322: You are terminated (4000 words)
Griffin was dunked by Link, which was almost humiliating to him. Last season, Griffin humiliated many players with his dunks. Among them, even a group of famous players such as Paul Gasol and Sergi Ibaka.
But Griffin has never experienced it before. However, just now, Link suddenly jumped without warning, allowing Griffin to try the feeling of being blocked.
Although this is not a frontal buckle, Griffin couldn't jump with all his strength. But even so, Griffin felt that he was so angry. He was detained as soon as the duel with Link started, who could tolerate this?
After just defending and attacking, Link became confident. With his current physical ability to fight, it seems that he would not suffer too much as a loss when playing Griffin. Although he could directly crush Griffin, at least he would not be crushed by Griffin like he did last season.
Having said that, how many players in this league can crush Griffin purely by relying on their bodies? Sometimes, not suffering losses is an advantage!
Link didn't actually want to dunk just now, just wanted to make a foul. Unexpectedly, he actually pushed Griffin in the air, so he swung the ball in. So when he landed, Link was stunned and did not make any celebration moves.
But it seemed as if Link didn't roar, which made Griffin even more angry.
Paul knew something was wrong, so this time the offense stabilized. If Link had been allowed to taste the sweetness continuously, that guy could open the score with just one wave of flow.
This time, Paul did not pass the ball again, but made a breakthrough and landing. Paul played the role of a stabilizing needle in the Clippers. The most exciting ones looked Griffin and Jordan Jr. But in fact, both of them were just Paul's left and right arms.
The score difference was stabilized at 3 points, and Paul is worthy of being one of the best defenders in the league. With just one attack, Paul stabilized the Clippers' morale.
Then Link wants to see how many times Paul can be stable!
"Cover, cover!" This time, Link shouted on his own initiative. Griffin didn't expect Link to have such a high desire to attack, so he couldn't help swallowing.
Conley delivered the ball, and Gasol Jr. immediately came out to make a wall for Link.
Link first dribbled the ball to the side with cover. After Griffin and Gasol were entangled, Link quickly changed direction and turned to the side without cover. Griffin was deceived!
Seeing this, Jordan Jr. had to delay going up. His defense was very rough, and he directly approached Link, intending to force Link to stop with his physical contact.
Link did stop, but it was not forced to stop by Jordan, but Link made a quick stop under the crotch while he was moving!
Last time Link used this trick against a team in Los Angeles, he brought the Western Conference Stars center to the floor and sat for a while.
Although Jordan was not shaken down, he was still pulled apart by this sudden retreat. By the time he blocked it, Link had already made a calm shot.
The basketball went over Jordan's fingertips and fell into the net hollow. Link scored 4 points in a row, and the Grizzlies once again widened the gap to 5 points!
"Link is not at a disadvantage on the offensive end when playing the No. 4 position. His offensive skills are too rich for Griffin and Jordan Jr. He was able to dunk hard just now, but now he can take a soft shot. The Grizzlies are expanding the score, but I don't know if Griffin can help the Clippers recover this time."
In Huby Brown's view, the Grizzlies almost opened the score in the second quarter. Gasol's steady goal and assists made the Grizzlies play very smoothly.
If Griffin hadn't suddenly erupted in the last few minutes, the Grizzlies wouldn't have been leading by only 3 points.
But now it’s different. Griffin has to accept Link’s “torture” on both ends of the offense and defense. In this way, his energy will definitely be dispersed. In this case, it may not be certain whether Griffin can still rule the attack.
"Let him get a little distance and don't sway! If he pulls his shot, just block it immediately!" Paul's uneasy feeling became stronger and stronger. Link scored 4 points in a row, which was the sign that the guy wanted to take over the game!
He can't make the score so easily, absolutely not!
Paul only used passes and passes on the offensive end in the first half. Now, he must do it himself!
This time, Paul continued to show his gorgeous offensive skills. A defender who is only 1.83 meters tall and can average nearly 10 assists per game, but he still has 20 points per game, which shows how exquisite Paul's offensive skills are.
With many assists, this player is not a player who just makes a blind shot. Therefore, Paul can always use the least shot and do the most things.
This time, Paul jumped to a layup and continued to fight with the Grizzlies. Paul suddenly turned on the scoring mode because he was afraid that other people's attacks would not keep up with Link's pace.
Now Link is scoring consecutive goals. As long as the Clippers miss once, the score difference will be widened a little. So, you must bite it during this period! Paul believes in himself, and he believes that the first one between him and Link will be the No. 0.
"Paul scored another goal, and the third quarter is very interesting! Link and Paul started to soar. In order not to let the Grizzlies open the score, Paul's desire to score has become very, very strong now!"
Link was not discouraged when he saw Paul score again. The Clippers were always the ones chasing and they were under greater pressure. First of all, they had to keep calm and be able to treat every attack with a normal mind.
At this time, the more anxious you are, the more likely you make mistakes.
"A normal mind, normal mind" Link ran while reminding himself in his heart. You can't score for the sake of scoring, as it will cause you to fall into a vicious circle.
So this time, Link did not ask for the ball, but kept interspersing to attract the Clippers to defend.
Conley understood it, and knew that Link had attracted the attention of everyone in the Clippers. At this time, the one who was most ignored by the Clippers players was Pondsett, who came on as a substitute!
Link came out to cover Conley, and Conley used the cover to break through! Paul and Griffin were in trouble. I don’t know whether to seal Link or Conley!
Conley broke through and Link followed up, and the entire Clippers' defensive attention was on these two people. But in the end, neither Link nor Conley took action.
After Conley broke through, he divided the ball to the right horn. Over there, Randy Fery completely let Pondsett go!
"Damn it, whose person is that?" Paul yelled in despair. The Clippers' defense was too strong! Everyone rushed towards Link, but the others were full of opportunities.
Pondsett knew that he was replaced to score, so he took action calmly and his movements were very smooth. This season, Pondsett's three-pointer was actually not as stable as the previous season. But pure open shots still couldn't defeat him.
"brush!"
After hearing the Nets' rolling sound, Link turned around and returned to defense casually. He obviously did nothing and didn't even touch basketball, but it attracted the Clippers' most tight defense.
It seems that his two consecutive goals have already made the Clippers lose their composure.
"The Clippers' defensive attention is on Link, and everyone thinks he will continue to take action. But Link is not an extremely keen player in scoring. His running makes the Clippers' defense lose sight of one thing."
This 3-pointer had a huge blow to the Clippers, and the score difference instantly turned into 6 points.
Now, the pressure has come to Paul again. Can he find a way to get the team to continue the score? Only he himself knows this.
Paul still planned to attack by himself, and he called for cover near the middle circle, hoping to score in the simplest and most direct way.
After Griffin blocked Conley, Paul accelerated and was about to break through!
However, before CP3 could speed up, Link changed it!
Link lowered his center of gravity and lifted his trousers. He faced Paul. This situation was beyond Link's expectations, and he tried hard to restrain himself from moving. If you follow Paul's center of gravity and move around, you won't know how you will be shaken down in the end.
Paul wanted to hit Griffin, but Conley did a good job of defense. He kept sticking behind Griffin who cut into the basket and raised his arms to block the pass.
And at this time, Gasol Jr. was still at the basket and gave the ball to Griffin, who might not necessarily score.
So Paul did not pass the ball, but decided to play Link alone!
Link's palms were full of sweat, and he was very focused now. Although Paul was only 183, this guy was one of the players with the lowest blocking rate in the league. The two people who were more difficult to be cheated than Paul, one was Durant and the other was Nowitzki. And it is natural that there is no need to say how high the two guys are taking action.
Therefore, Paul's ability to rank in the "hardest" player list with a height of 183 cm is enough to show how powerful his offense is.
Paul's physical fitness before his major injury was exploding. Howard, who had been dunked in third grade, is naturally not easy to cover such a person.
But after a serious injury, Paul's shots are mostly based on mid-range, and mid-range is not as simple as jumping shots. If you want to get a shooting percentage at mid-range, unless you are as tall as Durant, you can only find another way.
Paul likes to dribble left and right and grab the defender's center of gravity when he retreats, and shoots. At this time, the defense often cannot fully exert force to jump up the block, while Paul pushes the ground quickly, tilts backwards and completes his shot.
This time, Paul also used this move to deal with Link. His left and right hands alternated between his crotch, as if every step would suddenly break out.
There was no sound in Link's ear, only the banging sound of the impact of basketball and wooden floors. He was extremely focused. It can be said that throughout the season, Link had not defended a player so much more than 5 times. This kind of defense was very energy-consuming, but facing Paul, Link had to do this.
Link's center of gravity was a little swaying from side to side, but he didn't go back. He wanted to stop Paul from breaking through by moving sideways, rather than retreating.
Paul was very surprised. Although it was not the first day that he met Link. Although he also watched Link's progress in Kobe's private inning last summer, to be honest, he didn't expect Link's defense to be so stable!
This guy is only in the second grade!
No wonder Kobe likes this guy so much. That pervert must have been a lot of troubled by Link's defense. But the more he can threaten him, the more he likes it.
Paul did not continue his luck. When he saw Link's center of gravity swaying to the right, he kicked the ground and leaned back and took action!
Link almost reflexed the situation when Paul leaned back! He did not retreat, so he had time to block it. Paul only saw a pair of long arms blocking it, and he felt a little incredible. He had tried this trick many times, and many defensive players in the league could not cover him, but today
The moment Paul made a move, Link's finger also hit the bottom of the basketball. It is impossible for you to slap Paul's shot directly, and Paul will not give you such a chance. But it is not easy to be able to slid the bottom of the basketball to change the flight trajectory of the basketball!
"Damn it!" Paul knew that something was wrong. Sure enough, because Link had hit the basketball and changed its flight trajectory, it turned into a three-way match!
Tony Allen actively grabbed the basketball, but the Clippers failed to continue the score, and the Grizzlies fought back!
"It was blocked, and Paul's shooting was blocked by Link! I believe Paul must be surprised. Link is one of the few players who can block Paul's shooting!" Hubby Brown was shocked. He thought Link had the ability to interfere with Paul's shooting, but he didn't expect that he could block it directly!
Randolph frantically stole the show on the sidelines. He waved the towel exaggeratedly, muttering: "The moment you saw you lift your trouser legs, I knew he was finished!"
While speaking, Link had already received a pass from Tony Allen to rush to the frontcourt. Paul stayed beside Link, waiting for an opportunity to steal and avenge his previous shame, but Link drove it steadily.
After pushing outside the three-point line, Tony Allen and Pondsett have been inserted from both sides and ready to catch the ball and attack the box at any time.
Link suddenly stopped outside the three-point line, looked at Tony Allen, holding the ball in both hands, and making a pass!
Paul looked at Tony Allen, and Caron Butler behind Tony Allen even reached out to steal.
However, the basketball did not fly over. When Paul withdrew his gaze, Link in front of him had already jumped up!
"Fake fax shot, Link's fake pass action tricked everyone, including Paul! Including his teammate Tony! Link took action, bang! Without being disturbed, Link's three-pointer hit steadily! 18 points, Link's personal score instantly increased to 18 points! The gap widened, and the Grizzlies were only 1 point away, which could widen the gap to double digits! And this time, Griffin and Paul may not necessarily recover the score again!"
The entire Federal Express Arena went crazy, first blocking Paul, and then fake fax shots outside the three-point line to play with the Clippers' defense.
In this stadium, there has never been a superstar who can do these things. But now, Memphis people have it.
The Grizzlies' offensive core will always be killed once they take action!
The referee whistled, and the Clippers requested a pause. Amid the cheers of the fans, Link made three fingers with his right hand, aimed at his temple, and then raised the corner of his mouth to Paul.
Three-point headshot, you are over!
Chapter completed!