I Don’t Want to be the Boss

At 7:30 in the evening, after the warm-up, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the stadium together.

The annual flag-raising ceremony has begun. This year there is still a regular-season championship flag. The players are not surprised, but the old fans on the scene are very proud. I think 6 years ago, until the end of the 10-11 season, they were gray. There is no flag in the sky above the Bears' home arena.

But in the past six years, the number of flags above their arena has caught up with the Pistons, Bulls, Warriors, 76ers, Spurs, and other teams in NBA history.

In terms of the number of championship flags, only the yellow, green and red teams have more than their Grizzlies!

Their team already has the background of a strong team and a group of loyal fans in the basketball world. These are all cultivated in the past 8 years. Someday, these people will also become "old fans."

Chris Wallace’s changing thank you words every year, and after the final preparation time before the game, the Grizzlies and Warriors series opener is on!

For the fifth consecutive year in the playoffs, the two teams are already very familiar, but this year the Warriors have changed a lot.

Russell, Harden, Wiggins, Drummond Green, Thabeet... Don’t say, even Russell doesn’t look down on Wiggins, but people’s strength lies there. Can't run at seven or eight points. The team's second strongest player in scoring is no problem with giving full shots 20+ per game. It reminds them of the player who clocked in with 20 points every day more than ten years ago.

In turn, the Grizzlies’ Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Aldridge, and Gobert’s invincible starters, and the Warriors’ veteran players are very familiar with them. For three consecutive years, this starting lineup has exploded in the playoffs. They won the Warriors for three years!

After the start of the game, the Grizzlies quickly entered the state, really pressing and playing. The Grizzlies beat the Warriors 34 to 20 in the first quarter...

The strength gap is too obvious!

If the Warriors do not trade there, they have the ability to wrestle with the Grizzlies...provided that the Warriors players are as full of desire and confidence as the past two years.

But now, not to mention confidence, in terms of strength alone, after Curry was traded, the Warriors are the most affected, not Harden, but Drummond Green, without Curry’s three. Points containment and catching and shooting, Drummond Green's offensive role has been directly abolished!

Russell is okay to receive a three-pointer, but compared to Curry, it is obviously not a grade three-pointer. Russell is not as good as Curry in all aspects except that he is physically stronger than Curry.

This is not the most influential. The Wiggins they introduced is obviously stronger than Harrison Barnes, much stronger, but Wiggins played well in the two or three games after being traded by the Clippers. Very hard, but as soon as those games were over, he didn't care at all. No matter what others said, no matter what the game was, he would vote 13 or 4 times per game, score 17 or 8 points per game, and then rest after get off work... …

Others can't see it, they just think the Warriors have a "prospective future", as if Harden is at the peak in two years, Russell and Wiggins enter the year when they are playing, the Warriors will have a chance to become the new overlord.

From the perspective of facing talents, the exchange of Curry for Russell and Wiggins, plus two first rounds, also got rid of the Harrison Barnes long-term contract, the Warriors and the Clippers trade, The operation of the Warriors can really be described as robbery.

But my family knows that my family is suffering, Wiggins, looks good, but the effect is equivalent to a tasteless effect. Fortunately, grasp the timing of using Wiggins, at least not to delay. If you think about it, you will not lose. This guy is cruel. You can play against James at the time, although the effect is not too far from that of Vujacic.

No, in the second quarter, the Warriors came up with the tactics of Harden and Wiggins taking turns in singles, let Wiggins go to match Sun Ce, Harden and Klay Thompson, the two had a hard time. He scored a score of 32 to 29 in a single quarter, firmly clenched the score in the second quarter, and narrowed the three-point difference. After halftime, he was only 11 points behind the Grizzlies.

But this is already the limit of the Warriors. They are okay in the regular season. Maybe they meet the Suns and Trail Blazers in the playoffs, and they have greater hope of winning. But when they meet the Grizzlies, as long as the Grizzlies are not outside. The defensive end did not cause continuous fouls by core defensive players. At best, the Warriors mixed up. In theory, the Warriors have a future, but not now!

With an 11-point lead and superior strength, Paul George was up in the third quarter!

With 4 three-pointers in a single quarter, 4 assists and 2 steals, under the leadership of Paul George, the Grizzlies beat the Warriors 28-19 in the third quarter...

With a tailwind, Paul George can play Tracy McGrady in the playoffs!

Although the Warriors scored a score of 31 to 23 in the final quarter, the Grizzlies were already paddling and finally defeated the Warriors 114 to 102 and won the first victory easily!

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Although some media speculate that the Warriors might be able to fight against the Grizzlies, after all, they seek change if they fail to fight. The Warriors have indeed sought change. Their current perimeter trio only looks at singles ability. The original trio was stronger, but the Grizzlies won so easily, and not many people felt surprised. Changes may be good or even worse.

Facts have proved that the changes in the Warriors are still very early to deal with Sun Ce. There may be opportunities in the future, but by no means now.

Sun Ce played 29 minutes tonight, scored 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, and missed a second in the fourth quarter.

The Grizzlies and Warriors game is over, and the first day of the playoffs is over.

In addition to the tragic encounter of the Raptors in the first round, Paul, who was uncomfortable in the first round, was defeated. The Bulls, Grizzlies, and Suns all won their first wins.

After the game, Sun Ce returned home from physiotherapy last night and listened to Zu Goe talking about tonight’s report. For example, the Clippers didn’t play well, and the Bulls’ first round would be tantamount to bullying their opponents...

However, Sun Ce felt that when the Warriors lost Curry, their Grizzlies playing the Warriors was tantamount to bullying their opponents.

It's not that the Warriors have a bad lineup, but that Curry is far more important than the others in Steve Kerr's tactical importance. Without Curry, Drummond Green and Harden have nothing to do with Harden. Drummond -Green can’t eat pie, and can’t shoot... the point is that Steve Kerr is not suitable for Harden. Without Curry, the Warriors should not only introduce the "future", it should be long overdue. Drastic changes, such as replacing the head coach with D'Antoni, replacing the inside twin towers with sports defensive pie-like insides, running and playing!

Only at this time, no team would trust D'Antoni to coach to win the championship, and Sun Ce did not remind the Warriors of the idea, let alone believe it or not, what did he do?

Nothing happened overnight, and on the second day, the second game day of the playoffs arrived.

The Grizzlies have a pure rest today. They won the second place in the Western Conference in the last 7-game winning streak. There are two rest days between the first game and the second game of the first round, and the preparation day is scheduled for tomorrow. It's just a simple basic training, as for training...In the first game, the Grizzlies were not dragged by the Warriors to the point where they needed training. They were crushed by pure strength, and they were crushed by hard power and won. .

In the afternoon, the playoffs in the East started.

The Nets and Celtics both won easily. The top four in the Eastern Conference, only the Raptors broke down in the playoffs. The time for Lowry and DeRozan to be expelled from the NBA once a year... …

But when it came to the west, the style of painting changed suddenly!

The Thunder beat the Lakers 113 to 97. Westbrook scored 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. The Jazz defeated the Trail Blazers 109 to 101. Jimmy Butler scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Conley scored 34 points!

Westbrook's large triple-double is almost exploded! He was originally the MVP favorite. The league is already organizing voting for major awards. Westbrook's voice for MVP is even higher.

This is not over yet, by April 18th, the Clippers are also doing it! In the case of losing the first game, the second game narrowly beat the Suns 122 to 115, a strong tie with the big score 1-1, taking home advantage!

Curry scored 36 points and Durant scored 44 points. The two of them scored 80 points. In fact, they did not play badly in the last game. It was just that Jokic played in the playoffs for the first time. In this game, he performed very well here, 7 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, regardless of the low assists, but when he played, the Clippers offensively moved extremely smoothly.

Although the first game was delayed, Jokic showed great adaptability, allowing Curry and Durant to show their ability to raise the team's ceiling.

In terms of overall strength, there is a gap between the Clippers and the Suns, which can get 60 wins. The gap in the strength of role players is quite large. However, if Jokic can drive Hilder, Harrison Barnes and others Not so lagging behind, Curry and Durant are king bombs for the Suns!

On the other side, the Raptors came to the second home game, beating the Heat 112-98.

Soon, on April 19, the day of the second game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors arrived.

The Bulls, Celtics, and Grizzlies all easily defeated their opponents, but the Jazz lost the second game and the Trail Blazers struggled to hold their home court advantage.

On April 20th, the Westbrook fans, shouting for the black eight, watched Westbrook enter the meeting...

After losing the first game, James was extremely grumpy in the second game!

How irritable is it?

The Thunder were beaten for 30 points in half...

67 to 37! James beat the Thunder like a god.

With 35 points behind 60 to 95 in three quarters, Westbrook played in the fourth quarter because at the end of the three quarters, Westbrook scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. After the last quarter, Westbrook's data increased to 20. Points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals... But the Thunder still lost 30 points 90 to 120!

This time, the mentality of Westbrook fans collapsed!

At the beginning, Sun Ce was not scolded for brushing data because Sun Ce was always ahead of the score. When he fell behind, he tried to chase points. Westbrook was not only the leader in brushing data, but also when he fell behind!

In the MVP competition, Westbrook's market just overwhelmed Griffin and then dropped again...

After the first two games of each series of games have been played, basically the general situation of the first round of this year can be seen.

In the East, the Bulls, Celtics, and Nets are all too strong for their opponents, and they are not a team at all.

The Raptors may be overthrown by Paul.

The West is chaotic. The Suns and Clippers have their own advantages. One is that the team is stronger and the other is the star.

It's hard to say on the Thunder side. After all, they have won the home court advantage, but the Lakers seem to be furious. James is like a beast in the playoffs. If he can't stop it, how strong is the Westbrook team of the Thunder. There are many strong teams that can't stop the Lakers at all, and many people are puzzled. The Thunder played well in the first game. Westbrook led the team with a sudden point. His teammates voted correctly and he had a chance. Many, but how come Westbrook didn't shoot if his teammates were not allowed to shoot in the second game? Must pass? At this time, we should not be resolutely playing personal offense. After all, the Lakers' internal strength is above the average level of Lopez and Nene, and everyone else is dragging James and Leonard. This thing seems very magical. .

The Grizzlies and Warriors series does not seem very suspenseful. Harden averaged 37 points in the first two games and couldn't stop the bears roaring. The Warriors fan forum is already roaring that Steve Kerr will step down.

Compared to the Thunder, another team that grabbed home court advantage, the Jazz, has a better reputation.

Jimmy Butler! Don't be too good, he may not play well in every game, but he can definitely affect his teammates in every game and make them play more actively and harder!

The Jazz and Trail Blazers series, originally due to the Trail Blazers, and the Jazz is not a particularly popular team, are almost ignored, but after the first two games, Jimmy Butler's resilience , His persistence made this series of games successfully attracted the attention of fans.

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As time goes by, some series in the first round of the playoffs are in full swing, and some series are gradually divided.

Both the Bulls and Nets decisively swept their opponents 4-0 to advance to the second round. Evans has teammates such as Love, Porzingis, Eric Gordon, Larry Sanders, etc., once again With the strength to break the wrist with Rose.

The Celtics advanced to the second round 4-1.

The Heat were very strong in the series against the Raptors. Once they were 3-1, but if the Raptors really used the strengths of Lowry, Gasol and other stars, they would still be very strong. But they lack a real leader. This time Lowry and Gasol broke out together... Mainly because DeRozan didn't have such a pit tonight. He scored 24 points on 8 of 20 shots. Lowry and Gasol struggled. The leader of the team beat the big score to 2 to 3.

Paul had a poor record in the regular season. He was about to be expelled from the NBA by 58 fans, but he immediately played a beautiful series, averaging 23.4 points, 12.2 assists and 2.8 steals in 5 games. It is estimated that he will renew his maximum salary in advance. Or you can't get off after signing the top salary.

On the other hand, the Jazz and the Trail Blazers fought 3-2. The Jazz slaughtered the Trail Blazers 114-89 in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain and will return to the home court to face the Trail Blazers.

This series is the most unexpected series. I think the Jazz can cause trouble to the Trail Blazers, but I didn’t expect the Trail Blazers to be beaten by the Jazz to fight back!

Thibodeau's coaching in the playoffs this season has indeed done quite well!

The Trail Blazers started with Lillard, McCollum, Turner, Capela, Whiteside, and the backup lineup also included Nurkic, Aminu, Maurice Harkris, Crab... …

But the Jazz was stupefied by their strength advantage!

For the Clippers and the Suns, the Clippers are strong and weak. They are very unstable. The main reason is that the coach is not good. The tactics are easily targeted by the Suns. Their head coach Morris Cheeks is very good at training. Rookie, but it’s really hard for him to coach him in the playoffs, mainly because the Clippers didn’t expect to get Curry back so early, and of course they have to get it back if there is a chance, to avoid night-long dreams and a coaching change on the spot. You can only watch the stars play.

The Clippers are currently 2 to 3 behind the Suns. To be able to have such a performance, it really depends on the two big stars to drag, otherwise it is possible to be swept by Maurice Cheeks.

The most "eye-catching" thing is undoubtedly the series between the Thunder and the Lakers where Westbrook lost the MVP early this morning. The first runaway of the Westbrook series led the Thunder to defeat the Lakers with a large triple-double. After the team, James averaged 34.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.5 assists in the next four games... plus Leonard, who averaged 27 points per game, slaughtering the Thunder in 4 consecutive games, with a score difference of more than 17 points per game!

4 to 1, the Lakers completed a gentle sweep against the Thunder.

The Grizzlies swept away by almost losing, but the Warriors beat 133-112 in Game 4, and the Warriors ran away, but this also gave the Grizzlies a chance to advance at home. In the end, the Warriors were easily eliminated 4-1 to advance to the second round.

In the past few days, major awards have been announced one after another. Nets General Manager Sean Marx won the Best Manager Award, Antetokounmpo defeated Jokic and won the Most Improved Award, and the Bulls’ M Rotic scored the best sixth man with 15.3 points per game, and Lakers coach Vogel won the best coach.

In terms of the best rookie, Brogdon, who averaged 8.6 points and 3.3 assists, beat Buddy Hild, who averaged 8.8 points and 1.6 assists, to win the best rookie.

From the perspective of the 2016 rookie, it is really horrible... If Embiid, who won the third best rookie vote, does not start his rookie season this year, this year's rookie will look even worse!

The 76ers' Dario Saric played well after Evans left and got the ball, averaging 12 points per game, but the 76ers' record plummeted without Evans, and Dario -Saric was not in the 16th, he was the 14th, but he was late in the NBA.

Just today, when the Lakers eliminated the Thunder 4-1 and the Grizzlies eliminated the Warriors 4-1, the NBA officially announced that Bulls forward Blake Griffin won 26.9% with 29.1% of the votes. The rate of Westbrook, the 24.4% of the vote rate of James, won the 16-17 regular season MVP!

Sun Ce didn't want to pay attention to this, but he couldn't help but watch it and saw that he was ranked 6th with 2.6% of the votes...Sun Ce was still a bit lost...but he averaged 24.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1 block per game. Finn overwhelmed Westbrook, who averaged a triple-double per game, and won the MVP. Sun Ce was both happy and regretful.

Westbrook is great, but if he wins the MVP, then the gold content of the MVP award may really be pulled down.

But the average triple-double didn't get the MVP... and the gold content of his Sun's previous triple-double was reduced...

For non-Sun Ce fans and non-Grizzlies fans, Griffin won the MVP, and everyone is celebrating!

From the start of the 08-09 season to the present, this is the 9th season. In the 8 seasons before this season, only Sun Ce and James have won the regular season MVP, Sun Ce 5, James 3, and no one else has won. To the MVP! Finally someone can break the monopoly of these two people!

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Averaged 21.4 points, 8.2 boards, 6.6 assists, 2.2 blocks, and 2.4 steals... Sun Ce's performance in the first round was flat, and the Grizzlies passed smoothly.

Then just waiting for the Clippers and the Suns to decide.

Harden didn't leave either. He stayed at the nightclub in Memphis...and stayed there. By the way, he waited for the next round of the Grizzlies series.

This was originally the idea of ​​the Warriors management to let Harden stay in Memphis and contact Sun Ce. What if Sun Ce was hooked back to Oakland to play in the summer?

The probability is low, but you have to try not.

Harden was a little bit resistant. It was not that he didn't want to play with Sun Ce, but simply resisted the Warriors' arrangements. However, after getting the VIP cards for several nightclubs in Memphis given by the boss, he felt that it was a player's responsibility to listen to the team's arrangements. ...

The Warriors management is also in no way. They are now in desperation. The effect after the transaction is not as good as expected. It depends on Harden to carry the team forward. Most of Harden’s teammates can only be icing on the cake. Achieving charcoal in the snow can make the bad situation worse.

At this time, there is only one chance to save them, that is, Sun Ce agrees to play for the Warriors. They can send a bunch of chips to sign and then change, but the premise is that Sun Ce is willing to go.

Therefore, it used to be that Harden was explicitly forbidden to go to the nightclub, and Harden could only go secretly. Now they use the nightclub VIP as a temptation. They know that Harden is very fascinated by Memphis' top girls...

But Harden is really the kind of doing things for good. He just stays, not stupid. He doesn't want to ask for something nonsense. Where does Sun Ce play? This is for a team or even a city. It’s too important to say, and it’s also very important to Sun Ce. The benefits involved... Harden chooses to be ignorant of this, how to play, and to not leave Memphis before the Grizzlies end the playoffs. Now, it is considered to complete the team's requirements.

Sun Ce didn’t stay idle after he was promoted. He continued to practice quick shots to adapt his quick shots better. The first round was easy, but the second round might be difficult. If you play against the Suns...Ade Tokumbo! This guy’s mobility, height, wingspan, and defensive awareness naturally restrain his grandson. Of course, his physical condition and defensive tendency are restrained. His grandson can adjust his style of play. His grandson’s skills are comprehensive enough. Knowing that hard hitting with the face frame is subject to a lot of interference, then you can drop down and you can play off the ball. There are ways, but if you want to play off the ball, if the fast shooting master can adapt more, it will naturally be best.

Day after day passed, and several days later, Sun Ce watched the Clippers and Suns tie-break, the Clippers 111 to 109, Durant three-point lore...

This horse can win!

One lore is enough, the Clippers have two consecutive lore, comeback from 2 to 3 behind!

Curry made a lore, Durant made a lore, and the Suns were not scored in the last two minutes, and were brought back close to 10 points.

Finally, after the Clippers eliminated the Suns in the first round, all the teams that were promoted in the first round were released. The first round of this year’s playoffs became a trend. The Heat advanced 4-2, the Jazz advanced 4-2, and the Clippers. Promoted 4 to 3, and the other five teams that reached the second round were the Grizzlies, Lakers, Bulls, Nets, and Trail Blazers.

In the second round of the 4 series, the Bulls played the Heat, the Nets played the Celtics, the Grizzlies played the Clippers, and the Lakers played the Jazz.

Among them, the Lakers and the Jazz, the Nets and the Celtics these two series will start on May 1st, and the other two series will start on May 2nd!

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Although James unfortunately did not win the regular season MVP with a gap of less than 5% of the vote and only 8 first votes, the Lakers still won a grand prize.

On May 1, the morning after the Clippers were promoted, not long after the Clippers flew directly from Phoenix to Memphis, Leonard got 37.3% of the votes, overpowering Gobert, who got 31.3%. With 10.6% of the votes, Jordan Jr, and 9.5% of the votes Sun Ce, won the 16-17 season's best defensive player award.

For James, in terms of regular season awards, he prefers his teammates to win awards instead of himself, because regular season awards have not greatly improved his historical status. In addition to having not yet won the assists king, he can get others. All regular season awards have been won, and regular season awards teammates can get...especially Leonard can get, this is the most important thing.

For James, only the postseason awards, namely the championship and finals MVP, can improve his historical status. If he can get another FMVP, he is expected to squeeze into the top five in history!

3 MVP, 1 championship + FMVP, scoring champion, best defensive player, James, who has completed the Grand Slam, is already great enough. It is purely because Sun Ce is too dazzling that he is not so great, but just count them. Under the honor he won, the top ten in history.

On Sun Ce's side, it is a pity for the best defensive player to fall next to his team. Gobert is just a little bit close!

To talk about how good Gobert’s defense is... It’s pretty good, but compared with the small Gasol, Chandler, and Noah, there is a clear gap. Gobert alone can’t afford to defend. For the Grizzlies, Gobert has played a defensive-level performance at the center position this year, and he is a center, naturally with the bonus of competing for the best defensive player award.

It's just that Leonard has performed very well this year, especially on the defensive end. The single defense is as strong as ever, the assist defense is still very strong, there is a strong backing behind, and Leonard's performance is always very good.

This year, except for Brogdon's Rookie of the Year, it seems that the Grizzlies have not won a single award... For the first time in 7 years, Sun Ce is very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Sun Ce was well prepared. Compared with last season, their record has fallen too much this year. The downside is that they won 72 wins last season, slipped by 9 games and have 63 wins.

But their overall regular season performance decline is an indisputable fact.

Regarding this situation, Sun Ce personally chose to adjust, allowing himself to accept such a situation, so that he might be able to deal with all this more calmly.

But for teammates... Gobert, who was instigated by the team's tool boss Paul George, screamed at reporters this afternoon!

"Leonard is not worthy of the best defensive player, we played them 3-1! The best defensive player should be me!"

"Griffin MVP? God, how can he compare to the third brother? The third brother should be the first overall player, and the first overall draft pick in the entire NBA history!"

"Shouldn't the best sixth man be Malcolm? He has already won the best rookie, and he has been on the bench most of the time. Shouldn't the best sixth man be given to him?"

"Our head coach should be the best coach every year. Can't you see our results? We won 4 championships in 5 years! The best and second record in history are ours..."

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Regarding the release of Gobert to pull hatred, the Grizzlies management and coaching staff have chosen to acquiesce.

They have no shortage of hatred for a long time. Two consecutive championship teams have drawn enough hatred. When all teams encounter them, they want to end their consecutive championships, and no one wants to be the background of consecutive championships.

For the players and fans of other teams, Gobert was too arrogant. Some stars retorted, some stars responded, and Gobert was also attacked by the net.

But for the Grizzlies players, Gobert said that, they are really comfortable! I didn't get the prizes I had the chance to get... Although most of the prizes are indeed more qualified for others, there will definitely be negative emotions.

With such a spray, Gobert's emotions were immediately reversed.

The Grizzlies fans are very satisfied with Gobert's big mouth, angering other team players... they don't care! What I care about is seeing the unity of his own team. Gobert's spray like this is also one of the ways the team unites.

The so-called cohesion is accumulated by these little things.

The first round was easy, but since the second round, the Grizzlies began to feel the pressure before the series began.

The Clippers are not as good as the Suns from the overall lineup, but they won in the end! The difference between the upper and lower limits of their strength is very large, mainly due to Durant and Curry. If the two of these brothers go crazy and have a series of high efficiency, Sun Ce will be crazy.

Their Grizzlies really didn't expect the Clippers to pull two games in a row, so they won in both games, and finally advanced.

However, their Grizzlies soon had a targeted plan. It was simple-to prevent Curry and Durant from breaking out, and to limit the Clippers to a normal level, even if the Clippers played their best performance under normal conditions. As long as their Grizzlies have normal offensive performance, their Grizzlies are not afraid!

That night, the second round of the playoffs began.

In the first game, the Nets played the Celtics at home, relying on Love’s 28 points and 22 rebounds, Evans’s 22 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, Eric Gordon’s 14 points, and Porzingis. 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists... The Nets took the Celtics 118 to 101. The Nets can win so easily because Thomas Jr. slipped and sprained his knee when he changed direction after the third quarter pick and roll. ! This was a heavy blow to the Celtics, who was immediately beaten by the Nets 18 to 0 and crashed directly.

In the second game, the Lakers played the Jazz at home.

Originally, the Lakers took the best defensive player and the best coach and was sprayed by Gobert. Fans thought the Lakers would run away like the first game after losing to the Thunder, thinking that the Jazz would be miserable.

But what I didn't expect was that the Jazz performed very well in the first game! Jimmy Butler had 40 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Derek Favors had 16 points and 25 rebounds. The Jazz won the first game of the series with an upset 114 to 107!

The problem with the Lakers is on the inside! Jimmy Butler tried desperately, letting Lopez fall into a foul crisis in the second quarter, and then the Jazz caught the Lakers' pain point and caught the inside. The Lakers lost to rebounds!

Recall that seven years ago, the Lakers were still the league's strongest rebounding team, and now they lose in rebounds!

The Jazz broke the inside line, Derek Favors, Trey Lyles, Boris Dior, Jeff Weissi, the four people, broke the Lakers inside line!

Among them, Jimmy Butler's personal performance and his reckless play to drive the team are the keys to the Jazz's way to the present playoffs this year!

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By 7:30pm on May 2, the first game of the Grizzlies and Clippers series began.

The Grizzlies’ strategic goals here are simple and clear, with strong execution of conventional tactics and obvious strength advantages. Durant and Curry wanted to win and worked hard, but the first game was still a miserable loss.

122 to 103. With Sun Ce’s 33 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Paul George’s 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Aldridge’s 26 points and 7 rebounds, and Klay Thompson’s 14 points, the Grizzlies won quite a bit. smoothly.

As speculated in their tactical meeting, they only need to keep the two super pitchers on the Clippers side from getting up and stop them from breaking out, and they can win smoothly.

However, on May 4th, the Grizzlies and the Clippers lost their second game!

The reason is that Klay Thompson twisted his knee in the defense against Buddy Hild. Although it is temporarily determined that there are no bone problems through the X-ray examination of the arena, there should be no joint injuries, but for the sake of caution, The Grizzlies still didn't let Klay Thompson continue to play.

In the absence of Klay Thompson, the Grizzlies lost 111 to 119 at home, and the Clippers took home advantage!

If Klay Thompson does not play directly before the game, their Grizzlies will not be so passive, because they are ready for Klay Thompson not to play, but such problems temporarily arise in the game, and the opponents are Curry and Du. Rand... the influence is too great.

This is not over yet, the situation that the Grizzlies has been worried about has emerged. On May 7 and May 9, the Grizzlies came to Seattle to play the Clippers away.

96 to 108, 114 to 118, the Grizzlies lost two games in a row! The big score was beaten to 3 to 1! Enter the match point! But the dominant side to enter the match point is not the Grizzlies, but the Clippers!

Following the injury of Klay Thompson in the second game, Paul George was also injured in the third game. At the end of the third game, the interior substitute Gion was also injured.

In the fourth game, Sun Ce played his life and scored 51 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists, but Durant hit the key ball and did not give the Grizzlies a chance to comeback!

Defeating Sun Ce in the playoffs... This may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as the main force! How could Durant and Curry let it go! The Grizzlies have a major injury, and the two played harder and more fierce!

Finally, on May 11, the Grizzlies returned to the home court, relying on Sun Ce's 50 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists, Carter's 16 points, Aldridge's 23 points, and David West's 12 points and 6 rebounds. , Beat the Clippers 121 to 115 difficultly, avoiding the miserable situation of the Clippers winning 4 consecutive games.

But the current situation is extremely unfavorable for their Grizzlies!

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"How is the situation with Klay and Paul?" Sun Ce asked coach Hollins, who had just returned to the arena.

On the morning of the 12th, Sun Ce came to the arena very early and used training to relieve the current pressure. He will go to Seattle again in the afternoon, so the Grizzlies management took the injured Klay Thompson and Paul George yesterday. The hospital did a review.

Although the double 3D does not play, as long as Sun Ce performs well enough, their Grizzlies still have a chance to beat the Clippers, and in Game 4 they only lost Durant's key ball.

But the Grizzlies are really afraid of hurting Sun Ce!

Two consecutive games are full, at least 32 shots in two consecutive games, 50+ in two consecutive games... This is simply a big deal!

"The recovery is progressing well, and the doctor's advice is to carefully choose whether to let them play the game..."

"Can you tell me the specific injury?"

"... Paul's rotator cuff strain is not serious~www.readwn.com~ but it affects the shooting. Clay's injury is more complicated. The injury itself has little effect, but the injury of the knee musculature makes him The protection of the knee becomes smaller, and if it is well protected, he may not get worse."

"..."

Almost all injuries are caused by fatigue accumulation + accidents, and the former is the key!

Moreover, Sun Ce has the impression that Klay Thompson’s injury is a common problem of defensive players. Tony Allen has also encountered it. Once it deteriorates, there are two possibilities. One is the eventual removal of the meniscus and the other is the cruciate ligament. In the end, the explosive power and explosive speed of the big problem dropped sharply, and the athletic ability declined sharply.

Paul George's injury is okay, he can play after a period of rest, his shooting is affected, and he can defend.

But Klay Thompson's injury may affect his career! But to heal this injury and prevent it from getting worse, it is simple, just need to do one thing-rest!

But now, with their Grizzlies trailing 2 to 3, they dare not let them rest!

Take a gamble, bet that Klay Thompson won't get hurt to win the championship, or let Klay Thompson rest and wait for him to heal... Two to three weeks, Klay Thompson can recover as soon as June.

But the question is, can they reach June?

The health of teammates and gamble for the championship? Which one to choose?

Coach Hollins got into a tangled, and Sun Ce got into the same tangled...

At this moment, the system prompt came!

"Bet on the choice between a champion and a teammate's health? Children do multiple-choice questions. Adults have to choose everything!

S-level event: I am a legend trigger..."

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