Chris. Paul was stealed as soon as he came up, which made the high morale of the Clippers at halftime drop in half.

People are asking a question in their minds at this point, "Chris. Paul wouldn't really be stopped by Link, would he? ”

All the Clippers players told themselves that it was definitely not going to happen, and Paul was going to lead everyone out of it.

But it's actually clear to everyone that it's entirely possible!

The Clippers, who originally wanted the Grizzlies to look good, are now starting to worry about their own fate.

Link continued to stay in front of Paul, only this time, Paul's momentum was much weaker than before.

"Be careful, Chris, I just fell hard." While Link lowered his center of gravity, he also began to "mouth" Paul.

"You're still nine points behind, don't get too happy, bastard." Paul responded forcefully, he is not a little Jordan, and he will not be made to explode by Link in a few words.

Paul continued to look for offensive opportunities, and he was ready to send the ball over after seeing Griffin get to mid-range and get a shot.

But Link reached out to block the passing route for the first time, and Paul couldn't believe that Link could defend to this extent!

His reflexes, his counter-attacking ability, his defensive awareness...... It was almost perfect!

Paul pouted, it's hard to pull a chance just by standing on the ball. The No. 1 position will have to increase his offensive threat to potentially tear apart the defence.

And tearing apart the opponent's defense is the only way to give teammates a chance.

Paul then wanted to use his dribbling and speed to break through Link, playing the number three at the number one position, which was actually a misalignment. Paul believes he still has an advantage in flexibility.

Paul then started to dribble quickly with his left and right hands, and he was definitely a master dribbling master. There are countless players who have been shaken by Paul, and the footage of him shaking the opponent may be cut into a collection of highlights.

Paul observed Link's change in center of gravity and was ready to seize the opportunity of Link's center of gravity shift to accelerate the breakthrough. However, Paul transported it for a long time, only to find that Link's center of gravity had not changed at all!

"Hey, you don't want to do this for 24 seconds." Link continues to taunt that there is no one who cannot be provoked, the only difference is the time it takes to provoke.

Jordan Jr. can be provoked in a matter of minutes, and Paul can just hold on longer than Jordan Jr.

Paul himself is embarrassed, his movements are as fierce as a tiger, and he actually pestles on the spot, this picture feels embarrassing just thinking about it.

There was no way, Paul had to force his way through!

Paul's physical confrontation ability is definitely not bad, and his small movements often make him take advantage of the confrontation.

This time, Paul also used one hand to hold Link when he broke through, and then stealthily exerted his strength to push Link away.

But Link was as steady as a rock, still clinging to Paul's side. Paul's confrontation ability is placed in the No. 3 position, which can only ensure that he does not suffer at most. But if he wants to get an advantage from it, it's very difficult.

Paul eventually opted to pass the ball on a difficult march, but the rest of the Clippers struggled to get comfortable receiving space because the Grizzlies used tight man-marking. Moreover, the quality of Paul's pass in the fierce confrontation was not high.

Eventually, Griffin could only reach out his short hand in despair in the face of a sudden pass, and then watched as the basketball flew out of bounds with his fingertips.

Chris. Paul passes the ball wrong, Grizzlies have the ball!

"Mistakenly, Link made Chris in the second round. Paul's mistake! In the first half of the game, Paul made a total of two mistakes! But in the first two rounds of the second half, Paul had already made two mistakes. Link's defense had an immediate effect, and this was the Grizzlies' best chance to close the gap! ”

Hubi. Brown clapped his hands happily, and seeing that Paul no longer did what he wanted, old Brown seemed to see the hope of a comeback and victory.

"This time you made a mistake yourself, but it's not my fault. Keep up the good work next time, Chris. Link continued to attack Paul in an attempt to disturb Paul's mentality.

But it wasn't enough to contain Paul on the defensive end, the Grizzlies had to continue to torment Paul's nerves on the offensive end.

So, Mike. Conley seemed to be the main point of attack for the Grizzlies in the second half, and the Grizzlies didn't intend to give Paul any respite.

Link personally set up cover for Conley, and he was always looking for trouble with Paul.

Conley took advantage of the situation, and the frustrated Paul took advantage of the momentum as he bypassed Link.

But this time, Link didn't carry it hard, but leaned back.

"Ahh

Link yelled and fell to the ground, afraid that he would not be able to attract the referee's attention.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and shouted at the technical desk, "Clippers No. 3, defensive foul!" ”

"What! That's a fake fall, can't you see it!? Paul definitely didn't do it, he admitted that he pushed Link, but the force was definitely not enough to push Link.

The referee ignored Paul and went straight to the technical desk to watch the replay. In the video, one can clearly see Paul pushing someone.

As for whether the pushing action can knock Link over directly, that's not Paul's final say. Link acted like him, and the referee believed Link.

Off the field, Tony. Aaron almost burst out laughing. Link's hard power is very strong, but these crooked ways are also thieves.

As long as he can win, Link doesn't mind using any means other than deliberately hurting people.

Faced with the replay, Paul was speechless. He turned his head to glared at Link, who only shrugged at Paul.

Breaking the opponent's heart is part of the defense.

Paul is distraught right now, and he can no longer focus on scoring and defending as much as he did in the first half.

Link believes that even if Paul doesn't have an explosive mentality, he will certainly not be able to perform like he did in the first half.

The Grizzlies reorganized their offense, and this time Conley assisted Iguodala on a three-point shot, which undoubtedly added another big hole to the Clippers, which had already begun to leak.

With only six points left, the Grizzlies are about to completely win the momentum. "Captain" Paul nervously directed his "sailors" to fight back, but they were a little confused at this point.

Paul broke through with cover this time and wanted to score with a pull-up jumper.

However, Paul's emergency stop did not shake off Link, and Link, as if he could overcome inertia, suddenly stopped at the moment of Paul's emergency stop.

When Paul saw that the emergency stop failed to shake off Link, he sped up again!

Link's stop-and-go ability is not inferior to Paul's, and Paul makes a layup without throwing Link away. There was no suspense in the ending, and Link flew Paul out with a layup!

"Chris has to calm down again, he seems to have completely lost his rhythm since Link switched to him!" Jeff on the commentary stage. Van Gundy seems to be more anxious than Paul.

Three offenses, two turnovers and one block. Paul's offensive performance so far in the second half was almost the same as in the first half.

People don't know if it's Paul himself who has a problem, or if Link's defense is too strong for Paul!

The Clippers players would rather believe the former scenario than face reality. They kept telling themselves that it was only a matter of time before Paul would get back into shape.

However, a few minutes later, when the Grizzlies tied the gap, Chris . Paul still didn't show the performance that people expected.

Link is like a street villain, he provokes Paul all the time, he gives the other party the roughest physical confrontation. He gave the offense to his teammates as much as he could, and then put all his strength into "torturing" Paul.

Doug. Rivers later used Jamal. Crawford replaced Redick in the hope of adding points of attack with the ball. At the same time, they also hope to cause problems for Conley's defense, thereby freeing Paul.

However, Conley's defense against Crawford was surprisingly good. Paul was able to beat Conley in the first half, but that doesn't mean anyone can bully a point guard who was named to the All-Defensive Team last season.

In the third quarter of the game, the Grizzlies became more and more courageous, and the Clippers lost the style of the first half of the game on the offensive end when the defense was unfavorable.

At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies, who were originally 13 points behind, became a 6-point lead!

Link, who had 8 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, looked mediocre and didn't explode.

But if you look at Paul's stats, you can instantly find out why the Grizzlies are turning things around!

He made 1-of-5 shooting, had 3 turnovers and scored just 3 points...... That's Chris. The data that Paul came up with in the third quarter of the game, when Paul met the best defensive player, his scoring momentum was immediately contained!

In the second half of the third quarter, Paul played more and more aggressively. Link's ongoing trash talk offensive also seems to have affected Paul's mood. And the more impatient Paul is, the less effective Paul becomes.

The only consolation Paul had in the third quarter was that he still hit a three-pointer, which turned his three-point percentage into a terrible 7-of-7 shooting in the game.

But only Paul himself knows that his current exaggerated three-point shooting rate does not make any difference at all!

"Link's third quarter showed us what it means to be a true best defensive player! He's definitely one of the most dominant perimeter defenders of the 21st century! You can even remove one of them! ”

Hubi. Brown shook his fist violently, and now, no one should question the reasonableness of Link's award!

The Los Angeles Clippers wanted to put their new Defensive Player of the Year to the test, but in just one quarter, the Defensive Player of the Year was enough to remember them for life.

When Link walked off the court at the break, the fans stood up and shouted MVP.

Once again, Link stepped up to save the day at the Federal Express Arena.

The Clippers were happy and sad, and they struggled to recover from the ups and downs in the fourth quarter. When the time comes, Link will also step up his efforts on the offensive end while ensuring the defense.

Put an end to the Clippers' unrealistic illusions once and for all.