One Thousand Two Hundred and Forty Four: Attack Alone Is Not Enough

After the start of the second quarter, Link's sudden force caused the game situation to change 180° in an instant.

Doncic was completely suppressed by Link. This super genius failed to score a point under Link's two successful defenses.

Doncic, who had just gotten up from the ground, still felt some pain in his chest. He really didn't know how Link managed to stand up again and immediately started sprinting as if nothing had happened.

Doncic, who was so confident just now, now feels extremely nervous.

When Link really planned to take action, the situation seemed to immediately get out of control.

Now, the point difference is only 1 point. The advantage that the Dallas Mavericks fought hard to gain in the first quarter was easily filled by the Grizzlies.

Doncic knows that no matter what, he has to continue to stand up and continue to stabilize the situation for the Mavericks.

So after that, Doncic continued to face Conley and prepared for singles.

But now, it's not just Conley that Doncic needs to be careful about, he also has to pay attention to Link at all times.

Doncic has just learned about that guy's defensive range on the defensive end.

No matter where he is, Link will approach and defend without anyone noticing.

This time, Doncic used a very beautiful sudden pause and change of direction during the march, which shook Conley.

Doncic's dazzling moves are not as fancy as Kelly Irving and others, but the effect is superb.

What he pursues is the most efficient way to get rid of his opponents, not juggling.

After shaking Conley away, Doncic glanced at Link warily.

After discovering that Link didn't come up to defend, he threw the ball with confidence.

"brush!"

The basketball hit, Doncic continued to score, and the Dallas Mavericks widened the point difference again.

Doncic's courage is commendable. When most young players see Link's performance, they are usually frightened and become overwhelmed in subsequent games.

But not only was Doncic not suppressed, he was able to respond.

Although this game is not over yet,

But it has allowed Doncic to distance himself from other rookie players.

Link was not lenient either. Although Dorian Finney-Smith was an excellent 3D player, his defense was far from outstanding in front of Link.

I saw Link changing direction with a huge arc in front of his body, and he passed Finney-Smith cleanly.

However, Mavericks coach Carlisle is not stupid. He has always been a championship coach who led his team to win championships.

Knowing that Finney-Smith could not defend Link by himself, he deliberately arranged for Link to assist in defense.

As soon as Link broke through, the 2.21-meter-tall Porzingis immediately reached the basket!

The Latvian stood under the basket, blocking the entire basket like a mountain.

Porzingis' height and arm length are already excellent, and his athletic ability is also very good, which gives him extremely powerful anti-air firepower.

In his first year in the league, Porzingis averaged 1.9 blocks per game!

In the 17-18 season, Porzingis averaged 2.4 blocks per game.

At that time, his average of 2.4 blocks per game was second only to Anthony Davis's 2.6, ranking second in the league.

Apart from Davis and Porzingis, there was no other player who averaged two blocks per game that season.

"Cake King" Capela averaged only 1.9 blocks per game that year, and Drummond only averaged 1.6. This shows how terrible Porzingis's blocks were.

Not only can he fan the ball away, he has even staged great plays such as chasing and catching the ball.

As long as he spreads his "big net" in the sky, few people will be spared.

Carlisle believes that even Link will not be able to score easily against an air defense monster like Porzingis.

Seeing Porzingis guarding the basket, Link did not slow down.

He knew that if he showed fear, the other person would become confident.

So Link faced Porzingis without fear and took off for a layup. He originally wanted to use a high throw to get past the defense, but he realized it after he was in the air.

This kid Porzingis is so damn good!

Link has reached the highest point, but Porzingis's raised arm still covers the basketball!

As soon as he takes a shot, he becomes a volleyball hater!

Carlisle clenched his fists. He was already ready to cheer for Porzingis's block. Link was already cornered!

But at this time, an incredible scene happened.

Link never made a move in the air. After both bodies began to fall, Link suddenly leaned back and then gently threw the ball towards the basket.

With both sides' bodies already falling, Porzingis could only watch the basketball pass by his fingertips.

In the end, the basketball passed the tower of Porzingis and successfully fell into the net.

A ball that was destined to be blocked was unexpectedly scored by Link.

"What is this!? A layup!? Link's waist and abdominal strength and balance are so strong that he can actually forcefully lean back in the air to avoid blocks! Moreover, he did these actions while his body was falling. This It’s such a difficult goal that I bet no one can replicate it!”

Jeff Van Gundy wiped his eyes. He just thought Porzingis was about to complete a beautiful block.

Unexpectedly, Link gave Porzingis an extreme operation.

No one else can really learn these scoring methods. They are purely a show off of personal abilities!

Link's incredible goal allowed the Grizzlies to seize the score again!

Porzingis' face was full of panic. In the past, he would have been absolutely sure to fly the basketball out of the opponent's hands when he encountered the situation just now.

But this was the first time Porzingis had seen Link's technique of waiting for his body to fall before leaning back to release the ball.

Link's goal gave Porzingis and Doncic a huge sense of pressure.

As before, Link made his opponents fearful of missing.

With such a tight grip, as long as an attack misses, the Grizzlies will overtake them.

This undoubtedly puts great psychological pressure on the other party.

Link could still score the ball that was completely covered just now.

Doncic didn't know how on earth he could stop Link.

The only thing he can do is to continue scoring goals!

Link originally thought that Doncic would be crushed by the tremendous pressure.

However, the Slovenian genius once again created a surprise for Link.

In the next few rounds, Doncic's offense remained very steady. There was no abnormal performance due to the huge sense of pressure.

You know, even Durant and Harden were impatient because they were bitten too hard by Link.

But in Doncic, you can't see his impatient side at all.

When double-teamed, he calmly hands the ball to an open teammate. This guy's passing vision and accuracy are definitely among the best in the league.

Generally speaking, players at the No. 1 position require more time to develop than players at other positions.

Because the overall situation and organizational skills need to be experienced and accumulated through competitions.

For example, Lonzo Ball, although his passing is very good, in fact most of Ball's assists are obtained in transition offense.

Once truly in position, Ball's organizational skills are actually very, very average. This is closely related to his experience.

However, Doncic is only in his second year and is already one of the best organizers in the league.

In addition to passing, Doncic's own offensive skills are also very versatile.

Breakthroughs, fancy layups, jump shots from all distances and positions...Doncic's offense has almost no dead ends.

He withstood the pressure and continued to shoot left and right, guiding the Mavericks' offense.

In this way, in the second quarter of the game, when Link was already showing off his talents on the offensive end, the Mavericks still did not collapse.

After the second quarter, the Grizzlies only led the Mavericks by 5 points!

Link had 13 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, totaling 16 points.

What about Doncic? He still scored 12 points in the second quarter. In other words, that guy already scored 23 points in half the game!

Facts have proved that Doncic is not a data brush.

He is a player who can really fight hard!

Many people compare Doncic with Love in the past, saying that Love also had explosive statistics back then, but in fact he was not that great.

However, Doncic and Love are completely different. Love's record with the Timberwolves back then was there, and the Mavericks are now one of the top eight teams in the Western Conference!

His strength is indeed not just blown away.

"I really don't know who should be praised for this quarter. Both Doncic and Link performed very well. They gave the fans a wonderful quarter. Although the Mavericks were very passive, Luka at least took a bite. With the score, the game is still in suspense!”

Link shook his head, he was not satisfied with the current result.

Being forced into this position by a rookie was not what Link wanted to see.

He thought he could easily kill the calf with a little effort, but it turned out he was wrong.

After returning to the locker room, before Jorge could say anything, Link took the lead in making his request.

"In the third quarter, I'm going to guard that kid."

Link knew that simply beating the Mavericks offensively no longer worked.

In the third quarter, Link will attack Doncic in all aspects.

He no longer wanted the game to continue.

Time to show that guy the true horror of FedEx Arena.