052: The perfect sub

Linas. Kreza, a member of the Lithuanian national team, is 2.03 meters tall and is able to play two striker positions.

Kreza first entered the NBA in 2005 as the 27th pick in the first round. In 2009, Kreiza left the NBA and returned to Europe to play for a year. It wasn't until 2010 that the Raptors, who sent Bosh away, signed him.

Although this guy is not well-known in the NBA, he is very famous in the international basketball world. In the NBA, he also once scored 40 points in a single game.

Although Creza is averaging only 11.2 points per game this season, his occasional highlight performances in a few games still impress fans.

Once this projection forward has a touch, his scoring ability is comparable to that of an All-Star player.

And there is no doubt that Kreiza is very hot today. Under Gay's passive defense due to physical impact, Kreza was stunned to lead the Raptors to a wave of 16-8. In this regard, Grizzlies coach Jane. Triano was undoubtedly satisfied. A good start can sometimes have a direct impact on the outcome of the game.

"Keep it up, Kreza! I'll set up a few pick-and-roll tactics for you, try to run out of gaps, and shoot when you get the chance! The Grizzlies are back-to-back on the road today, and they are very tired! To hell with those guys from the west! ”

Triano looked at Kreza as if grasping at a life-saving straw. He knows very well that giving the ball to the best is a tactic. And he believes that Kreiza can continue to torture Rudy on the offensive end. Guy, Guy's offensive efficiency will also certainly suffer.

Just like that, the electronic buzzer sounded, the pause ended, and the two sides continued to fight.

At this point, the game had only been played for a few minutes, and it stands to reason that it had not yet entered the rotation time. But when the Grizzlies players returned to the court, people found out that the Grizzlies had changed their lineup!

"Link, the rookie forward who scored 18 points in the last game, came into play. This time, he came on as a substitute...... He was replaced by O.J. Mayo! Lionel. Coach Hollins actually asked him to play the No. 2 position! What's going on? Are there any injury problems with Mayo? ”

The commentators were all confused, and they really couldn't figure out why Hollins asked Link to play the number two position. Kreiza didn't understand it at all, obviously he was beating Guy so much that he couldn't raise his head, why did the other party replace O.J. Mayo?

But it doesn't matter, as long as he can win today, it's his business who the other party wants to change.

After returning from a timeout, the Grizzlies went on offense for the first time. Link looked at his position on the offensive end and was the most popular athlete in Canada in the future. DeRozan.

I didn't expect to play against future stars again so soon. In fact, DeRozan's stats this season are starting to show up. As a sophomore, he is now averaging 17.2 points per game, which is a very important scoring point for the Raptors.

But DeRozan basically relied on dunks and layups to score during this period, and his mid-range shooting was not solid enough. As for the three-point shot...... You may not believe it, but DeRozan is shooting only 9.6% from three-point range per game this season......

Therefore, with the black and white bears guarding the inside, DeRozan, who mainly scores on breakaways, should not be able to make any waves today. As long as Kreiza is strangled, it is basically equivalent to strangling the Raptors.

Thinking about it, Conley had already passed the basketball to Link. As a No. 2 position, Link needs to do a stop.

In fact, O.J. Mayo also needs to play the role of a transit point under Hollins' system, but that guy often attacks himself as soon as his head is hot, and he doesn't let Hollins worry.

In Link's case, though, such an accident would never have happened.

Link sideways the ball behind him and waited for Conley to run over and hand it over to him. At the moment of hand-to-hand, Link took advantage of the situation and blocked Spanish point guard Calderon.

Conley broke through with the ball, and Link immediately followed. Sure enough, Conley, who had a wide field of vision, re-passed the ball out after attracting the defense, and Link, who was in the middle range, received the basketball safely.

"It's a pleasure to have two players with high ball quotient playing together."

If Mayo had listened to the commentator, he would have been furious, meaning that his ball quotient was not high.

Link catches the ball and shoots, which is his favorite way to attack. But in the air, Link's wrist turned slightly, turning into a pass!

Just when the Raptors players were about to grab the rebound, the basketball unexpectedly fell to Rudy. Guy in his hands. Guy caught the ball and shot, and he finally got a comfortable mid-range open shot.

The reason why some of Guy's games are extremely inefficient is because he likes to throw waves when he is in a hurry. To put it bluntly, his inefficiency is a matter of shot selection, not ability.

And this kind of mid-range open shot is not difficult for Guy at all. The basketball hollows into the net and hits steadily. As soon as the timeout returned, the Grizzlies broke the scoring drought.

Seeing the team score immediately after the timeout, Hollins couldn't be prouder of his decision. He knew that it was right to change Link to play!

"Beautiful assists and finishes, Link's passing was really unexpected. It's unbelievable how a tiny University of Fresno has produced two great forwards at the same time, George and Link? You know, Fresno doesn't even qualify for NCAA Division I games. ”

The commentators instantly collectively incarnated as "Lin Fu", and now no one dares to underestimate that Chinese, who can always create value on the court.

"Damn!" Seeing Guy score his way, Kreiza pouted. This summer, he signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Raptors. Despite this, he knows very well that if he can't continue to perform well, he also has the possibility of leaving.

After a round and round from Europe, he didn't want to leave.

So, he decided to use the most fierce attack to fight back on Guy's head!

However, Kreiza couldn't do the math, and when he stepped into the Grizzlies halfcourt, the defender was no longer Guy, but the No. 0 forward!

"Link actually went to defend Linus himself. Kreza! Was this switch arranged by Coach Hollins? With the narrator's shouts of surprise, the live camera was given to Hollins.

Hollins was expressionless, as Link hadn't proven if he could hold the place.

Kreiza wasn't scared of Link at first, and today even Rudy. Guy didn't even have a problem with him, let alone a draft loser? Moreover, he is still an Asian!

There's no racism in Creza, but an Asian on the basketball court will always feel like the underdog.

According to the tactics, Creza began to run without the ball under the cover of his teammates. He thinks his keen offensive sense and superb running skills should be enough to easily shake off the Chinese rookie.

Just Rudy. Guy's overly loose defense has given Kreiza the illusion that "I can score casually".

So he was very surprised when he followed the tactics and ran to the bottom right corner and then received a pass from Calderon, only to find that Link had immediately posted it.

"How is that possible!?" Kreza couldn't believe that the slightly emaciated Asian in front of her could keep up with her pace through cover.

Just when Kreza was still surprised, Link directly pressed up and gave Kreiza a strong confrontation in the bottom corner!

"Haha, pretty!" Off the field, Tony. Aaron waved the towel, the kid could understand it at a glance, and the timing of his confrontation was just right!

Kreza is a goalscorer striker and breaking through with the ball is not his forte. Now, being so frantically defended by Link, Kreiza is directly a little overwhelmed.

Tough, pressing, and unrelenting, Link's entanglement terrifies Creza. In the tight bottom corner, Kreiza ended up having to make hasty passes.

With Link's interference, the ball was passed high and floating. Rudy. Guy seized the opportunity to leap hard, intercept the basketball, and then take advantage of the momentum!

Guy's athleticism guarantees that he will be a sharp knife in the transition attack. When he had already run past the halfway line, the Raptors players reacted to the defense.

But all else was to no avail, Rudy. Guy vented all his frustrations with a one-handed slash. When he doesn't have to expend energy on the defensive end, Rudy. Guy's attack power is terrifying.

"Boom!" The hoops roared and the Air Canada Centre arena fell silent.

On the big screen, the score became 16-12. And all these changes started with the appearance of the Chinese No. 0.

"Well done, keep it up!" Hollins clapped at Link, and once again, the guy didn't let himself down.

And in addition to defense, Hollins also found that the Grizzlies' chemistry seemed better with Link on the floor.

Guy always gets easy scoring opportunities and the rest of the team doesn't get disrupted on the defensive end.

A perfect backup striker, Hollins thinks he's been found.