528: All hold your breath
"Link, you've hurt me."
On April 2, before the Grizzlies' home game against the Spurs began, Conley said this to Link.
Of course, he said with a smile. And Link could see that this time, Conley smiled from the bottom of his heart, not a perfunctory smile.
Yesterday afternoon, when Link said to reporters, "We are not worried about Tony Parker, because we have Mike Conley", the entire public opinion community exploded.
If Link said he could beat Parker, the reporters would probably not say anything. But when he said Conley was better than Parker, many reporters would not agree.
After all, Conley's presence in the league has always been not high enough. Paul, Parker, Deron and even newcomers such as Westbrook and Irving have all been above Conley.
Conley's data averaged 14.1 points, 6.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game. Conley's data is indeed not amazing. In the game, Conley also struggled to impress people.
Therefore, Conley was criticized and despised. So much so that people think that Parker can easily kill Conley.
But at this moment, Link suddenly came out to sing a counter-tune, and the reporters were naturally surprised.
But for Conley, Link's encouragement was very important. At least it made him believe that there are still people in this world who trust him. Some people think that he is actually no worse than Parker who was selected for the All-Star Game!
Direct support is much more effective than long-term comfort. It is better to have a practical action than to say a thousand words.
Conley has been in a much better mood since Link publicly supported himself yesterday. Since the silly man wearing glasses, no one has supported him like this.
"Is it miserable? The miserable person is Parker. Today, let him see how the main point guard of the league's No. 1 team plays." Link smiled and raised his fist at Conley.
The two of them fists gently, and Conley suddenly felt that his whole body was full of strength.
Before going to the game, Conley received a text message with the notation "The silly guy wearing glasses."
The text message is very simple, "I'm glad to see that you have a group of trustworthy teammates, Mike. Come on, I'll cheer you on too."
Conley smiled and put his phone back into the locker room. At this time, Link was already waiting for everyone at the door of the locker room. Conley came up and prepared to go to war with the King of Memphis!
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Mike Conley is a person who values feelings. It seems that until now, he still cannot forget his teammate in high school and college, the silly big man wearing glasses, Greg Oden.
Oden and Conley have a very good private relationship. Even after entering the NBA, they all hope to continue to join forces one day and bring the glory of high school and college to the professional arena.
However, things went against my wishes. Oden, who was selected before Durant, had only played 82 games in five seasons with the Trail Blazers.
In the end, due to injury, Oden also left the professional arena after last season.
Conley was very sad about this. He naturally didn't want this inside monster to fade out of people's vision.
Of course, he doesn't want his good teammates who have been playing basketball together since high school to leave him like this.
However, after yesterday's interview, Conley felt that he seemed to have found the feeling of playing with Oden again.
Perhaps Link's size is not as intimidating as Oden, or perhaps his style of playing is not as tough as Oden. Even his appearance is not as rough as Oden.
But like Oden, he will always stand up to support you as soon as possible. In Conley's view, this is their greatest strength.
And Conley never disappoints his teammates who trust him!
It’s not just Link, but Conley decided to use his own efforts to preserve the glory of the Grizzlies!
Before the game started, the sideline reporter found Tony Parker. The Frenchman was very serious. He said that the defeat in the last game made the Spurs extremely eager for victory. Today, they will fight to the end in the Federal Express Arena.
The Spurs really didn't plan to play with the Grizzlies, even the old man Popovich frowned today.
On the one hand, the Spurs were only defeated by the Heat yesterday, and they were feeling excited. On the other hand, this is the last chance for the Spurs to play against the Grizzlies in the regular season. Before the playoffs, this is also the last chance for the Spurs to defeat the Grizzlies. The victory of this game will bring reference to the playoffs.
Moreover, all the Spurs players have not forgotten that when the two sides fought, Link scored 44 points and won the final victory. The Spurs players have been waiting for this opportunity to revenge for a long time.
Therefore, all players of Popovich and Spurs are not allowed to fail. In the past, the Spurs have already started paddling to save their physical strength for the playoffs.
But today, the Spurs will definitely do their best!
"I hope to continue my form and work hard to perform well. I know that the Grizzlies' strongest defense is on both wings, but I happen to be not a wing player. Therefore, I hope I can contribute enough."
Parker's interview sounds like nothing wrong at first, but in fact there are some intentions of despising Conley.
The Grizzlies' strongest ones are the two wings, but the number one position is not to be afraid!
The game started soon, and neither the Spurs nor the Grizzlies were the kind of teams that would easily change their lineups. Therefore, neither side changed.
Link looked at Leonard's focused look and knew that he would definitely not be able to have a good day today.
The last time the two sides met, Link scored 44 points and killed the Spurs. But since he hit the final score, it means that the game was not easy.
At this time, Link was ready for a tough battle.
After the referee kicked off, the Spurs fought for the first attack. Overall, the Spurs are still very stable this year, with a record of 55 wins and 18 losses and is close to 60 wins.
The Spurs' lineup has proved that they can challenge the top teams in the league, whether they are offensive or defensive, they are top players in the league.
The Spurs played very aggressively in the first attack. After taking advantage of Split's cover, Parker planned to directly hit the basket.
Parker is right, the two strongest points in the Grizzlies' defense are wings. But now, Link and Iguodala are the emperors who are far away from each other, so they don't care about it at all.
In addition, Split also pulled Gasol to a middle distance, Parker's breakthrough path was simply unimpeded.
Parker continued to accelerate, jumped and prepared to make a layup. But just as the Frenchman was about to take the ball, Conley stabbed from the diagonal back and jumped high, blocking Parker's shooting space!
The son of the Olympic champion showed his physical fitness to the fullest!
As soon as Parker threw the ball out, Conley's arm slammed down like a big fly swatter.
"Mike Conley actually completed the blocking!" Hubby Brown was shocked. When he came up, Conley poured Parker a basin of cold water!
As a low-height No. 1 player, Conley does not have many blocks, but this does not mean that he has no ability to block.
At least it can be done against Parker who is also the first position!
After the blocking, Conley actively grabbed the basketball. Parker was confused. He still couldn't believe what had just happened. Why was the omnipotent self blocked?
Conley quickly pushed the counterattack, and his speed was very fast, leaving all the Spurs defenders running.
Finally, Conley suddenly threw the ball into the air outside the three-point line. Everyone followed the flight path of the basketball and saw Link flying like an eagle, grabbing the basketball in the air, and chopping it into the frame with one hand!
In the air relay, the Grizzlies welcomed the arrival of the "old friend" Spurs with the most exciting opening!
"All-connecting cooperation that quickly pushed and counterattacked after the steal, Mike Conley refused to be the target of slaughter today!" Hubby Brown raised his arms with the cheers of the fans.
Link smiled happily and touched Conley's head. This guy's hair is very thick, so he is not afraid!
The Spurs held their breath and wanted to kill the Grizzlies, but Conley also held their breath.
Chapter completed!