One Hundred and Sixteen: It Wasn't Like This Just Now (28/40)
The last game before the All-Star break, most players are looser at this time. After all, it's going to be a holiday soon, so it's inevitable that you will be absent-minded.
At this time, star players may be thinking about what to wear during the All-Star weekend and how to arrange time for business activities. And those players who don't have an All-Star game may be wondering how to spend a comfortable weekend. starter
But Link and Evan Turner were definitely not so relaxed at this time. The two rookies only had basketball in their hearts.
Although one is an All-Star, the manager can take care of everything for him, and he himself has little interest in business activities. One has lost the All-Star selection, but he is not in the mood for a vacation at all. These two rookies collided and became the biggest attraction of the game.
During the warm-up, Evan Turner was very serious. The live footage also cuts between him and Link, making it clear that these two guys are the protagonists of the day.
"It's probably the first time ever that the No. 2 pick has been knocked out of the All-Star rookie game by an undrafted pick. I think the fact that they meet at this point in time will definitely make the game very interesting."
On the commentary stage, Hubie Brown has already started to build momentum for these two young people.
Indeed, Evan Turner is not the most embarrassing high draft pick in NBA history. Once, Kwame Brown was the No. 1 pick, and he was all out of the All-Star Rookie Game. And right after him, a man named Bennett will follow in his footsteps.
But neither Kwame Brown nor Bennett were embarrassed by being undrafted out of the All-Star Game. They were replaced, in large part because other high picks were better than them.
But undrafted? Come on, there are only a handful of undrafted picks in the league who can find food in the nba every year, let alone an All-Star. And it's not dead, Link is in the same position as Turner...
So, Evan Turner's situation this year is very special. This entire season, he has been surrounded by gossip. And this game is his best chance to break the status quo.
Before the start of the game, fans and commentators from all walks of life made their duel extremely hot. But as soon as the game started, embarrassment came.
On the Grizzlies side, Hollins continued with his new starter. The lineup of Conley, Tony Allen, and Link plus the black and white bears has helped the Grizzlies achieve a three-game winning streak. The undrafted Link continued to start, and he deserved it.
But on the other hand, the 76ers sent Holiday, Meeks, Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand and Spencer Hawes. Second place Evan Turner was wearing a training uniform. Made the bench, he came off the bench.
"This scene is very interesting. The undrafted Link starts with a better team, and the No. 2 pick can only sit on the bench and watch. I think Turner must not like this picture."
Hubby Brown teased. Don't look at his polite appearance, this old man is very bad.
Turner knew that many cameras were filming this embarrassing scene.
"It doesn't matter, starting doesn't mean strength is better. Keep calm, keep calm." Turner kept comforting himself in his heart, he thought, if it wasn't for Guy's injury, Link wouldn't be able to start.
But in reality, it was just Turner fooling himself.
First, Link had pushed Mayo to the bench before Gay was injured. Secondly, the 76ers' starting point guard Yodi Meeks, as a second-round pick, lacks stability and is too short.
In fact, it is not suitable for playing the starting 2nd position. But even so, Turner, who can play at the 2 position, has never competed against him.
People comfort themselves, it's really selective blindness.
After the game started, Link didn't show much. After all, today, he doesn't need to score points with Anthony, and he doesn't need to save the team when his teammates are tired. So Link's desire to score is not that strong, he's just doing his part.
Moving the ball in time, defending, opening space, setting up screens... Link does these things tirelessly, and he doesn't play big because he has played a few good games.
Link also tried to attack a few times, but to be honest, Iguodala's defense put a lot of pressure on Link. For Iguodala, Link was impressed. After all, in a few years, he will be an fmvp. Of course, the premise is that history has not changed.
Iguodala defends fiercely, but in the future he can even stop James. To be honest, Link is still too young to play against him now.
Although Link was defended to death by Iguodala, Iguodala did not get any advantage from Link.
Iguodala is not a player who is known for scoring, and his desire to score has not been high. This guy is very strange. He has the ability to be a star, but he has the heart of being a role player.
To this end, the 76ers have been troubled for a long time. They really hope that Iguodala can wave like other stars.
Today, when Iguodala, who had no desire to attack, met Link, who was defensively strong, Iguodala would not attack.
In six minutes, Link made 1 of 3 shots and scored 2 points. Iguodala made 0 of 2 shots and directly swallowed the egg.
The Grizzlies, with Conley and Tony Allen's excellent offensive play, still gave the Grizzlies a 5-point lead.
5 points behind in the sixth minute, 76ers coach Doug Collins called to stop the game, he has to make some changes!
After acquiring Turner this season, the goal of the 76ers is not to rot again, but to try to get back to the playoffs and make a difference in the playoffs as much as possible.
So, Collins will not give up any game easily. Especially in this kind of game, in his own opinion, the difference between the strengths of the two sides is not big.
"Andre, you don't seem to be in shape today. Take a break from the game, we will need you later." Collins patted Iguodala on the shoulder, then turned to look at Turner.
"Evan, your dream moment has come. Don't let me down, and most importantly, don't let yourself down."
Turner heard the coach calling him and stood up suddenly.
When watching it off the court just now, Evan Turner didn't see how powerful Link was. Iguodala's defense made Link miserable, and he seemed to have a hard time getting rid of it. As for Iguodala's 6-minute egg swallowing, Turner doesn't think it's all because of Link, but that Iguodala takes fewer shots and has a low desire to score.
That No. 0, it looks nothing more than that!
The timeout ended, and Turner stepped onto the court. Link also continued to play, and was not replaced by Hollins. This is exactly what Turner wants, and he was worried at first that his playing time would be staggered with Link.
"Finally, the long-awaited matchup has appeared! Link and Evan Turner met at the 3rd position, and the highlight of the game has finally arrived!"
The whole audience cheered, this is a game for young people. The 76ers are five points behind, and if Turner can successfully help the team counterattack, it will definitely make a name for itself. After all, that's how Link became popular.
The 76ers took the lead, and Zhu Holiday advanced with the ball. Turner walked in front of Link, and his figure did not suffer too much from Link's. Moreover, Link is not the kind of tough guy with abnormal physical fitness.
What's wrong with dealing with an ncaa second-level league player! ?
Thinking of this, Turner took the initiative to move to the right and raised his hand for the ball. He wanted to hit Link with the ball!ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм
Holiday did not embarrass Turner, and immediately hit the ball over. Then, in 1999, the No. 1 pick, former All-Star forward Elton Brand also put on cover for Turner.
It has to be said that the 76ers players have given Turner a lot of face. The Sixers take him very seriously, and the rest of the Sixers naturally want their No. 2 pick to return to their college glory.
Turner secretly rejoiced, breaking through with the ball, he felt like he was about to score!
However, Turner just went around the old man Brand's side, and the Chinese wearing the No. 0 jersey appeared again!
Link's defense is smart, he just dragged back to prevent Turner from breaking through. Turner is only making 31.8 3-pointers this season, and he's still averaging just 0.6 attempts per game. To put it bluntly, this guy's long shot is better than nothing.
Therefore, Link doesn't have to worry about Turner's step-back shot at all.
Before Turner could react, his body collided firmly with Link. After learning from Tony Allen for a long time, Link's defense became more and more rough. Of course, on the premise of not doing dirty work.
Turner's center of gravity was a little unsteady after being slapped so hard by Link. Link took the opportunity to stick out his long arm and reach out to steal!
Sure enough, Turner's ball control is also very general. Link felt it in just one round, and Turner was mediocre in every way.
Break through, it's not that fast. If the ball just now was Wall, it would be a ghost if Link could stop it.
Dribble it, not so stable. Link just tentatively stretched out his hand, but it was really broken.
Turner watched as the basketball spiraled out of control and was intercepted. The Grizzlies made a quick offensive and defensive transition, with Tony Allen and Conley plugging in from both sides.
Link played the ball calmly, quickly and accurately. Conley, who ran to the front, made a layup immediately after receiving the basketball. Holiday actively jumped to block the shot, but Conley evaded flexibly in the air and still put the ball in.
The Grizzlies easily counterattacked and scored, and the score difference was pulled to 7 points!
Turner's mind was full of Link's performance just now, decisive blocks, precise steals, and calm assists. The excellence of the No. 0 striker made Turner feel a little surprised.
Wasn't that the case just now? When he played against Iguodala, that guy didn't look good either!
Link gritted his teeth and continued to stay by Turner's side, looking confident.
It's not too easy to deal with Turner after playing against Iguodala!
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