1220: It's time to play (2/5)(1/2)
Link's half-step jumping and dunk in the free throw line shocked all fans who were following the game.
He seemed to be deliberately showing off his body, not to mention comparing with players in his 30s.
Even many young people in their 20s were shocked by Link and their chins dropped.
The free throw line jumps and dunks are still in actual combat.
This kind of shot should not appear on a 32-year-old player at all.
Sam Smith was scared to death. Even Jordan at the same time would probably find it difficult to complete such a gliding dunk in actual combat.
What is the difference between Link now and Link in rookie season?
After careful consideration, Sam Smith was surprised to find that Link now seemed to run faster and jump higher than himself when he was a rookie!
Sam Smith swallowed, no wonder Bill Simmons was so obedient by Link.
Link is so powerful that it's simply unreasonable.
But Sam Smith quickly recovered. This was not a football game. Just a goal could not confirm the victory.
Link's dunk was wonderful, but the real confrontation had just begun.
In the next round, Kelly Irving chose to play Conley singles.
Link can do not leave traces of time on himself, but Conley is obviously not so outrageous.
Conley, 33 years old this year, is no longer the defensive player in the No. 1 position. Now it is really difficult for him to keep up with the agile Irving.
Irving used a series of beautiful fancy moves to touch Conley's center of gravity, and finally completely passed Conley with a Sam Gord dribble move.
Irving's fake moves were already confusing, and Conley's own speed of moving up was not as fast as before, so Irving was clean.
After breaking through Conley, Irving directly killed the penalty area.
Facing Jokic who came back from defense, Irving scored with a light throw and equalized the score!
Conley shook his head helplessly. When the Grizzlies and the Cavaliers played the finals for the first time, Conley was able to guard against the young Irving as much as doubting his life.
But now he and Irving are no longer on the same level.
Irving may be at the peak of his personal abilities, but Conley began to inevitably decline.
Of course, Conley can't be blamed for this. After all, it's not normal for Link, who is in his thirties who has no sign of decline at all.
The Nets showed their strength to fight the Grizzlies to the end. Kelly Irving is no longer the younger brother around James, he is now a star who stands alone.
Soon, Joe Harris also reunited outside the three-point line. This time, he threw away Gasol again and received the ball and shot.
No matter how powerful Link is, he will never be able to jump into Harris in time every time. Harris seems to be very relaxed to score in front of Gasol, the best defensive player of the past.
Durant scored the third goal, and he tilted his jump shot from behind in the middle distance, scoring a jump shot on Link's head.
Although he was troubled by injuries last season, Durant was still the same Durant, and he was not lonely because of this.
The Nets' offensive wave after wave, and after entering rotation time, their advantages are even more obvious.
Although Howard worked very hard, he still couldn't stand the impact of the Nets' young explosive center Jarret Allen.
Allen grabbed offensive rebounds on Howard's head for two consecutive rounds and made a second attack, making the scene very ugly for a time.
Under the crushing of absolute talent and strength, Howard's efforts seem so powerless.
The former "Warcraft" was beaten to the point of being unhappy at the basket.
As he said before the game, Dinwiddie was not ruthless with Link. Facing his former senior Vince Carter, Dinwiddie's score was simply too easy. Carter, who was in his 40s, had no way to keep up with Dinwiddie's pace.
Rose was also a little helpless when facing Garet Temple, who was like a "big spider".
Temple was a undrafted draft. He scored not many points and had the highest score in his career so far, but averaged 9.4 points per game.
The reason why he survived in the league despite having no good data for so many years is because he is a defensive-first defender.
Although Temple is not a superstar killer, it is more than enough to defend most players.
Ross broke through Temple several times, ending the mishap due to Temple's long arm interference.
The Grizzlies played very miserably, and it seemed that they could not find the third player to have the advantage except Link and Jokic.
The Nets also changed from passive to active at the beginning, and the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the Grizzlies.
When the first quarter was finished, the score became 35 to 29!
Brooklyn Nets lead by 6 points.
Moreover, being able to score 35 points in a single quarter on the Grizzlies is also a very impressive result.
Overall, Link's performance in the first quarter was excellent.
But the performance of the rest of the Grizzlies did not meet expectations.
As it turns out, it is indeed difficult for the Grizzlies to withstand the impact of young people.
You can clearly feel that Howard, Conley, Ross and others want to do their best and fight hard.
But their struggle did not result.
This is exactly the most sad thing.
Judging from the performance in the first quarter, the decline in the Grizzlies' lineup is indeed very big.
If Link played so well last season, the Grizzlies would definitely lead in the first quarter.
But today, the Grizzlies opened high and closed low.
"It seems that facing a strong opponent like the Nets, the rest of the Grizzlies did not perform as preseason as they did."
"Yes, the Grizzlies' lineup has declined a lot, which is an indisputable fact. In the next three quarters, the Grizzlies can only rely on Link and Jokic."
Hubby Brown and Kevin Harlan also talked about this issue, but the same thing is that basketball is always a team sport.
Link may be able to win some games by his personal ability, but you can't let Link play like this in all 82 games.
Now, the whole world is questioning whether the Grizzlies' lineup has truly reached the championship level. But during the break between the festival, Jogel has made adjustments to deal with the second quarter.
In the eyes of others, the Grizzlies' lineup seems to be not as strong as before.
But in Jogel's eyes, the Grizzlies' lineup this year can play a lot of tricks and are extremely malleable.
During the break between the festival, Jogel made two changes.
First, Jogel replaced Gasol with Jamie Cheunger Green, playing for one, one, four, and four!
Second, he told Dillon Brooks: "I asked you to play not to make you just use the numbers, be more confident!"
After the game started again, the Nets replaced all five tigers, and their purpose was naturally to open the score again.
But the Grizzlies began to change their formation.
Nets coach Kenning Atkinson smiled disdainfully after seeing Jamie Chel Green.
In his opinion, even if a "scrap" player like Jamie Cheung and Green can't bring any substantial help to the Grizzlies.
Do the Grizzlies think that they were Tobias Harris who were sent to the field?
Atkinson then leisurely sat back on the bench, crossed his legs, and waited for the Nets' advantage to continue to expand.
Atkinson is lucky because not all coaches have such a wealthy battle to fight.
Atkinson can make a name for himself if he is able to coach such an excellent lineup, as long as he doesn’t command blindly, he can make a name for himself!
He was even fantasizing about the scene when he won praise from the world after defeating the Grizzlies tonight.
At the same time, Conley took the ball through half the court, and Link was actively running to seek opportunities.
But suddenly, Conley threw the ball to Dillon Brooks in the right corner.
When the Nets defended, they focused almost all their attention on Link and Jokic.
As for guys like Dillon Brooks, they are not valued at all.
Leville was thrown away by Dillon Brooks if he didn't pay attention. He caught the ball and shot it. His confidence was as if he was a well-known shooter in the league.
In the end, the basketball hit and Brooks scored a three-pointer for the Grizzlies.
In the first quarter, Dillon Brooks almost disappeared, and he had never played before.
But just now, Jogel woke him up.
Neither Link nor Joggle, Brooks wanted to let them down.
Although Brooks scored a goal, Nets fans didn't care much.
After all, even a role player has the chance to score goals. It is no surprise that a mere goal is scored.
The Nets quickly fought back, but they still used the old method. Joe Harris ran and sought a gap in three-point shooting, and Irving was ready to pass the ball at any time.
There is no way to pull the score faster than a three-pointer.
But this time, Harris couldn't get away with Green no matter what.
Although Jamie Green is the fourth position, his movement speed will not suffer when facing the outside.
In addition, those long arms kept blocking Harris, which made Irving unable to pass the ball.
To be continued...