1591. Rebounding Goes Crazy! (Two more 10,000 words for tickets~)
Sun Ce's cap is round this time!
Westbrook didn't do the lever action because he didn't think it was necessary, and this time he felt very good when he jumped, and he calculated it based on Sun Ce's usual bounce height and bounce speed when he blocked the block, that is, Sun Ce's bounce height and bounce speed when he triggered the effect of Olajuwon's hand strap, he felt that Sun Ce would definitely not be able to cap.
However, Sun Ce is really here!
And it's powerful! If it weren't for the fans on the sidelines who reacted quickly and dodged, the mortar-like ball smashed into the body......
Looking at Sun Ce, who was tightening the tie belt, Westbrook took a deep breath to receive the serve, and there were 8 seconds left to complete the attack quickly.
On Sun Ce's side, the speed has declined, from the top speed to the quasi-top, but the explosion is accelerating, and it is almost off the charts!
Sun Ce's current defense is learning from Larry Sanders, and ...... It's an all-around strengthened version of Larry Sanders' defense!
The Thunder continued to attack, and Westbrook made a mid-range pullup Zombie jumper with a squeeze ...... Miss!
Westbrook knew he couldn't score when he made the shot, and he was expecting Adams, who was stronger than Sun Ce and Valanciunas, to grab the offensive rebound...... Just as the ball hit the basket and bounced out of the basket cylinder, Sun Ce jumped up directly and collected the defensive rebound!
As soon as Adams relied on his excellent rebounding awareness to go around Valanciunas's side and jammed Valanciunas, he saw Sun Ce float past him...... Rebounding awareness, bounce speed, grasp of the position of the ball, it's simple!
After landing, Sun Ce dribbled two steps to give the ball to Livingston, accustomed to the top S-level ball control and S-level speed, now the speed is declining, the ball control is declining, Sun Ce is really not so adaptable to advancing the counterattack, and he is not even as adaptable as when he used the beast card to greatly affect the passing control.
The improvement of strength has both advantages and disadvantages when using the star experience card, and the most obvious disadvantage is that it is becoming more and more difficult to adapt to the weakening, because it is too accustomed to being excellent.
Livingston was a little slower to push the counterattack, but it didn't matter, the Thunder's lineup was even faster than when Durant and Ibaka were there.
After Sun Ce ran to the frontcourt, he met Perry Jones' defense.
Perry Jones is evaluated as the next Sean Marion on the defensive end, as tall as Durant, he can actually play two positions as a large and small forward, and he is fast, the speed of the A level is close to the A+ level with confrontation and defensive footwork, he can defend some point guards, and his weight of 107 kilograms can defend some centers, his flaw is that the offensive end is not very desired, and he is often injured.
But physical fitness ...... Really strong! Sun Ce was hatted when he was replaced by Perry Jones before, but the opponent's offensive end was too unpursued, and he didn't give full play to that physical talent at all.
If it was normal times, Sun Ce saw Livingston against Reggie Jackson and Paul George against Westbrook, so he let Livingston go to beat Reggie Jackson with his back and open up the space.
But this time...... Sun Ce pressed up directly, and when the weight gap was not large, Sun Ce relied on S-level strength to crush Perry Jones, who was A+ level strength, and went straight to the inside!
Livingston was still waiting for Sun Ce to make a decision on how to play, and saw Sun Ce ferociously squeeze Perry Jones straight to the basket, and immediately passed the ball.
Sun Ce, who received the ball, thought of that temporary skill, the gentleness of the basketball emperor...... Gentle fart! Seeing Adams retract the basket in a panic, Sun Ce received the ball and took two steps to jump towards Adams!
Before Adams could stand firmly, he was bumped into by Sun Ce and was directly knocked over!
With the referee's whistle and the crazy cheers of the fans at the scene, Sun Ce blocked Adams and caused Adams to foul, and the goal was valid and there was a penalty!
Gentle? Go to hell! Such a physical quality that does not destroy the basket and run gentle?
Sun Ce is not so gentle!
One cap, one board and one buckle...... At 34-30, the Grizzlies' lead extended to 4 points, and when Sun Ce walked to the free throw line, the fans at the scene rang out with a "MVP" call.
Sun Ce hooked sideways and made a free throw......
There are some players in NBA history who are amazing, such as a certain champion in the early years, when he shot about 40 percent from the field at a 45-degree angle on both sides, and the level of free throws was once close to O'Neal.
And Zhang Erwan is also a member of the free throw pit father, because it is not a perfect match, Sun Ce's free throw is also affected!
The hooked ball smashed into the neck of the basket! No one expected it to be so outrageous!
Over the years, Sun Ce's free throws have been very good, and his 79 percent free throw shooting rate so far this season is about 4 out of every 5 free throws.
Westbrook didn't expect Sun Ce to make a free throw like this, Adams stuck Valanciunas very hard, and Perry Jones on the other side also blocked Paul George, but Westbrook couldn't get this defensive rebound, and after the ball touched the basket, Sun Ce, who was rushed into the free throw line at a farther position, grabbed it!
Adams and Perry Jones hurriedly sandwiched up, this Sun Ce couldn't help it, the left was close to 120 kilograms, the right was 107 kilograms, at this time Sun Ce noticed Paul George who quickly pulled away to the bottom right corner, and immediately passed over, Paul George received the ball and shot a three-point shot...... Hit!
After scoring 5 points in an offensive round, the Grizzlies came up in the second quarter to defend and attack, stretching the two-point gap to 7 points!
10 plates! Westbrook watched Sun Ce easily win two pairs, and his eyes were so red that he couldn't do it!
Thunder head coach Brooks yelled on the sidelines for his players to focus, the ball was purely caused by a lack of focus, but there was no timeout, not every team called a timeout without saying a word, like the Grizzlies and Spurs.
Thunder offense.
Originally, due to the loss of Larry Sanders and Randolph, Randolph and Gasol Jr., and Gasol Jr. and Prince, Westbrook was not afraid of the Grizzlies' interior line, so he was able to have 6 assists in a single quarter in the first quarter.
However, watching Sun Ce, who let Perry Jones wander inside and outside the three-second zone, paired with Valanciunas in the low post and Adamska...... Westbrook feels like he may not be able to lead this lineup!
Reggie Jackson's and Lamb's three-pointers are not so accurate! The latter, in particular, is not as accurate as in 2K14 games! That is, it is enough to contain space.
Westbrook faced Beverley's defense, did not continue to break strongly, and chose to step back and shoot three points directly!
"Bang"
Westbrook's three-point shooting percentage is 30.3 percent! In the case of Beverley's pressure to retreat and step back, the iron is crisp! Sun Ce once again collected the defensive rebound!
However, in the next offense, the defensive confrontation was too great, which also affected Beverley, and Beverley did not score three points.
Sun Ce didn't grab the offensive rebound this time, and Westbrook, who shrank to make up for Valanciunas, struggled to get his third rebound when Adams stuck Sun Ce.
Both teams are iron!
The Thunder team directly used Perry Jones and Adams to pinch Sun Ce, who stayed in the middle and close distances, as long as Sun Ce received the ball, the two immediately wrapped it up, and didn't care about anything, in terms of three-point points, Lamb stuck to Paul George and didn't give a chance, Beverley and Valanciunas, Livingston received the ball in the middle and long distance, Reggie Jackson and Westbrook had the opportunity to make up for the defense, and it didn't matter if the supplement was not in place, anyway, Sun Ce and Paul George were not allowed to score.
It did work very well, Valanciunas and Beverley really couldn't shoot! Livingston is okay, but he doesn't have so many chances, and the opponent also has a focus, and when Beverley and Valanciunas always don't score, the Thunder naturally focus on Livingston defensively.
During this time, the Grizzlies scored and began to rely on Sun Ce's offensive rebounding again.
What made the Thunder team more devastated was that they had clear defensive goals and defended so well, and they were actually grabbed by Sun Ce for offensive rebounds in a row!
Rough matchups, nimble positioning, and offensive rebounding awareness that even Adams lamented...... Although not every offensive rebound can be converted into a score, Sun Ce has an offensive rebounding guarantee, and he dares to shoot more from the outside!
Finally, at 5:38 of the second quarter, Beverley's open three-pointer went in! 46-36, the Grizzlies stretched the difference to 10 points, and the Thunder called a timeout!
After the Grizzlies scored 5 points in the first 35 seconds of the second quarter, and in the next 5 minutes and 03 seconds, the two teams only played a 6-6 score, relying on Beverley's open three-point shot, the Grizzlies played another wave of 9-6, and after a wave of 14-6, the Grizzlies' lead expanded to 10 points!
The Thunder called a timeout early!
Because there were often teams complaining before, after more than 5 minutes of early timeout, the timeout came back and played less than two rounds as long as the dead ball will enter the official timeout, the league modified the timeout rules after entering February, after a single quarter played for 5 minutes, if there is a side called timeout, it is equivalent to entering the official timeout in advance to strengthen the fluency of the game.
Going into the official timeout, the Grizzlies' side is very excited!
How did you play in the first half of the quarter...... Their Grizzlies offense really badly played, in the past five minutes, Paul George and Sun Ce's shooting opportunities were blocked, only Livingston made a mid-range shot, Sun Ce made a rebound, and twice grabbed offensive rebounds to cause Perry Jones and Westbrook to foul, 2 of 4 free throws...... It was only with Beverley's three-pointer on the last hit before the timeout that he took the lead in this phase of the defense on both sides.
However, before they strengthened their defense and increased confrontation between the two teams, Sun Ce and Paul George had already combined to score 5 points to create a wave of 5-0!
In the game, you don't necessarily have to have the upper hand when you are scorched, just a draw, and more importantly, you should seize those opportunities that should be seized, it is normal to not be able to seize opportunities during the scorching period, and other time periods that should seize opportunities are the test of the strength of players and teams.
Sun Ce's side was happy that the wave of 5-0 allowed them to stretch the gap to 10 points when both teams played at the level of defense they should have.
On the other side, where the Westbrook egg hurts...... Of course, it hurts to be 10 points behind, but what makes him feel even more sad is that in the past half quarter, Sun Ce got 8 rebounds......
8 rebounds in the first half quarter!
The Thunder team played iron, Sun Ce took the defensive rebound, and the Grizzlies played iron, and Sun Ce grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in half a quarter!
Because Sun Ce's outburst was so ferocious, he didn't even know what to do...... The main reason is that I don't know how to help Westbrook grab the board, Sun Ce is too flexible, and Adams can only grab it by himself, which makes the Thunder team protect the rebounds well in the next two minutes, and Sun Ce only grabbed 1 offensive rebound in the next two minutes, otherwise the difference may be even greater.
On Westbrook's side, when a teammate was in the position, Sun Ce relied on his flexibility to pick up 3 offensive rebounds; When Sun Ce couldn't grab the offensive rebound, Adams and Perry Jones guarded the rebound, and in this case, Westbrook only grabbed one rebound in the first quarter!
Sun Ce's side, 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks in the half quarter......
28 points, 16 boards, 5 assists, 5 blocks, 1 steal!
He Westbrook, one and a half quarters, 12 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal...... It's already outstanding, but the other side is simply brutal!
The point is that Sun Ce played 16 rebounds in a quarter and a half today, including 9 offensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds, Sun Ce scored 12 points by himself, and also helped Paul George score 5 points!
Sun Ce is averaging 11 defensive rebounds per game and 2.1 offensive rebounds per game this season......
. What TV commentator Kenny Smith said about the quarter and a half — the Grizzlies relied solely on Sun Ce's 9 offensive rebounds to take a 10-point lead!
If Sun Ce didn't have so many offensive rebounds, even if the two offensive rebounds per game were converted into three points in this quarter and a half, Sun Ce would have 19 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 1 steal in a quarter and a half at most...... Although it is still very exaggerated, at least it is not as exaggerated as the quasi-double 20 at halftime, and the Grizzlies will most likely not be able to lead that much.
And that's exactly what happened!
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Sun Ce exploded like this in half a quarter, and Coach Hollins felt that something big was going to happen tonight!
So, Coach Hollins worked hard to help Sun Ce send a lineup to do things!
Klay Thompson, Beverley, Paul George, Yi Jianlian!
It's almost All-Star Weekend, and there's no need to think about Paul George and Beverley's stamina, and then take a break after this game.
On the Thunder's side, Durant and Ibaka are on the line-up, and Andre Roberson is also on the side, and tonight against the Grizzlies, his role is stronger than Rosa or Reggie Jackson, and the center is still Adams.
Durant, who has only scored 13 points at present, has decided to ignore the scoring list first, and there are more games in the future, they have 28 games after the Thunder All-Star Weekend, and there are 30 games after the Grizzlies All-Star Weekend, and the scoring champion is not decided by one game, but tonight's victory or defeat, if you lose, you will lose, and if you lose, they will lose the first three times they played against the Grizzlies in the regular season, so they will lose the opportunity to draw with the Grizzlies in the regular season!
Although the Thunder have a low probability of finishing in the top four in the West, their goal is still to win the championship because they will not face the Spurs, Lakers, Bulls, or Heat...... And if it weren't for Sun Ce's outburst tonight, not only did they not fall behind when they were playing anxiously with the Grizzlies, but they often played to the advantage.
Westbrook also stopped thinking about fighting with Sun Ce for data tonight, and he couldn't fight it at all......
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The official timeout came back, and both teams made adjustments.
Durant is really strong, came up to receive a through pass from Westbrook, and directly received the ball to meet Paul George's three-point shot, narrowing the gap to 7 points, and at the same time increasing Westbrook's assists to 8!
The Thunder, for their part, want to play defensive and fall into positional battles.
But the Grizzlies don't want to!
After Durant made a shot, Adams didn't think about grabbing offensive rebounds on Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian's heads, and retreated directly; Sun Ce, on his side, immediately picked up the ball and sent it to Beverley, who advanced quickly!
Sun Ce followed closely behind, rushed to the front court, Klay Thompson came up to help Sun Ce block Durant's pursuit, Ibaka and Adams directly guarded a step outside the reasonable collision area, although Beverley did not have the ability to organize, but he found the target to pass, and there was room to pass, and the pass was very stable, so he was a point guard.
Sun Ce received the ball and looked at the two people under the basket, Klay Thompson blocked Durant and dismantled, Durant did not dare to let go of Klay Thompson, because the Grizzlies played offensive and defensive switching, it was originally Ibaka who followed Klay Thompson...... Sun Ce didn't pass the ball or go to the basket, he immediately took a step to the right side after receiving the ball, and made a close-range jumper on the right side of the three-second zone where he stepped sideways......
Hit!
"The gentle trigger of the basketball emperor, the host enters a hot state in the next round."
"Huh?"
Seeing the ball fall into the frame, Sun Ce was happy to score 30 points, and suddenly received an unexpected prompt!
"Damn! You can afford to look down on my grandson too much, Ibaka and Adams are under the basket, do you think I can dunk? My grandson is not a big shark! ”
However, there is indeed a chance to block the buckle when rushing up, because the opponent did not expand out and stood on the arc of the reasonable collision area, but Adams blocked and Ibaka hat, which was quite strong! This is the reason why Sun Ce did not catch the ball and hit the basket.
For the rest of the second quarter, the Thunder gritted their teeth and fought hard, and they could only fight offensively, and the opponent was the team with the strongest scoring ability in the league! And it suddenly changed from one of the best defensive teams in the league last season to an offensive team, which made the Thunder's side of the defense numb.
Andre Roberson defended Klay Thompson well, but Paul George took Ibaka out, missing a key defensive point, and he couldn't let Ibaka defend Sun Ce, and Sun Ce would pull him away and die...... That's what the Thunder thought anyway, even though Sun Ce had been playing without the ball since the start of the second quarter.
Moreover, the Grizzlies fought back no matter what, and they were able to rush and grab, and Sun Ce's rebounding broke out tonight...... It was only by relying on Durant and Ibaka to come back, activating Westbrook's playmaking and scoring, and at the same time giving Durant and Ibaka a chance to catch and shoot, the Thunder narrowed the gap to 6 points before halftime.
The Grizzlies led by six points at 64-58 going into halftime.
Relying on throwing himself into the air at the last moment of the first half to grab a defensive rebound, Sun Ce played the whole half, scoring 34 points, 20 boards, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals!