Section 495.3 Four Times Five!

Sun Ce went up to look at JR Smith lying on the floor. JR Smith waved his hand and said he was fine.

JR-Smith, who was grinning from the fall, was not injured, but suffered a lot of pain from the fall.

Also, it’s so embarrassing! JR Smith never expected that Sun Ce would jump away.

The fans at the scene couldn't bear to see JR Smith lying on the floor!

This kind of ball, if it is blocked, it is a good shot, but if it is not blocked... it looks really stupid.

However, it also showed Sun Ce's predictive ability!

Sun Ce himself has new ideas about CIC.

Boss Joe's teachings to him are limited to singles with the ball. When he really wants to use mid-range shots as a regular offensive method, he still needs to explore on the court by himself.

Only when encountering certain specific situations, such as this time when he encountered Anthony who was so good at guarding mid-range shots that other defenses could not guard anyone, Sun Ce was forced to find a way.

This cannot be achieved through training, which proves how important it is for players to have playing time. Training is the foundation, but having the opportunity to try in the game is even more important!

Seeing that JR Smith was fine, Sun Ce retreated toward the backcourt.

JR Smith got over the pain, and after the feeling of shame subsided a little, he took his teammates' hands and climbed up.

This is also a miracle man. JR Smith turned around and hit Sun Ce's defensive fade-away mid-range jumper in return.

Respond to the ball!

The white-collar fans, who were not very interested at the scene, began to get excited when they saw JR Smith responding to Sun Ce's mid-range shot just now.

In transition, the Grizzlies attack.

If it is a strong defensive team, they will definitely be wary of Sun Ce who just made a catch-and-shoot mid-range shot.

But the Rockets are not. In their eyes, a mid-range shot is only two points. Their defensive attention is still on the cutter Yi Jianlian and the three-point shooter Morrow controlled by Conley and Gasol.

Sun Ce's opportunity has come!

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Off-ball shooters are always easily overlooked;

Become the key point of the game.

Sun Ce's off-ball style used to focus on cutting into the attacking basket and setting up second passes, but at least he has experience without the ball. Although extending to the mid-range is a brand new attempt, the opponent came too well.

If he changes to a strong defensive team, it is unlikely that he will practice off-ball defense in the game. He will have to practice more off-the-ball movements outside the game before he has the opportunity to try it in the game.

But by luck, when Sun Ce needed a chance to practice, he happened to encounter the Rockets with poor defense.

At the end of the half, the Grizzlies held on to the score, trailing the Rockets 61 to 62, and were not pulled away by the opponent's brutal offensive firepower.

The fans at the scene saw how poor their team's defense was, and they were actually able to score 61 points in the half by the Grizzlies!

After halftime, Sun Ce scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. His shooting percentage of 5 of 7 was simply explosive. In the last 6 minutes of the second quarter, he made two mid-range shots, a baseline hook, and a dash. He made two free throws when he went to the basket and caused a foul.

In addition, there are 4 blocks... all thanks to Anthony's support!

However, the Rockets are still leading, which is a bit unacceptable for the Grizzlies.

The opponent is too tenacious. No matter how they chase points, no matter how hard they try to overtake the score, someone from the Rockets will step up and score the key goal.

Or Billups, or Anthony, or JR Smith, or Brooks... this outside combination is a bunch of sluts! It’s still the kind of wave that keeps getting bigger and bigger each time!

After the start of the third quarter, the lineup of Conley, Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier, and Gasol went up to prepare to improve the defense.

This is the Grizzlies' strongest defensive combination.

But unlike the defense against Biao when playing the Magic, this time it was also against Biao, but on the offensive end.

There is no way to guard against the Rockets' perimeter four!

Just as the Spurs could only use offense when they met the Suns in the playoffs, and the offense couldn't handle it, they had to resort to blackmail. Facing the Rockets, who didn't consider defense at all, the Grizzlies The team wanted to increase their intensity, but the Rockets ignored them.

The Rockets' four perimeter players are extremely powerful compared to the perimeter. In addition, Al Jefferson returned in the third quarter to sit under the basket and contain the Rockets. The Rockets' four perimeter players took turns taking turns. , they can only replace Tony Allen and Paul George, send Gay and Morrow to attack with the opponent.

In the second half of the third quarter, Sun Ce was replaced. In the first half of the quarter, he easily got 5 mid-range shots. He made 2 of 5 shots, almost open shots. Sun Ce's efficiency was extremely high, plus he hit a free throw line running hook earlier. , a baseline hook, and two mid-range shots. Today's mid-range shooting percentage is over 50%!

But by the end of the three quarters, the Grizzlies were still three points behind the Rockets, 86 to 89!

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21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 1 steal. Sun Ce never thought that after playing 21 minutes in three quarters and scoring 20+5+5+5, the team was still lagging behind!

Anthony's performance with 41 points and 13 rebounds in the third quarter was too brutal!

His three-dimensional shooting ability is at least A+, invincible! It doesn’t matter who you fight against!

Sun Ce thought before the start of the game that it would be difficult to beat the Rockets, but as far as the incident was concerned, he thought that the basic goal of winning was relatively simple. Making 4 mid-range shots was a bit slower. Capping Anthony twice was the most difficult. .

Who would have thought that blocking Anthony twice would be completed all at once. After three quarters, he blocked Anthony 4 times and blocked Brooks once. The data was multiplied by 4 by 5.

On the contrary, the mid-range shot, which was quite confident, was completed by a temporary method.

But the last thing they expected was that they had been lagging behind since the second quarter!

The coaching staff is emphasizing defense and interfering with the opponent as much as possible.

How could these team members not know this? In other words, how could the coaching staff not know that the players have been working hard, but they had no choice but to encounter a few Rockets shooters who went berserk. Four people made 10 three-pointers in three quarters. The space was wide open and Anthony's attack under the basket could be blocked by five people. And Al Jefferson…

Especially among Anthony's 13 rebounds, 9 were offensive rebounds, which is simply terrifying!

But the coaching staff can only keep emphasizing that they are worried that the players will slack off because they have not been able to guard against it.

The break between sessions was almost over, and the coaching staff's arrangements were completed. Sun Ce stood up and stretched his muscles.

"It's really hard to beat the Celtics, who have the strength to compete in the Eastern Conference finals... There's no other way... Let's fight!"

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After returning from the break, the Grizzlies sent out a lineup of Sun Ce, Morrow, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and DeAndre Jordan.

A lineup that tries its best to defend and attack with all its strength!

For the Rockets, Billups needs to take a rest. He played 26 minutes in the third quarter today. The lineup of Brooks, J.R. Smith, Anthony, Patrick Patterson, and Al Jefferson came on.

The Grizzlies attacked first. Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt and then broke into the inside. He used his own breakthrough threat and Jordan's cutting threat to compress the opponent's defense. He passed the ball from the baseline to Yi Jianlian on the other baseline. Yi Jianlian's baseline jumper... went in!

This is a combination that the Imperial Combination often uses in the national team!

Next, the Rockets missed an outside jumper. The Grizzlies relied on Morrow's cut-in floater to overtake the score, leading 90 to 89 by 1 point.

But then Anthony hit Paul George on a fadeaway jumper from the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right side, taking the lead again. The Rockets led the Grizzlies by two points, 92 to 90!

After finally playing a 4-0 run, Anthony knocked back another three-pointer.

Sun Ce gritted his teeth to resist the feeling of loss that he wanted to catch up but seemed to never be able to catch up. He knew how important his emotions were. He was the leader of this lineup. If he was partnered with several starting teammates, he did not need to restrain himself, but with this A group of teammates with less than 4 years of playing experience all rely on him to lead, and he must persevere.

While Sun Ce is gritting his teeth and holding on, the Rockets are also holding on!

The Rockets are going crazy. Anthony has already scored 44 points, but he is still in a situation where he is about to be overtaken at any time!

And there’s physical fitness!

The Grizzlies are in very good physical condition. Paul George also played a lot of time today, which means there is an 11-man rotation, while only 9 of the Rockets have played, and both Ellington and Kenyon Martin only played. A few minutes, which is basically a 7-minute rotation!