146: Public enemy of Consec Arena (Six more for support!) )
"Tony, didn't Zach drive around you in an SUV yesterday."
Before the start of the game, in the away dressing room, Link saw that Randolph was sullen, so he deliberately counted down in front of him. He thought to himself that Randolph might have lost to Tony on the track yesterday. Aaron, otherwise he wouldn't have a bitter face with his character.
"Ferrule? We didn't even get off the track. "Tony. Allen replied as he changed his jersey.
"What? So what are you doing at the speedway? ”
"Go and watch other people get off the track, we have a stipulation in the contract that we can't participate in high-risk sports like racing, which can easily lead to injuries."
Listen to Tony. When Aaron said this, Link remembered that there seemed to be such a thing. No wonder Randolph is depressed now, it turns out that he went to the racetrack yesterday to watch people play all night......
"Hey, it seems that if you want to play racing, you can only wait until after retirement. Link, how were you yesterday? Paul. Did George introduce female celebrities to you? Randolph finally spoke, but he decided to steer the conversation to Link.
"Female stars? What do you think? Do you think this is Los Angeles? Link replied without blushing and without a heartbeat, "It's good that Paul. George wasn't in this locker room so Link wasn't afraid of being exposed.
"Damn, that's not interesting, eating with a big man so late."
"It's an old classmate, you think it's all like you, and you only have women in your head." Tony. Aaron was on Link's side this time.
"In addition to women, I also have speed and passion in my head."
"Alright, don't be fast and furious. Have you changed your gear? We're ready to warm up! Hollins stepped into the dressing room and ended the small talk of the players.
Unlike the relaxed demeanor of the players, Hollins walked into the locker room with a serious face, and it could be seen that this guy was still very interested in the Pacers.
The Indiana Pacers haven't had a great season and are currently struggling with eighth place, just like the Grizzlies. If you're not careful, you risk falling out of the playoffs.
But the Pacers are in the East after all, and the win gap between eighth in the East and eighth in the West is also huge. The Pacers' current record is 30-39, which would be the bottom of the Western Conference if it were to be placed in the West.
But even so, Hollins didn't dare to slack off on the opponent in front of him. After all, they still have a chance to make the playoffs, so this team is scrappy and they will do everything they can to win every game. In this regard, they are vastly different from teams like the Clippers.
A team's desire to win and fighting spirit will determine their form on the pitch.
"As I said yesterday in the tactical lesson, the Indiana Pacers are also a defensive-minded team, and their head coach, Frank Brown, is also a defensive team. Vogel also commands the team with a defensive-first mindset. So, today we have to be patient on the offensive end. ”
The players changed their clothes, Hollins said. In fact, the specific requirements for today's game were laid out and rehearsed by Hollins yesterday. So today, Hollins just helped the players reinforce their impression before the game.
"The biggest weakness of the Pacers is that they are very weak in rebounding protection. That's right, their starting center, Roy. Hibbert is 2.18 meters tall, but apart from him, others are not very aggressive in rebounding. The Pacers are averaging 13.3 frontcourt rebounds per game this season, and that's our chance. We can take a second chance to pull away today, so keep the craving for rebounds. ”
When Hollins finished, he glanced at the locker room and saw that everyone was almost ready, so he waved his hand, "Go on the court, by the time we land with both feet in Memphis, I hope we will have a three-game winning streak." ”
The atmosphere of today's game was not so hot, after all, it was not a battle in the spotlight.
But for both managers and players, the game was crucial. To be precise, every game is crucial for the two teams in the eighth division. Because one more loss increases their chances of being kicked out of the playoffs by one more point.
Before the game began, Link and George had a casual chat. But since the two of them had just eaten yesterday, they dispersed after two sentences.
As soon as George returned to his own half, he was pestered by one of his teammates, "You're going to start the No. 2 position today, so I should have a chance to play against him in the rotation time." ”
"You don't want to fight him, Lance, he's not a guy to mess with." George patted the shoulder of the guy named Lance, a player who was a head shorter than George and none other than him. It was the No. 1 of the Pacers, the future No. 1 in the league, "James Blow" Lance. Stevenson!
Stephenson and George are rookies in the same class, so the two have a good relationship. Although the personality gap between the two is quite large, it does not affect them from becoming friends.
Most teams have a comic character, with Randolph for the Grizzlies and Stephenson for the Pacers.
The guy stared at Link with bulging eyes, as if he wanted to eat him. Stephenson and Link don't have any personal vendettas, it's just Stephenson's attitude towards the game.
He is hostile to all his opponents, and he will deal with his opponents in a rough and vicious way.
"I knew he wasn't easy to mess with, so I thought I'd meet him. Behave well, George, don't give him any chance. Although the scoring data of the two of us is not so good, we have to let these high-ranking rookies see our determination. ”
"Uh...... Link was an undrafted pick, and Lance ...... So technically, you're a rookie in the top pick for him......" George shook his head, Stephenson couldn't figure out what was going on.
", I mean, we're going to give all the great rookies a try. Come on George, I'm sure you're much better than him. ”
Stephenson didn't care about the details, he just wanted to kill Link. Anyway, this kind of guy with a tendon brain never needs too rigorous logic to do things.
George smiled and shook his head, from Link's point of view, Stephenson was just too annoying. But from a teammate's point of view, Stephenson is really likeable.
After all, no one hates a teammate who is full of fighting spirit all the time.
After the warm-up, the players from both sides stood in the designated positions, and the Consec Arena slowly became lively.
'The players from both sides are in place and neither team has changed their starting line-ups for this game.
"On the Pacers' side, Hibbert, Hansbro, Granger, George and Collison start. On the Grizzlies side, the starting lineup hasn't changed since Guy's injury. ”
Commentator of the game Reggie. Miller quickly introduced the starters of both sides, and as soon as he finished speaking, the referee tossed the basketball into the air. Hibbert, who is 2.18 meters tall, competed for the basketball, and the Pacers attacked first.
Seeing Hibbert stubbornly snatching the basketball from Gasol Jr., Link couldn't help but sigh, "It's so high!" ”
Gasol Jr. is 2.16 meters tall, and every time he steps to the basket, Link feels like a tall tower towering over the restricted area.
However, Hibbert is actually two centimeters taller than Gasol Jr. On top of that, Hibbert's figure itself is more slender than that of little Gasol, who is slightly chubby, which makes him look taller visually.
No wonder this guy will be called "Black Yao Ming" in the future, so how tall is the real Yao Ming......
Darren. Collison possessed the ball past half-time, and he played a block with Hansbrough, and he broke through, but actually split the ball and played the ball to Daniel. Granger.
Granger was undoubtedly the Pacers' No. 1 scorer during this period, averaging 20.5 points per game this season, the highest for the Pacers. Among NBA2K10 games, Granger has a high rating of 83. In other words, in addition to James, Durant and Melon and others, it is him in this gear.
Granger's official height is 2.03 meters, but Link dares to guarantee that it will definitely be more than that. Because compared to Link, who is also 2.03 meters, Granger is significantly taller.
After receiving the ball, Granger took a step to test Link, and when he saw that Link did not react, he broke through directly, and the attack was decisive and fast!
Link immediately followed, but as soon as he got up to speed, Granger made a pull-up jumper! I have to say that this guy's control of the offensive rhythm is very superb!
Granger's shot is pretty fast at a small forward, so when Link raised his hand to interfere, the guy was already throwing the ball.
In the next second, the nets in the Consec Arena tumbled. The basketball hollow went into the net, and Granger gave Link a dismount as soon as he got on the court!
"Nice offense, Daniel. Granger was serious today. It seems that he has heard of Link's name a long time ago, and he doesn't dare to take it lightly! ”
After the goal, Granger glared at Link viciously and then quickly stepped back. George pouted, it seems that Stephenson is not the only one who wants to kill Link at Conseco Arena today.