Doug. Rivers is well aware of the Clippers' strengths, and of course, can see the Clippers' biggest weaknesses.

Matt. Barnes is the Clippers' weakest link right now. To make matters worse, Rivers couldn't find a more suitable starting wing than Barnes.

Thanks to Dudley and Cuarón. With Butler's departure, the Clippers have very weak wing reserves this year. On the bench, only Turkoglu and Crawford can play in the number three position.

However, Turk Turkoglu is long gone, and Crawford is a pure scorer. If it were on the flanks alone, the Clippers wouldn't have had a way to defend Link.

If it really makes Barnes and Link one-on-one, Rivers estimates that Link can score another 60 points.

Naturally, Rivers will not turn a blind eye to this, so today he has prepared a luxurious "bag and clip package" for Link.

"Once he breaks through, everyone shrinks around him! Be tough, and finally let him know what pain is! I know Link's passing is great. But I believe that the attack of the rest of the Grizzlies cannot be compared to us! ”

Before the game began, Rivers once again highlighted to the players how to contain Link today.

To put it bluntly, it's to force Link to pass the ball. I'd rather let him pass the ball to someone else than let him score easily.

Rivers believes that the Clippers' offense is no match for the rest of the Grizzlies.

If you want to lock up the grizzly bear completely, that's impossible. But locking down the Grizzlies' strongest offensive point and crushing the opponent with more sophisticated offense, Rivers thinks it's the only way to go.

Everyone nodded solemnly, eager to win. Paul was even more gearing up.

Let others know about pain, that's his specialty!

Amid the cheers of Grizzlies fans, the game officially began.

The Grizzlies and Clippers started the same as in the previous games, and in the first attack after the game began, Paul successfully played with Jordan Jr. in an open connection.

In this ball, Paul deliberately played a block with Jordan Jr. in the high post. Matt. Barnes was in the bottom left corner, keeping Linka far away from letting him in and causing trouble.

Barnes has shot 36.2 percent from three-point range this season, despite his declining form.

And the average number of three-point shots and three-point shots per game are both career highs. Outside the three-point line, Link really didn't dare to let him go.

Without Link making trouble, Paul and Jordan Jr. would have played much easier together.

After the cover, Jordan Jr. quickly cut in, and Gasol was indeed not Jordan Jr.'s opponent compared to athleticism. Whether it's movement speed or bouncing, the two are too different.

Jordan Jr. quickly cut into the box after covering, Gasol just turned around and was about to chase back, but Jordan Jr. was already jumping to the basket.

Paul found the right time to throw the ball lightly, and Jordan Jr. easily received the basketball in the air and completed the dunk!

Gasol could only look up, and he could not do anything about this cooperation.

While Jordan Jr. isn't a scoring center, he's hit 20+ points twice this season.

With Paul by his side, little Jordan can eat all-you-can-eat bread.

As soon as the game opened, the Clippers used their interior advantage to score a goal. Rivers gave a satisfied applause from the sidelines, a signal that the Clippers were in control of the game!

After the offense was completed, the Clippers did not take it lightly and immediately retreated. Paul reminded everyone to concentrate that their entire team's defense was almost all for Link.

Link wanted to equalize as soon as possible, and the Clippers' defense at the No. 3 position was already weak. So in the first round, Link was going to take possession of the ball, intending to eat Barnes alone.

Barnes was tortured enough by Link in the playoffs last season, and in the past, as long as he was on Link, Barnes would feel anxious.

But today was different, and Barnes knew he wasn't fighting alone.

Link made two tentative steps and then suddenly accelerated, trying to get past the aging Barnes in one step.

Although Barnes couldn't block Link at the first time, he gave Link a very rough physical confrontation!

At the same time, little Jordan immediately brought it up, like a high wall directly blocking Link's way!

Link was almost bumped into Jordan Jr. by Barnes, and after a series of rough collisions between the two men, Link fell to the ground with an unsteady center of gravity.

That's when Chris. Paul was the first to pounce positively, and the whole person directly overwhelmed Link, came to the move "Tarzan presses", and competed with Link for the floor ball!

In the chaos, Link's ball was snatched away by Paul. Paul, who pounced on Link, passed the ball to Redick, and the Clippers counterattacked!

The rough pinch attack of the Clippers trio made Link make his first mistake.

"Holy!" Link really didn't expect things to turn out like this, the Clippers are completely playing wrestling! In the flash of light, he was put down.

Link was just about to get up from the ground, but he felt like someone was dragging him from behind. When I turned my head, I saw Paul pestering himself on the floor!

Link and Paul are now like Rodman and Carl in the 90s. Ma Long, the two are competing with each other on the ground, and no one can think of it.

Yes, it was free wrestling just now, and now it's mud wrestling.

Link managed to shake Paul off and get up, but over there, Griffin hit Harris the counter.

Harris's weight and strength are still worse than Griffin's, and when Griffin rushes up, Harris does suffer more.

The Clippers relied on the inside advantage to score two goals in a row, and just now relied on a rough bag to cause Link to make a turnover.

Rivers nodded with satisfaction, for now, the Clippers are dominant!

"Damn, is this your strategy?" Link looked back at Paul with some anger, and the Clippers' defense was clearly not hesitating to hurt himself.

"If you can't stand it, don't fight, it's a man's game." Naturally, Paul wouldn't say anything nice about Link.

In terms of small movements, Paul is no worse than a player in the 90s.

On the big screen at the scene, there was no replay of Griffin's goal just now, but a replay of the entanglement between Link and Paul on the floor.

All the Grizzlies fans are scolding Paul for getting dirty again, but as long as he can help the team get the advantage, Paul doesn't care.

The rough bag of the Clippers just now has already made Link taste great. Link isn't the master of the iron either, since you're in the trap, I'll use the pass against you.

Once again, Link bravely broke through. Again, Barnes stumbled first, and then Jordan Jr. rudely greeted him.

The Clippers' defense is the same as it was before.

Link feels like he's not playing basketball right now, he's playing football! As soon as you start it, a bunch of people will rush up and want to press yourself to the ground and rub it.

Link passed the ball to Gasol before he fell, and Gasol was about to shoot when Jordan Jr. quickly blocked it.

It has to be said that Jordan Jr. is indeed one of the best defensive centers this season. The speed of his movement allowed him to quickly pull out of Link's bag and get back in front of Gasol.

Gasol's mid-range shot was hit by Jordan Jr.'s interference, and the Clippers' defense was successful again!

Link was just about to run back, but found that his leg was imprisoned by something, and he pulled it suddenly!

"!" A sharp pain suddenly came, and Link fell to the ground in an instant.

Looking back, it's Paul again!

At the moment when Link was ready to return to the defense, Paul once again "inadvertently" tangled with Link's legs. Ostensibly, Paul ran past Link, and then the two accidentally got entangled.

But through the slow-motion replay, it can be seen that Paul inserted his leg between Link's legs very precisely, and held it down at the moment when Link exerted force.

Two huge forces tugged at Link's legs, causing Link to fall to the ground with a bang.

Link couldn't get back in time after he fell, so Redick immediately got on the ball and passed it to Barnes, who was already in the bottom corner.

The latter made a three-point shot without being marked and hit it easily!

7-0, the Los Angeles Clippers got off to a great start!

Paul stood up and ran away as if nothing had happened, high-five his teammates. Link gritted his teeth and tried to stand up, only to find that the pain in his calf was unbearable.

Seeing Link's limping appearance, Joggle immediately called a timeout.

"That garbage!" Tony. Aaron gritted his teeth and stood on the sidelines, Paul was crazy about winning today.

If one is still an accident, then twice in a row, it is certainly not a coincidence.

Paul couldn't help but start engaging in these small actions again, Paul during the NCAA period was already well-known dirty in the United States, he was still playing in the NCAA in 05, and he once directly hammered his opponent Julius without the ball. Hodge's crotch, with precision, was national news at the time.

His Wake Forest University didn't even wait for the official punishment before voluntarily banning Paul. One team voluntarily suspended its own star player, which shows how bad that incident was.

Paul entered the NBA with the label "dirty", and he is a repeat offender with a long history. In Paul's scouting report when he entered the draft, the scouts even wrote about it in their shortcomings.

Those who like Paul can say that this is a symbol of his fighting spirit, but it is a bit far-fetched to say so.

Now, in the face of last season's 4-0 sweep of his opponents, and in the face of the team's recent poor situation, Paul seems to be showing his fangs again. He didn't directly hammer the eggs, which is already very restrained.

After the timeout, Link limped off the court. After the team doctor's examination, Link said that the strain was only a slight and there was no major problem, and he could continue to play after a while.

But at least for the rest of the first quarter, Link will definitely not be able to play.

Link was very angry, he didn't really have much aversion to Paul before, although the other party was rough and trash-talking, but it was all within Link's acceptable range.

In order to win, is it difficult to be gentle with your opponent?

But this kind of thing deliberately hurting people touches Link's red line.

Not only does Link not know how to do it himself, but he hates it when others do.

But I have to admit that Paul's actions did give the Clippers a huge advantage.

After Link's departure, the Clippers solved the biggest problem.

So throughout the first quarter, the Clippers played smoothly. Jimmy. Butler struggled to score, but his scoring explosiveness was never comparable to Link's.

Paul took Griffin and Jordan Jr. to dunk and let the two interior teammates eat all-you-can-eat. At the last moment, he led the team to a wave of 8-2, and finally let the Clippers enter the second quarter of the game 28-20.

"Without Link, the Grizzlies' offense lacks aggression. Although Jimmy scored seven points in the first quarter, it was not enough. The Clippers have made the most of their interior strengths, and now, all the suspense is on Link. He can't play second, and what he can do will determine the trend of this match. ”

Of course, Joggle knew this, and he immediately crouched in front of Link during the break to confirm Link's health.

"You can't fight them like this anymore, it's too dangerous. The Clippers made it clear today that they did this on purpose, and they wanted to limit you in this way. "Joggle didn't want to risk Link, just hurting Randolph and Iguodala to put the Grizzlies in such a big problem.

If Link is injured, it is not something that can be filled in the free agent market.

Link nodded in agreement, and although he was able to play now, his legs were still not good and he was not in the best condition. If you go to the impact, I am afraid that it will do more harm than good.

The Clippers made it clear today, and they didn't care if Link was injured. and they are hard, that is in the middle of the game.

If the Clippers don't contain Link, the rest of the Grizzlies' offense must be able to suppress the Clippers.

But just now, it was the Clippers' offense that clearly suppressed the Grizzlies without Link, especially on the inside.

Little Jordan held Gasol to the death, so that Gasol could not play. Harris was also pressed close to the body and couldn't play overwhelmingly over Griffin in terms of flexibility.

On the offensive end, Jordan Jr. relied on athleticism, and Griffin relied on greater tonnage and strength, and played happily.

Only by reversing the disadvantage of the interior can the whole attack be reversed.

"I have an idea......" After thinking for a long time, Link looked up at Jogle.

"If we can have players who can force Griffin on the inside, Jordan Jr. will have to make up for the basket. Jordan Jr. made up for the basket, and Gasol had a lot of mid-range opportunities. Gasol throws away, and Jordan Jr. will be out of luck. When the time comes, I won't have to run into bag clips again. ”

With that, Link set his eyes on Gasol and Whiteside at the same time.

The Clippers' 30 million inside line may not be so terrible.