This may be the most intense and difficult game that Link has played since joining the Grizzlies.

In the last game, when he played against the Los Angeles Lakers, although his opponent was strong, Kobe also gave Link a great sense of oppression. But in the end, the Lakers lost to the Grizzlies by nearly 20 points. So, strictly speaking, the last showdown with the defending champion is far from being fierce.

Today, the two sides fought hard from the beginning. There is nothing to say about the Thunder. The personal ability of the Gemini ensures that the Thunder will not be at a disadvantage.

Durant, the guy who claims to be only 2.06 meters, shoots on Guy's head very easily. This kind of person who is born with a bug-level body is misplaced when playing with anyone.

After seeing Durant with his own eyes today, Link knew what it means to be lies without being ashamed. Such a big son said he was 2.08 meters, but he actually said he was only 2.06 meters! Link was a real 2.03 meters, but the gap between him and Durant was not only 3 cm.

Westbrook, who has scored points with his life-lossing impact again and again. This guy is also a player with abnormal physical fitness, but unlike Durant's height and arm length, his abnormality lies in his super explosive power and strong confrontational ability.

Randolph and Gasol had physical contact with Westbrook several times, but the No. 0 defender was able to put the ball in the confrontation. I didn’t think it was seen on TV before, but today I witnessed Westbrook successfully scoring a goal with a big player. Link felt that the mid-range layup training he had been doing so over the past few days was really too gentle.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies also performed very well today. One is Rudy Guy, who has not yet recovered from his injury but has begun to worry about his position, and the other is Randolph, who took Link out to see the world yesterday.

Guy's own ability is there, as long as he is not crazy or frivolous, the offensive end is still very threatening. Randolph has been immersed in Portland and New York for many years, and has long been used to the life of having fun the night before and playing games the next day.

Randolph worked diligently and energetic on the court, as if nothing happened yesterday. In addition, the Thunder played the fourth position with Jeff Green, Randolph had an absolute advantage in tonnage and strength.

Although Jeff Green is 2.06 meters tall, he is essentially a No. 3 player. As long as Randolph wants to push forward with his back, Jeff Green can't stop him at all.

In this way, the duo of the two teams started fighting mode, and no one could defend against each other. After five minutes of playing, Randolph's second low jump shot made the difference between the two teams tie again, Thunder coach Scott Brooks finally couldn't help but shout to stop the game.

Although the Thunder are not behind, Brooks' expectation that the Thunder should not be so hard to play the Grizzlies. That's right, the Grizzlies have recently won five consecutive victories, and they also signed Link as a supplement to the shortcomings in the No. 3 position. But in the eyes of most people, the Grizzlies are still a team that is not up to standard.

And the Oklahoma City Thunder, they are aiming to challenge the Lakers' status.

So Brooks walked to the somewhat immature defender. He needed to increase his offensive points, and James Harden was undoubtedly his best choice.

"James, you know what to do. I need you to help Russell and Kevin share the offensive pressure. Don't think about anything else and focus on scoring." Brooks sent his sixth man, hoping that the team will have an advantage from the first quarter.

There is no need to mess with teams like the Grizzlies!

On the other hand, Hollins did not make substitutions. The lineup has been effective until now, and the game has only been five minutes long, so he has no need to make substitutions.

As for Link, Hollins knew that Link was highly anticipated after signing the guarantee contract, and he must be eager to play. But he is not in a hurry, there is always room for him to play in this game.

"After the timeout, the Thunder took the lead in making personnel adjustments. Coach Brooks used sophomore forward Serge Ibaka to replace Jeff Green. There is no doubt that the purpose of his doing this is to increase the resilience of the defensive end. Although Ibaka's scoring skills are not as good as Greendo, his defensive effect will undoubtedly be better. In addition, he also replaced the team's sixth man, Coach James Harden Brooks, with a very targeted adjustment. Let's see if the Thunder can gain an advantage."

After explaining this game, Weber, after introducing the lineup on the court, he couldn't help but glance at Link. When will this guy who always brings the Grizzlies back to life come on the court?

Regardless of whether Link plays or not, the game will continue. James Harden easily found an opportunity to cut into a layup against O.J. Mayo.

Mayo's defensive attention was extremely inconspicuous. Just now, because Thunder's point guard Seversa was not a player who was good at scoring, Mayo's poor defensive state was not exposed. But now that Harden is on the court, Mayo can't continue to paddle.

"This is a fucking easy for him to get in." Link off the field couldn't help but complain. Mayo's condition is always good and bad, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.

Link went to play for a while yesterday and today he is more energetic than Mayo.

Harden was a little nervous at first because he went to the nightclub to play until three in the morning and had drunk a lot of alcohol. Today, he flew to Memphis early in the morning, and he was actually very tired.

But he didn't expect that he had only half of his success, so he actually made Mayo lose his position. The easy goal just now was unexpected to Harden.

The Grizzlies were replaced to attack, this time, Conley still chose to hang the ball to Randolph in good shape. In 2010, the league had not officially entered the small ball era. Therefore, this tactic of allowing inside players to sit in low positions and play slowly is still common.

But this time Randolph just received the ball, he found that the pressure coming from behind could no longer be comparable to that before. Jeff Green couldn't stand him, but Congolese Ibaka is a inside player known for his defense.

Randolph arched back twice, but found that the effect was minimal. Ibaka successfully restricted the big black bear to a place far away from the basket!

Randolph had no choice but to turn over and jump shot from the middle distance. However, Ibaka was not only a tough guy, but also very accurate in his judgment of the offensive shooting timing.

The timely reaction and extraordinary bounce ability almost blocked Randolph's shooting.

Although the basketball eventually crossed Ibaka's fingertips, due to serious interference, Randolph's shot did not enter the net as accurately as before.

"Bang!" The basketball hit the frame and the Thunder's inside defense stabilized!

"Not scored, this is Randolph's second shot miss today! Coach Scott Brooks' substitution had an immediate effect. Harden's goal and Ibaka's defense made the Thunder begin to take the initiative. They plan to take the lead!"

While talking, Westbrook personally grabbed the rebound and then advanced quickly.

One-stop attack after getting the rebound is Westbrook's strength. This seemingly brainless style of play is impossible without strong physical fitness to support it.

After Westbrook ran outside the three-point line in the other half, Conley's blockage arrived in time. But Westbrook did not stop because of this. He turned around and wiped Conley, and then successfully broke into the inside and dunked.

Behind by 4 points, the Grizzlies are instantly passive. Making the right decision at the right time may be the value of the coach.

The camera was given to Scott Brooks, and people must be admiring the head coach's substitution strategy. Hollins was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Who hadn't had many powerful substitutes?

"Link, Tony, come here!" Hollins waved his big hand and called out his two most proud outside defenders to his side.

"Tony, you go to defend Westbrook. I don't want to see him easily crossing the crowd and attacking the basket, locking the kid who can't shoot outside the three-point line!"

"No problem, boss." Tony Allen patted his chest.

After saying that, Hollins turned his attention to Link, "You have read all the news in the newspaper today? Sixth man vs Sixth man? To be honest, I'm not interested in this boring hype. But next, I really need you to watch the defender named James Harden. After you go up, you play the second position and watch him to death on the defensive end."

Link nodded slightly, then looked around the stands for a week. Today, I don’t know how many people are waiting to see him make a fool of themselves.

A yellow-skinned loser is not worthy of getting an annual salary of 2 million? Link feels that his value is more than 2 million!

Link is not Mayo. For James Harden, who overdraws his energy in advance last night, Link thinks it should be no big problem.

On the court, a foul by the Thunder made the game dead ball. Link and Tony Allen immediately took off their training suits and ran into the court quickly.
Chapter completed!