694: Bulky Grizzly
Before the game began, the shouts from Bradley Center were not very enthusiastic.
In the stands, fans were sparse. Link even saw many fans wearing Grizzlies jerseys, and didn't know if they came from Memphis.
Putting aside these Grizzlies fans who came to support the game, I really don’t know how many people can use to watch this game.
In such a low popularity, there is naturally no need to do any starting introduction ceremony. Five tigers from both sides stepped into the stadium to prepare for the game. Link said hello to everyone on the opposite side with great generals.
The battle with the Thunder just ended, Link was full of the Thunder, the playoffs, the Western Conference Finals... Milwaukee Bucks? Link thought they were here to play the warm-up match.
The Bucks' starting lineup is indeed not good, and the back line has changed from Ellis + Jennings last season to veteran Luke Reedno and Brandon Knight in 2011 No. 8 pick.
Reedno has always been lukewarm in the league, and he died at his peak at only 10+5. Brandon Knight is even more a tragedy. The scene of being knocked down by Irving twice in a row in the All-Star rookie game is the most remembered moment in his career so far.
The center was led by Larry Sanders, the "artist" who entered the league in the same year as Link. Why do you say that this guy is an "artist"? Because in the future, this guy would pay tens of millions of yuan in annual salary and would not play basketball and go to sell tofu! No, he is going to do art.
But he absolutely did not expect that when his art did not come back and earned a salary of tens of millions of yuan, there would be no chance.
As for the forward line, there are young fans of Turkish Ilyasova and Link standing. Jannis Antetokounmpo.
Compared to the Grizzlies, the Bucks' starting lineup is more like a hodgepodge of various third-rate and nine sects.
Even their coach Larry Drew is a "wandering child" who has been wandering.
It is worth mentioning that the Grizzlies' former "Next Kobe" O.J. Mayo was still sitting on the bench of the Bucks. He enjoyed a core position in Dallas last season, but he has successfully become a substitute through his own death this season.
His reunion with the Grizzlies cannot even be hyped up as a topic.
I don’t know how Mayo felt when he watched Link lead the Grizzlies running all the way.
The task of making the Grizzlies to a great one clearly belonged to him back then...
Such a team has a record of 7 wins and 30 losses, which is really not surprising at all.
Although the Grizzlies players are tired, the lean camel is bigger than the horse. Link believes that it should be very easy to win such a team at the bottom of the league.
The referee whistle blew, and Larry Sanders won the basketball with faster speed.
Gasol seemed to have not even left the ground, and he obviously couldn't jump up. The first attack was fought away by the Bucks, and Ridno controlled the ball steadily.
Reedno just passed the midfield line and handed the ball to Knight. Knight is now the focus of training for the Bucks. Although the scene of him being knocked down by Irving twice in a row is very embarrassing. In addition, Knight is able to contribute 18.2 points per game this season.
This data is Knight's career high.
There is no doubt that he is the most explosive scorer for the Bucks this season. He can score ten points when he is in average condition, and when he is in good condition, he can score more than thirty points.
Half a month ago, in the game between the Bucks and the Lakers on January 1, Knight just scored a career-high 37 points in a single game.
Knight's attack was very strong today. After he made a three-threat move, he called Ilyasova to cover himself.
Although the Bucks are currently at the bottom of the league, and although their goal this season is Andrew Wiggins, as a young player, Knight doesn't want to lose like this all the time.
After a season, there are occasionally one or two games, and the Bucks players really want to win.
For example, face the league first! After all, what else can increase media exposure better than defeating the league first?
Knight's breakthrough was very fast. Iguodala dragged her tired legs and moved horizontally, but the horizontal speed was much slower than usual.
In addition, Iliasova blocked me like this, Iguodala lost her defensive position directly.
Knight broke through to the middle distance, and before the Grizzlies' backup defense came up, he calmly stopped and jumped on the jump shot!
As a defender who was as famous as Irving in the draft and as a defender who was predicted to be selected as the No. 1 pick in college, Knight doesn't want him to sink.
He was very sad to be abandoned by Detroit, but in Milwaukee, everything could start over.
"brush!"
Basketball entered the net, and Knight took the lead for the Bucks. Until then, Links finally heard a faint cheer from the stands.
Knight waved his fist silently and then slapped Ilyasova, looking very excited.
"Damn it, my fault!" Iguodala raised her right arm and was easily scored by a little head, which made Iguodala very guilty.
Link did not blame Iguodala, but the physical problems of everyone seemed to be more serious than expected.
The Grizzlies' offense, as he said before the game, had no reservations to Link.
Link felt a little upset when he was entangled by a "big spider". It seemed that in an instant, he returned to the showdown with Durant yesterday.
In fact, Link is not unable to get rid of Antetokounmpo, but that requires a lot of energy, just like dealing with Durant yesterday.
In Link's imagination, he might be able to impose his childhood "Antetokounmpo" with half success. But in fact, Link seems to have to spend some effort to defeat this guy who regards himself as an idol.
However, Link is not as hard as he can now.
In Link's not active run, Antetokounmpo blocked Link's catch route.
In desperation, Conley had to break through by himself. Reedno's defense has always been bad, and it was not difficult for Conley to break through.
But the difficulty is that when Conley hit the basket and made a layup, Larry Sanders, who had excellent athletic ability and active playing, came out. His height of 2.11 meters and slender arms put a huge pressure on Conley.
In order to avoid the blocking, Conley had to change the arc of the layup. However, this arc was changed and the accuracy was missing.
"Bang!" The basket made a crisp sound, and Conley's layup hit the iron under Sanders' defense!
Gasol immediately ran to the basket, trying to grab the offensive rebound.
However, after interfering with Conley, Sanders immediately took off twice quickly and quickly won the rebound before Gasol.
Gasol is not a sportsman, and his lack of physical strength has made his bounce and bounce speed worse.
After two rounds of attack and defense, the Grizzlies feel bulky.
Whether it was Iguodala or Gasol, even Link who could not get rid of Antetokounmpo, everyone was like lead hanging on their feet, and they couldn't run or jump.
Considering that they were fighting with Thunder 24 hours ago and were still enduring the sleet in Milwaukee at 4 a.m., all this seemed to make sense.
The defending champions are not machines, they are also humans! As long as they are humans, they will feel tired.
After Larry Sanders successfully captured the rebound, the Bucks launched a counterattack.
Reedno quickly got the ball to Knight, who ran all the way and finally sent the ball to Antetokounmpo who cut from the other side!
Then people were surprised to find that Antetokounmpo actually left Link two or three positions away!
Whether it is position defense or defense in transition offense, Link has always done a great job. Even when playing fast attacks, it is difficult for others to completely get rid of Link's constraints.
As a No. 3 position, Link has been able to win 1.4 blocks per game so far this season, which is not a joke. His repeated pursuits always make people frightened.
Last summer, Link mainly strengthened his defense, and his defense has been excellent this season, from data to effect.
But this time, Antetokounmpo easily got rid of Link.
Link really feels that he can't run. Of course, he can still be fast with gritting his teeth and rushing hard. But when he is tired, this kind of power cannot burst out at any time.
Moreover, Antetokounmpo's steps were too big. Link felt that Antetokounmpo had only taken two or three steps and had already run far away.
With Link thrown away, Antetokounmpo completed a powerful and one-handed buckle after receiving the basketball!
Although Antetokounmpo is thin, his dunk is not small at all. The powerful dunk completed by a player with long arms is always full of the ultimate violent beauty!
"The counterattack was successful, Youngis was very active in his quick downs, and even Link couldn't keep up! The Bucks led 4-0, and the defending champion seemed to be out of shape today!"
On the commentator's yell, the commentator's yell seemed to have regained a hint of vitality in the Bradley Center.
The Bucks fans have all discovered a problem - they may not necessarily lose when facing the seriously injured Grizzlies!
So, after Antetokounmpo dunked, a fierce cheer finally burst out from the Bradley Center.
Defeat the league number one? This is perhaps the only comfort that Bucks fans can get this season.
After the dunk, Antetokounmpo did not yell in anger, but smiled and pointed his finger at the sky.
Just now, he threw away his idol and finished dunking, and he was so happy.
Link stopped and shook his head. The Bucks played very fast today and their athletic talent was really outstanding.
After just two rounds, Link felt that his body was extremely heavy, not to mention others.
Chapter completed!