Evan Turner was humiliated by Link's detent as soon as he came up.

Indeed, in most people's impression, Link is a skilled player.

However, his physical fitness is also very unreasonable.

Even if James and Link fight head-on, they may not be able to gain a advantage, let alone just Evan Turner.

Turner defended very positively, but the gap between the two sides was too big.

In the first round of the game, Link gave the Trail Blazers a warning.

Sure enough, with the strength of the Trail Blazers, defense cannot pose any threat to the Grizzlies.

The result of this game depends on the offense between Lillard and McCollum!

Portland forced himself up again with two guns in the backcourt. This time, Lillard called Meyers Leonard to set cover for himself.

Leonard can open beyond the three-point line after cover, which can create room for Lillard to break through.

Lillard was very fast and started to "shift and accelerate" the moment he bypassed the cover.

Although Conley worked very hard, it was indeed very difficult to catch up with Lillard with cover and interference.

The No. 0 defender wearing a black jersey drove straight into the three-second zone, and he was as calm as before.

If it was against other teams, Lillard would definitely choose to attack the box directly. But facing the Grizzlies... he knew that things could not be that simple.

After stepping into the penalty area, Lillard looked at his side vigilantly. Sure enough, Link had already rushed towards him!

Link was like a high-speed fighter plane, and it stepped beside Lillard in two or three steps.

"Damn it!" Lillard knew Link too well, after all, he himself was a regular visitor to Link's training camp.

He knew that Link would not sit idly by. So, even if you successfully break through the Grizzlies, don’t think that everything will be fine.

Lillard did not choose to challenge Link, he didn't want to be eaten by Link's spicy hotpot.

This ever-indomitable No. 0 defender was shocked by Link who also wore No. 0!

Lillard finally chose to pass the ball, and the pass target was naturally Evan Turner, who was emptied by Link.

Turner was standing outside the three-point line at this time. He hesitated for a moment and was still trying to step in and ask for two points. After all, Turner still had a b-digit ability to his three-point line.

But when he saw Link turn the gun head and approaching quickly, Turner dared not hesitate anymore.

If you hesitate, the opportunity will be gone! Link's deterrent power on the defensive end is really terrifying!

So, before Link hit the pounce, Evan Turner made a three-pointer.

However, Turner's three-point shooting percentage of less than 30% was indeed very stable.

While Link did not interfere with the shooting in time, Evan Turner's three-pointer still hit the box!

"If you didn't make it, the Trail Blazers' offense missed again! Evan Turner got an excellent three-pointer opportunity, but unfortunately he couldn't seize it."

Turner was so upset. Sure enough, the playoffs were a completely merciless stage!

In the playoffs, any of your shortcomings will be captured by the opponent and magnified infinitely.

Turner believes that he will get many open three-pointers in the future. However, he is not happy about this at all...

"Damn!" Lillard gritted his teeth, very unwilling to accept it.

Link's coverage on the defensive end is almost the entire half!

No matter where you are, he may appear unconsciously and stop you from scoring the goal.

This sense of oppression reminded Lillard of the 2015 playoffs.

That was the last year for the Grizzlies to create a three-game championship dynasty. In the second round of the series, the Trail Blazers, who had just finished the reversal while falling behind 1-3, encountered the arrogant Grizzlies.

Everyone thought the tough Trail Blazers would cause trouble for the Grizzlies, but in that round of the series, Lillard was restricted by Link and Conley to completely fail to perform.

His shooting percentage was below 30% for several consecutive games and his score was not as high as 20.

Lillard thought that now he had become more mature, he would no longer feel desperate because of the Grizzlies' defense, after all, he didn't feel that way last season.

But at this moment he found out that he was wrong.

Two years have passed, but he still cannot break through Link's defense!

The Trail Blazers' offense failed again, but the Grizzlies did not miss the opportunity to open the score.

This time, Link broke through and passed the ball, attracting defense and assisted Gasol to hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner.

Although the Grizzlies play an ancient double tower lineup, their ability to open up space is not worse than that of the Warriors.

If you don’t defend, Link can kill the Trail Blazers. If you help defend, Gasol and Jokic’s three-pointers are not a big deal.

The game just started, and the Trail Blazers seemed to be in a dead end.

On both sides of the offense and defense, they had no power to fight back!

Terry Stotts knew that the Grizzlies were not easy to deal with, so he made a lot of preparations for this.

But now he found that people still underestimate the strength of the Grizzlies!

This year, this is known as the most intense first round in history, and it has nothing to do with the Grizzlies...

After that, the Trail Blazers fell into a vicious circle of iron-breaking and made consecutive mistakes.

The Grizzlies' defense is so easy to leak. Even if it really leaks, there is a super defense expert Link, who wipes his butt.

The Trail Blazers have not been given one chance, but every time, they are resolved by Link who arrives in time.

Evan Turner is very guilty now. If his scoring threat is slightly greater, the Trail Blazers will not be so passive.

He was ignored by Link again and again, and Link let him go again and again to make trouble for others without restraint.

Even so, Turner still didn't give a score.

He can't score, and Link will defend others more unscrupulously.

Turner felt very powerless when he entered the playoffs field, facing the giant Grizzlies.

This is not a battle he can control!

The Grizzlies kept fighting the Trail Blazers 12-0, forcing Stotts to call a timeout.

After returning from the timeout, Lillard broke through and caused Gasol to foul and got two free throws, which allowed the Trail Blazers to break the scoring drought.

"The Trail Blazers still don't score sports games, they can't adapt to the Grizzlies' playoff level defense at all."

Hubby Brown curled his lips. This game, no, is the end of this series, and it can basically be concluded.

Stotts wanted to attack the Grizzlies with two guns in the backcourt, and this move might be effective in the regular season.

But in the playoffs, the defense that seems to be less important than before directly determines how far a team can go.

If you have good defense and no obvious shortcomings, you will not be hit hard by the opponent in pain.

In previous years, any team that you choose is basically a strong defensive team.

No matter how strong the Suns' attack back then, wouldn't they be able to escape from the west?

Although the Warriors' offense is very terrible, their defense has always been among the top five in the league.

The Trail Blazers don't have a good enough defense, which has already decided that their ceiling will not be too high in the playoffs.

Such a team cannot cause trouble for the Grizzlies.

Sure enough, Lillard's two free throws did not change anything. The Grizzlies continued to suppress the Trail Blazers, and the whole game turned into a one-sided situation.

Let the Grizzlies take off a layer of skin? The difference is within 10 points?

It does not exist.

When the game reached the ninth minute of the third quarter, with Dinwiddie shooting from outside the three-point line, the Grizzlies led the Trail Blazers by 32 points!

The score difference exceeded 30 mark, which made the Trail Blazers lose confidence directly.

The arrival of garbage time is inevitable.

The Grizzlies fans who came to watch the game were cheering. Although the garbage time was boring, they were still very excited to see the team win.

But those neutral fans who were looking forward to staying in front of the TV were very disappointed. They finally watched the Grizzlies play for the playoffs, but they ended up having garbage time again...

As it turns out, everyone overestimates the Trail Blazers.

Or it can be said that everyone hasn't figured out how strong the Grizzlies are.

Indeed, the Trail Blazers last season caused a lot of trouble for the Grizzlies. But the Grizzlies this season cannot be compared with last season.

After being killed once, the Grizzlies have become stronger.

Before the game was over, Bill Simmons leisurely posted a news on his social media.

"You want to see the Grizzlies in real trouble? Then turn off the TV. Because you have to wait until the division finals at the earliest, the Grizzlies will be in trouble."
Chapter completed!