The Indiana Pacers currently have a 17-13 record. Although the ranking is not particularly high, the Pacers have also gotten better as the season progresses.

They have been on a winning streak of late, even against strong teams.

At the beginning of the season, the original star of the Pacers, Daniel . Granger was sidelined indefinitely because of a knee problem. At that time, almost all of the media in the United States looked down on the Pacers. With the loss of the star of the house, it is no wonder that the Pacers have a good record.

But it turns out that the Pacers, who are extremely strong at heart, don't just give up. Paul. George, George. Hill, Stephenson, David. West and Hibbert and others, with their outstanding performances, stunned to change the fate of the team.

Now, the Pacers are ranked fifth in the East and have the momentum to hit the top three in the East! Last season, the Pacers were third in the East, but this year, they don't have Daniel. Granger.

Today's Pacers, even against a strong team, can play each other most of the time. Therefore, this game against the Grizzlies is very popular in Indianapolis.

And the war of words between Stephenson and Link before the game greatly stimulated the fans' desire to watch the game.

"Link and Stephenson, these two guys can't help but want to start before the game! As we all know, Stephenson is a defensive gate for the Pacers on the outside this season! He's always very aggressive and tough defensively, and I think Link will feel the passion that Stephenson exudes today! ”

Before the game began, the commentators focused on Link and Stephenson. After all, yesterday, the two of them were too topical to talk about each other.

At first, it was Stephenson who spoke out to Link when he faced the media. As a result, Link said "Stephenson? I don't know, is the All-Star voting ranking higher than me? Stephenson was completely dumbfounded.

Link's sentence doesn't have a dirty word, it's even a question. But Gao Ming is Gao Ming, he used the most unscolding words to scold his opponent bloody.

Before today's game, there was even a reporter who interviewed Larry Brown, the Pacers' chairman of basketball operations. Bird, "Link's trash talk, does it have the style you had back then?" ”

Bird just smiled and didn't answer. Of course, "Forcing the King" will not admit that someone can pretend to be more powerful than himself, but he can understand Stephenson's mood of being half angry. After all, Bird's opponents were like this before.

"Do you think that Finson guy is really sure?" In the luxurious box of the Banker's Living Arena, Bird's assistant Pritchard looked a little worried.

"Grasp? Stephenson never does things through his head, let alone grasps them. ”

"Then ...... today"

"But it doesn't matter, the stronger the opponent, the more excited that Stephenson kid becomes. Look, he'll restrain Link today. "Bird is full of confidence, and he doesn't think Link is like himself yet. Because after that No. 0 spews trash talk, he may not win the game.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, both sides started and stepped onto the pitch. Link and George were the first to walk towards each other and hugged each other tightly.

"This season's stats have skyrocketed, George, keep up the good work!"

"You too, I hope you go well, but not today."

After a brief hello, the pair quickly separated. It's all old friends, and there's no need for too many greetings. Even if you want to catch up, it's after the game.

Now, two players from the University of Fresno just want to beat each other.

From the moment Stephenson stepped onto the court, his round eyes were on Link.

Ordinary people have long been furious when they are stared at like this by a fierce and vicious man. But Link was composed, and when he met Stephenson's eyes, he smiled playfully.

From yesterday to now, Link has been emphasizing one point to Stephenson, "You're just a nobody!" ”

The referee blew the whistle and the game officially began.

Gasol is already considered very tall, but Roy on the other side. Hibbert, stunned, was two centimeters taller than Gasol. The nickname of "Black Yao Ming" is really not called in vain. In the end, he won the basketball with his height advantage, and the Pacers became the first to attack.

The first offense in the opening period, George. Hill handed the basketball to the Pacers' new core, Paul. George's hands.

Since Granger's injury, George has seized the opportunity to play well and stabilize his starting position. Now, he has even become a core player for the Pacers.

In fact, thanks to Link. If Link hadn't trained with George in the summer and beat up the Dream Team, it is estimated that George would not have been able to go on a rampage at the beginning of the season.

George's strength Link is certainly well aware, but Iguodala is by no means easy to mess with. Link believes that Iguodala at this time should be able to handle George easily.

However, Link thought too simply.

I saw George skillfully call for cover, and then cut into the restricted area with great speed!

After Iguodala bypassed the screen, he found that George had already made a pull-up jump shot.

He hurriedly blocked it, but to no avail. George's height of 2.06 meters is dominant, and he has an advantage in the No. 3 position. Iguodala's block was half a beat slower, and it had little impact on George.

So, the Pacers' offense scored like this. Paul. George scored the first point for the Pacers on his first shot of the game.

"Damn, what a decisiveness!" Iguodala gritted his teeth, and because of the previous two years of playing in the East, Iguodala was still quite impressed with George. After all, they have to meet several times a season.

But before, George gave Iguodala the impression that he was just a tall pitcher. Catching and shooting, that should be George's forte.

But just now, George personally broke through with the ball and made a sudden stop jumper, which Iguodala never expected. It seems that Link's college alumnus has also stepped onto the right highway and started to gallop.

George is averaging a career-high 21.1 points per game this season, nearly double last season's 12.1 points.

If he still only knows the tricks of the first two seasons, the data will naturally not rise so exaggeratedly.

The Pacers' first-round offense was over, and Stephenson began to perform.

"Hey, you've got a cool haircut! It's a pity that no matter how handsome you are, you can only be embarrassed here! As soon as Link had crossed the halfway pitch, he heard Stephenson's tease talking to him.

"I said, why are you so serious!? Anyway, there's no way you're going to get away with me. I said, I'll let you burn here. I'll follow you all night, pestering you, driving you crazy and making you irritable! So, get ready...... Huh!? ”

Before Stephenson could finish his sentence, Link flashed past him.

From start to finish, Link was uninterrupted by Stephenson's trash talk. He saw the right moment, cut in suddenly, and just like that, he got a chance to attack the frame.

On the court, Pacers coach Frank Brown. Vogel covered his head speechlessly. Stephenson, this guy, made the mistake of suddenly dropping the line again.

Link cut in and received Conley's scalpel-like basketball, and then jumped straight to the basket!

Just when Link thought everything was going well, a "black tower" suddenly appeared in front of Link. Link has played in the NBA for three seasons, but there has never been a player who can bring such a big deterrent to Link in terms of height!

"Roy. Hibbert, he was very active in making up for the basket! ”

With the shouts of the commentator, Link misses a layup under Hibbert's strong interference!

David on the side. West hurriedly protected the rebound, and then made a long pass directly to the backcourt!

David. West used to work with Chris. Paul also plays for the Hornets, and Paul is known to have one of the highest ball quotients in the league. At that time, Paul called David. West is the team's most intelligent player.

As an inside player for golf quotients, David . West won't miss a chance to fight back!

After winning the rebound, West made a long pass directly to the backcourt and sent the ball to Stephenson!

Because the counterattack was so sudden, the Grizzlies players didn't have time to go back. Stephenson faced the unguarded basket and easily staged a one-handed smashing dunk!

The crowd cheered, and Stephenson threw his arms up and dashed around the field in an exaggerated manner, as if he had won the game.

"Damn, that stupid fork!" Randolph couldn't stand it anymore, he thought he was shameless enough, who knows, one generation is cheaper than the next!

Link shook his head secretly, too, and Stephenson's celebration was more eye-catching than his dunk.

Despite the anti-intellectual behavior, the Pacers took a 4-0 lead, which is an undeniable fact.

After two rounds, the Grizzlies players found the Pacers to be tougher than they thought.