996. Defeat Durant! (1st Update)
It's amazing that the flexibility, the ability to move, the feeling of not being affected by the shot, and the feeling that it seems to be your own ability!
Back in the backfield, Sun Ce immediately went into defense and waited for Ibaka to come over.
Originally, Sun Ce felt that he was in the opposite position with Ibaka, and the opposite side might let Ibaka play alone, after all, from the perspective of size, Ibaka had a huge advantage in the low position.
But Sun Ce regretted that the Thunder team did not play like this, and the guard still launched the attack, Westbrook went to the frontcourt to give the ball to Harden, and he went to the baseline to prepare to cut according to Tony Allen's style of play.
Ibaka is almost certain to be able to score a defense this season, with strong defensive strength, averaging 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game, but on the offensive end, there is no other offensive means except for receiving and shooting, eating cakes, and secondary offense.
Sun Ce knew that his wishful thinking had failed, and he still wanted to attract Ibaka to play singles, but if he didn't attract it, Sun Ce paid attention to Harden and Perkins, who were opposite Neil, and prepared to help defend.
Durant's running position became more active, Ibakla went out to help Durant block Tony Allen, Durant took the opportunity to cut in, and Sun Ce, who followed Ibaka out, immediately pinched Durant who cut in with Tony Allen.
Harden also broke through from the left side, pulled all the defenses on the line, and then gave the ball to Ibaka, who stopped on the right side of the free throw line after blocking the ball, and Ibaka took the shot in the open space...... Hit!
Quite a beautiful three-person cooperation, Durant's cutting threat is huge, many people have the impression that he shoots well, of course, he shoots really well, but more than one-third of his sports goals are scored under the basket, counting the foul free throws caused by the basket shooting, nearly half of his points are scored in the three-second zone, the size advantage is too great, there are almost no outside players taller than him, and outside players are not necessarily faster than him.
When Durant no longer floats catch-and-shoot and catch-and-shoot on the outside, but adds borrowing and blocking to cut in the style of play, the Thunder's offense suddenly goes up a notch!
And Tony Allen can't guard against Durant's blocking and cutting, he can only stick to the defense, because Durant shoots accurately and can catch and shoot at any position; Durant cut in after the block, and Tony Allen couldn't let go of the switch to Ibaka, otherwise he could more or less interfere with Ibaka's catching and shooting, because if the defense was changed, Durant would be able to contain Sun Ce even if he didn't get rid of Sun Ce's defense, and Harden, who broke into the interior, would have no one to make up for it.
After Tony Allen blocked Durant and restricted Durant from going directly to the basket, Tony Allen returned to Durant, Sun Ce could also go to make up for Perkins who cut in the middle, and Gasol Jr. went to help defend Harden who broke through.
But it also gives the Thunder a lot of space for jump shots in the high post, and Durant can have the ability to hit the scoring crown without holding the ball, which is his most buggy point.
Durant has made the Thunder's offense easy, but also difficult to defend, and the last two games have been so good that the Thunder players have played with confidence, and the cooperation has become better and better.
However, the Thunder have the Durant bug, and the Grizzlies have a second bug tonight!
The Grizzlies' first bug low-post singles maniac Randolph was tired of becoming a waste bear, but now Sun Ce can continue to fall low!
Sun Ce continued to fall to the low post singles, and Durant struggled to fight against Sun Ce...... It's still pushed open! But this time Durant was already prepared, and when Sun Ce turned around, he quickly retreated, not pressing, but was ready to rely on his height and arm span to interfere with Sun Ce's shot.
Sun Ce didn't give Durant a chance, and the pivot foot didn't move! Turning back, he made a hook shot to the basket on the right sideline of the three-second zone...... Again!
Continued the firepower of Randolph in the first half!
Sun Ce's inside offensive play is more tiring than the outside offensive play, the outside play can also be used to block and dismantle, the low-post single is very simple and rough, just rely on confrontation, rely on on-the-spot reaction, rely on hand feeling, and you need to rest for a while after a few rounds.
On the Thunder side, Durant began to exert his strength, and the Thunder's overall offensive performance was not lost to the Grizzlies, and it was better than the Grizzlies in the first half of the third quarter.
Throughout the third quarter, the Grizzlies were slightly inferior to the Thunder on offense.
The Thunder scored 28 points in the third quarter, and such a single-quarter score is what the Thunder want.
The Grizzlies can occasionally limit the Thunder, who have not yet started to exert Durant, to less than 20 points in a quarter, and similarly, if Randolph catches up, the Thunder can limit the Grizzlies to only about 20 points in a single quarter.
But if Randolph can't play directly, and the Grizzlies don't play and run, the Thunder have every hope of limiting the Grizzlies to only about 15 points, which is the same as the last time Durant can't beat the Grizzlies in the regular season, and the Grizzlies can limit the Thunder to less than 15 points in a single quarter.
And when Durant was in full swing, the Thunder sent the best lineup, and the Thunder had every hope of scoring more than 25 points in a single quarter, no, the Thunder team soared in a quarter, relying on Durant's 13-point performance in a single quarter, the Thunder scored 28 points in a single quarter.
Originally, in the eyes of the Thunder team, the commentators of the TV station and some fans in front of the TV, the Thunder had every chance to overtake the score in the third quarter.
However, Sun Ce broke out in a low position!
Relying on Sun Ce's 17 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, a point shot was given to Gasol Jr., a dunk was given to Jordan Jr., and a point shot was given to Nash to catch the ball and hit a three-point shot, the Grizzlies scored 27 points in a single quarter, and after the third quarter, the Grizzlies led by 10 points 86-76 into the final quarter!
Of the 17 points Sun Ce scored, 11 points were scored in the low post, 7 shots in the low post, 6 successful shots scored 4, 6 shots 4 hits, one 2+1, and also caused a foul, two free throws.
The other six points were a counter-attack dunk, and the two goals were scored when they needed to slow down to open up space and get a catch-and-shoot opportunity.
Tonight, Sun Ce also broke out in the low post, at most the outside play is to improve the strength and accuracy of the mid-range shot, because it is more tiring to play in the low post, his outside play is almost all mobile catch-and-shoot, and the low-post performance is not as good as Randolph's performance in every quarter of the first half, after all, there is still a gap.
Sun Ce's all-out style of play is at most similar to the effect of Randolph's 4 to 5 low-post singles per quarter in the second half of the past two games, scoring more points than Randolph's normal play, but also taking more shots and occupying offensive rounds.
But that's enough!
Sun Ce did not insist on continuing to open up the point difference, just keep the point difference from being narrowed, and keeping the lead is the key!
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Entering the intermission, about to enter the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies were very excited as a whole, Randolph scored the first 2+1 after Sun Ce, every time Sun Ce fell low, he stood up and waved a towel, a cornerstone player posture.
Sure enough, the little overlord is beyond doubt! He can do anything when he erupts!
After a proper celebration, Coach Hollins began to think about how to rotate in the fourth quarter and think about the changes that the opponent might make.
On the other side, the Thunder bench was lifeless.
Durant is going to collapse!
looked at Sun Ce who had 26 points and himself 24 points...... The score is not as good as Sun Ce, Durant actually doesn't care, Sun Ce is a monster who can score 70 points.
Sun Ce's style of play made Durant collapse, and he didn't defend it!
Durant wouldn't be surprised if Sun Ce used to shoot after blocking or shooting, or scoring in team cooperation, but Sun Ce singled him, or fell to the low post single, and he was actually scored 11 points by Sun Ce in a single quarter.
After this quarter of the game, Durant's defensive confidence is about to be shattered!
"Could it be that the bald people are so fierce in the low position?"
Durant touched his inch, he is also developing the low post, or should he be shaved?
suddenly thought that he was still in the game, and he had just been ravaged by Sun Ce in the low post for a whole quarter, Durant immediately reacted, how to play in the fourth quarter?
If you lose this game, you have to go to Memphis with 1-3 down, and it's over!
But I can't think of a way, he is not the core type of play, but Jordan, Kobe's kind of endpoint, containment point puzzle type of play, he has strong tactical execution, high ball quotient, but not the type that can think about tactics independently.
The more he thought about it, the more he had a headache, and he couldn't help but start scratching his head frantically......
The footage was captured by the camera and sent to the eyes of the fans who had just finished watching the commercial in front of the TV, which was in stark contrast to his high-spirited appearance before the game.
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After returning from the break, Sun Ce asked Coach Hollins several times before going on the court, and Coach Hollins kicked him in annoyance, thanks to his Sun Someone's agility, dodged Coach Hollins's fatal foot, and played with Nash, Klay Thompson, Battier, and Yi Jianlian.
Let Sun Ce repeatedly ask Coach Hollins the reason, it is because of the next way of playing, Coach Hollins actually arranged the running and bombing style!
In Sun Ce's opinion, this is not a good tactic, it really soars, in case the opponent does a good job of defense, it restricts them from running and bombing, and the offensive firepower of the opposite side is fierce......
However, when Sun Ce saw the lineup sent by Westbrook, Harden, Daquin Cook, Durant, and Ibaka on the opposite side, he was speechless.
What did the manager on the other side think? Are you really planning to attack?
Putting aside the doubts about Coach Hollins just now, although his own head coach does not know how to attack, his prediction ability is too good!
It may be related to the ability of the opposite head coach, and it is difficult to predict Carlisle's changes, but it is really right to predict Brooks's idea!
The other side gave up the steady positional warfare offensive and defensive!
Looking at the faces of the nameless players on the opposite side with expressions written on their faces that they were going to fight to the death, Sun Ce is also excited now, and he was worried that Durant would still score higher than him in this game, but now he ...... Who's afraid of whom! That's it!
Thinking that he could soar, Sun Ce immediately called his teammates together and gave an order, and after soaring, the defensive end blocked Durant!