What are the Pelicans most afraid of?

It must have been the last time they met, Sun Ce and Klay Thompson were surged to 23 points in 5 minutes.

was blocked by Sun Ce and covered by Sun Ce...... Being bullied by Sun Ce, Irving and Anthony Davis are used to it, the two of them were the top picks in 11 and 12 years, and they were bullied by Sun Ce since they entered the NBA, and over time, they have become numb......

Just like today, Sun Ce played 20 minutes in the half, with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks.

Especially in the big hat at the beginning, the last time they met, Anthony Davis was made suspicious by Sun Ce's cap and buckle.

But winning is a confidence boost, and the Pelicans have improved dramatically this season, not guaranteeing a playoff finish, but at least having the ability to compete for a playoff spot in the West.

Half a season has passed, Irving and Anthony Davis have been completely different, and in the face of Sun Ce's strength, the two have worked hard to play better!

Irving had 18 points, 2 boards and 5 assists in the half, and Anthony Davis had 12 points, 8 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks in the half!

At the start of the second half, the Grizzlies attacked first.

Sun Ce received the serve and advanced to the front court, everyone is different when facing the same thing, and it is even more different when the two are on opposite sides.

The amazing cooperation shown by Irving and Anthony Davis in this game made Sun Ce feel a lot of pressure.

Except for being a little brittle, these two are too compatible.

When he got to the frontcourt, Sun Ce encountered the very passionate Nigerian Crown Prince Aminu tonight, Klay Thompson came up to help Sun Ce block Aminu, Sun Ce just moved to the right, and Owen posted up.

Sun Ce, who played a physical potion at halftime, returned to the state of the beginning of the game in terms of physical condition, and scored a three-point shot at the last moment of the first half, which was good!

Ignoring Irving's defense, Sun Ce ran two steps along the three-point line, dribbled behind his back and pulled away sharply, turned and jumped, and shot a three-point shot within two seconds after blocking and dismantling...... Hit!

The three-point bonus of Level 5 of the Pick-and-Roll Expert with the ball plays an important role!

With Sun Ce's three-point shot, the "Splash Momentum Level 3" was triggered, and Sun Ce received a hint that Klay Thompson got a confidence bonus and was easier to find his touch!

The Grizzlies retreat quickly, it doesn't matter if you can defend it or not, what matters is attitude, and it's better to defend hard than to defend at all.

Irving received the ball and advanced with a brisk pace, met Sun Ce's defense in the front court, continued to break through the cross-step, broke through to the middle distance without dribbling, and hoisted the ball directly to the basket.

It's really unstoppable! Paul George's defensive ability and enthusiasm are already very good, and he can't do better, or the Grizzlies have done their defense to the extreme, and Paul George has grasped the opportunity between Aminu and Irving to shrink back without passing space, but he still can't prevent it.

Richard Jefferson and Yi Jianlian are not as good as Stoudemire and Yi Jianlian's defensive effect, and the two guys are big men.

In this case, the only way to do this is to change the defensive strategy, and to implement this defensive strategy, the focus is on attacking!

These thoughts were all momentary things, Sun Ce had already discussed with the coaching staff at halftime, received Paul George's serve, and Sun Ce quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.

It's not good to defend this lineup, but the offense is really powerful, and the strongest offense in the league in the first half of the season is mainly relying on this five-man group.

Sun Ce continued to block and dismantle with Klay Thompson, Richard Jefferson and Yi Jianlian on the inside were immediately ready to rush for rebounds, Sun Ce was directly sandwiched by Aminu and Irving after blocking and dismantling, Sun Ce burst into the middle distance, and the twin towers under the opponent's basket were caught by Richard Jefferson and Yi Jianlian who rushed to the basket, Aminu and Irving could only hit Sun Ce in the middle distance, they didn't want Sun Ce to throw away!

Sun Ce returns the top arc, Klay Thompson is in a big gap!

What Irving is most worried about is the three-point connection between Sun Ce and Klay Thompson, but the pinch defense and defensive tactics are originally gambling, and gambling is always afraid of what comes...... Klay Thompson catches the ball and hits a three-point shot!

66-69, the Grizzlies came up and played a wave of 6-2, narrowing the gap to 3 points!

I really want to scold the street! When Owen saw the backcourt combination of Sun Ce and Klay Thompson, it was simply a trick! The Warriors only have Curry as a super three-pointer...... As for Harden, people see him more as the new Mesozoic all-around superstar.

Irving advanced to the frontcourt and taught the ball to Anthony Davis, who was pulled to the high post, and when Anthony Davis broke through to attract Sun Ce to shrink, Irving pulled into a good position, received Anthony Davis' return pass, and Irving hit a three-point shot to help the Pelicans breathe a sigh of relief.

But as soon as Irving scored three points, the speed had already been raised on the Grizzlies' side, Richard Jefferson immediately picked up the ball and sent it out, Sun Ce grabbed the ball and ran towards the frontcourt, because Sun Ce and Klay Thompson had been connected, Sun Ce rushed up and startled the other side, Klay Thompson judged the situation, and also ran quickly, Sun Ce burst into the inside, Klay Thompson was contained on the left sideline, Sun Ce passed back to the top arc, and Paul George received the ball and shot three-pointed...... Also enter!

69-72, the Grizzlies will once again narrow the gap to 3 points!

I don't know when it started, the 5-point difference was a hurdle in the past, but this season is playing, the 5-point difference has become negligible for the NBA, where three-point is becoming more and more popular, and the 5-7 point difference may be tied in three rounds!

For example, now, if it weren't for Irving and Anthony Davis scoring 5 points in a row, the Grizzlies would have been able to tie or even overtake the score in this wave of three consecutive hits!

It's really a bit of a hurry, Owen received the serve and advanced a lot faster, when Owen advanced to the frontcourt, he found that the opponent's defense was replaced, and Paul George came to the outside to defend!

And it's not Paul George and Sun Ce who simply switch defenses, Richard Jefferson goes to defend Aminu cuts and three-pointers, and Sun Ce defends Anthony Davis!

No way, let Richard Jefferson defend Anthony Davis, the Pelicans will always have a huge threat inside, and can always contain Sun Ce or Paul George defense, Irving has 21 points and 6 assists in 21 minutes, and he can't go on like this.

Sun Ce's defense of Anthony Davis, in the case of a loss of strength, at least the height and arm span disadvantage is much smaller, and Sun Ce's speed is much faster than the current Richard Jefferson, and he will definitely be able to defend better, after all, Anthony Davis is not a strong eating inside.

But the threat can always be used, Owen found Anthony Davis to block and dismantle, forcing Sun Ce and Paul George to switch defenses, and Owen blocked and broke through under Sun Ce's change of defense!

Sudden to the middle distance, Owen fake fax cast ...... It's a good idea, using Anthony Davis's threat, and also wanting to use Sun Ce's "obsession" to block Anthony Davis, so that Sun Ce and Paul George can flank Anthony Davis, but, between lightning and fire, when Owen suddenly turned around in the middle distance and threw a fake fax, he found that Sun Ce just sped up a step to prevent the dribble behind his back, and made up for it as soon as possible!

Owen was jumping up and fake fax throwing, the height of the shot point was short, and the action was old, there was no way to change it, and the ball was poked by Sun Ce when it flew out!

Once again, the bonus effect of Olajuwon's hand tie plays a key role!

Sun Ce, who pressed up, jumped up again before Owen and grabbed the ball, one board and one hat! After grabbing the ball, Sun Ce immediately advanced quickly, and Owen followed Sun Ce closely and followed, but after retreating to the three-point line, Owen watched Sun Ce chase after the three-point ...... The willingness to reach out is gone, how to prevent this?

Klay Thompson and Paul George followed Sun Ce's fast-down route, quickly went down the sidelines on both sides, pinned down the defense, Yi Jianlian cut into the basket, the league's famous red-haired monster, dunked Duncan, made up dunks on Howard's head, caught the ball under the basket and turned around to dunk Griffin...... Although the number of times is not much, those classic pictures of Yi Jianlian are very impressive to the opponent, Anthony Davis put in the basket, and Lopez Jr. has not kept up!

Sun Ce met Owen's desperate face, and Yan Ye made a three-point shot...... Also in!

The chance was so good, it felt good, and if I didn't score, I was sorry for Owen's desperate expression.

72 drawn!

The Grizzlies went on a 12-5 run to tie the score.

Unlike in the past, watching the outstanding performance of the outside trio with the opponent's talent exploding and the offensive performance gradually exploding, the Pelicans did not give up!

Irving tried to keep himself from panicking, not messing up, and looking for better scoring opportunities and passing opportunities, and the Pelicans' two-round messed up offense stabilized next.

However, the Grizzlies' side has already risen, and the huge threat of the outside trio has allowed Richard Jefferson and Yi Jianlian to get a lot of cutting opportunities in the next 4 minutes, and in turn, Klay Thompson, an off-ball shooter, also got two shots, scored one of them, and played to the 6th minute and 51 seconds of the third quarter.

89-82, Irving scored the last shot before the official timeout, but the Grizzlies still led by 7 points, called a timeout, and took advantage of the longer timeout to enter the official timeout, Coach Hollins was ready to arrange a round of tactics, and when the official timeout came back, the difference was expanded to 10 points, and the victory was locked!

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Sometimes, it's really not the opponent who wants to fight the Grizzlies offensively, just as the opponent has been reluctant to fight the Grizzlies defensively in the past few years...... Who wants to fight with the strongest playing style of the other party?

But there is no way, the former Grizzlies team, the defense was too horizontal, and the Grizzlies at that time made a defensive combination of Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier, and Gasol Jr...... Who has a way not to fight defensively?

Now, the Grizzlies' three young stars on the outside are too sideways offensively! Paul George is averaging 15.2 points per game, Klay Thompson is averaging 18.2 points per game, and Sun Ce is averaging nearly 33 points per game...... All three of them are averaging almost 66 points per game, and many teams are averaging this number of points per game for the entire starting lineup!

The average points per game of the trio can be compared with the Grizzlies, only the Lakers and the Warriors, there is no other team, and now in the new season, there are only 20 average 20+ scorers per game, and the average team is less than one; There are only 7 25+ scorers per game, and there is really no way to make up a fourth trio who averages 60+ points per game.

When this guy goes up the court with two cut-in forwards, the opponent can only take advantage of the opponent's two cut-in forwards to play offense, otherwise they can't keep up with the firepower of this guy, and then let the rest of the Grizzlies average 53 points per game.

Kidd is under a lot of pressure right now, and there are already media and fans who say that he will only develop rookies, only coach in the early part of the season, and stop in the middle of the season when he encounters a strong team.

But I really can't think of a good way!

The main thing is Sun Ce and Klay Thompson, these two had no three-point opportunities for most of the first half, and in the last three minutes of the first half, Sun Ce made a three-point shot to open the situation, and Klay Thompson threw three three-pointers together, and as soon as the third quarter came up, the two scored two three-pointers each, and they joined hands to score 7 three-pointers without saying a word, and the league's second-largest three-point combination, the wave combination, has only averaged 6.8 three-point shots per game so far, and the Splash Brothers have not finished the three quarters yet!

As long as Sun Ce and Klay Thompson have one of the pots, there is a high probability that the other will be continued, which is the most devastating point for opponents.

Regardless of that, Kidd brought Irving and Anthony Davis to the court with the lineup of Morrow, Babbitt and Ryan Anderson.

Kidd is ready to fight and rush with offense!

And this time, Kidd made the right bet!

Coming back from the timeout, the Grizzlies fielded a combination of Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Livingston, Amir Johnson, and Valanciunas.

The combination of Aamir Johnson and Valanciunas is much more tacit than that of Larry Sanders and Valanciunas, although he wants to cultivate the latter's tacit understanding, but now Coach Hollins is ready to use it first.

The Grizzlies came up to attack Sun Ce for the first time, cut to the basket and received a pass from Livingston and scored a layup, raising his personal score to 30 points and scoring 13 points in a single quarter.

But looking back, Ryan Anderson's strong three-pointer helped the Pelicans kick off the counterattack!

The Grizzlies also continued their offense, with Aamir Johnson scoring two points on a dunk from Sun Ce.

However, the Pelicans' three-point shooting went crazy!

Today, the Pelicans were able to maintain their lead for a long time, in addition to the strong cooperation of Irving and Anthony Davis, Eric Gordon's occasional single efficiency, and more importantly, accurate outside shooting and sharp cuts!

The Pelicans really did their best and were in good shape to face the Grizzlies who were in good shape in the first half of the rotation today.

And now, Kidd is shooting crazy with the duo of Irving and Anthony Davis, paired with three pure pitchers!

In the offensive battle between the two teams, the Pelicans hit three points wildly, and at the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans' three-point shots in the third quarter increased to 16!

In the second half of the third quarter, the Pelicans stunned the Grizzlies!

In 5:09 seconds, the Pelicans made five three-pointers, plus a sharp cut-in score, and beat the Grizzlies to a wave of 21-12!

The Grizzlies scored 12 points in 5 minutes, no problem, the key is that the Pelicans scored 21 points!

103-101, the Pelicans overtook the Grizzlies by two points to end the third quarter!

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I thought it was going to be stable, but the other party's three points exploded again!

Just like the Splash Brothers from time to time when the other party was suspicious of life, and the other party was pulled apart or overtaken without reacting, Sun Ce did not react to the Pelicans' explosive three-point offensive.

These things are all relative, often walking on the side of the road, how can there be no shoes not wet?

Sun Ce looked at the statistics on the big screen, and the Pelicans made 16 three-pointers in the first three quarters!

What is the concept of 16 three-pointers? Almost half of the Pelicans' 103 points were three-point points!

In NBA history, the Pelicans' three-point performance in the first three quarters is better than the Pelicans' performance in the first three quarters of the 2009-2010 Suns' victory over the Lakers, 18 three-pointers in the first three quarters of the 2008-2009 Magic's one-star four-shot performance, 18 three-pointers in the third quarter of the Warriors' 140-108 humiliation of the Houstonians in the 2012-2013 season last season, and 18 three-pointers in the first three quarters of the Grizzlies' victory over the Warriors last season!

In these four games, the four teams with three-point explosions all made more than 20 three-pointers in a single game, of which the Magic and Grizzlies made 23 three-pointers in a single game, the first in history.

When Sun Ce officially paused in the third quarter, he thought that he would rely on the wave of offense in the first half of the third quarter to lock up the victory, but he didn't expect the opponent to throw three points regardless of it, and really shot 5 of 7 three-pointers, just the three-point score was more than the last 5 minutes of the third quarter of their Grizzlies!

The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the opposite side, which had fallen into decline in the third quarter, was now restless again! Because they also led for a long time in the first half with nine three-pointers at halftime.

After 32 minutes in the third quarter, Sun Ce has 33 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 5 blocks, 1 steal, 3 fouls and 2 turnovers.

But on the other side, Irving and Anthony Davis are really gritting their teeth and fighting, after the third quarter, Irving got 34 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Anthony Davis 20 points, 9 boards, 2 assists and 5 blocks, and two of the Pelicans' 5 three-pointers in the last 5 minutes of the third quarter were scored by Irving!

Originally, Sun Ce didn't expect things to develop like this, so he shouldn't blindly believe in offense, and he should change to a defensive lineup.

But this idea is a pure afterthought, the situation has become like this, you can only find a way to play well in the fourth quarter, Sun Ce worked hard to adjust his mentality, listen to the coaching staff make tactical arrangements, and prepare to deal with the fourth quarter.

However, this situation, on the Pelicans' side, Kidd did not expect the situation, I knew that this group of players fought so hard and dared to shoot, Anthony Davis also hated Livingston in a single defense, several pitchers played so well, they should have been replaced in the first half of the third quarter to open the wave directly.

It feels so good tonight, and it can't restrain the attack from the opposite side, so it should have been played like this a long time ago.

Both teams were unhappy, but now, both teams are ready to fight for the fourth quarter!

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The situation changed abruptly, seeing the lead come to 10 points, and suddenly the opponent played a half-quarter score of 21-12, and the fans at the scene felt that their hearts were once again unable to bear the pressure.

This is more exciting than riding a roller coaster, silent for half the court, and in the third quarter, his own side finally played an offensive climax, once playing a crazy scoring impact of 29-15 in 7 minutes, and the fans just got high, and the other party returned a wave of 21-12......

But the fans in front of the TV in China are very excited, the two teams scored more than 100 points in the third quarter, and they have to do it in the last quarter!

At the end of the intermission, on the Grizzlies' side, the lineup of Sun Ce, Beverley, Paul George, Amir Johnson, and Yi Jianlian came on.

On the Pelicans' side, the starting lineups of Irving, Eric Gordon, Aminu, Anthony Davis, and Lopets Jr. played.

Moreau and Babbitt and Ryan Anderson play well and need their stamina to stay in crunch time.

Now Kidd wants to rely on the momentum of the starting lineup to fight the Grizzlies.

On the Grizzlies' side, all three players on the perimeter can handle the ball, and the turnover rate is much lower than the starting lineup against the Pelicans at the beginning of the game.

The Grizzlies played slowly and patiently, not in a hurry to follow the Pelicans' speed, play success rate, let Aamir Johnson come up, strengthen the forward defense, Beverley can give Klay Thompson a break and can shoot three-pointers and control the ball.

The two teams of the Spurs came on the court, and the rhythm was completely different, and it became that the Pelicans were crazy about speeding up, and the situation of the game became more and more anxious!

Playing and fighting, the Grizzlies gradually changed the lineup back to the starting lineup, Klay Thompson and Richard Jefferson were replaced, with Sun Ce, Yi Jianlian, and Paul George, forming the strongest offensive combination.

Kidd's side also traded Morrow, Babbitt, and Ryan Anderson one by one when the Grizzlies rotated, and played the final half with Irving and Anthony Davis.

At 10:53 of the fourth quarter, the Pelicans relied on Irving's three-point shot, and while Irving's personal score increased to 43 points, the Pelicans overtook the Grizzlies by one point again 133-132, and the Grizzlies called a timeout!

After the pause, Sun Ce took advantage of the weak defense under the opponent's basket, and after blocking and dismantling, he burst into the interior and caused Ryan Anderson to foul and play 2+1, and also hit the free throw, increasing his personal score to 45 points.

Looking back, the Pelicans continued to play fast-breaking, with the three wing shooters holding the defense in check and Anthony Davis cutting in to take Sun Ce, Irving took a step from beyond the three-point line and dribbled sideways, broke away from Paul George's pursuit and jumped out......

Hit!

Irving had 46 points and 13 assists! Although the assist is two less than Sun Ce's, the score is one point ahead of Sun Ce! Moreover, the Pelicans overtook again 136-135, and Irving hit a key shot!

However, some referees disagreed, and the baseline referee felt that Owen had stepped on the line, and the referee was not sure and went to watch the replay.

Sun Ce watched the score tie, with 29 seconds left, and hurriedly returned to the bench and beckoned his teammates to discuss tactics.

The effect of "Death Descending" has been triggered, and Sun Ce's physical strength, which was almost collapsed, was resurrected with full blood in the last 30 seconds!

At the same time, there is also the possibility of "Havlicek's hand", and if Irving's goal is two points, it is possible, but no matter what, if you want to win, you will shoot the next goal.

But right now, there's no good tactic! The coaching staff is also not good at setting up specific tactics at key moments, they are responsible for the overall situation, and most of the details rely on the players.

Confirm whether it is too fast to step on the line, and a camera directly captures that he did not step on the line, and as soon as Sun Ce thought of tactics, the referee had already signaled the game to continue.

The point is, there's no timeout on their end! In the fourth quarter against the Pelicans, their Grizzlies actually had a slight advantage, and they were obviously stronger than the Pelicans, who were purely hanging on one breath, and that breath was their 20 three-pointers in a single game tonight...... Irving just missed the three-point line, and 21 three-pointers in a single game.

In this case, although theoretically they have an advantage over the Grizzlies, still

Seeing that they didn't take advantage of the extra "timeout" given by the referee this time, which means that they had to attack immediately after Irving's goal, they are now one point behind...... Sun Ce is under great pressure! It's really stressful!

However, if there is no pause, there is no pause, Sun Ce can only blame the camera for being too accurate, and the referee watched the replay from two angles and found a shot that can determine that Owen's toes are about one centimeter away from the three-point line when he jumps.

Since it was not a dead ball and there was no timeout, Sun Ce could only clap his hands to encourage his teammates, and brought Klay Thompson, Paul George, Richard Jefferson, and Yi Jianlian on the court.

At this time, Sun Ce saw the caddy who had just handed Gatorade to him and was about to leave the sidelines, and he had a flash of inspiration and shouted, "Boy, Hit-me...... Busy! ”

The caddie was stunned for a moment, but this Brazilian kid played football when he was a child, and immediately reacted, and made the action of wanting to give Sun Ce another sip of water to drink when he tripped over his foot, and splashed half a glass of water towards Sun Ce, Sun Ce reacted quickly, dodged in time, and spilled it on the ground!