694: Bulky Grizzly Bear
Before the game began, the cheers at the Bradley Center were not too enthusiastic.
In the stands, the fans were sparsely cheering. Link even saw quite a few fans wearing Grizzlies jerseys, and he didn't know if they had come all the way from Memphis.
Aside from these Grizzlies fans who came to cheer, I really don't know how many people can watch this game.
In a place where popularity is so low, there is naturally no need to have a debut introduction ceremony. The starting five tigers of both sides stepped directly onto the court to prepare for the game, and Link greeted everyone on the other side with great style.
Just finished the battle with the Thunder, Link's mind is full of the Thunder, the playoffs, the Western Conference Finals...... Milwaukee? Link: When they came to play the warm-up game.
The Bucks' starting lineup is indeed not good-looking, and the guard line has changed from last season's Ellis Jennings to veteran Luke. Reedno and the No. 8 pick in '11 Brandon. Knight.
Redno has been tepid in the league, and at his peak he was at the level of 105. Brandon. Knight is even more tragic, and the image of All-Star rookie Game being shaken down by Irving twice in a row is the most memorable moment of his career so far.
The center is led by "artist" Larry, who entered the league in the same year as Link. Sanders is in charge. Why is this guy an "artist"? Because in the future, this guy will actually put tens of millions of annual salaries, don't play basketball and go to sell tofu! No, it's about art.
But he definitely didn't expect that when he didn't succeed in art and wanted to come back to get an annual salary of tens of millions, he would no longer have that opportunity.
As for the forward line, there are Turks Ilyasova and Link's little fan brother Janis. Antetokounmpo.
Compared with the original Grizzlies, the Bucks' starting team is more like a hodgepodge of various third-rate nine sects.
Even their coach Larry. Drew is also a "street child" who has been wandering.
It is worth mentioning that on the Bucks bench at this time there is still O.J. Mayo, the Grizzlies' former "next Kobe". He was at the heart of Dallas last season, but this season he has been relegated to the bench through his own death.
His reunion with the Grizzlies can't even be hyped up as a topic.
I don't know what mood Mayo is in at this time watching Link lead the Grizzlies all the way around.
The task of making the grizzly bear go to greatness was obviously his......
It's really not surprising that such a team has a 7-30 record.
The Grizzlies players are tired, but the emaciated camels are bigger than the horses. Link believes that it should be very easy to win such a team that is at the bottom of the league.
The referee blew the whistle and Larry. Sanders won the basketball with a faster bounce.
Gasol didn't seem to have the soles of his feet off the ground, and he obviously couldn't jump very well. The first offense was taken away by the Bucks, and Redno calmly controlled the ball and advanced.
Just after the halfway line, Ridno handed the ball to Knight. Knight is now a key target for the Bucks, although the image of him being shaken down twice in a row by Irving is very embarrassing. But in addition, Knight is also averaging 18.2 points per game this season.
This statistic is a new career high for Knight.
Without a doubt, he's the Bucks' most explosive scorer this season. When the state is average, it can also hit a dozen points, and when the state is good, it can also be drawn in the thirties.
Half a month ago, in the game between the Bucks and the Lakers on January 1, Knight just drew a career-high 37 points in a single game.
Knight had a strong desire to attack today, and after he made a triple threat move, he called Ilyasova to cover for him.
Although the Bucks are currently at the bottom of the league, their goal this season is Andrew. Wiggins. But as a young player, Knight didn't want to keep losing like this.
At the end of a season, there are occasionally one or two games, and the Bucks players really want to win.
For example, facing the first in the league! After all, what better way to increase media exposure than beating the league's number one?
Knight's breakthrough was swift, and Iguodala dragged his tired legs sideways, but at a much slower pace than usual.
Coupled with being blocked by Ilyasova, Iguodala directly lost his defensive position.
Knight broke through to mid-range and calmly made a pull-up jump shot before the Grizzlies' defense came up!
As a guard who was on par with Irving in the draft, and as a guard who was predicted to be drafted in the first round of the draft in college, Knight doesn't want to sink himself.
Being abandoned by Detroit made him very sad, but in Milwaukee, everything could start all over again.
"Brush!"
Basketball went to the net, and Knight took the lead for the Bucks. It was only then that Link finally heard faint cheers from the stands.
Knight silently shook his fist, then high-fived Ilyasova, looking very excited.
"Damn, my bad!" Iguodala raised his right arm and was easily scored by a little devil, which made Iguodala very self-reproachful.
Link didn't blame Iguodala, but the big guy's physical problems seemed to be more serious than he thought.
Then the Grizzlies' offense, Antetokounmpo, as he said before the game, was unreserved about Link.
Entangled by a "big spider", Link felt a little upset. It was as if for a moment, he was back to yesterday's matchup with Durant.
In fact, Link is not unable to shake off Antetokounmpo, but it requires a lot of physical energy, just like yesterday against Durant.
In Link's expectation, he may be able to clean up the young "alphabet brother" with half a successful force. But in reality, Link seems to have to put some effort into defeating this guy who idolizes him.
However, Link is short of strength now.
In Link's not-so-aggressive run, Antetokounmpo blocked Link's receiving lane.
In desperation, Conley had no choice but to break through on his own. Ridno has been terrible defensively, and it won't be difficult for Conley to break through him.
But the difficult thing is that Conley is the moment he hits the basket and makes a layup, and Larry, who is athletic and plays aggressively. Sanders killed. His height of 2.11 meters combined with his slender arms puts Conley under great pressure.
In order to avoid the block, Conley had to change the arc of the layup. However, as soon as this arc is changed, it lacks accuracy.
"Boom!" The basket made a crunch, and Conley's layup hit the iron under Sanders' defense!
Gasol immediately ran to the basket, and he wanted to fight for the offensive rebound.
However, Sanders made a quick second jump after disrupting Conley, and was stunned to pocket the rebound before Gasol.
Gasol is not an athletic player in the first place, and the lack of physical recovery makes his bounce and bounce even worse.
After two rounds of one offense and one defense, the Grizzlies feel bulky.
Whether it's Iguodala or Gasol or even Link who can't get rid of Antetokounmpo, everyone is like lead on their feet, they can't run, they can't jump.
Considering they were still battling the Thunder 24 hours ago, and still enduring sleet in Milwaukee at 4 a.m., it all seemed to make sense.
The defending champions are not machines, they are people too! As long as you are human, you will feel tired.
Larry. After Sanders managed to grab the rebound, the Bucks launched a counterattack.
Ridno quickly got the ball up to Knight, who ran all the way and finally got the ball to Antetokounmpo who cut in from the other side!
Then people were surprised to find that Antetokounmpo actually threw off Link two or three positions!
Whether it's positional defense or switching offense, Link has always done an excellent job. Even if it is a fast attack, it is difficult for others to completely get rid of Link's shackles.
Link, as a No. 3 position, has averaged 1.4 blocks per game this season, which is no joke. His repeated chases and adventures always make people frightened.
Link mainly strengthened his defense last summer, and this season his defense has been excellent in terms of stats and results.
But this time, Antetokounmpo easily got rid of Link.
Link really felt like he couldn't run, and of course, he could still be fast by gritting his teeth and rushing hard. But in the case of exhaustion, this power is not ready to explode at any time.
And Antetokounmpo's stride was too big, Link felt that Antetokounmpo had only taken two or three steps out, and the person had already run far away.
With Link shaken off, Antetokounmpo received the basketball and completed a powerful one-handed slam dunk!
Although Antetokounmpo is thin, his dunk power is not small at all. The powerful dunk done by this kind of player with slender arms is always full of the ultimate violent beauty!
"The counterattack was successful, and Janis was so aggressive that even Link couldn't keep up! The Bucks are 4-0 up and the defending champions don't look like they're out of shape today! ”
On the commentary stage, the narrator's shouting made Bradley Center seem to regain a trace of vitality.
Bucks fans have found a problem - facing the seriously injured Grizzlies, it seems that they will not necessarily lose!
So, after Antetokounmpo dunked, Bradley Center finally burst into loud cheers.
Defeat the first in the league? That's perhaps the only consolation Bucks fans have had this season.
Antetokounmpo didn't yell angrily after the dunk, but smiled and pointed to the sky.
Just now, he shook off his idol and completed the dunk, not to mention how happy he was.
Link stopped and shook his head. The Bucks played at a fast pace today, and their athleticism was really good.
It's only been two rounds since Link feels like he's getting too heavy, not to mention the others.
How about an easy victory? This trip to Milwaukee is starting to get less interesting.