One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Three: Our 2-Person Combination (1/5)
Paul George took advantage of Brooks and showed no mercy.
After completing the block, George looked up to the sky and roared. Link had never seen this guy so excited.
Link still remembers his first official game with the Grizzlies. The first time he played in the Grizzlies No. 0 jersey, his opponent was Paul George.
That night, Link, an undrafted rookie, killed George, the No. 10 pick, and became famous.
From that point on every time he met George, Link seemed to win.
To be honest, this was the first time that Link felt threatened by George.
Today George is very wild, rough, and extremely driven to win.
From the first game of Link's Grizzlies career to now, Link has been beating George until now.
Today, George wanted to break this situation.
Fighting to the end with Link, this is how George said goodbye to Link.
The ball still belongs to the Grizzlies, but George's block has already boosted the Clippers' morale.
So in the next defense, the Clippers team became more rough and aggressive.
Beverley, George and Leonard are not fuel-efficient, and it is difficult for Link and the others to even run out of space to receive the sideline ball.
In the end, Link had to use his skills in the low post to completely block Leonard behind him, and then he finally caught the basketball.
But as soon as Link received the challenge, he was immediately unable to move forward.
"Facial Paralysis Man" has already covered Link completely from behind, and his long arms are waiting for the opportunity. As long as Link makes a move, there is a risk of being chipped.
It feels very uncomfortable to be held up by a big man from behind...
Link had to hand the ball to Conley first, and then hold the ball again after getting rid of Leonard.
Although the Grizzlies were still attacking, Hubie Brown on the commentary desk was very uneasy.
Because today's Grizzlies offense is much less fluid than before!
The Clippers' defense really caused huge trouble for the Grizzlies.
Finally, the energetic JaMychal Green used a reverse run to get rid of Patrick Patterson, a space-based fourth position with mediocre defensive ability.
Seeing this situation, Conley wanted to hand the ball in. As long as Green can catch the basketball, the offense will be successful.
Thinking of this, Conley's body has started to act.
As the "biggest brain" of the Grizzlies, his grasp of this team's offense is unparalleled.
Conley's pass was just right. As long as Green got the ball, he could immediately attack the frame.
Yes, the premise is that Green must be able to get the ball.
Conley's pass flew halfway, but Leonard, who was clearly guarding Link, suddenly pounced to the side!
Link's eyes widened. Why did this move look so familiar?
Sure enough, Leonard used this "goalie steal" to block Conley's pass.
As expected, he is the only player in the league besides Link who can make such a steal.
"Excellent prediction, Kawhi guessed Mike Conley's passing route. With two consecutive incredible defenses, the Clippers stalled the Grizzlies' offense!"
First, George flew past Brooks, and then Leonard intercepted the pass.
Doc Rivers was smiling from ear to ear on the sidelines. This Italian cannon... No, this super wing is really useful.
Link was just about to pounce on Leonard, who was lying on the ground, but Leonard had already calmly handed the ball to George.
George held the ball and charged forward. Since Paul George did not experience a broken leg injury in this history, George's speed was even faster than in the original history!
JaMychal Green pursued George relentlessly, and he was unwilling to let the offensive opportunity he finally got be ruined.
But after George entered the penalty area, he used a flexible turn to completely throw away Green.
After turning around, George immediately took off for a layup. The entire movement was as smooth as silk, without any sloppiness, and gave Green no chance to make amends.
4-0, the Clippers started quite strongly. On both offense and defense, George and Leonard showed their dominance.
After slaughtering the Eagles, the Ultimate Clippers seemed to have turned their guns on the Grizzlies.
"The time has come to test the Grizzlies. If the Grizzlies still can't break the scoring drought, the situation will be very unfavorable to them. But..." Hubie Brown said, looking at George who was opening his arms to defend. and Leonard.
Those two guys seemed to have formed a wall. It was not easy to break through the Clippers' defense.
Link also knows that it is very difficult to launch an attack from the outside now.
Of course, Link can now hold the ball and play alone. Let everyone pull away, and he and Leonard are duel.
Although Link acknowledges Leonard's defense, Link is also confident of scoring high points.
But this is unrealistic. No matter how strong Link's physical fitness is, it is not enough for him to fight the entire game alone.
The Grizzlies must find an entry point and find a way to turn the situation around.
Since launching an attack from the outside won't work, then launch it from the inside!
The Clippers have the Clippers' duo, and the Grizzlies have their own duo.
In the subsequent attack, Conley handed the ball to Link early.
The fans also cheered, preparing to watch Link's one-on-one performance.
Kristen Lacey smiled disdainfully and gave the ball to the strongest person. Is this the Grizzlies' strategy?
How reckless.
Leonard stretched out his big hand to cover Link's eyes. Link couldn't see anything at this time, only the lines on the palm of the "facial paralysis man".
It's no wonder that most people are at a loss when facing Leonard's defense. They can't even see it, so why attack?
But in the gap between Leonard's fingers, Link saw a lump of white pork belly.
This is the first time that Link feels that Jokic is good for being fat.
Without hesitation, Link lobbed the ball over Leonard's head to Jokic.
Jokic received the basketball steadily in the middle distance on the right, and Zubac was ready.
He knew that the lazy-looking guy in front of him was actually a huge threat.
Jokic raised the basketball high, seemingly trying to fake a shot.
But... I don't even bother to step on my feet. This shooting fake is really too fake!
"Well, Nikolai's fake moves don't seem to work on Zubac."
"Nonsense, such a fake move won't work on anyone!"
Both Hubie Brown and Kevin Harlan couldn't help but complain.
Just when everyone couldn't help but want to laugh, Jokic suddenly jumped up, changed his shot into a pass in the air, and passed the ball into the penalty area through Zubac.
At this time, Link happened to hit the horse and kill him!
When Jokic took off just now, his action was still shooting.
But at the moment when he was about to take action, Link suddenly cut inside, and Jokic changed his shot into a pass just in time.
Even Leonard, the "Terminator" with his own ball path analysis system, cannot predict such a pass.
Therefore, he failed to cut off the passing route immediately, giving Link an opportunity to cut into the layup!
Seeing Link securely getting the basketball, Leonard couldn't help but glance at Jokic.
Under normal circumstances, if a center like Jokic changes from shooting to passing, he will most likely smash the ball directly out of the baseline.
Because the bodies of big players are relatively bulky, they are not as flexible as outsiders in the air.
However, Jokic's passing was very accurate.
Everything from direction to timing is spot on.
I really don't know how that guy did it.
After receiving the basketball, Link went straight to the basket. Although Leonard did not steal the basketball, he was still chasing after Link.
Even if Link does make a layup, Leonard is definitely capable of chasing the risk.
As soon as he reached the basket, Link raised the basketball high.
Leonard saw the orange basketball rising slowly, and reflexively stretched out his arms and jumped.
But Leonard's body had just risen halfway when the basketball suddenly disappeared from his eyes.
"Fake!? You're careless!" Leonard knew something was wrong. He wanted to risk Link too much. As a result, a very stupid mistake was made.
He shouldn't be so rash.
But now, it's too late to say anything.
Link's lift of the ball was indeed just a fake move. After shaking Leonard away, Link turned around and easily put the ball in from the other side of the basket.
Leonard landed deftly and shook his head secretly.
Link is still as cunning as before.
After scoring, Link did not taunt his opponent, but patted Jokic's fat ass.
"Good pass, get ready to counterattack!"
"Copy that, watch my big windmill hook next round!" Jokic also smiled, despite the laziness of this guy.
But following Link for so many years, the desire to win is also extremely strong.
After getting used to winning championships, Jokic does not accept defeat so easily.
Although the Grizzlies are still lagging behind, the game has just begun.
But now, Christine Lacey can no longer laugh.
The Grizzlies have proven that their duo is no weaker than the Clippers.
This game deserves to be played.