Nine Hundred and Eleven: When Vision Becomes Reality

Randolph scored easily over Aldridge and everyone was stunned.

What happened to that superb step to the basket just now? What about the soft left-handed throw?

Is this the same Zach Randolph who was pushed to the floor and rubbed by Plumlee in the last game?

How did the advantage in the fourth position that originally belonged to the Trail Blazers go to the Grizzlies?

Randolph has regained his fighting spirit, and what he wants to do most now is to play exciting games.

He had let his mother worry for too long, and now it was time to make her proud.

Stotts held his chin with his right hand and looked at the court intently.

He thought to himself that he would not be so unlucky, but it was his turn and Randolph was about to recover?

No, it's impossible. Randolph is having such a big quarrel with the Grizzlies now. With his character, it is impossible for him to play seriously.

So, the stubborn Stotts ordered Lillard to continue feeding Aldridge the ball. If the Blazers want to win, they must establish an early lead.

If you want to establish the lead as soon as possible, you must let Aldridge find the offensive feeling as soon as possible.

As a result, Aldridge's shot missed again under Randolph's tight defense!

"This..." At this time, even Bill Walton became speechless.

Also speechless were the reporters who were waiting to watch the excitement. They thought Randolph and Link would ruin the game. Some even said that Randolph and Link might have a direct argument on the court.

But now, these two forwards are making it difficult for the Blazers to move forward.

The Trail Blazers still haven't scored, which means the Grizzlies have a chance to further open the score.

Randolph has undoubtedly become a threat now, and Aldridge dare not leave Randolph even half a step.

As a result, Conley was able to easily break through the penalty area. Without Aldridge's help in defense, Kaman, who was slow to move, had no way to deal with Conley.

Conley is also a left-handed general. He broke through from the left and pierced the Trail Blazers' defense with a flick in the air.

6 to 0,

Link, Randolph and Conley each scored a goal. The Trail Blazers thought they had a soft persimmon, but unexpectedly they hit the granite.

Before the Trail Blazers attacked this time, Lillard took a special look at the bench.

Stotts hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head.

He gave up his plan to play the fourth position!

In other words, in Stotts' mind, Randolph is no longer a vulnerability today.

The top priority for the Trail Blazers now is to narrow the point difference. So, they came up with the idea of ​​three-point shooting.

Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum both have three-pointers. These two guys are very active in trying to get out of the open space.

But unfortunately, they met the two "torture kings" Link and Jimmy Butler.

Under the fierce confrontation between Link and Butler, the Blazers' two wings were unable to get out of the gap.

Finally, with the help of Kaman, Batum finally got a fleeting catch-and-shoot opportunity.

Batum also wants to use this game to make a turnaround.

Think about it, if you can perform well against Link, it would be such an honor.

This season, Batum's overall shooting percentage dropped to a career-low 40.4%. The three-point shooting percentage of 32.6% is also the lowest value of his career.

The French wanted to find themselves all the time, but Link's big hand shattered Batum's dream.

Link appeared in time to seal the gap and interfere with Batum's shooting.

It was obvious that Batum's shot was crooked. Link's interference caused his shooting hand to be completely deformed!

The defensive skills of last season's Defensive Player of the Year are no joke.

But at this moment, the experienced Chris Kaman blocked his position in advance and blocked Whiteside behind him!

If Aldridge can also occupy a favorable position, the Blazers can also grab offensive rebounds and fight for a second offensive opportunity.

Aldridge was about to approach the basket, but found that he could not move an inch.

Randolph has already entangled Aldridge in advance. The "Big Black Bear" has always had a good sense of rebounding and positioning under the basket.

Randolph is not very tall and cannot jump very well. But so far in his career, Randolph has averaged double-digit rebounds per game in 9 seasons!

This is inseparable from his excellent blocking skills under the basket.

The rebound fell, and Randolph and Aldridge both had opportunities to compete for the basketball.

But Randolph took the lead to take off, padded the basketball with his hand, and lifted the basketball into the air again.

Taking advantage of this gap, Randolph completely blocked his position. After the basketball dropped for the second time, he firmly protected the backboard!

With Randolph here, Link finally doesn't have to do it himself to protect the rebounds.

Although Tobias Harris is an excellent teammate and excellent player. But when it comes to protecting defensive rebounds, he is naturally not as good as Randolph.

Seeing Randolph use his superb skills to protect the rebound, Link instantly felt very comfortable.

The bright future he has always longed for has really arrived!

Randolph made a long pass from the backcourt and found Link who was about to pass. The pass was passed very well.

It is impossible for two people who are truly in conflict to cooperate like this.

At this time, recalling the image of the two ignoring each other and trash-talking each other on the court before the game, Bill Walton thought of one sentence, "We were all fooled!"

Link steadily caught Randolph's long pass from the backcourt and continued to accelerate!

Batum didn't expect that Link would burst out with faster speed after catching the ball. He was originally close to Link, but after a few steps, Link was two feet away from him!

In the end, the Frenchman, who was eager to stand up, could only watch as Link smashed the frame with both hands.

Along with Link's dunk, a rapid whistle sounded.

Terry Stotts couldn't stand it any longer and stopped the game.

"8-0...The Grizzlies have burst out with much more power than expected! Aldridge has not scored a point so far, and he seems to have been completely beaten by Randolph... "Bill Walton paused here because he really didn't want to admit this fact.

"He seemed completely overpowered by Randolph."

The subsequent game proved that Bill Walton was indeed wrong, because it was not just Aldridge who was suppressed by Randolph, but the entire Trail Blazers were suppressed.

Lillard was ineffective against Conley's careful defense.

Matthews felt uncomfortable being stared at by Butler.

Batum was prevented from opening for a long time.

Kaman was completely unable to take advantage of Whiteside.

The Grizzlies have maintained an 8 to 12 point lead. In the second quarter, Randolph had already grabbed his eighth rebound of the day!

After Randolph grabbed this rebound, the Grizzlies, who were leading by 11 points, unexpectedly called a timeout.

Joger called this timeout specifically for Randolph.

Randolph walked off the court, and Link stood up on the bench and approached Randolph.

"Mei must be so proud of you right now, Zack." Link said, spreading his arms.

"I hope so."

After two simple words, the two hugged each other tightly.

They couldn't continue the performance, and they had a fierce "physical conflict" in front of all reporters.

After Randolph grabbed this rebound, his rebound count has officially surpassed Pau Gasol and became the Grizzlies' historical rebounding leader!

Link didn't want to miss this historic moment.

This was a milestone night for Randolph, and it also heralded that the Grizzlies were about to enter the period of rapid advancement that Link expected.

The scene of Link and Randolph embracing was played for a long time, and all the reporters who were waiting to see the excitement returned disappointed.

This team may be knocked down, but it can never be broken down from within.

After the timeout, Stotts sat on the bench, losing the enthusiasm he had at the beginning.

Now, the second quarter of the game is not over yet, but he feels like he can hardly play anymore...

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