"Hello, Link. Your dunk just now was very exciting. Does this mean that in the dunk contest, you will also take out a self-dumping action?"

Stephen A. Smith walked to Link first. Today, Smith wore a pair of black-framed glasses, which made him look less of his usual ruffian.

"Maybe, maybe not. To be honest, Smith, I haven't decided what moves to do in the dunk contest yet." Link spread his hands open, very confident.

This is not Link's smoke bomb, but he hasn't made any preparations for the dunk contest. At least before defeating the Thunder and winning ten consecutive victories, Link has no idea.

"Oh? So confident? Didn't you see Damien Lillard's provocation to you? That kid is simply a bomb!"

"Damien is really amazing, and I hope he can achieve good results in the dunk contest. Well, as long as you don't get better than me."

Smith smiled and nodded. This is Link's style. "The last question, are you sure tonight? In the last game, the Trail Blazers killed the Warriors in the first place. Lillard scored 38 points and almost beat Curry to tears. Are you worried about the Trail Blazers' offensive firepower?"

"Worry, of course, worry. But worry doesn't mean being afraid. What's more, we also have Mike Conley's second-team point guard of the best defensive team last season."

Link mentioned Conley intentionally or unintentionally again. He really hoped Conley would not be restricted by exposure.

All Link can do depends on whether Conley can seize the opportunity today.

Finally, at 8:30 pm, this highly anticipated showdown was officially staged.

Both sides started to step into the court, and Link hugged each other's two-dollar player Lillard and Aldridge. But this does not mean that both sides will play in harmony. On the contrary, it is precisely because everyone knows each other that the game will definitely be very tragic.

After Link stood at his designated position, he took a closer look at the starting lineup of the Trail Blazers.

Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge and Robin Lopez, it is no exaggeration to say that this is definitely the first glory of the Trail Blazers in the post-Roy Oden era.

There is no soft persimmon in the starting lineup of the Trail Blazers. Let’s not talk about Lillard and Aldridge, their strength is obvious to everyone.

As an excellent 3D player, Wesley Matthews is often included in the "strongest undraft" list. Like Link, although his starting point is low, his strength is absolutely unquestionable.

"France Pippen" Nicholas Batum is considered to be the leader of French basketball after Tony Parker. He averaged 13 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this season. It can be seen from the data that he is versatile and is a unimaginable player.

Robin Lopez was mediocre in the Suns, but after he arrived at the Trail Blazers, he showed his value. His tough performance on the defensive end was just right with Aldridge. The title of "Mascot Killer" also made Robin's current popularity not inferior to Brookes in the All-Star.

Link knew that all the five people in the starting lineup would have won big contracts in the future. Although that led to the failure of this starting lineup to be saved in the end, the five people would have won big contracts, which is enough to show how strong their strength is.

And now history has been rewritten by Link. God knows whether this set of first appearance will be disbanded in the future?

The referee walked between Gasol and Lopez and threw the ball high.

Robin won the first advantage for the Trail Blazers, Lillard took the ball and attacked, and the battle was staged directly!

Link followed Batum and kept moving. Although the Frenchman was not an All-Star, if you ignore him, he could immediately give you an All-Star performance.

Moreover, Batum is sometimes one of the tactical starting points of the Trail Blazers. Restricting Batum can also limit the tactical operation of the Trail Blazers.

Just as Link thought about how to cut off the Blazers' offense, Lillard took the lead in playing a pick-and-roll cooperation with Aldridge.

In the first attack at the beginning, the Trail Blazers played extremely simply, probably because they wanted to play a success rate. Lillard and Aldridge also wanted to give the Grizzlies a warning.

Randolph naturally knew how accurate Aldridge's central shot was, so he did not switch defenses and always stayed in front of Aldridge.

But in this way, Lillard has a chance to make a breakthrough!

Lillard, who was wearing a No. 0 jersey like Link, accelerated and entered the inside. He temporarily flattered his horse in front of him. He had countless ways to score the ball!

"Damn it!" Link gritted his teeth, and was mentally prepared to be scored.

As a result, the next second, Conley rushed from the diagonally behind and interfered with Lillard's throwing in time!

Lillard probably didn't expect Conley to come back, and in order to avoid the blocking, he took action in a hurry.

Seeing this, Link immediately rushed to the basket. Sure enough, the next second, Lillard's throwing shot came out, and Link took the rebound in the right time!

"Didn't make it, Damien Lillard's first offense was seriously disturbed by Mike Conley! It seems that Mike is still very serious today. Damien has to be careful. Curry's defense cannot be compared with Mike!"

Hubby Brown excitedly applauded Conley, the always humble and silent No. 11, although the style of the game is not that powerful and the popularity is not that high.

But if you think he is easy to bully, you are very wrong!

Link was worried at first that Conley would be nervous because the guy was really too tense when he warmed up.

But now, Link found that he was completely overthinking. That was the young, mature and calm Mike Conley, who was fully capable of adjusting his mentality!

Conley defended very hard, and he had only one idea in his mind at that time - he couldn't let Lillard score a goal.

As a player who has been fighting in the league for 7 seasons, Conley knows very well that everything in this league is achieved by himself and no one will give you a gift.

This is true for the championship, and so is the All-Star quota.

He must fight for it, he cannot disappoint himself or the fans. The most important thing is that he cannot disappoint Link who supports him!

Link mentioned Conley more or less in media interviews. Conley actually saw it all. He knew that the leader of this team was doing his best to help him.

Therefore, even if it is not for himself, Conley must give it all!

He was indeed a little nervous before the game started, but the moment Lillard broke through, Conley's nervous mood disappeared instantly.

Because he only has defense in his heart and has no room to leave tension.

After taking the rebound, Link did not rush to fight back. He took the black and white bears, so he couldn't just let them run back.

The Grizzlies are a team that can play both in positions and counterattacks. If they join Tobias, Harris and others, they can even become small teams.

All Trail Blazers are on guard, Lillard is now looking red.

The goal just now clearly exceeded the defender, and Lillard felt that it was almost a must-try. As a result, he was destroyed by Conley.

So Lillard was also very serious about defending this time.

But Link did not give Lillard a chance to perform, he directly hung the ball to Randolph and moved the battlefield to the inside.

Aldridge is on the verge of a high position. Although Randolph's form has declined slightly this season, he is still one of the best low-post scorers in the league.

The "Big Black Bear" began to chisel under the basket, and Aldridge was defeated step by step.

Just when everyone thought Randolph wanted to take action by himself, he suddenly hit the ball in the middle and passed it!

Then, a yellow lightning bolt rushed into the penalty area and Link cut in!

"Damn it, how could he let him cut in so easily!" Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts cursed off the court. What was that guy Batum doing?

Batum also felt innocent. He thought this attack would end at a low post, but he didn't expect Link to start suddenly without warning, and he couldn't react at all.

By the time he turned around and chased, Link had already received the ball. Batum admitted that he had hardly encountered such a fast forward line.

Aldridge was not stupid. Seeing Link rushing with the ball, he immediately moved sideways, raised his arms to guard the basket. Moreover, Aldridge's position was very terrifying, just at the edge of the reasonable collision zone.

Link's sprint distance is very short now, so it is unlikely that he will dunk directly. If Link comes to the layup, he will be called an offensive foul.

He was almost caught in a dead game! Now Link's offensive conditions are much more harsh than Lillard's just now. If Lillard couldn't score the goal just now, Link wouldn't think about it!

Don’t think that Aldridge is just a power forward with accurate mid-range shots. He can become an All-Star player, and basketball IQ is also one of his advantages.

Terry Stotts saw Aldridge return to defense in time and breathed a sigh of relief. Now, Link is helpless!

For ordinary players, this situation is indeed difficult. If you throw, there will be interference. If you lay up and dunk, you will easily make offensive fouls. If you pass the ball, you will easily make mistakes.

But Link is not an ordinary player, he is a superstar of the All-Star Ticket King this year! What Lillard can't do does not mean that he can't do it either.

After Link approached the basket, he jumped towards Aldridge! Aldridge gritted his teeth and was ready to accept the collision. He rushed up straight and he would definitely be called an offensive foul!

But what happened afterwards made Aldridge's eyes widen.

Link suddenly turned 360° in the air and rubbed Aldridge over! Without a head-on collision, he avoided the risk of offensive fouls!

After wiping Aldridge in the air, Link had already reached the negative angle on the side of the rebound. But he was not panicked, but threw the ball high with one hand.

In the end, Link fell directly after landing due to inertia. But at the same time, the basketball also exploded with "white waves" on the stunned Aldridge's head.

"The ball went in! The 360° turn in the air and the layup was just a juggling! But it was this juggling action that gave the Grizzlies the lead!"

Mike Bryn couldn't help but yell. He didn't expect such a powerful shot to appear at the beginning of this game. A 360-degree air-turning layup was not common!

Aldridge thought his defensive plan was perfect, but it turned out that for a star of Link, there was no dead end at all!

Link got up from the ground, then spread his hands to Lillard, who was staring at wide-eyed, "It's your turn to do something, boy!"

In his words and deeds, Link revealed a relaxed mood. It seemed that the difficult layup just now was just a warm-up.

Lillard was covered in goosebumps, passing by in the air? Link is so scary! This summer, he must learn the trick just now from Link!

Link did not get carried away after scoring the goal, but instead directed his teammates to defend, leaving no gap for the Trail Blazers.

People say that the Grizzlies will encounter big troubles with the Trail Blazers, and they ask him if he is afraid of the Trail Blazers' offensive firepower. It seems that the Trail Blazers can easily pass the level when they meet the Grizzlies. Link wants the Trail Blazers to see how terrible the firepower of the defending champion is!
Chapter completed!