Carter Lyles has been the gatekeeper of the Federal Express Arena for 8 years. It can be said that he has entered the arena almost at the same time as the Grizzlies. After all, this "most literary and artistic stadium in the NBA" is only 9 years old.

Old Lyles is a local Memphis native and has gray hair. However, he worked as a bodyguard when he was young, and his family was a Grizzlies fan, so he got the job of being a guard at the arena.

When the guard is not paid a lot, he is happy to have close contact with the Grizzlies players. He has collected many signature jerseys, sneakers and basketballs from the players. After a while, the Grizzlies players are also quite familiar with the old Lyles.

Lyles didn't sleep all night, and last night the Federal Express Arena replaced the exterior poster overnight. Now, the exterior walls are full of promotional posters of the Grizzlies VS Clippers. The tense atmosphere of the Western Conference semi-finals has spread in Memphis.

Lyles is now waiting for his colleagues to hand over the shift. After going back to rest, he will come to watch the game on site tonight.

Today is May 7th, and it is the day when the Western Conference semi-finals officially start!

At this moment, Lyles saw a big man walking towards the stadium. The visitor was wearing a hood and could not see his face. However, based on his height alone, Lyles could guess who it was.

The entire Grizzlies can't find a second player who is taller than Mark Gasol.

"Mark! You arrived at the stadium 12 hours earlier than the game!" Lyles shouted and waved at Gasol.

"I didn't expect it? I had to prepare well today, so I came to find out in advance. When others came to find out later that I was the first one, I would definitely be very surprised." Gasol rubbed his hands excitedly. He couldn't sleep last night and was waiting to face Jordan face to face.

"The first player to arrive? Hahahahahaha, no, you were not the first one to arrive, Mark. Half an hour ago, Link had already entered." Lyles smiled and pointed to the stadium. It seemed that someone was more excited than Gasol.

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Chris Paul and the Clippers arrived in Memphis yesterday afternoon. Facing an opponent who won 70 wins in the regular season, the Clippers players were not nervous at all.

When participating in pre-match training, the reporters saw that everyone on the Clippers were still talking and laughing. If they didn't know, they thought the Clippers were the team that advanced early.

It is not without reason that the Clippers are so confident. They were still fighting fiercely with the Nuggets two days ago, and the last time the Grizzlies played the game was more than a week ago.

Therefore, the Clippers players firmly believe that in terms of competitive state, the Grizzlies are definitely not as good as themselves now!

The Clippers' strategy is very simple, and they are getting stronger as soon as the game starts today. They are used to fierce fighting, but the Grizzlies may not be able to adapt at once.

If the Grizzlies can't react or can't keep up with the pace, the Clippers will likely win the first game.

Being able to win a victory at the Federal Express is of great significance to the Clippers. If you can win, it will be a crucial step for the entire series.

When the Clippers players came out and started to warm up, the Grizzlies players were already practicing shooting.

At this time, there were not many people in the stadium, only a few cameras were shooting.

Both sides looked at each other and didn't say much. Both teams were cruel and had some friction with each other, so there was no need to express friendship before the game.

It's hard to imagine what Zach Randolph put his hand on Griffin's shoulder and encouraged him to cheer on.

Link wanted to go over and chat with Grant Hill, but found that the other Clippers players looked at him with hostility, so he gave up the idea.

The two teams originally warmed up their own team and had no intersection. But Jordan quits, he just wants to do something.

After more and more fans entered the court, Jordan Jr. walked out of the three-point line with a basketball, attracting the attention of many people.

Could it be that this guy has to practice three points today?

Link was sitting on the ground and pressing his legs, facing the Clippers' halftime, so he was also attracted by Jordan's moves.

Jordan Jr. took the ball outside the three-point line and did not shoot, but threw the ball forward at will.

The basketball rose and landed on the ground, then bounced high. Jordan Jordan started at this time, kicking his legs hard, sending his strong body into the air.

In the air, Jordan just grabbed the bounced basketball. He glided for a while, then swung his arm and smashed the ball into the frame with one hand!

"Boom!"

The basket made a loud noise, and now that the game has not yet begun, the movement is enough to attract everyone's attention.

Jordan Jr. made a pull-up on the basket and was willing to let go. Anyway, the game has not started yet, and no one will yell at his technical foul for no matter how long he has been hanging on the basket.

After landing, Jordan turned around and looked directly at Gasol Jr., and then slapped his teammates one by one.

There is no doubt that this is Jordan Jr.'s provocation against Gasol.

The camera immediately gave Gasol a close-up of his face, and the Spaniard had no expression on his face, as if he had not seen Jordan's dunk just now.

But everyone knew that he must have seen it, but he just didn't want to respond.

Gasol is not the kind of person who has a particularly strong desire to perform, and his style is not suitable for performance.

Seeing Gasol "cowardly", Jordan immediately became proud.

Before the competition began, the smell of gunpowder was quite strong.

Link couldn't help it. This is not Los Angeles, but it's not where you, Jordan Jr., show off. So Link stood up from the floor and asked the trainer to throw a ball to himself. Then Link held the ball and walked towards the Clippers' halftime!

Seeing this, the fans at the scene immediately started to make excuses. Although there are not many people now, their voices are enough to attract the attention of Clippers players.

When he found Link walking towards the Clippers' half, all the Clippers players stopped their movements and stared at Link. No matter what he wanted to do, the Clippers players would not retreat!

However, Link, wearing training suits, stopped in the middle of the center circle and the three-point line and did not continue to get closer.

Jordan raised the corners of his mouth, and he thought Link was stage frightened.

"Hey, DeAndrew!" However, after Link stopped, he shouted at Jordan Jr.

Everyone in the Clippers was confused. Even Paul had never seen this situation before. What was he going to do?

"Don't you like to play? Then let's play a game. I'm shooting here. I will definitely score this ball. Do you dare to bet with me? What about bets of $100,000? Do you dare!"

Jordan looked at his teammates, but he didn't know how to respond.

Link smiled jokingly, then shook his head. He started warming up very early today, so the touch is already very hot now, which is the source of his self-confidence.

Before Jordan could speak, Link, wearing a training suit, didn't even aim much, and jumped out at a very long distance at random.

Seeing the basketball flew into the air, Jordan swallowed. This ball was so straight...it seemed to be really going into.

"brush!"

The Nets rolled crisply, and in the stands, some fans cheered. Link spread his hands and looked relaxed. Then, he made a zipper on Jordan Jr.

Since you don’t dare to accept the challenge, then shut up!

"Hahahaha, Link may be saying in his heart, are you kidding me? Did you watch me play basketball on the first day? This is the Federal Express Arena, are you sure you want to argue with me here? All I can say is, fucking beautiful!"

Charles Barkley smiled from ear to ear on the commentary stage. Jordan Jr. was the most failed case of pretending. He provoked others, but was shown off.

Even Grant Hill almost couldn't hold back her head and wanted to laugh, but when she thought that she and Jordan were on the same side, Old Hill could only suppress the urge to laugh with great grievance.

After Link returned to his half, he brimmed with Gasol lightly. He helped Gasol avenge now. But Gasol had to bear the next official game.

Gasol felt Link's intentions. He knew that Link did that just now was not to show off, but to help him stand up.

Now, the Spanish expression became more serious.
Chapter completed!