764. King of the Best of the Week (Part 2: 5.5K)(2/2)
Hearing Coach Hollins' words, Sun Ce and others breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Randolph had gone out to cause trouble.
Don't blame Sun Ce and his teammates for making such speculations, Randolph has been full of misdeeds in the past!
Fortunately I just had a cold.
Boston is still quite cold in March. The temperature during the day today is only 2 to 11 degrees. The coldest at night may be below zero. If you are not careful, you may catch a cold. For big guys like NBA players, cold is not a disease.
A minor illness can cause hidden damage all over the body, but it is really possible that a cold will trigger a chain reaction.
And it was said to be a cold, 38 degrees, with a low fever. Sun Ce asked Coach Hollins to find out the specific situation. He learned that Randolph went to the hospital for treatment when he got up this morning, but his body temperature had not come down even after he warmed up, so
It was only then that it became clear that Randolph couldn't fight.
Randolph is fine, and he also learned about Randolph’s latest scandal from Coach Hollins. He will have something to tease Randolph about in the future. Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief, but...tonight’s game is troublesome.
Got it!
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At 5:58 in the evening, the lineup of Sun Ce, Conley, Battier, Yi Jianlian, and Gasol started against the Celtics.
For the Celtics, the starting lineup of Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett, and Kostic appeared.
After the All-Star Weekend, the Celtics suffered four consecutive losses and fell to fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Fortunately, they have stabilized their position with a recent three-game winning streak.
Celtics head coach Doc Rivers was almost furious before and after the All-Star break. Their insiders suffered consecutive injuries!
After seeing that the double-O'Neal center rotation performed well in the first half of the season, Rivers felt that he had another chance to reach the Finals this year.
O'Neal played 37 games before February, averaging 9.4 points, 5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 20 minutes of playing time per game. His performance was very good; O'Neal Jr. averaged 6.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 18 minutes of playing time per game. The two of them were outstanding.
His performance made last season's starting center Perkins a mere decoration.
Moreover, the double-O'Neal combination is very useful when playing against the Heat. The Celtics regard the Heat as the final opponent in the Eastern Conference and naturally want to correct this combination.
So, when the Thunder were selling Jeff Green, Danny Ainge decisively sent Perkins and Garnett Robinson to trade back Jeff Green.
But who would have thought that O'Neal injured his ankle and left the field in early February. He was eventually diagnosed with a torn Achilles tendon and was confirmed to be out for the season.
This robbed the Celtics of the opportunity to compete for first place in the Eastern Conference before the All-Star break by the Bulls, and allowed them to lose four games in a row after the All-Star break.
Fortunately, when it was time to trade back Jeff Green, Ainge easily got back Krstic, who the Thunder didn't want. After a month of adjustment, the Celtics gradually got back on track in March. In the past three games,
Get them all.
Now the Celtics are on a winning streak. When they met the Grizzlies, who were also on a winning streak, it was originally a showdown between the two strongest teams. But before the game, the Celtics received a huge benefit. Lando
Husband can't play, which makes the Celtics' forward advantage even more obvious.
Originally, they had Pierce, Garnett, Jeff Green, and Glen Davis. Their forward line was stronger than the Grizzlies. Now that the Grizzlies' strongest forward line is unable to play, the advantage naturally becomes greater.
At six o'clock, when the game started, the Celtics quickly took the lead.
Although Sun Ce scored two mid-range shots to lead by 1 point in the middle of the first quarter, at the end of the first quarter, the Celtics still led 26 to 22 by 4 points and entered the intersection break.
Sun Ce had physical potions to use today and played very hard. He made 3 of 7 shots in the first quarter, 2 of 2 free throws and scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, but the Celtics are still very strong!
Although they no longer have the terrifying strength of the strongest team in the Eastern Conference last season, and O'Neal's retirement has a huge impact on them, they are still the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
The stronger he is and the stronger his team is, the more Sun Ce can feel the power of Garnett. The Celtics' defense with Garnett as the core of the system is highly targeted and effective. When the Celtics
After the team learned that Sun Ce's shooting touch was mediocre today, they relaxed his defense a little and blocked the role players. Randolph is not here tonight, and the Grizzlies have no strong point in singles inside. Sun Ce's point is Kyle
The special team chose to relax their defense.
Especially when Sun Ce was outside the three-point line, the Celtics directly started a zone defense, blocking others and leaving Sun Ce outside the three-point line.
When the team fell further and further behind, Sun Ce threw 5 three-pointers in a single quarter and actually scored two.
But the Celtics did not waver and continued to maintain defensive stability.
After the entire game, Sun Ce played 44 minutes, making 11 of 26 shots, 6 of 9 free throws, and actually made two three-pointers. He threw 7 times from beyond the three-point line. In the third quarter, he made two consecutive three-pointers.
After failing to score, Sun Ce could only hold the ball and rush in, falling to the floor again and again, causing several fouls, but still unable to catch up with the score difference.
In the end, Sun Ce scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in 26 shots. The second highest scorer for the Grizzlies was Gasol with 18 points and 8 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan scored 14 points. No one else on the Grizzlies scored in double figures.
Already.
For the Celtics, Rondo had 4 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, Garnett had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Pierce had 19 points, Ray Allen had 23 points, and Jeff Green had 22 points...
The Grizzlies lost to the Celtics 92-103, ending their six-game winning streak.
In the direct battle between the freshly released Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, Sun Ce won the data, but Pierce took away the game.
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After losing to the Celtics, the Grizzlies' record became 49 wins and 12 losses, becoming the second 50-win team this season to be postponed.
Sun Ce returned to the hotel and went to the gym to practice hard. After he was exhausted, he went back to the room and took a shower. He asked the waiter to clean the bathtub again and again, and soaked in the bathtub. The unpleasantness of losing tonight was finally over.
Relax.
Tonight, Sun Ce's touch was not explosive, but it was not bad either, because he tried his best every time he attacked. He could use physical potions during the halftime break. He scored 9 points in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, helping
The team narrowed the point difference to 4 points, but still failed to make a comeback. He did not score a point in the next three minutes.
Excluding three-pointers, Sun Ce's shooting percentage was very good, 9 of 19, over 45%, and he also made 9 free throws.
But the Celtics are indeed the Eastern Conference finals team in Sun Ce's memory. Although they are not as strong as they were in the past three years, they are still one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
Sun Ce felt the importance of superstars to the team. Without the S-level strength of Randolph, the overall strength of their Grizzlies team plummeted by a notch.
Randolph is so important. Although Randolph is fat this season, he has no injuries. Before, he only had rest during the off-season. This is the first time Sun Ce has experienced Randolph being injured this season.
This made Sun Ce understand the importance of his teammates more, but he knew that injuries were inevitable, and he could only protect himself to prevent his injuries from affecting the team.
Currently, the Grizzlies have lost 12 games, and the Spurs have also lost 9 games. The gap between the two teams is still 3 wins, and there are 21 games left. There is definitely a chance, but...
The Lakers and Mavericks are still pursuing fiercely behind!
Chapter completed!