Today, Gasol remains on the daily watch list.

His recovery was slower than expected, so the comeback time was also pushed back and forth.

Therefore, the starting five position of the Grizzlies in this game is still Hassan, who just scored a triple-double of 10 blocks not long ago. Whiteside.

The Trail Blazers, for part, aren't fully fit either, and their starting center, Robin. Lopez has been out for a long time due to injury.

As a result, the Trail Blazers' current starting five is former All-Star center Chris. Kaman.

Although Carman was selected to the All-Star team when he was with the Clippers, he has experienced major injuries and aged, and now he has little strength left.

His speed and bounce have dropped so much that there is no way to compare with Whiteside.

Therefore, the "big white side" easily won the basketball, which opened the prelude to this big battle.

The last time the two sides met, Link was sidelined, and the Trail Blazers beat the Grizzlies by a big margin.

122-108, which is still the largest margin the Grizzlies have experienced this season.

Link didn't say a word about it, but he kept it all in his heart.

Etiquette is reciprocated, this is the most basic courtesy!

Link had a strong desire to attack today, and he had a hand-to-hand with Conley at halftime.

Nicholas. Batum has been on the lookout, scoring in double figures in just one of his last seven games, and the controversy surrounding him has grown.

He didn't want to be tortured by Link again.

Link's eyes were focused, and his hands were gripping the basketball tightly, without any flaws.

Batum nervously raised his right hand to get in front of Link's eyes.

But Link was unfazed, and he suddenly accelerated and immediately picked up a smooth behind-the-back hand.

With just two movements, Link left "French Pippen" behind.

Chris. Carman came to make a move, but Link threw a shot before the German centre-forward could pounce.

The basketball flew right past Carman's fingertips and towards the basket.

Carman's first impression of Link was one word – slow.

Slow defense, slow bullet speed, slow everything.

If Whiteside was defending this ball, Link might have to eat a spicy hot pot.

Even if it's Robin. Lopez, too, won't be so easy to deal with.

But Chris. Carman ...... I have to say that he is completely incomparable with the Clippers period.

Instead of spewing trash at the Trail Blazers players after scoring the goal, Link glared at Randolph as if to say, "See the big fat man?" That's the style of the defending champions! ”

Randolph shook his head, a disdainful smile on his face.

Link's interaction with Randolph is naturally inseparable from the capture of the live camera. The conflict between the two seems to have been put on the table.

Trail Blazers coach John Terry. Stotts instantly became confident.

The Trail Blazers have recently suffered a two-game losing streak and lost the myth of single-digit defeats.

Stotts was distressed because the competition in the West was fierce. After their 10-game loss, the Los Angeles Clippers are in the back. If you are not careful, you will fall out of the top three.

For the Trail Blazers, they will have to maintain their top-three finish if they want to go far in the playoffs.

Stotts believes that the Grizzlies will most likely remain the No. 1 player in the West this year. That is, if it falls to fourth or fifth, it is very likely that they will meet the Grizzlies early in the playoffs.

Although everyone is clamoring to beat the defending champion and break the Grizzlies' dominance. But really, no one really wants to meet the Grizzlies, and the Trail Blazers are no exception.

Therefore, it is very important for the Trail Blazers to maintain the top three rankings.

Link is having an unpleasant relationship with Randolph right now, and Randolph is in bad shape, which is a good opportunity for the Trail Blazers to stop the decline!

So Terry. With a wave of his hand, Stotts signaled the Trail Blazers to go to Aldridge for the first attack!

Lillard understood the head coach's gestures, so Lillard didn't rush to play fast this round, but waited for Aldridge to settle down.

Aldridge quickly sat down in the low post, leaned his back on Randolph, raised his arms high and began to ask for the ball.

In everyone's expectation, Randolph's resistance should be weak.

But Aldridge, who personally confronted Randolph, found that this was not the case, and Randolph resisted very fiercely, and the "big black bear" behind him was constantly pushing him out.

In an instant, Aldridge regained the feeling of his rookie year.

Just trying to lean on Randolph's position was already very difficult for Aldridge.

Lillard hoisted the ball into the box as planned and into Aldridge's hands.

Aldridge gritted his teeth and held the position firmly, then carefully turned to face the frame.

All the Trail Blazers fans at the Moda Center stood up and seemed ready to celebrate the goal in advance.

Aldridge looked at Randolph, a look he was all too familiar with!

This guy glared at his small eyes viciously, although he had a round head and a round head, he didn't make people feel bullied at all.

Aldridge shook his head and didn't think much more. He made a three-threat step and then went straight to the mid-range shot, which was one of Aldridge's most efficient offensive methods.

But as soon as Aldridge lifted the basketball, Randolph pounced on it, startling Aldridge!

Today, Randolph is completely slow to react. His interference is very timely and leaky!

Aldridge is 2.11m tall and has a tall shot. Randolph's official height is 2.06 meters, but in fact, his bare feet are 2.03 meters.

It stands to reason that it would be difficult for Randolph to interfere with Aldridge. But Aldridge still lost his shooting rhythm because of Randolph's aggressive defense, and the end result was that Aldridge's shot smashed to the front of the basket!

"Bang!"

The crisp sound of striking iron caught the fans in the Moda Center unexpected, what about the good beating of Randolph? What about the minimum score of 30?

Why is it that there is a disadvantage!

"LaMarcus. Aldridge misses his first shot, but that's okay, he just needs time to get his senses. "Bill. Wharton didn't see anything wrong with the shot, and Randolph might be able to hold off Aldridge once or twice, but he couldn't have restrained him for the entire game.

But Aldridge on the pitch didn't think so, as Randolph was already trash-talking at him.

"Big Black Bear" is playing for real today!

"Boy, have you forgotten what Uncle Zach taught you? On the pitch, you have to be aggressive at all times! If you don't have a murderous aura, how can people be afraid of you? ”

Randolph yelled at Aldridge as if he were reprimanding his own younger brother.

"Zach, wrong, wrong!" At this point, Link whispered a reminder next to Randolph.

Randolph realized that he had squirted the wrong target, so he turned his head to look at Link, "Don't be crazy about you kid, I can score too!" ”

Aldridge is messy in the wind, what is this!? Is there anything wrong about spraying people?

The most important thing is that you still have to be reminded by the person who sprayed it!?

What the hell did Link and Randolph think of this game, the game? The Trailblazer is the third in the West!

Without much thought, Aldridge quickly returned to the defense. Randolph had just said he was going to score too, and Aldridge didn't want that to happen.

The Grizzlies' offense is also not fast, and they are also waiting for the No. 4 position to be placed.

Link raised his hand on the right side from beyond the three-point line, and Randolph also raised his hand for the ball in the low post.

With Batum in front of Link, the pass was risky. So in the end, Conley chose to give the ball to Randolph.

Seeing this, Trail Blazers fans instantly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the score difference will not continue to widen.

Randolph felt Aldridge's defense and made a plan in his head.

Play to play, trouble to make trouble, when it comes to this kind of time, Randolph will not be soft at all.

He suddenly turned to the right and seemed to want to roll over and jump shot.

Just when Aldridge raised his center of gravity, Randolph spun around like a fat spinning top, turned like the left side, and then threw it with his left hand, and the basketball was hollow into the net!

In the history of the NBA for so many years, there are very few interior left-hand players who can be named.

And Randolph is undoubtedly one of them.

In the low post, his offensive skills used to be among the best in the league! And because of his left-hander, Randolph's attacking routine will be even more elusive.

Watching Randolph score with ease, Aldridge couldn't help but swallow.

One offense and one defense, he is completely like a rookie, and he was clearly arranged by Randolph!

After the goal, Randolph raised his head to the sky and roared, and people thought he was venting his recent frustration.

But in reality, Randolph was yelling in his heart.

"Mom, from today onwards, every score will be dedicated to you."

Aldridge swallowed, Lillard had asked himself before the game, Zach. Is Randolph really that scary?

Now, Aldridge can answer Lillard.

Yes, that guy is very, very scary!

(End of chapter)