: 296: The Raging Los Angeles Behemoth

On the 10th, Guy was injured, and on the 11th, he was delayed for a day. On the 12th and 13th, the Grizzlies will usher in another back-to-back game after losing Gay.
On the 12th, they played against the Los Angeles Lakers. On the 13th, they flew back to back to Denver Plateau to face the Nuggets.
There is no doubt that these two games are particularly important in the hearts of Grizzlies fans. After all, these two games will be able to see if the Grizzlies have the potential to reach the end this year.
Naturally, the Los Angeles Lakers needless to say, although the record this season is not as explosive as before. But this is a team with two All-Star starters, Kobe and Bynum, so that the Lakers are still powerful contenders for the championship.
The Denver Nuggets have played an extremely smooth offense this season, especially after changing Nene to McGee, Denver's title of "track and field team" is even more well-deserved. George Carr perfectly injected his personal style into this team.
These two opponents are both strong rivals in the West, and they are also opponents that the Grizzlies may encounter in the playoffs.
Link naturally values ​​these two games very seriously. If nothing happens, James Harden will switch to the Houston Rockets this summer. Harden used the record of "the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points and 12 assists in his first show for a new team", proving that he can perfectly transition from the sixth man to the core of the team.
Link doesn't expect himself to play such gorgeous numbers, but he also hopes that his performance can support his core position.
So on the 12th, Link came to the training hall early, earlier than Jimmy Butler.
He took the lead to find the shooting feeling, and any opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared.
After the shot, Link went to the physical therapist to relax his muscles. Don't get hurt, this is still a big priority for Link.
At the same time, the Los Angeles Lakers players also arrived at Memphis International Airport. Kobe wears sunglasses and does not smile.
The Lakers have recently won two consecutive victories, and in the last game, the Lakers just killed their arch-enemy Celtics by 3 points. Therefore, the Lakers can be described as a morale boost.
When asked, "What do you think of the Grizzlies' prospects after losing Rudy Gay?" Kobe answered very simply.
"Link will take care of everything. He is an All-Star starting forward. I believe in his ability to lead the team. But everyone needs a process of improvement and growth, and Link will do the same. And we are the process of his hardship."
Training before the All-Star Game this year, Kobe lost 1 point in a heads-up with Link. Since then, this paranoid has been waiting for another duel with Link.
In his eyes, Link is no longer as simple as a rookie. He will no longer treat Link with the attitude of treating rookies!
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"This is the second time the Lakers and Grizzlies have played against each other this season. The last time the Grizzlies played against each other, the Grizzlies won the game at Staples. In that game, Link scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. , And the restrictions on Kobe are also very good. But I must say that in the current situation, Link must play better than last time."
In the evening, before the start of the much-anticipated game, the Federal Express Arena was full. Hubby Brown and his partner also started today's interpretation work.
Brown deliberately pulled out Link's last time he played the Lakers. To be honest, for a second-year rookie, that kind of performance is already very, very good.
But this is the highlight of today's game-Link must do better than outstanding in order to take on the heavy responsibility!
Hubie Brown shook his head. Link may be the most anticipated draft pick in NBA history. For Ben Wallace, would you ask him to score 20+ points per game? For Bruce Bowen, the only thing you can expect is that he can also score one or two three-pointers while defending the opponent's arrow.
But the same is lost, people's request for Link is to carry the team.
That kid must be under tremendous pressure.
"Link, today we are attacking with you as the core of the offense! Don’t be nervous, you used to score 40 points in a single game, so I believe it’s not difficult for you to score. Today you play the third position, your opponent is Ah Tester."
"Boss, I have to interrupt, that guy is now called World Peace, hahahahaha!" Randolph made a little joke when Hollins was speaking to Link. He seemed to be making trouble, but in fact It also relaxes Link a lot.
"Well, your opponent is World Peace, whatever his name is. In short, he is a player who used to be invincible in defense but is now more famous than his strength. Artest... World Peace is now slowing down in lateral speed. Strong, so break through more and beat him with pick-and-rolls. Only if you attack first, our offense will have hope, understand?"
"Yes." Link nodded slightly, and it should be easier to match up with Ci Shiping than against Kobe. After all, this year is the lowest season of Ci Shiping's career. All his statistics are career lows.
Its strong one-on-one defensive skills have also declined a lot.
But Link still has to be careful, because you never know what that guy will do next second.
Back then, Jordan humiliated Artest for provoking in the training hall and humiliating Artest in a single challenge, and then his rib broke.
This was also when the Internet was underdeveloped, otherwise Artest would have been sprayed to death.
Link took a deep breath and stood up slowly. This is his home court, whether it is Artest or Kobe, Link must beat them!
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Kobe, as usual, didn't talk to Link before the game. Now Kobe and Link are in a hostile state. And that paranoid will not show his opponents well before the end of the game.
Where is Artest? Link found the guy staring at him like a perverted uncle, as if looking forward to the next duel.
Link swallowed, thinking about it, the Lakers lineup, there are simply all kinds of weird things.
Before the game started, the fans all shouted "Come on Link" to cheer for their All-Star forward.
Link was naturally encouraged by this, but Ci Shiping was also more excited. His favorite is the performance that destroys other people's idols!
With a whistle from the referee, the game that attracted the attention of Memphis fans finally began.
The excited Bynum was the first to compete for basketball, and the Lakers attacked first!
Sessions held the ball very calmly for half the time, but the ball was still warm, and the guard who had just joined the Lakers passed the ball to Kobe.
Kobe's opponent today is his old friend Tony Allen. Tony Allen may not be very helpful on the offensive end, but he can do better than Gay on the defensive end.
Kobe made two probing steps with the ball, but instead of making a shot, he handed the ball to Bynum!
Bynum is very destructive this year, and he deserves his name as the starting center for the Western Conference Stars.
I saw Bynum leaning towards the basket and then took a small hook. It was so easy, soft and strong, successfully defeating Gasol's defense at the basket.
A heavy center averaging 18.7 points per game has unquestionable damage at the basket.
"The Lakers' offensive is very fierce, and Bynum used the fiercest confrontation to give the Grizzlies a disarming force as soon as they came up! The next is the Grizzlies offensive round, what will they do?"
Although he didn't say anything, Hubby Brown knew that what everyone wanted to see was not what the Grizzlies would do, but what Link would do!
Link borrowed a simple off-the-ball cover and received the basketball directly. It can be seen that the Grizzlies really want Link to be the core of the offense.
Facing the fierce world peace, Link did not worry, but waved his hand to signal Randolph to come out to cover ~EbookFREE.me~ The bear immediately put it up, and now all Grizzlies are willing to serve Link's offense.
With cover, Link accelerated the breakthrough. But this time, Link's breakthrough was not easy, because Ci Shiping and Gasol both followed Link in!
"Both of them followed Xiang Link, the Lakers gave him a lot of oppression!"
Sure enough, the core of the attack is often the toughest defense!
Without hesitation, Link hit the ground and passed the ball into the hands of Randolph, who dropped down after the pick and roll.
Randolph jumped directly after receiving the basketball. It seemed that this would be a beautiful goal.
However, in the next second, Bynum came out from the diagonal. This guy squeezed his arm and slammed Randolph's layup directly beyond the three-point line. Sessions picked up the basketball!
"Monster blocking, this has become the scene of a volleyball match!" All the commentators couldn't help being close. Bynum's blocking just now was indeed too destructive!
After Sessions picked up the basketball, he went straight to the fast break and the sky basket succeeded. 4-0, the Los Angeles Lakers played their vigor!
Randolph shook his head helplessly. If he had just changed to last year, he should be able to cut in faster, take off and lay up faster. In this way, it will not be blocked.
But this year...
"Damn it!" Link whispered secretly, feeling unwilling for Randolph. Randolph's rim finish rate has indeed fallen sharply this year, and he has difficulty scoring efficiently. This guy is no longer a protective umbrella by his side.
Last season, the Black and White Bears basically did not suffer from the Lakers Championship Twin Towers. But this season, the gap is really obvious.
That said, only oneself can stand up and change the situation.
Link gritted his teeth and continued to run to the front court.
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