: 259: Explosion in Place

Link steals Griffin's one-stop dunk, and silences the entire Staples.
The Los Angeles people don't remember, this is the first time that Grizzlies 0 made Staples panic this season. First, the death entanglement strangling Kobe, now it will steal Griffin and dunk him on the head.
Suddenly, these Los Angeles fans remembered what Kobe said.
"If Link fails to become an All-Star, it will be a humiliation to me."
It seems that Kobe is right. He did not lose to a general, he lost to an All-Star starting forward!
After this ball, the Grizzlies widened the point difference to 3 points. In the last round, Griffin failed to score the Clippers.
When Griffin saw that the Grizzlies were sending Gay to the fourth position, he thought he had a chance to wreak havoc on the rim. However, it turns out that whether an opponent can be dealt with depends on his height and weight.
This time the dunk after being intercepted seemed to ignite the "lead" in Griffin's heart.
"The Grizzlies want to rely on offense to suppress us, we must take the lead. Get up and play, guys, let the Grizzlies taste the defensive defeat." Paul saw that the morale of his teammates was a little low, and he loudly encouraged. stand up.
Paul and Link have no personal grudges. Although they were killed by Link last season, Paul does not hold that grudge.
And because of the relationship of Kobe's game, the two talked about nodding. But Paul is a person with a very strong desire to win. Now that the Clippers record is so anxious, and just lost to the Lakers in the last game, Paul naturally wants to stop the decline. Therefore, Paul is so fierce today.
He knew very well that he couldn't accomplish this kind of thing by himself. To do, the whole team must do it with him! To keep your teammates focused, you need to motivate them from time to time.
Paul is like a head coach wearing a jersey on the court. He knows how to make a team better.
Seeing that the boss has spoken, the Clippers players naturally dare not slacken their efforts. They pushed up with a three-point disadvantage, still menacing.
Griffin didn't ask for the ball this time, he knew he had to slow down. The basketball game is a marathon. Temporary victory and backwardness cannot determine the final result. Link's steal just now let Griffin know that even without Randolph, the Grizzlies' forward line is not easy to deal with.
Griffin temporarily pinched the flaming fuse, but whether the line will be ignited again, but that is not necessarily true.
Now, Chris Paul has become the focus of much attention. Whether he can regain his form after returning from injury in the second game will determine the ultimate fate of the Clippers.
Although Paul sent 12 assists in the last game, he only scored 4 points and a low shooting percentage, so many assists could not be washed away.
Today, after seeing Griffin being targeted, Paul decided to come forward. Didn't he also succeed in scoring a goal on Conley just now?
Paul repeated the same trick, calling for cover. But this time, he didn't walk from the side with cover, but deliberately accelerated to the side without cover!
Although Paul was baptized by injuries, he is still fast! You know, when Paul was in perfect health, he competed with Kobe and Garnett for the MVP existence in the third grade. Paul finally ranked second in the MVP voting that year, and the number of votes was not much worse than Kobe.
Such a terrifying player, even after experiencing an injury, is still the top defender in the first step!
Paul succeeded in breaking through, Conley could only do his best to catch up, and beware of his sudden stop jumpers at any time.
As a result, this time, Paul did not stop in a hurry, but went straight into the restricted area, and then cast a shot!
Conley was caught off guard again, and Gasol, who was guarding the inside line, immediately made up his defenses, but to no avail.
Paul made a soft small throw, let the basketball jump over the Spanish tramp in front of him, hollow into the net!
"Chris Paul, he's really a pin of the sea! Seeing that the Grizzlies are about to rise, but Paul personally pulled the Clippers back. The Grizzlies only lead by one point, can they hold on? "
This kind of competition is more persevering than who really is. Whoever loses the chain in this tough duel first will be thrown away.
The Clippers have Paul, who is extremely stable offensively.
In this way, the first quarter of the game ended in your offense and defense. Although Link's dunks on Griffin were talked about, after the first quarter, the Grizzlies still led the Clippers by only 3 points.
Whenever the Grizzlies have a tendency to open the score, Paul will immediately stand up. Whether it's a pass or a steady shot, it can always help Trekking to stay ahead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides withdrew most of the main players, including Link and Paul.
Griffin began to get irritable in the second quarter. Without Paul, he still scored a lot of points on the bench for Speights. Speights is flexible for most four positions, but this advantage disappears in front of Griffin.
And Speights' offensive ability also prevents him from eating Griffin like Gay.
Griffin's dunks again and again, let him gradually regain his confidence, but also let the Clippers players find confidence. It seemed that he was finally about to start to rectify his name.
But at this very moment, Hollins interrupted Griffin's performance very "inhumanly". At this time, just four minutes into the second quarter, Hollins decided to send out his main force to play!
Link, Tony Allen and Guy all returned to the court, and the Clippers also sent Paul to stabilize the situation.
Hollins changed his defensive strategy again this time. He asked Tony Allen to target Paul himself, and Link to double-check Griffin at any time.
"You will have more contact with Blake, but I need you to stay calm, Link. But if you have the opportunity... you can try to make Griffin uncomfortable." Before going on the court, Hollinsla Link whispered a few words.
Looking at the thief smile on Hollins' face, Link nodded silently.
You old man!
"Blake Griffin has performed very well in the past few rounds. Randolph and Speights did not seem to be very effective. Now, coach Hollins has taken Rudy Gay. Hopefully, he can continue his performance in the first quarter."
Griffin thinks it's almost time. He hasn't attacked much since he was intercepted by Link in the first quarter, because he felt he had to slow down first. But now, when he dunks a few on Speights and regained his confidence, Griffin thinks his chance has come.
The repeater has become more active again, but he didn't want to play singles with Gay in the low post unconsciously. This time, Griffin covered Paul's side. After the screen, he immediately opened and cut into the basket!
Seeing this pick and roll appeared, Link abandoned Caron Butler and went straight to Griffin.
Sure enough, Paul passed the ball in the next second! Link did not know how many times he and Griffin had watched this kind of cover attack!
But if you reach out directly, Link will probably not touch the ball. As a result, Link jumped forward suddenly, just like a goalkeeper on a football field, stupefied that he threw the basketball that was still flying under him!
"I was stealed again!? What kind of weird stealing method is this!?" Kenny Smith was stunned. This Nima is blocking the shot. Link that kid went to the wrong set.
Link didn't expect the action to be like this, because the only thing he thought about at the time was that the ball could not be sent to Griffin. If Griffin receives the ball, it is impossible to stop him from wreaking havoc on the rim by just changing the defense of Conley.
In a hurry, Link reflexively made a "fight" action on the ground. After thinking about it, Link felt embarrassed.
But regardless of the routine or irregularity of the action, at least this time, Link can be regarded as preventing the Clippers from attacking. On the ground, Link was robbed by Caron Butler. But Link clung to the basketball, and Caron Butler only got one chance to jump with Link.
The jump ball resulted in Link holding the ball. Butler after a serious knee injury was no longer the all-around small forward who could fly and escape. It was not difficult for Link to skip him.
"Fuck, what a bad luck!" Griffin murmured angrily, and Link's steal caused all the ducks he got to fly away.
"Really excellent defense. Link interrupted Griffin's momentum as soon as he came up. Although the two did not match up today, their confrontation was exceptional. The Grizzlies offensive, let's see what the Griffins will do. do."
What else could be done, Guy continued to beat Griffin. Griffin was pulled out to the middle distance by Guy, and little Jordan was led by the nose by little Gasol.
Just when everyone thought Gay was going to play again, he suddenly passed the ball to Link. Link had already cut in at this time, and Caron Butler, who had been sluggish a lot, felt helpless!
At this time, Griffin and Jordan were not in the penalty area, and Link easily slammed the ball in. The Grizzlies still led by 3 points, and Griffin also slumped.
Why did that guy score again!
The rate of lead burning is accelerating.
"Nice dunk. Link has scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Blake also scored 8 points plus 4 rebounds and 1 assist. It seems that Link Griffin does not today Uncle in the middle."
"It doesn't matter?" Barkley smiled slightly when he heard Kenny Smith's remarks. "Look carefully, Griffin won't catch the ball anymore."
Griffin was planning to throw off Guy with an off-the-ball screen, but as soon as he did, Link switched over.
According to the tactics, Griffin had to pass, but this time he finally won the singles Link into the meeting. Griffin was too late to feel shameful!
"Blake Griffin slowed down, he is going to play Link in the low post! Here, the official matchup between the two is finally overdue!
Just when Griffin was ready to eat Link alone, Gasol raised his arms and clamped it up, double-teaming!
This is a defensive trap!
Cut off the connection between Paul and the other Clippers players. As a result, the Clippers' combat effectiveness will be unexpectedly weak.
Just look at Griffin's performance in the previous games before Paul's comeback. It was the scene of a major car accident.
Griffin is not passing, nor is attacking. In the end, he could only lean on the left hook of Link's basket.
But with the help of Gasol, Griffin's hook only added a rebound data to Link.
"Without Chris, you can't play good numbers at all." After getting the rebound, Link did not forget to spray a trash talk at Griffin, and this sentence completely burned the lead in Griffin's heart. !
"Boom!" Griffin finally exploded in place.
Griffin pushed Link angrily~EbookFREE.me~ The scene immediately became confused!
Link staggered back a few steps exaggeratedly, then sat down on the ground with an innocent look. So the next second, the referee immediately gave Griffin a technical foul, without hesitation!
Griffin lit the gunpowder keg, but in the end, he still wounded himself.
Randolph, who was sitting down the court, looked at the moment ago and was still very painful. He couldn't help but shook his head when he saw Griffin who had eaten a T and immediately got up. That guy Link acted like it was so shameless!
Link succeeded in stimulating Griffin, and the repeat champion now has a complete mental breakdown. The Grizzlies' defense also successfully cut the connection between Paul and others, which resulted in Paul having to take the offense by himself.
But is Paul, who has just returned from injury, able to carry the Grizzlies offense?
This is about to put a big question mark.
Hollins clapped happily, and the winning percentage has improved a lot.