319: Don't Take the Loss of Culture
It’s a coincidence that Gasol Jr. lived in Memphis when he first came to the United States with his family. Later, because Gasol was selected, his family moved to Vancouver. In other words, Gasol Jr. spent a period of his childhood in Memphis.
And when he returned to Memphis again, he was already an MVP player in the Spanish League.
Therefore, Gasol Jr. is often called "real Memphis" by fans. Although he comes from Spain, he has many Memphis traits because he lived here as a child.
You think he is a gentleman, but he is like a rough medieval farmer. You think he is a farmer, but he is like a casual cowboy. You think he is like a cowboy, but sometimes he is like an elegant gentleman.
Most of the Memphis people are like this.
So in Memphis, Gasol Jr.'s popularity is really high. That's why on the night of the game with the Clippers, countless fans raised their cards to support Gasol Jr. They all believe that Gasol Jr. will give up the rude Jordan Jr.
Of course, Jordan Jr. himself wouldn't think so.
"Today we will play our own style, I know we have lost to the Grizzlies twice this season, but that doesn't mean anything. It's a brand new battle and we won't back down."
When he was interviewed by reporters before the game, Jordan Jr. was still arrogant. After saying that, he did not forget to look at the camera and decorate the muscles on his arms.
Jordan Jr. has always been a confident player, and he really wants to perform well on the All-Star center.
Gasol Jr. did not use words to choke Jordan Jr. "I just want to do my part, cover, protect the rebounds, shoot those balls that have opportunities, that's all. I don't need to prove anything, and I don't need to fight a single player. All I have to do is help the team win."
It seems that Gasol Jr. doesn't seem to care about Jordan Jr. Only Link knows that if he really believes that guy, he'll be really a hell!
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game officially began. After a whole season of running-in and adjustment, the Clippers have determined their final lineup for the playoffs.
At the beginning of the season, the Clippers played Paul + Billups' double point guard lineup. However, due to Billups' ankle tear, the Clippers are now using Paul + Randy Fery to partner with the back line.
For the forwards, it is still Caron Butler and Griffin, while the center is always DeAndrew Jordan.
The Clippers coach now basically only rotates with three people, Nick Young, Kenyon Martin and Eric Bledsoe. Others were either injured or confirmed to be abandoned after a season of training.
From the three-man rotation of the Clippers, it can be seen that they are an extremely dependent team. No matter how they substitute, they will keep players present.
Facts have proved that this rotation is still very efficient. In the 9 games since March 24th, the Clippers have won 8 of them. The only loss was the Los Angeles Derby, where Kobe and Bynum teamed up to score 67 points, which made the Clippers lose. Otherwise, they might have won 9 consecutive games.
Of course, this is also why the Clippers are unwilling to play the Los Angeles derby in advance in the playoffs. Therefore, they must get the third place in the West.
Jordan Jr. stood in the middle circle and competed with Gasol Jr., his eyes full of joking expressions. Gasol Jr. looked serious and his emotions were not affected at all.
The referee blew a whistle and threw the basketball into the air. Jordan Jr. leaped hard, and Gasol Jr. was beyond the reach of the height he reached!
Since the jumping stage, Jordan Jr. has been competing with Gasol.
The Clippers got the first attack, and Chris Paul walked outside the three-point line and waved to Jordan Jr. to pick-and-roll.
Jordan Jr. is strong and has excellent pick-and-roll quality. Although Conley tried hard to get around, he was still stopped by Jordan Jr.
Seeing this, Gasol had to make up for the delay of Paul. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jordan Jr. quickly cut in and rushed to the basket! Paul faced Gasol and threw the ball into the air at will!
Seeing the basketball being thrown, Gasol knew it was over. Sure enough, the next second, Jordan grabbed the basketball in the air and then used all his strength to smash the ball into the frame!
"Boom!" The basket made a loud noise, and then it was pulled down by Jordan Jr. and fell several centimeters.
The whole audience was shocked, this is the style of the Sky Connect City!
"Beautiful aerial relay, this is the regular operation of the Clippers this season. DeAndrew Jordan's cutting after the screening was very timely. His athletic ability allows him to easily complete this explosive goal. Paul's thinking is also very clear, and he knows exactly what he should do next."
Hubby Brin admitted that even he was shocked by Jordan's dunk just now. Such a big guy is always full of destructive dunks.
Jordan Jr. just now can give full marks in terms of starting height or dunk strength.
After scoring the goal, Jordan Jr. He didn't forget to yell at Gasol. The guy's showing off his mightily caused boos to the audience.
"It's okay, just one goal behind. Take your time, take your time as planned!" Hollins shouted off the court, trying to stabilize the morale of the players.
No matter how beautiful the dunk is, it is only worth 2 points. It is normal to fall behind by one goal at the beginning. Hollins doesn't want the players to explode in their mentality as soon as they come up.
The live footage couldn't help but give Gasol a close-up of his face. He was so humiliated by his opponent at the beginning. People guessed that his expression must be very exciting.
However, Gasol had no expression, and you could not tell the guy's emotions from his face. He just ran to the frontcourt silently, preparing to participate in the next attack.
Today, Caron Butler's defense against Link was very tight. At the beginning of the season, but Butler just returned from a serious injury and his physical condition has not yet been adjusted to a perfect state. But now, Butler has played at a good level.
In the last game, the Clippers beat the Kings, butler scored 28 points in one fell swoop.
Conley wanted to use the cover to break through Paul, but Paul was very fast around the pick-and-roll. He kept pestering Conley and did not give him any chance. Griffin also held Randolph tightly. Although the No. 1 pick in the league did not match Link's direct match, he also worked very hard against others. He didn't want to lose to Link anymore.
The Clippers' defense was very tight, so in the end, Conley had to hang the ball to Gasol. Gasol was about to get a position near the penalty area and then raised his hand to ask for the ball. Conley had no good choice, so he had to hand the ball over.
The audience cheered in an instant. Is Gasol finally going to fight against Jordan Jordan?
"Hehe, that's right, soft guy!" Gasol leaned against Jordan Jr. Jordan Jr.'s most thoughts started to stumble.
"cornudo!" Little did they know that Gasol actually replied to Jordan Jordan, but Jordan Jordan was surprised to find that he couldn't understand the word!
"What's the thing!"
Gasol naturally did not answer. He sat back one step, but did not attack the box, but instead attracted the defense and made a pass!
Link, who cut into the basket, received the basketball tacitly. Because Gasol attracted Jordan's defensive attention, there was no threat at the basket. Link easily made a layup to equalize the score for the Grizzlies!
"Damn!" Jordan Jordan cursed in annoyance when he saw Link score. He wanted to be one-on-one with Gasol, which caused him not to pay attention to the team's overall defense.
Seeing the team playing this exquisite cooperation, Hollins nodded with relief. Indeed, Gasol's physical fitness was not very strong, and his scoring ability was also average. But his support and one-hand pass were not available to Jordan, who had rough skills.
It seems that Gasol has not lost his mind. He did not attack the opponent because of DeAndrew Jordan's provocation. On the contrary, Gasol plans to use his own way to deal with the enemy!
Beautiful low-level support is one of the solutions!
After assisting, Gasol immediately turned around and returned to defense, leaving Jordan standing there in a confused look. At this moment, Link passed by Jordan and said something to him.
"Do you want to know what he said just now? During the halftime break, use your phone to search for 100 swearing Spanish. In the future, don't suffer any more from cultural losses." After saying that, Link blinked at Jordan Jr. very cheaply.
Jordan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He really didn't know why the Grizzlies gathered such an annoying group of guys.
Gasol returned to his half, with his eyes focused and expressionless. But just now, he obviously made a statement today, and he will fight Jordan to the end!
Chapter completed!