Five Hundred and Twelve: Suddenly Very Nervous

Mo Williams was chasing after him, and it was only the second round at the beginning that there was such an explosive scene.

But at this time, there was no cheering at the scene, but it was a lot quieter. After all, this is Energy Solutions Arena, the home of the Jazz.

Link's slap not only slapped Mo Williams' layup, but also hurt the hearts of Jazz fans.

The joy of Hayward scoring on Link's head just now didn't last long, and Link brought everyone back to reality.

Amid Kante's scolding, Link passed the half court with the ball. Just two consecutive offenses were Iguodala holding the ball. This time, the Grizzlies changed their strategy.

Iguodala is not a scorer. Although he has a height advantage, if he forces Iguodala to play singles because of this, it is indeed difficult for some strong men. Originally, Iguodala came to the Grizzlies just to be an improper scorer.

Link made a few gestures from beyond the three-point line and instantly turned into a playmaker. It is not difficult to see from Link's expression how focused he has become at this time.

Link handed the ball to Randolph, who was on it, and then pulled it to the right three-point line.

Hayward is not far from Link. He is worthy of being a student of Stevens and has high demands on defense.

Just when people thought Randolph would give the ball to someone else, Link suddenly cut in! Hayward posted it for the first time, but Link was faster than Hayward. After two or three steps, Link opened up half his body.

Randolph, the "conducting tower", gently sent the ball in, and the space of half his body was enough for Link to receive the basketball.

Link went straight to the basket, and Al Jefferson was ready.

Don't look at Jefferson's ferocious face and strong body, as if he was like a shrunken version of O'Neal. But his defense has always been a weakness, mainly because his speed is too slow and his awareness of making up defenses is not active enough.

Link had already hit the basket, and Al Jefferson had just rushed over.

Faced with this kind of "late" defense, Link will naturally punish him severely.

With a beautiful two-handed dunk, Link still chose to use a dunk to end the offense under the siege of Hayward and Jefferson.

Since the chase just now, Link has once again completed high-altitude operations.

"I can still force a dunk without completely getting rid of Hayward. I have to say that Link's play is getting more and more rough now."

"No, he can just be rough. But Link didn't lose those technical things. His speed of improvement is indeed unparalleled."

Even the local commentator in Salt Lake City had to admire Link.

Link let go of his hands and landed, and the basketball made a "creaky" sound.

Hayward and Jefferson, you look at me, I look at you, are very helpless.

Both of them knew that today, they had a big event.

Link's extremely violent offense and defense instantly suppressed the Jazz's arrogant momentum.

This time, they all saw the difference in strength between the two teams. If nothing else, just Link alone is enough to give Sir a headache for a while.

The oppression of a superstar is sometimes so powerful!

The Jazz tried the offense again, and they played the exact same play as the first round. Millsap held the ball high, and Hayward handed it over.

But this time, as Link and Randolph negotiated. Randolph switched defenses as soon as the opponent handed over, giving Hayward no easy shot at all.

Hayward was about to take off, but found a "meat of meat" standing in front of him.

The first reaction of the white forward was to break through.

However, Randolph is not so easy to get rid of. Perhaps expecting Hayward to break through, Randolph's response was very timely. The first step was to move across to block Hayward's path.

Although Hayward has a strong confrontation ability, compared with Randolph, his weight and strength are a little less interesting.

Hayward was forced to stop, but in desperation, he had to pass the ball to Millsap, who cut inside the penalty area!

Although Millsap is a power forward, his height is similar to Link. Therefore, Link dislocated to guard against him, and did not suffer.

On the contrary, Millsap, whose dribbling and speed were not comparable to the 3-position player, struggled a bit in the face of Link's defense.

Before Millsap received the basketball, Link seized the opportunity and suddenly attacked, causing the basketball to lose control.

Millsap didn't expect Link's hands to be so fast. He usually played against No. 4, and Millsap didn't have to worry about being stolen. But this time it was the first time he faced Link, and he suffered a big loss.

The out-of-control basketball was finally picked up by Randolph, Millsap made a mistake, and Link got a steal!

This time, Kanter didn't speak anymore. From Mo Williams, Hayward, Jefferson to Millsap, Link has already cost the Jazz 4 of the 5 starters.

As it turns out, Link isn't just bullying smaller guys. From position 1 to position 5, Link can bully!

Link's steal finally allowed the Grizzlies to form a 3-on-2 frontcourt situation.

Iguodala assisted Conley to complete the layup, and the score became 6-3. It seems that the difference is not too big. But Tyrone Corbin knew that the Grizzlies were gradually taking control.

So Corbin rushed into the court and shouted, signaling to get the ball inside as much as possible.

Millsap and Al Jefferson are two artifact of inside offensive, it would be a pity not to use them.

It wasn't until Al Jefferson scored a low post hook that the Jazz finally stabilized the situation.

Pau Gasol defended very hard, but Jefferson was eating offense. Not to mention Pau Gasol, Jefferson played like a duck on the offensive end even in the face of Yao Ming.

His post attack skills are solid and his footwork is superb. In today's league, few centers have such superb post attack skills. To say that he is the "living fossil" of the center position is not an exaggeration.

However, Jefferson's goal only eased the Jazz's decline. After the game, the Grizzlies still played vigorously under the leadership of Link.

Conley's 3-pointer, Gasol's mid-range and Randolph's turnaround jumper all cost the Jazz.

After playing for eight minutes, Link assisted Gasol in a mid-range shot, expanding the point difference to 6 points!

Tyrone Corbin hurriedly called a timeout, he needed to make some adjustments.

Don't be complacent about being only 6 points behind the league's first team, the Cavaliers were only 3 points behind the Grizzlies before the fourth quarter finale. The results of it? Tyrone Corbin didn't want to go the way of the Cavaliers.

Al Jefferson walked off the court panting, the strong man was soaked all over.

No way, Jefferson's consumption in the first quarter is really great. He can indeed score on Gasol's head, but if he wants to score under the defense of that "European fortress" and fight with Gasol in the low position, the consumption is undoubtedly very huge.

In addition, the frequent breakthroughs of the Grizzlies also made Al Jefferson exhausted. His defense has never been great, but not being great doesn't mean giving up on defense.

Seeing someone breaking through the restricted area, Jefferson naturally couldn't sit idly by.

On both ends of offense and defense, Jefferson has to be "tortured". This led to the game playing only 8 minutes, Jefferson gasped.

"Al, good job. Take a break first, wait until the second quarter starts, and you'll play again." Tyler Corbin patted Jefferson on the shoulder, then turned his head to look to the other side of the bench .

When he turned around, he found Kante looking at him.

"Ennis, ready to replace Al. I don't care what you said before the game, anyway, everything is going according to plan, okay?"

Sure enough, Tyrone Corbin put Kanter on the court.

For some reason, Kante was a little nervous for a while. At the beginning of the game, he was very eager to fight. But now, there is a little more anxiety in Kanter's eagerness to fight.

"I want you to keep your advantage as much as possible. If the opponent goes to Ezeli, you will teach me a lesson to that first-year center! You don't need me to say more, you know that from now on, every victory in every game will be important to us. Words are very important! And every round of competition plays a decisive role in every game. Don't screw it up, perform well!"

Tyrone Corbin had some words of encouragement for Kanter before his appearance.

Kanter nodded slightly, eager to try. But Kanter looked uncomfortably at the Grizzlies' halfcourt before the game.

As a result, Kanter found that Link was waving at himself on the Grizzlies bench!

In an instant, what Tyrone Corbin had just said to Kante lost its effect.

Link's performance today is obvious to all, and basically everyone has deflated him.

Kanter couldn't help swallowing, and he was targeted before he even played. But who can be blamed? The war was his own instigation.

Now, he finally found the source of his nervousness.