The Memphis Grizzlies' defense is terrifying. Whether it is Conley at No. 1 or Marc Gasol, the best defensive player of the season, are solid shields on the defensive end.

Not to mention Link, if you want to know what level of Link’s defense is, you don’t even have to look at those dull stats.

You only need to search for videos online and see how an Asian man in Rock Park beat Durant, the top black star, this summer. Just look at how talented Anthony Davis lost himself under Link's defense in the first few games. You can intuitively feel how terrible Link's defense is.

However, in the face of such a fierce defense of the Grizzlies, Paul George broke through the two and rushed to the basket, and made a big dunk.

On the commentary stage, Reggie Miller almost burst his throat. He didn't expect that the Pacers' first attack would end in such a powerful way.

Link picked up the basketball and gave it helplessly to Gasol. George's ability to seize the opportunity is now amazing. Link just hesitated for a step and was cleaned by George.

Now Link is not difficult to understand why James fought with the Pacers until Game 7 last season.

There is no way, Paul George is always able to do something beyond your imagination.

The Pacers played their momentum in the first attack. It was precisely because Paul George officially completed his transformation towards a superstar this season that the Pacers could not win seven consecutive games until now.

After George scored, the Pacers immediately took a defensive stance. It was not easy for the Grizzlies to equalize the score. You should know that the Pacers are also one of the best teams in the league with the best defense. Their head coach Frank Vogel is a defensive coach.

No matter how the offense goes up and down, defense is the Pacers' unchanging way to win. They lost 99.8 points per 100 rounds. The Pacers' defensive efficiency last season ranked second in the league, second only to the Grizzlies!

Unlike the Grizzlies, the Pacers are not a team that is good at making mistakes and counterattacks. They basically don't steal and the pace is one of the slowest in the league. All they can do is force you to take action in uncomfortable areas and make sure to grab defensive rebounds after the opponent misses the shot.

Just thinking about it, it is not difficult to understand how tired the Heat and the Pacers played last season. They are no different from the Iron Blood Legion that fought fiercely with the "God" to the 7th 15 years ago. They are diligent, tough, down-to-earth, and never waste their talents easily. They are the Pacers' label.

The Grizzlies felt the oppression brought by the Pacers' defense for the first time.

George Hill kept the right distance, without stealing, and just opened his arms and followed Conley.

Stephenson was close to Iguodala, and his mouth kept talking trash. Although he was cursing, Stephenson was not rash. He knew very well that the old man who was much more fierce than the head coach was watching him in a luxurious private room.

Paul George didn't rob it easily, he just followed Link and did not let Link catch the ball comfortably. After Link received the ball, George was not in a hurry, but waited for Link to break through and waited to lead him into the defensive trap.

After all, in the inside, there is still the giant monster Hibert waiting for Link.

Breakthroughs at the basket and three-pointers, the Pacers blocked the two most cost-effective scoring methods. This defense of "pinching the two ends and putting them in the middle" made the Heat, who was not good at shooting, suffer a lot last season.

How did the Heat win the tiebreak last season? It was thanks to Ray Allen's return to the 3-pointer of the Gods. The Pacers did not hold the Heat's three-pointer in the seventh game, and then they lost the ball.

Link held the ball and observed it. The Pacers' defense is indeed very layered. But if you put it in the middle, Link won't be polite.

When it comes to mid-range shooting, Link is not targeting anyone, and there are not many people in the league that are more stable than him!

Link did not call for cover, and after making a false breach to the right, Link suddenly accelerated to the left.

George immediately followed, and Roy Hibert also walked to the basket early to wait.

Is Link going to break through? No, he suddenly pulled up his shot after breaking through halfway through, and did not hit the basket!

Off the court, Pacers coach Frank Vogel smiled smugly. George had raised his arms high to interfere with Link's shot. Link could not make this goal. Besides, even if he could make it, he would only have two points.

Although it has only been less than three years, the current game is no longer the same as the Mavericks in 2011, and they can win by taking mid-range shots.

Vogel didn't believe that he would be killed by the Grizzlies' mid-range shot.

As a result, the corners of his mouth were slightly curled and not long after the basketball passed through the net, making a crisp sound.

Vogel's smile froze. It was so tight that it could still get in?

"When the ball was in, Link immediately gave George a response! This mid-range shot was very difficult. George blocked it very timely. But...what to say? This is a superstar!"

Reggie Miller shook his head, George did guess Link's next move. But for a star of Link's level, it would be difficult for you to completely destroy him even if you know what he is going to do.

"You shouldn't let me take George easily at mid-range. Tell your coach that his strategy is useless to me!" After Link scored the goal, he did not forget to spit out trash words at George.

Vogel doesn't believe in evil. If Link can make one or two, can he still make a round of mid-range shots?

Still the same thing, Vogel doesn't believe that there are still people who can kill the game with mid-range shots!

The score was tied, so the Pacers were naturally not to be outdone. In the subsequent attack, David West turned over and jumped to Randolph at a low post. Randolph and West were not the kind of inside line with particularly strong defense, but they were both inside line with comprehensive offensive skills.

It seems that today, these two guys are bound to have a fight with each other.

The Pacers returned to defense again, and for them, they seemed to be more proactive when defending.

Vogel waved his hand and allowed the Pacers to continue to limit Link and his teammates' shots outside the three-point line. By the way, Hibert blocked the basket and continued to cause trouble for the defending champion.

Still pinch the two ends and put them in the middle, the walker doesn't believe in this evil.

Link shook his head. Vogel was really stubborn. Although this trick he used to deal with the Heat last season, it was because neither James nor Wade were good at shooting.

But use this trick to deal with the Grizzlies?

Link lowered his center of gravity and called for pick-and-roll. Gasol came to cover, but Hibert did not keep up. His task was to assist Link after the breakthrough. If he followed, he would lose his only value.

Link broke through George with Gasol's cover. Although George was already fast at evading the pick-and-roll, Link still gained a little room for acceleration.

"Black Yao Ming" raised his arms high at the basket and waited for Link to jump into the net. This was how he restricted James in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

But James is not Link.

After Link suddenly reached the three-second zone, he did not take action, but suddenly paused and then smashed the ball hard on the floor!

"Bang!"

The basketball collided with the wooden floor and made a loud noise, and then bounced back high into Gasol's hand.

Link knew very well that he could not pass the ball to the big man below the waist, otherwise the big man would feel uncomfortable to catch it.

Therefore, Link's just hit the ground pass was so strong.

Now, George, Hibert and Link are all in the three-second zone, Gasol, who has brought the cover, looks extremely lonely at the middle distance. But after the basketball passes, he is no longer lonely, he can shoot.

Use this trick to deal with the grizzly bears? You can bear it!

"Marc Gasol received the ball and shot behind the free throw line, which is his favorite position! Bang! The mid-range shot was made, and the Pacers lost points for two consecutive rounds, which is not like their defensive style."

Vogel couldn't laugh at all. With the trend of sharp decline in mid-range shootings of teams across the league, the Grizzlies retained this classical style of play.

As it turns out, there is no difference between trendy and classical basketball games, it depends on how to play it effectively.

After being in two consecutive mid-range shots by the Grizzlies, the Pacers' defense began to change. They began to implement strict man-to-man signs, and even if they were in mid-range shots, they would not give opportunities randomly.

But in this way, no one in the interior can make up for the defense of Link. Link then made a very easy breakthrough. Without Hibert waiting at any time, Link played extremely efficiently in the penalty area.

In the end, after the first quarter, the Pacers were 4 points behind the Grizzlies. Link scored 10 points in a single quarter. He maintained his outstanding form and made up his mind to break the Pacers' unbeaten golden body in the Bankers' Life Arena.

The Pacers' second best defense in the league seems to have no impact on Link!

After going around, Vogel found that it was a dream to completely curb Link by defense.

The Pacer wants to keep the invincible golden body, so there is one solution now.

"George!" Vogel walked up to George, a guy who had always emphasized defense but didn't care much about offense, said something that surprised George.

"I will arrange offensive tactics around you. At the beginning of the second quarter, you and Link will attack!"

George was stunned at first, then clenched his fists and nodded quickly.
Chapter completed!