335: Don't Talk to Strange People
Link has always believed that no player cannot defend. Every player has his own habits and characteristics of playing. If he scored 40 points today, then he is likely to score another 40 points in the same way in two days.
What's more, Leonard is not the kind of player who can score 40 points at any time. For Link, it is not difficult to figure out his shooting rules.
Of course, this has to be paid a certain amount of time. For example, you don’t go to bed at three in the morning.
But it doesn't matter. The Grizzlies didn't have a game the next day, and Link could sleep until nine o'clock before waking up. The first thing after getting up, Link asked the waiter to send himself a breakfast and then continued to watch Leonard's game video.
After taking a nap at noon, the Grizzlies' training finally began until the afternoon.
When Hollins went to the training hall, he looked at Link deliberately and found that the boy's face did not have the big dark circles he had imagined. Instead, he seemed to be very energetic, as if he could fight the Spurs again at any time.
"What time did you see yesterday?" Hollins approached Link who was shooting.
"Three o'clock, what about you?"
"Me too, aren't you sleepy?" Hollins felt that after staying up late to watch the video, he was a little dazed the next day. And what about Link? He was not only a hundred times more energetic, but also able to play in such a good state during training.
"Sleepy? I'm so excited. Leon, I really hope the game will start early tomorrow night." Link smiled, trying to figure out Leonard's offensive habits is not complicated.
After all, Leonard's arsenal of this period was not that rich. To put it bluntly, it was just a 3D player who averaged less than double digits per game.
Link believes that as long as he defends according to the plan in the next game, instead of being led by the nose like yesterday, there will be no big problem to defend Leonard.
He was humiliated so miserably yesterday, and Link also wanted to let that "Terminator" taste great! Kobe said, don't arouse Link's desire to win.
But Leonard obviously hadn't heard this sentence.
"Well, anyway, don't stay up late tonight and have a good rest. Tomorrow, I need everyone to be in the best shape."
"Don't worry, Leon, I'm in my best shape at any time!"
Seeing Link so excited, Hollins felt much more relaxed. Yesterday, he saw Link leaving the locker room and boarding the team bus without saying a word. Hollins thought Link was hit hard.
After all, no one wants to be guarded by a first-year rookie. What's more, Leonard is not a lottery show. Losing to him will definitely make people feel down.
But unexpectedly, Link did not sink into failure, but instead was full of fighting spirit.
Now even Hollins is starting to look forward to it. I really want to see what the San Antonio people will be shocked and their chin will fall.
During the afternoon training break, as always, reporters rushed into the training hall during the media opening hours.
The topic of Link rushing out to sleep yesterday became very popular.
"Do you think yesterday's defeat doesn't matter? Or do you think the team has achieved its established goal, so you don't care about winning or losing at all?"
"Link, what do you think of yesterday's defeat? Do you care no matter how you do? Or do you want to give up on resistance?"
Link was not surprised when he was in his current situation. This is how the media were. They prefer to make unrealistic imaginations about things they don’t understand rather than to understand the truth.
Link was too lazy to play a verbal battle with the media. He only said one sentence and answered all questions, "We will return to Memphis with the home advantage. You think I will continue to lose, so wait and see."
The reporters looked at each other one by one. Why did they feel that Link became like Leonard, and he was so proud of his words.
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On May 17, the second round of the NBA playoffs continued.
Today, Link came to the stadium early to warm up. But to his surprise, Leonard came earlier than him.
Link and Leonard looked at each other, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
Link didn't know what to say to his opponent who had just defeated him, and Leonard didn't like talking to strangers either.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, the two began to practice. Although both sides were very silent, it was more like accumulating pressure.
After the pressure is silently accumulated to a certain level, the power that bursts out is enough to destroy the entire att center!
The two of them shot back to back in their respective half-courts, and the Nets' rolling sounds continued. After a few minutes of shooting, the sound of a blacksmith was the first to hear Leonard.
Link was instantly excited and couldn't help but yell, "Yeah! I knew that you would definitely miss the move before me! Do it, come again!"
Leonard turned his head in surprise and said that he had been secretly competing with him!?
Leonard shook his head, and his eyes looked like he was looking at a 3-year-old child.
But Link didn't care about that, and he continued to talk to Leonard, "Come on, come here and let's practice together so that you can be competitive. I know, your shooting is actually very good. On the first day you joined the Spurs, Coach England began to correct your shooting. How many three-pointers did you hit in this playoffs? You're over 40? Come on, let me see how your shooting is. I know you actually want to compete, come on."
Link said, holding the basketball straight to Leonard's half and hitting it on his own. Leonard ignored Link at the beginning, but Link's mouth was still chattering.
"Kavai, your ridge is pretty cool. I want to get one too. Where did you make your hair?"
"I heard that Duncan forced you to listen to his cold jokes every day. Is it true? He is too scary!"
"Cavai, do you think Parker or Ginobili's hair will be completely bald first? Although Parker is younger than Ginobili, no one can escape under Duncan's magical capture."
"Hey, Kavai"
"Kavai, you think"
Leonard began to make continuous blacksmiths and began to be upset. Link was delighted to find that Leonard would be upset too! He is not a robot, he is also a living player!
"I'll compete with you! After the competition, can you go back?" Finally, after Link was entangled for half an hour and told Badu, Leonard spoke.
"Okay, we'll shoot five from the three-point line, five positions, and one position. I'll leave after the competition." Link laughed humbly, and Leonard shook his head helplessly again.
Leonard didn't say much, stood at the right corner and was about to start shooting. Link stood at the basket, responsible for picking up the ball and passing the ball.
Leonard's shooting poor? If you look at the data, it's really good. His three-point shooting percentage this year is definitely higher than average.
Leonard made a shot in the first ball. Then he ran to the horn and Link deliberately passed a low ball. This time, Leonard failed to hit the ball.
Link nodded secretly and continued to pass the ball. This time it was the top of the arc, and Leonard made the ball normally. Then on the left side, Link continued to pass the ball low. Leonard made the ball this time, but the basketball hit the basket and bumped a few times before entering.
Finally, at the left corner, Link made a pass, but the ball was still very low after the rebound. Leonard received the ball and missed the second shot.
He made 3 of 5 shots, and failed to score two times because he received a low ball. Combined with the game video I watched yesterday, Link felt confident!
"It's your turn!" Leonard walked to the basket in anger, preparing to play early and leave the chatterbox.
"Hehe, you won, I admit defeat. Warm up, I won't bother you." Little did they know that Link, who had just been yelling to shoot, waved his hand and left.
Leonard widened his eyes and scratched his head at a loss. That guy is sick!
Absolutely, even more nervous than Duncan!
At this moment, Leonard felt a big hand on his head. Looking back, it was Duncan!
"Damn, is this guy walking soundless??" Leonard secretly thanked in his heart. Fortunately, the complaint just now didn't say it.
"Boy, don't be with strange people." Duncan always felt worried when he looked at Link who was warming up in the half.
Link is a smart person, Duncan admits that. The media said that he gave up on himself? It was just fart. Duncan believes that Link is thinking about how to win now.
He didn't know what Link wanted to do, but it was definitely not a good thing to let him and Leonard contact before the game.
"Oh, OK." Leonard nodded and continued to warm up.
Chapter completed!