One Thousand and Ninety-Nine: "Jiu Jitsu" Master Zaza
At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 21 to 21.
As the two major powers in the league, this score has to be said to be a bit too low.
However, this game was not without its highlights. The fierce physical confrontation between the two sides was very enjoyable for the fans.
Of course, how could we miss Pachulia's "jiu-jitsu" performance on the floor?
After having his arm pinched by Pachulia at the beginning of the game, Pachulia "locked" Wade's leg during a defensive pick-and-roll at the end of the first quarter.
In just one game, Pachulia got away with two bad hands.
At this time, I don’t know how many fans watching the game on TV were cursing Pachulia.
No matter how fierce the confrontation between others is, it is basically within the limits allowed by basketball.
If this exciting duel is ruined by Pachulia, the fans will definitely be very dissatisfied.
During the break, the coaches of both teams were redeploying their offense. Obviously, whoever can be the first to break the deadlock, whoever can be the first to turn the defensive battle into a goal battle, will take the initiative.
Joger needs Link to score more points, and Jokic and Gasoldo to find opportunities outside the three-point line instead of inside.
Only in this way can the offensive space be opened up. The offensive space is widened. Efficiency can only be improved.
The second quarter started quickly, and the Grizzlies' plan began to work.
After Curry hit a three-pointer at the beginning of the second quarter, all Warriors fans thought this would be the beginning of the team's counterattack.
Little did he know that Link immediately hit the warrior back with a heavy punch.
This time, Gasol and Jokic stretched outside the three-point line, and Link's path to the basket was unobstructed.
Link was not polite either. He passed Durant with a series of stunning rhythm changes, broke through his biggest enemy and completed a dunk.
After waiting for a whole quarter of the game, sparks finally started to fly in this blockbuster matchup.
Link dunked on Durant's head. This is exactly what most fans want to see!
"Let them go,
Let them go! "Seeing this, Cole shouted from the sidelines.
He signaled everyone to shrink and defend Link, temporarily letting Jokic and Gasol shoot.
In the last game, coach Rivers used this trick to give the Grizzlies a two-game losing streak.
Cole needs to bet on the Grizzlies' three-point feel. If their feel is as bad as when they played the Clippers in the last game, then the Warriors will be sure of winning this game!
So the second time, when Jokic and Gasol opened the door for Link again, and Link successfully broke through Durant.
Green and Pachulia did not continue to stand stupidly outside the three-point line, but were very active in shrinking inside.
If Link insists on attacking, he will face the blockage of three powerful defenders!
Of course Link would not choose such an inefficient offensive method. When Pachulia and Green had shrunk deep enough, Link flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Jokic who was in the bottom corner. !
Jokic raised and lowered his knife without hesitation, steadily threw the ball in, and seized this open three-point opportunity.
Cole shook his head reluctantly, although a mere shot cannot explain the quality of the hand.
But at least it shows that the Grizzlies feel much better than when they played the Clippers in the last game.
"The Warriors can't give Nikola Jokic such a big space, they will regret it! Pachulia should put it up, put it up!" The local commentator on the scene seemed more anxious than Cole, and they were filming The table roared as if they were the head coach.
Cole certainly knows the ball better than them, but there is no way. If you want to break the deadlock, you must take some risks.
After Jokic scored, Gasol immediately followed up with another shot. This time, the Warriors' strategy is to release Gasol and block Jokic and Link.
To put it bluntly, it’s just to test which one of the Twin Towers has a worse touch.
The result is that the Grizzlies twin towers feel good today.
Cole is completely at his wits end now. If he continues like this, the Warriors will be thrown away in minutes.
There is no other way but to use conventional defensive methods to grind it out one ball at a time.
In this way, the game entered into a rhythm of fierce defense between both sides.
Although this kind of game is not boring, it is not the rhythm that the players and coaches of both sides want.
Everyone wants to take the lead in establishing an advantage, and no one wants to drag the game into a situation where key goals are needed to determine victory.
Fans may like that kind of picture, but players and coaches are definitely not interested at all.
The game lasted another five minutes. At the seventh minute of the second quarter, Jokic provided a screen to Link, who broke through with the ball.
During the march, Link noticed that Green was moving closer to his side, as if he wanted to help defend.
The keenly observant Link did not hesitate and sent the ball to Jokic, who was following the ball.
Jokic still didn't hesitate and bravely attacked the basket directly after receiving the basketball!
But when Jokic took off for a layup, Green, who moved extremely fast, made up for it.
Under the fierce collision, Jokic's layup missed the frame. But the offense is not over yet. Although Jokic can only jump as high as a tofu block, he has always been very active in fighting for offensive rebounds.
But Green and Pachulia will not let Jokic easily pick off the rebound.
Jokic clicked on the basketball in the "sandwich biscuit" state of Green and Pachulia, but due to the confrontation, his center of gravity was unstable and he fell directly off the baseline.
There is indeed nothing wrong with this confrontation, it is a normal confrontation.
In a basketball game, it's not always a foul whenever someone falls.
But after Jokic fell, Pachulia hesitated for about half a second, then pretended to be tripped by Jokic and sat directly on Jokic's lap!
Link was already returning to defense, but suddenly he heard a rapid whistle from behind.
Link turned around and saw that everything was too late.
Gasol's old punch has hit Pachulia in the face.
"Fuck!" Link ran at full speed. He was not surprised by Gasol's actions.
In the team, Gasol has always treated Jokic as a younger brother. Since he plays the same position and both came from the European system, Gasol takes good care of him.
In the team, the relationship between the two is very harmonious. After the two started starting at the same time this season, they became a close partner.
What big players like Gasol and Jokic fear most is serious injuries.
Due to their height and weight, once they are injured, it will be more difficult for them to recover than others.
Yao Ming is a living example.
After finally watching Jokic slowly rise, Gasol naturally cannot tolerate Pachulia's harmful behavior.
So the Spaniards completely went berserk. Gasol is indeed a bit irritable this season, mainly because he really hates this kind of intentionally hurtful behavior.
In his eyes, this was intolerable.
When Link arrived, a conflict had already occurred. Although he stopped Gasol in time, punishment was inevitable.
But since Pachulia deliberately sat on his leg, he must have been doomed.
Link didn't want to accuse Gasol. As a veteran, Gasol certainly knew how to calm down. But when you encounter some things, you don’t just have to be calm.
However, what shocked Link was that the referee only gave Gasol a technical foul. In other words, Gasol will be dismissed with two technical fouls! And what about Pachulia?
He didn't even get a common foul!
The referee still thought that Pachulia was really tripped by Jokic just now, so he didn't react in any way!
"You're fucking fooling around." At this time, Link refused. He pushed Gasol away and then walked up to the referee.
"Watch your words, Link." The referee waved his hand, not wanting to get into trouble with Link.
In fact, if Link hadn't been a big name, he would have just been prepared to get a technical foul.
"Then did you notice Pachulia's actions? If you want the game to go on peacefully, you'd better keep an eye on him, bastard!"
After scolding the referee, Link comforted Gasol and sent him off the court himself.
When Gasol walked to the sideline, he threw the towel to the ground angrily, obviously unwilling to do so.
He was not willing to end up like this, nor was he willing to beat up that bastard Pachulia.
After sending Gasol safely to the tunnel, Link turned back to Jokic and asked about the little fat man.
After learning that Jokic was fine, Link finally walked straight to Pachulia.
Everyone was sweating when they saw Link walking towards the Warriors half court.
Green immediately became nervous and walked to Pachulia to block him.
"Link, calm down." Curry, who had a relatively relaxed relationship with Link, stood in front of Link's chest and kept trying to show his goodwill.
Players from both sides gathered together again, and the atmosphere was even more tense than before.
However, Link did not take action, nor did he care about the others. He stared straight into Pachulia's eyes and pointed at him as if no one else around him existed.
"Stop your dirty tricks, idiot. Otherwise, you'll pay the price."
After saying that, Link turned and left.
For some reason, Pachulia swallowed. He was actually afraid!
He had never experienced the oppressive feeling just now!
Durant and Green also swallowed.
They knew that Link was really angry now.
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