Clippers fans were looking forward to seeing their players improve, but what did they see?

A more mature Mike who can handle offense more well. Conley.

A defense that is still tough but offensive than Tony. Aaron is more of a threat in the second position Iguodala.

A state of sharp recovery, glowing second spring Zach. Randolph.

A more experienced defender who makes the Grizzlies' basket more difficult to hack. Gasol.

And, on the territory of the city of empty connections, a link who staged a wonderful air connection storm!

Los Angeles fans haven't seen the Clippers improve yet, but the Grizzlies' progress in five positions is so obvious that you can't ignore it.

Link's empty connection made everyone gasp. Over the past two seasons, Link has given the impression of being a technical flow player. He has average physical fitness, but he can make up for this lack with his superb skills.

It's like Kobe Bryant couldn't fly away in his old age, so he developed a back-to-the-back offense and continued to run rampant on the field. And Link, since he entered the league, has been directly an "old man play".

But Link's first goal of the season was so impressive. People would have thought that Link would kill Butler with his cross-step shot, use his superb three-point air strike to hit the Clippers, and even use that Kobe-like turnaround jumper to deliver a precision strike.

Everyone knows that Link has countless ways to torment the Clippers defense. But absolutely no one would have thought that Link would do such a thing as an empty dunk.

Look at the expressions of the Clippers fans, scaring others so badly, does this seem like a human thing? It's a beast!

Link's dunk directly suppressed the momentum of the Clippers. At first, the Clippers were aggressive. But now they know that the Grizzlies are only rated C+ in ESPN's preview, and they are not playing with the A-level Clippers.

Paul is more serious now, and he can see the huge improvement of that Grizzly 0 every year.

Last year in Kobe's game, Paul saw Link's all-round offensive skills. This summer, the Dream Team trained intensively, and Paul also witnessed the whole process of Link's defeat of the Dream Team. And now, he can actually catch the violent buckle empty.

This guy is not simple, and Paul knows that it is impossible to defeat Link and the Grizzlies without doing his best!

So this time, Paul was actively looking for his own scoring opportunities. He, like Link, is a team leader. Now that Link has taken an attitude, Paul wants to respond.

However, Mike. Conley lowered his center of gravity and crossed in front of Paul, which made CP3 realize that it was not easy for him to score. After all, Conley's defense has been very good.

The pace is fast, the defensive distance is appropriate, the passing line is accurate, and the gambling steals are not made. That's Mike. Conley's defensive characteristics sound a bit unusual.

But "unusual" is precisely where Conley stands out, and he's consistent enough. You can safely hand over the defensive duties to Conley every night, and you never have to worry that Conley will hand you a 95-point report card tonight and 35 tomorrow night.

Consistent, so consistent at all times, that's the scariest thing about Conley on the defensive end.

But Paul had to try anyway. He beckoned, called for cover, and was ready to break through!

Bypassing Griffin, Paul was preparing to accelerate, Mike. Conley sprang out from behind Griffin and continued to stop Paul.

Conley didn't steal, didn't rush forward. Instead, they keep their distance and force you to stop the ball!

"Damn!" Paul gritted his teeth, this kind of stable defender is the most difficult to deal with! If Conley had just made a steal, Paul would have been able to pass him with a change of direction. If Conley presses, Paul leans on him and turns around.

But Conley didn't, he just stood in front of Paul, that's all.

Paul had no choice but to hand the ball to Griffin, who cut into the basket, Griffin hit Randolph with his back, but his hook was still a little bit off, the basketball stumbled out of the frame again, and the Clippers' offense was a stagnant pool!

Link ran slowly and leisurely through the half, and this kind of slow-paced attack was really energy-saving.

Stevens is a genius and he always finds the most comfortable way for a player to play.

This time, Conley didn't rush to score on CP3's head, but passed the ball to Link as soon as halftime.

Link grabbed the basketball with one hand and made a few gestures. Everyone found out that the Grizzlies were opening up space, and Link was going to single Butler!

Little Jordan's eyes were always on Link, and if Link dared to burst into the box, he promised that he would make Link look good.

Link is close to Butler with the ball, and he's so fast on the dribble that it's hard to imagine that this guy was a player who played off-ball offense in his first season.

It seems that every year, Link will complete his transformation. It's been said that seniors are often drained of their potential, but Link is one of the most improved players in the league. Last season, he didn't win the Most Improved Player award.

This senior is really special.

Seeing Butler's center of gravity begin to sway with his alternating dribbles left and right, Link suddenly kicked the ground and accelerated to the right!

Butler, who is 32 years old and has suffered a major injury, consciously knows that he must move sideways to block, but his legs and feet can't keep up with his head! Link overtook Butler by half a position in just one step!

This is Link's second break through Butler today, and he is still relaxed. Los Angeles fans are muttering in their hearts that Butler's lateral speed has dropped too much.

But no one knows, Link is actually sprinting a lot faster.

Butler tried his best to chase back, and Jordan Jr. quietly approached the basket. Paul was scared, he was afraid that Link would use that trick again.

That trick that shook the members of the national team in the dream team training camp was dizzy.

In the next second, Link, who had obviously broken into the three-point line, suddenly retreated! Butler didn't have time to react, coupled with the effect of inertia, and rushed out of the way. So this retreat opened up a multi-body space for Link!

And Jordan Jr., who has already made up for the basket, is also in vain.

"Damn!" Paul secretly screamed and cursed, what are you afraid of!

"It's ...... Three steps back!? "Mike. Brin swallowed, how many new weapons did that kid Link buy in his arsenal this summer?

After the empty dunk, can you still retreat three points?

Butler desperately reached out to block it, but he knew it was just in vain. Link stepped back and made a smooth three-point shot, which was a move for Grant. The skills that Hill didn't have back then were purely practiced by Link on the basis of Hill.

The moment he shot, Link felt that it felt very good. Sometimes Link even feels that the rhythm of a step-back jumper is better than a direct catch-and-shoot shot.

Stepping back to three points, a ball that only superstars dare to play, Link made it calmly, and also threw the ball in!

Hollow into the net, Link stepped back and hit a three-point shot! He scored 5 points in a row and turned the score into 8-0! With two more points, the Clippers will be down by double digits!

However, this is just the beginning!

Clippers coach Vinnie. De Nagro had to call a halt to the game, and was beaten 8-0 at the beginning, which is equivalent to the Clippers just starting and running aground.

After scoring a goal, Link looked at the commentary booth near the pitch and then rushed at John. Hollinger blinked.

Mike. Brin and Kevin. Harlan laughed, and they just thought it was Link's joke. But Hollinger couldn't laugh, he knew that it wasn't a joke, but a warning from Link!

"Defend! Where's your defense!? It was unbelievable that they easily got 8 points! "Over there on the Clippers bench, Pooh. De Nagro was furious, he really didn't expect the Clippers, who had a stronger roster on paper, to be beaten so badly.

The Grizzlies players, especially Link, have certainly improved beyond De Nagro's imagination and caught him off guard.

After the fire, De Nagro walked to the 09-10 Sixth Man of the Season, Jamal. Crawford in front of him.

This is the Clippers' most important signing of the summer.

"Go up, go up and score, we haven't scored a point until now." De Nagro knows that the Grizzlies' bench lineup has always been a shortcoming. In the Western Conference Finals last season, Hollins even had to let Link play for 40 minutes just so that Harden, the sixth man, could have someone to match.

So as long as Crawford can survive until the Grizzlies are down, that's the Clippers' chance!

"Play well Link, keep playing what you do and also, Tony, be ready, you'll be playing in a few minutes. Remember what I told you? ”

Stevens was calm, he had planned everything a long time ago. If even the shortcomings exposed by the Grizzlies last season can't be solved, then what kind of bullshit NCAA coach he is.