1304. Prelude to the Symphony (3rd Turn)
Four minutes ago, the first game of tonight's three-game streak, the Knicks' home game against the 76ers at Madison Square Garden in New York was over, and the 76ers narrowly beat the Knicks 104-100.
At the FedEx Arena in Memphis, the referee came to the center circle, strictly followed the rules, signaled the two teams to stand, and at 7 o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game on time and threw the ball into the air.
Sun Ce prepared for a long time, and when the ball reached the top, it bounced quickly...... Kwame Brown, on his side, also focused on the jump ball, thinking he was winning.
However, Sun Ce was stunned to rely on the speed of the bullet, half a palm ahead of Kwame Brown, and dialed the ball to the back!
There is always a benefit to having a big hand, not only with excellent ball control, but also with an advantage in jumping balls!
Although Kwame Brown's arm span is three or four centimeters shorter than Sun Ce, his height has made up for it, and he has a slight advantage in touching height, but after Sun Ce made up for the height gap by temporarily increasing his bounce speed and bounce height, the size of his hand determines the ownership of the jump ball!
The Grizzlies were ready to defend, but Paul George reacted quickly to catch the ball.
Seeing Sun Ce, who bypassed Kwame Brown and went straight to the front court after landing, Paul George pushed forward quickly and hoisted the ball to the opposite side at the right time.
Sun Ce is so excited here, this explosive speed is so cool! Sun Ce, who was aiming at the back from time to time, saw Paul George's passing, rushed to the three-point line, just received the ball at the free throw line, and rushed straight to the basket!
Although the Spurs were unexpectedly able to lose by Kwame Brown's jump ball, when Howard was at his peak, Kwame Brown was not afraid to meet him, not to mention anything else, Kwame Brown's physical fitness and athleticism are definitely historic.
However, the Spurs had good defensive discipline and quickly settled their defensive positions, with Kwame Brown ready to cling to Randolph as he ran, Parker going to follow Klay Thompson, and Danny Green going to defend Paul George.
But when Guy chased after Sun Ce, Sun Ce had already entered the free throw line!
Kwame Brown didn't return to the basket and couldn't keep up with Sun Ce, Duncan naturally had to retreat to defend the basket, Duncan was ready to step out at the right time to block Sun Ce according to his impression of Sun Ce's jump, so as to avoid going out too early and being thrown away by Sun Ce's rapid change of direction in the low-level frame, and to prevent Sun Ce from directly hitting the basket.
However, Sun Ce received the ball at the free throw line, took a step forward, and jumped directly in the free throw line!
Is this to be a quick throw? Sun Ce didn't have this trick!
Duncan didn't have time to react and think more, when he saw the No. 3 jersey coming in front of him - my old Deng Tou was about to play the top five again!
The fans at the scene opened their mouths wide when Sun Ce jumped one step inside the free throw line, and when they saw Sun Ce's long-distance glide and Duncan successfully, the scene was boiling!
Duncan's defensive habits are very good, averaging 2.8 blocks per game this year and the second-highest in his career, but he only averaged 1.7 fouls per game, the second-lowest in his career, which is comparable to last season, and Sun Ce did not get a penalty increase.
But Sun Ce didn't care, and retreated directly after landing, as if he was just dunking the basket just now, which made the interest of the fans on the scene even more excited.
The players on the Grizzlies' side were ignited all at once, and Sun Ce started the game with a fast break to hit the basket...... It's normal to win the jump ball and play like this, and the opponent didn't react at the first time; The buckle is nothing, Sun Ce's famous buckle only deducts superstars...... However, this ball is also too grumpy!
Paul George felt very incredible about Sun Ce's dunk this time, and his jumping and gliding posture was the same as that of an idol!
Duncan was detained, but he still maintained an aristocratic demeanor, expressionless, Tarzan collapsed in front of him, and picked up the ball and handed it to Parker.
Spurs players are really used to Duncan as a background, and after Duncan has lost weight in recent years, he has been in the background more often than before.
After the serve came out, the Spurs pressed the whole team and the pace was very fast.
Playing the Spurs has always had a very negative aspect for the Grizzlies' defense, that is, only Sun Ce can limit Parker on the point guard!
Parker is too fast, extremely capable of scoring from mid-to-distance range, comparable to Ellis, and much better at passing than Ellis.
Usually Parker usually plays the first quarter, and even more so when he plays the Grizzlies, which greatly limits Sun Ce's defense, so when the Spurs offense faces the Grizzlies, the offense in the first quarter will hardly be blocked.
This time too, Parker and Duncan blocked and dismantled, attracted Sun Ce and Randolph and passed back to Duncan at a 45-degree angle on the left, and Duncan hit the board from mid-range to hit a solid shot.
Completely unaffected by the slack!
When it came to the Grizzlies' offense and entered the positional battle, Duncan was liberated by the defensive end of the defensive end with a meat shield center, and the defensive threat at the first level covered the baseline at close range and even on both sides.
After receiving a pass from Paul George, Sun Ce knew very well that his shooting area was compressed into the high post area, which was also the area that the Spurs were not good at defending, and Peak Duncan couldn't solve it, and he couldn't solve it now.
However, with three points, two baseline shots, close range and baskets, when Duncan is on the court, Guy is on the outside guarding the first line of defense, and the Spurs defense is dominant in these areas.
beckoned to Gasol Jr. to block the demolition, Sun Ce got rid of Gay, and suddenly went to the right mid-range to meet Duncan's mid-range sideways jumper ......
Nowitzki's horizontal step-by-step jumper was triggered at level 3, Sun Ce was almost unaffected by the step-by-step, and the S-level bounce was not allowed to be used in the high post, and Duncan couldn't interfere.
But I didn't put it in!
When he cast it, Sun Ce felt that it didn't feel right!
Kwame Brown under the basket stuck Randolph and grabbed the defensive rebound, but fortunately, Randolph did not give up and took it out quickly...... The high school student's little hand didn't hold the ball steadily, and it was taken out!
Randolph grabs the ball and throws a backhand...... Score!
Randolph made a contribution to the goal, not only to score, but also to limit the Spurs to fight back immediately.
In the next round, Parker split the ball to Guy, who passed to Danny Green, who missed a three-point shot from the sideline.
However, Sun Ce's left hand shot on the left side of the singles three-second zone also missed!
This time Randolph failed to grab the defensive rebound and was counterattacked by the Spurs, and Gay's counterattack split scored two points!
Due to not being able to warm up sufficiently, Sun Ce was obviously very affected.
Usually good warm-up habits, so that Sun Ce is very keen on the control of the ball's body, which is good and bad, the good thing is that he is very used to warming up and knows how to warm up to play best for himself.
However, once he didn't warm up enough, it was the same as the night Gohan was born, and he was very affected, and after four years, he had long been used to playing in the best condition, and once he didn't warm up enough, it wasn't the best feeling, and he himself felt very awkward.