258: More support than you!)
Blake Griffin is not a good kid, he has never been.
You don't know whether this guy was intentional or unintentional when elbowing Randolph. But Link believed that it was a completely unnecessary elbow swing. If it was unintentional, Link really felt that he was deceiving himself.
Basketball is a confrontational sport, and coupled with the particularity of this game, it is actually normal for the players to make some small moves.
But these tricks were used on his own people, so Link was certainly unhappy. The game had been full of gunpowder since the beginning, but Griffin's dark elbow just now completely ignited the explosive barrel.
But Griffin may have forgotten that if he ordered a barrel of explosives, he might also hurt himself.
"Go slower, be patient, be patient!" Mike Conley shouted to organize the offense while controlling the ball. Conley is a person with a good personality, but today even though he is still as strong as he fights the Clippers to death.
Link quickly landed on the right horn, and Caron Butler pressed directly close to him and did not give Link a chance to catch the ball!
The Clippers' lineup this year is a bit weird, that is, there are too many defenders. Paul, Billups, Randy Ferye, Mo Williams, and Bledsoe usually use Paul and Billups to play double point guards.
So in theory, Billups should be the one who faced Link today.
But the Clippers deliberately let Caron Butler defend to the second position and in front of Link. To put it bluntly, the Clippers would rather let Guy have a huge height advantage than let Link take advantage.
Link pushed Caron Butler in, and then suddenly ran back and planned to regain the three-point line.
Little did he know that Caron Butler directly reached out and grabbed Link's jersey, making him unable to run at a speed!
"Fuck, are you playing the playoffs?" Link cursed in his heart. Caron Butler is indeed a tough guy. When Arenas raised a gun in the locker room, all the Wizards players and coaches were scared away, but Butler dared to stand up and persuade him.
This guy is never afraid of things!
Although he was caught in the jersey, Link still tried hard to run out and catch the basketball. Butler immediately raised his chest and continued to press!
Link gritted his teeth and fought a tough battle. If you retreat, you will lose! The only thing you can do is to stop him from being more ruthless!
Seeing Caron Butler sticking so tightly, Link took two steps back, opened a little distance, and then suddenly changed direction and successfully broke through!
In two months, Butler will be 32 years old. Moreover, he had just suffered a serious injury last season. Therefore, the lateral movement speed is actually not as good as before.
This guy is tough but his absolute defensive ability is not as strong as everyone imagined. Seeing Link break into the penalty area, Randolph and Gasol Jr. both pulled out. Jordan Jr. didn't believe in evil, so he gave up Gasol Jr. and blocked him towards Link.
"Pass the ball, soft boy!" Jordan yelled, but the next second, Link flew directly towards him!
"Link wants to attack the box directly!" Charles Barkley stood up, his eyes full of dark circles wide open.
"Looking for death!" Jordan Jr. hoped that Link would attack the box. The real value of this guy is on the defensive end. Jordan Jr. averaged 2.0 blocks per game this season, but he ranks at the top of the league.
Jordan Jr.'s legs suddenly exerted force, and his strong body jumped high. Link was not known for his athletic ability. Jordan Jr. believed that Link was a completely despicable act for him.
However, just as Jordan Jr.'s palm was about to slap the basketball, Link avoided the blocking with a pull rod. In the collision with Jordan Jr., he kept his hand shape unchanged, and steadily sent the ball to the rebound, and finally wiped the board and entered the net!
"Doudu!" The referee's whistle sounded, and the Clippers No. 9 made a defensive foul!
Layouts against the match are Link's strengths! Last season, he spent countless sweats on this.
Link was hit with an unstable center of gravity, fell out of the baseline, and slid on the floor until he hit the basketball stand! But instead of waiting for someone to help him, he did a few push-ups and then easily got up.
"I don't think you're too tough enough, guy." Link pointed at Jordan and squirted trash. Now that big guy knows that he is not the only ruthless person trying!
"The opportunity to play three-pointers, Link's layup was very firm! It can be seen that he is very tough on the offensive end and fearless! Both sides have a strong gunpowder smell, and this game has been particularly good from the beginning." Barkley became more and more excited as he spoke. He was one of Link's fans, and now he is even more excited.
Link slapped his teammates with his teammates and stepped into the free throw line. The pain was fake, but it was just a while. Since the Clippers want to be tough, then come!
After Jordan Jr. took two fouls in one quarter, Link wanted to see how he was still hard.
Although the fans in the Staples Center booed a huge boo, Link turned a deaf ear to it, made a steadily free throw, and successfully scored a three-pointer!
"Defend one, they are already scared!" As soon as Link made the free throw, Randolph shouted hello to everyone to retreat.
Link smiled, it seemed that everyone was serious!
The Clippers' offense is definitely not bad, after all, Billups and Paul are both "on-field coaches". Even if the coach does not arrange anything, the point guards know how to play this round.
Paul returned from injury and made his second game, and he had a strong desire to perform. In the last game, he scored 4 points from the Lakers, and Paul must be very frustrated. So today, Paul borrowed Jordan's cover and did not pass the ball, but instead made a mid-range emergency stop and jump shot!
Conley was blocked, so he could not block it as soon as possible. As a result, Paul's shot was hollowed out into the net, and the Clippers continued the score!
"The two sides refused to give in. Link just scored a three-pointer and Paul returned one goal. Both sides were determined to win. Let's see who can hold on for longer."
The game was just like this for five minutes. Both sides refused to give in to each other, and the confrontation was fierce, and it was even more common.
The referee may be for the sake of viewing and the whistle is also wide. As long as it is not too excessive, you can fight with each other as much as you can.
Five minutes later, Hollins, who was frowning, called to stop the game. At this time, the Grizzlies were only one point behind. If they were allowed to continue this round, the two sides could still lead alternately.
Although we only played for 5 minutes, the two sides have already taken three alternate leads.
So Hollins called the timeout not because he was afraid of the disadvantage of the 1-point, but because he thought it was time to substitute him.
Sure enough, after the players got out of the field, Hollins found Randolph gasping and the circle of his jersey collar was soaked.
"Zach, take a break."
Randolph did not respond, which means he was really tired!
Hollins was worried about this. The team had just finished playing back-to-back, and Randolph's physical fitness has not been top-notch. How to rotate? Hollins has been considering this issue.
Under normal circumstances, Spetz should replace Randolph. But Spetz really has no advantage on the defensive end, and offense may not cause trouble to Griffin.
That being the case, Hollins made a bold decision, "Tony, you replace Zach Rudy, I want you to go to the fourth position to fight Blake Griffin. Don't worry, I need you to use attack to kill him. Let's play offense, guys, take out all your strongest firepower."
After Hollins said that, everyone was stunned. What did he say just now? Hollins, a defensive man, actually asked them to attack!?
"Look at who can hold on until the end." Link stood up first and stepped back into the court.
On the Grizzlies, Teacher Tony replaced the Big Black Bears. The Clippers also replaced them. "All of them passed" Mo Williams replaced Billups. It was obvious that the Clippers also wanted to increase their firepower!
Don't underestimate Xiao Mo. In the 22 games after transferring to the Clippers last season, he averaged 15.2 points per game. Although he played as a substitute this season, he still averaged 13.2 points per game. His three-point shooting percentage was 38.9%, and his overall shooting percentage was 42.6%. He is a veritable bench bandit.
This time it was the Grizzlies' offensive round, and the basketball was deliberately hit in Guy's hands.
Griffin's data is very beautiful, but his defense is really not good at this period. The inside line is limited by prediction ability and arm span, and is often pressed to the ground by star power forwards to rub. The outside defense arms are short, resulting in insufficient defense area, and predictions are always slow to move half a beat.
Guy got the chance to play as he wished. He changed direction with his left and right hands, and then accelerated his breakthrough, easily surpassing Griffin.
Guy made a move at the middle of his obsession, Griffin reached out to interfere, and then became embarrassed again.
Very short
"Brush!" The basketball was hollowed into the net, and Hollins' adjustment worked!
The reason he used Guy to play the fourth position was for such a moment! If he got to Spetz, that fat man would probably shake himself away.
"Damn it! I'm not sure!" Griffin picked up the basketball unwillingly and slapped it hard.
But he was confident about the next round. Without Randolph's flesh shield, Griffin believed that he could bomb the basket as much as he wanted.
Paul thought so too. He gestured to show that he would hit Griffin in the next round!
This time, the Clippers' offensive running was very smooth because everyone knew what to do. Caron Butler specially helped Griffin to provide an unball cover, and Griffin used the cover to break into the penalty area. At this time, Paul could assist Griffin in the rim of the basket, whether it was a direct all-in contact or a normal pass.
For safety reasons, Paul passed the ball to Griffin. Griffin took three steps directly and was about to slam the one-handed buckle, but Link suddenly came out horizontally!
"Resolutely change defense, Link came to Griffin!" Barkley pointed at the court excitedly. O'Neal was really afraid that the guy's shirt button would be stretched away.
Griffin and Link collided for a while. To match the physique last season, Link probably had to fly to get intimate contact with the photographers again. But this time, Link stabilized his center of gravity, although his chest was hit so hard that he felt stuffy.
But Link didn't have time to cry out for pain. He frowned and started to do everything, and slapped the basketball in Griffin's hand!
"Farke!" Griffin immediately turned around, but the basketball had been taken by Link, and the Grizzlies fought back.
What do they rely on? The wingspan of 15 cm tall is more than 15 cm! Griffin was heartbroken again.
The Clippers quickly retreated to defend. In order to prevent Conley from cutting inward, Paul almost hugged him and fell. Butler also held Guy closely. In short, the Clippers blocked Link's passing route.
But in the end, Link didn't pass anyone, and he controlled the ball outside the three-point line by himself.
"He wants to attack by himself!"
By the time the Clippers players realized it was too late. Link took two steps into the free throw line and raised the basketball with one hand!
Griffin came out from behind diagonally, but due to the length of his arm, he failed to complete the seal!
In this way, Link brushed Griffin's body and slashed the basketball into the basket!
"A dragon dunk after the steal! He dunked on Griffin's head, what!? How is this possible?" Barkley went completely crazy. Griffin's arms were thicker than Link's legs! However, Link buckled one on the top of his head.
He is worthy of being the striker of the Western Conference All-Star Team!
After scoring the goal, Link yelled at Griffin and said softly, "Be careful."
All Staples were silent, and the Clippers players looked at each other.
Chapter completed!