151: We are the villains
After the referee whistle sounded, Gasol Jr. quickly jumped into the air and rapped the basketball into Conley's hands. Gasol Jr. seemed to be faster than before, and he seemed very eager to win the basketball. It seems that the Grizzlies players' experience in Boston also angered Gasol Jr.
Indeed, he was a white man, but the insult of his teammates also made the Big White Bear feel very angry.
Conley made gestures and the Grizzlies passed the half. Everyone landed very quickly. It seems that the Grizzlies really wanted to have a good game with the Celtics in Boston. This is not only for the record, but also to block the mouths of those trash people.
"Stop making gestures by j8, you don't have this tactic at all!" Conley just passed halftime and encountered Rajon Rondo. Three years ago, Rondo was still the younger brother of the Big Three. When Kobe scolded him, he even had to seek protection behind the Big Three.
But now, Rondo is already a veritable top point guard. In addition to his top overall perspective and organizational ability, Rondo's trash talk is also top-notch.
This guy's style is actually a bit similar to Paul. He is both very rough on the defensive end and often squirts. However, from the perspective of ability, Rondo's scoring ability is incomparable to Paul.
Conley ignored Rondo, but was very cautious. Rondo's long arms and big hands made him very easy to complete steals. This season, Rondo averaged 2.3 steals per game, ranking second in the league, with Chris Paul first.
Randolph came up to play pick-and-roll with Conley, but Rondo was very ruthless and stopped Conley from breaking through. In this way, the Grizzlies' tactics were not played out. It has to be said that the champion team still has the foundation of the champion team. Their defensive ability is completely different from the Clippers, Knicks, Pacers and Jazz.
Seeing that he could not get rid of Rondo, Conley passed the ball to Randolph. Randolph cut into the basket with the ball and forced a layup without completely getting rid of Garnett!
But unfortunately, in the strong confrontation given by Garnett, Randolph's layup finally hit the box, a slight difference. Kostic easily grabbed the rebound, and the Celtics defended the Grizzlies' first attack!
"Don't think I'm as easy to bully as those soft guys, z-bo!" After Garnett became aware of his defense, he also spitted trash in Randolph's ears. Garnett's mouth is also famous for being a slut. He squirted about this guy from rookies to Duncan and superstars like Anthony.
Randolph got angry in an instant. The nickname z-bo is usually called by friends. If a stranger shouts like this, it means mocking him for being obese.
This forward who pestered Link every day and asked "Who is better than kg or me?" really met kg this time. I believe the two of them will continue to spark in the future.
"The Grizzlies' offense has encountered a huge challenge, but this is not over yet, because soon, their defense, which is known as the top level in the league, will also be tested." Mike Bryn was a little excited. This game seemed to be full of gunpowder from the first round. He couldn't wait to see how the Grizzlies would treat the Celtics on the defensive end.
The Celtics' offense was not complicated. Rondo steadily controlled the ball and came outside the three-point line, while Garnett ran over to make an unball cover with Pierce.
Link tried his best to follow, but Garnet deliberately used force to squeeze Link while covering! This kind of small movement during cover was not the first time Link encountered this kind of small movement in NBA, but to be honest, it was the first time that Garnet had such a harsh force!
Garnett pushed it secretly, and Link naturally opened some distance between Pierce. Pierce hit the middle distance on the right side of the court, and Rondo's pass was just right.
Although this guy Rondo has a little weird temper, his ability is really unspeakable. As long as you get a chance, you don’t have to worry about the ball being unable to pass or being slow.
Pierce is the number one scorer of the Celtics this year, and his average of 18.9 points per game is the highest in the team. So in the first attack, the Celtics hit Pierce.
Pierce shot as soon as he received the ball. His shooting was not fast, but his victory was very stable. Link tried his best to block it, but because he was thrown too far when he just passed the screen, the blocking was still half a beat slower.
In this way, Pierce's mid-drop hit the hollow. Link's slight interference would not have any impact on Pierce at all.
"After the ball was in, Paul Pierce easily scored 2 points on Link's head. People say that Link's defense is very mature, and he has even limited scorers like Durant and Kobe. But for now, he is still too young for Pierce!"
Mike Bryn scratched his head. In his impression, Link's defense should be stronger. There is no way, who made Bryn on the commentary stage unable to see Garnett's small move just now?
"You should send a stronger person to guard me and let Tony come. I'm serious, you're not good." Pierce was not idle after scoring the goal, and immediately spitted out.
Pierce seems elegant on the court, but in fact he is also a trash talker lover.
In the finals last season, Artest, who faced Pierce against Pierce. This guy is a very evil guy and is one of the famous NBA evil guys. But after fighting Pierce in the finals last season, Artest said in front of reporters, "Pierce's trash talk in the whole league is the strongest."
Pierce is not a racist, he just wants to use trash to hit the rookie's self-confidence.
After only two rounds of the game, the Celtic trio sprayed all the trash talk.
Link was speechless. These are just three hooligans. No wonder Ray. Allen couldn't get along with them. He was so different from the other three.
"Hahahaha, we know you can't do it, get out!"
"This is your grave, Chinese!"
After Pierce scored a goal, Boston fans yelled and scolded him from the stands. The double trash-talking attack made Link extremely angry.
These idiots can’t put their mouths cleanly!
"Damn it, did that guy scold you?" Randolph walked to Link and gritted his teeth. Don't think that Randolph's prodigal son would lose his temper after he turned around. This guy still had a bad temper, but he would not be controlled by a bad temper anymore. But today, in such an atmosphere, Randolph could no longer bear it.
"Well, I'm very upset. I seem to be looked down upon by them, Zach."
"Fuck him, fuck him! This time you actively cut in, Link, I will help you at mid-range!" Randolph said a few quick words, then went to the bottom line and served the bottom line.
Link was waiting for Conley to carry the ball on the right side, but even without the ball, Pierce was still close to Link. Link really didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. On the one hand, he became valued by his opponents, and there would be no fools in the league despise him, which means that his strength was recognized.
But on the other hand, Link was targeted more and more times, which undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of his score.
Many rookies will encounter a "rookie wall" in their rookie seasons, and they will suddenly fall sharply for a period of time. The reason for this is actually more because this rookie has been valued and studied.
Pierce pushes Link out from time to time, and then observes Conley at any time. As long as he passes the ball to Link, Pierce will cut it off immediately!
I have to say that the Celtics' defense is really tight, almost making Link breathless.
The Lakers, Spurs and other Western Conference strong teams are also good, but they will not show the momentum of playing hard with you in the regular season. But the Celtics are different. This iron-blooded army seems to have been looking for the playoffs since the regular season. After all, this year, their opponent, the Heat, is extremely powerful!
Seeing that Link was blocked, Conley had to hang the ball into the inside line. Randolph's position was not deep this time, just at the middle distance! Randolph began to hold the ball and sit back, and Garnett's trash talk rang again.
Link knew that he could not wait any longer!
He suddenly took a step to the left. After Pierce's center of gravity moved, Link suddenly turned to the right, ran backwards and cut in successfully!
"Beautiful back-running, my God, his is simply an offensive genius!" Mike Bryn couldn't help but shout, the Chinese-born running without the ball was so superb!
Link actually changed Kobe's usual ball-holding offense test steps to use it on off-ball offense, but he didn't expect it to work.
Although Pierce was shaken away, he still pursued Link and even reached out to grab Link's jersey!
"Damn it!" Link could feel the huge resistance behind him. He naturally could not achieve the fastest speed when his jersey was grabbed by someone.
He had expected the referee to make a foul, but Link was a little naive. This is Boston, and his opponent is the Celtics. Even if the referee's call is biased, it is biased towards the Celtics rather than the Grizzlies!
There was no way, Link could only continue to speed up! Pierce had to let go when he saw this. It was OK to grab the jersey, but if he grabbed it too hard, he would definitely be blown away.
Seeing Link in place, Randolph uploaded the ball from Garnett's head with a hook on his back.
At the same time Link received the basketball team, former Thunder center Nenard Costic also rushed over! Now Link is blocked by Costic in front and Pierce chased him behind. It looks like he is about to be made into dumplings. Not to mention scoring goals, there is no room for passing the ball!
Link didn't think much and jumped on the side of the basket! Costic immediately jumped up, intending to block Link. People say that he dragged down the Celtics' impregnable defense, which naturally made Costic very unhappy. He really wanted to prove himself.
Pierce also flew up from behind, and he was even thinking about how to mock Link in the future.
Just as Costic and Pierce were about to cover the basketball with their palms, Link suddenly curled up and took back the basketball, causing the two Celtic defenders to lose!
When Link glided to the other side of the basket, he raised the basketball again! Link didn't even look back and almost made a counter-skirts based on his feelings! This was a very difficult layup, but it was not difficult for an enhanced version of the old Hill!
He made a move with his back to the basket, and the basketball fell gently into the net. The three of them landed at the same time, but there were two losers!
"In! Hahaha, the layup was made under the blocking of the two! Jesus, this is so exciting. I need to playback, I want to watch the playback!" Mike Brynn didn't expect Link to do this, but it turned out that as long as there was a little chance, Link could defeat the defense!
After scoring the goal, Link rushed to the stands of North Shore Garden and stretched out his right index finger and made a "boo" gesture to shut up the foreign garbage that insulted the Grizzlies players.
Then, he looked at Pierce with wide eyes and showed a playful smile, "Your defense is not as tight as I did last night."
Which girl was last night? Link didn’t know, but this pussy had to be put on!
Sure enough, when Link squirted back a trash talk, Pierce's expression immediately changed. Garnet also heard Link's trash talk, but he didn't have time to care about Link now because Randolph made a throat-cutting action at Garnet.
Seeing the two Celtics' veteran qualifications being ridiculed, Link and Randolph happily clapped each other during the retreat.
Chapter completed!