Two Hundred and Ninety-Six: The Violent Los Angeles Behemoth

Guy on the 10th was injured, and the 11th was delayed for a day. On the 12th and 13th, the Grizzlies will usher in another round of back-to-back games after losing Gay.

On the 12th, they played against the Los Angeles Lakers at home. On the 13th, they flew back to back to Denver Plateau to face the Nuggets.

There is no doubt that these two games are extremely important in the hearts of Grizzlies fans. After all, these two games will tell if the Grizzlies have the potential to make it to the finish line this year.

The Los Angeles Lakers naturally needless to say, although the record this season is not as explosive as before. But this is a team with two All-Star starters. The existence of Kobe and Bynum makes the Lakers still a strong contender for the championship.

The Denver Nuggets have played an extremely smooth offense this season, especially after replacing Nei with McGee, Denver's title of "track and field team" is even more well-deserved. George Karl perfectly injected his personal style into this team.

These two opponents are rivals in the Western Conference, and they are also opponents that the Grizzlies may encounter in the playoffs.

Link naturally attaches great importance to these two games. If nothing else happens, James Harden will switch to the Houston Rockets this summer. Harden used the record of "the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points and 12 assists in his debut with a new team" to prove that he can perfectly transform from the sixth man to the core of the team.

Link doesn't expect himself to play such gorgeous statistics, but he also hopes that his performance can support his core position.

So on the 12th, Link came to the training hall early, even earlier than Jimmy Butler.

He took the lead in looking for the feeling of shooting, and any opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared.

After the shot, Link went to a physical therapist to relax his muscles. Not to be injured, this is still a major priority for Link.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers players arrived at Memphis International Airport. Kobe wore sunglasses and was serious.

The Lakers have won two consecutive victories recently, and in the last game, the Lakers just killed the arch-rival Celtics by 3 points. Therefore, the Lakers can be said to boost morale.

When asked, "How do you see the Grizzlies losing Rudy Gay?", Bryant's answer was crisp.

"Link will take care of everything. He is the All-Star starting forward. I believe in his ability to lead the team. But everyone needs a process of improvement and growth, and Link is the same. And we are his process of suffering."

In training before the All-Star game this year, Kobe lost by 1 point in the heads-up match with Link. Since then, the paranoid has been waiting for a rematch with Link.

In his eyes, Link is no longer as simple as a rookie. He will no longer treat Link with the attitude he treats a rookie!

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"This is the second time the Lakers and Grizzlies have played against each other this season. The last time the two sides fought, the Grizzlies won the game at Staples. Link scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in that game , and the restraint on Kobe is also very good. But I have to say, in the current situation, Link has to play better than last time."

In the evening, before the much-anticipated game started, the FedEx Arena was already full of people. Hubie Brown and his partner also started today's commentary.

Brown deliberately dug up Link's stats when he played the Lakers last time. To be honest, for a second-year rookie, that performance is already very, very good.

But that's the point of today's game - Link must do better than excellent in order to take on the heavy responsibility!

Hubie Brown shook his head. Link may be the most anticipated undrafted pick in NBA history. For Ben Wallace, would you ask him to score 20+ points per game? The only thing you can expect from Bruce Bowen is for him to score a 3-pointer or two while defending the opponent's arrow figure.

But it is also undrafted, and people's request for Link is to carry the team.

That kid must be under a lot of pressure.

"Link, today we will attack with you as the core of the offense! Don't be nervous, you once scored 40 points in a single game, so I believe scoring is not difficult for you. Today you play the third position, and your opponent is A Tester."

"Boss, I have to interrupt, that guy is calling world peace now, hahahahaha!" Randolph made a small joke when Hollins was speaking to Link, which seemed to be troublesome, but in fact It also made Link relax a lot.

"Well, your opponent is World Peace, whatever his name is. In short, he is a player who used to be invincible in defense, but now his fame is greater than his strength. Artest... World Peace's lateral speed has dropped so much Powerful, so make more breakthroughs and hit him with pick-and-rolls. Only if you attack first, can our offense have hope, understand?"

"Yes." Link nodded lightly, it should be easier to play against Ci Shiping than against Kobe. After all, this year is the lowest season of Ci Shiping's career. All of his statistics are career lows.

Its powerful one-on-one defensive skills have also declined a lot.

But Link still has to be careful, because you never know what that guy will do in the next second.

Jordan broke his ribs because he provoked Artest in the training hall and humiliated Artest in a one-on-one match.

This is because the Internet was underdeveloped back then, otherwise Artest would have been sprayed to death.

Link took a deep breath and stood up slowly. This is his home court, whether it is Artest or Kobe, Link has to beat them!

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Kobe, as usual, didn't talk to Link before the game. Now, Bryant and Link are in a rivalry. And that paranoid will not show favor to the opponent in advance before the end of the game.

What about Artest? Link found that the guy was staring at him like a perverted uncle, as if he was looking forward to the next duel.

Link swallowed, thinking about it carefully, the Lakers lineup is full of all kinds of weirdos.

Before the start of the game, all the fans shouted "Come on Link", cheering for their All-Star forward.

Link was naturally encouraged by hearing this, but Ci Shiping was even more excited. What he likes most is the performance of destroying other people's idols!

The referee whistled, and the game, which has attracted much attention from Memphis fans, finally began.

The excited Bynum took the lead in winning the basketball, and the Lakers went first!

Sessions controlled the ball across the half court very calmly, but before the ball was hot, the guard who had just joined the Lakers passed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe's opponent today is his old friend Tony Allen. Tony Allen may not be able to help much on the offensive end, but he can do better than Gay on the defensive end.

Kobe took two tentative steps with the ball, but he didn't make a shot, but handed the ball to Bynum!

Bynum is very destructive this year, and he was elected as the starting center of the Western Conference Star Team, and he deserves his name.

I saw Bynum leaning towards the basket, and then received a small hook. It was so easy, soft and strong, and successfully defeated Gasol's defense at the basket.

A heavy center who averaged 18.7 points per game, his lethality at the basket is beyond doubt.

"The Lakers' offensive is very fierce. As soon as Bynum came up, he used the most intense confrontation to give the Grizzlies a blow! Next is the Grizzlies' offensive round. What will they do?"

Although he didn't say anything, Hubie Brown knows that what everyone wants to see now is not what the Grizzlies will do, but what Link will do!

After Link came out of a simple off-ball screen, he received the basketball directly. It can be seen that the Grizzlies really want Link to be the core of the offense.

Facing the vicious World Peace, Link was not in a hurry, but waved his hand, signaling Randolph to come out and cover.

The big black bear immediately brought it up, and now all the grizzlies are willing to serve Link's offense.

Using the cover, Link accelerated his breakthrough. But this time, Link's breakthrough was not easy, because Ci Shiping and Gasol both followed Link in!

"Both of them followed Link, and the Lakers put a lot of pressure on him!"

Sure enough, to attack the core, what you need to face is often the toughest defense!

Without hesitation, Link hit the ground pass on the move and sent the ball to Randolph who rolled down after the pick-and-roll.

Randolph jumped up and attacked the basket after receiving the basketball. It looked like this would be a beautiful goal.

However, in the next second, Bynum came out from the sideways. The guy slapped Randolph's layup back beyond the three-point line with all his strength in his arm, and Sessions picked up the basketball!

"The monster blocked the shot, this has turned into a volleyball match scene!" All the commentators couldn't help saying that Bynum's block just now was indeed too destructive!

Sessions picked up the basketball and went straight to the basket with a fast break, 4-0, the Los Angeles Lakers played their strength!

Randolph shook his head helplessly. If it was just last year, he should be able to cut in faster and take off for layups faster. In this way, it will not be blocked.

But this year...

"Damn it!" Link cursed secretly, feeling unwilling for Randolph. Randolph's finishing rate at the rim this year has indeed fallen sharply, and it has been difficult for him to score efficiently. This guy is no longer the umbrella by his side.

Last season, the black and white bears basically did not suffer a loss against the Lakers champion twin towers. But this season, the gap is really obvious.

So, really only I can stand up and change the situation.

Link gritted his teeth and continued to run to the frontcourt.

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