Five Hundred and Thirty-Eight: Shake Yourself

Greg Smith sat on the ground, really regretting it. Although he and Link were both undrafted, he experienced the huge gap between the two in just one encounter.

Link doesn't know why Smith is so tough, who gave him the courage, Liang Jingru?

Originally, I just wanted to complete a dunk in an ordinary way, but I had to send it up to make a dunk.

If you want to be famous, you don't need to be in such a hurry.

Jeremy Lin ran up and pulled Smith up, while Harden was still standing there, stunned!

Bearded is thinking, Smith's end, will it be his own end today?

In the playoffs last season, when the Grizzlies and the Thunder played against each other, Harden could still "hide" behind Durant and Westbrook. But today, he was completely exposed to Link's firepower.

And this Link is even more irritable than Link in the regular season!

Link ran back from the frontcourt to defend and walked to Harden's ear. He still didn't mock or swear, but said softly, "2 to 0".

Harden ignored Link for the time being, because head coach McHale had already started shouting from the sidelines.

"Relax, the game has just begun! Get back on the offensive end, be patient!"

McHale was so loud that Link heard him shout.

Although the Rockets are only ranked eighth in the Western Conference this season, there is one statistic that is very scary-they averaged 106 points per game in the regular season, ranking second in the league and slightly higher than the Thunder!

In this era when small balls and three-pointers have not been fully enlightened, averaging 106 points per game is not something you can get casually.

Defense is not the Rockets' forte, and McHale doesn't want the Rockets to be entangled in defense.

Let go of the hands and feet to attack, and the attack is over!

McHale's shouting still worked. When the Rockets attacked again, Link already felt the difference.

The Rockets' offense has become very fast, passing the ball, moving the ball, covering...every step is going on at high speed.

It seems,

McHale is hoping to tear through the Grizzlies' impregnable defense with a fast-paced offense.

The old Hubby on the commentary stage also saw through Rocket's intentions, but he was not nervous, but laughed playfully.

Yes, the Rockets are second in the league in points per game. But the Grizzlies' defensive efficiency ranks first in the league!

In 82 games, the Grizzlies missed 80 points in 10 games. This is the second decade of the 21st century, and the NBA game score can still be prevented from reaching 80. Listen, is this what people do?

The Rockets' fast movement and conduction didn't work, and the Grizzlies' three perimeter defenses were all top-notch! And inside, there is also a strong contender for the best defensive player.

In the end, Parsons only barely shot from beyond the arc. Iguodala is almost 10 cm shorter than Parsons, which is a huge height difference. The height difference between Link and many centers is not even 10 cm.

However, Iguodala's timely defense and interference made Parsons' height advantage unable to play at all.

Under severe interference, Parsons' three-pointer directly hit the front of the basket. From the arc, it didn't rush into the net at all. It can be said to be outrageous.

This is a long rebound, but the inside players are not easy to control. But the Grizzlies are not worried at all, they also have a good rebounder on the front line.

Link took off at the right position and at the right time to get the rebound. Of all the players at the 3 this season, there are only four who can get seven rebounds, and Link is one of them.

This kind of long rebounding has always been Link's specialty.

The Rockets' quick offense failed. Next, they were forced to use that rubbish defense to resist the Grizzlies' offense.

The Rockets behaved well this time. Seeing that Link was advancing with the ball, they all retreated very quickly. From Jeremy Lin to Asik, everyone was running like crazy.

Seeing that there was no chance for a fast break, Link also slowed down. But to be honest, he would also like to see how strong the Rockets' defense can be.

Just after halftime, Link handed the ball back to Conley, the real point guard.

Conley is known to more and more fans for his 0.9-second lore over the Spurs at the end of the season. Everyone knows by now that Conley wasn't the Chalmers type of point guard who only dribbled through the halfcourt with the Grizzlies. His own attack power is also quite powerful.

Randolph very consciously ran up to cover for Conley, and it seemed that Conley was going to break through by himself.

This agile little guard was really a challenge for Jeremy Lin, and everyone in the Rockets turned their attention to Conley.

But as soon as Conley got around Randolph, he made a pass. The basketball flew from the right to the left mid-range, and Link caught the ball! And there was no one in front of him!

Everyone's mouth was open, including McHale. Because, Harden has made the old problem of eye defense again!

After Conley had the ball, Harden's attention was all on Conley. Link sneaked around to the left side, but Harden still stood there, his eyes still on Conley.

This kind of defense will be hammered to death by teammates in the 1990s!

By the time Harden reacted to block it, it was too late. Link made a solid jumper from the mid-range, and he was able to hit a hard dunk just now, and now the soft shot is not difficult for Link.

"James Harden is stunned again, no one knows what he was thinking. This kind of defense appears in the playoffs, it really shouldn't be." Mike Brin sighed, Harden also played in the finals people, but there is still no progress in this area.

Link pointed to the sky to celebrate the goal. When passing by Harden, Link said to him again, "4-0".

Harden clenched his fist, that hate!

Seeing that Harden was a little angry, Link became complacent. It's right to be angry, isn't the purpose of spouting trash talk to make you angry?

The Rockets' baseline ball opened quickly, and the Grizzlies hadn't fully retreated before the Rockets' baseline ball came out.

Harden rushed forward frantically, and it was past halftime. Jeremy Lin saw the opportunity to make a long pass and sent the basketball to Harden, who was running at the front.

Harden likes this kind of fast-paced offense very much. He still doesn't believe that under the rhythm he likes, he will be suppressed by Link. At least in terms of scoring, it won't be worse than Link!

After Harden received the basketball, facing Link from beyond the three-point line, he feinted his upper body and was just about to change direction!

Link seemed to see through Harden's mind, and reached out his hand just right, slapped the basketball off Harden's hand!

Link has carefully studied Harden's game video, and Harden likes to use this trick in the fast-paced push. Once the defense is broken, he can go straight to the basket. If you can't make a layup, it's enough to make a foul.

Harden is averaging 10.2 free throws per game this season, and a lot of that comes from that.

Sure enough, this time was no exception. Harden wanted to use this trick to sway Link. But unfortunately, Link is not the kind of player who can break through just by shaking. Owen wanted to shake Flying Link too, but that's another sad story.

Harden not only lost the ball, but also lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground because of the sudden blocking.

Then I accidentally stepped on my right foot with my left foot, and my shoe flew off...

Under Harden's embarrassed back, Link started to counterattack near the midfield line. He made his way through the crowd and finally made a layup under Asik's block.

The audience burst into laughter, and Mike Brin joked, "James Harden shook himself."

Harden got up from the ground and put his shoes back on. Then, the voice came as promised, "6 to 0".

At that moment, Harden experienced what is called true despair. This is the Memphis Grizzlies, and that's why the Rockets don't want to play with them!

After a full 6 minutes, the Rockets did not score any sports battles! Relying only on Harden's two free throws, and the Grizzlies played 13-2. Halfway through the first quarter, the Rockets trailed by 11 points.

McHale's quick offense didn't work for the Grizzlies, so the game had to be suspended again.

Before Harden came off the court, he saw Link make a gesture to himself, indicating that the score between the two was now 6-2.

It seems that whether Harden likes it or not, he was forcibly pulled into this match.

Harden pretended to ignore it, but panicked in his heart.

The sound of Link's count was like a death knell, forcing Harden to go in the direction of hell.