545: A warm welcome from an old friend
Jordan was so angry that it was his performance moment, but Link stole the limelight.
Inexplicably, it became Link's background board. If Paul hadn't comforted him in time, Jordan Jr. would have had an explosion in his mind before the game began.
Paul was indeed convinced by Link. At that distance, although he was unguarded, he was still not 100% able to make the shot if he wanted to. If it were Paul himself, he probably wouldn't dare to play like that.
It would be so embarrassing if I didn't shoot that goal.
However, Link was so brave. He just dared to stand there with the ball in his arms and then bet a hundred thousand dollars.
There are many stars in the league, but not everyone has this domineering attitude.
Paul was starting to feel a little scared, and the confidence he built up in the last round was a little shaken.
However, Paul still told himself that warm-up is a warm-up, and a competition is a competition. Link can do such amazing things when warming up, and he may not be in good shape during the competition.
The Clippers fought desperately and came out of the Nuggets, not to serve as a foil for the Grizzlies!
In the stands, the fans were still talking about what happened when they just warmed up, and on the commentary stage, the t.nt funny trio also talked about what happened just now from time to time.
"Link's rule over the Federal Express Arena is unshakable. Even if it's just a warm-up, he doesn't allow anyone to go wild. Such players are usually very terrible! In their eyes, there is no offense to the home court." Barkley looked serious. Although it was just a small episode during a warm-up, he saw the desire to win in No. 0's heart.
It was not enough to warm up just by Charles Barkley could not wait to see how Link made Jordan Jr. in the official game.
Finally, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the referee urged both sides to prepare and the game began soon.
Link stood near the midfield line and pressed his legs. Next to him was Matt Barnes, who had just scored 30 points and 10 rebounds in the last game.
Jordan Jr. looked at Link when he stepped into the middle circle, and his eyes were naturally not very friendly. Link said angrily, "Look at basketball, otherwise the ball will be fought away and don't say you don't see clearly."
Matt Barnes, who was beside him, turned his head and stared at Link, but he didn't expect that Link would immediately turn his head and look at him.
"What do you think? Have any objections?" Link pointed at Barnes with his chin.
Jordan Jr. thought, Link is finished now. In the whole league, few people dare to talk to Barnes. Barnes is similar to Stephenson of the Pacers. If he is a teammate, you will love him to death. If he is an opponent, you will definitely hate him because he is never ruthless to his opponent.
However, what surprised Jordan Jr. was that Barnes did not say a word in the face of Link's provocation!
Of course he didn't know how badly Barnes was in that 68-win battle. To be precise, when Barnes was playing for the Lakers two years ago, he was so angry that he was bleeding from Link's trash words.
Barnes decided to endure the wave first and then distinguish the score on the court. Jordan, who lost his "protective", did not bother Link anymore. He was already embarrassed enough today.
In this way, the Clippers were temporarily stunned. Link made Barnes and Jordan Jr. bow their heads in just one sentence.
A third-year student has established supreme prestige at the Federal Express Arena.
The referee stood in the middle circle, Jordan and Gasol bent their knees to take off. Paul moved his arms and kept reminding himself how difficult it was for the Clippers to get to this point. We can't give up, we must not give up!
The basketball jumped into the air, and Gasol and Jordan Jr.'s arms were intertwined. In the end, Jordan Jr. was the first to transfer the basketball, and the Clippers attacked first!
Paul held his breath and watched Jordan Jr. show off his face while warming up. As the leader of the Clippers, Paul naturally wanted to stand up for Jordan Jr.
So Paul showed great aggressiveness in this first attack. Although he handed the ball over halfway to Billups, who played the second position, Paul's pace still did not stop after the ball was released.
Although Billups plays the second position in the Clippers, he is actually an FMVP-level organizer. With him, Paul can temporarily put the organization of offense aside and focus on scoring!
The Clippers' double point guard lineup can be said to be so luxurious that it makes people drool.
As soon as Paul ran out of the gap, Billups' pass was delivered! The cooperation between the two people was very tacit, and their thoughts were highly unified.
After receiving the ball, Paul accelerated to the left. After Conley moved, he changed his body forward and headed to the right.
Of course, Paul knew that Conley was not that easy to mess with. Before accelerating, Paul took the initiative to lean towards Conley. After carrying Conley, Paul "changed gears" and accelerated!
"Chris Paul successfully broke through Mike Conley, the showdown between these two top point guards in the league is pleasing to the eye!"
As soon as O'Neal finished speaking, Paul faced Gasol and threw the ball towards the basket.
Everyone thought it was a throw-in. It was not until Jordan Jr.'s "meat mountain" rose up behind Gasol that people realized that it was an air relay!
I saw the basketball go past Gasol's fingertips and fall behind him. Jordan, who was temporarily released by Gasol, took the basketball with both hands and easily completed the heavy deflection!
At the beginning, Jordan Jr. responded to Link with a dunk! And unlike the performance just now, this is a dunk in actual combat!
"A beautiful goal, this is the charm of the All-Catch City! Gasol's defense is fine, and it is the right decision to choose to make up for defense. In fact, Gasol has blocked Paul's route to the center. But there is no way, the route of Paul and Jordan Jr. is in the sky!"
Jordan Jr. is so happy now that he whistles to the sky after landing. He said that Gasol is the most beautiful defensive player in history, and it is not difficult to score a goal on Gasol's head!
The dunk was dunked at the beginning, which made the morale of the Clippers continue to rise. Paul showed a faint smile on his face, and it seemed that it was not as difficult as he imagined to score points on the Grizzlies' head.
"Don't worry, I'll get it back sooner or later. Don't panic, let's continue to take steady steps."
Link picked up the basketball on the ground and handed it to Gasol, the young man responsible for serving the bottom line. By the way, he also said some encouragement to Gasol.
Gasol nodded, he was not panicked. In this alliance full of birds and beasts, it was not the first time that Gasol had been shown his athletic ability by others. But never once, those jumping men could beat him!
The morale of the Clippers was immediately reflected in defense.
All Clippers defended very hard, and Link could clearly feel the anger in the hearts of Clippers players.
Barnes is no exception. When he was criticized by Link, although he didn't say anything, he must be angry.
Now, all this anger was vented by Barnes with small movements.
Grabbing the jersey and pulling the arms are all pediatrics. Barnes even gave Link a dark elbow when he was stuck. Link was so painful that his chest was stuffy for several seconds before he recovered. : :
When Link couldn't get the ball, Conley's central shot missed. Link knew that Conley must be a good time. After all, Paul is also an absolute "wicked person".
The Clippers succeeded in the first offense and defense! Now they firmly believe that they have made great progress! After the baptism of the last round of the game, they are no longer the Los Angeles Clippers who were ravaged by the Grizzlies during the regular season.
The Clippers continued to attack, and this time, Paul restrained a lot. He began to try to stop the attack slowly and began to try to control the rhythm!
"He is such a bold guy. He actually tried to lead the Grizzlies' nose in the Federal Express Arena." Barkley admired Paul. Paul dared to try this, either the Clippers were really strong today, or Paul was crazy! No matter which of these two situations, Barkley was convinced.
Paul pretended to break through, but in fact, the real offensive point was Barnes!
Barnes pushed Link and ran quickly to the bottom corner on the left.
Although he was pushed away by Barnes, Link quickly reacted and prepared to chase and defend.
However, the next second, the hard and black Jordan stepped in front of Link, without the ball to cover!
Jordan Jr. didn't give Link a good meal. When he had contact with Link, his upper body was secretly trying, which was equivalent to directly hitting Link. It was just that his shoulder-sinking movement was not so obvious, so the referee didn't see it.
Jordan's upper limbs are very terrifying. Although Jordan's skills are rough, he is indeed a player with amazing physical fitness. Link was directly overturned to the ground by Jordan's hit!
In the end, Link could only see Barnes receive a breakthrough pass from Paul on the floor, and then make an open three-pointer.
In the last game, Barnes made 6 of 7 three-pointers, scored 30 points, and directly killed the Nuggets. Today, Barnes's hot touch is still the same.
The basketball arc is not high and uneven, just right. In the end, a "wave" exploded in the Grizzlies' penalty area.
Barnes raised his right hand high and stared fiercely at Link lying on the ground, as if announcing that he had won.
"The confrontation between the two sides was very fierce, and it was overwhelming at the beginning. The Clippers were 5-0, and this start was really unexpected." Kenny Smith was very optimistic about the Clippers, and the Clippers' tenacity in the last round left a deep impression on him.
Conley and Iguodala ran up and pulled Link up. Link was also helpless. As soon as the game started, he was warmly welcomed by the "old friends" of the Clippers.
Link couldn't help but wonder, was he too irritating them?
It shouldn't be. Link didn't hold the ball at all in this game!
The real excitement hasn't arrived yet, I'm afraid the Clippers can't stand it!
In the next round, Conley was stolen by Paul before he had time to pass the ball. Taking advantage of this fast break, Paul assisted Griffin to hit the slash with one hand, and the Clippers won three consecutive games!
At this point, the Clippers started with a 7-0 win against the Grizzlies!
Jordan Jr. rushed up actively to touch Griffin's chest. What are the best defensive players and the rising superstars are all bluffing! The Memphis Grizzlies' finish line is here!
At the same time, the Grizzlies took the lead in calling a timeout. Link walked off the court with his waist, a little impatient.
Chapter completed!