One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty-Five: Memphis’ Super Sixth Man (3/5)

Jokic and Link fought inside and outside, putting the Clippers in a tough fight.

Obviously, the ultimate Clippers did not show an overwhelming advantage in front of the Grizzlies.

A gap like 150 to 101 will never happen to the Grizzlies.

The score between the two sides was extremely anxious from the beginning. Although Jokic took a break in the middle and late part of the first quarter, Link was still there.

Gasol is basically a weakened version of Jokic now. He can also shoot three-pointers, support, make long passes from the backcourt, play in low singles, and cooperate with Link.

Therefore, even after Jokic came off the court, the Grizzlies still did not let the Clippers take advantage.

In the last attack of the first quarter, facing the defense of Maurice Harkless, Link broke through and made a steady mid-range shot.

When Link is in form, players like Harkless can't get involved at all.

This buzzer-beating shot allowed the Grizzlies to end the first quarter with a 4-point advantage.

The Los Angeles Clippers faced fierce resistance in Memphis and fans throughout FedExArena cheered.

They are very happy, the Grizzlies showed a strong demeanor!

"Beautiful shot at the buzzer. Link is really trying to fulfill his promise. Number one in the strength rankings, I believe Link can definitely do it."

Hubie Brown looked at Link's performance in the first quarter. He had 12 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. He was currently the best player.

People overestimate the power of the combination of George and Leonard, or it can be said that people underestimate the power of the combination of Link and Jokic.

Most people don't actually think of Jokic and Link as a duo, but in fact, these two guys definitely have the same strength as any duo in the league.

Christine Lacey was a little restless. She thought the Clippers would beat the Grizzlies to pieces, but it turned out that she was wrong.

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies even had a slight advantage.

Will the ultimate Clippers have to struggle in Memphis?

Lacey shook her head, Memphis was really underrated.

But at this time,

Clippers coach Doc Rivers took his time.

The Grizzlies did take the lead in the first quarter, but Link also played the entire 12 minutes!

He believed that Qiaogel let Link play for so long because he didn't dare to replace him. Because Joger knew that once Link came off the court, all the advantages accumulated by the Grizzlies would disappear.

But now, whether Jorge wanted to or not, he had to let Link rest for a few minutes.

If Jorge still wanted to play in the playoffs, he wouldn't have let Link take risks so early.

And then, Rivers will use his trump card.

"Louis!" Rivers shouted and walked to Lou Williams.

"Boss." Lu Wei stood up, extremely excited.

In the first quarter of the game, due to Link's presence, Rivers did not let Lu Wei play for too long.

Because if Link is present, no matter how many points Lu Wei scores, Link can get them back.

But it was different next. Link came off the court. This was the Clippers' opportunity to open up the score.

And in the entire Clippers team, no one knows how to open up the score better than Lu Wei!

This guy can always score the most points in the shortest time.

At the beginning of the second quarter, there was no Link to help the Grizzlies.

After Lu Wei scored, whether the Grizzlies can continue to score is another matter.

Once Lou Williams opens up the score, the Clippers won't be afraid of a tug-of-war with the Grizzlies. Anyway, by then, the advantage will already be in the hands of the Clippers.

Rivers' calculations were very loud, and on the other side, Jorge really planned to replace Link and rest for a while.

"Link, rest for a few minutes. I'll send you out later in the second quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, Lou Williams will definitely attack crazily. Don't worry, that guy's defense is also a black hole. He scored Now, we'll just get it back. So next, Derek, I need you to be on full fire."

Joger said and looked at Rose, who was wearing the No. 1 jersey.

Ross slowly raised his head, with some surprise on his face.

"In the second quarter, I need you and Lu Wei to fight until Link comes back. As long as you don't let him open up the score, the task is completed. Come on, only one team can get out alive today, and that's us!"

Joger shouted, arousing the players' emotions.

At this time, Link also patted the number on Rose's chest: "Come on, MVP."

Ross smiled and said that he dared to wear No. 1 again because of Link's encouragement.

The feeling of being needed...so good!

Looking at Rose entering the court, Link glanced at Rivers on the other side of the court.

Don't think that you are the only one with a super sixth man. Link recruited Rose this summer to do just that!

"At the beginning of the second quarter, neither team returned to the starting lineup, but instead sent out a half-substitute and half-starting lineup."

"On the Clippers' side, they added Lou Williams, Leonard, Shamet, Harkless and Harrell. On the Grizzlies' side, Joger replaced Link with Iguodala and Rose. Without Conley, the other three are still starters."

Hubie Brown frowned, wondering if the Grizzlies could stabilize the situation after Link left the game.

In the first quarter, Harrell did a great job guarding Jokic, and the fight between his former teammates was merciless.

Therefore, if the Grizzlies' lineup relies on Jokic as the main attacker, it may be very difficult.

Everyone thinks so, including the Clippers.

No one cares about the guard with dreadlocks wearing the Grizzlies' No. 1 jersey.

Drake Rose? Well, although Rose has played well with the Grizzlies this season, it's just not bad.

In Memphis, Rose has yet to make any big waves.

Therefore, no one cares about him, he is still the rose forgotten in the corner.

Only a few people discovered that the rose in the corner was blooming again.

Link is one of them.

The game restarted with the Grizzlies attacking first. After Jokic got the ball in the mid-range, Harrell immediately followed it.

As expected of being former teammates, the two of them are quite close.

Rivers smiled. As long as Jokic can be contained, the Grizzlies' lineup poses no threat.

Dillon Brooks? It doesn't matter, Leonard will take care of him!

Leonard's defense against Brooks is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.

As for Iguodala and Rose? Rivers doesn't think they can help the Grizzlies stabilize the situation.

Unless they are ten years younger.

Jokic struggled hard due to Harrell's entanglement, and he did not dare to easily hit Harrell with his back.

As a partner who has built three consecutive championship dynasties together, Jokic knows very well how much Harrell weighs.

If he hits from behind rashly, Harrell is likely to cut the ball away from behind.

There is no other way, Jokic has no choice but to hand the ball to No. 1 Rose.

He wanted to go up and set up a screen for Rose, but found that Rose waved his hand and motioned for Jokic to pull away.

Link, who was sitting on the sidelines, felt goosebumps all over his body. Rose's gesture... well, it smelled like something bad!

"Derrick Rose is holding the ball, what is he going to do? Wait, Jokic pulled away, Rose is going to..."

Before Hubie Brown could finish his words, Rose broke through Lu Wei.

His start is still sharp. Although he is no longer the fastest in the league, he is still quite threatening.

In the middle of the sudden attack, Rose suddenly turned away Lu Wei with a smooth turn.

Lu Wei is not good at defense, which is why he is only a super sixth man and not a superstar.

Faced with Rose's sudden turn, Lu Wei was even more caught off guard.

"Nice turn, can Derrick Rose still do this now?"

In the stunned eyes of everyone, Rose was like a bullet piercing the Clippers penalty area.

He was still wearing No. 1, so he suddenly felt like he was out of time and space.

Is it 2019 or 2010?

After Rose entered the penalty area, he was greeted by the rugged Montrezl Harrell, one of the best rim protectors the Grizzlies had ever had.

He completely covered Rose in the air and showed no mercy. A big volleyball hat is a foreseeable result.

However, Rose, who was gliding in the air, made a smooth pull-up motion to avoid Harrell, then nimbly sailed past him and put the ball into the frame.

The basketball bounced on the frame twice, but Rose had already turned around and retreated in advance.

He knew there would be no surprises.

Sure enough, the basketball finally fell into the net after bouncing twice. As soon as he came up, Derrick Rose ended the offense with a jaw-dropping layup, widening the point difference to 6 points!

His speed, his posture, and his confidence are all the qualities of an MVP!

Link stood up and led everyone on the bench to applaud Rose.

Indeed, the MVP is no longer the MVP. However, Rose's commander-level field control ability and core-level attack ability should not be underestimated.

In fact, this is exactly what Lou Williams did with the Clippers.

Again, don’t think that you are the only one with a super sixth man!

Doc Rivers shook his head. He still didn't find any clues. He thought Rose's goal just now was just an accident.

He still thinks Lu Wei can handle everything.

So, let’s just continue the surprise until Link appears.

It's not that easy to open up the score, and the Grizzlies and Clippers' attack will continue.