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052: The Perfect Substitute

Linas Kreza, a member of the Lithuanian national team, is 2.03 meters tall and can play in two forward positions.

Kreza first entered the NBA in 2005, and he was the 27th pick in the first round. In 2009, Kreza left the NBA and returned to Europe for a year. It was not until 2010 that the Raptors who sent Bosh away did not sign him.

Although this guy is not very famous in the NBA, he is very famous in the international basketball world. In the NBA, he has also won an honorary record of 40 points in a single game.

Although Kreza averaged only 11.2 points per game this season, his highlight performance in several occasional games still impressed the fans.

Once this projection striker feels like an All-Star player, his scoring ability is simply comparable to that of an All-Star player.

There is no doubt that Creza's touch today is very hot. Under Guy's negative defense due to physical influence, Creza led the Raptors to a 16-8 wave. In this regard, Raptors coach Jane Triano is undoubtedly very satisfied. A good start will sometimes directly affect the trend of the game.

"Keza! I will set you a few pick-and-roll tactics to try to run out of space and take action if you have the chance! The Grizzlies are away back-to-back today, and they are very tired! Take action and let those guys from the west go hell!"

Triano looked at Creza as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw. He knew very well that handing the ball to the most powerful person was a tactic. And he believed that if Creza could continue to torture Rudy on the offensive end, Guy's offensive efficiency would definitely be affected.

In this way, the electronic beep sounded, the pause ended, and the two sides continued to fight.

At this time, the game had just been played for a few minutes, and it was logical that the rotation time had not yet entered. But when the Grizzlies players came back, people realized that the Grizzlies had changed their teams!

"Link, this rookie forward who efficiently scored 18 points in the last game was put on the court. This time, he replaced him with O.J. Mayo! Coach Lionel Hollins actually asked him to play the second position! What's the situation? Is there any injury problem with Mayo?"

The commentators were all confused. They really couldn't figure out why Hollins asked Link to play the second position. Creza didn't understand at all. It was obvious that Guy couldn't raise his head when he beat him, but why did the other party replace O.J. Mayo?

But it doesn't matter. As long as you can win today, it will be his business if the other party wants to change to the field.

After returning from the timeout, the Grizzlies made their first attack. Link looked at his offensive matchup and was the most popular athlete in Canada in the future.

Unexpectedly, he would play against future stars so soon. In fact, DeRozan's data this season has begun to be quite good. In the second grade, he is now able to average 17.2 points per game, which is a very important scoring point for the Raptors.

But DeRozan's scoring during this period basically relies on dunks and layups, and his mid-range shooting is not stable enough. As for three-pointers, you may not believe it. DeRozan's average three-point shooting percentage this season is only 9.6% per game

Therefore, with the black and white bears guarding the inside, DeRozan, who mainly scores through breakthroughs, should not cause any storm today. As long as Creza is strangled to death, it is basically equivalent to strangling the Raptors.

While thinking, Conley had already passed the basketball to Link. As a number two, Link needed to make a transfer point.

In fact, o.j. Mayo also needs to play the role of a transit point under Hollins' system, but that guy often attacks himself when he is hot, which is very uneasy for Hollins.

But in Link, this kind of accident will never happen.

Link placed the ball behind him sideways and waited for Conley to come and hand it over to him. At the moment of handing over, Link took advantage of the situation and blocked Spanish point guard Calderon.

Conley broke through with the ball, and Link immediately followed up. Sure enough, Conley, who had a wide view of passing the ball, attracted the defense and passed the ball again. Link, who was at the middle distance, steadily received the basketball.

"The beautiful local two players cooperated, and two defenders from the high-level football team played together, which was indeed a pleasure."

If Mayo heard the commentator, he would definitely be furious, saying that his ball quotient is not high?

Link had to shoot when he received the ball, which was his favorite offensive method. But in the air, Link's wrist turned slightly and turned into a pass!

Just as the Raptors players were about to grab the rebound, the basketball unexpectedly fell into Rudy Guy's hands. Guy caught the ball and shot, and he finally got a comfortable mid-range open shot opportunity.

The reason why Guy is extremely inefficient in some games is because he likes to shoot in a hurry. To put it bluntly, his low efficiency is a matter of shooting choice, not a problem of ability.

This kind of mid-range open shot is no difficulty for Guy. The basketball is hollowed into the net and hits steadily. Once the timeout comes, the Grizzlies break the scoring drought.

Seeing the team scored immediately after the timeout, Hollins was extremely proud of his decision. He knew that it would be right to replace Link with him!

"The beautiful assists and endings, Link's passes are really unexpected. What's incredible is how a small Fresno University trained two excellent strikers George and Link at the same time? You know, Fresno is not even qualified to play in the NCAA Division I League."

The commentators instantly transformed into "Lin Chui". Now no one dares to underestimate the Chinese anymore. He can always create value on the court.

"Damn!" Seeing Guy scored in his own way, Crezza curled his lips. This summer, he signed a four-year contract worth $20 million with the Raptors. Despite this, he knew very well that if he could not continue to perform well, there was also the possibility of a roll-up and leaving.

He walked around Europe and came back, but he didn't want to leave again.

So he decided to use the fiercest attack to counterattack Guy!

However, Creza couldn't even calculate it. When he stepped into the Grizzlies' half, the defender was no longer Guy, but the No. 0 striker!

"Link actually went to defend Linas Creza himself! Is this change of position arranged by coach Hollins?" As the commentator shouted in surprise, the scene shot was given to Hollins.

Hollins had no expression because Link had not proved that he could defend himself.

Creza was not afraid of Link at first, but today even Rudy Guy had no choice but to deal with him, let alone a undraft? Moreover, he was actually an Asian!

Kreza doesn't have the same racism, but an Asian person on the basketball court always makes people feel that he is the weaker side.

According to the tactics, Kreza began to run without the ball with his teammates' cover. He thought that his keen sense of offense and superb running skills should be enough to easily get rid of the Chinese rookie.

Rudy Gay's defense was too relaxed just now, which made Creza feel that "I can score as much as I can".

Therefore, when he ran to the right corner according to the tactics and received a pass from Calderon, he found that Link had hit him immediately. He was very surprised.

"How is that possible!?" Kreza couldn't believe that the slightly thin Asian man in front of him could actually cross the covers and keep up with his own rhythm.

Just when Creza was still surprised, Link forced her forward and fought against Crezayu in the bottom corner!

"Haha, beautiful!" Off the field, Tony Allen waved the towel, and the kid got it right at a glance, and the time for him to fight was just right!

Kreza is a shooter striker, and breaking through with the ball is not his strength. Now, when Link is so crazy about defending, Kreza is just a little at a loss.

Strong, pressing step by step, without any mercy, Link's entanglement made Crezza feel scared. In the narrow bottom corner, Crezza finally had to choose to pass the ball in a hasty way.

Under Link's interference, the ball was passed high and floating. Rudy Guy seized the opportunity and leaped hard, intercepted the basketball, and then took the opportunity to quickly attack!

Guy's athletic ability ensures that he will become a sharp knife in the transition offense. When he has already run across the midfield line, the Raptors players react to go back to defense.

But nothing was helpful. Rudy Guy vented all his dissatisfaction with a one-handed slash. When he didn't have to spend his energy on the defensive end, Rudy Guy's attack power was very terrible.

"Boom!" The basket made a loud noise, and the Air Canada Center Arena was silent.

On the big screen on the scene, the score became 16 to 12. All this change started with the appearance of the Chinese No. 0.

"Good job, keep going!" Hollins applauded Link, and the guy didn't disappoint himself once again.

And in addition to defense, Hollins also found that the Grizzlies' chemistry seemed to be better when Link was present.

Guy always gets easy scoring opportunities, and others won't be disrupted on the defensive end.
Chapter completed!
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