1350: Forced to listen to trash talk(1/2)
Antetokounmpo's self-confidence is gradually being swallowed up.
Link in this game is even more terrifying than ever.
In the first two games, although the Bucks played hard, Antetokounmpo did not have so many one-on-one with Link after all, and he was more of a pain by the Grizzlies' double-team.
Therefore, the Greeks did not feel that they were ruled.
But today, this feeling is getting heavier and heavier.
For some reason, Antetokounmpo remembered Paul George's previous advice...
At that time, Antetokounmpo was very disdainful of George's advice. He thought that George could not handle Link because he was not strong enough.
But now, Antetokounmpo seems to understand Paul George. He finally knows what Paul George has experienced in the Western Conference Finals.
Link's sense of oppression that always beats you is really uncomfortable.
Every time he faces him with the ball, you will feel nervous. Every time he faces you with the ball, you will feel fear.
At the beginning, Antetokounmpo was able to fight against Link with high spirits. But when the score was gradually widened and when the gap between the two gradually widened, Antetokounmpo's confidence began to gradually decrease.
The Greeks looked up at the big screen on the scene. At this time, the game had reached the last moment of the third quarter. The Bucks were 10 points behind the Grizzlies, with a double-digit gap.
The Bucks' top priority is to narrow the gap to single digits before the fourth quarter.
Just now, Antetokounmpo had the chance to narrow the gap to single digits. But his close jump shot under Link's interference made another shot.
Antetokounmpo's performance today was actually very good. He scored 22 points before he finished the third quarter.
But Antetokounmpo's scoring was not at all easy, he had almost no continuous scores, and Link's defense made every goal extremely difficult for him.
Although he has always scored, Antetokounmpo is very frustrated.
Although he has always scored, he just couldn't lead the team to take the lead.
Link is like a tumbler. No matter how you hit him, he can always stand up immediately like nothing is wrong until you are exhausted.
By the way, this is still a tumbler who can fight back.
At first, Antetokounmpo thought, “I must knock you down.”
But over time it became "why can't he be knocked down."
Why, there is such a person in this world who will not lose...
Before Antetokounmpo recovered from his mistake just now, Link had already come to his eyes with the ball.
"Stop struggling, Jannis."
Link stared into Antetokounmpo's eyes and he finally spoke!
Link knew that now, it was time to start to get this guy's mentality.
"What a joke? It's you who's struggling." Although Antetokounmpo was so nervous that he didn't lose his momentum.
"Hahahaha, you are one of the worst people I have ever seen. In the last round of the game, didn't Embiid tell you how to spray trash? Oh, sorry, his trash is the second worst." After saying that, Link took advantage of Jokic's cover to walk to the right side of the court, preparing to break through.
Link has a strong desire to score today, and he has scored 32 points so far.
It's 10 points more than Antetokounmpo.
Therefore, you can also understand that the Grizzlies can lead by 10 points now, all because of Link.
Link did play crazy today. The more intense the Bucks resisted, the more excited Link was.
He wants to make all Grizzlies fans who come from afar get joy, and he wants to leave a great back, an undefeated back!
Antetokounmpo took a step and moved across to block Link, but at this moment, Link passed the ball to Jokic, who bounced outside the three-point line after covering.
At this time, Lopez was two steps away from Jokic. His original task was to assist in defense of Link who broke through the penalty area.
Seeing Jokic catch the ball, Lopez had to stick it up.
Jokic also raised the ball over his head as soon as possible, as if he was indeed going to shoot.
However, just as Jokic raised the ball, when everyone's attention was focused on Jokic, Link suddenly cut in and caught "Antetokounmpo" off guard.
Jokic, who raised the basketball, also passed the ball with the flow. Due to his height, he was able to upload the ball from Antetokounmpo's head and just fell into Link's hand.
If Conley was blocked by Antetokounmpo, he wouldn't see where Link was at all.
But these problems are not a problem in Jokic.
After receiving the basketball, Link didn't even have to be lucky, so he took two steps and walked under the basket.
Antetokounmpo accelerated his pace, and he wanted to see what tricks Link had this time.
Link did not jump off the box because he knew that there was a wild beast behind him staring at him fiercely.
So after walking to the basket, Link turned around and took a step back.
"It must be intentional!" Antetokounmpo was angry. He thought Link did not make a layup and deliberately jumped up from a close range, to mock his mistake just now.
However, Antetokounmpo was really overthinking. Link chose to turn and jump shot suddenly to avoid his blocking...
I saw Antetokounmpo trying hard to get to the basketball thrown by Link as if he was testing the height.
Link's ball has a very high arc, so high that it is no longer normal.
But in order to avoid the cover, he had to raise the arc.
The shooting curve at close range is still so high, it is almost impossible to hit.
Antetokounmpo is ready to fight for rebounds.
Let you humiliate me, now...
"brush!"
"Eh?" Antetokounmpo looked at the floating Nets and stood there in a daze.
This shot with an abnormally high arc actually hit the net hollow!?
Normal shooting is arc, but Link's shooting is almost triangular!
After the basketball passed Antetokounmpo's fingertips, it fell directly. Did the ball actually enter?
It's so weird!
Link scored again, and he had already scored 34 points. The difference between the two sides also reached 12 points.
The bucks are quite dangerous now.
Although the arc of that ball is indeed not normal, in terms of Link's feel, it is not difficult to hit the ball while adjusting the arc.
This kind of ball may be incredible to Antetokounmpo, but it is just a routine operation for Link.
There is no way, the shooting feel of the two is too different.
"Don't make unnecessary resistance. You don't have to play in the fourth quarter, Jannis." After scoring the goal, Link continued his trash-talking offensive.
This made Antetokounmpo think that Link was deliberately humiliating himself.
Link could feel that Antetokounmpo was about to go wild.
We have to continue to work harder next. As long as Antetokounmpo is broken, we will be sure to compete with the Grizzlies!
Antetokounmpo was indeed anxious. In one of the subsequent attacks, he actually chose to make a quick stop and jump shot from mid-range!
To be honest, Link really didn't react this time because he never expected Antetokounmpo to attack with an emergency stop jump shot.
Link's interference was half a beat late, and this time, Link did not do well in defense.
But helpless, Antetokounmpo's shooting was so bad. He didn't even make it clear at close range, so he started to play in the middle distance and stopped in the middle distance?
"Bang!"
The first time Link felt that the sound of a blacksmith was so wonderful, he jumped up excitedly, put the rebound into his pocket, and even made a "bang" sound.
It’s great to grab the goal that Antetokounmpo cannot score!
"Calm down and observe your teammates more!" At this time, Budenhoze couldn't sit still.
If Antetokounmpo wants to be like this again, the game will be gone.
Today, the Bucks made a very good three-point shot. In fact, the three-point shot is the key to the Bucks being able to keep the score close today.
Today, outside the three-point line, the Bucks have truly achieved stability and sustainability.
Middleton's touch has been transmitted to everyone, and Antetokounmpo's breakthrough pass was smooth. Even though the Grizzlies were already defending one-on-one, they still couldn't stop the Bucks' three-point firepower.
If I had only leaned on Antetokounmpo, the game would have already entered garbage time.
But now, the Bucks' shooters can't get the ball. Antetokounmpo has to play singles with Link when he gets the ball, and the result is that the gap is getting bigger and bigger.
After Antetokounmpo was yelled, he also knew that he had to calm down again.
There is still the last attack left in the third quarter, so he can't let Link break the score again!
But Link, who has entered scoring mode, is not so easy to be prevented.
Link's madness won't stop until the end of the game, no, until he retires.
In the last attack in the third quarter, Link faced Antetokounmpo and signaled everyone to pull it apart.
To be continued...