378: All-American face-slapping live
There were three minutes left in the game, but about a third of the seats in the Staples Center were empty.
Before the game, the fans were full of anticipation. But before the game was over, they were already disappointed.
In the first quarter, the Grizzlies ended with a 10-point lead. Section 2, Chris. Paul and Crawford both fired and were closest to a three-point deficit.
But it's a pity that Link, who is full of physical strength, immediately led the Grizzlies to launch a counterattack and opened the gap again.
Then from the second half of the game, the margin has been hovering around 10 points until now.
At this point, the game was over with three minutes left, but the Los Angeles Clippers were still nine points behind. And, now it's the Grizzlies' offensive round. In other words, if the Grizzlies score again, the margin will be stretched to double digits.
"Mike. Conley hoisted the ball to Mark. Gasol, the Spaniard has a strong desire to attack today and does not know if it is with DeAndrew. Jordan related. Let's see how Gasol Jr. will attack this time. "Mike. Brin stared intently at the court, and every Grizzlies offense was a treat for him in today's game.
Because the Grizzlies' offense is so fluid, it's many times smoother than last season. Lionel. Hollins is certainly a good coach, but Mike. Brin must admit that Stevens did a better job than he did!
Before the season began, some Memphis fans questioned whether Stevens, who was too young, would ruin the Grizzlies. But now, I believe they all smell really good.
Gasol Jr. holds the ball with his back in the middle distance, and Jordan Jr. is waiting for him, and he has already let Gasol Jr. score 18 points today! And little Jordan himself just deducted 10 points by eating cakes.
Gasol pushed back slowly, and Griffin was thinking about whether to flank Gasol Jr. But looking at Randolph, who was full of meat, Griffin dispelled this idea in an instant.
Randolph is not easy to mess with today, this fat man with both fat and muscle has scored 15 points today, and should have grabbed a dozen rebounds. At the thought of this, Griffin took another step closer to Randolph.
If Randolph were asked to get more data, Griffin would be beaten by an "old man" today.
The Clippers' two interior links were severed, and Link shook off Culon. Butler cuts to the basket. Seeing this, Gasol Jr. hit the ground and passed the ball firmly into Link's hands.
Seeing this, Hollinger covered his forehead in advance.
The rest was simple, Griffin and Jordan Jr. were pulled to the left and right, and the middle was empty and completely unguarded.
Link lifted the basketball with one hand and jumped lightly to complete an easy dunk.
This is Gasol Jr.'s fifth assist of the game, and Stevens has arranged a lot of strategy for Gasol, and he has made good use of Gasol's ability to make the Grizzlies easier to attack.
"Damn, you should be on the point!" Off the field, Tony. Aaron shouted excitedly. It can be seen that the Grizzlies players are extremely relaxed, as if they are already playing this game as a preseason game......
Speaking of preseason, Hollinger was embarrassed again. He once said that the Grizzlies' excellence in the preseason doesn't say anything.
Now, however, the Grizzlies are on the verge of winning the regular season.
"Keep it up!" Hollinger secretly prayed in his heart that the Los Angeles Clippers would come back to life in the final two minutes or so.
But alas, God is not at home today and does not hear Hollinger's prayers. Link's dunk became the last straw that crushed the little wrecked boat. With 11 points behind, morale is still so low. The Clippers want to chase, but I'm afraid they won't be able to set off any waves.
De Nagro suspended the game and the audience burst into boos. Only now, those boos aren't necessarily for the Grizzlies, maybe for the Clippers.
Their performance was so disappointing to the fans!
"I think the Grizzlies' performance today can be regarded as A+."
"yes, yes, their performance can be described as perfect, and I can't fault it at all."
Mike. Brin and Kevin. Harlan sang and harmonized, and then both looked to Hollinger.
Hollinger knew he couldn't escape.
"The Grizzlies played really well today, a lot better than I thought they would. Almost every player has improved, and the new players and new coaches have been very successful. And the Los Angeles Clippers ...... It doesn't seem to be as powerful as it seems on paper......"
Grizzlies fans in front of the TV cheered as they finally got John Brown. That bastard of Holinger bowed his head!
After a short few minutes, the game was over, and the beep sounded Chestraps, echoing loudly. Because at this point, the Staples Center was very, very empty. About half of the fans have already left the scene.
It could quite well be the worst game of all the openers.
After the game, Link excitedly raised his arms and hugged his teammates one by one. I've been looking forward to it for so long, and I've been preparing for it for so long. Today, they're starting to see results!
102-91, the Memphis Grizzlies ended up winning the Clippers by 11 points on the road. They proved with practical actions that even if they change coaches, even if they lose their leading striker Rudy. Guy, they are still one of the strongest teams in the West. Next, ESPN data analysis expert John Murphy was invited to work with ESPN data analysis expert. Mr. Hollinger, let's give you a brief report on the statistics of this game. "Mike. Brin smiled, the old man was bad.
Hollinger held the data sheets of both teams, and his face turned red, "The Grizzlies played well today, Link scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 52.4%. We can see his ...... in Link His tremendous progress ......"
"Smack!" Hollinger felt like he had slapped himself in the face because of the preseason preview and he said that Link didn't have much potential left. As a result, now, it is said that Link has made great progress......
But that's not all, there are many more things to slap yourself in the face.
"Mark. Gasol had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and was very versatile. His playmaking ability is getting better and better, and I'm sure with Coach Stevens' help, he can grow into one of the league's top centers. ”
"Smack!" He said before the game that Gasol Jr. would not be able to carry the load.
"Zach. Randolph seemed to be completely out of knee trouble, with 15 points, 16 rebounds, and a big double-double, which is a typical Randolph statistic. Griffin, on the other hand, only had 11 points and 7 rebounds today, and his state with Randolph is indeed far from the same. ”
"Smack!" In the foresight, Hollinger argues that Randolph is basically gone.
"Andrey. Iguodala scored 13 points, including 2-of-2 from three-point range, and was very efficient. The flank combination of him and Link, both offensively and defensively, is hugely powerful. He's more at home with the Grizzlies than he seems to be with the 76ers. Here, he can play his role in peace. ”
"Nick. Young played so well that he almost became the Grizzlies' top scorer on the second team. ”
"Tony. Aaron was as fierce as ever. ”
"Mike. Conley is so mature, he's definitely in the top 10 in the league, no...... One of the top five point guards. ”
"Papa......" This slap greeted his face again and again, and the key was that Hollinger still slapped himself in the face...... He thought that he was fortunate enough to be broadcast live in the United States this time, and he would make himself soar. Unexpectedly, in the end, it became notorious in front of the people of the whole country.
In the post-game interview, Link deliberately stood in front of the commentary stage so that Hollinger could hear what he was saying.
"You can't completely dissect basketball with this kind of thing. Data analysis can only be used as an adjunct to give fans and the media a more intuitive understanding of the sport. But if you judge a team and players based solely on data...... To be honest, it's really stupid. I don't know which data analytics expert gave us a C+ grade in the pre-season preview, but I think today we showed that we were in the A+ category. Data analysis is completely unreliable! ”
After saying that, Link also deliberately turned around and shook hands with the commentators. Mike. Brin and Kevin. Harlan greeted him with a smile, but he took pity on Hollinger, and the guy's face turned purple.
Stevens, who was in the distance, saw Link deliberately tidying up Hollinger, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head, this is indeed Link's style.
Speaking of which, Link lightly cut down the stats of 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists today. You know, Link doesn't have unlimited firing rights today, after all, Stevens' system advocates team offense. And other people's passes have also somewhat lowered Link's assist stats, after all, the Grizzlies have two players in the 5 assists today.
But even with all these constraints, Link's stats are outstanding.
If he is allowed to fight openly, what can he do?
Stevens touched his chin, hopefully this season, there won't be the kind of game that has to be played open to Link.