546: reverse high and low 4K words)(1/2)
"The Memphis Grizzlies were stopped first. It seems that the Los Angeles Clippers are indeed different from before. They dare to fight and are very determined. After experiencing a 0-2 turnover, the Clippers have made a lot of progress." Kenny Smith was impressed by the Clippers' performance. It may be that the Grizzlies' Rockets' series of games were too easy. In his impression, the Grizzlies seemed to have not been so embarrassed for a long time.
"Come on, just six games, it's not enough to redeem the Clippers. If I ask me, the Clippers should think about how to defend the 7-point advantage. Because the counterattack they will face next must be quite fierce." Barkley looked calm. Link was so arrogant before the game, not just to humiliate Jordan Jr.
That super long three-pointer is enough to prove Link's condition today.
The suspension ended soon, and Link was the first to walk onto the court. While walking, he was still playing with little Gasol beside him.
Jordan began to have some doubts. Every time Link competed with Gasol, nothing good would happen.
"DAndrew, pay attention to Gasol Jr.'s mid-range shot. If Link breaks through and passes, you must not get angry." Paul, who was worried, reminded Jordan Jr.
As we all know, Marc Gasol is one of the best centers in the league with mid-range shots. After this adjustment, Link and the tactics of breaking through and passing the ball with Gasol Jr.
Link's breakthrough will inevitably attract double-teams and contractions. At this time, once Jordan Jr. chooses to protect the frame, Gasol will be completely empty.
During the regular season, the Grizzlies used this trick to deal with the Clippers a lot, so it is natural that a master of tactics like Paul could not forget the pain he had in the past.
"Don't worry, Chris. Today, I won't let Gasol take a little advantage." Jordan Jr. moved his arm, and he believed that the Clippers' 7-0 advantage would not be destroyed so easily.
Mike Conley quickly passed the half. Since Paul just stole it from his hands, Conley became much more cautious at this time.
Link ran up slowly without any rush.
Matt Barnes was ready to block Link's catch route, but Link did not stop on the outside, but walked directly to the near three-second zone.
"What the hell is this guy?" Barnes was a little confused.
Seeing Link running to the designated position, Gasol Jr. started to act. He came out of the basket, and Jordan Jr. immediately followed.
"A little trick!" Jordan Jordan muttered in his heart proudly, don't think that you can get a chance to score a mid-range shot by just running just two steps.
After Gasol Jr. took the position at mid-range distance, Conley indeed passed the ball to Espanyol. Jordan Jr. was immediately proud. It was useless to receive the ball. He did not intend to give Gasol any space to shoot!
Gasol protected the basketball with both hands, and Jordan was pressed tightly, almost with his chest close to his chest.
"Do you want to shoot? Hahahaha, I'll deduct one if you break through. You can't score a goal with this way of escape!" After sticking to Gasol, Jordan even spitted out trash words.
I have to say that this guy is really crazy today. I guess he is called Michael.
Facing Jordan's provocation, Gasol ignored it. He is the best defensive player, would he be afraid of a stupid guy who can't even enter the top ten?
According to the tactics, Gasol lifted the ball high and then hanged it into the penalty area!
Cooperation at high and low positions?
Paul turned his head and followed the flight path of the basketball and found that the basketball was not hung to Randolph, but to Link!
Link was about to stay at the low post when Gasol and Jordan Jr. was entangled!
"This is a center's counter-suspense for small forwards. Mark Gasol's excellent support ability is enough to allow him to hand the ball to Link comfortably!" O'Neal applauded. Now, the Grizzlies' tactics are very clear.
Gasol supported himself at a high position and transferred DeAndrew Jordan, the frame protector. At the same time, Randolph pulled to the middle distance and completely cleared the three-second zone.
Then, Gasol reeled to Link, and Link played Barnes alone at the low post! A reverse high and low post tactic!
Paul naturally also saw the Grizzlies' strategy. The Grizzlies used Gasol and Randolph's shooting ability to open up space for Link! The two insides opened up space for the small forwards, which was indeed unconventional.
But no matter how unconventional it is, the tactic of scoring goals is good tactics.
Now, Paul only has one thought in his heart, but I hope Matt Barnes can win in one-on-one defense!
The moment Link was in the position, he returned Barnes with a dark elbow, which made Barnes grin. Not only did he have a mouth like a knife, but his hands were also ruthless. Grizzlies player, he was not a good man.
Barnes was very nervous to find that he was forced to fight Link in a low position. The whole world knows that Kobe's back-to-body skills are superb. And Link has scored a winning goal with back-to-body singles on Kobe!
After receiving the ball, Link did not hesitate and rushed backwards!
"Bang!"
The players around were all shocked. The confrontation was too intense, like a free fighting.
Barnes felt that his ribs were almost broken, but there was nothing he could do. He had to grit his teeth when it was time to be hard.
So he forced himself up again and prevented Link from continuing to advance.
At this moment, Link's shoulder suddenly turned to the right. Barnes immediately came to his vigilance. The guy might have wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of his center of gravity moving forward and turning around and break through!
So fucking cunning!
Barnes then moved in the direction of Link shaking his shoulders. However, just as Link was about to turn around, Grizzlies No. 0 suddenly turned around in the opposite direction and turned over and jumped directly!
Link didn't want to turn around and break through, he just made a realistic shoulder shake action!
Barnes was completely stunned. When he remembered that he wanted to go up and block, Link's picturesque backward jump shot had already taken the shot.
"Barnes was completely fooled by a very large shoulder shaking action! Can this ball be shot in?" As soon as Barkley finished speaking, the basketball went straight to the net!
"Brush!" Link killed himself with one move!
"Good ball, Link's back-to-body skills are simply pleasing to the eye! This summer, Link is better off going to Olajuwon training camp for further studies. I can guarantee that Olajuwon has never taught a student as outstanding as him!" Barkley applauded and cheered.
Link's back-on attack is indeed beautiful. Not only can he score goals, but his movements are also good-looking.
Link did not celebrate after scoring the goal, but returned to defense immediately. He knew that it was not time to celebrate yet.
Paul shook his head, there was nothing he could do. As Kobe's good friend, Paul knew very well that Kobe had practiced back-on attack with Link more than once. That kid's back-on level was not inferior to Kobe!
Grant Hill on the Clippers' bench rubbed his eyes. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that he could see his own shadow vaguely on Link.
The Clippers wanted to get back to the 7-point advantage, but their offense began to become difficult.
Link followed Barnes and he knew very well that this tattooed guy was very hot these two days. Barnes made 6 of 7 three-pointers in Denver, but Link didn't care. But at the Federal Express Arena, Link would not allow anyone to be so unscrupulous.
Jordan Jr. used his usual tricks and gave Barnes no ball cover. But Link was not stupid. He would not run to entangle with Jordan Jr.
The first time I was blocked by Jordan Jr. was because Link didn't expect Jordan Jr. to come to pick-and-roll. But now, Link just flashed easily and walked through Jordan Jr. and continued to bite Barnes.
Barnes failed in running position, and after Paul broke through, he found only another striker of the Clippers, Griffin.
After Griffin received the basketball, Randolph was still half a position away from him. Seeing this, Griffin jumped directly! This season, Griffin's mid-range shots increased significantly, but his efficiency was not very eye-catching.
This time, the same is true. Griffin's shooting stability was already poor, and Randolph was still very good at guarding today. Seeing Griffin jump shot directly, Randolph took two steps to cover Griffin's sight.
Under Randolph's interference, Griffin finally got only one iron shot. Randolph has not been involved in any messy things in the playoffs. Even during the warm-up, Randolph was shooting step by step and did not participate in the dispute between Jordan Jr. and Link.
The Big Black Bear is extremely dedicated. He is extremely focused on both offense and defense, only focusing on basketball.
Barnes was the most nervous when the Clippers failed to attack. Because the failure of the offense meant that he had to face Link's all-round skills again.
Link was just like before, slowly and calmly. This time, when Link cut in three seconds, he played a pick-and-roll with Gasol.
Barnes quickly passed through Gasol and continued to follow Link. Jordan Jr. was still close to Gasol and did not give him room to shoot.
Then, time seemed to flow backwards. The scene just now replayed again!
Gasol reeled from the high position to Link, and Link tortured Matt Barnes' nerves at a low position!
This time, the Clippers players are already hesitating whether to double-team. Especially Jordan Jr., he is the last thing he wants to see Link do whatever he wants in the three-second zone.
But when the Clippers players hesitated, Link had already made a decision. Link was vibrating twice in a row while back-to-face. Barnes made the right judgment the first time, but was pointed at by the second fake action.
After Barnes was shaken away, the rest was simple for Link.
There was no Kobe in the playoffs this year, but Barkley felt in a trance that he saw Kobe.
In the second consecutive round, Link scored a single goal at a low post. 4 to 7, and the Clippers' advantage is gradually being narrowed.
"Are you so weak when you were teammates with Kobe? No wonder Kobe always told me at that time that training was boring!" Link did not remain silent this time, and he started to squirt.
Barnes bit his lips, and if he could, he really wanted to tear Link's mouth off!
Jordan Jordan also heard Link's trash words and felt even more unhappy.
What is the ability to bully a small forward in the inside? Jordan Jr. swears that he will let Link know the cruelty of the inside in the next round!
The Clippers were obviously anxious, and they all knew what the consequences would be to get Link up. The only way to stop Link was to interrupt his momentum.
So Paul took on the heavy responsibility, swung Conley with a fake move, and stopped jump shot.
But perhaps because the game just started, Paul's touch was a little cold. The ball hit the side of the basket and did not hit.
Just when Paul was upset, Jordan Jr. jumped up and grabbed the frontcourt rebound before Gasol!
Jordan Jr. waited for a long time in this moment. He was eager to catch an offensive rebound and then scored a second attack. Therefore, his attention was extremely focused.
After taking the rebound, Jordan Jr. had no intention of passing it again. He wanted to take off the spot and dunk at the basket to humiliate Gasol Jr.'s defense!
Gasol had lost his best defensive position at this time, and he also knew that if he bounced, he would definitely lose. If he blocked it rashly, he would either be blocked or fouled.
So the Spaniard took a different approach, calmly attacked everything, and knocked out the basketball in Jordan's hand!
That guy's ball protection is really almost the same.
"Beautiful cutting, Mark Gasol is worthy of being the best defensive player of the season. To be honest, I don't think he has anything to question about winning the award. Defensive things cannot be quantified by data. He is calm, precise, and decisive. What is this not the best defensive player?"
Barkley is almost becoming a "bear secret". He just quacked Link just now, and now even Gasol is praising him.
Gasol picked up the basketball, and Jordan Jr. wanted to get started and grab it. But Gasol elbowed and Jordan Jr. was immediately hit on his face. When the inside player protected the ball, the referee usually didn't blew much, so Jordan Jordan had to suffer the loss.
The same thing is true, there is no good gentleman in the Grizzlies.
This time, Link continued to jump to the low position as always. He used the same move for three consecutive rounds, and even a fool knew that he should be on guard.
Jordan Jr. is not stupid. This time he doubled Link in the low post with Matt Barnes. A small forward was doubled at the low post, which is really a wonder. People used to ask whether Olajuwon could play as a small forward. After today, people probably should ask whether Link could play as a center.
To be continued...