LeBron James certainly knows how popular Link is this year. The Grizzlies have been firmly in the top four in the West since the beginning of the season. Link has also become the second player in NBA history to become an All-Star team.

Not to mention that he also broke the three-point competition record, scored 40 points and triple-double, defeated Kobe, and created a series of incredible things.

But James still believes that if he does his best, it should be no problem to defeat Link. Link was also magical last season, but he really has no impression after James and Link fight.

Because last year, Link was too weak for him. James didn't believe that in just one year, the Chinese would undergo a complete transformation.

James knew that Link must have made progress and had definitely become stronger. But he was certainly not strong enough to challenge himself.

At noon on April 2, James began preparing for the evening game. Although it was a back-to-back game, James did not slacken because of this. Although he was confident that he could defeat Link, he was not blindly arrogant.

James has never been an arrogant player, and he will hardly underestimate the enemy. In the confrontation with Link tonight, although James thought he could easily win, he still hoped that he could do his best.

The frustrating defeat yesterday still lingers in James' mind until now. The only way to dilute this defeat is to win a game!

In addition to James, major media and fans are also looking forward to this game.

When it comes to the Heat, people will think of the championship and the super team. But in fact, the Grizzlies have basically the same regular season record as the Heat. Therefore, you can say that this is actually a close match.

At least in the regular season, both sides seem to be evenly matched.

Moreover, this is also the first time James and Link have played against each other this season. They have created so many magical Links in the West and LeBron James, who has been famous in the league for a long time. Just thinking about the scenes of these two people playing against each other, fans and media are extremely excited.

Two teams with similar records, two strong stars, are all attracted by fans to watch a game.

Therefore, this game became the focus battle on April 2. Espn sent two generals, Mike Bryn and Kevin Harlan, to comment, which shows how high the status of this game is in Espn's mind.

At night, the American Airlines Center stadium was even more crowded and sat without absent!

Some fans who did not get tickets even paid attention to the game through the LED screen in the square outside the stadium. I have to say that this situation is not something you can see anywhere.

Link must admit that teams with stars are indeed different in terms of attention. James, Wade and Bosh, all of them have their own traffic. When they get together, their popularity explodes.

"Link and the Grizzlies are fighting against the Miami Heat for the first time this year. Last season, the Heat met the Grizzlies twice and won all two games. Judging from the historical match records, the Heat also has a crushing advantage. But today, everything is likely to change. The Grizzlies are the top three teams in the Western Conference this season. If the Heat don't want to lose in a row, they may have to work harder."

"That's right, but it's worth mentioning that this game is the first back-to-back battle this season. After playing against the Heat, the Grizzlies will have to fight against the Warriors and the Thunder continuously. So we don't know how much effort the Grizzlies are willing to spend in this game."

Kevin Harlan and Mike Bryn were already chattering in the commentary table, while on the court, Link and James were both trying to make a serious shot.

Link is determined to fight against James. He has been waiting for today since he gained a brand new ability to fight against him. James is determined to win and completely destroy the opponent in front of him.

In this way, amid the cheers of more than 20,000 fans at the scene, the referee blew a whistle and started the game that fans, media and players had been waiting for for a long time.

The biggest problem for the Heat is the inside line. From the scramble stage, the Heat's inside line appears to be very weak.

Gasol easily got the basketball from Joe Anthony, and Joe Anthony was the one who had good luck in the Heat. Link believed that with his strength, he would not be able to get a chance to play in any other team.

The Grizzlies attacked first, and Conley slowly approached the frontcourt. As soon as they came up, the Grizzlies were posing as if they were to polish the position with the Heat.

James stared at Link tightly, and I have to say that just looking at this guy's body, Link could feel a sense of oppression.

But Link was not afraid. After Gasol Jr.'s unball cover came up, Link immediately ran away, trying to use the unball running to throw away James!

As soon as Link flashed a little space, Conley's pass was delivered. This is Conley's ability. Sometimes his role cannot be reflected in the data. If this guy is in the East, it will definitely not be a problem to be selected as the All-Star. Unfortunately, there are too many strong defenders in the West.

But James' defense is not a vegetarian. When Link received the ball just now, James appeared in front of Link again. His movements were so fast that he didn't give Link any space at all.

It is not an exaggeration to say that James was his peak period during this period.

In terms of age, James was only 27 years old at this time. Although he had played in the league for 9 years, he participated in the draft after graduating from high school. He was only 5 years older than Link, who had only entered the league after four years of playing in college! He was in his year of playing.

In terms of experience, James has left the growth period of his Cavaliers. He is now mature and steady. After being abused by Dirk last season, he has also practiced a back-to-back attack.

From physical to experience to skills, James is very mature now. Therefore, although Link flashed out of the space to catch the ball, James did not continue to give him a chance.

Link made a few tentative steps after holding the ball, but James was unmoved at all. In desperation, Link gave the ball to Gasol Jr. and asked him to single Joe Anthony.

"Link didn't play, he chose to pass the ball. The first match between the two sides ended in such a hurry." Mike Bryn shook his head in disappointment, but Link's choice was understandable. If he was the kind of player who was obsessed with singles, then he wouldn't be so outstanding.

Gasol turned around and hooked his hand, but under the tough blocking of Joe Anthony, he actually knocked out of the frame.

Gasol Jr.'s offensive stability has always been poor. People always think that Gasol Jr., who has superb skills at the basket and has a shot, can score very well, but this is just an illusion. Gasol Jr. has played in his career so far, and has not had a season of average score of 15. Last season, his average score was only 11.7.

Gasol Jr. has always been a center forward with defense that is better than attack. He is indeed excellent, but it has nothing to do with a role like an inside scorer.

Gasol Jr. missed the offense, and cheers burst out in the center of the US Airlines Center. They were all looking forward to the Heat's counterattack!

However, before Bosh and Joe Anthony jumped up, Link, wearing a dark blue No. 0 jersey, suddenly jumped into the penalty area and caught an offensive rebound!

After landing, Link took James hard, pushed a little space away, and succeeded in the second attack at the basket! Before everyone could react, the Grizzlies scored first.

"This should be a two plus one, two plus one!" After scoring the goal, Link did not forget to yell at the referee and put pressure on him. Throughout the process, Link's performance was quite tough!

"Link actually beat James at the basket! Did you see it? He took the initiative to carry LeBron away and gained space for attacking at the basket. Haha, this game is starting to be interesting!" Mike Brin clapped, and that guy James must be surprised.

He was indeed surprised. James rubbed his chest that had just been pushed. He didn't expect that Link would be so fierce now. He actually dared to fight against him at the basket.

So James decided to fight tooth for the Heat's attack next!

After several transmissions, the basketball fell into James' hands and the Heat played singles for him.

James didn't have so many fancy moves, he rushed in with the ball!

Last season, if James rushes with the ball and collides with Link, Link will be bounced away two steps away.

But today, when James collided with Link again, James was surprised to find that the guy actually took it!

"Bang!" The muffled sound of the collision between the muscles made Hollins on the sidelines get goose bumps.

Link was hit and felt pain, even after the upgrade, he seemed to be unable to withstand it. James is indeed a monster! But as long as he gritted his teeth, Link could still put James in a huge pressure. Not to mention that he could force James to stop directly, at least he would not be easily knocked away, at least he could cause trouble for James.

James continued to lean against Link and forced a layup! But under Link's fierce confrontation and the interference of his long arms, James' layup actually hit the frame!

He was attacked with a tougher attack and was defended by Link with a tougher attitude!

"James failed to make the first move. Link defended so beautifully. He tried so hard!" Mike Bryn applauded. Link showed his tough side to the fullest after the second attack at the basket and this time his defense!

Now, who else would say that he is just a simple technical player?

"Damn!" James cursed inwardly and hurried back to defend. Link's toughness was a world of difference compared to last season!

He originally thought that fighting Link would be easy and easy today! There is no doubt that Link gave James a surprise.

James didn't know if Link would continue to create surprises in the subsequent game. But he knew very well that he had encountered a tough fight today.
Chapter completed!