766: Sit down, regular operation (5/5 4K)(1/2)
The sudden counterattack of the Los Angeles Clippers made the sleepy fans instantly feel energetic.
As it turns out, the Clippers are indeed a very powerful team.
In the last game, they beat the Grizzlies in the first half. Today, when the game has entered garbage time, they have re-emerged suspense.
The Clippers players have now shown confidence that this game will definitely belong to them. Now, there is only one obstacle in front of the Clippers - Link!
"He has definitely felt cold now. We must ensure the success rate on the offensive end! As long as we play a higher success rate than Link on the offensive end, we will win! Don't be afraid, keep confident! Defensive end, continue to maintain strength! I know that Link is MVP. But no one stipulates that MVP is destined to win!"
Doug Rivers and his players all know that after this timeout, Link will definitely reappear.
As long as the Clippers can handle Link, even if they do the game!
In 3 minutes, this is not a good time for both sides. Therefore, both sides have no time to test, and as soon as they come up, they have to fight to the end.
"We have already done this. Are there anyone willing to give up the victory? Let's go and go on the court and let the Grizzlies know that they are not the world champions yet!"
Paul yelled after Rivers.
He and Rivers are a perfect match. With them here, the Clippers players can be excited at any time.
The timeout ended soon, and the Clippers were still played by Paul, Crawford, Barnes, Griffin and Jordan Jr. for the last three minutes.
On the Grizzlies, when the fans on the scene saw Link appearing again, the cheers in the stands could overturn the dome of the stadium!
They saw Link as if they saw Superman wearing underwear in a fire. All Memphis people firmly believed that Link would bring them hope.
"Link has reappeared in the last three minutes of the game, but the Clippers have already taken shape. I wonder if Link can resist the opponent's crazy progress."
Hubby Brown was much calmer than other fans. He knew that Link was not omnipotent. He was ordered in the last three minutes, and God knew how far Link could play.
Link brought Delavidova, Tony Allen, Harris and Gasol back.
The Grizzlies did not simply and roughly bring up the starting five tigers, but made some adjustments.
Except for Link, the other four people in this lineup do not seem to have strong scoring abilities. The Grizzlies' strategy is very clear, but they don't want the Clippers to score easily anymore.
As for offense? With Link here, offense is enough!
When Paul saw Link appearing again, he became more excited than before.
Today, he is going to kill MVP himself!
The game started over and the Clippers swept away the decline of the previous three quarters of the game and were full of vitality.
Delavidova handed the ball to Link just after halftime. The Australian is not a master of organization. His only role on the court at this time is to cause trouble for Paul.
As soon as Link got the ball, the Clippers' defensive position changed instantly.
Link could see that as soon as he broke through, at least three people would double-team him!
So, Link turned to a back-to-back single, and he wanted to take Barnes at mid-range!
Of course, Paul would not let such a thing happen. He double-teamed up immediately and caused trouble for Link with Barnes.
Paul is not afraid of Link passing the ball to Delavidova, the Australian defender is notoriously unable to score.
Link chose to pass the ball, which is equivalent to choosing a blacksmith!
Facing Paul's double-team and Barnes's defense, Link did not pass or make any mistakes, but turned around and jumped as usual!
Both Paul and Barnes blocked, and Link shot under the interference of the two!
Hubby Brown was speechless and couldn't say a word.
For a moment, he felt as if he was in Staples, not the Federal Express Arena.
Under the blockade of Barnes and Paul, Link's leaning angle is very exaggerated!
But in the air, Link stabilized the center of gravity and ensured that the shooting movements did not deform at all!
Jordan and Griffin turned over and got stuck in the position, ready to protect the rebound.
The basketball hit the front of the basket, and Jordan jumped high like a conditioned reflex!
But in the air, Jordan retracted his hand to fight for the basketball. Because he found that the basketball hit the front of the basket and did not leave the range of the basket cylinder. If he touched the ball directly at this time, he would be judged to interfere with the ball.
Jordan Jr. landed, and the basketball fell twice. This time, no accident occurred. The basketball passed through the net and fell directly to the ground. Link successfully hit the back jump shot under the defense of two people!
"I actually scored! That goal was so difficult! Even without defense, it would be very difficult to shoot at such an exaggerated leaning angle. Link pulled the gap back to 9 points as soon as he came up. He was simply a nightmare for the Clippers!"
Doug Rivers opened his mouth wide, as if he had returned to 2008 and 2010, and back to the time he had fought with No. 24.
Rivers always thought that only Kobe's pervert can shoot under the defense of two people. But today, Link refreshed Rivers' "perverted roster".
"Defense, defense, you all show your tough side!"
After scoring the goal, Link glanced at Paul, then shouted to his teammates to quickly retreat.
Although Link played three years less in the NBA than Durant, he looked more like a leader than Durant.
The Clippers also want to use their efficient offense to narrow the gap, but the Grizzlies' defense is completely different now than the past five minutes.
With Link, the "stationary needle", the Grizzlies' defense is no longer timid. Delavidova collided with Paul without fear and sprayed. Most rookie guards will collapse when they encounter Paul, but Delavidova's undrafted draw makes Paul a little unbearable.
Paul even thought that the groundhog-like Australian should appear on the rugby court, not on the basketball court!
In the tireless entanglement of Delavidova, Paul and Griffin made a cover, and Paul followed the trend and broke through!
But Harris immediately made up for defense. In terms of mobility, Tobias Harris was much faster than Randolph.
After Paul was delayed by Harris, he hit the ground and sent the ball to Griffin. As long as Griffin rushed up, he could complete the dunk!
As a result, Delavidova directly hugged Griffin. The Australians were not afraid of a rival who was several times larger than him!
"Dravedova made a foul and sent Blake Griffin to the free throw line. Dera is such a guy who dares to play and fight. He was born for the playoffs!" Hubby Brown admires Deravedova's style very much.
On the court, Link also gave a thumbs up at Delavidova.
It is naturally better to let Griffin go to the free throw line than to let him dunk directly. After all, not everyone's free throws are as steady as Link.
As a result, Griffin really made only one of two free throws at the free throw line. Now Griffin is very tired, and it is normal for the free throw to be unstable. The Clippers clearly got two points, but they turned into one point.
It's certainly good to get a point, but now, the Clippers don't have time to chase it one by one.
Everyone else helped Link finish the dirty and tiring work. Now, the only thing Link needs to consider is how to torture the Clippers' defense!
So, the energetic Link appeared in front of Barnes again. This time, Link simply controlled the ball himself without hiding his idea of dominating the offensive end.
Barnes entered the industry in 2003 and has been working hard in the league for 11 years. He has played in the playoffs six times, including the experiences of Black Eight Mavericks in 2006-07 and the Magic in 2009-10.
However, even so, Barnes believes that this is the toughest series he has ever played. Every time he faces Link, he is dominated by a sense of powerlessness.
Link came from the backcourt with the ball and slowly approached Barnes. Just as Barnes was about to be wary of Link's back-on singles, Link suddenly changed hands quickly, then quickly accelerated, and threw Barnes away in one step.
Barnes' defense has always been talked about, which is his greatest capital to base himself on the NBA. But in front of Link, Barnes has completely become a defensive black hole.
Griffin came to make up for defense as always, and he was even ready to knock Link out directly.
Link stepped into the penalty area and prepared to make a layup, but just as he and Griffin were about to collide, Link suddenly jumped to Griffin and avoided Griffin's blockade!
"A European layup, Griffin was completely fooled by Link!"
Under Hubby Brown's exclamation, Link made a European layup and entered the net.
Link rarely uses European steps, but that doesn't mean he can't use it. Barnes and Griffin are like two wooden stakes. Link passes them and it's as easy as training.
The Clippers' defense is still like thin paper for Link. With a light poke, a big hole will appear.
After this goal was scored, Link widened the score difference to double digits. And another minute passed. The Clippers were getting farther and farther away from victory!
"Damn it!" Paul was dissatisfied. Why was Link destined to be dominated by him as long as he exerted his strength? Is that guy really one level stronger than everyone?
Paul doesn't think so. This is the NBA. There is no strongest here, only stronger!
Although Delavidova is active in defense, she still lacks some experience.
Paul used Delavidova to actively defend this and took the initiative to shoot from outside the three-point line, causing Delavidova to make a three-point foul.
Cp3 is still trying to get rid of danger. He made all three free throws, making the difference back to 7 points!
This time, Paul also asked his teammates to retreat quickly. As long as they defended this attack, the Clippers would have the chance to narrow the gap to within 5 points! At that time, the situation would be completely different!
Just defend against this attack!
Barnes fought against Link, but he pulled and pulled, just to prevent Link from receiving the ball. The referee turned a blind eye to this. This is the playoffs. Such a wonderful game cannot lose its fluency because of the referee.
As long as Barnes doesn't directly choke Link's neck, the referee thinks it is reasonable.
Seeing that Link couldn't get the ball, Tobias Harris came out to catch up with Delavidova, and then broke through and made a layup! There was little time left in the 24-second offensive, and Harris had no choice.
But it has to be said that it is still difficult for Harris to compete with Griffin at this time. Under Griffin's strong confrontation, Harris' forced layup was completely deformed due to the confrontation.
In the end, he didn't even touch the basket, but hit the rebound directly. Forced rushing to the frame seems brainless, but in fact it is not done by everyone.
Not only did the ball not score, Harris also fell heavily out of the bottom line.
Paul was overjoyed, and the ball was finally defended! The Clippers' victory was in sight!
Link had already begun to retreat, and even he believed that this attack had completely failed.
But just as everyone was preparing to switch off the offense and defense, Marc Gasol jumped hard, waved his long arm, and directly slapped the basketball outside the three-point line!
Gasol could not directly catch the rebound from Jordan's head, but if he knocked the ball out, he could at least create another chance!
To be continued...