430: Iron Waist
Josh. Smith, of course Link knows that this guy in front of him is not simple. Although he has never been selected to the All-Star team, that doesn't mean Josh is not good. It's like Link's teammate Conley never made the All-Star team, but no one will question his ability.
Smith is most talked about for his explosive physique, brutalist buckles, and inhumane crazy blocks.
On December 18, 2004, he made 10 blocks in a single game against the Mavericks, becoming the youngest player in the league to get 10 blocks in a single game and making the name of the high school genius remembered. The 2005 Slam Dunk Contest champion, Josh also showed off his physical fitness to the fullest.
In the NBA's top five balls every day, Josh's blocks and dunks appear from time to time.
But in addition to his ability to fly, Josh is actually remarkable in other ways.
He claims to be the "Pretty Boy of CIC Beauty" - being complained about is one of the worst nicknames in the league. In the 10-11 season, he shot 33% from three-point range. As a brutalist striker, people overlook that he is actually averaging 4.2 assists per game! Of course, not to mention that he once scored 22 rebounds in a single game, and last season he averaged 9.6 rebounds per game as a No. 3 player.
Therefore, in the face of Josh, who was holding the ball, Link did not relax. It's true that Josh's shooting is not consistent enough, and he still likes to shoot. But even so, Link was reluctant to let Josh go.
Although this is Link's third season in the league, it is actually the first real meeting between Link and Josh.
By the time Link first entered the league, the Grizzlies had already played all of their games against the Hawks. And last season was a shortened season, so the Grizzlies and Hawks met once. In that game, Link's opponent was still Joe. Johnson, because it was Rudy who was opposite Josh at the time. Guy.
Therefore, all of Josh's knowledge of Link is actually only from videos and rumors. How many pounds and taels this guy has, Josh doesn't know.
Seeing that Link stuck to himself so tightly, Josh made a tentative move, and then suddenly started, intending to crush Link to break through with his strong body that was not inferior to James!
"It's too iron." Link complained to himself, then puffed up his chest and pressed it.
At the moment when the two sides collided, Josh was taken aback - this guy's strength and confrontation ability are much stronger than they seem!
Josh's pace and confrontation are fine, but the breakthrough always feels slow. The main reason for this is that Josh's dribbling skills are simply terrible.
Now that he is being topped by Link, Josh is even more confused. Link saw the right moment and took a shot, and the basketball lost control!
"Josh. Smith dropped the ball, Link reached out his long arm to get the basketball and pushed forward, and in the first round, Link completed the game against Josh. Smith's steal! ”
Hubi. Brown was instantly agitated, and the stands behind him became buzzing. In the first round, Josh got a taste of Link's suffocating defense.
Indeed, Josh was named to the All-Defensive Second Team in the '09-10 season. But don't forget, Link was a member of both the All-Defensive and All-Star teams last season!
Although Link completed the steal, the duel between the two sides was not over yet. Everybody knows, Josh. How strong is Smith's ability to chase after the big risk, this guy can cut out a collection of not short lengths just by chasing the footage of the big risk every season.
Link isn't completely safe yet, and his showdown with Josh continues! Anything can happen before you actually put the basketball in the hoop.
Link turned his head to look at Josh as he advanced quickly, and found that Josh was already very close to him! This guy's physical fitness is really good, and his speed is really not slow when he doesn't dribble.
Josh, who was following Link, had all figured out that if Link chose to pass the ball, he would squirt that Link was a coward and didn't dare to confront him head-on!
While passing the ball to a teammate with better chances was the right choice, Josh didn't want to pass up the opportunity to put Link under pressure for a moment.
At this moment, Josh was surprised to find that Link, who cut diagonally into the basket, actually jumped directly in front of his eyes!
This guy wants to dunk!
"Look for death!" Josh jumped up and bounced, he wasn't afraid of a player who survived the league by skill!
Everyone held their breath, this was the first time that these two small forwards faced each other in the air!
Josh is indeed a little stronger than Link in terms of bounce speed and bounce height. Although Linkk jumped back, Josh soon jumped to the same height as Link!
The former high school prodigy waved his arms and watched his palms get closer to the basketball, and he couldn't wait to enjoy the thrill of pressing the ball on the rebound and then admiring the surprised expressions of the other party.
However, just as Josh's palm was about to hit the basketball, Link strained his waist and abdomen, curled up in the air, and retracted the basketball by the way. Smith pounced!
"What!?" Now, with a surprised expression, it became Eagle 5.
I saw Link curling up obliquely under the basket, retracting the basketball and dodging the block, flying under the basket, gliding to the other side of the basket, and then using strong waist and abdominal strength to straighten his body again, and directly hanging the frame with his back and hands!
"Boom!" With a loud bang from the hoop, the basketball hoop made a "creaking" sound.
The Federal Express Arena was as hot as a volcanic eruption, and all the people who witnessed the performance just now couldn't help but stand up and cheer!
What kind of fairy dunk is this!?
"Just ...... This...... Link finishes a lever back buckle!? "Hubby. Mr. Brown took his glasses off and wiped them, for the first time in his life, he couldn't believe what was happening in front of his eyes.
If the person who just finished the dunk is Russell. Westbrook or Blake. Griffin, that old Huby wouldn't be surprised.
Kelink!? When did this guy become a dunk!?
"Incredible waist and abdominal strength, to fold the body and bounce back in such a short period of time, it is not enough to jump high. What kind of power does Link still have? What else is there about him that he hasn't shown? Next to old Hubi, his young partner was also scared silly.
Link let go, fell off the basket, and rushed at Josh. Smith nodded and walked away.
"What the did you just do!?" Randolph was covered in goosebumps, and if he hadn't been on the court, he would have learned from Nick. Yang, after watching the dunk, lay on the floor in an exaggerated manner.
"Damn, you kid can do it, iron waist! A small electric motor! Say it, take it, say it's very good! Even Iguodala, known for his physical fitness, praised Link in surprise.
Link is very calm on the surface, but in fact, he is also panicked inside! He was actually trying to dodge Josh's block with a pull-up layup, but after gliding to the other side of the basket, Link felt as if he hadn't fallen much, and he should be able to dunk it if he was arm length...... So, he suddenly straightened his waist and smashed the ball into it with his back to the basket!
Link had never tried such a difficult dunk, and he didn't expect it to be successful! Undoubtedly, this once again greatly stimulated Link's desire to level up quickly. If you upgrade a few more times, won't you be able to fly from the free throw line in actual combat!
The dunk man was surprised, let alone the one who watched him dunk.
After a dragon steals, the lever is folded and buckled...... In the opening first round, Link showed Josh the strength of the Player of the Month and the starting team of the Western Conference All-Stars.
Josh was stunned for a few seconds before he remembered to retract his dislocated jaw.
This technical yellow-skinned guy seems to be able to fly more than he imagined......