Five Hundred and Seven. The Monster in Lori’s Eyes
Due to the tight schedule, the Grizzlies did not have time to prepare much for the Nuggets.
In fact, most of the game plans for the first half month of the new season are drawn up after the preseason.
It’s no surprise that the Lakers, as the defending champions, started the season with five consecutive wins.
The Grizzlies are an emerging team that is rising strongly, and Sun Ce's performance at the beginning was so brutal. It is not surprising that they have won five consecutive games in the beginning.
But who would have thought that the Nuggets would start a five-game winning streak?
Sun Ce compared the lineup of coach George Karl's future track and field team with the current Nuggets.
The point guard combination of Lowry + Lawson...the two are now far away from Lawson in his peak period. At his peak, Lawson was a top point guard averaging 15+9 per game and a top-paid player.
Lowry has averaged 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists per game since the start of the game, and Lawson has averaged 9 points and 5 assists per game. They are playing very well. The two play alternately and occasionally appear together.
Ariza is a weakened version of Iguodala. In addition to defense, he is a weakened version in all other aspects.
Gallinari is a top singles player. Although he is a white player of 2.08 meters, he is very fast, explosive and has comprehensive skills.
Wilson Chandler, a super sixth man, has come off the bench and averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds per game so far this new season.
Kidney Warrior Nene, the Nuggets' strongest player, was once a man with top physical fitness. However, in 2005, he tore his cruciate ligament and meniscus... and later lost an egg. Although his bounce was far less than before the serious injury, But his speed is still B+ level, he is fierce in confrontation, excellent in pick-and-roll defense, has strong counterattack ability, and has a mid-range shot.
Aaron Afflalo, B+ level, an excellent outside leader on both offense and defense, A+ level three-point ability, with a three-point shooting rate of over 40% and averaging at least 1.5 three-pointers per game. He and Ariza form a super perimeter defense, and there is also a high-quality 3D player Courtney Lee on the bench...
Although there is no true All-Star player, this lineup was not targeted by opponents at the beginning of the new season. In Sun Ce’s impression, George Karl amazingly scored 57 points in the 2012-2013 season. The track and field team system that won the most wins in the history of the Nuggets team was refreshed. This lineup is so perfect! Just wait for the two point guards to grow up!
Will he go far in the playoffs... Sun Ce probably won't go far, but in the regular season, with the Nuggets' lineup, he will have no problem running the entire game.
Xiaogangpao and Lawson took turns playing,
Can run a whole game with the pile of high-quality forwards that the Nuggets took away from the Rockets!
Even if the Nuggets start with five consecutive wins, not many people think that the Nuggets are very good.
Even if Sun Ce knew that coach George Karl could achieve a good record with a group of players who can run, jump, and shoot and a point guard who can pass the ball well, he didn't have much fear about the Nuggets. He knew that in the playoffs The Nuggets' style of play doesn't work.
But when such an opponent is in front of you, it really gives you a headache!
The Nuggets have too much depth from shooting guard to power forward... But Sun Ce turned around and thought: I am a point guard! None of my business...
Just leave the troublesome matters to his teammates, and Sun Ce's mentality suddenly relaxed a lot.
Facing Lowry and fellow player Lawson, who had a long development period like Conley, Sun Ce felt happy...
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At 6:58, the referee signaled the players from both teams to come on.
The Grizzlies sent out a starting lineup of Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Gay, Randolph, and DeAndre Jordan.
Because it was four games in five days, Gasol was put on the bench for the second game back-to-back. He would play again if necessary and rest if not necessary. The same goes for Conley. He has more physical problems than Sun Ce. Sun Ce has normal endurance. There is an A- grade, and Conley is a B+.
It may be due to genetics. The elders in his family are all athletes famous for their explosive speed, jumping, etc., and he has inherited it. Even at his peak, he will be tired after playing 30 minutes in a game as a core player. This is the key factor that prevents him from becoming an All-Star player.
The Nuggets sent out a starting lineup of Lowry, Afflalo, Ariza, Gallinari, and Nene.
Jordan and Nene, two big centers of the same height and weight, came to the center circle to jump the ball.
Both are centers on the first team in the Western Conference, and neither of them is afraid of the other.
At seven o'clock exactly, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air...
The missing egg will definitely have an impact, Jordan leaped high to win the jump ball!
Sun Ce received the ball and advanced towards the frontcourt.
The feeling is completely different from last night. The dribbling is so smooth and smooth. I really want to imitate the God of Gamblers and eat a piece of chocolate before the game.
Lowry looked at Sun Ce advancing from the opposite side, feeling excited and nervous. In the past summer, he received a four-year, $25 million offer from the Cavaliers. The Nuggets matched the contract and promised the starting position.
This is simply wonderful for Lowry. Since he was selected by the Grizzlies, he only made 30 starts in the first three years of his rookie contract. Finally, he was traded to the Nuggets last season and became the head coach of the Nuggets. Willing to use his characteristics as a master!
Lowry is very excited to deal with his old club that once ignored him. Now he has won five consecutive games and he wants to continue his winning streak!
However, it was not Lowry who defended Sun Ce, nor even Afflalo, the shooting guard, but Ariza...
Ariza, who combines speed, size, and confrontation, is enough to guard from point guard to small forward, and even power forward in the small ball era in the future.
After Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt, he saw Ariza guarding the three-point line. Of course... leave this situation to Randolph.
Sun Ce doesn't think he's awesome just because he has at least a triple-double in two consecutive games.
Randolph easily got the ball, caught Sun Ce's lob, and glanced at Gallinari, who was slightly taller than him... Randolph turned around and pushed away Gallinari without any hindrance. Nene immediately Attacked from a flank, Gallinari and Randolph were more than two laps smaller than Randolph, with a weight difference of more than 100 kilograms and more than 130 kilograms...
There is a tiger in his heart, sniffing the roses. Randolph is not a rough guy and has a high golf quotient. He has already expected this. When he turned around, he was looking for his teammates and saw Sun Ceche coming in!
Immediately drop the ball to the right side of the basket!
When Randolph went to ask for the ball in the low post and Sun Ce lobbed the ball into the inside, Jordan ran out from the inside and gave Sun Ce a ball-free screen!
Sun Ce rushed one step outside the three-second area of the free throw line and saw that Randolph was actually lobbing the ball. The height... was a bit hanging!
Shouting MMP in his heart, Sun Ce took a step forward with all his strength, stepped heavily on the floor, and took off with all his strength... He barely touched the ball, lifted it up, and the ball fell into the basket lightly.
"Damn it, thanks to my quick skills..."
Sun Ce feels that the most troublesome thing about using a star player experience card with that kind of physical fitness is that in the next one or two games, his teammates treat him like a superman.
Fortunately, Randolph didn't throw it casually like he usually did when passing it to Jordan, otherwise this ball would have been a lot of fun.
The key point is that Randolph is the internal containment point. The one who cooperates most efficiently with Sun Ce in the entire team is not the substitute twin towers, nor Gay and Moreau, but Randolph.
Offense and defense transition, the Nuggets attack.
Lowry excitedly advanced to the frontcourt. Now that the team is gaining momentum, he wants to take revenge on his old club!
Having taken revenge on the Rockets before, now it's the Grizzlies' turn.
He doesn't think what Sun Ce has now is what he should have. He doesn't have Mayo's magical brain circuit, but he finally stood out and got a big contract. He wants to regret giving up his team!
Lowry's habits are not particularly good. Every time he reaches outside the three-point line, he starts to pay attention to the positions of his opponents and teammates, and temporarily thinks about whether to break through or not based on the current situation.
Xiaogangpao is not a complimentary nickname. It can barely be considered a good or bad evaluation. His impact is his advantage, but before he matures, he plays recklessly.
Once outside the three-point line, Lowry focused on the attack. He took a closer look... I'm going to choke him!
From a distance, he was taller than him anyway, and Lori didn't pay special attention to it. Up close, Sun Ce was even bigger than last year!
Monster with a large quadruple pair!
Let’s break through first! Lowry felt that the opponent was so big that he might not be as fast as him.
Lowry accelerates his breakthrough!
A small steel cannon is a small steel cannon, and it is scary when it rushes forward. Sun Ce did not choose to attack, but kept retreating. Anyway, the opponent's current three-pointer is D, and the mid-range shot is C-, and it is very even. As for the When the opponent reaches 28 or 29, he has already mastered COSCO's shooting skills. This is not considered for the time being.
Lowry sullenly rushed to the right side of the three-second zone at close range. When he looked up... he almost spat out a greeting that started with F.
The other party actually caught up!
It's deep! Lowry originally wanted to rush in and hit the basket directly. He didn't appreciate Jordan's defensive awareness, but Sun Ce was still in front of him!
Sun Ce's blocking performance in the past two games was 7+10, but Lowry didn't dare to play with the lever, so he stepped back and shot a short jumper...
This is not what Lowry is good at. Although he avoided Sun Ce's block, he still made a three-shot shot!
DeAndre Jordan defends the defensive rebound!
Lowry saw that the ball did not hit the frame and ran back quickly. He was frightened by Sun Ce's size and speed.
The defense can keep up with the breakthrough by retreating, or it relies on physical confrontation to limit the speed. This is obviously not the case. Lowry rushed directly to the edge of the three-second zone, so it is definitely not this.
Then the opponent is faster than him!
Lori felt his scalp numb, with such a body shape and such speed...
Sun Ce was also a little excited as he advanced towards the frontcourt.
He dared to defend like that because he saw that Lowry's speed was A+. He estimated that Lowry was probably one of the fastest in the A+ level, but his grandson still had a speed advantage!
Moreover, he made the right bet. His number of blocks in the past two games will definitely make him more threatening on the defensive end and can scare his opponents!
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After a four-hour bus ride, I wrote one chapter, went to have a meal and returned to the hotel to write the second chapter. Fortunately, the business trip was not long. I will wait for the boss to negotiate with the other party tomorrow morning, and then return to Chengdu tomorrow afternoon. Updates will be back to normal the day after tomorrow.
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