Aamir Johnson, who played 35 minutes tonight, was able to defend Griffin and Rose like that with Sun Ce and Tony Allen when he encountered a pick-and-roll defense, which was really unexpected.

That helped Klay Thompson with a single defense against Rohr Deng, Paul George cutting off the outside pass and receiving the ball from the outside, and adding to Noah.

It also made Valanciunas's top defense under the basket very effective, and Gobert, who came off the bench, played 9 minutes and delivered 1 block and 1 steal, and the defensive efficiency was really good.

It's a pity, it's that Gobert is too good in all aspects except for his height to guard the basket, not to mention that in the Grizzlies, he probably won't get much playing time in a big bad team.

But like tonight, Gobert played with Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, and Amir Johnson in the 9 minutes, Gobert performed extremely well, and his talent is really visible to the naked eye...... It's just that it's not yet ready to be used as a regular force, but it's surprising that he can improve in the development league and still be a defensive center.

Gobert hasn't even played yet, and some Jazz fans have begun to complain that it is better to give John Lucas III to the Grizzlies and let the Grizzlies strengthen the point guard.

The Bulls' inaccurate long-range shooting tonight and the Grizzlies' defense did an excellent job, and this game took a good break from the pressure of the past few games.

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After the game against the Bulls, the Grizzlies' three-game road streak ended.

Next up was a three-game home streak, with No. 6 playing the Cavaliers, and No. 8 and No. 9 playing back-to-back home games against the Hornets and Trail Blazers.

On the morning of the 5th, after Sun Ce and the team returned to Memphis, they accepted an exclusive interview with the imperial court station to make suggestions for the domestic basketball industry.

Sun Ce discussed with Yao Ming, and suggested that parents in China should cultivate them early if their children really have athletic talent since they were young but they are really good at reading, and choose to take the route of sports students, rather than making plans in the third year of junior high school and high school. The main advice is to keep children active, and a healthy body is the most important thing, regardless of whether they follow the path of sports or not.

Sun Ce felt that Yao Ming's suggestion was unreliable, this was not something that could be done by appealing, but at least it was an attempt by Yao Ming, and Sun Ce had to support it, and such a suggestion may not play a substantive role, but the slogan was shouted, Yao Ming wanted to engage in politics in China, and it was necessary to create some slogans.

Next year, Yao Ming will run for the chairman of the Blue Association, and Sun Ce will help if he can.

After returning to Memphis, it was also a day off, and on the 6th, the Grizzlies hosted a game against the Cavaliers.

Before the Grizzlies and Cavaliers game, there was a continuation of the news that had been very hot in the past two days, and the Pacers continued their losing streak!

In the first two games after the All-Star weekend, the Pacers won, with a record of 48-7, but then there was a wave of devastating 4 consecutive losses, and the Pacers lost to the Hornets tonight, suffering a 5-game losing streak!

The Spurs, who had a record of 48 wins and 12 losses, tied it all of a sudden!

When the Pacers lost two in a row, not many people paid attention, and when they lost three in a row, they began to "steal" Sun Ce in the limelight, losing 10 games and losing the "opportunity" to surpass the Bulls.

When the Pacers lost four in a row, the Pacers became the focus of heated discussions, and even Rose was not on the top of the favorite for the third time this season, and the Pacers' 5-game losing streak brought too much impact to the fans, because they didn't expect the Pacers to suddenly collapse.

One is that there are no injuries, and two is not Auburn Hills, and it feels like the Pacers are suddenly collapsing.

However, when the Pacers lost 5 in a row and their record was approached by the 44-15 Bulls, the Bulls were also on fire.

At the same time, there is Sun Ce when it is popular!

Before playing the Bulls on the 4th, in an interview, Sun Ce was asked by the Chicago media about the performance of the Bulls this year......

So, Sun Ce became popular again! This time it was not because of how well it was fired, but because of his "prediction".

Even if the Pacers lost three in a row at the time, not many people thought that the Pacers would collapse like that, losing only seven of the first 53 games, more than the Heat before last season's All-Star weekend.

Sun Ce said that at the time, but he was just regarded as a Kwaros, because Sun Ce has always been Ross's "number one fan...... Although Sun Ce is the number one fan of many people, he has always praised Rose, except for beating Rose.

But after the Pacers lost 4 in a row and 5 in a row, it was different, and it was really a team strong enough to compete with last season's Heat in the regular season...... Not to mention the comparison with the Heat last season, even if it is a regular 60-win team, it is unlikely that there will be 4 consecutive defeats and 5 consecutive defeats.

To get 60 wins, you need a lot of stability, you have to really have a strong team that can maintain a long season of stability to do it, many goals have not won a 60 in decades of team history!

Even if it is a top strong team that can't get 60 wins, such as the Grizzlies, this season's record is average, but they have not suffered three consecutive defeats, and there will be clear adjustments after losing one or two games, and the foundation of the strong team is still there.

The Pacers suffered a five-game losing streak, and they went from being infinitely favored to go from 48-7 in the last two games of the All-Star Weekend to being constantly questioned and confusing now, in just over a week.

Then, Sun Ce made headlines just before the game against the Cavaliers.

Not many people cared about the Grizzlies and Cavaliers games, and they were all discussing what Sun Ce saw in the Pacers' problems, and why did the Pacers collapse like this?

Or is it that the mouth of the little overlord has been opened?

……

Sun Ce's side knew before the game that the Pacers would collapse directly.

It really collapsed directly, there was no buffer at all, there was no win, one loss, one loss, and the loss of regular-season dominance slowly collapsed...... It's a direct collapse.

But this matter has nothing to do with him, the media and fans are analyzing him over there, Sun Ce "saw something", and Sun Ce left them to guess.

The most important thing for them now is to hold on to fourth place in the West!

Unaffected by outside events, at 6:40 p.m. on the 6th, the players of both teams entered, and the Grizzlies welcomed the game against the Cavaliers at home, and the court station chose to broadcast the game live, because Jeremy Lin returned after the All-Star weekend.

Yi Jianlian was injured, and the point guard duel between Sun Ce and Jeremy Lin became the only choice for domestic fans to watch one more yellow-skinned player play.

Towards the start of the game, Sun Ce chatted with Jeremy Lin and gave a very scientific advice: "Jeremy, cherish your career and stay away from Jack." ”

“？？？” Jeremy Lin looked confused, what's wrong with Jack?

The veteran plays hard, has a down-to-earth personality, and is the kind of reader that Jeremy Lin likes, and not long ago, Jack just passed the undergraduate defense at Georgia Tech, and will get his bachelor's degree this summer, and among NBA players who don't want to continue studying after making money, Jack is a quality teammate with a clear plan for the future.

Sun Ce saw that Jeremy Lin was squeezed to the bench when he came back from the All-Star weekend, and he didn't find any metaphysical characters in his own team...... Sun Ce is really curious, Jack twice in three years to "get hurt" and then play the starting lineup himself, but these Americans don't seem to see anything wrong, and those teams with top talented defenders love to sign Jack to coach young players......

The Raptors looked for Jack for DeRozan, the Hornets for Jack for Irving, and the Warriors for Jack for Curry and Harden...... Now the Cavaliers are also looking for Jack to assist Bradley Beal.

Metaphysics aside, Jack really has the potential to be a nurturing assistant coach, Sun Ce has learned about this, whether it is Roy or DeRozan or Curry and Irving, with the help of Jack, they have made great progress in their control of the game, and this year's Bradley Beal is the same.

And those defenders who are on the same team as Jack are injured and have nothing to do with Jack directly.

But Sun Ce just thinks Jack is poisonous......

At 6:58 p.m., Sun Ce faced the camera, put on his gear on the TV or computer or mobile phone screen of domestic fans, and made his debut with Klay Thompson, Paul George, Richard Jefferson, and Stoudemire.

On the Cavaliers' side, the starting lineup of Jack, Bradley Beal, CJ Myers, Vallejo, and Asik came on.

The Cavaliers are currently playing 60 games, 33-27, in ninth place in the East, and are on track to make the playoffs for the second year in a row.

The strength is not as strong as last season, the inexplicable operation sent Scola to the Pacers, Alonzo Key's contract year form actually collapsed, Jeremy Lin and Asik have more injuries, and the Cavaliers can only rely on Beal and Jack to win for a long time this season.

After these games after Beal's All-Star Weekend, his average points per game increased to 20.3 points, which is a rapid improvement!

20.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists, the performance is quite good!

And this, too, has attracted the hostility of the Grizzlies with double 3-and-D, with Klay Thompson and Paul George taking turns tonight to contain Beal.

Sun Ce mainly dealt with the twin towers of Asik and Vallejo tonight, as well as 76ers center Spencer Hawes, who was traded by the Cavaliers after the All-Star weekend.

In fact, if Vallejo maintains the level before his illness last season, the Cavaliers will not have much problem entering the playoffs this year, and Beal's progress will make up for a lot of things, but Vallejo will only average 8 points and 10 rebounds per game after returning this year, and although the heart problem was detected and cured early, his physical strength has seriously declined.

The defensive end locked Beal, preferring to let the Cavaliers score on the other outside, and then let the Cavaliers feel cold on the outside step by step, and Sun Ce on the offensive end mainly attacked the inside to make kills, and the Grizzlies controlled the rhythm of this game very well!

In the end, relying on Sun Ce's 21 shots and 12 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, plus 15 of 17 free throws, and slashing 41 points, 12 boards, 13 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Cavaliers 112-96 and improved their record to 41-19!

Sun Ce played very well tonight!

Alonzo Key, the best outside defense of the opponent, is in a declining state, and the best interior defense is to win the second teamValejo, who once ranked first in the rebounding list when he entered his peak last season, collapsed, and after the Cavaliers' defense had problems, they focused on offense this year, but the offense was limited by the Grizzlies who were in good defensive condition in these two games, and Sun Ce only played 35 minutes in the whole game to get such data, which is indeed very easy.

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After playing the game against the Cavaliers, Sun Ce's 40+ times in a single game has increased to 19 times! Tied Kobe Bryant's performance in the 02-03 season and ranked 10th in the league!

At the same time, Sun Ce also got his 29th triple-double of the season and the 16th regular season 40+ triple-double of his career.

Sun Ce, who was on fire because his mouth was open, once again aroused heated discussions among fans.

The Grizzlies have played 8 games since the All-Star Weekend, and Sun Ce is either 40+ or triple-double, and he hasn't broken a single game!

Even the opening game of the NCAA Crazy March, which started at 3 o'clock this afternoon, was crushed by Sun Ce's open mouth and 40+ triple-doubles!

On March 7, the morning after the game with the Cavaliers, Sun Ce came to the FedEx Arena early to communicate with the coaching staff.

"Dave, coach, have you noticed that when we have fewer people on the field, the defense gets better?" Sun Ce was puzzled by this.

If you are lucky to play the Bulls, then when you play the Cavaliers, the team's defensive execution is really strong!

"Noah, you're right, when we reduced the number of personnel changes, the defense did a better job than before." Defensive assistant coach Dave Jogle nodded in acknowledgement.

"Why?" Sun Ce was puzzled.

In that case, why do they keep the interior multiplayer rotation?

In these two games, the defensive combination of Valanciunas, Amir Johnson and Prince played very well...... Of course, relative to most of this season's games, it's still a lot worse than their ultimate defensive combination over the past few years.

"Because we don't have enough players other than you right now." Stockton picked up.

"Randolph and Gasol were traded for injury and we have a squad that looks as deep as it has been in the last two years, but it's a lot worse.

Livingston is hard to compare to Nash, and even Steve, who is in the final year of his career, has been able to maintain his star level when he is on the court.

The interior combination of Randolph and Saunders, and the interior combination of Batile and Gasol Jr., who controlled his weight last season, are not comparable to us this season.

We lost the ability to change the tempo right away when we wanted to rotate it.

The reason for the loss of this ability is that our internal strength has become weaker. ”

Listening to Stockton's words, Sun Ce understood the reason, but another question came again - in that case, why not stick to a clear rhythm after the trade this year?

The new problems generated by Sun Ce, the coaching staff has already guessed.

Originally, they didn't want to communicate these things with the players, but Sun Ce would continue to ask questions if he had questions, and instead of letting Sun Ce continue to be confused, it was better to say it directly.

Coach Hollins said: "Actually, when we were resting Otterspeth before, we tried to use Valanciunas and Amir Johnson as the starting partner on the interior and let them play the main line, you may not have noticed, but although they made our defense a little bit better, the offensive pressure had to be shared more with you and Klay and Paul.

Also, they started together, and we didn't start the game as strong as Richard and Otterspeth started with the three of you.

With the three of you paired with Richard and Otterspeth, we can have a clear advantage in the opening game against a lot of opponents, and we won't have an offensive disadvantage against the Lakers and Spurs......"

Sun Ce heard this and understood.

That is to say, Amir Johnson and Valanciunas are very good, but compared with Gasol Jr., who originally controlled his weight, the role played by the two is far worse than Gasol Jr., the best defensive player-level center, and they can't be compared together, otherwise it would not be said that Gasol Jr. changed two for the Raptors in the first round, or Gasol Jr. during the overweight period.

All-Defensive Team level center and defensive interior lineman, if nothing else, have a big difference in salary.

That is, these two have been playing for a long time, and after finding a feeling in the game, they can make the team's defense better, but there is a gap with the championship-level defensive level that the team needs, and it is not as good as playing offense to win the game, and it also transfers the pressure of interior offense to the outside players.

In other words, there is no solution!

Unless Gobert or Valanciunas make a big stride, or Randolph and Larry Sanders return to pair up, there is no way to solve the problem.

Aamir Johnson is in his prime, and it's the best he can do......

Summing up the current situation of the team, Sun Ce's conclusion once again strengthened one of his beliefs - this year, he really has to carry the team on his shoulders!

Sometimes it's not about thinking or not wanting to, fate will push you forward!

After Sun Ce got a not very satisfactory answer, he returned to the training ground to train, and at half past eight, Paul George came to the arena.

Sun Ce looked at Paul George, who was as talented as Maddie, and thought that it would be good if this guy improved faster, but he was only in the fourth grade, playing at the level of one defense, and had an average of 15+5+5+2 data per game, and he could be happy to change teams to cultivate a core.

But you have to give this kid a sense of oppression!

"Paul, our team hasn't been doing well lately! Injuries and fatigue...... You've got to keep going! The third brother is waiting for you in front, hurry up and catch up with me! ”

"......" Paul George looked at the irresponsible Quasi-League first man in front of him, is this talking about human words?