196. Chess meets opponents and will meet good talents
In fact, after Sun Ce's strength was improved to C+, in the face of Jennings, although he couldn't block Jennings in this kind of close defense, he didn't suffer in the confrontation, but he didn't have that consciousness.
But now Sun Ce knows that as long as the opponent doesn't feel good on the outside, he still has a chance to defend against Jennings, who is also a thin little guard! Because he doesn't suffer from speed!
Jennings didn't expect that he couldn't stand up to this skinny bamboo pole-like opponent, and wanted to eat it raw like the last time he fought Sun Ce, but he was capped!
Sun Ce's second block in his career!
Seeing that because he was about to change from an average of 0.1 blocks per game to an average of 0 blocks per game in this 11th game, Sun Ce saved his strength and maintained his average number of blocks per game at 0.1.
The Grizzlies coaching staff was very satisfied with the defense this time, and they switched back to Sun Ce, not to say that they had to give up the defense of the rotation lineup, but because they saw that Sun Ce was so tall and so fast, and had the potential to become a defender who was at least average and did not lag behind, which was just a guarantee, as long as he had a little defensive awareness, with Sun Ce's hard conditions, he could become a good defender.
A tall defender who claims to be 1.92 meters and is not worse than the fastest players in terms of speed compared to those who are more than 1.8 meters!
No, I defended Jennings and got the ball!
Offensive and defensive transitions, Grizzlies backcourt ball.
Sun Ce received the serve, advanced to the front court, and saw the opponent's defensive position, and Faco didn't want to say anything.
"This group of people is really united, no wonder they are playing so well this year, it may be related to Reed's willingness to take the initiative to let go of the boss position."
Sun Ce still admires the current state of the Bucks, and when he came to the top arc, he found that the opponent used the same defensive options as him, and took a big step back.
There was Bogut on the inside, Sun Ce did not have a hard break, Conley was not there, Sun Ce passed the ball to Randolph, who was leaning on Bogut in the left middle distance, and then ran to the right side to help Guy block Delfino who was switching with Yudri to defend Guy.
Guy took the opportunity to run to the bottom right corner, and Sun Ce blocked Delfino and cut back to the inside...... But Jennings just doesn't change guards! Jennings and Delfino both chased after Sun Ce, following closely.
At the same time, a small tempo change on Randolph's side broke through the space to the left side of the three-second zone and passed the ball to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce saw that Bamot was brought in, Bogut was also receiving the basket, and behind him were Delfino and Jennings, scolding "Ma Mai Pi" while passing the ball to the right bottom corner, and Guy received the ball for three points......
Again!
Guy scored 5 points in a row!
14-13, the Grizzlies overtook by 1 point!
Guy's two shots are too crucial!
The Bucks are in a back-to-back phase right now, they defend the basket and mid-range very well, and the Grizzlies are in desperate need of long-range two-point and three-point open shots to be able to shoot!
Switching offense and defense, he was surrounded by the other party just now, Sun Ce doesn't care about the fact that he can't score now, he is glad that he didn't use the A+ card, otherwise he would have lost a lot of money when he encountered this kind of defense.
Jennings pushed forward and was not as confident and reckless as before, and this game became a turning point for Jennings at this stage, as he seemed to understand that he had done something wrong in the past three games, and began to play with Bogut again.
It's a bit unguardable, and Bogut's high-post pick-and-roll passes and cut-in attacks to the basket are really great when you have a cut-through endpoint and three pitchers.
Not to mention that Randolph can't prevent it, let Haddadi and even little Gasol come up, they can't prevent it!
Even if it is Gasol Jr. at his peak, his scoring and rebounding are not the opponents of Bogut, who is at the peak of this season, and it is far inferior, Gasol Jr. has not had a double-double in rebounds in a season.
And it is impossible for Sun Ce to change the defense to Bogut, he attaches more importance to locking Jennings!
"Since you can't throw in, then prevent the other party from dying!"
Jennings and Sun Ce have an unprecedented tacit understanding......
Jennings and Sun Ce both began to pass the ball, one blocked the split ball, one low post split ball, and the two teams played well during the rotation stage.
However, this is because the Bucks are currently playing the second game of a back-to-back, and the quick change of defense on the outside can't be done, so they can only shrink, and Guy and Carroll shoot very well in the open space, so they can compete with the first-class rotation lineup on the Bucks' side in the rotation lineup stage.
But now that the second team has carried it, the Grizzlies have the advantage!
The two teams have substitutions from time to time, but Sun Ce and Jennings just want to die, that is, they don't give each other a chance to score, even if the opponent uses their teammates to help others or create opportunities for this teammate, the two just want to stare each other to death.
It was played until the official timeout in the second quarter, and it still didn't change.
Sun Ce, who scored 1 point on 0-of-4 shooting, and Jennings, who scored 5 points on 2-of-10 shooting, were replaced.
The score is currently 33-31, and the Grizzlies still hold a two-point lead!
In the past, with such a point difference, the Bucks would definitely continue to send Jennings up, but back-to-back, Skels didn't dare to rotate like this.
This gave Sun Ce a respite.
Jennings's revenge is a very cheating incident, the description of this incident is that Sun Ce needs to score 10 points on Jennings's head or limit Jennings to score less than 15 points, and when Sun Ce is not playing, the two points that Jennings got are also counted in his score!
However, although Sun Ce only scored 1 point, his performance was not bad, not to mention stifling Jennings' close range and basket offense, and he also got 6 assists in 13 minutes of playing time!
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Next, from the second half of the second quarter, the main lineups of the two teams played very the court, and in terms of strength, the two teams were not much closer.
By the 10th minute of the third quarter, Sun Ce was not replaced, and Jennings was not replaced because Lidno played well, they were all rookies and needed to rest.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was still tight, and the Bucks even relied on Reedno's point to shoot Reed for three points, leading by two points at 63-61, and the Grizzlies called a timeout!
Sun Ce looked at the anxious score, a little anxious, and felt that he was unlikely to be replaced.
However, things are often unpredictable, when Coach Hollins called a timeout for substitutions, he did not replace Mayo, but called Sun Ce's name!
"Noah, Jennings on the other side should also be on the side, guard against him! Mark, Mike, you pay attention to Noah and Zach's low-post passing, Rudy, Zach, Mark, Mike, the open shot must be ......"
Sun Ce listened to Coach Hollins' arrangement, and was really surprised!
At the critical moment, he was actually sent to him, a rookie who has no ability to score! Instead of changing Mayo to go up!
Thinking about it carefully, he remembered that it seemed that Mayo's playing time in this game was intermittent, and he was replaced after playing for a while, and he felt that the coach wanted to give it a try but was repeatedly disappointed.
Since it was a 20-second short timeout, it was over after a simple timeout, Sun Ce walked onto the court and suddenly reacted: "Bridge bean sack!" I haven't done gymnastics yet! ”
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After resting for more than 15 minutes of game time, they all rested for nearly an hour, and Sun Ce's physical strength also recovered a lot, and the same was true for Jennings's side.
The two came to the field to continue the battle.
The two rookies started pecking at each other on the defensive end again.
One relies on his feet to keep up with the help of his teammates, and the other also relies on his feet to keep up, but he relies on his height and arm stretch to defend himself.
Not to mention, at this moment, both of them are defensive giants!
At the same time, it also plays the role of organizing the attack.
Sun Ce's occasional counterattack pushes the pass, blocks and dismantles the break, and passes below the free throw line, but because the opponent does a good job of pinching.
And on the Bucks' side, Jennings is also very good at blocking and pick-and-rolling.
But in this way, Sun Ce has an advantage, because Sun Ce can't score points in the first place, but Jennings's side can basically say that he didn't score at all today.
And Jennings doesn't shoot at all like Sun Ce, he still tries occasionally, but his shooting percentage under the basket is ...... Very touching kind.
The reason why Coach Hollins didn't bring Mayo on was because of this.
Mayo didn't shoot accurately today, not to mention that he didn't even have the least enthusiasm on the defensive end, and was suddenly burst out by Yudri, and the cross-waisted defense was simply frustrated.
They couldn't score points, but Sun Ce was willing to defend actively, at least helping the Grizzlies strangle the opponent's No. 3 scorer, which Mayo couldn't do!
Sun Ce really tried his best to block Jennings, it was too difficult to completely stifle Jennings's score, and Sun Ce couldn't completely kill it after trying so hard.
But he doesn't have to let Jennings go unpunished, it's too hard.
This kind of wave ratio of a large number of shots for scoring points cannot be completely prevented, even if the opponent is iron, he will be thrown into a few by the hell.
Sun Ce's defense is also a highly motivated style of play, the offensive end should be passed, and the defensive end should be well defended, but the victory or defeat of the game basically depends on his teammates, and the number of assists of Sun Ce has become the key!
More assists means more open shots and fewer assists, basically teammates single, it depends on whether the singles can be scored.
And after Sun Ce came up in the third quarter until the eleventh minute of the fourth quarter, when Conley's catch-and-throw extended the difference to 7 points to lock up the win, Sun Ce got his fifth personal assist in the second half!
3 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists!
At 94-87, the Grizzlies led by 7 points, and in this case, they basically sealed the win!
With less than 1 minute left in the end, the Bucks threw 5 three-pointers, all of which were thrown directly by whoever had the ball outside the three-point line.
Jennings threw three points alone, and after the second one scored, Sun Ce was taken aback, because Jennings had already scored 12 points on his second three-point shot.
Fortunately, it was the last one who didn't enter!
With the Bucks playing a 3-0 in the last minute, the score was fixed at 94-90, Jennings scored 12 points, and Sun Ce assisted 11!
At the end of the game, Sun Ce and Jennings looked at each other and felt that they had met the strongest opponent!