In the last attack in the first quarter, the Grizzlies' ball rights. James Harden stood outside the three-point line in sweat. The one holding the ball in front of him was the older rookie Link who played as an official Grizzlies for the first time today.

In today's game, the Thunder could be said to have started high and ended low. At the beginning, the two sides were in a difficult position to match. But when Brooks replaced Harden and Ibaka, the Thunder gradually took the initiative. However, after the Grizzlies also made personnel adjustments, the Thunder fell into trouble again.

Since Westbrook and Durant left the court, the Thunder have not scored any more points. So far, they have gone from being 6 points ahead at the beginning to being 4 points behind.

James Harden's attacks were interfered by the yellow-skinned No. 0 striker. In front of Link, Harden's attack was very difficult.

Now, the game has reached the last leg of the first quarter. If the Thunder cannot defend against this goal, they must enter the second quarter with a 6-point gap. If Harden cannot defend against this goal, his face will be ruined.

Seeing this, many Thunder fans checked Chalink's information online, wanting to see which rookie this guy is the first to be this year, and he can actually beat Harden, the Tenhua, to the point of being unable to raise his head.

However, the results found surprise many Thunder fans who don’t know Link.

In the draft pick column, Link's information is not a number, but a word that is not selected.

A undraft almost beat James Harden?

Thunder fans swallowed, which was a shame.

Link, who was holding the ball, looked up at the time of the rebounding time. There were 12.5 seconds left before the end of the first quarter.

He controlled the ball calmly and wanted to suppress time to play the last attack. Although people already knew that Link was a mature senior, people couldn't help but be amazed when they saw this guy still so calm at the last moment.

"I want to tell you, Link is born for big moments. The calmness in the last round of the game is not even a lot of players with many years of NBA experience." Weber found that he liked this Chinese boy more and more. At first, he thought that as a senior rookie, Link's ceiling would not be too high.

But now, Weber feels that Link has unlimited potential.

When there were only 5 seconds left on the timer, Randolph just raised it and Link started to start! From the perspective of handing the last attack to Link instead of Guy, Conley and others, we can know how trusted Link is now by Hollins.

Ibaka didn't plan to sit and wait for death this time. He was ready to wipe Harden's butt. So he dragged two steps back and was ready to defend Link at any time.

Sure enough, Harden was easily broken through, and Randolph's cover was too tough for Harden.

After Link bypassed Randolph, he found that Ibaka had been waiting for him. But now there was not much time left, so Link could not retreat or give up the blame temporarily.

So, he still made a firm breakthrough. Under Ibaka's blockade, Link made a layup against the opponent!

At this time, Ibaka was not troubled by injuries. His athletic ability was very terrible and the height of the cover was very scary.

Link naturally won't fight with Ibaka. If he fights hard, he will definitely be able to play the five best goals, but he will be the five best goals on the background board that Ibaka completed the blocking.

In the confrontation with Ibaka, Lin forced a jump. However, in the air, he did not make a layup directly, but instead threw the basketball lightly towards the rebound!

"A layup in a confrontation is very unfavorable for Link." Everyone knows that Ibaka's physical fitness is not at the same level as Link, and Weber believes that Link will be difficult to hit this goal.

But at this time, Link's trainer Marcus Will smiled with relief. This kid has made great progress in layups in the confrontation. He not only maintained the integrity of his shooting movements in the confrontation, but also ensured that his center of gravity would not fall.

This progressive speed of the undraft surprised Marcus Will. Is he really a senior? In Will's opinion, this guy hasn't even been discovered yet, let alone taking shape!

With Link's steady shot, the ball hit the upper edge of the basket and then gently refracted into the net. Because the basketball arc is very high, even Ibaka cannot complete the blocking.

The moment the basketball entered the net, the red light on the rebound was on! At the end of the first quarter, Link used a steady buzzer-beating attack to help the Grizzlies gain a 6-point lead at the end of the first quarter!

"The beautiful high throw and board layup, Link's offense is really clever! His confrontation and athletic ability are not as good as Ibaka, but he took a different approach and defeated the Congo forward in other ways! A buzzer-beating layup, Link successfully helped the Grizzlies reverse the situation. Listen to the cheers at the scene, he is now the most dazzling star in Memphis!"

Weber didn't expect Link to be so calm at the critical moment and could find a way to defeat the enemy in the air. In fact, Link had to thank him for his experience of watching the ball just now before crossing over.

The superstar Stephen Curry, who will be called out in the league in the future, is a player with average physical fitness. But in addition to his abnormal three-pointer, Curry also has a high scoring rate at the basket.

When Curry is not good at physical fitness and bounce, he uses high throws to hit the board to avoid blocking. Link just imitated Curry's layup method. With his soft feel, it is not difficult to copy that kind of layup.

"Hahaha, you guys do a pretty job! You really have the buzzer-beating goal!"

Link scored the goal and his teammates rushed up to hug him. Randolph was the most active. He was undoubtedly the happiest to get such a player.

As for James Harden, the Tanhua Show, who spoke wildly yesterday, could only walk down the court in shame. Countless cameras pointed the camera at him, but he knew that today's reporters and fans would definitely not say good things about themselves.

He temporarily failed this game of the sixth man vs. the sixth man who was hyped up. If he wanted to save the situation, Harden must perform well in the next three quarters.

The bearded guard gritted his teeth, he didn't want to drag the team down!

"Your performance in the first quarter made me extremely proud. This is the backbone of the Memphis Grizzlies! From 6 points behind to 6 points overtaking, the Oklahoma's kids definitely didn't expect us to be so strong! In the second quarter, continue to maintain your performance on the defensive end. The Thunder's inside defense has always been a big problem, so as long as they curb their offense, we will win half of it!"

Hearing Hollins say this, O.j. Mayo lowered his head in disappointment. If the team needs defense, then nothing will be done with him.

Sure enough, in the second half, Tony Allen appeared instead of Mayo. Link temporarily returned to the bench. Hollins' plan was to let Link appear with Harden. Harden came on, and Link went on. Harden rested and Link took a breath.

However, even when sitting on the bench today, Link would be captured by the camera from time to time. In the first quarter, his performance of 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal was really eye-catching. The buzzer-beating layup at the last moment made everyone remember it.

Coupled with the pre-match media hype and his official signing with the Grizzlies, Link attracted much attention.

Link didn't know that he had become one of the protagonists of this game. He had only one idea in his heart to kill Harden!

In the fifth minute of the second quarter, James Harden took the lead. At the same time, Link continued to play. He was like a ghost, lingering around Harden.

Harden replaced Westbrook and played point guard, while Link replaced Tony Allen, and Hollins planned to strengthen the offense while stabilizing the defense.

At this time, Harden's eyes looked at Link were different. He was no longer lazy, but his eyes revealed murderous aura.

Link was not afraid. In the last game, even Kobe was unable to intimidate Link, let alone Harden during his rookie period?

The first time he attacked on the court, Conley gave the ball to Link with great confidence. Everyone could see that Link was in good shape today, so they didn't mind letting him attack a few more times.

Harden's eyes were wide open, he pressed down on his center of gravity, spread his arms, and acted as if he wanted to fight Link's life.

Link dribbled the ball with his left and right hands, and then suddenly changed direction and broke through! In that moment, Link found that there was no one in front of him.

"Eh?" Link turned around in surprise and found that Harden was about to turn around and chase him. In other words, he just passed Harden in one step!?

What the hell is it? You are trying hard, but you are just passing by just one step. Aren’t you embarrassed?

Harden actually wanted to block the first step, but he played too late yesterday and consumed too much in the first quarter today, so he couldn't keep up with it. So he just watched Link pass by him.

Seeing Link breaking through again, Ibaka had to take the place to fill the spot. Link calmly made a pass, and the basketball passed through Ibaka's side and fell into Randolph's hands.

The Big Black Bears easily put the ball into the basket without defense, and the Grizzlies continued to maintain an 8-point lead.

"Did you see it? Link actually attracted the defense of the Thunder two. As a undrafter, he was treated like a superstar. James Harden was teased again, and his defense could not put any pressure on Link at all."

Weber said, looking at Link's data sheet. After only five minutes of the second quarter, Link had already scored 6 points and 4 assists. If Harden continued to use this state to defend Link, even if the Chinese scored a double-double, Weber would not find it strange.

But then again, it is possible to win a double-double in the first game of a undrafted draft? I have to say that the Grizzlies spent 2 million is really worth it.
Chapter completed!