Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine: Explosion in Place

Link steals Griffin's one-stop dunk, making the entire Staples silent.

Los Angeles can't remember the first time that Grizzly No. 0 has panicked Staples this season. First Death Coil strangles Kobe, now it will be stealing Griffin and dunking on his head.

Suddenly, these Los Angeles fans remembered something Kobe said.

"It would be a humiliation for me if Link couldn't be an All-Star."

So, Kobe was right. He didn't lose to a mediocre person, he lost to an All-Star starting forward!

After this goal, the Grizzlies widened the gap to 3 points. In the last round, Griffin failed to continue the Clippers' score.

When Griffin saw that the Grizzlies were sending Gay to the 4, he thought it was time for him to wreak havoc at the rim. However, it turns out that whether you can handle an opponent depends on his height and weight.

The dunk after being stolen this time seems to have ignited the "lead" in Griffin's heart.

"The Grizzlies want to rely on offense to suppress us, so we have to be the first to attack. Cheer up guys, let the Grizzlies have a taste of what it's like to have their defense broken." Paul encouraged his teammates to see their morale a little low. stand up.

Paul and Link have no personal grudges. Although he was killed by Link last season, Paul is not so vengeful.

And because of Kobe Bryant's game, the two of them had some nodding acquaintances. But Paul is a person with a strong desire to win. Now that the Clippers are in such a hurry, and they just lost to the Lakers in the last game, Paul naturally wants to stop the decline. That's why Paul is so fierce today.

He knew very well that he couldn't do this on his own. What to do, the whole team must do it with him! And to keep your teammates focused, you have to motivate them from time to time.

Paul is like a coach in a jersey who knows how to make a team better.

Seeing that the boss has spoken, the Clippers players naturally dare not slack off. They pressed up against the disadvantage of 3 points, and they were still aggressive.

Griffin didn't ask for the ball this time, he knew he had to take it slow. A basketball game is a marathon, and temporary wins and losses cannot determine the final result. Link's steal just now let Griffin know that even without Randolph, the Grizzlies' forward line is not easy to deal with.

Griffin temporarily snuffed out the burning lead,

But whether the line will be ignited again is not certain.

Now, Chris Paul is in the spotlight. Whether he can regain his form after returning from injury in the second game will determine the final fate of the Clippers.

In the last game, although Paul had 12 assists, he only had 4 points and a low shooting percentage. No amount of assists could be washed away.

Today, after seeing Griffin being targeted, Paul decided to come forward. Just now, didn't he also successfully score on Conley's head?

Paul repeats his trick, calling for cover. But this time, instead of walking from the side with cover, he deliberately accelerated to the side without cover!

Although Paul has been baptized by injuries, he is still very fast! You know, Paul, when he was completely healthy, competed with Kobe and Garnett for MVP in his third year. Paul finished second in the MVP voting that year, not far behind Kobe.

Such a terrifying player, even after an injury, is still a top-level defender in the first step!

Paul succeeded in breaking through, and Conley could only try his best to catch up, and beware of his pull-up jumper at any time.

As a result, this time, Paul did not make an emergency stop, but directly entered the penalty area, and then threw his shot!

Conley was caught off guard again, and Gasol, who was guarding in the interior, immediately made up for the defense, but to no avail.

Paul made a soft small throw, allowing the basketball to climb over the Spanish tramp in front of him and hollow into the net!

"Chris Paul, he's really a nail in the head! Seeing that the Grizzlies were about to take off, Paul pulled the Clippers back again. The Grizzlies are only 1 point ahead, can they hold on? "

This kind of competition is really about who has more perseverance. Whoever loses the chain first in this tough duel will be left behind.

The Clippers have Paul, who is extremely stable in attack, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to fall off the chain.

In this way, the first quarter of the game ended in the offense and defense of you and me. Although Link's dunk on Griffin's head was relish, but after the first quarter, the Grizzlies were still only 3 points ahead of the Clippers.

Whenever the Grizzlies have a tendency to pull the score, Paul will immediately stand up. Whether it's a pass or a solid shot, it can always help Swim to stay ahead.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides removed most of their main force, including Link and Paul.

Griffin started to get cranky in the second quarter, and without Paul, he still scored a lot of points on the head of Speights, who came off the bench. Speights is flexible for most fours, but that advantage vanishes with Griffin.

And Spitz's offensive ability also makes him unable to eat Griffin alone like Gay.

Griffin's dunks made him gradually regain his confidence, while also allowing the Clippers players to find confidence. It seemed that he was finally going to start making a name for himself.

But at this juncture, Hollins interrupted Griffin's performance very "inhumanely". At this point, just four minutes into the second quarter, Hollins decided to send out his main force!

Link, Tony Allen and Guy all returned to the court, and the Clippers also sent Paul to stabilize the situation.

Hollins changed his defensive strategy this time. He asked Tony Allen to personally mark Paul and let Link pay attention to double-teaming Griffin at any time.

"You will have more contact with Blake, but I need you to stay calm, Link. But if you have the opportunity... you can try to make Griffin not calm." Before playing, Hollinsla He whispered a few words in Link's ear.

Seeing the smirk on Hollins' face, Link nodded silently.

You rude old man!

"Blake Griffin's performance in these rounds has been outstanding. Randolph and Speights partnering on the inside doesn't seem to be working very well. Now, Coach Hollins has Rudy Gay. Hopefully, he can continue what he did in the first quarter."

Griffin thought that the time was almost up. He had hardly attacked since he was stolen by Link in the first quarter, because he felt that he had to slow down first. But now, after he dunks a few on Speights' head and regained his confidence, Griffin thinks his chance is here.

The repeating No. 1 pick became active again, but he didn't just want to play with Guy in the post. In this attack, Griffin screened to Paul's side, immediately dismantled after the screen, and cut to the basket!

When Link saw this pick-and-roll appear, he directly abandoned Caron Butler and went straight to Griffin.

Sure enough, the next second, Paul passed the ball! Link did not know how many times he had watched this kind of cover attack with Griffin!

But if he reached out his hand directly, Link would most likely not touch the ball. So, Link jumped forward abruptly, like a goalkeeper on a football field, and slammed the flying basketball under him!

"It was stolen again!? What kind of weird stealing method is this!?" Kenny Smith was stunned, this Nima blocked the shot, that kid Link went to the wrong set.

Link didn't expect the action to turn out like this, because the only thing in his mind at the time was that the ball couldn't be sent to Griffin. If Griffin gets the ball, switching over Conley won't stop him from wreaking havoc on the rim.

In a hurry, Link made a conditioned reflex to fall to the ground and "save". In hindsight, Link felt embarrassed.

But no matter whether the action is routine or not, at least this time, Link has stopped the Clippers' attack. On the ground, Link was madly robbed by Caron Butler. However, Link was clinging to the basketball, and in the end, Caron Butler only got one chance to jump the ball with Link.

The result of the jump ball was that Link kept the ball. After a serious knee injury, Butler was no longer the all-around small forward who could fly. It was not difficult for Link to jump over him.

"Damn, what a bad luck!" Griffin scolded angrily, and Link's steal made all the ducks in his hands fly away.

"Really good defense, Link interrupted Griffin's great momentum as soon as he came up. Although the two did not match up today, their confrontation was exceptional. Grizzlies offense, let's see how the Grizzlies will do. manage."

What else can I do, Guy continues to play Griffin. Griffin was pulled out to the middle distance by Guy, and Jordan was led by the nose of Pau Gasol.

Just when everyone thought Guy was about to pull up again, he suddenly passed the ball to Link. Link has already cut in at this time, and Caron Butler, who has been slow to move a lot, is powerless!

At this time, Griffin and Jordan were not in the penalty area, so Link easily dunked the ball. The Grizzlies still led by 3 points, and Griffin ate another slump.

Why did that guy score again!

The speed of the lead burning is accelerating.

"Beautiful dunk, Link has scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists so far. Blake also scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. It seems that today Link Griffin is not Divide Zhongbo."

"It doesn't matter Zhongbo?" Barkley smiled when he heard Kenny Smith's remarks, "Look carefully, Griffin won't be able to catch the ball."

Griffin was going to use the off-ball screen to get rid of Guy, but as soon as he got rid of it, Link switched over.

According to the tactics, Griffin had to pass, but this time he finally won the singles link and scored, Griffin thought it was too late to be ashamed!

"Blake Griffin has slowed down, he is going to play Link in the low post! Here, the official match between the two is finally overdue!

Just when Griffin was ready to eat Link alone, Pau Gasol raised his arms and clamped it up, double-teaming!

This is a defensive trap!

Cut off the connection between Paul and the other players of the Clippers. As a result, the combat effectiveness of the Clippers will be unexpectedly weak.

Just look at Griffin's performance in the first few games before Paul's comeback. It's like a big car accident scene.

Griffin is not passing now, and neither is attacking. In the end, he could only hook on the left side of Link's basket.

But with the help of Gasol Jr., Griffin's hook only added one rebound to Link.

"Without Chris, you can't play good numbers at all." After getting the rebound, Link did not forget to spray Griffin with trash talk, and this sentence completely burned out the lead in Griffin's heart. !

"Boom!" Griffin finally exploded in place.

Griffin pushed Link angrily, and the scene immediately became chaotic!

Link staggered back a few steps exaggeratedly, and then sat down on the ground with an innocent face. So in the next second, the referee immediately gave Griffin a technical foul without hesitation!

Griffin lit the powder keg, but in the end, wounded himself.

Randolph, who was sitting off the court, looked at Link, who was still in pain a second before, and shook his head when he saw Griffin who got up immediately after taking the T. That guy Link acted so well, it was so shameless!

Link successfully stimulated Griffin, and the mentality of repeating the top spot is completely broken now. The Grizzlies' defense also successfully cut Paul's connection with others, which led Paul to carry the offense on his own.

But is Paul, who has just returned from injury, capable of carrying the Grizzlies' offense?

This is going to be a big question mark.

Hollins applauded happily, and the winning rate has increased a lot.