Link actually admitted that he was seeking death when he fought with Harden.

This made the fans feel that there was something tricky inside.

With Link's personality, he shouldn't be able to say such words.

Some people think that Link just said this on purpose, making Harden relax his guard.

When he arrived on the court, Link's desire to score was definitely stronger than anyone else.

Some people also think that Link is telling the truth.

Perhaps Link knew that his scoring ability was not as good as Harden. Instead of losing the game with a stubborn attitude, it would be better to admit that he was strong before the game, so that even if he lost, he would not be too embarrassed.

Link shook his head in disappointment as he looked at the speculations of his psychological activities by the outside media and fans.

So many people discussed it, but there was not even a single one right.

The reason why Link said that he was fighting with Harden was seeking death because it was not because Link was afraid, nor because Link would definitely not be able to beat Harden.

But because Link thinks that solid defense is the best strategy when playing against the Rockets!

Score with Harden? Why do you do that? Are there only offense and no defense in basketball games?

Harden scored 59 points because Harden was great. But it is undeniable that there was no defense in that game.

158 to 159, this score is enough to show how bad the defense of both sides was in that game.

As long as the Wizards have a little more defensive intensity, Harden will not be able to play like that.

The Grizzlies have always been a team that focuses on defense. Scoring points is indeed a way to win, but it is not the only way.

Although Link scored 61 points in the Lakers, the Grizzlies' defense was also very good.

If you attack and don’t defend, this has never been the style of the Grizzlies.

Link may not be able to score an exaggerated high score in the next game, but Harden can't imagine it.

As long as Harden's score is limited, the Grizzlies will win half of it.

The day before the game started, Jogel gathered everyone to hold a tactical meeting.

When setting up the positioning situation, Jogel also specially used Link to face Harden tomorrow.

Link is looking forward to this arrangement.

In Link's opinion, no one can't defend against it.

Even the best shooting guard who ruled this era, the same is true.

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The day before the game started, Rockets players arrived in Memphis.

In the past few seasons, the combination of Harden and Paul has not met people's expectations, and the Rockets' best result is just the Western Conference semi-finals, and it is disappointing that they can't pass the Warriors level.

Over time, some frictions appeared between Paul and Harden, which forced the Rockets to consider clearing Paul out.

However, the Rockets had just renewed Paul with a maximum salary contract. In addition, Paul is old, which makes him almost worth the transaction and the contract is very difficult to deal with.

This summer, just as the Rockets were thinking about how to send Paul out, the Oklahoma City Thunder also made a mess.

The Thunder originally wanted to continue to strive for the championship with a combination of Paul George and Westbrook, but George suddenly asked the team to trade himself to the Clippers, breaking the Thunder's future plans.

After losing Paul George, Thunder was destined to have no hope of winning the championship. So Thunder gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and simply chose to rebuild it.

In this way, the Houston Rockets accidentally exchanged Paul for the combination of Westbrook Westbrook and Harden, which is also very exciting this season.

Therefore, even if Harden and Link score aside, the Rockets and Grizzlies' game is an absolute focus battle.

Like the previous Grizzlies vs Lakers, this is also possible for the Western Conference Finals to be a preview.

However, after joining the topic of Harden and Link, the game has become more popular.

When Rockets players were training at the FedEx Arena on the first day, a reporter asked Westbrook: "Now people are discussing Harden and Link, do you feel you are being ignored?"

Westbrook has always been a strong man, but this time, he smiled calmly: "It's nothing, I just want to help win the game, that's it. As for who is standing in the spotlight, it doesn't matter."

Link believes Westbrook is saying what he is saying. When he averaged triple-double for three consecutive seasons but still did not receive respect, Westbrook must have understood the importance of victory.

Average of triple-double per game for three consecutive seasons is a very terrible achievement and data. This is an unprecedented achievement and is likely to be no one to come.

However, people still don't associate Westbrook with the word great.

The reason is very simple. He has only data but cannot win.

Because of this, Westbrook has also adjusted his mentality this season.

In the past, Westbrook did not regard himself as a "supporter" whether it was working with Durant or George.

But this year, Westbrook knew that he was here to assist Harden.

He was willing to sacrifice for victory.

Only the championship can save his image in the hearts of fans and media.

However, Westbrook's playing style is not the material for being an auxiliary.

After all, this guy is a player who needs to have the ball in hand to make the most of his role.

Therefore, Westbrook's auxiliary method is somewhat different from what people imagine.

Simply put, it can be summarized as if Harden has finished playing.

So, a very strange scene happened to the Rockets this season.

The team averaged 90.7 shots per game, but Harden and Westbrook accounted for 45.3 of them.

Half of the team's moves were contracted by Harden and Westbrook!

The Rockets' offense this season is basically Harden's fight after the "Divine Turtle" and Harden's fight after the "Divine Turtle".

The proportion of two defenders singles accounts for half of the team's shooting.

Moreover, since Harden and Westbrook are not players without the ball, most of their singles are truly singles, and one person can play four people.

Although Harden and Westbrook have averaged more than 7 assists this season, it is no surprise that such assists are considered to be almost in their hands throughout the game.

Therefore, the way to defeat the Rockets is to strangle Harden and Westbrook's two scoring points.

However, not everyone can do it.

Link also thought a lot about this. In the end, he found a breakthrough, but needed Jokic's help.

After the training day before the competition began, several American female internet celebrities had made an appointment with Jokic to attend the party.

As a young man, his girlfriend is not around, how can he miss such a party?

This is also when Link was young, there were not so many things like "Internet celebrity", otherwise he would have been a party prince.

For this reason, Jokic dressed up in the locker room.

However, after he got dressed, Link stopped him.

"Where are you going tonight?"

"Well, there are some private matters." Jokic saw Link calling him, and knew that something was wrong!

“Is it important?”

"It's not particularly important." Jokic swallowed, knowing that the party tonight was probably going to be ruined.

"Oh, then I'll go to my house for dinner later. I want to watch the game video with you."

"I know!" Jokic took off his carefully selected suit and covered his forehead with some disappointment.

Although Jokic really wants to go to a party, what can I do? No one in the Grizzlies dares to disobey Link.

"Hahahaha, you've ruined Nicholas's night of beauty hunting, Link." Old Carter on the side joked.

"Go and go, what a beauty hunt? I have a girlfriend, okay?" Jokic waved his hand.

"Okay, isn't it just an Internet celebrity party? During the Chicago All-Star Game, I'll arrange a super Internet celebrity party for you." Link patted his chest and assured Jokic.

"Really?" The fat white man immediately felt energetic. "So, what should I eat at your house tonight?"

Link:

This funny guy is really the best center in this league?

I think about everything in my mind, but I don’t want to play basketball.

But if he can occasionally think about playing basketball, the effect will be very significant.

Link took Jokic home and discussed with him some of his thoughts on the defensive end tomorrow.

Link believes that Harden, who is averaging nearly 40 points per game, and Westbrook, who is averaging nearly 30 points per game, will experience a very different night in Memphis.

Defense is the real shortcut to winning the game.
Chapter completed!