141: The first shot of the champion
Blake Griffin is definitely the most highly anticipated rookie this year, no one. As the No. 1 pick, John Wall may not be as popular as Griffin.
This is the advantage of playing in big cities. Los Angeles rookies can always gain more attention than other team rookies. Of course, Blake Griffin's own strong strength is indeed one of the reasons why he has attracted much attention this year.
With an average of 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, it is hard to imagine that this is actually the data produced by a first-year rookie. Since the 21st century, no NBA has ever won terrible data of 20+10 in his first season. Dating back to the 1990s, those who can do this are legendary inside players like Duncan, Mooning, O'Neal.
With terrible statistics and explosive play style, who can't be popular if such a rookie is not popular?
When Link saw Blake Griffin walking into the stadium, there were even a few sporadic cheers in the FedEx Center. This guy was so popular that he didn't lack followers even in Memphis.
Griffin is extremely strong and has fought in college. His facial features are clear and rough. Not to mention the name of this guy, the word "Griffin" means "griffin" in English. This fierce creature that can do everything from heaven to earth is perfect for describing Griffin. His fierce image is enough to shock most rookies.
During the warm-up period, I don’t know whether it was to attract fans or to give Link a blow, but Griffin and Mo Williams also made an all-match dunk!
This scene made the Grizzlies players a little embarrassed. After all, since Rudy Gay was reimbursed for the season, there has been no player on the Grizzlies who can fly and deduct.
Griffin was catching the Grizzlies' painful foot and stomping! It seemed to be mocking the Grizzlies' floor flow
"Fuck, he really treats himself as Tim Duncan, right?? It's a bitch. If I let him play such a dunk today, I'll swallow the basketball!"
Seeing the reporters pointing all the cameras at the rookie striker, Randolph began to curse again. After seeing Randolph's reaction, Link smiled with peace of mind.
The Grizzlies have just lost four consecutive times recently, and everyone is holding their breath. Everyone wants to sink the Clippers to stop the loss. Griffin's inappropriate pre-match performance has further increased the anger of everyone in the Grizzlies.
Most rookies in the league will definitely bear huge pressure before the game when facing this No. 20+10 pick per game. But Link did not. He felt very relaxed when he wanted to play No. 1 pick.
Griffin is just "fake ferocious", while Randolph is a real beast. Although the griffin looks majestic, it is not fierce and cruel at all by nature. But the angry big black bear is a truly deadly existence.
At this time, an espn reporter walked up to Link. As usual, it is time to conduct pre-match sideline interviews.
Link faced the camera with a smile, and he could guess with his toes what questions the reporter would ask.
"Link, are you nervous about facing the best rookie of the year?"
Sure enough, the reporter's question was not as expected by Link.
"I will take this game seriously, after all, that guy is really too strong."
"He is a rookie who has been selected into the All-Star Game in his first rookie season since Yao Ming, and anyone will be nervous when facing him."
"Of course I'm nervous, I just pray that I won't be locked up by him today."
The reporters must want to hear Link's answer. To put it bluntly, their only purpose is to highlight Griffin's strength from the side, so that fans can see how awe other rookies are about Griffin.
But Link didn't follow the reporters' intentions, "This is our home court, and the Clippers players should be nervous. Every team will be nervous when they come here, and the Clippers are no exception. As for Blake, he will regret trying to anger us during the warm-up."
"Ah!?" The espn reporter couldn't help but open his mouth when he heard Link's answer.
This is too inflated by the undraft! Although he won the rookie MVP, the regular season with real swords and guns is different from the All-Star Game!
In the rookie competition, Griffin can give up his honors. But in the regular season, Griffin will not let go!
Does this Chinese lose the draft? Do you take yourself too seriously?
Seeing the reporter's expression from pride to surprise, Link left with satisfaction. With Randolph here, he was so nervous. Thinking of Griffin's expression being driven crazy by Randolph later, Link thought it would be more exciting.
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Before the game started, at least 80% of the cameras in the whole game were aimed at Griffin. This guy has his own traffic and is always the most popular one at home and away.
"Damn it, isn't it just a rookie? What's there to shoot!"
Randolph was still swearing, and I have to say that this guy is so jealous.
"Zach, you won't be blocked by him today, are you?" Link stood beside Randolph and joked.
"I? He's blocked? Bastard Link, do you think I'm not tough enough? Don't worry, I'll make that kid not even jump today. If he dares to challenge me, I'll let him go back to Los Angeles in tears!"
It can be seen that Randolph was really angry. However, after seeing Randolph's reaction, Link was even more relieved. In this game, he could have a good first-class scorer!
"The game is about to begin, and the centers of both sides have already entered the central circle. Link vs. Griffin, and the fans finally waited for this long-awaited game. Although the two did not directly match, everyone still wanted to see who would perform better. Hubi, who do you think can get better data today?"
On the commentary stage, Hubby Brown and Kevin Harlan had already started their work. After hearing Harlan's question, Hubby smiled without saying a word.
Griffin still wants to get the data? Thank God if that kid can hold on until the end of the game without breaking down. Memphis is not as simple as they thought.
The referee whistle sounded, and DeAndrew Jordan, who was just in the third grade, used his stronger bounce ability to compete for basketball at Gasol Jr. Mo Williams held the ball and advanced, and the game officially began!
After halfway through Mo Williams, he realized something was wrong. What happened to the Grizzlies guys? Why is everyone's eyes full of fire!
The Grizzlies, who lost four consecutive times, are already extremely bloodthirsty. They will use their own meat grinder-like defense to tear the Clippers' iron sheet into pieces! The Clippers players thought they had walked into another show, but in fact, the FedEx Arena is a cruel hunting ground. And the Grizzlies are definitely not prey!
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Mo Williams handed the ball to his second-place teammate Randy Ferye in the first half of the game, although Mo Mo was nicknamed "Mo Bu Pass" by Chinese fans, in fact, this guy has a lot of assists, and his average assists this season is as high as 6.6 times.
The origin of this nickname is mainly because Mo Williams didn't like passing Yi Jianlian when he was in the Bucks, and was teased by Chinese fans. But in fact, Mo Williams averaged more than 6 assists per game.
As soon as Randy Fery received the basketball, he felt like he was hit hard. Needless to say, it was Tony Allen who was pushing him up.
Tony Allen scored 28 points in the last game, No. 3, who had a big cheeks, and he was so depressed these two days. Teacher Tony was about to find someone to vent, but unfortunately Randy Fery happened to hit the gun.
Tony Allen was forced to force him very tightly, and his oppressive defense even made Randy Fery feel fear in his heart. So this guy didn't even dare to get the luck, and directly handed the ball to Griffin, who mentioned the mid-range reception!
"Here, Blake Griffin catches the ball!" Kevin Harlan became excited, while Hubby Brown, who was beside him, continued to laugh without saying a word.
Griffin's rookie season is actually not just a dunker, but his ability to break through the ball is also outstanding in the fourth position. There have been several dunks this season, all of which were made by Griffin dribbling himself to the basket.
Facing the fat Randolph, Griffin also planned to solve the problem by breaking the ball with the ball. He made a tentative step with the ball, but Randolph was unmoved. Link was secretly happy in his heart that Griffin really planned to play Randolph alone. This guy was so stupid.
Griffin did not hesitate anymore and took a big step and wanted to pass by Randolph. According to past experience, Griffin believed that even if he was hard, he could gain space for himself.
However, when he and Randolph collided, Griffon realized how naive he was. When he collided with Randolph, he seemed to hit a strong bull! Griffon not only did not push Randolph away, but instead staggered himself!
Griffin, whose center of gravity was unstable, had to choose to pass the ball in a staggering position. His pass target was Clippers small forward Ryan Gomez, who was closest to him.
But the intention of this pass was too obvious. Link just reached out to the right place and cut off Griffin's pass!
"The No. 1 pick made a mistake, the Grizzlies fought back!"
While speaking, Conley had already pushed the ball outside the three-point line with the ball. He made a diagonal pass and sent the ball to Link who was following after completing the steal. Link held the ball and went to the basket. At the same time, Blake Griffin also quickly chased. With his jumping power, it was not difficult to complete a big chase!
But don't forget that Griffin's average block count this season is less than 1.
Link hit the basket and shot it with a feint. Griffin really swept over Link's head like a griffin. Under the basket, Link could even see Griffin's surprised expression.
Griffin at this time was still too young for Link who had Hill experience. He could shake it away at any rate. People only saw Griffin's dunk and ignored the fact that he was not smart enough in defense.
After shaking Griffin, Link gently threw the ball and got two points in an understatement. Link seemed to be a hidden master, and with one hand on his back, he got the young and energetic Griffin.
Fans in the Federal Express Arena cheered for this, their team is not anyone’s background board!
Everyone thought Griffin was about to start the performance, but the Grizzlies were unexpectedly ahead of their score.
Chapter completed!