1156: I was hit by a rocket(1/2)
Link also found that his shooting today felt a bit bad.
This phenomenon was very rare throughout his career.
Link's excellence is not only his personal ability, but also his excellent stability.
He would never score more than 30 points today, but he would have a crazily thrust into the iron when his touch plummeted the next day.
Link can keep all 82 games in a stable state. If for others, the highest ability value in the state stability column is only 99.
The state stability value of the Link is absolutely 200.
People have marveled at Link's ability to stay in shape more than once, after all, it's normal to have state ups and downs on the basketball court.
Even Michael Jordan had a night of 9 of 35 shots and 26 shots.
The perverted and accurate Stephen Curry has had 20 games with a shooting percentage of less than 25% in his career so far.
However, this kind of thing rarely happens to Link, which seems abnormal.
Therefore, Link's stability has always been a topic of relish.
Today, Link finally "normal" a while, but he couldn't be happy.
At present, the Houston Rockets and Harden are trying their best to kill themselves. This is a very ups and downs!
So, staying up late is really bad! I haven’t slept well for two consecutive nights, and it has such a great impact on my shooting condition.
Of course, the Rockets players don’t know this yet, and they are still aggressive and look like they are about to fight to the death.
Link shook his head and didn't think about it any more. Maybe as soon as the game started, the urgency came up, and the shooting felt naturally back?
He no longer bothered his touch and began to focus on the game.
Houston Rockets, this is indeed the Grizzlies' old opponent.
In 82 regular season games, Link dared not say that he was impressed by every game.
In fact, for most games in the regular season, Link will not remember the details of the game after three days of playing. After a week, he will even completely forget it.
But Link was impressed by all four games against the Rockets.
In the regular season, the Rockets did cause too much trouble. Now, the Rockets' lineup has been upgraded again.
Their lineup has not changed, and they are still Beverly, Harden, Ariza, Anderson and Capela.
But at this time, in addition to Gordon, there was also a nuclear warhead on the Rockets' bench, Louis Williams, which could explode at any time.
You know, Lu Wei has played against Link this season. In the game against the Lakers in December last year, Link scored 48 points in the end before getting Lu Wei tied.
His joining undoubtedly made the Rockets' already terrifying firepower even more intense.
No wonder Houston media and fans think that the Rockets can challenge the Grizzlies. After all, their lineup is really good.
While thinking, the referee threw the ball high.
Capela easily fought for the first shot from Gasol, and the Rockets got the opportunity to take the initiative.
Since it is the playoffs, there is no need to hide it. Link directly faced Harden as soon as he came out, which was exactly the same as the situation when the two sides met in the last regular season.
If you don’t really do it in the playoffs, then when will you have to wait?
The last time the two sides met in the regular season, the Rockets suffered a crushing defeat and were thrown into garbage time by the Grizzlies.
That game was because Link defended Harden as soon as he came up, which led to him being a little inadequate.
But today, Harden came prepared. He knew what was going on in the playoffs, so he was ready to face Link's defense.
The bearded man was not nervous, and he slowly called Capela to come to cover.
Harden accelerated his breakthrough by taking advantage of Capela's high-quality cover.
However, he had just made a step forward and suddenly stepped back to outside the three-point line!
"Damn it, here!" Link hurriedly rushed out. In his impression, Harden's three-point retreat has become truly exquisite, which should be next season.
It seems that his oppression has forced Harden to speed up his progress.
Link's interference was very timely, but he knew that for Harden, it was not enough.
Sure enough, basketball was finally hollowed out, and the Rockets got off to a good start!
"I've entered, Harden scored a goal on Link's head as soon as he came up. Don't blink, this game is exciting!"
Kevin Harlan couldn't help but applaud Harden. This kind of picture of scoring goals under Link's defense is not visible everywhere.
After scoring the goal, the live footage gave Harden a close-up of his face.
Harden frowned, and a strong murderous aura was revealed between his eyebrows.
This time, Harden really hopes to lead the team to win! And as soon as he comes, he sets a good example.
After Harden scored, the cheers in the Federal Express Arena became louder. Because at this time, everyone wanted to see Link respond.
Link is always able to respond after the opponent scores a goal, and he is the well-deserved king of responses.
Link himself never deliberately wanted to pursue a response ball, but he knew that he must not let the Rockets show confidence at the beginning.
For opponents like the Rockets who have the attributes of the entire team, once they are confident, their feel will accumulate wildly.
And it is quite dangerous to make teams like the Rockets feel full of touch.
So, you must respond no matter what!
Conley was always entangled by Beverly, and the Rockets did not intend to make the Grizzlies have a better life. They raised the defense intensity to the highest level as soon as they came up.
However, the skilled Kangli still managed the ball safely outside the three-point line and began to organize the offense.
Link was always looking for opportunities, and he frantically penetrated into every gap and gap.
However, Conley handed the ball to Wade in this attack.
After Wade came out of the inside and received the basketball, he made a breakthrough to the left, but the next step was to pounce on Harden's right!
Harden was unable to react and was instantly surpassed by Wade!
Wade was in very good shape in the playoffs. The Blazers averaged 18.8 points per game in the last round.
Once the playoffs arrive, former superstars like Wade will always perform like a rebirth.
Today is no exception, Wade's off-ball run and ball breakout are excellent.
If you want to give him a score, you can give him a score of 9.
Seeing that Harden was completely out of place, Capela had to defend herself and prepare to face the head-on battle with Wade.
But as soon as Wade stepped into the penalty area, he suddenly shook his wrist and passed the ball quickly towards the bottom corner on the left!
"Breakthrough and pass the ball, Link is already in place! The connection between Link and Wade is indeed tacit!" Kevin Harlan shouted, and Bill Simmons beside him laughed gloatingly.
Now, Houstonians should always know what it means to dream in the daytime!
Link took advantage of Jokic's unball cover to throw away Ariza, and Wade's pass was also delivered in time, and he got almost a total of open shots.
All the fans at the scene raised their arms to celebrate the goal, and Link almost never missed the open position!
However, this time, Link wasted a series of gorgeous performances from Wade before.
Link's shot was very timely, and it seemed that he had completed the shot before Ariza interfered.
But in the end, the basketball failed to hit, and Link did not seize this excellent opportunity!
"Hold!"
Seeing the basketball coming out of the frame, Link cursed himself.
His shooting felt as bad as he was when he was warming up.
Seeing Link missed the shot, D'Antoni, the bearded man on the sidelines, lit up his eyes.
Yes, even Michael Jordan had a night of 9 of 35 shots. Could it be that the Rockets just happened to catch up today!?
D'Antoni was excited in an instant. God helped me!
Of course, just an ordinary shot missed is not enough to show Link Jin's condition.
But for some reason, D'Antoni was very confident.
Bill Simmons curled his lips and looked down on Link's misstep just now: "The game has just begun, and it is normal to take some time to find the feel."
Simmons knows Link so well that looking at his entire career, he may have had less than five times when he has poor shooting skills.
Simmons doesn't believe that the Rockets are so lucky, and they just happened to encounter one of them.
However, in the following few rounds, Link made two consecutive shots!
Once, Link's best-selling mid-range shot, which actually hit the basket's neck. Once, he caught Jokic's three-pointer after passing the ball, but he still failed to hit.
On the other hand, Harden and Link's condition seems to be completely similar today.
As soon as he got up, he scored a jump shot from Link's defense, which showed Harden's good offensive feeling today.
After that, he was even more out of control and hit two consecutive goals!
Until the end of the first quarter, Link still did not make a shot.
To be continued...