Whether it is improved or not, from Owen's point of view, is whether it can expand new technology on the basis of the original technology, and can improve the original playing style.

For example, Anthony Davis, who averaged 21 points per game in his sophomore year last season, has a more accurate mid-range shot, better cut, and stronger body on the basis of good awareness this season.

For example, he Irving, who was already good at shooting, has become more accurate, and the rhythm of breaking, stopping during the breakthrough or dribbling and turning around to shoot has become better.

And if a player originally relied on rhythm to break through the top is not considered top, and he runs to train his body to be strong, he can break through but is still only at the top level, then it is not considered progress.

Sun Ce's ball just now, Owen doesn't know if it is the improvement of physical fitness or the improvement of the counterattack, anyway, Sun Ce is improving, in Owen's opinion, Sun Ce has made his already sharp counterattack stronger!

This can even be regarded as a new development to become stronger, not to strengthen the original strength, but to improve the original weakness, which is a big difference.

He, Irving, and Anthony Davis are both strengthening strengths, and it's not time to make up for them.

It's already stronger than them, and it's progressing faster than them...... Before Irving entered the NBA, he thought he was the pride of the sky, after all, he was the top pick.

But after meeting Sun Ce, Owen knew what a genius was.

Fortunately, in the past two years, Owen has taught Sun Ce techniques that he has become accustomed to Sun Ce's learning ability and incredible speed of progress, advancing to the front court, observing the positions of teammates and opponents.

can't prevent it, Irving is helpless, he doesn't understand what the management wants to do with a bunch of centers, and compete with the Grizzlies on the inside? Letting Amino go, Owen felt too blind.

There's no way, if you can't prevent it, you can attack, there is nothing else in their lineup, it's just that the offense is good!

In the face of Klay Thompson's defense, Irving faked a three-point shot that was pulled sideways by dribbling from behind...... It's in again!

22-17, Irving helped the Pelicans stretch the difference to 5 points!

Irving has scored 12 points in a single quarter!

Sun Ce felt that this group of players who entered the NBA later than him wanted to get him one by one!

Irving, who participated in the Basketball World Cup, was in good shape, and the opening game exploded!

Offense and defense converted to the Grizzlies' offense, Sun Ce went to the frontcourt, Klay Thompson came up to block Luke Babbitt, Sun Ce switched to Irving, Klay Thompson pulled away after blocking, Sun Ce made a big pull and dribble action towards Irving, suddenly, Sun Ce stretched his right foot to the left, Irving quickly moved to the right, but Sun Ce immediately retracted his right foot and stepped out to the right, and his left leg was single-legged and bounced out to the right...... Pseudo-flower-piercing butterfly step trigger!

Very easy cross-step redirection! Sun Ce rushed directly to the middle distance, Anthony Davis came over, Ryan Anderson went to block the right baseline position in the three-second zone, Sun Ce distributed the ball to Randolph on the left baseline, Randolph received the ball and shot...... Miss! Ryan Anderson blocked Larry Sanders and Anthony Davis picked up a defensive rebound.

The ball is okay, but Randolph can do a good job in the low post at the moment, and he can do a good job in guarding the basket on the defensive end, but he has gained four or five kilograms, and his mid-range shooting has been affected a lot.

Offense and defense switched, the Pelicans attacked, Sun Ce went back and switched defenses with Klay Thompson, he went to defend Irving!

Sun Ce's single defense against technical flow guards such as Irving, Curry, and Ginobili is very effective, and Irving did not choose to play alone after receiving the ball and advancing to the front court, but looked for Ryan Anderson to block and dismantle.

After the pick-and-roll, Irving distributed the ball to Anthony Davis, who received the ball and stepped under the basket to turn and shoot a basket for Randolph.

There's no way around it!

If Sun Ce defends others, he will have the role of shrinking the pinch and cutting off Irving's pass to the weak-side pitcher, but Klay Thompson can't prevent Irving, and Paul George is enough to defend, so that Mr. Tony will come to Mr. Tony's offensive end and drag it back.

And Sun Ce came out to defend Irving, and did prevent Irving's singles, but the opponent's block and dismantling pulled the interior empty, and Anthony Davis, who was as athletic as a small forward, played Randolph one-on-one too easily.

In general, Irving and Anthony Davis both have the ability to average 25 points per game, and Irving's assist this time is his containment and Anthony Davis's personal ability, which is the star tactics he plays.

Irving got the assist this time, and the data increased to 12 points and 2 assists!

17-24 trailing by 7 points!

Fortunately, Sun Ce turned around and blocked Klay Thompson and scored a three-pointer against Irving, chasing the score to 20-24 and helping the Grizzlies stop the bleeding.

In the following time, the Grizzlies played more decisively, Randolph stayed more under the basket, didn't want to open up space, and rushed with Larry Sanders, although there were fewer opportunities to eat cakes, but if they could receive the ball, the efficiency became higher, but both of them squatted on the sideline of the three-second zone, and it was more difficult to catch the ball.

There is no way around it, Larry Sanders has the door closed on the offensive side, not to mention the window and nailed shut, and Randolph's form represents the offensive strength of the duo.

Sun Ce and Klay Thompson on the outside shoot when they have the opportunity, and with Anthony Davis in the middle range, it is not easy for Sun Ce to get into the basket when he falls into the positional battle.

There is no way on the defensive end, on the Pelicans' side, the round-faced Gordon, the standing Mamba, and Babbitt are all very solid open shooters, and the Pelicans have very good space, so they play the two-man offense of Irving and Anthony Davis, and the outside three do nothing else, they are responsible for catching and shooting.

Rao is the Grizzlies' lineup on the defensive end is very good, even if Cathlo can't make up for it like Paul George, it's actually very good defense, but the Pelicans won 51 wins last year by offense, and Irving and Anthony Davis have made great progress this year.

After the first quarter, Sun Ce got 11 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks, relying on the last ball, Irving blocked and dismantled Larry Sanders' three-point shot, Sun Ce rushed in to collect the defensive rebound, and then counterattacked and passed to Carter's ultra-long three-point shot across the top arc, and the Grizzlies chased the score to 32-38, trailing by 6 points and entering the intermission.

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38 points in a single quarter...... The Pelicans' two-top performance is so good that it explodes!

Irving had 17 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, Anthony Davis had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks in a single quarter, and Sun Ce, who got 11+4+3+2, felt his scalp tingle.

But fortunately, their Grizzlies team was not overwhelmed by the Pelicans' offensive wave.

After the break, Sun Ce was replaced, and the Grizzlies were replaced with a combination of Tony Allen, Paul George, Pierce, Aldridge, and Gobert.

On the Pelicans' side, Irving and Anthony Davis continued to play, and the rotation lineup of Rivers Jr., Quincy Poundside, and Lopez Jr. came on.

Looking at the Grizzlies' 5 up and 5 down, Irving didn't know what to say, this lineup, even if the sophomore on the opposite side may be lagging behind, but 4 to 1 is enough to be the starter of a playoff team!

Thinking of the Grizzlies' 110 million roster, Irving felt that this team was too much, and Paul George and Larry Sanders actually didn't let any of them go.

Originally, the Pelicans were trying to get it back together after the Grizzlies gave up Larry Sanders, but they only grabbed Valanciunas in two first-rounders.

In terms of strength, Irving and Anthony Davis are still a little stronger than the duo of Paul George and Aldridge, and after the start of the second quarter, the Pelicans initially had the upper hand, once stretching the margin to 12 points.

However, Gobert, who was the most inconspicuous on the Grizzlies' side and was not taken seriously by the Pelicans players last season, made a wave of power on the defensive end and didn't let the Pelicans score for 4 consecutive rounds!

A dunk that blocked Lopez Jr., a throw that interfered with Anthony Davis, a pressing steal to Quincy Poundsett who cut in and received the ball from close range, and the last extremely amazing toss to Irving's cap, from 3:17 to 5:41 in the second quarter, the Pelicans were defended by Gobert on 4 consecutive offenses, and Pierce and Aldridge stood up on the Grizzlies' side, scoring 3 goals in 5 attacks, plus Gobert grabbed the hat and passed to Paul George, who caused a foul and hit both free throws, The Grizzlies scored 8 points in more than two minutes, chased the score to 46-50, narrowed the gap to 4 points, and stopped the Pelicans!

Enter the official timeout again!

In this wave, Owen was stunned! He was the last to be caught, and he looked at the French center opposite who was still not good at single defense, but his ability to help defend at close range and under the basket soared compared to last season...... This is too much, why are the young center forwards of the other side so powerful?

In the past two minutes or so, it was Irving's decision-making that went wrong, and they scored 12 points in the first three minutes, and played a wave of 12-6 for the Grizzlies to stretch the difference to 12 points, focusing on using Anthony Davis to go inside.

Lopez Jr. maintained the threat of attacking the basket, Aldridge and Gobert couldn't defend Anthony Davis alone, but Irving wanted to maximize the threat and create opportunities for other teammates, and that's when Gobert's close-range and under-the-basket help defense began to show.

Owen was right, but underestimated Gobert.

But this is also something that can't be helped, where will their American team go back to pay attention to the French team in the Basketball World Cup, their opponents are only Spain, China, Greece, and Argentina, but these four teams have not been able to meet the American team and were eliminated early.

And Gobert was a dish last season, with a bad sense of position and no basic defensive skills, not like the kind that can stay in the NBA at all, God knows that after a summer, this guy's ability to assist in defense has improved so quickly.

The official timeout came back with Irving and Eric Gordon, Quincy Poundside, Ryan Anderson and Lopets Jr. on the line, and Anthony Davis had to rest for a few minutes.

Looking at the combination of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Richard Jefferson, and Yi Jianlian on the opposite side, Owen knew that it was going to be difficult next!

Originally, if there was a 10-point lead, Irving was very confident that he could withstand the impact of the Grizzlies before halftime, but it is difficult to say now!

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In the second half of the second quarter, the Grizzlies, who sent out the five-man team that played the most offensive efficiency last season, went on a 17-15 run for more than six minutes, and at halftime, the Grizzlies trailed by two points at 63-65 and went into halftime.

Watching Irving have 31 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in the half, and Sun Ce, who got 18 points, 7 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks, also felt so difficult.

They fielded their strongest offensive combination, and the defensive end wasn't that good, and if it weren't for the rest time for Anthony Davis on the opposite side, the Grizzlies wouldn't have been able to narrow the score.

The Pelicans are also a team with 50 wins, and with the excellent form of the double champions, their Grizzlies defense is not tacit enough, and they were scored 35 points in the opponent's half.

However, there was a period in the second quarter when they defended well, and that was Gobert's wave of defense, which interrupted the Pelicans' offensive climax and carried it to the stage where Anthony Davis needed to rest.

But Irving's 31 points in the half set a new personal high for half-time scoring, which was too fierce!

Sun Ce felt that Owen had been holding back for a summer and wanted to him!

However, Rao opposite Irving had 31 points and 7 assists in the half, and Anthony Davis had 14 points, 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks in the half, and the two scored 45 points in the half, but they still only trailed by two points for the Grizzlies! The advantages of the overall strength are fully revealed!

Although the game was played with 5 players and could not field 6 players at the same time, they Grizzlies played more easily with the same score!

The commentator of the TV station is also analyzing, the two teams can see from the first game, as the season deepens, the two teams are certainly not the same level of teams, although the Pelicans have improved their offense and defense under the basket, but the overall defense has deteriorated, and perhaps the gap between the two teams will be greater than last season.

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After halftime, the fans at the scene saw a classic scene - Sun Ce changed his jersey and returned to the court, and immediately burst into cheers.

Sun Ce heard the cheers and got a lot of motivation, but also a lot of pressure!

The overall strength of the team is in the upper hand, Irving and Anthony Davis have exploded, and their Grizzlies have also carried it.

But on a personal note...... He had 18 points and 4 assists on 6-of-11 shooting in the half, which was already very good, who would have thought that Irving would score 31 points on 10-of-17 shooting in the half! And there are 7 assists!

22 to 38, he is too far behind.

The Grizzlies sent a combination of Son Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert.

On the Hornets' side, Irving, Eric Gordon, Quincy Poundset, Anthony Davis, Valanciunas re-entered the starting lineup.

The Pelicans attacked first, and Anthony Davis came back from a break of more than half a quarter and halftime to hit a mid-range shot to help the Pelicans regain a four-point lead.

Immediately after, Aldridge singled Anthony Davis' step-back jumper and hit the color again.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the top power forwards of the two teams came to a wave of confrontation.

But then both of them turned to a containment-based style of play, helping their teammates create opportunities.

On the Grizzlies' side, under the organization of Paul George, Klay Thompson advanced by a three-pointer, and then Sun Ce followed with a three-pointer, and the Splash Brothers soared!

On the Pelicans' side, Irving is dominated by tandem offense, and Valanciunas and Eric Gordon get offensive opportunities.

This is a change made by Irving according to the Grizzlies' defense, not only Sun Ce wants to prevent Irving, Coach Hollins was also shocked by Irving's 31 points in the half, this fight continues, and this guy must not be scored fifty or sixty points!

The scores of the two teams rose alternately, facing the Pelicans who shot accurately from the outside and the two stars were in good condition, the Grizzlies did not defend very well, and the confrontation did not dare to give too much, Tony Allen committed two fouls in the first half of the first half, and he has not yet adapted to the new rules, facing Gobert, who is not affected by the new rules because it is a floor flow defense, Pelicans head coach Kidd has a targeted arrangement at halftime, and he feels good, as long as Gobert comes up, they will score more in the middle and long distance, avoiding this, and the offense continues.

Finally, in the second half of the third quarter, after Larry Sanders and Randolph came on the court and partnered with the Grizzlies' outside triangle, they played a wave of counterattack climax, Sun Ce contracted to Anthony Davis to cut into a layup and hit a big hat, Randolph stole Valanciunas's turn and put the basket, Irving's split ball was stolen by Sun Ce, and the Grizzlies played a wave of 6-0 and led by 3 points at 87-84!

In more than 8 minutes, the Grizzlies went on a 24-19 run!

But right away, Irving hit another three-pointer to raise his personal score to 37 points and tie the score again.

It's time for the Grizzlies to attack again, Larry Sanders misses the shot, and looking back, Irving faced Sun Ce's defense and directly faced Sun Ce's strong shot, but the backlash was too large, and he was forced to fall back, and Irving made a three-point shot this time.

Paul George grabbed the defensive rebound and wanted to pass to Sun Ce to counterattack, Irving and Eric Gordon went around the front defense of Sun Ce and did not give Sun Ce a chance to receive the ball, Paul George chose to advance by himself, rushed to the front court and went directly to the inside.

Anthony Davis, who retreated, stood under the basket and waited for Paul George to rush in and give a big hat, but Paul George rushed to the free throw line and threw the ball straight above......

Anthony Davis subconsciously looked up at the ball, and when he looked down, he saw a guy wearing the No. 3 jersey rushing in at a speed that was extremely inconsistent with his size!

Just now, Eric Gordon and Owen went around the front defense to catch the ball with Sun Ce, Sun Ce decisively withdrew directly from the side, and moved behind Paul George in the sprint to follow up!

After Paul George passed the ball, Sun Ce took a heavy step out and jumped! Anthony Davis pounced on it and blocked it too late, and it was too late to even dodge or jump, so he could only stretch his hand up, Sun Ce stepped out and jumped out of the reasonable collision zone, just received the ball, pressed on Anthony Davis and smashed the ball into the basket!

With the explosive cheers on the scene, Randolph waved a towel on the sidelines to grab the camera, the referee's whistle also sounded, Anthony Davis blocked the foul, and Sun Ce's goal was effective and he had to add a penalty!

The Pelicans called a timeout, and it was stopped again!