One Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy-Five: Don’t Do Basic Things 6 (3/5)

Link hit two consecutive three-pointers, directly beating Antetokounmpo without any temper.

Although the Grizzlies are now only one point ahead of the Bucks, the situation has taken a turn for the worse for the Bucks.

Antetokounmpo now urgently needs a response to the ball to stabilize the situation. In the past three quarters or more, he has always been able to respond at such times.

But now, Antetokounmpo is a little less confident.

Although he has scored 33 points, it was not easy for Antetokounmpo to get these 33 points.

Obviously, at this desperate moment, Antetokounmpo cannot guarantee that he can continue the score in every round.

However, Link seems to be hitting his shots every turn.

Antetokounmpo was under tremendous psychological pressure, a feeling he had never experienced before.

At critical moments of the game, the players' mental state will change to some extent.

Only a small number of players can maintain their outstanding performance under such high pressure.

Among this small group of people, only those at the top can burst out with more power at critical moments.

Link is one of those at the top.

Antetokounmpo has not yet started in this regard.

He nervously approached Link, although he still looked fearless on the surface. However, his nervousness was exposed by his stiff posture.

Antetokounmpo no longer had the calmness he had just now. Link could see that this guy was scared!

I was scared when I was only one point behind. As expected, I was still a young kid.

Link continued to press, and Antetokounmpo was so frightened that he hugged the basketball with both hands.

As a result, he can no longer move.

There was no other way, Antetokounmpo had no choice but to hand the ball to Middleton.

Afterwards, "Antetokounmpo" hurriedly sat inside and prepared to beat Link from behind.

Although Antetokounmpo's skills at the basket are not as refined as Link's, his physical advantage lies here after all.

Still quite threatening in the low post.

Middleton also understood it. After Antetokounmpo was in position, he swung the ball gently and passed the ball into the penalty area.

However, what Link is waiting for is now!

Middleton is an excellent scorer, but definitely not an excellent passer.

This season, Middleton averaged only 4.1 assists per game and made 2.0 turnovers.

Of course, there is no big problem with Middleton's ordinary pass, but the lob pass is still a test of skill.

I think there were so many people on the Rockets, but no guard could comfortably feed the ball to Yao Ming.

It can be seen that feeding the ball to the inside is not as simple as it seems.

Middleton's passing arc is not tricky enough. If Conley feeds the ball to the inside players, he can definitely make the basketball just float over the defensive player's fingertips and then fall into the hands of his teammates.

But Middleton can't pass this kind of ball.

Link flashed in front of Antetokounmpo the moment Middleton passed the ball, and easily intercepted the pass, which was not of high quality, in advance.

Link completed the steal in two consecutive rounds!

At the critical moment, Link not only played well offensively, but also defended well.

Middleton's "daily task" of making two turnovers every day has been completed again.

The moment Link stole the basketball, he suddenly felt as if his jersey was being grabbed.

It seems that Antetokounmpo is really anxious now and is starting to take action.

This even more exposed the impatient mental state of "Antetokounmpo" now.

Link quickly passed the ball to Jokic beside him to prevent the Bucks from taking the ball back.

After that, Link moved forward again, and Jokic controlled the ball for half the game. Don't forget, this guy is also a point that can organize offense.

This time, Antetokounmpo pressed Link like crazy, not giving Link any room to take action.

He almost defended Link the same way he defended pure shooters.

But Link is not a pure shooter. If he sticks too close, he will be easily thrown away.

Link first went outside the three-point line and pretended to catch the ball. Jokic also cooperated by making a fake pass.

When Antetokounmpo threw his weight and straightened his arms to steal, Link suddenly changed his weight and plunged inside.

Because Antetokounmpo was too close to him, he was thrown away by Link in one step.

Afterwards, Jokic threw the ball directly into the air and cooperated with Link for an alley-oop dunk.

Link scored 8 points in a row, and Antetokounmpo contributed nothing except two turnovers in these rounds.

He was about to be crushed!

"Beautiful alley-oop dunk, Link's off-the-ball movement is really pleasing to watch. The Bucks are 3 points behind, and Giannis has to think of a way. He can either stop Link, or he can lose points on the offensive end. get back!"

Although Mike Breen said this, he actually knew very well that Antetokounmpo couldn't do it.

On the next attack, Antetokounmpo's forced layup was blocked by Link.

Link's jumping height is terrifying, as if he is completely immune to any physical effects.

Those who didn’t know thought this was the first quarter of the game.

Antetokounmpo didn't want to be blocked, so he had no choice but to shoot.

But unfortunately, his touch is not that soft yet.

This high throw hit the board and eventually hit the side of the basket.

Antetokounmpo still hasn't scored a goal, and his offensive efficiency has plummeted!

After Link interfered with Antetokounmpo, he immediately took off twice and won the defensive rebound.

Although he is in his thirties, Link's athletic abilities are still impressive.

After grabbing the rebound, Link advanced with the ball. The pace of the game was accelerated, and the Bucks' originally top-ranked defense in the league became a mess because of this extremely fast pace.

Seeing Link holding the ball and heading towards the Bucks' half court, the Bucks' defense shrank.

Antetokounmpo also quickly completed the overtaking, lying in front of Link, preparing for an aerial duel.

But when Link ran one step beyond the three-point line, he suddenly stopped, then pulled up and shot!

"Emergency three-pointer, Link's shot was very sudden, Antetokounmpo had no reaction to it!"

"Brother Antetokounmpo" really didn't respond, he was completely messed up.

Just now Link cut into the alley-oop, and now he suddenly changed his shooting point outside the three-point line.

Link's attack is really arbitrary!

Because he can score anywhere, which is fundamentally different from Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo did not expect that Link would suddenly choose to take a three-point shot again, and it was a shot during the advancement process.

Therefore, he was completely stunned.

It wasn't until the sound of the net rolling that Antetokounmpo came back to his senses.

"Going in again, Link was like a miracle at the critical moment! With the third three-pointer, Link's personal score tonight has soared to 40 points, and the point difference between the two sides has also reached 6 points!"

After scoring the goal, Link pressed his hands down in front of the excited fans and motioned for everyone to sit down.

Don’t do six basic things.

In just a few rounds, Link has already made three three-pointers.

Antetokounmpo is even more anxious now. Seeing Link showing off his power, the only thing he wants to do now is to fight back!

So, in the next round, under Link's defensive strategy of letting shots go but not sudden shots, Antetokounmpo shot directly from outside the three-point line!

Unfortunately, Antetokounmpo's shooting returned to his normal level this time.

Even though he was completely let go, "Antetokounmpo's" long shot still hit the neck of the basket.

The Bucks' offense failed again!

Off the court, Joger laughed happily.

When Antetokounmpo starts scoring three points, it means the Grizzlies are about to win!

Antetokounmpo's rhythm is completely messed up, and he has been completely dominated by Link.

Link's provocations, trash talk and continuous goals made the Greeks lose their last sanity.

In fact, it’s not just Antetokounmpo. Everyone on the Bucks was in a panic now. They had played a whole game with the Grizzlies, but now they were suddenly beaten and they were all stunned.

This time, when Link held the ball outside the three-point line, the Bucks simply put two people up to block it.

As a result, Link easily passed the ball to the ground and assisted Green for a dunk.

The score difference became 8 points, and Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer had to call a timeout.

He originally thought that Antetokounmpo could use his strong strength to avoid danger and do the same thing as Link, just like before.

But at the last moment, Antetokounmpo was at a loss on the court.

In just a few minutes, the gap was instantly widened.

Antetokounmpo walked off the court with his head lowered, completely losing the arrogance and confidence he had just now.

The education experts at FedEx Arena gave Antetokounmpo a good education.

This Greek monster was completely tamed at FedEx Arena.

Now, no one thinks Antetokounmpo is evenly matched with Link today.

Link's performance in these rounds has already reflected the gap between the two.

The Bucks' 16-game winning streak across the league is about to be buried here.