Two Hundred and Seventy-Six: Crazy Forest

In fact, Link didn't want to steal the name of "Lin Madness", after all, he and Jeremy Lin had no grievances. It's sure to be very interesting to just feel like you're just in the middle of it. When Lin Madness is mentioned in the future, people will not think of Jeremy Lin alone, but two!

Therefore, he is also looking forward to the No. 12 game. Not only Link, but most fans, commentators and even players expressed their expectations for the game.

"There has never been such a confrontation in the NBA. Two Chinese-Americans collide. This is very likely to be an unprecedented encounter."

"It's hard to imagine that one day, yellow-skinned players will rule this league. I'm looking forward to this game, it makes me feel very different."

"Lin VS Lin, the undrafted VS the undrafted, the stories of the two of them are too legendary. The legend meets the legend, it must be very exciting."

On the Internet, the game between the Knicks and the Grizzlies has attracted widespread attention. They also said that they will send their strongest "Team of Three Amusements" to the scene to explain the game in person.

Kobe Bryant also said that he would go home that day and watch the match carefully. Because he believes that both Link and Jeremy Lin are good players. The game between outstanding players is worth watching.

In short, the whole league is like a holiday, and for everyone, the 12th is like having a super big party.

But among them, there are also some not very friendly voices.

"Won't you fall asleep watching two Chinese people play?"

"Nobody's going to want to watch this game, I can't even tell who they are."

"Isn't there a more exciting game to watch on the 12th?"

The fans' remarks, while unfriendly, haven't gotten much attention. After all, they are none of them, and no one cares what they say.

But what Lin Ke never expected was that even some official media staff also made some low-level mistakes.

An hour before the start of the game on the 12th, a tweet exploded on the Internet.

This tweet came from Fox Sports reporter Jason Whitelock, who thought it was a humorous joke, but Link was very popular.

"No matter which Lin wins tonight, there's a woman in Memphis who has to suffer a few centimeters short.

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"This guy is sick." Link looked at this explosive tweet. He really felt that some sports reporters in the United States were really anti-intellectual.

With such low-level remarks, he is still complacent?

"Fox's Whitelock? I know that guy, he's just a jerk, he's always making sensational messages. Last year, he said I need to apply to the league for a bigger jersey because I'm too fat." Randolph He shook his head as he spoke. Some reporters used all kinds of mentally retarded remarks to attract attention.

Link listened to Randolph's words and directly sent a text message to Jeff Austin, asking him to deal with this boring guy. Afterwards, Link put his mobile phone in the locker and officially started preparing for the game, focusing on the game itself!

Putting aside the topic of "Lin madness", the Grizzlies must be more careful in the face of the Knicks, who have just won their five-game winning streak. This game is a big game for everyone on the Grizzlies, not just for Link.

Faced with an opponent who has just won five straight, who can take it lightly?

"I hope you won't be influenced by the outside world. This is an ordinary regular season. It's just that our opponent has just won five straight games. So, what we have to do is to stay focused. The Knicks are without Anthony, But their offense is more fluid. We have to play our best defense at home, otherwise D'Antoni's system will quickly pull the score away!"

Before the game, Hollins reiterated to the players the general idea of ​​dealing with the Knicks.

Indeed, D'Antoni's tactics now used by the Knicks are a bit like the Suns back then.

The Knicks relied on Jeremy Lin's continuous breakthrough with the ball, looking for scoring opportunities by himself, and creating gaps for teammates.

When paired with pitchers like Novak, Bill Walker and Shumpert, it's powerful. In Jeremy Lin's first start to win the Jazz, most people only remember the 28 points and 8 assists of the magical Chinese, but few people remember the 8 three-pointers jointly contributed by Novak and Bill Walker!

The Knicks are an offense-based team, supplemented by "boxing champion" Tyson Chandler's defense.

So as long as the Knicks can be contained on offense, the Grizzlies basically win half.

Because as we all know, Mike D'Antoni is not a good defensive coach, and the guys on the Knicks, except Chandler, are not good defensive players either.

Solid defense, that's what the Grizzlies need to stick to. As for the Grizzlies' offense? Hollins believes the players can handle it themselves.

An hour later, Link stood in the designated position as the starter. Looking at the stands that were not absent, looking at reporters from various countries on the sidelines, and looking at the amusing troupe on the commentary stage, Link was a little proud.

He and Jeremy Lin, as Asian-American players, made a game so high-profile, which has to be said to be an honor.

You must know that the so-called "China Derby" that was hyped by the Chinese media back then was basically self-inflicted. People in other places didn't think Yao Ming and other Chinese players met, how exciting it would be.

And today's game, even regardless of Asian identity, is indeed a strong dialogue.

Thinking of this, Link glanced at the No. 17 standing at the back of the Knicks. Just how crazy Lin Kuang is, Link can't wait to learn.

"The Knicks' starting lineup has changed a bit. Chandler is back at the 5th position, and Amare Stoudemire is back at the 4th position. Fields is the third and shooting guard is Bill Walker. The No. 1 position is still played by Jeremy Lin. The biggest feature of this lineup is the return of Stoudemire. I wonder if his addition will make the Knicks more powerful. more violently."

Before the game, Kenny Smith briefly introduced the Knicks' starting lineup. On the Grizzlies side, there is basically no introduction, it is still the same, and it has basically not changed since the beginning of the season.

The referee blew the whistle, and Marc Gasol, who had just been selected to the All-Star Game, grabbed a basketball from Chandler's head. It can be seen that Pau Gasol is also very excited today. After all, his All-Star selection, like Link, also encountered some doubts. In the last game against the Timberwolves, his 12 points and 8 rebounds were not so amazing.

Therefore, Gasol today also very much want to prove his ability.

The entire Knicks team immediately retreated. In fact, the Knicks' defense in these few games was not bad. The defensive attitude they are willing to bend over is something Anthony didn't have when he was there.

But this defense can only be said to be not bad at best, but not excellent.

As soon as he made the first attack, Link took over Randolph's cover and broke through and directly killed the penalty area!

Tyson Chandler is ready to fight. The fight in the Western Conference finals last season made the "Champion" know Link's strength. He is by no means the kind of small character who can be easily defeated.

Chandler's eyes were fixed on Link, just waiting for Link to jump!

However, Link, who was staring at the basket, suddenly turned his wrist and sent the ball to Marc Gasol. Only then did Chandler know that something was wrong. He was attracted to Link, but he missed his counterpoint!

"Damn it!" Chandler blocked it immediately, but Pau Gasol took the shot calmly before that.

The basketball swiped Chandler's fingertips toward the Nets, then hollowed out, and the Grizzlies scored first!

"Beautiful assists, Link's thinking is as clear as ever. He is not greedy for merit, and he is not affected by media hype. Instead, he continues to do things that are beneficial to the team, which is very commendable."

After scoring the goal, Gasol patted Link's head to thank him. Link was speechless, and Gasol also learned this bad habit. If he is touched by black and white bears, Link is really afraid of going bald.

In the next ball, Jeremy Lin controlled the ball for the Knicks. D'Antoni's system is indeed too suitable for Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin just needs to hold the ball to play his power, but after that, the coaches he met won't let him do it.

Seriously, if D'Antoni hadn't been available, Jeremy Lin wouldn't have let Jeremy Lin do it. However, Jeremy Lin caught up.

Jeremy Lin took advantage of Stedelmeier's cover to quickly enter the penalty area, and his speed was envied by Link.

Although Jeremy Lin is a yellow-skinned player, his acceleration ability is still good. It is said that during the physical test, Jeremy Lin's speed was almost the same as Wall's.

Jeremy Lin plunged headlong into the penalty area, and Pau Gasol came to delay immediately, but he could only follow by his side, and it was obviously very difficult to keep up.

Even so, Jeremy Lin was forced to slow down a bit, but it was enough to get rid of Pau Gasol.

So, Jeremy Lin worked hard to get ready for a layup! In the past few games, he has scored a lot of goals with this scoring method.

Little Gasol jumped up, but obviously couldn't reach the basketball. He was overtaken by Jeremy Lin too much!

Just when everyone thought that Jeremy Lin was going to successfully take out the ball in response, Link killed him from the side in time, jumped high, stretched out his long arms, and slammed Jeremy Lin's layup back!

"A block! It's from Link! Hahaha, it's so exciting, I didn't expect the duel between the two to be staged so early!" O'Neal exclaimed exaggeratedly, and Link's block was really merciless noodle!

"Don't take Memphis too easily, man." After Link landed, he smiled and said the first sentence to Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Lin smiled and shook his head. He knew that Link had no malicious intentions, but he was still very unwilling to be bloodied.

At this time, several fans in the stands raised their placards. Put their nameplates together to form a sentence.

"In Memphis, we have a crazier forest."

Lin crazy in Memphis, not necessarily crazy.