directly opposed!

Reasonable fans know that if you want to look at pure personal ability, Sun Ce is not necessarily better than the top players in the league, but the ball quotient, the suitability of teammates, the structure of the team lineup, and the team's tactics ...... These are all factors that will affect a player's performance, and being able to seize these favorable conditions is also part of Sun Ce's strength.

Sun Ce's high ratings are also because of this, the suspenseful game is the best game, the fans always feel that the opponent does not lose to him, and always feels that those superstars can be compared to him and stronger than him, but Sun Ce can always play a more exciting performance than usual with the help of various favorable factors in the face of strong opponents.

When Durant saw that Sun Ce was going to single him, he exhaled heavily and concentrated on defense.

Compared with Sun Ce's first four years in the NBA, since last season, Durant has found that his advantage in defending Sun Ce is getting smaller and smaller, even when Sun Ce won two consecutive championships, Durant's defensive end has done a good job of restricting Sun Ce, Sun Ce has rarely been able to soar high scores when playing their Thunder team, they are all good team offense and grab a lot of rebounds, but since last season, Sun Ce has been able to score high scores when he beats their Thunder team, the reason is that he is not so good at defense.

Just when Durant was concentrating on preventing Sun Ce's sudden three-point shot, Sun Ce moved and broke through!

Durant hurriedly moved sideways, but was blocked by Gobert!

Adams, who has outstanding physical fitness, quickly made up for the defense, Sun Ce broke through to the middle distance, Adams retreated desperately, and Sun Ce really failed to break through.

So, Sun Ce took the initiative to move towards Adams within the distance of the free throw line on the right side of the three-second zone, and Adams lowered his center of gravity, ready to move to both sides at any time to prevent Sun Ce from turning around, and guarded against being fouled by Sun Ce, and his defensive awareness was very good.

Sun Ce leaned over and turned around, but instead of turning around and breaking through, he turned over and jumped!

Durant followed the block and cut into Gobert into the inside line, Gobert's action was slow but he couldn't help but guard, there was a big tall man on the inside, Ibaka originally let go of Aldridge to rush in order to block Sun Ce's sudden inside, and saw Sun Ce relying on a turnover jumper, and immediately pounced.

However, Ibaka is no longer what he used to be, the single defense has become better, and the assistant defense has directly changed from the best defensive player level to the ordinary first-class level, watching Sun Ce successfully turn over and jump back......

"Pick-and-roll expert with the ball is triggered at level 5, and the host's mid-range shooting is increased by two small grades within 5 seconds after this block......"

"King of the Flip Jumper Level 2 (Jordan) triggers, and the bounce height of the host is increased to A-...... during this flip jumper"

The mid-pitch on the right side of the three-second zone was upgraded from the S- level to the S+ level, and Sun Ce turned around directly after throwing it out.

If it was the previous Ibaka, Sun Ce would have played like this to send rebounds to the opposite side, but now it is different, Sun Ce made good use of the fact that Ibaka's defensive speed was not as good as before, and he made a decisive block and dismantle jumper.

Offense and defense switched, and the Thunder attacked.

Westbrook really has no problem with Sun Ce's relegate size in the point guard position, and he seems to feel the helplessness of those top point guards facing Magic in the 80s.

In Westbrook's view, a player like Sun Ce entered the NBA to dominate the league! The rest of them can only strive to be the big bird, to be Moses Malone, to be another dazzling figure of this era.

As for becoming Jordan to end Sun Ce's rule...... Jordan also has to wait until the magic is in his thirties, until Big Bird is old, and Sun Ce will not be 25 next month! Younger than he Westbrook!

Advancing to the frontcourt, Westbrook looked at the interior combination of Aldridge and Gobert and felt a little fried!

Aldridge and Randolph's interior combination offense is acceptable, but the defensive end is really not suitable for partners, and they will not drag their feet when they stand up to the sky, and they can't form much help on the outside.

But Aldridge and Gobert are different, this duo has a very strong defense, and with Klay Thompson's single defense and Sun Ce's help defense, it is too unfriendly for a breakthrough player.

Westbrook burst to the inside, Gobert covered the layup space, and did not jump casually, that height and arm span, Westbrook felt that as long as he shot, he would be interfered with; Aldridge is between Ibaka and Westbrook in a mid-to-long distance position, not spreading out or flanking; Durant and Ibaka blocked and dismantled, and Sun Ce directly released Andre Robertson to block Durant's receiving space; Although Adams is stronger than Gobert, Gobert's size advantage is too great, and Gobert can reach out to interfere in the entire reasonable collision area, and Westbrook can only pass to Andre Robertson, who cuts in from the left baseline.

Gobert moved two steps sideways to block Andre Roberson, Andre Roberson forced to shoot, Gobert didn't jump around, raised his arms to interfere, Andre Roberson was in good physical fitness, twisted his body in the air to avoid Gobert's raised arm throw, at this time Sun Ce had already retracted, slapped the ball down, Gobert grabbed the defensive rebound!

Suffocating close-quarters defense!

When Andre Roberson received the pass, Durant and Ibaka were ready to retreat, and the ball went to Andre Roberson, basically unable to come out, this is a purely defensive forward with excellent physical fitness.

failed to counterattack, Sun Ce received a pass from Gobert and advanced to the frontcourt, seeing Klay Thompson's side was focused on by Westbrook and Andre Roberson, these two have good athleticism and defensive awareness, Westbrook is the best defensive player in college, and Andre Roberson is a starter who relies on defense; Nowadays, Pierce is more about using experience to help the team, and the regular time is very mediocre, and Sun Ce is still ready to continue playing singles.

However, this time when Sun Ce wanted to block and dismantle, it was Ibaka who came out behind Gobert, so Sun Ce did not break in after blocking and dismantling, but pulled away and hoisted the ball to Aldridge, who singled Adams.

Aldridge received the ball and cut to the baseline and shot in the middle...... Also enter!

Adams felt that he was too miserable, there were three big and tall men in the front court, and the two superstars on the other side caught him alone!

The TV commentator gave a strong tout to the Grizzlies' selection, although Adams is talented and improves quickly, but he is still the weakest defensive link in the Thunder's frontcourt trio, it's okay to defend the basket, expand out to defend Sun Ce and Aldridge, if it's Randolph's main attack Aldridge containment, Sun Ce and Aldridge single Adams is very easy, than playing a single better Ibaka is much more difficult.

In the period before the official timeout, the Grizzlies went on a 9-3 run, and after Klay Thompson picked up Sun Ce's three-point shooting percentage when Andre Roberson hit the ball, the Thunder called a timeout!

The first quarter played 5 minutes and 47 seconds, 15-13, and the Grizzlies went into an official timeout with a two-point lead!

……

It's really a matter of personal ability!

The Grizzlies' style of play is simple and rough, relying on the personal ability of Sun Ce and Aldridge, Sun Ce is now very accurate in the left or right side of the three-second zone after blocking and dismantling, and the opponent does not dare to let go, helping Aldridge create a good scoring opportunity.

Sun Ce made a mid-range shot and passed a three-pointer to Klay Thompson, and Aldridge hit a mid-range shot, causing a foul and hitting both free throws, scoring eight straight points in 2:06 to stop the Thunder.

However, the Grizzlies have two mid-range singles masters, and the Thunder have too!

After the official timeout, the Grizzlies replaced Aldridge with Yi Jianlian and let Aldridge rest, the center position remained the same, it was still Gobert, and the backcourt became Sun Ce, Tony Allen, and Carter.

On the Thunder's side, Durant didn't play for the time being, and the shooting guard position was replaced by Anthony Morrow, who played with Reggie Jackson, Ibaka, and Nick Collisson.

After the pause, Durant turned on the singles mode, Reggie Jackson, Morrow, and Ibaka opened up the space, and Durant came up and scored 6 points in a row!

Knowing that it was Durant's singles time after the official timeout in the first quarter, Tony Allen couldn't even prevent it!

What does less playing time mean for Durant? It means that he can play more aggressively and fearlessly on the offensive end, and can boldly take advantage of his most physical moments.

And this season's Durant has entered the prime of his career, but Tony Allen is 33 years old, and the defensive end has declined to a certain extent, and the two-point lead that the Grizzlies just achieved was immediately overtaken.

Playing 9 minutes and 44 seconds in the first quarter, Durant gave Morrow a three-point shot, and the Thunder played another wave of climax during this time, 24-20, and the Thunder team once again took a 4-point lead!

On the contrary, Carter and Yi Jianlian on the Grizzlies' side did not feel good about the three-point shooting tonight, Tony Allen had no offensive ability, and he didn't defend it, and the opponent scored 11 points in nearly 4 minutes, and the Grizzlies called a timeout!

Fortunately, the timeout came back, Durant went down to rest, Livingston, Tony Allen, Pierce, Randolph, Larry Sanders lineup went up, and occupied a certain advantage when playing against the lineup of Reggie Jackson, Morrow, Dion Vitesse, Ibaka, and Nick Collisson, and the first quarter was played, and the two teams were tied at 28.

In the first quarter, Sun Ce scored 8 points, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and he actually did a good job on the defensive end, but the opponent had a Durant who could use his physical firepower regardless of his physical strength, and he scored 12 points in a single quarter, which was really unstoppable.

Any team has a player like Durant who can not only serve as the top 3D pitcher, but also have the top single ability, is a blessing, just like now there are many fans who sigh, if Kobe Bryant can join forces with James or Paul earlier, and change the style of play early, for example, in 2010, James wanted to go to the Lakers, and the Lakers traded Bynum, and Kobe, who was still at the peak tail at the time, turned to a 3D pitcher and key ball singles player, and he may not have the Grizzlies' two consecutive championships.

After the start of the second quarter, the Grizzlies replaced Pierce with Paul George, and the other four remained the same, and the Thunder re-sent Westbrook on the Thunder side, with Dion Waiters, Morrow, Perry Jones, and Adams in combination with hard steel.

Halfway through the second quarter, the two teams tied at 38, during this time both teams focused on defense, the Grizzlies relied on Livingston, Paul George, and Randolph to score singlely, and the Thunder relied on Westbrook and Dieng Vitesse's scoring ability to bite the score, but both teams did not score high, and both teams were running to defense.

Although the combination of Randolph and Larry Sanders could not prevent Westbrook from breaking through the ball, they could prevent the opponent from cutting well, and the outside trio changed defenses actively, Morrow and Perry Jones did not have many shooting opportunities, and the Thunder's half-quarter score was pressed low.

But the Thunder's combination defense is also hard, and then Morrow is sad, Livingston and Paul George who meets him and who is single, because of the fast speed of the Grizzlies' lineup, the Thunder team is in a hurry to retreat, and there is no Durant and Ibaka in the body, and Livingston and Paul George often seize the opportunity to create a dislocation.

Entering the official timeout in the second quarter, Sun Ce, who had rested for more than half a quarter, was ready to play, and at the same time, Durant, who had also rested for more than half a quarter, was also about to play.

This is a headache for the Grizzlies, and Durant, who is beginning to enter his prime, has no solution!

Paul George, Klay Thompson, Tony Allen, Pierce have all tried, and they can't be stopped!

Coach Hollins was having a headache, and when he saw Sun Ce, who was a hot shooter on the court, and then looked at the scoring champion and the hot superstar opposite, he had a ......