Rachel. Demita was shopping with her friends, and the Christmas sale was extremely fatal to girls. But when she found out that it was the day the Grizzlies played against the Pacers, Rachel immediately ran back to her dorm room and turned on the TV.

While taking off her coat, Rachel cursed herself mentally for being stupid and remembering the wrong time when the game started.

She thought the Grizzlies-Pacers game would start tomorrow, and if she hadn't remembered it in time, she would have missed Link's first game with the Grizzlies.

Rachel remembers a text message Link sent her the day she left Oklahoma — "Don't miss the Grizzlies game." ”

She really didn't want to miss out because, like Upshaw, Link was the pillar that inspired Rachel not to give up on her dreams. She can't run away from it, but she has to overcome the difficulties and get back into the arms of basketball, and it was Link who made her decide to pick up everything she loved again.

After a short period of advertising, the Consecco Arena finally appeared on TV. Rachel sat cross-legged on the sofa and instantly changed from a sexy goddess to a girl next door.

At this point, the first quarter of the game was about to end, and the two sides were tied. Just because the Pacers called a timeout, so it went into the commercial.

"I shouldn't have missed his performance." Rachel thought to herself, after all, Link was not selected for the first game with the Grizzlies, and he didn't know when he would play today.

As everyone knows, the camera gave Link a close-up, and on TV, Link's No. 0 jersey was very conspicuous and sweating profusely.

At the bottom of the screen, Link's data is also typed. 6 points, 1 steal and 1 assist, 2-of-2 shooting from the field and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line. On the TV, Jeff. Van Gundy and Chris. Webb was also chatting with Link.

"His performance was amazing, helping the Grizzlies equalize within minutes of coming in. In the last game, Link hadn't even been named to the Grizzlies roster. But today, Lionel. Coach Hollins just put him in the regular rotation. I believe this is a change that Coach Hollins has been planning for a long time. ”

"yes, what I appreciate most is the operation he just lured Granger into a defensive trap. He's smart, and he knows how to deal with opponents who are stronger than his own hard power. This time, I'm sure Link will be able to sign another 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. ”

"No, maybe the Grizzlies will just give him a guaranteed contract?"

Listening to the voices of the two commentators on TV, Rachel realized that she had missed the beginning of Link's gorgeous performance today.

But it doesn't matter, at least Link's next performance, she can see with her own eyes.

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This timeout, Lionel. Hollins switched to the second team. Although Hollins also relies on starters, there is still a difference between him and Thibodeau, the main madman. Dependence is dependence, and he will still give enough basic rest time.

As a result, Verinella defender Vasquiz replaced Conley, Tony. Allen replaces Mayo, Arthur and last year's top star Thabit replace the black and white bears, and Link remains unchanged and continues to replace Rudy. Guy appears.

The biggest problem with the Grizzlies' second team is that there is no offensive point, and Vasquith is a point guard who passes more than he scores. Not to mention Aaron, this guy's skill tree is completely crooked. Arthur and Tabit have limited abilities and are mediocre in the range of role players.

Link's scoring ability is acceptable, but in the NBA, he is far from being a scorer.

Therefore, Hollins gave the second team one task - to hold the situation until the second quarter of the game!

"Give me an all-out attack and don't give them a second of respite! I won't allow us to go into the second quarter with a disadvantage, this is our home field, there's no reason for them to do anything wrong! ”

On the other side, Jim. O'Brien naturally wanted the team to pull away quickly. His second team's offensive strength is Paul. George and Brandon. Rush. But these two guys happen to be with Link and Tony. Allen formed a flank defensive line collided.

It was a spear and shield duel.

Seeing George appear, Link also became excited. Men's friendship is sometimes like this, the better the friend in private, the more real it will be on the field. After all, it's a way of showing respect between men.

"We're going to be under a lot of attack, Link. But as long as it is more violent than them, they will be dumbfounded. So, go for it! "Seeing the opposing player coming, Tony. Aaron muttered a few words in Link's ear.

He had a gentle punch bump with Link, and it seemed that Link had earned the trust of his teammates with his performance. At least, Randolph and Tony. Aaron, these two people trust him.

In the final two minutes, the Pacers actually didn't have much time to pull away. Therefore, George and Rush are a little impatient.

At this time, George was not fully fit, and his offensive ability with the ball was very poor. With the Pacers, O'Brien used him as an off-ball shooter.

Link is not mobile, he is most afraid of defending against strong singles. But because of having Grant. Hill has a lot of experience, so Link's best defender is precisely the off-ball shooter.

And since he was teammates with George, he really knows this No. 24 too well. How he likes to run, what is true and what is fake, Link knows it all.

After a few runs, Link didn't let George get a chance. The duel between two players from the NCAA Division II was unexpected.

"It's incredible, I don't think there's anyone in this rookie class who can defend as well as Link. His prediction of the situation was so accurate that he always seemed to know in advance where George would go in the next second. ”

"yes, this sense of smell is impossible to have without more than a decade of NBA experience. But Link ...... He looked like he had played in the NBA for a long time. ”

Seeing that George couldn't get a chance, the Pacers had to make the ball to Brandon. Rush. However, Tony. How could Aaron's defense be easily crushed?

Rush had just caught the ball, and Toney. And Aaron wrapped himself up. This is a ruthless character who was sent to defend Kobe Bryant during his time with the Celtics, facing a mediocre Brandon. Rush, what's the point?

Rush just dribbled the ball with two steps, Tony. Allen suddenly sprinted for a steal. His move was fast and ruthless, and before Rush could react, the ball was already in the hands of the Grizzlies.

Tony. Allen and Link immediately formed a 2-on-1 situation in the frontcourt, but George's position was a chicken thief, and he knew that Tony. Allen didn't shoot, so he stayed by Link's side from start to finish.

Link received a pass from Tony and saw George, who was tall and armed, and chose to distribute the ball to Arthur from beyond the three-point line.

It's a pity that Arthur's three-point shot missed the target and missed. Otherwise, the Pacers would be three points behind.

"Well done!"

Even so, Hollins let out a shout of delight. Tony. Allen and Link's defense was enough for the Pacers to drag the game into the second quarter.

The first collision of the spear and the shield, the shield became the victorious side.

"What are you doing? Be cautious, I don't want to see you make any more mistakes! "O'Brien's mentality has exploded, and the Grizzlies' second lineup, which is so weak on paper, actually nailed the Pacers to death. Whoever it is, will be unwilling.

So, George is ready to prove himself with the ball. The 10th pick rookie VS the undrafted pick looks like a matchup without suspense.

However, George's excessively high dribble center of gravity, Link was really a little spicy when he saw it. George may be strong in the future, but in his rookie season, he can still bully and bully this future superstar.

Later, when bragging with friends, Link can also pat his chest and say, "I prevented Paul from killing at the beginning. George's people. ”

During George's breakthrough, Link disrupted George's dribbling rhythm with a slight stretch of his hand. George had no choice but to hold the basketball with both hands and stop in an awkward position of taking a step inside the free throw line.

Although Link didn't steal the ball directly, he was able to force the place to stop the ball in the three-second zone, which was already very successful.

See this, Tony. Aaron immediately clipped it. Link and Tony. Allen and the two raised their arms to prevent George from handling the ball.

George was also in a hurry, not to mention being trapped, he was still caught in the three-second zone. If you don't pass the ball quickly and run out, you'll be whistled for a three-second violation.

In the panic, the referee's whistle sounded. George looked at the sidelines, not a three-second violation, but he walked with the ball in a panic!

"George was forced to walk and defended successfully again, from Link and Tony. Alan. Jim. Coach O'Brien's two offensive knives just hit the Pacers' toughest shield. ”

"Link has been phenomenal and has shown that he can not only pass and shoot, but also defend toughly. Scouts on each team should be introspecting because they let a player who could beat the 10th overall pick fall out of the draft. ”

Rachel smiled in front of the TV, she couldn't remember the first time the narrator had complimented Link today. But there is no doubt that Link's second trip to the NBA was much more successful than the first.

Tony. Allen patted Link on the back and walked up to join the attack. At this point, there was only one minute left in the game, and it was impossible for the Pacers to pull away.

Looking at Link, who is loved by his teammates on the court, Sam. Yang sighed. He is well aware that from today, Link will completely replace his place in the team. In this competition with the undrafted draft, he was completely defeated.

And Lionel. Hollins, on the other hand, sees the potential to build a super defensive lineup.

Link and Tony. Allen, what an interesting flank combination.