Players from both sides stepped into the designated positions, Gasol Jr. and Turkish Omir. Asik stepped into the middle circle, and the big battle was about to break out.

Before the game began, a split-screen shot of Harden and Link was given, and then a comparison of the data of the two in recent games was attached below.

Link's stats aren't bad, but they're certainly not amazing. He had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists against the Bucks, 22 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists against the Jazz, and 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists against the Warriors. Link is still omnipotent, but omnipotence makes sense.

What about Harden? That data can only be described as exploding.

He had 37 points, 12 assists and six rebounds in the opening game, and played the Hawks with 47 points, seven assists and a 73.7 percent shooting percentage. In the last game against the Trail Blazers, although he lost, he also scored 24 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds.

Looking at the stats alone, it is indeed as McHale said, "Harden's worst game was as good as Link's." ”

It can be seen that Harden's expression was very solemn before the game started. But what about Link? A relaxed face.

Link kept echoing that sentence in his heart, "Don't worry, I'll always be looking behind you." You just have to be brave and move forward. For the rest, I'll come. ”

So Link doesn't have much to worry about right now, and it's nice to have a strong backing to look after the opponent's top scorer!

Stevens wasn't afraid of James either. Harden, Harden didn't have a really top-tier defense with the Thunder last season, including the first few games of the season.

In the past, at the Thunder, other teams would put their top-tier defensive resources on Westbrook and Durant. In the first few games, the Rockets' opponents did not have the ability to defend top-notch.

So, when Harden comes up against a really top-tier defense. Stevens believes that the young bearded man will meet his first Waterloo after the transfer to the Rockets!

At the referee's whistle, Mark. Gasol helped the Grizzlies get the ball first. Iguodala looked at the empty dome of the FedEx Center and ran to the front.

Link had barely stood outside the three-point line when he felt his vision blocked. In front of him, the guy with a tall appearance and height is a full five centimeters taller than Link!

It's a big striker height!

Chandler. Parsons, another inspirational model of a second-round show counterattack. He was drafted in the second round in '11 and took only 6 games to kill his big brother Chase who entered the industry in '09. Badinger has since secured the position of the Rockets' starting small forward.

Parsons was considered to have no outstanding characteristics when he entered the draft, his athleticism was average, and as a small forward, he only shot about 50% from the free-throw line in his senior year, which was really spicy.

The senior averaged only 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, and players who can only come up with this kind of data in the NCAA generally can't make a name for themselves in the NBA.

However, Parsons used his excellent foundation to make himself crazy progress. Not only did he survive in the NBA, but he also changed the "no outstanding features" in the original scouting report to the current "no big shortcomings".

Defensively, Parsons is very aggressive and not afraid to fight. Moreover, with a height of 2.08 meters in the No. 3 position, the defense is simply too dominant!

The same rookie who is less qualified than Link, Parsons' defense and Harrison's defense. Barnes' defense is a completely different story.

Barnes was timid and overly nervous. And what about Parsons? It's just desperate!

Link pushed and ran before he got rid of Parsons and came out to catch the ball. And as soon as Link received the ball, Parsons pressed on.

I have to say that this defense is much tighter than Harden's. Before Harden was cleared by Artest, the defense may not have been so tight.

But Link didn't stop there, and as soon as he got the ball, he transferred it to Iguodala again.

Iguodala holds the ball against James. Harden! Fun starts.

Harden clearly didn't do much defensive preparation against Iguodala because he thinks his opponent today is Link.

As everyone knows, Iguodala broke through directly as soon as he came up and caught Harden off guard!

Iguodala is one of the league's famous devil musclemen, and was previously known as the representative of the Fauvist small forward along with James and Josh.

Iguodala is indeed a beast when he thinks about beasts, for example, this time, when everyone on the Rockets is still confused, Iguodala leans on Harden to get inside, and then smashes the ball into the frame with one hand.

Asik did make up for it, but it was too slow. Before he could confront Iguodala, Iguodala completed the dunk.

McHale had a question mark on his face, what's the situation? Iguodala scores the first goal? Shouldn't it be Link? This Nima is different from what is written in the script!

After the goal, Iguodala pointed to the stands, his face was expressionless, and he retreated directly.

When Iguodala is no longer paddling, he may bring a tsunami.

"This ...... Andre. Iguodala is indeed dominant in every way. Height, strength, weight, Iguodala is not at a loss in the second position. But it doesn't matter, now it's time for Team Rockets to attack. ”

The commentator wiped his sweat, he didn't realize what level of defense the Rockets were facing.

Jeremy Lin swept the ball in possession, although he almost scored 40 points on Kobe's head during Lin's madness. But at his core, he's still a "pass-first" style point guard.

And in McHale's system, Harden is the core, so Jeremy Lin can't play his best.

Jeremy Lin first played a block with Asik, but the quality of the Turk's block was not high, and Conley easily bypassed it and crossed in front of Jeremy Lin.

So the No. 7 guard chose to pass the ball and returned the ball to Harden from beyond the three-point line!

Then, to the disappointment, Stevens didn't send Link to defend Harden, but instead used Iguodala against him.

"Iguodala defends Harden, let's see what Harden does!"

Harden dribbled twice with the ball and was ready to break through. But Iguodala didn't give him a chance, he took the initiative to lean up to give a confrontation, disrupting Harden's dribbling rhythm, and the basketball looked like it could get out of control at any moment.

Harden had no choice but to give the ball to Parsons and then try to get a chance by running off the ball.

But Harden found that no matter how he ran, he couldn't get space as easily as he did in previous games. Iguodala is like his shadow, with him!

As Iguodala said, the defense that the Rockets encountered in the first three games was too weak!

In Memphis, there's no easy chance of scoring!

Jeremy Lin and Harden failed to make two offensive strong points, and the Rockets' offense entered X**D mode in an instant.

Every manager has their own style, and McHale is by no means a master tactician.

After a few cooperations, the Rockets players had to come on their own.

Parsons ended up barely handing the ball to Harden, and of course, the chances weren't good.

Harden stepped back and made a jumper after receiving the ball, but Harden hasn't perfected this move yet.

Under the interference of Iguodala's face, the basketball slammed to the front of the basketball, which was a big shortening!

"Nice defense, James. Harden has no room to shoot at all! Iguodala tried to make his myth break in Memphis! ”

While speaking, Link shook off Parsons and ran to the front court and raised his hand to ask for the ball, and Gasol Jr., the melon seller, found Link with a long pass directly from the backcourt. What about Parsons? He's been thrown out of a position.

Link didn't have to scruple about anything, he was already thinking about fighting back later. So as soon as Harden missed, Link immediately reacted.

Receiving the basketball, Link was empty in front of him. He wanted to end the fight with a one-handed slam slam as usual.

But after thinking about it, I'm going to have to give the arrogant Team Rocket a little color. Let them see how powerful the rocket veterans are.

So Link jumped high to the cheers of the fans and made a circle in the air with the ball in both hands before dunking it into the basket!

The audience gasped and dunked the windmill!

"Is this Link!? Are you sure he's not Iguodala possessed!? From the commentary to the fans, they were all stunned, this is the first time Link has dunked in this fancy way in actual combat!

How can this guy jump higher than he did in his rookie season!? Don't tell me he's still in his twenties!

After Link's landing, he spread his arms and made a glider dive. Today, Memphis also has aerial work to see.

Back in his own half, Link high-fived Iguodala.

Two offenses, two strikers, two dunks. The Grizzlies, a team that has always been modest, have never been so grumpy.

From the start, the Grizzlies showed great aggression.

Harden was a little confused, the trend of this game should not be like this. What about the big battle between himself and Link?

Now, it's all about Iguodala and Link's dunk show.