1024.The First Victory of the Crazy Finals! (Part 2)
Howard was defenseless, because Jordan Jr. and Yi Jianlian were not there, and it was Nash who rushed into the basket, and Howard directly pounced on it to block it, forgetting Sun Ce.
Howard, who was knocked out of balance and fell to the floor in the air, watched Sun Ce let go of the basket and fall, and his whole mentality exploded and he was deducted again!
It's the grand final!
Moreover, seeing that Sun Ce retreated directly as if he had dunked an empty basket, there was no action to celebrate, as if he had dunked an empty basket, Howard was about to explode! Get up and run ahead.
Switching offense and defense, Howard got to the front court and asked Randolph for the ball, and he wanted to fight back!
This Randolph is very happy, Randolph showed not many opportunities on the offensive end today, Howard's basket defense is stronger than Yao Ming and Chandler, and Da Gasol, he chose to focus on mid-range catch-and-shoot or singles, and he didn't have much playing time, played 16 minutes in the first three quarters, and now his physical strength is good, and he can't wait to burn up with Howard hand-to-hand.
Because Howard has played the first three quarters!
Randolph wanted to consume Howard, Evans, who advanced to the frontcourt, wanted to avoid Howard being consumed, Howard was not arranged to play alone in the fourth quarter, and Howard was given a single in the last round because the defender was Sun Ce, so let Howard play on his back, under normal circumstances, Howard should find a cut to eat cake or a second offense, and work on the offensive end in the most relaxed way, and put the remaining physical strength on the defensive end.
But Howard's posture of wanting to return it back, Evans reluctantly hoisted the ball to Howard.
After receiving the ball, Howard struggled to bump into it, Randolph had enough tonnage and brute strength, and he really carried it, but Howard was unwilling to give up, and turned around and squeezed Randolph high with the strength of his upper limbs...... The moment he shot, he aimed at Sun Ce and pounced, and Howard, who should have been on the spot, turned into a cupola and dodged Sun Ce's block, but threw a bridge!
Randolph guards the defensive rebound!
Howard failed two singles in a row, Evans, Holiday , Iguodala and Thaddeus Young were all going crazy, 13 points apart, Howard wasted another offensive opportunity, this is the end of the quarter!
The mood was further affected, the 76ers defense also began to be impatient, Sun Ce continued to fall low and leaned on Thaddeus Yang to play back, in the third quarter, Sun Ce had bullied the thin Thaddeus Yang turned around and dunked once, Sun Ce relied on Thaddeus Young to take the Nash drop ball, Paul George ran around the basket, took the initiative to bring Evans to Sun Ce, and gave Evans the opportunity to pinch Sun Ce, at this time Sun Ce slammed back, knocking the thin Thaddeus Young back a step, Evans hurried over to strike.
At this time, Sun Ce stood up and lifted the ball, Paul George slipped to the basket and ran directly to the free throw line to block Iguodala, Nash was ready to take Iguodala to cut inside when Paul George ran to the basket, Nash borrowed Paul George to block and dismantle when there was a vacancy, Sun Ce's low post ball was just sent to the position where Nash was standing, and he shot in the catch...... Pounced on by Evans! When Sun Ce distributed the ball, Evans immediately pounced in the direction of Sun Ce's pass.
Nash was knocked down and didn't make the shot, but he got two free throws!
Nash stood up with Sun Ce and Paul George's hands and walked to the free throw line with a smile, and he got the free throw, which was basically equivalent to winning the score steadily! He is the most accurate player on the free throw line.
Sun Ce is also very excited now, he has been waiting for the other party to be impatient, the negative effect of the "Iron and Blood Field" is that the opponent's defense will become more active, and it will become more and more positive because of the increase in the number of blocks, but positive also has to be calm defense, once he is not calm, this originally negative effect for him Sun will also become a positive effect!
With Nash hitting both free throws, the score became 71-56, and the margin stretched to 15 points!
The 76ers' next actions on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends were as Sun Ce expected, and the opponents started with Howard and spread to the outside of the two All-Defensive Team levels, and they gradually became impatient.
With 10 minutes left in the game and 15 points behind, how can they not be impatient?
Moreover, Gasol Jr. and Tony Allen of the Grizzlies are not on the board yet! When they are rested, if they are still behind by more than 10 points in the second half of the quarter, it will basically mean that the game is over!
However, it is basically impossible for the 76ers to score quickly, their lineup has a strong offensive ability only Evans, Howard originally had it, but the first three quarters were full of consumption, chiseling Sun Ce is okay, chiseling Randolph is difficult to chisel easily, and Sun Ce's co-defense, Howard's passing is very poor.
And it is not easy for Sun Ce to block and block the inside line to break through or attack the inside, just as people are used to shooting from Howard, the 76ers are also used to shooting from him.
However, not being able to get a block does not mean that the defense is not good, the block must be to block the opponent's best shooting line to complete the interception, forcing the opponent to shoot at an angle that is not so suitable for shooting or usually not used to shooting, the hat is not so important, and it is the best choice to successfully interfere.
Just like in the second half of the third quarter, Sun Ce didn't have many chances to get a cap in the first half of the fourth quarter, only 1 successful block, or when he was a single defense of Thaddeus Young, Thaddeus Young turned to the basket and was capped by him, but his defense under the basket was very good!
The defense of the 76ers became more and more impatient, and in the first half of the fourth quarter, Klay Thompson was given a chance to shoot three-pointers, and Nash hit all 5 free throws in the first half of the quarter, and Nash also threw a close-range small throw, which was 2+1, Sun Ce also scored 4 points in the first half of the quarter, and the Grizzlies scored 14 points in the first half of the fourth quarter; On the 76ers' side, they only scored 11 points in the half-quarter when they tried their best to attack, and Evans only scored 11 points when he scored 8 points.
By the time of the official timeout in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies led the 76ers by 14 points, 81-67!
Entering the pause, the atmosphere on the scene has been crazy, the scene is cheering wildly, there are 5 minutes and 58 seconds left, leading by 14 points, and the victory is laid!
When Klay Thompson, Paul George and Randolph came off the break, the fans in the stadium shouted the names of the three and applauded.
The big screen showed the data of the two best players of the Grizzlies tonight, Sun Ce, 29 points, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 blocks and 2 steals...... plus 4 fouls and 5 turnovers; Nash, 22 points and 4 assists!
Sun Ce's score slipped in the second half, but Nash scored 16 points in the half, continuing the Grizzlies' offensive firepower!
On the 76ers' side, Evans also had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, and the turnovers were better controlled than Sun Ce, with only 4 turnovers, but in addition to his 24 points and Howard's 18 points, the highest score for others was Louis Williams' 9 points.
The second half played 18 minutes, and although the Grizzlies scored only 33 points, the 76ers scored only 23 points.
In the face of the Grizzlies' brutal defense in the second half, the 76ers were crushed!
However, they are all young players, and the 76ers are not willing to give up!
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After the timeout, the Grizzlies sent a lineup of Sun Ce, Nash, Tony Allen, Battier, and Gasol Jr.
On the 76ers' side, Evans, Meeks, Louis Williams, LaVoy Allen, and Howard played.
76ers head coach Doug Collins has no choice, the defensive end really can't hit the other side, and he doesn't know why, the more they play, the more impatient they become, they actually sent Nash to the free throw line three times in the first quarter, and Sun Ce to the free throw line twice, giving Nash 5 free throws, Sun Ce 4 free throws, Sun Ce only made 2 of 4 free throws, but Nash hit all 5 free throws!
The referee's blowing scale was very loose, and he gave the opponent so many free throws, which proves how impatient their 76ers have been on the defensive end for the past six minutes or so.
Now I can only fight to attack!
The Grizzlies, on the other hand, insisted on playing defense, with a 14-point difference, less than 6 minutes, slowly consuming and slowly boiling.
In the face of the Grizzlies lineup, even offensive powerhouses like the Lakers, Nuggets, and Mavericks have to peel off their skin, not to mention the 76ers, whose offense is already bad?
The 76ers have worked hard, but they only scored 9 points in the last 5 minutes and 58 seconds, and the Grizzlies are completely disregarding offense and pure defense, and the offense relies on Nash to score, and Sun Ce retains his physical strength to defend with all his might.
In the last 5 minutes and 58 seconds, the Grizzlies only scored 6 points, Nash scored 4 points, and Gasol Jr. scored two points with a rebound, and no other points were scored, but it also defended the 76ers to death, and Sun Ce also took the opportunity to give Lavoy Allen a big hat when Lavoy Allen threw against Battier.
In the last 4 minutes, the 76ers had reached the point of throwing three points, and really threw two of them, Howard also grabbed the offensive rebound and dialed it out to Evans to make a 2+1, but in the last 5 minutes and 58 seconds, the 76ers only scored 9 points!
When Meeks' whistle shot in the last two seconds was chased by Sun Ce and flew out of bounds, and the ball was still flying in the air, the whistle at the end of the game had already sounded!
The score was fixed at 87-76, and the Grizzlies defeated the 76ers by 11 points and won the first victory in the finals in team history!
The fans at the scene all stood up and cheered at the moment of the whistle, shouting "Lord", although the last half of the game did not score a point, and the entire second half only scored 11 points, Sun Ce still got 29 points, 20 boards, 10 assists, 9 blocks and 2 steals of the quasi-quadruple-double data!
In particular, the 9 blocks tied Howard's Finals all-time record of 9 blocks in a single game set in Game 4 of the 2009 Finals!
Sun Ce is also one of only two players in NBA history who can get 20 rebounds and 9 blocks!
Nash, who scored 20 points in the second half of the bloodstained game, also enjoyed the cheers and shouts of the fans.
With only 11 points to win, Nash's 20-point spree in the second half was too crucial! He and Sun Ce attacked and defended and helped the Grizzlies win the first finals in team history!