This is the ...... of the Western Finals."

Paul couldn't help but crouch down and touch the floor, it felt so cool!

It's been seven years since he entered the NBA, and for the first time he touched the floor of the division finals, Paul, who has been adrift in two of the largest cities in the United States, has finally found a sense of belonging.

Paul touched the floor and stood up, listening to the manic voices of the fans in the stadium, Paul was under a lot of pressure right now.

Kobe Bryant has recently been praised as the "King of the Division Finals", Paul feels that there is nothing wrong with this nickname, Kobe has never lost the Division Finals, but if he loses this year, it will be embarrassing.

And then there's the wild folk style of the Memphis, which is exactly the same as the team opposite!

Of course, Paul doesn't think he's going to lose, they're in great shape right now, and he's still far from his best on a personal level, but he still has two superstar teammates, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.

Watch Bryant fight with the guy across the row from him in the same jersey as him at the technical desk, watch the Gasol brothers have more muscles in the center circle, watch Artest, Odom and Randolph chat, watch Brand and Nash two veterans chat, see Blake and Tony Allen trash-talk......

This picture is spectacular! A year ago at this time, Paul already felt that his career was coming to an end, and who would have thought that he would have so many stars on his own team now!

Despite the pressure, Paul's side was filled with happiness.

In front of the technical table, Sun Ce, who was wearing equipment, said to Kobe: "People seem to see you and James playing in the finals, since he is going to be eliminated, do you want to be eliminated together?" ”

"Oh, you don't have to think about me so much, really, you young players don't have to be so tired, the future is long, let me go to the finals." Kobe Bryant responded to Sun Ce.

"But you're going to lose in the finals! You're not Jordan. ”

"You give me tactics! There's a kind of don't run......"

Once again, he jumped to the foot of Kobe, and then ran away after wiping the magnesium powder, Sun Ce felt the thief stimulated.

Sun Ce came to the middle circle, it was almost 8 o'clock, and the game was about to start.

On the Grizzlies' side, the lineup of Tony Allen, Paul George, Randolph, and Gasol Jr. played with Sun Ce.

The Lakers sent out a starting lineup of Paul, Kobe, Artest, Josh McRoberts, and Pau Gasol.

Big Gasol came to the middle circle and jumped with Sun Ce, not daring to be careless, although the defender on the opposite side is not particularly good at jumping the ball, but after a season, the jump ball experience is already very good, and it is not particularly powerful, it is not bad, it is much better than his younger brother.

At 8 p.m., the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game and threw the ball into the air......

When the ball reached the highest point, Pau Gasol jumped a beat slower, and Sun Ce touched the ball first and flicked the ball backwards!

Gasol Jr. received the ball, snorted and breathed through his nostrils, then handed the ball to Paul George, who advanced to the front court and handed it to Sun Ce.

It was Artest who defended Sun Ce, of course Sun Ce chose to play alone, but as soon as he was about to break through, he encountered Artest's ferocious defense!

In the first two rounds, DeSean Stevenson, Marion, Durant, and Sefrosa all relied on the technical defense of the four opponents of his grandson, and when he met the Lakers, the style of painting changed suddenly!

Fortunately, Sun Ce was mentally prepared, and after sticking to Artest to the right side of the three-second zone, he turned around and leaned against Artest.

This style of play Artest is too familiar, and it has been a common breakthrough and turn back action used by a teammate for three years! Quickly pounced, but it was still a beat slower.

Sun Ce leaned on Artest and directly turned over and jumped to the back...... Bryant immediately let go of Paul George as Sun Ce leaned towards Artest.

But it was a late shot, after two rounds of the series, Sun Ce was getting faster and faster in the move of turning over, Kobe Bryant moved in advance, guarding against Sun Ce's bullet speed, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to improve again in the playoffs, and he became more and more proficient in turning over, and ...... Jumped higher than expected!

Artest failed to keep up with Sun Ce's turn-over and back-to-back jumper action, and Kobe Bryant, who came over to make up the defense, also lost a small amount because Sun Ce improved in all aspects, although it didn't have much effect on a single shot, but on the whole, it just made Kobe Bryant's defense ineffective,

A one-on-two high post back turn jump shot hit!

Use Kobe's tricks against Kobe! Last year, Sun Ce had to use the star experience card to do it, and now, while the other party is not prepared, he can do it directly!

Kobe Bryant's version of the king of the high back level 1 increases the speed of the bounce to A+, the Jordan version of the king of the turnover jumper increases the bounce height to A-, Sun Ce dodged Kobe's supplementary defense with a slightly different high-back jump shot from the last time he played against the Lakers!

Sun Ce excitedly ran back to the backcourt and prepared to defend.

Unlike Sun Ce, who came up and played alone, the Lakers turned on the team offensive mode, Paul was in control, Pau Gasol was in the middle, Kobe Bryant was running and shooting, and the two front-line players were looking for opportunities to cut or shoot.

Kobe Bryant didn't compete with Sun Ce, to be precise, he didn't want to be consumed by Tony Allen, he used his running position and receiving teammates to block and dismantle without the ball and saw Sun Ce come over after Paul's pass, Kobe dribbled the ball, attracted the attention of Sun Ce and Tony Allen after blocking and dismantling, and then distributed the ball to the middle, Artest received the ball and cut into the inside and hit a tough layup!

After the goal, the Lakers quickly retreated.

Sun Ce received the serve to advance, just now the Lakers' offense seems to be using the off-ball block to create opportunities for the mid-range, but it is actually creating cutting opportunities, and the last pass is Kobe, Kobe can turn the prepared pass into a shot at any time, so there is such a huge defensive containment...... After looking at Mike Brown on the Lakers' bench, Sun Ce was sure that it was definitely not the tactic this guy wanted.

Because they also have similar tactics on their side, but his personal ability is not as good as Kobe, so he can't play for the time being, this tactic was proposed by their own assistant coach Bickerstaff Jr., and the opposite Lakers have an assistant coach named Bernie Bickerstaff......

At the beginning of the game, the two teams scored one goal each, and the style of play was very different, with the Grizzlies playing alone and the Lakers relying on the team.

After playing for a while, the Lakers had a clear advantage on which side, they had a better offensive success rate, and the Grizzlies' side of the defense was not as good as it should be.

The attrition tactic did not work!

Kobe Bryant's stalwart played without the ball, which left one of the Grizzlies' key defensive goals without a chance to complete, that is, Tony Allen couldn't afford to wear down Kobe too well.

After four and a half minutes of the first quarter, the Grizzlies called an early timeout.

It's so hard!

Sun Ce's return to the bench is a bit big, compared to the series with the Spurs in the second round, Kobe Bryant's off-ball running is more experienced and plays better, and he can still improve at this age!