Nine Hundred and Forty-Nine: The Whole Place Collapsed

Anthony Davis, like most young players, is full of longing for the playoffs.

After a wonderful performance in the regular season, who hasn't imagined that he can lead the team to defeat strong opponents in the playoffs, overcome obstacles, and break out of the siege?

Anthony Davis also had such a fantasy. He believed that the Pelicans had no chance of winning. Even if they really can't win, he and the Pelicans should be able to cause huge trouble to the Grizzlies.

In short, they will not sit still and wait for death like prey. They will fight to the end, cherish every game in the playoffs, and show their strength to the fullest.

But after just one round with Link, Davis realized the cruelty of the playoffs.

The real playoffs are more dangerous than he imagined.

Unlike the regular season, no round here is easy. Here, only strength can give you the right to survive.

And no one will show mercy to you.

If the Grizzlies can solve the Pelicans in four games, they will never delay it to the fifth game. If they can end the game in three quarters, they won't have to wait until the last minute with the Pelicans.

This is Anthony Davis's first understanding of the playoffs. Their opponents will try their best to solve the problem quickly.

After Butler made a layup, the offensive ball returned to the Pelicans.

It was now clear to Davis that going one-on-one with Link was not a wise choice. Although Davis was the breakthrough for the Pelicans to break the deadlock, the situation is different now. Davis must rely on the strength of his teammates.

This time, Davis did not continue to fight Link in the low post, but set up a screen for the team's second-leading scorer, Tyreke Evans.

Tyreke Evans is undoubtedly a model who reaches his peak after his debut and reaches his peak within one year.

In his rookie season, Evans averaged 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. Before Evans, the only people who could score 20+5+5 in their rookie season were Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan. and LeBron James.

There is no doubt that that is a historical rookie data.

At the time, everyone thought Evans had a promising future.

As a result, in the second year of his career, not only did Evans not improve, his data shrank to 17.8 points, 5.6 assists, and 4.8 rebounds.

In the third season, he had 16.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.6 rebounds. In his fourth year, he had 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists...

His annual regression can be said to be quite stable.

Gradually, Evans was also abandoned by the Kings, and a super rookie fell.

But after coming to the Pelicans, Evans showed signs of recovery. In the regular season this season, he averaged 16.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. He is the Pelicans' second scoring point besides Davis.

Evans not only took back his reputation, but also his original confidence.

So, as soon as Davis' screen was in place, Evans confidently broke through.

He believes in the quality of Davis' coverage and his ability to break through the offense.

Seeing that Tobias Harris, who was defending him, was blocked by Davis,

Evans was secretly happy.

He jumped off one foot and raised his hands for a layup. The Pelicans' first points in the playoffs, I got it!

But just as Evans took off, he saw a palm in his peripheral vision.

"Um!?"

Before Evans even realized who it was, the basketball was shot directly onto the backboard!

Who else could it be? Only Link, the "Bear King", could do such a cruel thing.

The moment Evans broke through, Link quickly changed defense and turned around to catch up. From beginning to end, Evans was within Link's hunting range.

It's just that Evans, as the prey, doesn't know anything about it.

Evans was knocked to the ground, but Link's block was actually very clean, so the referee did not call a foul.

Cut Davis' ball first, then cover Evans' risk. The Pelicans' two leading scorers were both taken care of by Link in turn.

After Davis, Evans' mentality also collapsed.

Link in the regular season is terrifying enough, but in the playoffs, Link's strength can actually reach a higher level!

This time Link did not make a long pass from the backcourt, but dribbled the ball past the midfield line himself.

In the Pelicans half, facing Davis's block, Link's upper body feinted, causing Davis' legs to weaken.

He had no idea from which direction this guy would break through.

But Link did not break through in the end, but passed the ball to Conley who cut from the left without any warning.

After receiving the ball, Conley broke through and picked up the basket. His left-hand pick was so perfect that Asik couldn't block the shot at all.

6-0, the Grizzlies continue to lead!

Link hasn't scored yet, but his influence is already everywhere. With 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, he had already made the Pelicans quite passive even if he didn't score.

"See Kevin? The Pelicans are in trouble, not the Grizzlies. What do you expect these rookies to do in the playoffs at FedEx Arena? Let's be real, Memphis is the cruelest place in the league. !”

Bill Simmons felt inexplicably refreshed. It turned out that being a supporter of Link and the Grizzlies was such a comfortable thing.

Put aside your prejudices and watch Link play, it’s a kind of enjoyment, right?

At this time, the Pelicans players were already a little less confident. At this time, the head coach should pause and comfort the young players so as to prevent them from falling deeper into fear.

But the good news is that Pelicans coach Monty Williams is also a rookie in the playoffs.

The last time he led the team to the playoffs was in the 10-11 season, but the team was kicked out after just four games, so he didn't learn much experience at all.

In the following three seasons, the Pelicans did not win more than 35 games in any season. Monty Williams lost most of the time, and it is difficult to sum up the experience of winning.

The reason why the Pelicans still retain Monty Williams as their head coach is, to put it bluntly, they want him to lead the rebuilding of the team, and they do not expect him to lead the team to good results in the playoffs.

Without timeouts, Pelicans players must move forward alone in fear.

In fact, Monty Williams himself might even be afraid.

Davis still caught the basketball from the mid-range this time, but he did not try to post up again, but wanted to attack facing the frame.

Davis turned to face the basket and protected the ball very carefully.

He nimbly made several triple-threat moves in an attempt to disrupt Link's center of gravity.

But Link didn't move at all. Except for keeping one hand in front of Davis's eyes, there was no extra movement.

Link is not only aggressive in stealing and blocking shots, he is also very steady when he needs to be.

Davis saw that his three-point threat had no effect, so he faked a shot and dribbled through!

Davis has great strides and is very agile. So although it is definitely not fast, it is still very easy to break through the opponent's defense line.

But Davis had just taken the first step when he was stopped by Link.

Link's light-speed reaction did not allow Davis to take advantage of his pace.

"Oops!" Davis knew that he was stuck again, but there was no other way at the moment.

The passing lanes have been blocked, and Davis' only option is to attack the frame!

He had no choice but to make a desperate move and rushed forward like a comet hitting the earth.

Davis has an advantage over Link in terms of height and wingspan. Once he rushes forward, it is basically impossible to be blocked.

In this case, either Davis succeeded in dunking or the opponent fouled.

Blocking Davis abruptly? There is really no one who can do this kind of thing.

However, when Davis took to the air, he saw that Link's height was gradually surpassing his own!

After a while, Link's hand was pressed on the basketball.

Davis was blocked by this powerful force, lost his center of gravity, and fell to the ground.

And the basketball in his hand was finally slapped away by Link.

Anthony Davis' frontal breakthrough was directly missed by Link! Next to Link, Davis, who played superstar statistics in the regular season, was as powerless as a middle school student!

Davis fell off the court, and Butler immediately caught the basketball that was sent away by Link and led the team on a fast break.

Where's Link? He looked at Davis lying on the ground and smiled slightly, as if it was an easy thing to complete the incredible adventure just now.

Then, Link walked towards "Thick Eyebrow" and stretched out his right hand in a strong manner, "Boy, are you okay?"

The mentality of the entire Pelicans team has collapsed!

Their strongest end point is in front of Link, and there is no threat at all!

Randolph, who was sitting on the sidelines in a suit and ties, shook his head helplessly. He thought to himself that if Davis faced him, it might not be so miserable.

Unfortunately, that boy was not very lucky.

"Now, do any of you think there is a problem with the Grizzlies' fourth position?" Bill Simmons spread his hands on the barber's chair. He said that Link is really capable of playing all five positions.

Kevin Harlan next to Simmons didn't speak, just sighed.

At this point, the only highlight of today's game is Simmons' head-shaving live broadcast during halftime.

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