One Thousand One Hundred and Thirty-Three: Treat the Person with a Porcelain Method (3/5)

As soon as the game started, Link, who was on full fire, caught Rocket off guard.

The Rockets were still preparing to find their status slowly, but Link directly killed him.

D'Antoni was also a little surprised. He had watched the videos of the Grizzlies' first two games and discovered Link's habit of attacking with full firepower from the beginning.

But he didn't expect that Link would dare to do the same to Rocket.

If the Grizzlies fail to open up enough points in the first three quarters and Link becomes exhausted, wouldn't victory become the Rockets' bag?

Link is simply overestimating his abilities!

"We must stabilize the score and don't be disrupted by the opponent's sudden attack!"

D'Antoni started shouting from the sidelines, wanting to deal with the Rockets in advance? What are you thinking!

This time, Harden also became serious. Facing Link's tight defense, he was ready to deal with it.

Link sticks very closely to Harden, and most players don't dare to guard Harden like this.

Not only are they afraid of Harden's breakthrough, but if they stick too tightly, they may be suddenly hit by Harden.

But Link did the opposite. He just wanted to make Harden uncomfortable and disrupt Harden's rhythm.

The more tolerant you are, the more Harden will push you.

Harden saw that Link was so "desperate" and wanted to help him. So, "Mustache" once again stretched out his unicorn arm and actively wrapped around Link, then raised his hand to shoot.

But Link didn't sit back and wait, nor did he simply raise his arms in an expression of innocence.

He suddenly started everything the moment Harden lifted the basketball, and then suddenly pulled his arm out of Harden's arms.

Link easily completed the steal, but Harden failed and made a mistake instead.

The referees did not call a foul. They were actually well aware of Harden's behavior. If Harden does succeed, there is nothing wrong with a foul. But if a foul is given after Link completes the steal, it would be unreasonable.

This time, Ariza had to hug Link in advance to prevent Link from easily counterattacking and scoring the ball again.

Because of being violated,

The offense must start again, and the Rockets finally got the opportunity to play a positional battle with the Grizzlies.

D'Antoni nervously greeted Ariza on the sidelines, asking him to interfere and consume Link even more no matter what.

Link wants to score? Then let him pay the price!

D'Antoni thought that as long as he accelerated his consumption, Link, who was playing back-to-back games, might not be able to survive the third quarter.

As long as Link doesn't go crazy, the Grizzlies can never take away victory from the Toyota Center.

Ariza did so, and he also raised his defensive intensity to a higher level.

As expected, Link took over the offensive ball and did not intend to leave any room to spare. His desire to score has been fully revealed.

Ariza's pressing made Link a little wary. It is not the Rockets' style to increase the defensive intensity so quickly.

It seems that D'Antoni also knows his intention to solve the game in advance.

But what's the use of knowing? Unless the Rockets can stop themselves, everything will be in vain!

Seeing that Ariza was sticking so closely, Link chose to force a breakthrough.

"Stop looking down on people!" Ariza puffed out his chest to withstand Link's impact. He couldn't break through his defense with this rampage method.

However, during the breakthrough, Link suddenly grabbed Ariza's arm and then took off to shoot!

"Eh???" Ariza was confused. Why does this scene seem so familiar?

"Beep beep beep!"

Soon, the referee's whistle sounded. Trevor Ariza made a defensive foul and Link got two free throw opportunities!

"This..." D'Antoni was speechless. He never expected that Link would imitate what Harden did just now and complete the game.

This is really treating the other person in his own way!

Ariza covered his head with his hands and defended himself to the referee. He swore in front of the referee that it was Link who took the initiative to pester him.

But it’s useless no matter how sincere Ariza is, because those players who have been touched by Harden in this way also experienced the same thing.

It has always been Harden's fault and Ariza's side, but today, Ariza finally experienced the feeling of being touched.

If it was just an ordinary foul, Ariza wouldn't care too much.

But because he had already committed a foul in order to prevent Link from counterattacking quickly.

If Ariza commits another foul now, it is equivalent to applying for two consecutive fouls for himself.

If nothing else, he couldn't play the rest of the first quarter.

"Damn, that's so cunning!" D'Antoni yelled helplessly and waved Ariza down.

He replaced Ariza with Eric Gordon and played a three-back lineup!

This lineup is often used when the Rockets need to quickly widen the point difference. When the "double board" combination is on the court at the same time, the offensive firepower is still very threatening.

Now, D'Antoni has to bring Gordon on the court early.

But as a result, the Rockets' defense will be very passive.

After all, Gordon is only 1.93 meters, a full ten centimeters shorter than Link. It is very difficult to defend Link.

At this point, D'Antoni has no choice but to let Beverley defend Link.

Although Beverly is only 1.85 meters tall, he often does small things to prevent big things. In several games between the Rockets and the Warriors this season, Beverley has had the experience of being assigned to guard Durant.

D'Antoni trusted Beverley's defensive ability, and Beverley never let anyone down.

If you want to use fierce confrontation to consume Link, then no one is more suitable than Beverly.

Link made two free throws and continued to widen the point difference. The Rockets immediately launched a counterattack, and Eric Gordon's off-ball movement was much more agile than Ariza's.

After two off-ball screens, Gordon received Harden's breakthrough pass in the mid-range position in the bottom corner.

Harden didn't actually want to pass the ball, but Link's defense didn't give him a chance at all.

After receiving the basketball, Gordon did not shoot immediately, but took a step back.

He doesn't want a mid-range shot, he wants a three-pointer!

Under the "Magic Ball Theory" system, Rockets players will not easily choose mid-range shots.

As a result, Gordon failed to make the open three-pointer!

If he had chosen the mid-range shot just now, he might have scored. But there are no ifs on the basketball court. If Gordon misses, there will be no chance to do it again.

"It's such a pity that he chose to ask for a three-pointer but failed to make a shot. The Rockets still did not break the scoring drought, and the Grizzlies counterattacked again!"

Link didn't give Rocket any chance to breathe. Rocket wanted to consume Link, and Link also wanted to consume Rocket.

Think about it, if the Grizzlies lead before the fourth quarter, but the Rockets are exhausted, they will not be able to organize a decent counterattack!

Moreover, Gordon missed an open three-pointer, which is great news for the Grizzlies.

As we all know, the Rockets' scoring comes from three major aspects-three-pointers, baskets and free throws.

But three-pointers are very dependent on touch. If the Rockets feel bad today, their offensive power will be greatly reduced!

Continuous fast-paced offense, continuous impact, accelerating the Rockets' consumption are also ways to make their three-point shooting feel worse.

Just as Link was thinking about this, something hit him hard while he was traveling at high speed.

When I turned around, I realized it was Beverly!

Although Beverley is in the No. 1 position, his confrontation ability is enough to dislocate him to the wing for defense.

Beverly hit him hard, causing Link to almost fly out of the field.

It has to be said that "Heibei"'s ferocity on the defensive end is indeed very rare among No. 1 players.

Seeing that Beverly was entangled with him, Link calmly stopped suddenly, and then shot from outside the three-point line.

Beverly thought that Link would insist on breaking through to the basket, so he rushed hard.

Little did he know that Link suddenly braked and opened up a little space in an instant.

Beverley's defense is indeed tough, but his height disadvantage cannot be ignored.

With the space left open, at only 1.85 meters, he was unable to interfere with Link's shooting in time.

The three-pointer that Gordon failed to make was made by Link!

"brush!"

The Toyota Center was so silent that the sound of the tumbling nets emanating from the loudspeakers was particularly noticeable.

Link hit a three-pointer, and he scored 7 points in a row after the opening game, beating the Rockets 7-0.

Although the 7-point difference was not fatal, D'Antoni was extremely nervous.

Maybe it's because he knows that 7-0 is just the beginning.

After that, the Rockets hit the iron twice in a row from beyond the three-point line, and Harden and Ryan Anderson's three-pointers both missed the frame.

It seems that the Rockets' three-point shooting today was really bad.

On the Grizzlies side, Link is scoring consecutive goals.

Once he forced a shot over Capela's head and scored 2+1, and once he hit Beverley with a back-up and used his height to beat the opponent hard.

When Link easily scored the goal over the head of the 1.85-meter Beverley with a posture that almost ignored the defense, D'Antoni finally couldn't sit still.

This lineup is already at a disadvantage on defense. If the offense still can't start, it will be in big trouble.

However, until now, the Rockets have not opened yet!

Mustache had to stop the game, and the Rockets players walked off the court with a score of 0-11.

The Grizzlies' 11 points were all scored by Link alone!

Mike Breen held his breath. He had a hunch that the Rockets' nightmare was not over yet.

The score difference may be even wider!

Fans are looking forward to an exciting game that will be decided by key goals, but unfortunately, Link may let them down.

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