444: The scalp is tingling
After experiencing the "sweetness" at the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies immediately showed their bloodthirsty minions. Since Link scored four straight points on Stephenson's head, the Grizzlies have been playing steadily, and at the most point, the Grizzlies led by eight points.
At the end of the first quarter, when Nick. After Young's ultra-long-range buzzer-beating three-pointer went through the net and allowed the Pacers to go into the second quarter with a seven-point deficit, Stephenson was not calm.
Look at Nick. Stephenson's appearance of showing off his might on the court, Stephenson really couldn't stand it. He himself is a person with an arrogant personality, and a person with an arrogant personality is the most insolent in front of him.
In the first quarter of the game, even though Link stimulated him everywhere, Stephenson held steady and did not lose control. He had 5 points and 2 assists, and to be honest, he played really well.
But Vogel and Bird in the box were well aware that it would be difficult for Stephenson to remain calm throughout the game. Perhaps, with just a little more spark, Stephenson will blow up.
Just now, Nick. Young's three-pointer has put Stephenson on the verge of exploding. And the task of lighting Stephenson's final fire naturally fell to Link, who scored 7 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds in the first quarter.
"Lance, calm down! We're only seven points behind, and I don't think anyone in this room thinks they've lost, right? Vogel was still trying to calm Stephenson's mood, but Finson couldn't listen to him.
He just wants to go out there and fight now, in the roughest way possible!
In the second quarter of the game, the coaches of both sides changed back to the starters. With a seven-point deficit, the Pacers' mentality is different from the start of the game, and they seem to be in a hurry.
The Grizzlies' first offense after coming up in the second quarter, the ball was handed to Link. Stephenson bumped into Link the moment he got the ball. If it weren't for the Pacers' home court, they would have been whistled for a foul.
Stephenson has a lot of small moves right now, but that's exactly what Link wants to see. This means that he is not far from a complete outburst!
Stephenson has always been a rough person, and if it wasn't for the negative incident of beating his girlfriend before the draft, it is estimated that he would not have fallen into the second round.
There isn't much doubt about Stephenson's talent or skills, and one of the most negative comments about Finson in the scouting report before the draft was, "Extremely emotionally unstable and mentally immature." ”
This is indeed his shortcoming, and the most fatal one. Seeing that Stephenson was so irritable now, Link didn't hide it. He leaned directly on Finson to break through and confront him head-on, and nothing could escalate the smell of gunpowder on both sides more than this.
I have to say that Stephenson's body is indeed very strong, and he deserves to be the person who will be sent to defend James in the future. But even so, Link forced his way to the basket and then went straight to the basket without getting rid of Stephenson!
"Don't look down on people, I'm not a soft persimmon!" Being forcibly eaten by others, of course, Stephenson couldn't bear it. He yelled and raised his arms to get ready to block! But the cover couldn't be blocked, and the arm hit Link's neck instead, pulling Link's whole person down!
"Toot toot!" Seeing this foul action, the referee didn't think about it and directly stopped the game. Fouls on players above the torso are expressly forbidden!
Link is taken down by Stephenson and slammed to the floor. But after hearing the referee's whistle, Link immediately got up. Succeeded, that's what he wanted!
The last sparks have begun to flicker, and now, it is time for the "Finsen explosive" to be completely detonated!
After the referee's whistle, he made a "T" gesture at Stephenson, a technical foul!
Stephenson managed to put himself in dire straits!
"My day, do you think this is a child's house!? Technical fouls? , why don't you go and blow the WNBA!? Stephenson immediately became uncalm and scolded the referee.
David. West rushed up to pull Stephenson away, and if he was whistled for two technical fouls in a row for insulting the referees, the Pacers would be passive.
Link also stood up with the help of his teammates, and Iguodala patted Link on the back and motioned for him to stop doing such a dangerous move.
But Link just smiled slightly, "Don't worry, the only thing that will be killed by the bombing is probably the Pacers." ”
In David. With West's efforts, the chattering Stephenson finally let the referee go. Link stepped to the free-throw line and everyone stepped back to the three-point line.
While there was a huge boo from the Pacers fans, that sound was completely intrusive for Link right now.
After one free throw, the Grizzlies had one more offensive opportunity. If the Grizzlies score again, the margin will go to double digits!
On an offensive opportunity later, Conley broke through and assisted Gasol on a shot. After that shot, the Pacers officially trailed the Grizzlies by 10 points. It's not easy to catch up with 10 points, and the time has come to test the Pacers' offensive ability.
Stephenson took the lead and decided to lead by example and fire the first shot on the team's counterattack!
Of course, the reality is that Stephenson, who is angry now, just wants to give Link some color as soon as possible.
When the Pacers lose their last playmaking point, the rest is a slow demise!
Stephenson, of course, also knew that Link was very good defensively, and judging from the confrontation in the first quarter, it was. But no matter how good the defense is, haven't you already scored 5 points? Stephenson doesn't believe that Link can still keep a clean sheet on himself!?
Just one word, dry!
Stephenson began to dribble with his left and right hands in front of Link, and his style of handling was still fancy with his streetball background.
Vogel and Larry. Bird both got up from the bench, Stephenson is going to go heads-up?
It's over!
Link didn't waver with Stephenson's center of gravity, believing in his defensive range and being able to contain Stephenson's first move no matter which way he went.
Moreover, Stephenson's possession of the ball was not particularly solid. As long as Link doesn't shake, he still has a chance to steal directly.
Stephenson accelerated after a slam operation, but he definitely didn't expect that Link would be able to give him the most powerful blocking and confrontation in the first time!
Link saw the opportunity after blocking Finson and was about to make a steal, and then, something unexpected happened to Link.
Stephenson actually dribbled the ball himself after encountering a confrontation!
Seeing that the basketball was out of his hand, the unwilling Stephenson immediately went to save the ball. But I don't know if it's because I'm too anxious, Stephenson didn't shoot the basketball on the first shot, but pushed the basketball farther away to the halfcourt line!
So, Stephenson immediately fell to the ground to save the ball. Then, as before, instead of keeping the basketball, he poked the ball further away with his fingertips......
Stephenson even crawled and rolled and tried to save again, his limbs and "squirming" on the ground, showing Link's scalp tingling!
In the end, Stephenson's aggressive scramble allowed him to successfully help the Grizzlies poke the basketball across the halfcourt line...... Link swept past Stephenson, who was crawling on the ground, picked up the basketball and scored with an easy dunk.
Stephenson stood up and looked at his teammates in confusion, then looked up at the big screen.
12 points behind!
"Thank you Lance, your dribbling moves are handsome!" Link was smiling brightly, but Stephenson's heart was already erupting.
So this time the Pacers attacked, and the angry Stephenson held the ball again! Bird covered his face, he couldn't imagine what else Stephenson was doing!
On the court, Finson was another fierce fancy dribble. After speeding up and breaking through, he was ready to rely on Link to pass the defender with a turn! But where could Link let him pass so easily, he was stuck in his position, so that Stephenson couldn't turn around at all!
This time, after being blocked by Link, Finson did not drop the ball and did not make a mistake.
But he found that his previous wave of commotion was completely redundant, because Link didn't shake it at all!
With his own stoppage, Stephenson finally remembered to pass the ball. But the moment he passed the ball, the whole audience was stunned!
Stephenson, perhaps losing his sense of direction and position due to the change of direction due to the change of direction, did not hesitate to pass the ball "accurately" to Iguodala of the Grizzlies!
Iguodala was stunned for a moment when he received the basketball, and he could get a steal while lying down?
After about 0.5 seconds, Iguodala remembered to push the fast attack.
Two mistakes in a row, how can Stephenson stand it? So after a wrong pass, he went crazy to chase Iguodala, hoping to get the ball back, hoping to make amends.
Then, there was Paul. George and Stephenson both flanked Iguodala's situation.
"Link! Link! George anxiously yelled at Stephenson that he had come to trap Iguodala and Link would be left unattended!
"What are you calling him for!?" Instead of going back, Stephenson confronted George loudly.
At that moment, George felt completely defeated by this man.
So, the experienced Iguodala sent the ball to Link. Link was left unattended, took the ball and went straight to the basket, scoring his second dunk in a row.
George covered his head with his hands in frustration, and Stephenson realized why George was shouting Link's name just now.
Vogel shook his head, and Bird, who was in the luxury box, was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. When Stephenson first arrived in Indianapolis, he was immediately arrested by the police department for something.
Then, Bird received a call from the police station. When I went, I found out that it was Stephenson who left Bird's number in the emergency contact column......
Since then, Stephenson has done something unthinkable, and Bird can understand.
But those two rounds just now...... It's really a heavenly show.
Of course, Bird is well aware that this is not all Stephenson's own problem. Stephenson was impulsive, but Link's crushing defense accelerated Stephenson's mistakes.
The timely blocking and confrontation of the first ball Link was the main reason why Stephenson conceded the goal. The second ball, Link, accurately jammed Stephenson's position and was the trigger for Stephenson's mistake.
In the end, it was Link's defense that was too strong for Stephenson that led to this series of comedies.
Bird shook his head, Stephenson is indeed a good player. However, this may be the gap between him and the top players.
By this time, the Pacers were already 14 points behind the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies were completely in control of the game.
Bird left the private room and didn't watch the rest of the game. The only thing he wanted to do now was to teach Stephenson a good lesson.
Race? The result is probably already doomed.