Five Hundred and Thirty-Two: Faith Fades Away

The Clippers players are not in a high mood today. After all, all of them know that they are here to make wedding dresses.

Before the game starts, I know that I have a high probability of losing, and the players can only be ghosts if they are in a good mood.

After Paul came to FedEx Arena, he was the first to go to the court to warm up. He's not warming up for this game, he's warming up for the playoffs.

In the Western Conference finals, this has become Chris Paul's obsession. There is no doubt that Paul's goal this year is also the Western Conference finals!

In the first round against the Nuggets, Paul was still very confident. After all, the Nuggets don't have any superstars, and George Karl, the coach of thousands of wins, has not performed very well in the playoffs.

When the Nuggets have Anthony, it's best to reach the Western Conference finals. Now, the Nuggets don't have any superstars, and they may be able to get fifth in the regular season. But in the playoffs, Paul didn't think the Nuggets had to play at all.

So, the only obstacle for the Clippers to reach the Western Conference finals is the Grizzlies!

Yes, the Grizzlies are the league's first. Right now, they can still break the record. But there are not a few examples of the first in the regular season overturning in the playoffs.

The most classic is the 2007 Mavericks, that year the Mavericks also won a record victory, Dirk also became the regular season MVP. The results of it? As a result, the Mavericks did not even pass the first round, and achieved the "Black Eight Miracle" of the "Golden State Gang".

This is the playoffs, where everyone is on the same starting line, and your regular-season record doesn't give you any real advantage on the court. All the advantages are spelled out round by round.

Therefore, in Paul's heart, he still has the ambition to beat the Grizzlies. He still believes that the Clippers can fight the Grizzlies.

Then, the game begins.

Today, the Grizzlies seem to celebrate breaking the record in advance, and they specially made an introduction ceremony for the players before the game.

Paul watched the Grizzlies' performance in secret, and when the four of them appeared at the beginning, they were all normal. But when it was Link's turn to play at the finale, Paul instantly felt the terrifying atmosphere of the FedEx Arena!

This place, known as "the most literary arena in the league", has become an out-and-out devil's home!

Paul has completely experienced the feeling of the playoffs in advance. It is not easy to win in this arena.

After the game starts,

The Clippers started as usual. Although the Clippers don't want to do their best to resist today, they won't admit defeat without a fight.

Paul, in particular, even wanted to test the Grizzlies' depth ahead of time. Although the Clippers and the Grizzlies have played against each other several times before, the current Grizzlies are the closest to the playoffs.

The experience of this fight will also bring great reference value to the Clippers' playoff preparations.

Paul walked beyond the three-point line, and Jordan immediately actively raised the screen. Jordan and Gasol have had a long-standing grudge. The previous season, the two fought for the All-Star spot. This season, the pair fought another battle for the best defensive player prediction rankings.

It's just unfortunate that both games ended with Gasol winning.

It is worth mentioning that Gasol now ranks first in the best defensive player prediction rankings, surpassing James and ranking first!

Jordan must be angry, so as soon as he played, he wanted to get a dunk opportunity by covering with Paul!

Does Paul still not know this little thought of Jordan? So he got off the donkey down the slope and took advantage of Jordan's cover to break through.

Seeing this situation, Jordan hurried to cut in with his powerful mobility in the big man, just waiting for Paul to throw the ball into the air! The Clippers don't know how many times the Clippers have used this kind of air catch in the regular season.

The next second, Paul really threw the basketball into the air. As the league's best point guard, Paul's passing timing can be said to be no bad.

However, Jordan was about to take off, but found that Gasol was stuck in his position, preventing Jordan from "taking off" comfortably.

The reason why the alley relay is wonderful is because the tacit understanding of the two is very demanding. The ball of light is passed well, and the timing of the take-off must be precise in order to perform the alley-oop perfectly.

But now, Jordan has been stuck by Gasol and can't jump up. When he finally took off, the basketball flew over his head.

In the end, Jordan, who jumped too late, caught nothing in the air. And Paul's pass flew directly out of the bottom line...

Paul shook his head embarrassedly and made a mistake at the beginning of the game, which is unacceptable for a point guard of Paul's type.

Gasol's defense has allowed him to break the shackles of athletic ability. Even if you don't have to take off, you can successfully protect the frame. Paul realized that now, if he wanted to deal with the Spaniards, just being able to jump would not work.

But this time, Paul didn't take it too seriously. But after the Grizzlies attack, Paul couldn't help swallowing.

Link finally had the ball. As the biggest star of the Grizzlies, Link planned to take over as soon as he attacked for the first time.

Unlike the Clippers' state of wanting nothing, Link was murderous today. The record is right in front of you, there is no reason not to take it.

Matt Barnes, the villain, came across Link. As the season progressed, the Clippers have gradually kicked Caron Butler out of the starting lineup. Facts have proved that Butler, the former All-Star forward, has been unable to return to his peak form.

And Barnes, who is willing to play with others at any time, is obviously more in line with the needs of the Clippers.

So, the Clippers team is counting on Barnes to use his vicious defense to stop Link. Link faced Barnes with the ball, but he was as happy as if he had met an old acquaintance.

"They replaced you to guard me?" Link started talking to Barnes, but Barnes didn't answer. He knew that once Link opened his mouth, he would definitely have nothing good to say.

Barnes was never afraid to talk trash to others, but when it came to Link, Barnes chose silence.

"Alright, I was worried that the warm-up wasn't enough today. Now, I'm relieved."

After finishing speaking, Link suddenly activated and stabbed to the right of Barnes.

Barnes was full of anger, how could he let Link go like this.

He rudely confronted Link, hoping to use his fierce defense to stop him.

Paul can also see how hard Barnes is defending. Ordinary players encounter such a rough defense, it is estimated that it is difficult to keep the ball.

However, at the moment when Barnes raised the center of gravity, Link leaned on the other side and turned around, and gave Barnes cleanly!

This turn made Link go directly to the basket, ready to attack the frame at any time.

Jordan, who just missed an alley-oop, can't allow such a thing to happen. The Clippers are also the fourth in the West. What do you think of the fourth in the West's interior defense?

So, the angry DeAndre Jordan rushed towards Link and jumped high.

It's not the first time that Jordan has shown such a big jump. This year, even the omnipotent LeBron James has been bloodied by Jordan.

Facing the strong Jordan in the air, Link didn't stand upright, but curled up in the air, avoided the block, gliding to the other side of the basket, and gracefully pulling the bar for a layup!

After Link scored, the cheers from the entire arena increased a lot. Chris Paul was surprised, he was stunned!

This wave of operations is so rude!

First turned around to pass Barnes, and then pulled a layup to avoid Jordan's defense. In one round, Link suffered two of the Clippers' most vicious defensive points.

How strong is this guy's scoring ability?

2 to 0, the Grizzlies made a good start. Although the game has just started, although this has just been an attack and a defense. But this simple attack and defense made Paul doubt his goal.

To beat the Grizzlies to the Western Conference finals in the playoffs? Look at the group of monsters on the opposite side, look at the omnipotent No. 0, this seems to be impossible at all!

Paul's self-confidence was severely impacted.

Indeed, the league's No. 1 Mavericks in 2007 were tragically eliminated in the first round. No. 1 in the league, not necessarily No. 1 in the playoffs.

But the Memphis Grizzlies, not the Dallas Mavericks. In the playoffs, they might be even scarier.

The regular season isn't over yet, and the playoffs haven't started yet. But Chris Paul had already fallen into the fear of being shrouded in Grizzlies in advance.

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