Judging from the current state of the Grizzlies and the Thunder, maybe the Thunder team is stronger, Durant has played 10 games since his comeback, and the Thunder team is getting better and better, mainly because Durant is recovering well and has not been affected by fractures, and the shooting training has not fallen during the recuperation period, and the shooting skills have improved compared to last season.

In fact, whether Westbrook averages a triple-double or not may make all superstar-level players partner with Westbrook, and Durant alone will be the least affected.

The 25-year-old Durant began to enter his prime, and in the 15-16 season in the original time and space, Westbrook had a precursor to an average triple-double per game, and Westbrook averaged 23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game that season.

With Westbrook's sticky ball, Durant also averaged 28.2 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

Westbrook here is not so strong, but Durant is not much different from that season's strength, and because of various factors, in the 10 games after Durant's return, Westbrook averaged less than 20 points per game, and Durant's rebounds and assists decreased compared to last season...... Far from being bad, the results are still strong, with three consecutive wins in the last three games.

Durant is too suitable for catching and shooting, and Westbrook's all-encompassing style of play really makes Durant play very easily, just shooting and defending.

Due to habit problems, Durant grabs rebounds in a rushing type, and now he only needs to card the opponent's forward line with Ibaka, Perkins, Adams, Nick Collison and others, wait for Westbrook to grab the defensive rebound, and then play a positional battle offense.

Of course, it's not that they don't grab rebounds, the ball flies in their direction, and they still take it.

On the defensive end, Durant came back and improved the Thunder's already good defense again, although Durant does not have the defensive ability of the best defensive team, but he also has first-class defense.

Therefore, judging from the strength shown by the two of them at present, Durant's shooting efficiency and defensive efficiency have increased instead of declining under Westbrook's style of play.

However, tonight's game is a little different......

The Grizzlies went berserk on their side, making the Thunder look helpless!

Yi Jianlian, Stoudemire, Richard Jefferson, Larry Sanders and several other players who played in the frontcourt had a crazy impact; Tony Allen and Beverley, Prince, crazy defense; Double 3D is extremely focused on doing what you have to do; Livingston fought all the ......

And the two new players felt a lot of pressure when they first arrived at the Grizzlies!

Seeing Larry Sanders, who has the strength of the best defensive team, Stoudemire, who is cheap and easy to make except for injuries, and Yi Jianlian, who is on par with Valanciunas...... Aamir Johnson and Valanciunas understood one thing at once -

They are not the so-called saviors, and they are not qualified to be the saviors, they are just a candidate, the team even traded Gasol Jr., if they don't play well, if they can't play the role they should have, there is a high probability that they will be traded again!

No player who has been with the Grizzlies in the past two years would want to leave if they didn't get playing time.

Especially the players who came from Toronto, came to Memphis, Amir Johnson and Valanciunas were seen as role players for the Grizzlies, but the enthusiasm they felt from the media and the news they saw was overwhelming with their news...... This feeling of being surrounded by spotlights, no one wants to give up.

Also, it's not that they don't have a chance to fight, which is the most important thing, Aamir Johnson has the quality to compete with Stoudemire and Richard Jefferson for playing time; Valanciunas has the quality to compete with Larry Sanders and Yi Jianlian for playing time.

Coming here for the first time tonight, both of them are fighting!

In such a Grizzly team, the Thunder team was directly stunned by the impact of a group of players from the Grizzlies, and they didn't play at a normal level.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Grizzlies led the Thunder by 18 points, 70-52, and watched as the Grizzlies sent Beverley, Tony Allen, Paul George, Prince, Valanciunas......

The mentality of the Thunder team is about to collapse!

Although Valanciunas's defense is far inferior to Gasol Jr., and he has no ability to respond, but at this time, it can be used as a weakened version of Gasol Jr. with normal weight, the key is to fight hard tonight, the Grizzlies team is playing hard, and with a lead of 18 points, they can defend with all their might!

At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies led by 19 points at 79-60 and went on a 9-8 run in five minutes...... The Thunder stopped playing in the fourth quarter!

In addition to the torment of the main players, there was also a conflict, Valanciunas and Perkins almost fought in the second half of the third quarter, Perkins is now unable to defend anyone, and Valanciunas, a sophomore, scored with his back high and pushed Valanciunas to the ground.

Don't look at Valanciunas is a little silly in private, his temper is not small at all, and he gets up after the referee blows the whistle and gets entangled with Perkins.

The Thunder replaced the main force and announced their surrender.

Westbrook played the third quarter and scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists under the rotation defense of Klay Thompson, Sun Ce, and Beverley; Durant played 24 minutes in the third quarter, scoring 19 points and four rebounds, scoring less than 20 points for the first time in the season.

On the Grizzlies' side, Sun Ce didn't play after the first half, playing 17 minutes and 28 seconds, scoring 13 points, 11 boards, 11 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals...... Get a triple-double.

Broke the all-time record of 17 minutes and 45 seconds set by Jim Tucker in the 50s to get a triple-double in the shortest time!

At the same time, it also broke Westbrook's record of scoring a triple-double in 18 minutes and 33 seconds when he played the Hornets on December 17!

Sun Ce himself didn't expect such a situation at all, he could affect the momentum of the team, and in turn, the team could also affect him, he followed the momentum and vitality of his teammates, playing with his defense, grabbing rebounds, rushing, passing, shooting...... At the end of the half, I found that there was already a triple-double!

Clocking in and out of work at halftime, Sun Ce really couldn't imagine that the Dewey trio, who are getting hotter and hotter at the moment, can actually clock out and leave work in the halfway!

At the end of the game, the Grizzlies defeated the Thunder with a score of 105-81!

……

……

An unusual game, this is what the media said about this game after the game.

"The strongest triple-double master in history", this is the evaluation given to Sun Ce by the media after the game!

After playing 37 games, Sun Ce has 20 triple-doubles!

Westbrook, on the other hand, also played 37 games and had 18 triple-doubles.

It's not that Westbrook isn't good enough, it's that Sun Ce is too strong!

Got a triple-double in 17 minutes, breaking the record of the shortest triple-double in the shortest time in active service set by Westbrook, and even the record for the fastest triple-double in history that no one has broken in nearly 60 years, once again sparking heated discussions!

Although Sun Ce's personal record of 20+ consecutive 20+ times in 36 consecutive games was broken, when Westbrook was still playing in the third quarter, Sun Ce did not play, and did not continue to play for the data, but won praise.

Of course, there are also fans who are attracted by Westbrook's stats who are very sour, watching the Grizzlies work hard tonight to get Sun Ce in the card position, Sun Ce grabbed the rebound and counterattacked and sent assists...... On the other hand, Westbrook's side's crazy impact offensive rebounds by Sun Ce, Richard Jefferson, Stoudemire, Yi Jianlian, and Aamir Johnson also made Westbrook unable to get too many rebounds...... In short, Westbrook is now averaging 23.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 12.4 assists per game, and still has a chance to average a triple-double per game.

Sun Ce's side was also excited for a long time after the game.

However, when he got home, he calmed down in the shower.

This is not the norm!

When Durant returns, even if the original Bears are there, replacing Amir Johnson and Valanciunas with Randolph and Gasol Jr., one of the strongest interior combinations in the league, and the two have no weight problem, it is unlikely that they will play according to the Thunder like this.

This is not a case that can be considered a universal example, but a special case.

Just completed the trade, some teammates have been relieved of the pressure, tonight played extremely hard, in the interior defense played hard, and played a good effect, the outside line has always done a good job of defense echoed by the inside and outside line.

Paul George played a defensive level even when he didn't do well on the inside; And Beverley, Tony Allen and Sun Ce, when they did a good job in interior defense, all got team bonuses, especially Sun Ce, who had 2 hats and 2 steals in the half, 8 defensive rebounds, and the role of tandem defense was reflected.

After Sun Ce calmed down, he knew that the strength of the team must have weakened, and the two bears became the starting interior of the Raptors...... This certainly won't be an enhancement.

Therefore, the next direction of efforts is to work hard with Double 3D to improve and play a good outside-based rotation strategy according to the plan of the team's coaching staff.

Sun Ce doesn't know if this change is good or bad, but the team made such a change, when Randolph was reimbursed and Gobert was still weak, he got back five interior lines with different functions, plus Richard Jefferson and Prince can also play power forward in the short lineup, that is, the team is ready to use the outside line as the basis for rotation, and things have developed like this, so you have to try your best to cooperate with the coaching staff.

True or not, there can't be such a huge difference of opinion between the players and the coaching staff!

And his grandson, as the strongest player in the team, his support is important to the coaching staff!

Fortunately, the team wants to make changes not all at once, but since the team's injury wave, it has begun to change, there is a buffer period, and now Sun Ce is not so difficult to accept.

Moreover, tonight, Sun Ce also saw a hope - the hope of the team's defense to improve!

Valanciunas, who has the ability to play high under the basket, the ability to play with his back in the low post, and the ability to shoot from a fixed point, is also effective when he plays with Larry Sanders!

Although Valanciunas does not have Randolph's tonnage and movement ability, his defensive awareness is much better, the threat under the basket is not big enough, the laziness is not so good, and there is no single ability in the middle distance, and the duo of Valanciunas and Larry Sanders on the offensive end is average, but the defense is very good, that is, it may be possible to "resurrect" the iron-blooded defense in some lineups!

In addition to Larry Sanders, there is also Amir Johnson, a passionate new interior player on the defensive end, and he is in his prime.

Although Stoudemire, Yi Jianlian, and Richard Jefferson are not good defensively, with the addition of Amir Johnson and the addition of Valanciunas, who can ensure stability, the team's interior defense has hope of improving!

After a lot of setbacks this season, Sun Ce has improved in many ways.

For example, the ability of in-depth analysis, this time, Sun Ce was very calm and did not let himself float after the team played a good game, but he did not self-deny, and clearly saw the improvement of his team.

Although the Raptors' interior duo is at an ordinary level in the NBA, at least from the current difficult stage, the addition of the two will have a stronger effect than Gasol Jr. in the middle of the regular season.

After taking a bath, Sun Ce returned to bed and got into the quilt, and Lily Collins, who had returned home more than an hour earlier to wash his white, had been waiting for a long time......

After a big battle, Sun Ce put his arm around Lily Collins, who had a lot of tooth marks, and looked at the event tips after the game against the Thunder.

"Challenger from the Sewers: S-Class Event Bully Phase 2 Event.

Goal: Every time the host plays against the Thunder this season, if Russell Westbrook gets a triple-double, the host needs to score a triple-double with a higher total value of points + rebounds + assists; If Russell Westbrook doesn't have a triple-double, the host needs to have a triple-double or a total score + rebounds + assists value higher than Russell Westbrook. (Completions: 2, Failures: 0.) ......"

The second "Passer of the Sewers" arrives.

This time, Sun Ce has been nervous in the second half, and he is ready to wear a blindfold at any time, and as long as Westbrook's stats are likely to surpass his Sun someone, he will immediately ask to play.

Fortunately, it was Beverley and Klay Thompson who were able to defend well in the third quarter, and Larry Sanders, Valanciunas, and Amir Johnson did a good job of defending Westbrook's breakout.

……

……

With a 26-11 record against the Thunder, the Grizzlies returned to third place in the West.

However, after the end of the four-company master, it will be the four-company guest immediately.

On the morning of the 16th, Sun Ce and his teammates set off for Milwaukee.

Sun Ce calmly analyzed the real situation of the team, and after discussing with the coaching staff and veterans, he determined this idea, because the coaching staff and veterans have similar ideas to him.

In that case, it's time to start strengthening your team's defense!

However, this kind of thing can't be too anxious, but the Grizzlies are really anxious at the moment.

Halfway through the regular season, their overall defense is actually below the league average, becoming an offensive team, and when they have the opportunity, players and coaches want to lift the defense all at once.

And this kind of thinking made the two new players excited, and they felt that it was because of them that the new team had a chance to change their defense.

That's all right, but it's just too rushed.

On the 17th, the Grizzlies challenged the Bucks away and successfully defended the opponent to only 91 points, but the Grizzlies only scored 85 points on their side...... And among these 85 points, Sun Ce alone scored 43 points!

On January 19, the Grizzlies lost 91-96 against the Trail Blazers, Sun Ce played 48 minutes, got 41 points, 17 boards, 6 assists, 6 blocks and 2 steals, but still couldn't save the defeat.

……

lost two consecutive games of 40+, which made Sun Ce very confused, and felt like he was slapped by reality.

Although the addition of Amir Johnson and Valanciunas has improved the Grizzlies on the defensive end, it is compared to Gasol Jr., who has lost weight...... The role played by the two of them together cannot be compared to little Gasol who is in the best condition!

After getting the two, I want to use the two to restore the defense to the state of the past few years, this idea is too radical!

And trying to strengthen the defense with the new two arrivals alongside Larry Sanders also defeats the Grizzlies' original purpose of changing the rotation base this season.

In these games, the defense was actually unsatisfactory, although it did not achieve the most expected effect, but it was not bad.

The most affected is actually the offensive end.

Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Livingston, the four of them have gradually become accustomed to the rotation based on the offense, these games have obviously been affected, resulting in the game being played, becoming Sun Ce alone and others defending, although the defense has really improved, but the offensive end of the whole team has been affected.

The strength of these two games not only gave Sun Ce a slap in the face, but also a slap in the face to the entire Grizzlies team.

The coaching staff understands now, and the players understand now, that the team has really changed, and even if it is necessary to strengthen the defense, it should not be strengthened as before.

As for how to adjust in the future...... There's no other way but to try, and it's hard to make a change from the way you've been used to defending over the last few years, but it has to change.

The most important thing that Sun Ce and the rest of the team learned was that there should be no rush!

I've played 39 games in the new season, almost halfway there, but I haven't played half of them, right?

In this half season, their Grizzlies team has changed from a tank corps to an offensive team, and it has also slowly become like this, so the next half of the season is to slowly make the offense and defense more balanced, ensuring strong firepower while strengthening defense.

The last time Sun Ce felt this situation was the 10-11 season, which was the season when their Grizzlies laid the foundation for two consecutive championships...... And so on all figured out, and then it came to the 11-12 season, and it skyrocketed!

has succeeded, so he has confidence, Sun Ce is patient and accompanies the team to take his time...... But you have to vent no, the plane can't hit, then hit the rocket!

On January 21st, the Grizzlies came to Houston in the first game of the last two games of the Grizzlies' four consecutive away games, and Sun Ce took his teammates who didn't want to lose three in a row, and launched a crazy crazy attack, 129-93, slaughtering the Rockets!