In the eyes of others, the Lakers can always be in an advantageous state when they have the advantage of the home court and Sun Ce's outbreak, and the Lakers have played how good and how good they are.

But the bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused, and Paul has no sense of holding the initiative at all!

Paul's thoughts right now are very subjective, and that's normal on the basketball court, players rarely think clearly about where they are going to be, not everyone is as calm as Duncan, not everyone is enjoying the pressure as Kobe Bryant.

has been in a slight lead, Sun Ce is like a hungry bear waiting for an opportunity to bite their necks at any time, this feeling, even if Paul's mentality is strong enough, but he has been losing to Sun Ce in the past, which makes him more and more unbearable.

Advancing to the frontcourt, Paul continued to play blocking and dismantling with Josh Smith, this time Yi Jianlian chose to retreat and defend, Paul was in a hurry to shoot in the middle distance, and he was in a hurry when he saw the opportunity, but he didn't score!

Yi Jianlian, who shrank in, carried Josh Smith who was rushing, and Sun Ce received the basket and took the defensive rebound.

After winning the rebound, Sun Ce wanted to continue to play positional battles, but when he saw Paul George and Klay Thompson go quickly, he immediately made a long pass, and Paul George received the ball and burst into the basket to cause Ci Shiping to foul, although he didn't score, he got two free throws!

After Paul George hit his first free throw, the Lakers made substitutions, with Tzu Shiping and Jordan Hill coming off and Kobe Bryant and Jamison on the court.

Seeing this substitution on the opposite side, Sun Ce knew that the other party wanted to fight for a wave of offense in the third quarter!

Paul George made solid free throws, had a strong heart, and hit the second free throw safely.

74-72, the Grizzlies overtook by two points!

After Paul George hit the second free throw, Josh Smith immediately picked up the ball, and the Lakers went on a fast break!

Directly counterattacked and played fast, the Lakers side had no patience to slowly grind one ball at a time to create an advantage, Paul advanced and passed to Jamison, Jamison distributed the ball to JR Smith, who cut in and slipped to the bottom line under the pursuit of Paul George and dunked to score two points.

JR-Smith is in good physical condition.

The opponent's counterattack was beautiful, and Gasol Jr.'s slightly bulky shortcomings against a small lineup were exposed.

However, the Grizzlies did not call a timeout for substitutions, and Coach Hollins whistled next to him to signal to stabilize the rhythm.

This is the same as Sun Ce thought, can't mess up, enter the fast attack rhythm, Nash is okay, Nash is not there, his second-gear running and bombing organization is not Paul's opponent.

Moreover, even if they can compete with the opponent's offensive lineup, it is not safe, use their favorite rhythm, play slowly, and even if they adjust the rhythm, they will actively adjust rather than passively adjust, which is their way to win.

Sun Ce arrived at the front court and continued to block and dismantle with Yi Jianlian, Jordan Hill was not there, Gasol Jr. retracted to the basket when Sun Ce blocked and dismantled, and Sun Ce rushed directly to Jamison after blocking and dismantling, forcing Jamison to block up.

At this time, Gasol Jr. flexibly turned around and went into the reasonable collision area, Sun Ce threw the ball towards the basket, and Gasol Jr. dunked in the air!

Kobe, who had just come up, saw Sun Ce's calm organization of the attack this time, snorted, ran towards the frontcourt, and continued to attack quickly!

In Kobe's view, Sun Ce lost the impatience he had in the second quarter and before this quarter, and after the Grizzlies gradually gained the initiative, Sun Ce played more calmly.

Due to the difference in the lineups between the two sides, in the next few minutes, both teams played very well offensively, and the Lakers continued to attack quickly, but the Grizzlies did not speed up, that is, they had to play slowly and take advantage of the height advantage on the inside.

The Lakers once scored three consecutive goals from 10:07 to 11:02 in the third quarter, and prevented the Grizzlies from attacking two rounds during the period, leading the Grizzlies by 5 points, but the Grizzlies played steadily, and in the last 58 seconds, Klay Thompson was very beautiful, giving Sun Ce and Paul George a pass each, Sun Ce hit a mid-range catch-and-shoot jumper and caused a JR Smith foul and free throw, Paul George hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner of the sideline, 85-84, and after being beaten a wave of 7-0, the Grizzlies returned a wave of 6-0, Leading by 1 point heading into the fourth quarter!

played 36 minutes, got 36 points, 9 boards, 8 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals......

Sun Ce is going to have three pairs again!

The key is that the score is too stable, 20 points in a single quarter in the third quarter!

This time the pressure spread to the whole team on the Lakers' side, they played very hard in the third quarter, scoring 32 points in a single quarter, but the Grizzlies relied on Sun Ce's 20 points and 4 assists to score 37 points in a single quarter!

No matter how hard you work, no matter how well you play, Sun Ce is in front of them, and Kobe's 16 points in a single quarter are not Sun Ce's opponents!

The better Sun Ce played, most of the players on the Lakers' side had a 2-8 record against the Grizzlies in the past year, including the past 10 times in the playoffs last season and this year's playoffs.

And compared to the previous Sun Ce's earth-shattering outburst, Sun Ce played so steadily today, shooting 7 of 10 in the third quarter, including 3 of 5 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws!

It's not like the one used to always play brutal dunks, beautiful passes, and arrogant celebrations...... This time, apart from the one-on-three three-pointers and the mentally retarded celebration, Sun Ce didn't have any special performance at other times, just throwing the ball in when it was time to shoot.

However, such Sun Ce gives the Lakers players a stronger sense of oppression!

Sometimes, stability is more desperate than an outburst, and you can still expect the other party's outburst to end, but stability is strong, and you don't know how to deal with it.

On the other hand, Sun Ce's stable performance in 7 of 10 shots in the third quarter made his teammates feel reliable to rely on.

It was obviously a close game, but under Sun Ce's performance in the third quarter, his teammates had the illusion that they were pushing flat.

Even they felt that Sun Ce's outburst tonight was very special, the defensive end was fine, the usual normal level, when the Lakers played well, Sun Ce's defense only strengthened the opponent's scoring difficulty, and did not really prevent it.

But on the offensive end, it's right for teammates with big hearts to play or cheer, but the more delicate teammates saw Sun Ce's stable and terrifying performance in the third quarter, and couldn't help but think in their hearts - this is what Sun Ce, who will enter his peak in the future, should look like?

Mid-range shots, three-pointers, offense under the basket, pick-and-roll shots with the ball, pick-and-roll shoots, pick-and-roll executors, ...... A scorer with no dead ends in all directions!

At the end of the intermission, the two teams made adjustments for the final quarter, and on the Lakers' side, Paul and Kobe Bryant were ready to play the fourth quarter, this time replacing Leonard, who was getting better and better in the playoffs, started in the fourth quarter, and Earl Clarke and Josh Smith partnered inside.

After Kobe Bryant came on the court, he saw Sun Ce and Randolph playing together, and knew that the most critical quarter of this series was time!