1594. One Night Like This (Two More Words)
A life-saving goal!
After Durant made a key three-pointer to tie the score, Beverley also made a key three-pointer to stretch the gap to 3 points again, leading 131-128!
With 27 seconds left on the clock, the Thunder called their last timeout!
This time, the mentality of the Thunder team really collapsed!
Durant and Ibaka blocked Sun Ce's scoring, forced Sun Ce to stop the ball and forced Sun Ce to make quick decisions, and also cut off Sun Ce's line with Paul George's pass and receive the ball from the weak side.
That is, the Thunder's frontcourt trio has successfully completed the three-on-three defense this time, who knew that there was a problem with the guard line, and actually gave the opponent a chance to shoot 3 out of 6 in Beverley's three-point shot tonight!
4 of 7 shots, Beverley only scored three-pointers tonight, relying on the three points just now, Beverley saved the Grizzlies on the verge of danger, and at the same time, the individual score doubled!
This ball, the other players of the Thunder team were very weak, and the strength they were holding back was scattered!
Who would have thought that such a situation would arise?
What was Westbrook doing in the three-second zone at that time? Jumping on the old disco in the paint district? Or do you prefer to stand in the C position?
There are 27 seconds left, obviously just tied the score, and the defense is so good, but the outside line leaks!
Grievance, unwillingness, humiliation, sadness...... The negative emotions that have been suppressed for so long finally broke out at this moment, completely suppressing the momentum of the Thunder players who want to turn the tables down.
Westbrook had a fluke mentality and wanted to get the 10th rebound of the game and get a super triple-double of 30+10+25, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to pass the ball to a second-year defensive point guard at this time, and this guy actually withstood the pressure and threw it!
At this moment, even Westbrook's own mentality collapsed!
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63 points, 37 rebounds, 12 assists, 13 blocks and 4 steals...... 131-128 lead!
Sun Ce's data and the team's big score all made the Grizzlies ecstatic!
Durant's fatal three-pointer, at the beginning, the mentality of their Grizzlies almost collapsed, and when the opposite side played such a good defense, the Grizzlies, who had not paused, were even more desperate.
But in the end, it was Beverley who made a three-point shot!
"Don't get too happy, Durant just hit a three-pointer! Focus, we're going to play a beautiful defensive wave next! ”
Coach Hollins stressed the importance of not being careless, and then began to make substitutions to set up the defense.
With a 3-point lead and just 27 seconds left, the defensive target was clear, with the lineup of Son Ce, Beverley, Klay Thompson, Paul George, and Larry Sanders on the court.
Go on the field with the determination to defend against the other side.
After coming on the field, the lineup opposite Sun Ce was the same as they expected.
Westbrook, Reggie Jackson, Lamb, Durant, Adams played.
Four players who can shoot three-pointers, Adams rushes to the board...... Westbrook can also shoot three-pointers, and although his three-point shooting percentage is similar to Wade's, he can at least shoot.
It's conventional, it's simple, but it's theoretically the best arrangement.
At this time, the offense can't think about what to do if you don't score, there are players who get the ball, and when the time comes, you have to shoot, and you can only score goals.
At the end of the timeout, the game resumed, and the Thunder had plenty of 24 seconds to attack, and instead of choosing the ball in the frontcourt, they served and advanced in the backcourt to avoid being stealed by the Grizzlies, a lineup that is extremely oppressive and defensive with substitutions.
Westbrook advanced to the front and met the Beverley defense.
Westbrook didn't rush to attack, and when there were 10 seconds left in the 24-second offensive time, he called Adams to go out and block the pick-and-roll, and the rest of the Thunder team also started to run and block without the ball.
Sun Ce followed Durant, Beverley, Paul George, and Klay Thompson were actually at the end of the crossbow, holding on, so Durant, the biggest threat to the Thunder, was naturally defended by him.
Just when Sun Ce followed Durant to the 45-degree angle on the right side of the three-point line, which is theoretically coordinated with a pick-and-roll player with his right hand as a dominant hand, and saw Westbrook's blocking, a question suddenly came to mind - why did Westbrook run to block and pick-and-roll?
Breakout scores? Apparently impossible.
Break through the ball? Where to go? Players outside the three-point line can't get in and shoot, it must be Beverley and Larry Sanders who switch to Westbrook and Adams's blocking and pick-and-roll passes, and if they can defend it, they can defend it, and if they can't prevent it, they won't lose two points to the opposing side, and then the opposite side can only make a tactical foul or try to steal and attack again, and they have three outside players who can hold the ball on their side...... Wait, Westbrook made 3 of 5 three-pointers tonight, which is more accurate than Durant's 4-of-8!
Between the lightning and fire, Sun Ce's brain was running rapidly, and he judged that Westbrook's actions were wrong in an instant, and seeing Westbrook move on the right side of the top arc with Adams, Sun Ce didn't have time to think about the consequences, and rushed directly towards Westbrook.
On the Westbrook side, he aimed at the basket after blocking and dismantling, and pulled out a three-point shot with stiff movements like a zombie......
"Smack"
At the moment when the ball left Westbrook's hand, Sun Ce, who was pounced, slapped him away!
Adams rushed in to grab the rebound after blocking and dismantling, and Durant jumped up when he saw Sun Ce stepping out with an astonishing burst of acceleration, roaring "Russell Pasmi", which only reached Westbrook's ears when Westbrook was capped!
The ball was slapped down by Sun Ce, and it happened to be slapped into Beverley's hand!
Westbrook's expression was stunned when he didn't land in the air, and when he blocked and jumped, Sun Ce was almost three meters away from him, unless Sun Ce was ready to accelerate and sprint when he blocked and dismantled, otherwise there was no chance at all, you must know that Larry Sanders, who was blocking and dismantling, didn't react!
After landing, Westbrook immediately went to grab the ball in Beverley's hand, Beverley threw the ball to Sun Ce in time, Sun Ce received the ball, Durant came up and hugged Sun Ce, and the tactical foul.
The referee's whistle blew, and because the Thunder had committed more than 4 fouls in the quarter, Sun Ce made two free throws.
This foul, Durant just instinctively went to foul, and he was already desperate in his heart.
Westbrook had a brain pump in the last round, and Durant can't control it now, but their Thunder team wants to "shake the wit" and use the opponent's most unexpected Westbrook to shoot a key three points, which was actually predicted by Sun Ce!
At the timeout, Thunder coach Brooks arranged this tactic, Durant didn't think there was a problem, Westbrook was dunked tonight, in addition to being hatted by Sun Ce 4 times, in addition to the key defensive brain pump...... Other times the performance was very good, 4 times was capped and he could still have a 9-of-17 performance, as well as 25 assists and 3 steals, the key is that the three-point shot was really accurate tonight, 3 of 5 shots, Durant felt okay at that time.
But now, Durant feels that the whole team has a problem, why not give him a three-point strategy?
Sun Ce, on his side, walked to the free throw line after high-fiveing his teammates to celebrate the victory in advance, and made the first free throw...... Iron!
There are 8 seconds left in the game, although the Thunder team has no timeout, but if Sun Ce makes two free throws, they don't have no chance!
At this moment, the Thunder players were shocked! Get ready to grab the board!
However, Sun Ce's second penalty scored!
At this moment, the Thunder players were completely desperate.
But it still has to be played, after Adams sent the ball to Westbrook, Westbrook made a long pass to Lamb, and then went straight to the frontcourt, Lamb received the ball and rushed to shoot directly outside the three-point line, missed!
The ball popped up, Westbrook grabbed the offensive rebound, there was no time, and the final whistle blew, 132-128, and the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Thunder by 4 points, improving their record to 36-16 and ending the first half of the season!
Sun Ce watched Westbrook stunned and hit a super triple-double of 31 points, 25 assists, 10 rebounds and 3 steals...... Just now, the Thunder's fast attack and their Grizzlies team didn't defend at all, and there was a possibility of fouling if they prevented, leading by 4 points, 8 seconds, Lamb had 4 seconds left when he received the ball, and he didn't have to defend at all, if he was made out of Reggie Miller's 8 seconds and 8 points, it would be uncomfortable, it would be better not to defend it.
But Sun Ce really didn't expect Westbrook to rush up to get the rebound...... But think about it, if it's the same situation, you will definitely lose, and you are still one rebounding ball away...... He is expected to find a way to rush for a rebound.
As the final whistle sounded, Sun Ce's system prompt came!
"In the name of the Father(*):
Goal 1: The host needs to return to the top of the scoring charts after the next game against the Thunder. (After this game, the home average has increased to 33.3 points, and Kevin Durant's average has increased to 33.1 points per game, which is completed.) )
Goal 2: The host needs to help the team win the next game against the Thunder. (Completed)
Goal 3: After completing the first two goals, make the decisions you want to make before Valentine's Day. (To be completed)
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Ask the host to make the decision they want to make, and after making the decision, they will get a special card: give birth to a child like Sun Zhongmou. ”
Sun Ce was in a very excited state, although he didn't actually achieve any records tonight, if it had to be a record, he actually reached many milestones.
No. 2 in the 60+ times, most offensive rebounds in modern basketball since 1976, highest single-game rebounds in modern basketball, and quadruple-double...... These are just milestones, four doubles...... It's also a milestone, because he was the first in the quadruple doubles.
However, this does not prevent him from getting excited, 70+, thirty twenty, etc. in a single game, none of which can be compared to tonight's performance!
But seeing the system prompt, Sun Ce didn't know why, and was a little scared...... He couldn't say why he was afraid, he wanted to do that, but he just felt uneasy.
When the final whistle blew, the fans who couldn't wait to win the victory were boiling, frantically shouting Sun Ce's nickname, some were English nicknames, some were Chinese nicknames, lord, little overlord, triple double king, big central defender, Thanos...... There's everything.
The group of stars on the sidelines looked at the big screen above the stadium, and the big screen didn't show the results of the game, but Sun Ce's data and broken records!
64 points, the 7th 60+ in his career, tied with Kobe Bryant.
The 37 rebounds in a single game broke Charles Oakley's 35 rebounds in a single game since 1976.
The 19 offensive rebounds in a single game broke the NBA regular season all-time offensive rebounding record held by Rodman since detailed statistics became available.
With 14 blocks, the third-highest number of blocks per game in NBA history since detailed statistics are available, behind Elmer Smith's 17 blocks per game and O'Neal's 15 blocks per game.
25 of 37 shots, 14 of 24 free throws, no three-point entry, 3 three-point shots all hit the iron, but he was stunned by the super data of 64 points, 37 boards, 12 assists, 14 blocks and 4 steals by relying on mid-range shots, dunks, and free throws!
With such a performance, others don't even want to try to sprint!
The first person in the alliance!
Even if there are many people who are unwilling, they have to admit that Sun Ce is the first person in the alliance!
Especially this year, the Grizzlies have suffered a series of injuries and a big deal that shook the fundamental tactics of the Grizzlies, but Sun Ce still carried the team forward before the young teammates fully grew up, and played crazy performances one after another, helping the Grizzlies to still rank among the top teams in such an unfavorable situation!
And through the . Fans watching TV at T Sports were amused by Barkley's loveless expression...... He is the third highest rebounder in a regular season in modern basketball and the second in a single-game offensive rebounding record in the regular season since detailed statistics are available.
Now, overnight, he's slipped one spot on both lists!
At the end of the game, the actors and singers who rushed into the field first ran up and took a photo with Sun Ce with their mobile phones.
Due to the height difference, everyone really has their own group photo angle.
Active players and retired players don't know what to say, as a player, to see such a performance in their lifetime...... It's almost impossible to replicate, Chamberlain is good enough, right? He was invincible in that era, but his strongest performance only appeared once, and he never came close at other times.
This is a miracle!
It's 100 points with Chamberlain, 81 points from Kobe, 63 points from Jordan in the playoffs, and 61 points from Baylor in the Finals...... These miracles are the same, and they can't do it if they do it again!
However, seeing such a performance with their own eyes, as players, their inner shock is stronger than that of the fans!
And the fans are reluctant to leave!
Originally, Lily Collins and Zu Gees, Sun Ce's parents and others were about to take the guests away, but they were stopped by Grizzlies rookie Hardaway Jr., saying that there was still something to do.
The Grizzlies had 11 players on the court tonight, and two players knew they weren't 100 percent out of the game after the first quarter.
But they weren't idle, and when Beverley hit a three-pointer and the Thunder called a timeout, they took the things they bought before the game and the things they printed out at halftime to the players' tunnel and got the staff ready.
None of the actors and singers at the scene stopped them from entering the stadium, but the reporters were stopped by security personnel.
After the game, Goebel snatched the microphone from the live DJ and instructed the DJ to increase the sound of the speaker to the size of the speech and play music suitable for confession.
The DJ watched the team's tallest player running over to grab the microphone, and was so frightened that he didn't want to, but when he heard Gobert's words, he immediately understood what was going to happen next, and he was more excited than Sun Ce, who was in a restless state on the field, and immediately flipped through the folder to find the song.
At this time, the most suitable is of course the piano piece "Dream Wedding".
In the DJ's opinion, there is no need for fancy chords, no need to stir up the atmosphere, just a soothing atmosphere for the lord.
As the piano sounded, the Grizzlies players broke away from the excitement of the narrow victory and took the flowers and streamers handed over by the staff...... and other things stood up to Sun Ce, and some people also ran to Lily Collins directly opposite the technical station, ready to pull the lead at any time, and the fans at the scene quickly understood what was going to happen, and the actor and singer saw Goebel send the microphone and a small box to Sun Ce, and they also reacted and quickly walked away.
Sun Ce's head was a little confused now, he thought a lot of words before the game started, and his head went blank all of a sudden.
Holding the microphone, the scene was quiet because of the sound of the piano, and Sun Ce was even more calm.
Sun Ce stubbornly said, "Today is a very beautiful night......
As soon as these words came out, even the teammates and artists next to them began to coax.
"Thanos, where is your domineering? Hurry up! Robert Downey Jr., the prodigal son of the flowers, shouted.
The fans at the scene also deliberately booed to give Sun Ce some stimulation.
Not to mention, the boos can stimulate Sun Ce more than cheers, Sun Ce's thoughts are clear all of a sudden, and he can't help but feel uneasy.
Sun Ce saw Lily Collins, who had already stood up, and her eyes were full of anticipation, and this look soothed the last uneasiness in Sun Ce's heart.
Although he was confident, he now understood that his uneasiness did not come from himself, but from the other party, and perhaps, he was not sure whether the other party would agree.
Sun Ce took a deep breath and said, "Lily, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and I have always wanted to give you a gift, the best gift."
Coincidentally, tomorrow is also our first child's birthday, and I remember this time last year as the happiest time of my life.
I don't want to wait until tomorrow, I want to make a decision now! ”
Hearing this, the fans at the scene immediately began to cheer wildly, shouting "Marry-him".
However, at this time, Sun Ce said: "I've always wanted to make such a decision, but I don't know when it's best to say it, tonight, I think it's the best time, don't wait until tomorrow, because our child will turn 1 year old tomorrow, I don't want to be boyfriend and girlfriend with you anymore, end all this!" ”
Lily Collins couldn't stop smiling on her face, and everyone at the scene was coaxing, but when she heard Sun Ce's words...... What do you mean?
Fortunately, Sun Ce only paused for two seconds before continuing: "I hope Lily can be my wife, not just the kind of mouth, not just husband and wife in spirit, but in law, in any sense, we all become husband and wife."
The gift I want to give you before Valentine's Day is me, Sun Ce.
Marry me, Lily, my queen! ”
With that, Sun Ce stepped forward, got down on one knee, and took out the ring he had asked Gobert to take out of his bag before the Thunder called a timeout for the last timeout.
Lily Collins stretched out her right hand with tears in her eyes, and the fans at the scene were completely boiling!
It turns out that this moment is the real climax tonight!