Two Hundred and Forty-Seven: Signature Moves

The Lakers still have the lead, and all Staples fans believe they can keep the lead. Who is Maris Speights? He is nobody. Just putting on a ferocious insider can't deter the Lakers' championship twin towers.

Not just Lakers fans, but even Kobe Bryant didn't think Speights would be a threat. If Gasol can defend Randolph, he must be able to defend Speights.

The Lakers continued to attack, and Kobe was still the main attacker. This time, Link did not let Kobe make moves anymore. He chose to press closely!

"Link presses Kobe Bryant, this is tantamount to suicide, Kobe can easily clean him up!" Mitchell Thompson smiled playfully, the second-year rookie is still inexperienced.

Kobe did intend to use a breakthrough to get rid of Link, but after taking two steps, he found that Link was still hanging by his side!

The current Kobe is no longer the omnipotent "Peter Pan"!

Seeing that Kobe couldn't shake Link, he suddenly rolled over and made a jumper. But Link knew too much about Kobe's offensive footsteps. He jumped up, and his palm completely blocked Kobe's shot route!

Bryant had to turn up the arc to avoid the block. But the result of this is that the basketball hit the front of the basket, and Kobe shot hard!

"This ball is too difficult, and Link's defense is different from other rookies." Kevin Harlan was not surprised at all, he knew how strong Link's defense was. Before Kobe was able to make 2 of 3 shots in a short period of time, it was not because Link was not good at defending, but because Kobe was too smooth.

But Kobe's hand can't be so smooth every time, right?

Speights withstood this time, and Gasol didn't have to be disturbed by his brother, so he stuck Bynum behind him!

In the end, the rebound was finally successfully protected, and the Grizzlies had the ball!

Link and Guy immediately plugged in on the left and right sides, and Conley advanced with the ball in the middle. The Lakers' starting point guard is the aging "Old Fish" Fisher, the players' union president who is considered one of the most underrated starters of the season.

Fisher is now too slow to keep up with Conley. Don't look at this guy's good-looking posture, but he is really the master who has been passed by one step.

So, Barnes had to make up the past to block Conley. Conley passed the ball to Link who cut to the basket before being blocked. Link made a breakthrough, attracting the defense of Barnes and the rest of the Lakers.

Barnes hasn't forgotten the embarrassment he faced against Link last season, so "Mad Dog" is extremely positive about defending Link.

But Link had just taken a step and threw the ball into the air.

Barnes took off and blocked, thinking it was a shot. The next second after Jie Guo, the unattended Rudy Guy flew up, caught the basketball in the air, and then dunked with one hand!

"Alley-oop, alley-oop from Link and Guy! Beautiful offense, when did the Grizzlies' offense become so gorgeous!?"

After Guy landed, he raised his eyebrows and yelled, and then Guy looked at Link and nodded slightly at him.

He found that sometimes letting that kid hold the ball seems pretty cool?

"Watch your own people, watch your own people!" Mike Brown was furious off the court. Seeing that the Lakers' lead was only 2 points away, could he not be in a hurry?

In fact, the ball just now was completely because of Kobe's wave shot that led to the Lakers being hit on the fast break. But Brown didn't dare to say Kobe, he could only let Barnes take the blame.

Kobe also knew that Link was not easy to deal with, so he handed the ball over to Gasol. Gasol thought that Speights was easy to bully, but after confrontation, he found out that this guy is more ruthless than Randolph!

Randolph was very weak today, but Speights was very tough. Although Spitz's defensive skills are average, his physical fitness is not top-notch. But as long as he can withstand the impact of Gasol, his defense is half the battle!

Seeing that Gasol couldn't eat it, he chose to roll over and shoot a jumper. Speights continued to press, making Gasol's shooting extremely awkward. In the end, the basketball came out of the frame, and Gasol withstood Bynum's collision and once again protected the rebound!

The Grizzlies have a chance to tie the game!

"Retreat, retreat faster!" Kobe shouted to the team the moment Gasol struck the iron. The Lakers then retreated quickly, forcing the Grizzlies into a positional battle.

Link once again held the ball to face Kobe, but instead of hitting hard, he called Speights again!

"Do you want to repeat the same trick? Boy! Come on, you still can't score!" Kobe spit rubbish at Link. He doesn't care about his personal relationship with Link now, he just wants to win!

After Speights was in place, Link started immediately. But this time, Gasol hesitated on how to defend Link.

Let Speights go, that fat guy can really shoot. Let Link go, he can directly threaten the rim again.

In the end, Gasol chose to trust his teammates. He believed that Bynum or others could make up for Link, so the Spaniards continued to stand in front of Speights and let Link kill the penalty area!

Link's breakthrough caused the Lakers' defense to shrink. After all, this is a player who can average 20 points per game. The Lakers can't be stupid enough to watch Link score.

But Link passed the ball diagonally behind without looking at anyone!

At this time, people discovered that Guy had gotten rid of Barnes at some point and was cutting in diagonally behind!

After receiving the basketball, Guy made a pull-up jumper. Because the Lakers were attracted by Link and Barnes was thrown away, Guy got an open shot!

Gay's hit rate is unstable, mainly because of too many strong shots. His core style of play allows him to always try some difficult shots. And Gay is really obsessed with the mid-range shot. Sometimes he can make a sudden jump, but he still chooses to pull the jumper from the mid-range.

But for this kind of vacant mid-range cast, Gay is very sure. He shot again and the Grizzlies tied the game!

"Good job, haha! Let the Lakers see our offense!" Randolph waved a towel off the court, Link and Gay connected, the picture is simply too beautiful!

The combination of these two good offenses has completely achieved the result of 1+1>2.

People have been discussing this season, Link or Gay in the end who will be the main perimeter. But today, Link undoubtedly gave a new answer - why don't we attack together?

The bearded Guy laughed happily. He has rarely played such a comfortable offense this season.

Link had 0 points and 3 assists, and he still didn't score on Kobe's head. But absolutely no one would say that Kobe restricted Link to death.

Because Link's 3 assists are more valuable than points.

"Link and Gay suddenly played together, which is something the Grizzlies have not tried before. In the past, Link and Randolph were the core of the offense, and Gay occasionally scored singles. But now, when Randolph can't play , maybe Coach Hollins has changed tactics."

"In any case, the sleeping Grizzlies have woken up. If the Lakers want to win two straight and try to salvage the impact of their two-game losing streak, they must be more serious."

The Lakers are really serious, but the two consecutive cooperation between Guy and Link have boosted the Grizzlies' morale.

Gasol, now the Grizzlies' longest bearded player, is the player most inspired.

Watching his brother play like a duck on offense, Mark also wanted to do what he was good at on defense.

The basketball was played to Bynum this time, and all the Lakers pulled away. The "Little Shark" had the momentum to tear the penalty area apart.

However, this is exactly what Gasol wants!

Bynum is not a pure Brutalist center, maybe he likes to end the offense with dunks, but in fact Bynum's footsteps at the basket are quite solid, and he can also hook on both sides. There is even a one-handed shot. If Bynum is put in seven or eight years, this guy may shoot five or six threes a game.

Bynum received the basketball, shook his shoulder to the left, and then immediately cut to the bottom line, ready to break through the dunk! In Bynum's rookie season in 2006, he used this trick to dunk in front of Miami O'Neal!

But this time, Gasol's judgment on defense was very accurate. The first time Bynum shook his shoulders, Gasol did not shake. For the second time, Bynum broke through the bottom line, and Gasol Jr. sealed it for the first time.

Bynum used his body to carry Marc Gasol to the basket, then raised his arm and wanted to dunk!

However, Bynum obviously underestimated Gasol's defensive ability. On offense, Paul is better than Mark. But when it comes to defense, the ranking has to be reversed.

Pau Gasol did his best, jumped up close to Bynum, and then waved his long arm, "Crack!"

The basketball was photographed on the backboard by the little Gasol in the image of the homeless!

"The nail plate is out, Marc Gasol defended the Grizzlies' inside line, and the Lakers missed the attack!"

"Fuck, is it so powerful!?" Kobe didn't expect Bynum to be taken, after all, Bynum is really strong this year. If Bynum doesn't have the skills, Kobe can't be willing to take the ball to him singles.

But Pau Gasol is also on the rise in his career. This season, Pau Gasol averaged 1.9 blocks per game, a career high. Averaged 3.1 fouls per game, which is a career low. His grasp of blocking timing and anticipation of offense have risen to a new level. After Bynum just made up the dunk every other person, he thought Gasol was easy to bully. But little Gasol can do anything in order to shave his beard as soon as possible!

After winning the basketball, Gasol handed the ball directly to Link.

Link pushed past the midfield and looked at the defense. Clearly, the Lakers are guarding him from the pick-and-roll, preventing him from driving the ball.

That being the case... Link decided to single against Kobe!

He alternately dribble left and right from beyond the three-point line, slowly approaching Kobe. Kobe did not back away, but stared at Link with those serpent-like eyes. He knew that Link's offensive footwork was superb, but was he strong? Come on, Link isn't that strong yet.

Just as Kobe finished thinking, Link turned to the right and suddenly accelerated!

Looking at the entire league, Link's speed is really not fast, but it is much faster than Kobe's expectations!

Kobe hurriedly moved laterally, but Link changed direction again with a cross step! Kobe stepped back and changed his center of gravity again, but at this moment, Link after the cross step did not continue to break through, but suddenly made a jumper!

The cross-step mid-range shot was the result of Grant Hill's entire summer of practice. Link had already said that this trick would be his trump card!

Kobe was surprised to seal it up. In the Los Angeles game a few months ago, Lin Ke was obviously not so fast, and he didn't have these tricks! How could he expand his arsenal in such a short period of time!

Of course Kobe didn't know that after Link came back from Los Angeles and before the season started, he was upgraded again. In other words, Link is no longer a player of the same level compared to the last game!

"brush!"

Kobe's blockade was useless, one of Grant Hill's elite moves was not so easy to prevent. Link successfully singled out Kobe, and the Grizzlies officially overtook the score!

"Come on, showdown on Sunday!" Link smiled confidently at Kobe. With 2 points and 3 assists, the Grizzlies' scores were basically related to Link! He has responded to Kobe with his best performance.

All the fans in Los Angeles are stunned, this boy No. 0 can now single out Kobe! Moreover, it is still such a superb trick!

Just like Kobe's turnaround jumper, Duncan's 45° board shot, Dirk's golden rooster's independent step back... Link's cross-step mid-range shot also left a deep impression on the fans. If it continues like this, it is not impossible to become his signature move.

After this goal, the Grizzlies can be said to have completely turned their momentum over. Link can cooperate with his teammates, lead the defense and play singles. The entire first quarter is simply his personal performance.

Randolph was secretly having fun underneath. I believe that after today's game, Link's votes in the All-Star vote will definitely rise rapidly.

After all, this is Los Angeles. The rewards of winning on this big stage are unimaginable.