: 1272. Calm Durant

On the Grizzlies side, the starting lineup of Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Randolph and Gasol Jr.
On the Thunder side, the starting lineup of Westbrook, Sephora, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins debut.
Perkins has lost the power to jump the ball, Ibaka came to the middle circle to jump the ball.
Sun Ce saw this picture and came to Little Gasol before jumping the ball: "Mark, would you like to jump the ball?"
Gasol, pretending not to hear anything, turned to look at his girlfriend on the sidelines, blowing a kiss with his girlfriend...
"Fuck! So timid!"
Sun Cetong came to the middle circle sullenly, looking at Ibaka who was focused on preparing to jump the ball.
In the cheers of the fans on the spot, at 8 pm, the referee blew the whistle at the start of the game and threw the ball into the air.
The height is better, the bounce is better, the speed is faster... The focused Ibaka defeated Sun Ce to win the jump ball, and the cheers of the fans on the spot changed to shouting "defense".
With such a violent atmosphere, the Thunder players seemed to have returned to the playoffs last year!
The Grizzlies fans are regular enough for the regular season. In the playoffs, they are all like lunatics. Now that the playoffs are approaching, the Memphis people have begun to show wild folk customs and are more and more feeling in the playoffs.
Especially in the past six games, the Grizzlies have not played at home. After a lapse of more than ten days, they did not see their own team at home. The enthusiasm of the fans on the scene can be imagined.
Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with tremendous pressure. He was not afraid of pressure. He just watched Sun Ce's triple-doubles, 14 times! So desperate!
He has learned that the Grizzlies play is very conducive to Sun Ce to get rebounds, defensive rebounds are inside for Sun Ce card, but they are not Thunder, they are not a counterattack team, can only be anxious, and he knows The team can't change the game for his rebound. At this stage, he is very eager for the championship, and only then can he really catch up with Sun Ce.
After advancing to the frontcourt, facing Paul George's defense, Westbrook forced the inside to avoid the small Gasol block and folded the layup.
Westbrook, who specializes in a sudden basket, is really powerful. The stable and fast straight sprint after the outbreak of acceleration is unpredictable.
Gasol Jr. moved too fast, Westbrook will definitely pass back, moving slowly, will give Westbrook a chance to prepare for a layup.
Unguarded, Gasol Jr. was not discouraged either. He scored one goal at a time, and Westbrook couldn’t get in every draw.
When the Grizzlies attacked, Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Randolph who had Perkins in the basket.
In the past two fights, Perkins has been unable to prevent Randolph. In the last dozen games, Randolph averaged 18 points and 9 rebounds in 29 minutes per game. In this state, the Thunder did not give Parr Kings single defense, Westbrook let go of Tony Allen to hit Randolph in the post.
The Grizzlies have already prepared for this. Sun Ce immediately took Durant to the right of the top arc when Westbrook contracted, and Gasol moved from the free throw line to the left of the three-second zone. Tony Allen blocked Durant in the top arc, Randolph passed the ball to the right side of the top arc, Sun Ce made a three-point shot...
The Grizzlies played a beautiful space check and cleared the pass line. Sun Ce's three-pointer was slightly distorted after the pick and roll, but the ball hitting the basket against the basket's neck fell into the box!
Sun Ce came up with a three-pointer!
Durant's sentence beginning with S was sprayed out at the beginning of the game.
Last season, even if they played against the Grizzlies at the beginning of the season, they could still make a cut by blocking Sun Ce and let Sun Ce shoot from the outside. When he played for the first time in the season, he won by betting. At that time, Sun Ce averaged three points per game. It is higher than it is now, but it was forcibly pulled up by a record-breaking three-pointer in the opener.
But now, a season is about to pass, Sun Ce's three-point has really become a regular offensive means.
And Randolph also recovered...
The strength of the Grizzlies position battle lineup has become stronger than last season!
Watching Sun Ce run to the sidelines and black widow high-fare on the way back to the backcourt, Durant was not affected. In the frontcourt, he had a good running position, contained the space, and created a better organization of attack space for Westbrook.
In the running position, Durant received the ball and met Sun Ce and Randolph for a change of defense. It was distributed to Ibaka at the bottom line. Ibaka hit the bottom line.
Very good points, Durant is not particularly good at passing. The ball passing errors are very high, but the receiving points are very good. The average 3.7 assists per game this season is very good.
The calm Durant is terrible. Not only does he use his own restraint to help Westbrook create a better opportunity to organize the offensive, use his own restraint to divide the ball, but also save physical strength, multiply.
This makes Sun Ce feel that finding a black widow to stimulate Durant is a waste of effort.
However, the tickets were sent by the team without spending money, and Sun Ce did not regret it.
The attacking rhythm of the two teams was very slow in the beginning, and each attack took almost 20 seconds, but the success rate was very high!
The Grizzlies lineup was originally intended to play a positional battle. The slower the rhythm, the better. The Thunder side has more experience after playing multiple times. At this time, you can't rush to speed up and adapt to the Grizzlies rhythm. Slowly Only by playing can we have a better chance of scoring.
The Grizzlies change defense quickly and decisively. It also means that there are often people who miss people and need people to make defenses.
The Grizzlies have recovered from Randolph on the side. The starting lineup is stronger than last season, but on the Thunder, the young stars are also improving, the game awareness is also improving, and the experience is more. The Grizzlies didn't get cheap in the starting stage!
In the first 6 minutes and 27 seconds of the first quarter, Durant exerted his strength and hit a long-range three-pointer shot one meter away from the left side of the top arc. The Thunder led the Grizzlies by 16 points and 4 points. The Grizzlies did not Hold it, call a timeout first!
Although the two teams had a good start rate, they had fewer shots, fewer free throws, and lower scores. However, the two teams were evenly matched, and they were both reluctant to call a timeout. However, the Grizzlies missed the last round and were duo. Rand scored three points and the Grizzlies could only call a timeout.
In terms of momentum, the Grizzlies were temporarily crushed.
Sun Ce returned to the bench and was ready to play the whole game tonight. He felt that the opponent was more fierce than the previous two games, mainly because of the change of Perkins!
A season later, Perkins experienced a beating of reality, knowing that he is no longer himself, and he is not always reluctant to accept reality like Howard, and there have been obvious changes on the defensive end!