One Hundred and Forty-Seven: Stephenson's Show

At the beginning, Daniel Granger was very strong. Link is considered popular in the United States now, so no one will despise him anymore. On the contrary, many stars still attach great importance to him.

No one wants to lose to an undrafted pick, even if he's the rookie MVP, even if he's in the red this year. Therefore, many opponents are particularly excited when they fight Link. Not to mention other people, even an athlete like LeBron James is very interested in Link. The last time the Grizzlies played against the Heat, James didn't give Link at all.

"Looks like you're very popular in Indianapolis, Link." Randolph walked past Link and joked with a smile.

"Come on Zhaka! We are 2 points behind, you can still laugh?" Link pouted, Granger was more excited than he expected today.

"It doesn't matter, it's just two points, I'll get it done soon." Randolph strutted toward the Pacers penalty area, and the big black bear was about to exert his strength.

However, after Randolph really started to attack, he realized that he seemed to be exaggerating.

Conley hoisted the ball to Randolph, who wanted to live in the position, and Randolph posted up the Pacers second-year forward Hansbrough.

Hansbrough was a household name during the NCAA era, and he was considered one of the best white American power forwards. Like most white insiders, Hansbrough doesn't have a very perverted physique, but he has good basic skills, a tough style, and a very positive attitude.

Randolph thought that this big white man was easy to bully, but when he sat back, he encountered fierce resistance!

"Hansbrough's defense is very tough, and it's hard for Zach to take advantage of him!" Reggie Miller laughed. Hansbrough, a young man, has made great progress this season. He's unlikely to be a superstar, but he's definitely the perfect piece of the puzzle.

Randolph tried twice to no avail, so he had to turn over and make a jumper. But Hansbrough's response was quick, and he blocked it almost as soon as Randolph made his shot.

Although Randolph is the Grizzlies' first scoring point this season, he has won the Western Conference Player of the Year in January, and he has scored 30+15 double-doubles more than once. But in the face of such an active defense, the big black bear will inevitably miss the time.

The basketball came out of the box, and Hans Bruce's defense was effective!

While the Pacers fans cheered, the Chinese wearing the dark blue No. 0 jersey jumped into the restricted area and jumped before Hibbert and the others.

"Damn it!" Hibbert found that something was wrong and was going to fight for rebounds, but Gasol Jr. gave him a lot of interference, and Hibbert was not a monster with a terrible bullet speed like Howard.

So, Link first touched the basketball before Hibbert, tapped it in the air, and made a direct tip!

"Link's tip! He has always been very active in rebounding! The Pacers fans were ready to cheer, but unexpectedly they ushered in a blow! Link's rebounding sense is very sensitive, and the Pacers can be seen If you want to beat the Grizzlies today, you have to work harder!"

Daniel Granger covered his head with his hands in annoyance. He did not expect that Link would suddenly cut in and fight for rebounds. Losing offensive rebounds is very demoralizing, because the team has already defended, but they lose points because of lost rebounds, and everyone will feel unhappy.

"How about Zach? Are you still happy to score?" Link also made fun of Randolph after scoring the goal. These two guys are simply talkative brothers.

"Okay, okay, I know they're not easy to mess with." Randolph waved his hand impatiently. The Pacers are tenacious today, and their goal is only to win.

Although the absolute strength of the opponent may not be so strong, Randolph is very clear that this will be a tough battle!

Link's tip-up just now also put him into the game completely. So this time, when Granger still wanted to get rid of Link by running off the ball, he found that it was not as simple as before.

Link never leaves Granger, his defensive willpower is very strong.

Granger couldn't believe that he was actually entangled by a first-year rookie!

Pacers starting point guard Darren Collison saw that Granger was slow to get a chance, and played a pick-and-roll with Hansbrough. Collison is a point guard who likes to score, and his attacking desire is very strong.

But Hansbrough's screen didn't help Collison get too good a chance. Conley flexibly bypassed the screen and raised his hand to block, allowing Collison's mid-range jumper to end in black.

The Pacers are good at defense, but don't forget the Grizzlies' defensive efficiency ranks higher than them!

The Pacers coach Frank Vogel frowned. It was only the second round, and the Pacers were already in trouble. Offensively, this is the Pacers' biggest problem this year. Except for Granger, the team has no stable scoring points.

There was originally a Dunleavy that could be used as a three-point fort, but now Dunleavy is recovering from an injury, which undoubtedly makes the Pacers' weak offensive firepower even more barren.

After a few minutes, the Pacers have been playing very passive. On the defensive end, the Grizzlies' patient transmission and aggressive offensive rebounds always allow them to find holes. On the offensive end, Granger also encountered big trouble. Link increased his defensive intensity, and Granger could no longer score as easily as he did in the opening minutes.

Once Granger can't score consistently, the Pacers' offense is paralyzed in half.

Eight minutes into the first quarter, the Pacers trailed the Grizzlies by seven points. And from the scene, they were very, very embarrassed.

Vogel must add some players who may become scoring points at this time. Although these players may not be able to break the deadlock, it is always good to try. What if else? Just sit still like that?

So during this time out, Vogel walked up to Lance Stephenson. The former New York talent is definitely an excellent scorer and a tough defense, the kind of player Vogel likes.

If it weren't for this guy's bad off-court track record, he wouldn't have been selected in the second round. There is also the fact that Stephenson was debating "whether to go to a foreign country to play the professional league or stay in the United States to play the NCAA" for too long. When he decided to play the NCAA, the famous basketball schools that had invited him All are full.

Ultimately, Stephenson had to join the little-known University of Cincinnati.

If this guy can go to the highest level of basketball school to receive instruction, maybe he will be more mature now.

In short, the reason why Stephenson fell to the second round is largely because of his own death. But talent? Vogel believes Stephenson has it.

"Lance, you play on the 3rd! I need you to find a way to score, we have to narrow the difference!"

Seeing Vogel replace Stephenson on the court, Paul George couldn't help but sweat for Link. The second person who wanted to kill him today went into battle.

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"This guy is sick, really."

Link came to this conclusion when he found out that his matchup had changed from Granger to Stephenson, and the guy was still staring at him.

Now the Pacers are attacking, you are staring at Lao Tzu!

Maybe Stephenson was just trying to play hard, maybe he really forgot that it was his team that was attacking right now. In any case, as soon as this guy Stephenson appeared, his behavior was abnormal.

Finally, Stephenson looked away from Link, and he and the team's backup power forward Josh McRoberts played an off-ball screen to cooperate. After temporarily getting rid of Link, Stephenson received a pass and then made a breakthrough!

"Wocao, it's quite fast!" Link couldn't help admiring secretly in his heart, Stephenson's offensive sense of smell was indeed very sensitive. His grasp of offensive opportunities is much better than that of the players just now!

However, Link is not so easy to be broken through. He always stayed by Stephenson's side. While giving him confrontation, he also forced the guy to go where Gasol Jr. led him into the defensive trap.

Stephenson, Tie Hanhan, didn't care about that, he followed Link's wishes to the basket and jumped for a layup!

"Stephenson's breakthrough was very decisive and resolute! He avoided Gasol's block in the air. Can this guy score under Link and Gasol's double block!?" Reggie Miller The volume gradually increased, and this may be the most determined offense the Pacers have played so far!

Stephenson threw the ball in the air, and it could be seen that he wanted to hit a swipe, but because his wrist was not flexible enough, the basketball did not fly according to his expected trajectory after it went out.

As a result, the basketball went straight to the hoop, and then embarrassedly... stuck on the neck of the hoop!

"Pfft!" Reggie Miller felt like he was about to spurt blood, and finally Nima mobilized the atmosphere, and the result was this ending!

Pacers fans were also injured, and they stood up to cheer for the goal. And now, I can only sit back awkwardly.

Link looked at the basketball stuck on the neck of the basket, and then at Stephenson. As the so-called operation is as fierce as a tiger, keep your eyes on the basket neck and pestle...

Stephenson pretended nothing happened and knew nothing. Off the field, Frank Vogel covered his forehead with a blushing face.

Has the Pacers' offense reached this point of hopelessness?

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