477: Game time is over
Before the game, Wall told his teammates, "We can't lose."
After the first quarter, Link said to his teammates, "No one can beat us here."
Two young people who have also entered the industry for 10 years do not want to lose to each other today.
Link doesn't want to suffer a series of losses. He just lost to the Thunder in the last game. If even the Wizards lost today, it would be too unreasonable. Wall hopes to break his own circle of falling into a downturn.
In terms of the first quarter, the winner was Wall. He scored 7 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, and the Wizards scored 30 points in a single quarter. In other words, at least half of the Wizards' scores were related to Wall.
Link performed well in the first quarter, with 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. However, the Grizzlies' defense in the first quarter was still too loose, which allowed the Wizards to score so many points.
Now, everyone knows that the Wizards are not here to play with Memphis. Indeed, their record is only a miserable 11 wins and 33 losses, and they have almost been excluded from the playoffs. But today, the Wizards are very dangerous.
"Link is right, we can't lose such a game that shouldn't be lost! The Wizards are in good shape today. They played an extremely excellent team attack in the first quarter. In the second quarter, cheer up and show your strength. Tell the Wizards players not to be foolish!"
Stevens struck while the iron was hot, picked up the tactical board and started writing and drawing.
The Grizzlies' offense in the first quarter was actually not a big problem, the main problem lies in the defensive end. It is the main reason why the Grizzlies are lagging behind now.
But he believes that as long as the Grizzlies raise their intensity at the beginning of the second quarter, the Wizards will have no chance.
The Wizards and the Grizzlies are not teams of the same level!
The break between the festival was very short. Before the cheerleader girl could get off the stage, Wall and Link couldn't wait to rush up. Across a bunch of young and energetic girls, the two big men only had each other in their eyes.
Wall looked at Link with a firm look. This season, Link's progress is still great, but Wall's progress is not obvious. Wall clenched his fists, and I worked very hard last summer!
It was not until the cheerleader girls left that Wall and Link finally looked away.
Wall knew the expectations he had, and today, he would definitely defeat this 10 most successful player!
"The second quarter game is about to start. The Grizzlies are now 7 points behind, and the Wizards are attacking first in the second quarter. If they score, the score difference will go to double digits. Therefore, the two rounds at the beginning of the second quarter are very important to the Grizzlies."
As Hubby Brown spoke, Wall had passed half. He was very aggressive and did not want to leave even a minute of breathing time for the Grizzlies.
Conley became serious now. Wall didn't score in double digits in the first two games, but it was obvious that he would not be in this state today. According to Stevens' strategy, Conley improved the defensive intensity. He let Wall go a few steps without close contact.
Wall is a relatively old-school point guard. He passes the ball well and has a fast speed, but his shooting is unstable and requires possession of the ball in his hand to play a role. Nowadays, there are actually not many old-school young point guards like him in this league.
Seeing Conley let him go, Wall began to look for his teammates. Under Wall's leadership, the rest of the Wizards were also very excited today. After all, everyone was a young man with a strong spirit. As a result, before Wall came back, they won a total of 5 games, and it would be a pity for anyone to be replaced.
Today, the Wizards players will naturally not let it go. Anyway, winning one more game will not hinder the management's plan to play badly.
Wizards small forward Martel Webster borrowed the inner cover to the middle distance on the right. The inner cover quality was very high, and Iguodala failed to make up for it as soon as possible. In this way, Webster, who is good at shooting, made a mid-range shot after receiving the ball, and the Wizards led by 9 points!
"It's in again! For the Wizards, this is the best start! Wall scored 7 points and 6 assists, and he handled the Wizards' offense in an orderly manner today."
The Grizzlies fans at the scene were incredible, but when they saw Link start to control the ball, they instantly felt relieved again.
Link was using the ball through the half-court while making gestures. Now, he needed to stand up and stabilize the situation. Webster found that his teammates were getting farther and farther away from him, and he couldn't help swallowing, and he was forced to play singles with Link!
Link really lets his teammates open up space for him. After all, Webster is not a defensive player. Although he looks wild, you can actually treat him as a white shooter with average athletic ability.
Link lowered his posture outside the three-point line and dribbled quickly with his hands. Webster didn't know whether to go up or retreat, because Link's breakthrough and shooting were very fatal!
But in the end, Link neither chose to shoot nor break through, but passed the ball!
Pulling the singles is just a confusing method, and the real ending point of this goal is Iguodala!
Everyone in the Wizards thought Link was going to play singles, so they relaxed their guard against others. It was precisely this opportunity that Iguodala suddenly started and killed the "tramp" Garrett. Temple was caught off guard.
Temple, like Link, lost the draft. This is his third season in the NBA, but the Wizards are already the sixth team he has played for...
He travels to three teams every year, and only plays more than 20 games each year. Temple is truly a veritable "home".
As a undrafted pick, Temple was attracted by the Wizards this year because of his defensive ability. But when he met an opponent with explosive athletic ability, Temple had no moves.
Under Link's sudden pass, Temple could not catch up with Iguodala at all. In the end, he could only watch Iguodala dunk.
The connection between Link and Iguodala finally ignited the deadly Federal Express Arena. Link is not a simple single player. When everyone in the Grizzlies starts to exert their strength, the Wizards may not be able to defend these 9 points.
No, there is only 7 points left now.
Wall was not discouraged and conceded a goal, so he would just find it back on the offensive end. But this time when Wall controlled the game and found that he could no longer find the pass gap as easily as in the first half.
The connection between Link and Iguodala just ignited not only the fans, but also the teammates. Once the Grizzlies' emotions are ignited, their defensive intensity will soar.
Now, Wall has truly seen the Grizzlies' defense!
Wall passed the ball for several rounds, but didn't get a chance. After a long round, the ball was finally passed to Wall.
Wall was unwilling to give up, and the great momentum could not be cut off. He looked at the attack time, and there were only 8 seconds left, so Wall waved his hand and called for cover!
The former superstar Emecca Ocafo brought it up, and Wall was like a sports car waiting in front of the traffic light. As soon as Ocafo was in place, Wall rushed out!
"Fuck, it's so fast!" Conley was already fast enough to get rid of the cover, but when he got rid of Okafor and turned around and chased, he found that he had been completely dumped by Wall!
Wall rushed to the basket with confidence, thinking that no one in the Grizzlies could match their speed.
Just as Wall was making a layup while marching at high speed, a black shadow rushed over and took off with Wall!
The visitor not only rushed back at a fast speed, but also had a very good bounce speed! Almost instantly, Wall covered Wall's entire spine! Wall felt a chill on his back, and if he forced him to go on, he would definitely get rid of it! So Wall wanted to turn a shot into a pass in the air. He aimed at Webster and barely sent the ball out.
But under this strict interference, Wall's passing quality was too poor, after all, it was a temporary pass. Moreover, Webster did not expect Wall to pass the ball. He thought Wall would definitely come on and was not ready to pass the ball at all!
So, the basketball was directly passed to Wizards coach Randy Whitman, and John Wall made a mistake!
"Damn it!" After Wall landed, he realized that the person who just covered him was Link!
He couldn't believe that Link could keep up with him and jump so fast.
"It's not today, John, the game time is up, and you can't score so easily anymore." Link shook his finger secretly at Wall, and then ran to catch the sideline ball.
Wall felt goosebumps all over his body, and Link's defense just now made him feel scared.
Chapter completed!