160: Response Ball
Link was eager to try before scrambling for the ball. He kept staring at Curry, after all, Curry was considered by Link to be his biggest opponent today.
As for Dorell Wright, Link had never paid attention to him because he had no deep impression of the name. This shows that Wright did not become an NBA superstar in the future.
But Wright himself doesn't think so. Several games with 30+ points this season have given Wright great confidence.
At the beginning of the game, the referee whistle sounded, and Gasol easily took off the basketball from David Lee's head.
David Lee is a power forward, only 2.05 meters tall. Lee does not have any advantage in competing with Gasol Jr., a pure center with a height of more than 2.10 meters tall.
Another inside line of the Warriors is this year's No. 6 rookie Aipai. Yudu's biggest highlight is that his wingspan is as long as 2.28 meters, and he is not known for his height.
The current head coach of the Warriors, Keith Smart, was the assistant of the "mad scientist" Old Nelson, back then, but this guy actually did not have the crazy ideas of Old Nelson. Therefore, the short inside combination was not Smart's original intention.
But there is no way, the team is just these people, and you have to use it even if you are short.
The Grizzlies were the first to win basketball, and Link rushed to the outside of the three-point line excitedly and covered Conley.
The cooperation of this offense should have been Conley's breakthrough to attract defense, and then pass Link back and let Link take a three-pointer.
But unexpectedly, Curry was blocked by Link and was blocked directly. Curry's thin body couldn't get around at all, and his defensive skills were not outstanding enough. Conley was a little surprised after breaking through. Isn't this defense no one defended?
"Uh" Link looked at Curry who bumped into his arms. He couldn't believe that this thin "primary school student" would cause a bloody storm in the league in the future.
Seeing that Curry had completely left him, Conley threw himself into a throw. The Grizzlies' first attack, Conley accidentally scored the points first. Link was a little depressed, and it seemed that he could only wait if he wanted to score.
"Stephen, be more serious about defense!" When retreating, Link couldn't help but shout at Curry. If Curry continued to defend like this today, it wouldn't be the turn of Link to score, Conley would be able to solve the problem by himself.
Curry stood there confusedly. That guy is an idiot! Which side is he from? Or is that guy mocking him!
On the defensive end, the Warriors temporarily lost a game. But it doesn’t matter, the Warriors are best at offense!
This time, Link's defense against Wright was not very close. The Warriors' attack order should be Ellis, Curry and David Lee rank in the top three, and Wright was at most the fourth attack choice.
Therefore, Link didn't care much about Wright. He stared at Curry and Ellis, ready to assist in defending the Warriors' backcourt double guns at any time.
Little did he know that after halftime, Curry found Wright who got the chance, so he quickly passed the ball and hit the ball to Wright who ran to the right horn position. No matter what order of the shooting, although Curry is famous for his three-pointers, he also has a lot of assists. This season, Curry is the player with the most assists in the Warriors.
Wright, who has a strong desire to attack, could not let go of such an opportunity? He shot when he catches the ball. Because Link is not tight enough, he really gives the opponent a little room to shoot.
Link didn't expect Wright to shoot so resolutely. What's going on? Are you not taking Ellis and David Lee seriously?
In the end, Wright made a three-pointer first without much interference, and the Warriors overtook!
"Dorell Wright, he scored a three-pointer at the beginning! His shot was very straightforward, and it seemed that he had a strong desire to shoot today! Link should be careful. If Wright hits his touch, his scoring ability will be quite terrible!" Hubby Bryn curled his lips. Link's defense just now seemed to have not even exerted his half-successful power.
"Come on, man, I heard you can score very well, come on!" After scoring the goal, Wright yelled at Link. It's not that he and Link have any deep hatred, that guy is just so simple and too excited.
Link raised his hands at his teammates helplessly, indicating that the ball just now was his fault. He shouldn't be careless. After all, the opponent is at the NBA level and his attack power will not be much worse.
"It's okay, pay attention next!" Tony Allen patted Link on the shoulder, which in turn inspired Link's fighting spirit.
Being so trusted by his teammates, he can't let them down anymore!
Wright is still happy with his three-point goal just now, but that may be his only chance to score easily in this game.
The Grizzlies' offense was quite patient, and Link was not in a hurry to score now, but instead played his role in a straightforward manner.
Conley still easily broke through Curry this time. It has to be said that Curry was completely an ATM during this period.
At its peak, Curry was also weak in defense, but had a strong system to cover up this weakness. After becoming famous, Curry's own defensive ability also made great progress. Not to mention the defensive iron gate, at least the average level is there. But now in this childhood Curry, Conley really breaks as much as he wants.
This time, Conley's breakthrough attracted David Lee's backup defense, and the Grizzlies' "heart" calmly passed the ball and assisted David Lee's little Gasol easily dunked.
4-3, the Warriors' defense failed again.
Despite this, Wright did not feel worried. Link hasn't even received the ball until now, which made Wright mistakenly think that his defense has worked.
In fact, this is just because Curry's defense is too weak. Every time Conley breaks through, there is no need to pass it out.
Wright licked his lips excitedly and went to the Warriors to attack again! This time, he would continue to score on the No. 0 head. The easy goal just now undoubtedly gave Wright sufficient confidence. He found that it didn't seem that difficult to score on the guy who claimed to be tightly defended.
But this time, when Wright saw Link again, the Chinese striker's expression was different!
Link stared at Wright as if he was about to strip him alive. Moreover, the defensive movements became rough. As soon as Wright approached the three-point line, Link pressed directly close to the body and prevented Wright from walking in.
Wright wanted to get a chance by running without the ball, but the small movements of pulling his hands and jerseys made Wright feel uncomfortable.
"Don't think about scoring easily on my head anymore, bastard. Scores can be done, but you have to take off a layer of skin!" Link stopped Wright to the right bottom corner and also made a harsh statement. Before he competed with Curry, he would better deal with you first!
Wright was forced to have no room to catch the ball this time, so Ellis started his favorite singles mode with the ball. Unfortunately, in front of Tony Allen, Ellis's work was all paper tigers. He predicted Ellis' breakthrough direction and kept pressing hard.
In the end, Alice could only force mid-range shots against Tony Allen's defense. Needless to say, Alice's shooting only added a rebounding data to Randolph.
Link ran to the frontcourt the moment Ellis shot, and Randolph handed the ball to Conley, who quickly hit the ball to Link as soon as he passed the half!
Dorrell Wright is also an activist on the defensive end. He is tall and long, and he was a defensive engineer during the Heat. So, the moment Link received the ball, Wright raised his long arms and pressed him up!
But Link was not panicked. After receiving the ball at the bottom corner on the right, he did not break through. Instead, he took a step back, retreated outside the three-point line, and then took a direct move!
"Turn back and take a three-pointer!" Hubby Brown was shocked. This was not like Link's usual scoring method!
Wright was also stunned. He thought Link would break through, but he didn't expect this guy to retreat to the outside of the three-point line and shoot directly?
In the astonished eyes of everyone, Link easily made a three-pointer. Conley laughed, and when he remembered his experience of being abused by Link in the training ground yesterday, he was full of confidence in Link's attack.
The basketball drew a rainbow arc and then fell straight into the net. A three-pointer from a fast attack, the Grizzlies successfully counterattacked!
"Beautiful! Link's feels so hot! This three-pointer withdrew is very difficult, but he still hits it! Haha, his response ball is so domineering!" Hubby Brownen was still preparing to criticize Link's lack of consideration for this ball, but now he can't escape the law of true fragrance.
After scoring the goal, Link first pointed at Conley and expressed his gratitude for his timely pass. Then, Link looked at Wright, who had just been crazy and pointed to the three-point line.
Chapter completed!