: One thousand two hundred and ninety-nine: Can't afford to provoke

If Zion was the number one pick in the 90s, he would not be as honest as he is now.
Recall how those rookies in the 90s treated Jordan.
Reggie Miller dared to openly challenge Jordan during his rookie season and told him in person: "Michael, who do you think you are? The great basketball god? Well, now there is a new big brother."
No one knows his true age, "African Mountain" Mutombo provoke Jordan during his rookie season: "Can you take a free throw with your eyes closed?"
Of course, the top two are not as brave as Artest.
Artest in the rookie period was in the training hall, after being sprayed by Jordan’s trash talk, he simply broke Jordan’s rib with a elbow... I have to say that Artest at that time had already shown. Out of its "King of Fighters" temperament.
The downside was that the Internet was not very developed in that era and news was relatively blocked. Otherwise, Artest will definitely be sprayed to death by the fans.
This is the rookie in the 90s, even facing the strongest man in the league, they will not be timid.
But now, the times have changed.
People are expecting Zion Williamson to rub off some sparks with Link, but it is a pity that both of them had a polite attitude before the game.
"Zion is a very talented player, and his performance speaks for itself. But basketball is a team sport, and I don't want to evaluate the opponent's player individually." Before the start of the Grizzlies vs. Pelicans game on January 20, In an interview with reporters, Lin Ke commented on the new champion.
Obviously, Link's answer is not in line with the expectations of the fans. They all hope that Link can provoke some incidents, but it is not in line with Link’s character to take the initiative to provoke them.
The other half, Zion Williamson is as cautious and humble as ever.
"It has always been my dream to fight the Grizzlies in Federal Express Arena. The Grizzlies are the greatest team in the 10s. All players want to play against the greatest team. To catch up with Link's last career Years are my luck and honor."
Zion neither used words to provoke today's first man in the league like Reggie Miller and Mutombo, nor did he directly learn from Artest.
Although he said so, but Zion really hopes that he can win the game.
Think about it, the new champion defeated the Grizzlies and defeated Link. This is simply a good opportunity to become famous!
Besides, is there any arrogant champion who doesn't aspire to defeat the first man in the league?
Why did the rookies in the 90s like to provoke Jordan? Because that is the best way to make them famous.
Although, almost no one took this shortcut.
This is also true now, if a newcomer can defeat Link, it will undoubtedly make him instantly popular.
But Zion still has a B number in his heart. Although he is big, his mind is not simple.
Beat Link? Does this mean that you can defeat it by defeating it?
Isn't this embarrassing me fat tiger?
Therefore, before the end of the game, it is better not to rashly speak out.
All in all, Zion must avoid provoke Link.
In this way, even if you lose, it will not be too shameful. But if you win, you will still get praise.
It's just making money but not losing it!
When the players from both sides entered the field to warm up, Jie Michael Green looked at "Fat Tiger" Williamson's sturdy figure and couldn't help swallowing.
Zion's 129 kg is the second heaviest weight among active players in the NBA.
The first one is Mavericks center Boban Majanovic. With a weight of 132 kg, the Serbian center is a well-deserved Big Mac.
But Boban's height reached 2.21 meters, only five centimeters shorter than Chairman Yao.
And Zion? His height will only pass two meters in shoes!
This shows how terrifying the weight of the new champion.
It's Barkley's second generation.
You know, when Jokic was the fattest, he did not weigh more than 120 kg.
And Williamson's fat is different from Jokic's. Jokic's muscle lines are not so obvious, so it looks less deterrent.
But Williamson has almost no fat on him. He seems to be the group of guys who like to wear underpants and outside from the superhero comics. He looks very uncomfortable.
Green wanted to cry without tears, what did Georg say yesterday? Is he just a kid?
This child is growing too fast, right...
Before the game started, the camera gave Zion and Link a split-screen close-up.
The duel between the two is undoubtedly the biggest attraction today.
But Link's gaze fell on the expressionless, thin forward.
Brandon Ingram, he is the key today!
After leaving the high-profile Los Angeles, Ingram settled down and finally achieved the expected results.
In fact, Ingram's seasons with the Lakers were quite unfortunate.
In the 16-17 season, he had D'Angelo Russell next to him and he grabbed the right to shoot.
In the 17-18 season, Russell finally left. As a result, Ball and Kuzma came again.
Last season was even more desperate, and an old Zhan came directly...
Although the Lakers always say that Ingram is their future and the core of their team building. But in fact, they never gave Ingram core treatment.
Only at the Pelicans this year did Ingram know how the word core was written for the first time.
In the cheers of everyone, the two sides are ready to start.
People are discussing what kind of sparks Zion and Link will collide with today, but Link's "front sight" is aimed at Ingram.
The referee tossed the ball and Pelicans rookie center Jaxon Hayes got the first strike.
Lonzo Bauer started slowly after he got the basketball. At this time, everyone was staring at Williamson, expecting him to perform at the start.
After all, Ball is the kind of player who can "hang" Zion on the rim with a long pass at any time.
What makes people disappointed is that the Grizzlies did not directly confront Williamson and Pylink.
This is somewhat of the appetite of fans.
Although Ball is known for passing, most of his wonderful passes actually come from counterattacks.
Falling into position, Bauer's current organizational ability can only be said to be quite satisfactory.
Ball quickly handed the ball to Ingram. After Ingram got the ball, Zion, the top pick, came to screen.
The former Lakers prince first moved to the side with cover, but after seeing Link moving laterally, Ingram pulled his arms and started to break through a change of direction!
Ingram's position this season is very clear, he is a scorer.
He doesn't have to waver between the organization forward and the offensive core like he did with the Lakers.
Take the points first, and talk about the rest in the future.
After Ingram broke through, he was about to make an emergency stop for the shot, but found that Link had moved in front of him, sealing up all his shooting space!
Ingram frowned, Link's lateral movement was so fast!
Generally speaking, if you shoot directly after a misplacement, Ingram is a good shot.
But he didn't expect Link to follow his footsteps so quickly.
Although Ingram is not a freshman, this is the first time he has played against Link in a real sense.
Therefore, Ingram does not have a very intuitive understanding of the depth of Link's defense.
However, Ingram will never be defeated so easily. Seeing Link sealed his shooting space, he suddenly changed his rhythm and his center of gravity fell again to accelerate his breakthrough!
This season, Ingram handled the ball very cleanly, tough and determined.
His pace is great, so most of the time, this change in rhythm is enough to get him off most defensive players.
However, Ingram just took a step before being forced to stop again by Link!
Link followed Ingram's footsteps almost immediately, and Ingram's rhythmic changes were not confusing to Link.
"Damn it!" Ingram gritted his teeth, no wonder even James would be defeated by Link again and again.
But Ingram still had a trick. After being stopped by Link, Ingram turned around to make a jumper.
He still has no plans to give up scoring!
Just as Ingram secretly rejoiced that he had finally thrown off Link, the moment he shot, Link raised his arm to interfere.
Ingram couldn't see anything in an instant, there was no way to aim at the basket.
Ingram's heart is completely lost. Why can Link predict all his plans in the first place?
Really entangled in death?
Under Link's tight defense, Ingram's back turn jumper fell directly into the hands of the referee.
Three non-stick.
In the first round of the game, the Pelicans New Core experienced the terrifying aspects of the Federal Express Arena.
Link didn't spray trash talking at Ingram because it was unnecessary.
He believes that even if he doesn't use psychological tactics on Ingram, he is sure of the new core of the Pelicans.
Ingram's progress is indeed great, but still too tender.
Seeing Lin Ke silently walk away from his side, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Ingram felt even more oppressive.
Sometimes, the attitude of disdain will increase the psychological pressure of the other party.
Zion Williamson on the side looked at Ingram, who was stunned, and swallowed.
Fortunately, today Link is not against himself, which is too scary!
Although Williamson and Ingram played on the same court for a short time, he watched Ingram's game from the bench a lot.
He knows what strength Ingram is. This guy is a quasi All-Star player who can contribute 25 points per game!
However, in front of Link, Ingram was embarrassed.
At this moment, Zion suddenly felt cold in his back.
He glanced back and found that Link was looking at himself.
Zion quickly looked away, and kept reminding himself in his heart: "Don't mess with Link, don't mess with Link."