234. The Critical President (Second Shift Monthly Pass)
However, although the score difference has not been widened, it is ...... The Grizzlies have a feeling that they are running out of ammunition!
Conley was okay, he only got one foul in the second and third quarters, but Guy had 5 fouls, Battier also had 4 fouls, and after Battier was replaced with four fouls in the third quarter, Guy also got a fourth foul not long after he went up, but Coach Hollins didn't dare to replace him, but continued to keep him on the court, unfortunately, near the end of the third quarter, Guy got his 5th foul.
But Coach Hollins still can't replace Guy, Guy's outside singles ability is too important in this game, he goes down, Sun Ce's play will be greatly affected, and it is an irreparable impact for Randolph.
In the third minute of the fourth quarter, Sun Ce received Conley's ball, cut to the basket, raised the ball to avoid O'Neal's defense and hit a throw-up to increase his personal score to 30 points.
But then, Guy, who was defending James, received his sixth foul and was fouled!
This is a huge blow to the Grizzlies!
Guy's role on the court is not only to give James some restrictions, but also a very important point, with him, the offensive end can contain James, he can't play, James can defend Sun Ce!
After playing more than three quarters, the Cavaliers have a better understanding of Sun Ce's style of play, and Sun Ce's scoring efficiency is not as high as in the first quarter, which is an extra trouble for the Grizzlies.
However, compared to the first quarter, the Grizzlies' side was much better on the defensive end, and Battier could still play.
Guy was replaced with a full foul, and the lineup of Sun Ce, Conley, Guy, Randolph, and Gasol Jr. was replaced.
On the Cavaliers' side, the lineup of Mo Williams, Ricky Davis, Hixon, and Vallejo was replaced.
At the critical moment, the Cavaliers could no longer point at O'Neal, who only scored 6 points and 4 rebounds today, showing his old age in the face of Gasol Jr.
James made two free throws and walked to the free throw line.
A rare two-of-a-kind free throw, James made 6-of-11 free throws...... Sun Ce feels so kind!
James improved his personal scoring to 25 points, and the stats became 25 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, which was outrageously solid.
The Grizzlies attacked, and Sun Ce fed the ball to Conley.
Mayo did it himself, and he didn't play after the first quarter, and Mayo's revenge was completed in a crushing posture after Sun Ce temporarily had an A-level ability evaluation.
Now Sun Ce only has two goals, one is to keep his personal score higher than James, and the second is to win.
Sun Ce's score is 5 points ahead, and there are still 9 minutes to go, James has to take care of the overall situation, and it is difficult to score more than Sun Ce alone.
But James helps the Cavaliers with more than just scoring!
After arriving at the frontcourt, Gasol Jr. pulled to the free throw line, Sun Ce went to the right baseline, Battier went to the left bottom corner, Conley passed the ball to Randolph in the low post, O'Neal was replaced, and Randolph could go to the low post to play alone.
Randolph ran away from Hickson and hit a one-handed layup with ease.
74-76, the Grizzlies narrowed the gap to two points!
When it came to the Cavaliers' offense, Battier was not as strong as Guy's defense, but he was much smarter than Guy, brought James to the basket, and finally succeeded in forming a pinching attack on James with Gasol Jr., while Valejo really didn't have any offensive threat, and James didn't dare to pass to the middle distance, so he could only ......
Iron!
Sun Ce came in and grabbed the defensive rebound!
Ricky Davis and James immediately began to press all over the court, not giving Sun Ce and Conley a chance to counterattack quickly, the other brothers did not have very good ball control ability, Sun Ce passed the ball to Conley, Conley controlled the ball firmly under the pressure defense of Ricky Davis, and there were no mistakes.
continued to give Randolph a low post single, this time James decisively shrank to the basket when Randolph turned and lost his vision, and when Randolph turned around, he hit in place!
Sun Ce found that Randolph seemed to be as tall as James...... James is also hard enough, James like Randolph has gone up to make up for the defense head-on, he really has to do anything!
Under the pinching of the two, the main thing is that James's pinching is very sudden, and Randolph misses the throw!
Fortunately, Sun Ce followed James closely behind him into the three-second zone, clicked the ball in the air, and hit the basket!
76 flat!
The Grizzlies tied the score!
Sun Ce's side felt that it was difficult to fight with a monster-like superstar like James, but he didn't know that James's side was going crazy!
James felt like he was being targeted by a husky that had just come out of nowhere and was so hungry that he couldn't do it, usually this husky didn't look threatening, but after being hungry, he felt like he wanted to eat meat!
James's fragile little heart is under a lot of pressure when he encounters the Grizzlies, an alternative player with a level of surprise No1!
He thought that if he was beaten, the game would be much easier, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult!
The game entered the most anxious stage, the two teams went back and forth, the score slowly rose, and when the official timeout in the fourth quarter, the two teams were still tied.
82 to 82 draw!
The 10th version of the Cavaliers led by James has an obvious shortcoming, that is, no matter who comes to James, the role is very fixed and featureless, and the Cavaliers have a stronger rotation lineup, but they are still bitten to death by the Grizzlies.
The official timeout came back and both teams made no substitutions.
After playing for more than two minutes, the Cavaliers finally relied on James to score several consecutive breakaways, and the Cavaliers stretched the difference to six points and led 91-85.
At this time, Battier played a key role, receiving Sun Ce's score after Sun Ce attracted Mo Williams' supplementary defense around the baseline, and Battier hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner!
After the Cavaliers succeeded in 4 consecutive attacks, they finally became iron, Randolph guarded the rebound, Sun Ce advanced to the front court by himself, and began to accelerate after the middle circle, this time James failed to give Sun Ce physical contact at the first time, and was blocked by Gasol Jr.!
Sun Ce burst to the left baseline and jumped sideways before James stepped back into position......
Mo Williams came over, Sun Ce jumped up and distributed the ball to Battier in the bottom left corner, who received the ball and shot decisively......
Again!
Key Ball!
Battier made two consecutive bottom-corner three-pointers to help the Grizzlies tie the score again!
91 drawn!
With 2:16 left, the Cavaliers called a timeout.
James returned to the bench and took the tactics board directly, while Mike Brown stared at the side, wanting to see how the key ball offensive tactics were arranged.
Now James's mentality is a little explosive, every time he tries to pull the difference to the point where it looks like he has a little insurance, he is a little relieved, and the other party will immediately catch up, this feeling is too torturous!
However, the Grizzlies have also reached their limit, if it weren't for Battier's two three-pointers, whether it was Sun Ce or Randolph, there would be a feeling that they would be helpless.
Conley is still young, averaging 10 points per game, and he can't be expected to open up the situation at critical moments, his growth period is too long.
Gasol Jr. has never been good at scoring, and he can't count on it, and it is Battier's two three-pointers to lose.
Sun Ce kept an eye on James' side and saw James gritting his braces with a black face...... I know that the other party can't bear it.
In the last two minutes, I can only fight for willpower!
On the other side, James has 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, Sun Ce feels that if James cares a little about a triple-double, there is a little bit of thought to be brushed every game, it seems that it is not difficult to average a triple-double per game.
This made Sun Ce a bit of a blow.
Putting aside this thought, the guy on the other side is basically the most capable superstar in the league, and he still can't beat the other party with the star experience card...... This can only be recognized.
Sun Ce currently has 36 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, and he can get a triple-double or something, and if he can't get it, forget it.
Winning is the key!
At this time, how can you give up!
However, it seems that some adjustments can be made to the defense, and Sun Ce thinks about James' personality and playing style...... Then there's the scoring methods of the teammates on the Cavaliers side who James played with......
Seeing that there is no tendency to make substitutions on the Cavaliers' side, O'Neal is not considered to be heavily used in the Cavaliers, and he can't count on it at critical moments......
All kinds of factors are combined, Sun Ce's eyes lit up, there is!
The coach arranges tactics, but it is the players who play, just like Rondo can pull his teammates to discuss, Sun Ce also pulls his teammates to discuss......