One Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty Four: The Experience of 2 Dynasties

Link actually took the initiative to admit that fighting Biao with Harden was asking for death.

This can't help but make fans feel that there is something fishy in it.

With Link's character, he probably wouldn't say such a thing.

Some people think that Link just said this deliberately to make Harden relax his vigilance.

When it comes to the court, Link's scoring** is definitely better than anyone else.

Some people think that Link is telling the truth.

Maybe Link knows that his scoring ability is not as good as Harden's. Instead of losing the game by insisting on losing the game, it is better to admit his strength before the game, so that even if he loses, it will not be too embarrassing.

Link looked at the outside media and fans speculating on his psychological activities, and shook his head in disappointment.

So many people have discussed it, but not one of them has said it right.

The reason why Link said that fighting against Harden is asking for death is not because Link is afraid, nor is it because Link will definitely not be able to beat Harden.

It's because in Link's opinion, solid defense is the best strategy against the Rockets!

Score with Harden? Why do that? Is the basketball game only about offense and not defense?

Harden was able to score 59 points because Harden was so good. But it is undeniable that there was really no defense in that game.

158 to 159, this score is enough to show how bad the defense of both sides was in that game.

As long as the Wizards increase their defensive intensity, Harden will not be able to play like that.

The Grizzlies have always been a team that focuses on defense. Scoring points is indeed the way to win, but it is not the only way.

Although Link scored 61 points against the Lakers, the Grizzlies' defense was also very good.

All offense but no defense has never been the style of the Grizzlies.

Link may not be able to score exaggeratedly high scores in the next game, but Harden can't even think about it.

As long as Harden's scoring is limited, the Grizzlies will win half the game.

The day before the game started, Joger gathered everyone for a tactical meeting.

When arranging the matchup situation, Joger specially used Link to face Harden tomorrow.

Link is looking forward to this arrangement very much.

From Link's point of view, there is no one who cannot be guarded against.

Even the best shooting guard who dominated this era is the same.

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The Rockets players arrived in Memphis the day before the game.

In the past few seasons, the combination of Harden and Paul has not lived up to people's expectations. The Rockets' best result was the Western Conference semifinals, and they could never get past the Warriors, which was disappointing.

Over time, there seemed to be some friction between Paul and Harden, which forced the Rockets to consider removing Paul.

However, the Rockets had just renewed Paul's contract with a maximum salary. In addition, Paul's age makes him almost without trading value, and the contract is very difficult to deal with.

This summer, just as the Rockets were thinking about how to send Paul out, the Oklahoma City Thunder also made trouble.

The Thunder originally wanted to continue to compete for the championship with the combination of Paul George + Westbrook, but George suddenly asked the team to trade him to the Clippers, breaking the Thunder's future plans.

After losing Paul George, the Thunder are destined to have no hope of winning the championship. So the Thunder gritted their teeth and stamped their feet, and simply chose to destroy and rebuild.

In this way, the Houston Rockets accidentally traded Paul for Westbrook. The combination of Westbrook and Harden is also very exciting this season.

Therefore, even if you put aside the factor of Harden and Link's soaring points, the game between the Rockets and the Grizzlies is the absolute focus of the game.

Like the previous Grizzlies vs. Lakers, this is also likely to be a preview of the Western Conference Finals.

But after adding the topics of Harden and Link, this game became more eye-catching.

When the Rockets players trained on the first day at FedEx Arena, a reporter asked Westbrook: "Now people are talking about Harden and Link. Do you feel like you are being ignored?"

Westbrook has always been a strong person, but this time, he smiled calmly: "Nothing, I just want to help win the game, that's it. As for who is in the spotlight, it doesn't matter at all."

Link believed that Westbrook was speaking from his heart. When he averaged a triple-double for three consecutive seasons but still was not respected, Westbrook must have understood the importance of winning.

Averaging a triple-double for three consecutive seasons, this is a very scary achievement and statistic. This is an achievement that has never been done before and will probably never be done again.

However, people still don’t associate Westbrook with the word great.

The reason is simple - he has data but cannot win.

Because of this, Westbrook has also adjusted his mentality this season.

In the past, whether working with Durant or George, Westbrook never regarded himself as a "supporter."

But this year, Westbrook knows he is here to assist Harden.

He is willing to sacrifice for the sake of victory.

Only a championship can save his image in the hearts of fans and media.

However, Westbrook's style of play is not that of a supporter.

After all, this guy is a player who needs the ball in his hands to be most effective.

Therefore, Westbrook's assistance method is a little different from what people think.

To put it simply, it can be summed up as - after Harden finishes playing, I will play again.

As a result, the Rockets experienced a very strange scene this season.

The team averaged 90.7 shots per game, but Harden and Westbrook accounted for 45.3 of them.

Half of the team's shots were taken by Harden and Westbrook!

The Rockets' offense this season is basically that Harden plays after the "Turtles" play, and the "Turtles" play after Harden plays.

The proportion of isolations played by the two guards accounted for half of the team's shots.

And since Harden and Westbrook are not off-ball players, most of their singles are true singles with the ball, the kind you see when one person plays against four people.

Although Harden and Westbrook are both averaging more than 7 assists per game this season, considering that the ball is almost in their hands throughout the game, such assist numbers are not surprising.

Therefore, the way to defeat the Rockets is to strangle the two scoring points of Harden and Westbrook.

However, not everyone can do it to strangle Harden and Westbrook.

To this end, Link also thought a lot. Eventually, he found a breakthrough, but he needed help from Jokic.

After training the day before the game, several American female internet celebrities originally invited Jokic to a party.

As a young man, how can he miss this kind of party when his girlfriend is not around?

This was also when Link was young and there were not so many "Internet celebrities", otherwise he would definitely be a little party prince.

For this reason, Jokic dressed up in the locker room.

However, after he got dressed, Link called him.

"Where are you going tonight?"

"Um... some personal matters." When Jokic saw Link calling him, he knew something was wrong!

"Is it important?"

"It's...not particularly important." Jokic swallowed, knowing that tonight's party would most likely be ruined.

"Oh, then go to my house for dinner later. I want to watch the game video with you."

"I knew it!" Jokic took off his carefully selected suit and covered his forehead with some disappointment.

Although Jokic wants to go to the party, what can he do? No one in the entire Grizzlies team dared to disobey Link.

"Hahahaha, you ruined Nikolai's night of hunting for women, Link." Old Carter on the side joked.

"Go, go, what are you looking for? I have a girlfriend, okay?" Jokic waved his hand.

"Okay, isn't it just an internet celebrity party? During the All-Star Game in Chicago, I will arrange a super internet celebrity party for you." Link patted his chest and assured Jokic.

"Really?" Fatty Bai immediately became energetic. "So, what will we eat at your house tonight?"

Link:......

Is this funny guy really the best center in the league?

My mind was filled with everything except playing football.

But if you can occasionally make him think about playing basketball, the effect will be very significant.

Link took Jokic back home and discussed with him in depth some ideas on the defensive end tomorrow.

Link believes that Harden, who averages nearly 40 points per game, and Westbrook, who averages nearly 30 points per game, will experience a very different night in Memphis.

Defense is the real shortcut to winning the game.

This is the experience Link gained after establishing two dynasties.