247: Signature Move
The Lakers are still ahead, and all Staples fans are confident they can keep the lead going. Maris. Who is Speight? He's nobody. Casually changing to a vicious interior line can't deter the Lakers' championship twin towers.
Not only Lakers fans, but even Kobe Bryant didn't think Speights would be a threat. If Gasol can defend against Randolph, he will definitely be able to guard against Speight.
The Lakers continued to attack, Kobe Bryant was still the main attacker, this time Link didn't let Kobe do any more moves, he chose to press closely!
"Link pressed Kobe Bryant, this is tantamount to suicide, Kobe Bryant can easily clean him up!" Mitchell. Thompson smiled playfully, the sophomore rookie was still inexperienced.
Kobe Bryant did plan to get rid of Link by breaking through, but after taking two steps, he found that Link was still hanging beside him!
The current Kobe Bryant is no longer the omnipotent "Peter Pan"!
Seeing that he couldn't shake off Link, Kobe Bryant suddenly turned over and made a jumper. But Link knew Kobe's offensive steps too well, and he jumped up with his palm, completely blocking Kobe's shooting route!
Bryant had to turn up the arc to avoid the block. But as a result, the basketball hit the front of the basket, and Kobe Bryant shot the iron!
"It's too difficult to play and Link doesn't defend like any other rookie." Kevin. Haaland wasn't surprised at all, he knew just how good Link was defensively. Previously, Kobe Bryant could shoot 2 of 3 in a short period of time, not because Link didn't defend well, but because Kobe Bryant's hand was too smooth.
But Kobe Bryant's hand can't be so smooth every time, right?
Speights withstood the people this time, and Gasol Jr. didn't have to be disturbed by his brother, so he stuck Bynum behind him!
In the end, the rebounding ball was finally successfully protected, and the Grizzlies had the ball!
Link and Guy immediately plugged in to the left and right, and Conley advanced in the middle with the ball. The Lakers' starting point guard is the aging "Old Fish" Fischer, the president of the players' union who is considered one of the most unworthy starters of the season.
Fischer is too slow right now, and it won't be easy to keep up with Conley. Don't look at this guy's posture is good-looking, but he is really the master who has been stepped over.
As a result, Barnes had to make up for it to intercept Conley. Conley passed the ball to Link before he was blocked. Link made a breakthrough that drew the defense of Barnes and the rest of the Lakers.
Barnes hasn't forgotten the embarrassment he had when he played against Link last season, so "Mad Dog" is extremely positive about defending Link.
But Link had barely taken a step before throwing the ball into the air.
Barnes jumped up to block, thinking it was a shot. The next second, the unattended Rudy. Guy flew up, caught the basketball in the air, and then slammed the dunk with one hand!
"The air relay, the air relay from Link and Guy! Beautiful offense, when did the Grizzlies' offense get so flashy!? ”
Guy yelled at the ground and then looked at Link and nodded at him.
He found that sometimes it seemed quite cool to let that kid hold the ball?
"Look at your own people, look at your own people!" Mike. Brown is furious off the court, and with the Lakers' lead reduced to just two points, can he not be in a hurry?
In fact, the ball just now was completely caused by Kobe Bryant's wave shot, which caused the Lakers to be beaten fast. But Brown didn't dare to say Kobe, so he could only let Barnes take the blame.
Bryant also knew that Link was not easy to deal with, so the next ball was handed to Gasol to deal with. Gasol thought that Speights was a bully, but after fighting it, he found out that this guy is even more ruthless than Randolph!
Randolph was weak today, but Speights was tough. Although Speight's defensive skills are average, his physical fitness is not top-notch. But as long as he can withstand Gasol's onslaught, his defense is half the battle!
Seeing that he couldn't eat, Gasol chose to roll over and jump shot. Speights continued to press, making Gasol's shooting extremely awkward. In the end, the basketball knocked out of the frame, and Gasol Jr. withstood Bynum's collision and protected the rebound again!
The Grizzlies have a chance to equalize!
"Retreat, retreat, hurry up!" Kobe Bryant shouted at the whole team the moment Gasol struck the iron. The Lakers then stepped back quickly, forcing the Grizzlies into positional warfare.
Link held the ball again to face Kobe, but instead of hitting it hard, he called Speights again!
"Do you want to do it again? Brat! Come on, you still won't be able to score! Kobe Bryant was spewing trash talk at Link, he didn't care about his personal relationship with Link now, he just wanted to win!
As soon as Speights was in place, Link immediately set it in. But this time, Gasol hesitated on how to defend Link.
Let Speights go, that fat man can really shoot. Let Link go, he'll be a direct threat to the basket again.
In the end, Gasol chose to trust his teammates. He believed that Bynum or someone else could make up for Link, so the Spaniard continued to stay in front of Speight, allowing Link to kill in the box!
Link's breakthrough made the Lakers' defense can't help but shrink, after all, this is a player who can average about 20 points per game, and the Lakers can't be stupid enough to watch Link score.
But Link, without looking at anyone, passed the ball diagonally behind him!
At this time, people realized that Guy had gotten rid of Barnes at some point and was cutting diagonally behind!
After receiving the basketball, Guy made a pull-up jump shot, because the Lakers were attracted to Link inside, and Barnes was thrown away again, so Guy got an open shooting opportunity!
Guy's shooting percentage is inconsistent, mainly because he has too many strong shots. His core-style style of play allows him to always try some difficult shots. And Guy is really obsessed with mid-range shots, sometimes he can break through, but he still chooses to pull up the jump shot in the middle distance.
But for this kind of open mid-range shot, Guy has a big grasp. He hit another shot and the Grizzlies equalized!
"Well done, haha! Let's see how our offense is doing! "Randolph waved a towel off the pitch, Link and Guy connected, and the picture was simply beautiful!
Together, these two attackers were good enough to achieve a 1+1>2 result.
This season, there has been a lot of discussion about who will be the main attack between Link and Guy. But today, Link has undoubtedly given a new answer - why don't we attack together?
The scumbag-faced Guy laughed happily, he had rarely played such a comfortable offense this season.
Link had 0 points and 3 assists, and he still didn't score on Kobe's head. But absolutely no one would say that Kobe Bryant restrained Link.
Because Link's 3 assists are more valuable than scoring.
Link and Guy suddenly started playing together, something the Grizzlies hadn't tried before. In the past, Link and Randolph were the core of the attack, and Guy occasionally scored single-handedly. But now, when Randolph is unavailable, Coach Hollins may have changed his tactics. ”
"In any case, the sleeping grizzly bear has awakened. If the Lakers still want to win two in a row and try to recover the impact of the two straight losses, they will have to be more serious. ”
The Lakers are indeed serious, but the two consecutive collaborations of Gay and Link have boosted the morale of the Grizzlies.
Gasol Jr., who has the longest beard on the Grizzlies right now, is the player who has been most inspired.
Watching his brother play like a fish in water on the offensive end, Mark also wants to do what he is good at on the defensive end.
The basketball was played to Bynum this time, and the Lakers pulled away with all the players, and the "little shark" had the momentum to tear up the restricted area.
However, this is exactly what Gasol Jr. is appetizing!
Bynum is not a simple brutalist center, maybe he likes to use dunks to finish offense, but in fact, Bynum's footsteps under the basket are quite solid, and he can also hook hands on the left and right. Even, there is a one-handed shot. If you put Bynum in seven or eight years, this thing might have to shoot five or six threes a game.
Bynum received the basketball, shook his shoulder to the left, and then immediately cut into the baseline, ready to break through the dunk! In Bynum's rookie season in 2006, he used this trick to dunk in front of Heat O'Neal!
But this time, Gasol Jr.'s judgment of defense was very accurate, and the first time Bynum shook his shoulder, Gasol Jr. did not shake. In the second time, Bynum broke through along the bottom line, and Gasol Jr. sealed it for the first time.
Bynum was carrying Mark hard with his body. Gasol walked to the basket and raised his arm to dunk!
However, Bynum clearly underestimated Gasol Jr.'s defensive ability. In terms of offense, Paul is stronger than Mark. But when it comes to defense, this ranking has to be reversed.
Gasol Jr. suffocated, jumped high against Bynum, and then waved his long arm, "Smack!" ”
The basketball was photographed on the rebound by Gasol Jr., a homeless man!
"The pegboard is a big deal, Mark. Gasol defended the Grizzlies' interior line, and the Lakers missed the attack! ”
", is that amazing!?" Kobe Bryant didn't expect Bynum to be offended, after all, Bynum is really strong this year. If Bynum didn't have any skills, Kobe Bryant wouldn't be willing to give him the ball to play alone.
But Gasol Jr. is also on the rise of his career, averaging 1.9 blocks per game this season, a career high. He averaged 3.1 fouls per game, a career low. His grasp of the timing of the block and the anticipation of the attack have risen to another level. Bynum had just made up for it after he thought Gasol Jr. was a bully. But little Gasol can do anything in order to shave his beard as soon as possible!
After winning the basketball, Gasol handed the ball directly to Link.
Link pushed past the midfield and looked at the defence. Obviously, the Lakers are guarding him from blocking and dismantling, preventing him from breaking through the ball.
Case...... Link decides to single Kobe Bryant!
He alternated his left and right hands from outside the three-point line and slowly approached Bryant. Bryant didn't back down, but stared at Link with those viper-like eyes. He knew that Link's offense was masterful, but strong? Come on, Link isn't that strong yet.
As soon as Kobe Bryant finished thinking about it, Link changed direction to the right and suddenly accelerated!
Link's speed is really not fast when you look at the entire league, but it is much faster than Kobe Bryant's expectations!
Kobe Bryant hurriedly moved sideways, but Link changed direction again with a crossover! Kobe Bryant changed his center of gravity again while retreating, but at this moment, Link did not continue to break through after the cross step, but suddenly jumped shot!
Cross-step mid-range shot, this is Grant. Hill practiced all summer that year. Link had already said that this trick would be his killer move!
Kobe Bryant was surprised to seal it, a few months ago in the Los Angeles game, Link obviously didn't have this fast, and he didn't have these tricks! In a short period of time, how could he expand his arsenal!
Of course, Kobe Bryant didn't know that after Link came back from Los Angeles and before the season began, he was upgraded again. In other words, Link is no longer a player of the same level compared to the last time he played the game!
"Brush!"
Kobe's block didn't help, Grant. One of Hill's essence moves is not so easy to prevent. Link singled out Kobe Bryant successfully, and the Grizzlies officially overtook the score!
"Come on, Decisive Sunday!" Link smiled confidently at Kobe, 2 points and 3 assists, and the Grizzlies' scoring is basically related to Link! He has responded to Kobe Bryant with his best performance.
All Los Angeles fans were stunned, this No. 0 kid can now single-handedly challenge Kobe! Moreover, it is still such a superb trick!
It's like Kobe Bryant's turnaround jumper, Duncan's 45° board, and Dirk's Golden Rooster independent step-back...... Link's cross-step mid-range shot also impressed the fans. If it continues like this, it is not impossible that it will become his signature move.
After this goal, the Grizzlies can be said to have completely turned the momentum over. Link can cooperate with his teammates, can lead the defense on the whole court and can play a single star, and the entire first quarter is simply his individual performance.
Randolph is secretly happy underneath, and I believe that after today's game, Link's votes in the All-Star voting will definitely rise rapidly.
After all, this is Los Angeles. The rewards of winning on this big stage are unimaginable.