: Five hundred and forty-four: Warm-up storm

Carter Lyles has been the gatekeeper of the Federal Express Arena for 8 years. It can be said that he entered this arena almost at the same time as the Grizzlies. After all, this "most literary arena in the NBA" is only 9 years old.
Old Lyles is a native of Memphis with gray hair. However, he was a bodyguard when he was young, and his family were all Grizzlies fans, so he got the job of guarding the stadium.
When the gatekeeper's salary is not high, but happy to get close to the Grizzlies players. He has collected a lot of players' signature jerseys, sneakers and basketballs. The Grizzlies players and the old Lyles are also very familiar.
Lyles stayed up all night. Last night, the Federal Express Arena replaced the poster on the outer wall overnight. Now, the exterior walls are full of promotional posters of Grizzlies VS Clippers, and the tension of the Western Conference semifinals has spread in Memphis.
Lyles is now waiting for his colleagues to hand over the shift. After returning to rest, he will come to watch the game at night.
Today is May 7, the day when the Western Conference semifinals officially kick off!
At this moment, Lyles saw a big man approaching the arena. The visitor wore a hood and could not see his face. But based on his height alone, Lyles could guess who it was.
For the entire Grizzlies, there is no second player higher than Marc Gasol.
"Mark! You arrived at the arena 12 hours earlier than the game!" Lyles yelled and waved at Gasol.
"I didn't expect it? I have to prepare well today, so I came to find the feeling in advance. I will be very surprised when other people come to find that I was the first one." Gasol rubbed his hands excitedly. I couldn't sleep at night, just waiting to face Jordan.
"The first player to arrive? Hahahahaha, no, you were not the first to arrive, Mark. Half an hour ago, Link had already gone in." Lyles smiled and pointed to the arena. Someone is more excited than Gasol.
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Chris Paul and the Clippers arrived in Memphis yesterday afternoon, facing a 70-win opponent in the regular season, the Clippers players were not nervous.
When participating in the pre-match training, the reporters saw that the Clippers were still talking and laughing. I didn't know. They thought that the Clippers were the team that advanced early.
The Clippers are so confident for no reason. They were still fighting the Nuggets two days ago, and the last time the Grizzlies played was more than a week ago.
Therefore, the Clippers players firmly believe that, in terms of competitive status, the Grizzlies are definitely not as good as themselves!
The Clippers’ strategy is very simple, and the intensity will be increased as soon as the game opens today. They are used to fierce fighting, but the Grizzlies may not be able to adapt all of a sudden.
If the Grizzlies can't react, or can't keep up, the Clippers will likely win the first game.
It is of great significance to the Clippers to win a victory at the Federal Express Arena. If you can win, it will be a crucial step for the entire series.
By the time the Clippers came out to warm up, the Grizzlies were already practicing shooting.
At this time, there were no people in the arena, only a few cameras were shooting.
The two sides glanced at each other, and did not speak much. Both teams are ruthless, and there are some frictions between each other, so there is no need to express friendship before the game.
It's hard to imagine Zach Randolph putting his hand on Griffin's shoulder and encouraging him to cheer.
Link originally wanted to talk to Grant Hill, but found that the other Clippers players were full of hostility in their eyes, so he dispelled the idea.
The two teams originally warmed up to their own, there was no overlap. But little Jordan quit, he just wanted to do something.
After the number of fans gradually increased, Jordan took the basketball and walked beyond the three-point line, attracting the attention of many people.
Is it possible that this guy still has to practice three-pointers today?
Link was sitting on the ground and pressing his leg, just facing the Clippers halftime, so he was also attracted by Jordan's action.
I saw that Jordan did not shoot after getting the ball outside the three-point line, but toss the ball forward at will.
The basketball soared and landed, and then bounced high. It was at this time that Little Jordan started, kicking his legs hard, sending that strong body into the air.
In the air, little Jordan just grabbed the bounced basketball. He glided freely for a certain distance, then he swung his arm and smashed the ball into the frame with one hand!
"Boom!"
The rim made a loud noise, and now that the game has not yet started, this movement is enough to attract everyone's attention.
Jordan made a pull-up on the hoop before he was willing to let go. Anyway, the game hasn't started yet, and no one will call him a technical foul for as long as he hangs on the basket.
After landing, Jordan turned to look directly at Gasol, and then slapped his teammates.
There is no doubt that this is Jordan's provocation to Gasol.
The camera immediately gave Gasol a close-up of his face. The Spaniard was expressionless, as if he hadn't seen Jordan's dunk just now.
But everyone knew that he must have seen it, but didn't want to respond.
Gasol is not the kind of person who has a strong desire to perform, and his style is not suitable for acting.
Seeing Gasol "counsel", little Jordan immediately became proud.
Before the game started, the smell of gunpowder was quite strong.
Gasol could bear this kind of thing, but Link couldn't bear it. This is not Los Angeles, but it is not the place where your little Jordan is showing off. So Link stood up from the floor, asked the trainer to throw a ball to himself, and then Link held the ball and walked to the Clippers halftime!
The fans at the scene immediately began to booze. Although there are not many people now, their voices are enough to attract the attention of Clippers players.
Finding Link walking towards the Clippers halftime, all Clippers players stopped their movements and stared at Link. No matter what he wants to do, the Clippers players will not back down!
However, Link, who was wearing training clothes, stopped in the middle of the center circle and the three-point line and did not continue to approach.
Little Jordan curled up his mouth, he thought Link had stage fright.
"Hey, DeAndre!" However, after Link stopped, he yelled at little Jordan.
Everyone in the Clippers was dumbfounded. Even Paul hadn't seen such a situation. What the was he doing?
"Don't you like to play? Let's play a game. I'll shoot here. I'll make sure to make it. Dare to bet with me? How about betting $100,000? Dare you!"
Little Jordan looked at his teammates~EbookFREE.me~ and he didn't know how to respond.
Link smiled playfully, then shook his head. Today he started warming up very early, so it feels very hot now, and this is the source of his self-confidence.
Before Little Jordan could speak, Link, in his training suit, didn't even aim, and casually jumped and shot from a super long distance.
Seeing the basketball flying into the air, little Jordan swallowed. This goal is so good... it looks like it is really going to be scored.
"brush!"
The clear tumbling sound of the Nets sounded, and fans cheered in the stands. Link spread his hands, his expression relaxed. Then, Chong Xiao Jordan made a zipper on his mouth.
Since you dare not accept the challenge, just shut up!
"Hahahaha, maybe Link is saying in his heart, are you kidding me? Did you watch me play on the first day? This is the Federal Express Arena. Are you sure you want to play against me here? I can only say, It must be beautiful!"
Charles Barkley laughed from ear to ear on the commentary stage. Jordan was simply the most failed case of coercion. Provoking others, but showing off.
Even Grant Hill almost didn't stop trying to laugh, but when he thought that he and Jordan were on the same side, Old Hill could only suppress the urge to laugh very wrongly.
After Link returned to his own half, he gave Gasol a light high-five. He helped Gasol avenge his current revenge. But for the next official game, Gasol will have to carry it himself.
Gasol felt Link's heart. He knew that Link didn't do it just to pretend, but to help himself.
Now, the Spaniard's expression became more serious.
If I let Link down, I wouldn't forgive myself.
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