There was jubilation in the Bankers' Life arena, and Stephenson's dunk got the fans in Indianapolis excited.

This is Lance. Stephenson, a comic between an angel and a demon. If you were his teammate and fan, you would like him very much.

But if you're his opponent, you'll even want to kill him.

Link wants to kill Stephenson right now, in a basketball way, of course.

After two rounds, the Grizzlies can be regarded as having some ways to play the Pacers. First, the Pacers, like the Grizzlies before them, put the defense in the first place, and then on the offensive end, they were complemented by subtle teamwork.

The Pacers started five positions, each of which had a decent defensive ability on its own. It seems that the Pacers and Grizzlies are one of the same kind.

You could say that the Pacers are like a weakened version of a grizzly bear right now. They have a tall but weaker Gasol, Roy. Hibbert.

There is a Randolph and West who can score, defend and have skills, but the stats are slightly lower.

There's a weakened version of Link, who is well-rounded, offensive and defensive, and also graduated from the University of Fresno. George.

A weakened version of Conley George. Hill and a weakened version of Iguodala, Stephenson.

But since it's a weakened version, it's definitely not as strong as the deity's strength.

Stevens clapped his hands on the sidelines, reminding everyone to stay focused. It's time to fight back.

"Defend! Defend! Defend! ”

As the Grizzlies advanced with the ball, a deafening shout rang out from across the arena. Indiana fans are so passionate that they feel like they're the sixth player on the basketball court.

But the favorite thing of this group of villains of the Grizzlies is to pour cold water on others!

This time the Grizzlies were obviously much more patient on offense, and in the face of Stephenson's entanglement, Link countered violence with violence, and violently pushed Finson away several times to keep his distance from him.

While Link and Stephenson were entangled, Gasol Jr. had unconsciously mentioned the high post, and then Link suddenly started to get to the three-point line to catch Conley's ball. Stephenson immediately followed, but was blocked by Gasol, who was promoted to the top of the mountain.

Hibbert didn't chase Link, and "Black Yaoming" knew very well that if he followed him to the outside, he would be beaten to the point that he didn't even know his mother.

As a result, Link received the basketball and got a fleeting shot. At this point, Stephenson hasn't been fully sealed, and Link is also an opportunity if he chooses to shoot.

But Link didn't rush to make a move, he made a shooting feint, and after tricking Stephenson into lifting all the center of gravity, he passed Stephenson unhurriedly.

After breaking through Stephenson, Link went straight to the basket! Hibbert? He had just been pulled into the middle distance by Gasol, and with his speed, there was no way to get back into the box quickly.

And just like that, Hibbert and all the Pacers players just watched Link go inside and then hit a one-handed dunk. Interestingly, the action of this dunk is almost the same as Stephenson's slam dunk just now.

"It's just a little trick to carve insects, Lance, I can do it at any time!" After Link's dunk, instead of dashing all over the court like Stephenson did, he spewed trash talk at Stephenson.

Stephenson didn't say anything, but his gritted teeth expression fully revealed his anger.

Larry sitting in a luxury box. Bird didn't know what Link and Stephenson had said, but he was sure it wasn't a good thing.

Bird was starting to get a little worried, Stephenson was a ticking time bomb. Once ignited, there is a good chance that he will "blow up" his own team.

"Lance, ignore him, we're still ahead, play slowly!" David. West sees Link's ruse and reminds Stephenson not to be fooled.

Stephenson nodded, but what he thought in his heart was unknown.

The Pacers are attacking again, and it is not for nothing that Link thinks that the Pacers are a weakened version of the Grizzlies.

Although their offense is a team offense, their tactical execution is not as superb as that of the Grizzlies. First of all, George. Hill wasn't a point guard who was a playmaker, not with the Spurs.

Although in San Antonio, people like to call him Parker's successor. In the '09-10 season, Hill started 43 games, and it looks like Popovich has a lot of plans to let him take over the mantle of Parker. But in reality, Hill and Parker are not the same type of players at all

With the Spurs, Hill hasn't averaged more than three assists per game in a season. Instead, he averaged points per game, in double digits for two consecutive seasons.

When he first arrived in Indianapolis, Vogel asked Hill to organize the offense, but Hill replied, "I'm better at scoring, can I play the No. 2 position?" ”

"You can fight as much as you want." Here's Vogel's reply to him.

As a result, Hill, who broke away from Popovich's control, completely let himself go this season. He averaged 11.5 shots per game, the most in his career. He averaged 14.2 points per game, also a career high.

It may seem like there's nothing wrong with having a point guard with such good offensive power, but that's exactly what the Pacers' offensive efficiency hasn't been able to improve.

Without a good point guard, no matter how good the system is, the player can't execute it. People always say that Link is good at executing tactics, but Link is well aware that he can't execute those tactics alone without Conley.

The Grizzlies strengthened their defense this time, and Hill's lack of playmaking was immediately exposed. The Pacers' passing was like constipation, and they couldn't play a smooth coordination at all.

Eventually, the basketball was handed to Stephenson. In Vogel's system, Stephenson is actually the point guard!

Don't doubt it, while Stephenson is a player with an occasional flaunt in his brains, he does have a talent for playmaking. As long as he thinks clearly, he can barely sort out the Pacers' offense.

The premise is that he has to keep his thoughts clear. And that's why Link keeps stimulating him!

If even Stephenson starts to brainstorm, the Pacers' offense will basically have to rely on singles.

"Come on, aren't you going to make me burn? But I feel like I'm about to catch a cold, let my body warm up, don't you want to break through me and complete the dunk? Link snapped his finger at Stephenson, but Stephenson ignored it.

Finson eventually got the ball to Hill, but Hill's close-range jumper was missed by Gasol. The Grizzlies' defense made it difficult for the Pacers' offense in an instant.

"Run out of guts? In that case, I'm going to get a point on your head! Link rushed forward quickly, and Stephenson didn't dare to leave.

Stephenson felt that in the first few rounds, the Grizzlies didn't seem to be serious at all. And once the Grizzlies get serious, the Pacers seem completely overwhelmed.

Conley slowly passed the half-court and hoisted the ball to Gasol Jr. Gasol turned his back to "Black Yaoming", but did not rush forward, but waited for Link to run, and after Link shook off Stephenson and ran to the free throw line, Gasol sent the ball to Link.

Off the field Frank. Vogel was a little envious, and the Grizzlies' passing ball was indeed too smooth.

A smooth pass of the ball often leads to better chances. Link was vacated again, and Stephenson was still one step away from Link at this point.

But just like just now, Link didn't rush to shoot, but waited for Stephenson to come over before starting to make moves.

I saw Link raise the basketball with one hand and make a pass in. Stephenson immediately turned around, and he thought Link had returned the ball to Gasol.

But when he turned his head, Stephenson found that Gasol and Hibbert were both staring at him with foolish eyes.

"I'm Cao!" Stephenson suddenly realized and quickly turned around. But it was too late, and by this time, Link was already making a jumper from the free-throw line, and he was completely teased by that one-handed fake pass!

And shooting at this distance without interference is nine out of ten for Link!

Stephenson straightened his arms in despair, but he still couldn't stop the basketball from passing through the net.

"Hahaha, one-handed fake pass, this ball reminds me of Michael. Jordan! Stephenson was completely teased, his supposedly indestructible defense turned out to be comical in front of Link. Link scored back-to-back points on Stephenson's head, and the Pacers' small advantage was gone. ”

Link still didn't do any exaggerated celebrations after scoring the goal, but continued to "talk" with Stephenson. The reason why he was able to throw it twice in a row, but he deliberately waited for Stephenson to come up, was to stimulate the time bomb to the maximum.

"Try hard, maybe you can keep my hit rate from 100%."

Under the nose of the "Ancestor of the Forced King" Bird, another strong man is torturing the nerves of the Pacers players.

Stephenson was getting closer and closer to his brain getting out of control.