Four Hundred and Forty-Five: Not Giving up Is Not a Failure

Paul. George has not given up, he is still like a superstar, trying to drag the Pacers forward.

Against Iguodala's defense, George made a few tentative moves, which he deliberately practiced with Link this summer.

But the speed of George's progress is far less than Link's. In the tentative step, George did a decent job, but as soon as he dribbled the ball, George "revealed".

Like Durant, a high forward who is good at shooting, George's biggest problem now is that his dribbling skills are not mature enough. After all, it is indeed not an easy task for a big man with a height of 2.06 meters to practice dribbling well.

So, not long after George dribbled the ball out after a tentative step, Iguodala started to disrupt George's dribbling rhythm.

Although George did not concede the ball, he was forced to stop directly. Because he had to hold the basketball with both hands to protect the ball, he was forced to stay in place.

George began to find someone to pass the ball, but the tight defense of the Grizzlies would not allow George to easily throw this "hot potato" out.

Everyone's passing lanes were cut, and George was helplessly spinning in circles under Andre Iguodala. Seeing that the 24-second attack time was about to end, the local Indianapolis commentators shook their heads.

"The Grizzlies' defense may be the best in the league this year, no one!"

In the referee's sharp whistle, the Pacers' offense once again ended in failure. George was frustrated when he accidentally walked while being pressed against the defense by Iguodala.

He tried hard to carry the team out of the siege, but he was helpless, and his ability was not that strong.

At this time, under the defense of "Nine-Finger Dunk King" Gerald Green, Link made a mid-range shot from an emergency stop and scored his 25th personal point of the game. The Indiana Pacers trailed the Grizzlies by 22 points with 58 seconds left in the third quarter.

After the ball, Pacers coach Frank Vogel called a timeout. Stevens high-fived all the players off the field, then ordered all the bench players to remove their training suits.

The lead was 22 points in three quarters, and the referee's whistle just now seemed to be a signal for the Grizzlies to clock in and get off work in three quarters.

"There's still a full quarter to go, but it's basically over. Link's shot on Gerald Green turned the deficit to 22. We all know the Grizzlies' defense is unbreakable. , and the Pacers' offense is not satisfactory. Therefore, this 22-point gap is almost insurmountable for the Pacers."

"Before the game, Stephenson said he would let Link burn at Bankers Life Arena. Now, it seems that Link did burn. But because the temperature was too high, Stephenson was burned to slag first. Second His performance in the quarter was a disaster, and there's no question that he hastened the death of the Pacers."

Accompanied by the commentator's commentary, the live camera gave a close-up of Stephenson sitting on the bench. I saw that Stephenson's eyes were dull, and he didn't know where he was looking. This was in stark contrast to his piercing eyes yesterday.

Although he didn't know what Stephenson was thinking, depression was written all over his face.

This rebellious Indiana eagle was also tamed as a pet today.

The fourth quarter was a complete garbage time for the Grizzlies. But for the Pacers, everything seems to be turning around.

It's a pity that Tony Allen used his strong defense to make George still unable to kill in the fourth quarter. And the "convulsant hand" Nick Young shot how many shots today, so that the Pacers completely gave up resistance 3 minutes before the end of the game!

, the Pacers finally lost 22 points at home!

At the end of the game, Paul George walked towards Link with his head down. The star, who wore the No. 24 jersey, actually performed very well today. He scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. He also sent 2 steals and 1 block by the way. His performance was very versatile.

It's a pity that Link got better data than him in three quarters. 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, just as Link thought, George is still a weakened version of himself.

Under the continuous devastation of Iguodala and Tony Allen, George failed to help the Pacers to come back on his own.

"The gap between us seems to be getting bigger and bigger, Link." George smiled wryly, then hugged Link.

Three years ago, he was the top player at Fresno, and Link was a blue-collar senior. Three years ago, he was drafted in the lottery, and Link was expected to lose.

But now, when Link has become a well-deserved All-Star, George is still struggling. This huge gap made George very injured.

"Hey, as long as you don't give up, it's not a failure. You told me when I was undrafted. Could it be that you forgot?" Link patted George on the back, "You've improved a lot this summer. Next summer, we'll be training together again. I know you can get better, and so does your team. But if you give up early, it's gone."

George slightly raised the corner of his mouth and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Yes, I'm training with you this summer. You guys played well today. I hope we can cause you some trouble when we meet again."

"Okay, don't be discouraged. Your idol is Kobe, but Kobe's data in the third grade is not much better than yours. Pack up, I'll get together tonight."

After a few words with Link, George straightened his chest again.

What technology does George have now? You can count it with a finger.

Off-the-ball movement, catch-and-shoot or empty cut, pick-and-roll to find space, and occasionally when there is no one on the defensive counter-attack, send a 360 dunk to show off his excellent physical talent.

To put it bluntly, George has no ability to hold the ball. Although he is 2.06 meters tall, his back-playing skills are not outstanding.

In the future, George still has a lot of room for improvement. In fact, he is already very strong, it's just Link's own improvement speed, which is not normal.

After sending George away, Link was immediately surrounded by reporters. Before the reporters spoke, Link could guess what questions they would ask.

"Today, I know who Lance Stephenson is. However, he doesn't seem to be as powerful as you advertised." Link took the initiative and took the lead in "responding", leaving the reporters stunned.

While the reporters were stunned, Link flashed out of the "encirclement".

On the other hand, Stephenson wasn't so lucky.

"Regret? I don't regret what I said. Today is just an accident, and accidents happen every game." Stephenson's answer to the question "Do you regret provoking Link?" was still very tough.

"Even if your funny mistakes today can be edited into a compilation, don't you regret it?"

Finson: ""

"You were completely cleared by Link in the second and third quarters. Even so, don't you regret it?"

Finson: ""

"Even if you are?"

Before the reporters could finish their questions, Stephenson was dragged away by Larry Bird. Presumably tonight, Stephenson will be racking his brains again on how to write a pledge entitled "I'll never lose my cool again."

After the game that night, Link got together with old friends in George's second-story cottage.

These two college friends spent the last minute of 2012 chatting about past glories and expectations for the future.