The Cavaliers' defensive focus fell on Link, including Valaijo and Love in the inside, who were also ready for Link's breakthrough at any time.

James said before the game that it would not be too much to use three people to surround Link. Last season, the scene of Link blocking layups while killing the game while the Heat Big Three was also awakened from sleep from time to time.

The Cavaliers put almost all their resources on Link, which also means that Dion Witters must face Jimmy Butler's attack alone, and he will be isolated and helpless!

James reached out to block Link and cut off Link's catch route. But Link did not try to get rid of the defense. He just stood there, staring at Butler and Witters in the distance.

"Damn it!" James gritted his teeth. Is Link so confident that he can let Butler play singles? It's like Jimmy Butler is Kelly Irving beside Link.

This time, when facing Butler again, Waiters did not completely let him go. Waiters thought he was just careless just now and he didn't want to be pinched like a soft persimmon.

"Come on, do you think you can keep so lucky? Leave the ball to Link and run away with your tail, bastard!" Witters pressed it hard, and his mouth sprayed trash.

Butler's height of 2.03 meters is definitely outstanding in the second position. He looked down at Waiters, who was only 1.93 meters tall, which made his eyes look a little more contempt.

"Damn, how dare you underestimate me!" Witts reached out to steal, but Butler protected the ball very well.

Even Link couldn't easily steal Butler, let alone Witts.

Witters lost the opportunity, but Butler grabbed the gap and rushed over quickly!

"Idiot!" James cursed in his heart. Waiters took the initiative to give the other party a breakthrough space.

Butler's absolute speed is not fast, but his pace is large. He stepped into the penalty area in two or three steps without any delay.

Love and Valaijo's attention was on Link, and Butler's breakthrough caught them off guard. Before the two insiders reacted, Butler gently threw the ball and the basketball softly entered the net.

"Jimmy Butler's throwing was easy and free-to-play, scoring 5 points in a row. Butler's attack was very strong, and his condition was no different from the preseason. Should the Cavaliers adjust their defensive strategy? Butler started today, and the effect was very significant!"

Not to mention the Cavaliers, even Hubby Brown, who watched almost every Grizzlies game, was surprised.

Butler has been used more as a defensive barrier in the past few seasons. Although his offense is not bad, it is not yet at the point where he can carry the banner of offense.

Just like Jordan of the Clippers can occasionally score high scores, but the Clippers are not so stupid that they really use him as the core of the inside offense.

But today, just looking at the past two rounds, Butler is much more mature than before.

Clean, efficient, calm... Butler has all the qualities of an All-Star player!

On the contrary, Dion Witts, who was pretentious, was as young as a high school player in front of Butler.

5-3, the defending champion Grizzlies scored again. Love and Valaijo both looked at the bench with a confused look on their faces and looked at David Blatt, the rookie coach.

Blatt was beaten unexpectedly. He really didn't expect the other party to make a big fuss about Jimmy Butler.

But in the end, Blatt waved his hand and asked the players to execute as planned.

Butler scored 5 points in a row, which was indeed something the Cavaliers did not expect. But in Blatt's opinion, Jimmy Butler is not the kind of player who can kill the game.

Besides, no matter how powerful Butler is, is his firepower comparable to the Big Three?

The Knights are still struggling with the failure just now, but the Grizzlies are already preparing for the next turn.

"Defend one, guard one! Zach, pay attention to outside the three-point line!" During the retreat, Link issued orders like a general commanding soldiers.

Among the five Grizzlies present, Link's qualifications are only more advanced than Butler. Randolph, Gasol and Conley are the real veteran players in the team.

But when Link gave orders, no one felt that it was inappropriate. Some people had no say in a team all their lives, but some people could convince everyone as soon as they came.

This is what is called leadership temperament.

Randolph kept an eye on Love's direction as Link said. Love was a smart player who used the trick and pulled Randolph beyond the three-point line.

So Kelly Irving broke through with the ball, and he shook away Conley with an extremely chic and elegant change, and killed straight towards the basket!

Kelly Irving's playing style is indeed very attractive. Link also liked Irving when he watched the game.

However, players like Irving are actually fancy and beautiful, but there is actually a common problem - popularity is greater than strength!

Fans like his cool and change direction, and like to watch him shake his opponent to the ground again and again, so they unconsciously imagine his other abilities.

Irving entered the inside and prepared to make a layup. When Randolph was transferred out of the penalty area, Irving believed that he could win the one-on-one fight with Gasol.

Just as Irving was about to take off, Conley rushed up in time to give Irving a strong confrontation. This caused Irving to lose the center of gravity at the moment of taking off!

Mike Conley is not an ordinary person, after all, he is one of the top 50 superstars in the new season!

Irving had no way to do the expected pull-up action in the air, and could only throw the ball towards the basket before losing all the center of gravity.

But this kind of layup cannot cross the long arm of the "Big White Bear".

As soon as the basketball was thrown out, Gasol slapped back with a "bear paw"!

Link, who has a keen sense of smell, took the lead in capturing basketball, and the defending champion regained the ball!

"Kelly Irving's first offense was not as smooth as Love's. He chose to challenge Marc Gasol, but he humiliated himself."

Conley and Gasol are not worthy of being on the list? So when they work together to defend Irving, the "full idol", should they be qualified?

The moment Link grabbed the basketball, James rushed up nervously. Last season, Link's ability to grab a rebound and fast break after a one-stop rebound made James suffer a lot.

But this time, Link did not run forward, but paused, stabilized the rhythm, and then handed the ball to Conley to deal with.

Looking at Link's relaxed expression, James became even more nervous.

He found that Link seemed to have a bad offense today, and he didn't plan to take over the game as soon as the game started. Until now, Link has never even touched the ball on the offensive end.

Why? Is this game not important to Link?

No, it's impossible. James knew Link, and that guy would never be interested in victory.

The only explanation is...Link believes that even if he doesn't have to work so hard, the Grizzlies can win!

"You seem to be surprised?" Just as James was thinking, Link said something to James again.

"You might be wondering, why am I so relaxed. Haha, when your team has four people listed on the 50 superstar list in the new season and one or two people missed, you can be as relaxed as me."

Link spread his hands and walked towards the frontcourt slowly. At this time, Conley had already hung the ball to Gasol Jr. Espanyol was going to fight Vallejo in the inside!

It seemed as if the Grizzlies' offense could continue without Link.

"Are you crazy?" James secretly grabbed Link's jersey with one hand to prevent him from suddenly cutting in.

James indeed admitted Gasol's support and defensive ability. But offense? Please, Gasol is not an offensive player at all. Gasol averaged 34 minutes per game last season and scored only about 13 points.

But now, the Grizzlies are letting this defensive center play singles at low posts? Don’t underestimate Valaijo!

James admitted that the Heat's inside defense ability is very weak. But the Cleveland Cavaliers do not have such shortcomings!

Valecho held back Gasol's waist and prevented him from exerting force easily. The Brazilian with an explosive head just received the intention of the Cavaliers to renew their contract in advance a few days ago. The price is 30 million in three years and an average annual salary of 10 million US dollars.

The 10 million yuan I bought is Valaijo's ability to do dirty work and work hard. And defending the opponent's inside line is undoubtedly within the range of dirty work hard work.

He doesn't think that in this era when the center is in decline, there is still a fifth position that can easily score a goal on his head.

Gasol felt the pressure coming from his waist, so he suddenly turned his back and broke through!

Because Valejo's center of gravity was too high, he was surpassed half of his position. But he did not give up on defense, but tried to chase back. The moment Gasol walked to the basket, the Brazilian jumped up to block the block!

However, Gasol did not make a layup immediately, but paused for a second under the basket, and after Valejo flew past him, he easily put the ball in.

Espanyol's offense can no longer be confused with last season!

This year, Gasol is more stable, more efficient and smarter on the offensive end.

If Valaijo thinks that Gasol can be solved by just brute force, then he is very wrong.

7-3, the Memphis Grizzlies continued to expand the score difference. The worst thing is that these 7 points did not come from Link. The Cavaliers' defensive arrangement before the game did not play any restrictive role.

"Marc Gasol's current strength is probably no worse than his brother. Paul Gasol, who was in the Lakers' two consecutive championships, is a well-deserved All-Star insider. At that time, no one would question Paul Gasol's ability. Since that's the case, Marc Gasol, who has also won two consecutive championships, seems to be 24th among the top 50 superstars, and there seems to be no unreasonable."

After Hubby Brown finished speaking, he looked at Link on the field.

Link is a person who will take revenge. Before the game, people said that the Grizzlies' players ranked in an inflated manner, so Link would definitely not just let it go.

Today he deliberately handed over the game to his teammates, and he wanted the whole world to see the strength of the Memphis Grizzlies with their own eyes! At the same time, he was also full of confidence in his teammates.

This is probably the true leader style!

The Cavaliers fell into a passive position, and James had to break out of the role of the organizer and try to attack for the first time.

Although Link paddled on the offensive end, he was unambiguous on the defensive end. During James' breakthrough, Link quickly attacked everything, and gave James a mistake.

After Link cut off the basketball, the basketball hit James' leg and bounced out of bounds. So, the offensive ball rights were converted again!

After inheriting the power of Grant Hill at his peak, Link became more at ease in the confrontation with James.

As long as you can temporarily hold on to James, it will not be difficult to cut his ball.

Compared to half a year ago, Link obviously felt that it was easier to match James!

James and Irving missed consecutively, which caused Cavaliers fans to panic.

Although the Cavaliers have a younger Big Three, and although people say that the Grizzlies' lineup cannot be compared with the Cavaliers, other Grizzlies players except Link are all parallels.

But after a few rounds, the Cavaliers fans felt that the Grizzlies' lineup seemed to be more reliable... The Grizzlies' starting lineup seemed to be able to influence the situation of the game. Compared to the Cavaliers, they were more like a giant team.

A team with five giants!

In the entire first quarter of the game, Link did not attack much. Except for doing his best to fight against James on the defensive end, he was basically in a paddling state.

But even so, the Grizzlies still took a 5-point lead after the first quarter.

28 to 23, the Cavaliers basically had no second person to show off except Love in the first quarter.
To be continued...