Three Hundred and Forty-One: You Are the Weakened Version of Me

Perhaps most people didn't see anything tricky about Dior's attack and defense at the beginning of the game. But Link, who observed carefully, noticed something was wrong.

In the first two games, Dior didn't start in one game, and started in one game but had almost no possession of the ball.

As soon as the game started today, Parker gave the ball to Dior. Link believes that this cannot be a coincidence.

Generally, the first attack after the opening will be executed strictly according to tactics. Halfway through the game, there may be problems with players' tactical execution ability declining. But the game has just started, and the players will definitely not mess around.

Link had already paid attention to the guy in slippers who was swaying with coffee.

The Grizzlies fought back, and this time Link finally caught the ball. After borrowing Randolph's cover, he accelerated his breakthrough in an attempt to equalize the score for the Grizzlies as soon as possible and stabilize the situation.

However, just a few steps before Link protruded, he found that his eyes suddenly went dark, and a solid "wall" formed horizontally.

Dior is only 2.03 meters tall, the same as Link. But even so, the difference in stature between the two is still huge.

Link hurriedly slowed down, but still bumped into Dio. Link only felt that his speed had suddenly returned to zero. After training his strength and weight last summer, it was the first time that Link felt that he was completely at a disadvantage in a confrontation with his height.

Link was so "bounced" by Dior's stomach that he couldn't even pass the ball well. Randolph obviously wanted to cut the ball in, but unexpectedly the ball passed a little crookedly, rubbing Randolph's fingertips and flying directly out of the baseline.

Link makes a mistake, the Spurs ball!

"This kind of turnover is rare for Link. His passing has always been sharp. At the last moment of the last game, he sent four assists in a row without turnover. But just now... Hey, the Grizzlies can't waste any more opportunities ah."

As soon as Hubie Brown finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. The Grizzlies' two consecutive offenses ended with mistakes. Although the people who make mistakes are different, the ways of making mistakes are also different. But one thing is the same - they all made mistakes on Boris Dior!

That "big meat ball" has begun to attract most people's attention.

After the first quarter, Diaw's performance was very good. Offensively, he's like a pat of butter. As long as the Spurs' ball comes over and "rubs", it will become silky smooth.

On the defensive end, Diaw acted as a meat shield. He swayed his fat body and ass like a sofa cushion, delayed the Grizzlies' outside breakthrough more than once, and repeatedly blocked Randolph's offense.

The pocket formation formed by him and Duncan made the Grizzlies only choose to rely on outside jumpers to score points for a while.

Both offensive and defensive ends, the Spurs have become full of vitality because of Diaw's existence.

In the end, the Spurs ended the first quarter 29-23. Duncan scored 10 points on 5 of 7 shots in a single quarter, becoming the most beautiful old man on the entire court.

But after the first quarter, Hollins and all Grizzlies players did not focus on Duncan, but all on Diaw.

Dior made 2 of 2 shots in the first quarter, scored 4 points and 3 assists, no turnovers! The support of the French in the waist position is the main reason why Duncan can easily score 10 points in the first quarter.

This guy doesn't have the speed of a point guard, doesn't have Leonard's terrifying body, and doesn't have Duncan's excellent finishing ability. But his vision, touch, precise passing and fat ass made the Grizzlies suffer.

"Boris Diaw has caused us too much trouble. In the second quarter, I need you to pay attention to him! Don't let him play easily, don't be fooled by his size! Then, Link, I need you too Hold the ball at the waist! Zach and Mark, you stand high and low! Let's treat him the way he is!"

The Spurs scored nearly 30 points in the first quarter, and the Spurs' offense can be said to be quite successful.

But Hollins is not in a hurry, because he also has a "magician" with a height of 2.03 meters. It's just that it's a little thinner than the one just now.

Link is very clear about his next task,

He needs to help the team make the offense more fluid. To put it bluntly, he needs to do what Diaw did in the first quarter.

In the first quarter of the game, Link's attention was all on Leonard. On both ends of the offense and defense, Link is targeting Leonard.

Next, Link's attention will be all on connecting the teams. The Spurs can score 30 points in a single quarter with this trick, and Link believes that he and his teammates can do the same.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs took the lead in attacking. While Duncan and Parker were still serving the baseline, Link walked over to Diao with his hips crossed. The two were the same height, so it was very convenient to communicate.

"I have something to say to you."

"Oh? What?" Dio smiled. He already knew that Link was a trash talker. Last game in San Antonio, Leonard was distracted.

"Unfortunately, Parker is attacking, I'll look for you later." After finishing speaking, Link returned to Leonard's side.

The Terminator was killed in the last game, so today, let's eat French bread in one bite!

Randolph didn't let Dior catch the ball easily this time, he stuck to Dior's side tightly to prevent the fat man from playing.

Seeing this situation, Dior pulled to the outside in an attempt to open up space for his teammates. Duncan was able to sit in the inside singles, and Diaw's tactical role was still obvious.

Randolph did not hesitate, and immediately left Diaw outside the three-point line and double-teamed Duncan.

Duncan's 10-point status in a single quarter today is not a joke. If you continue to let him play easily in singles, this old man may really score 30 or 40 points.

Duncan was not stupid. Seeing the big black bear running towards him, he chose to pass the ball to Diaw at the top of the arc outside the three-point line. Diaw's shooting range can extend beyond the three-point line. This season's playoffs, Dior has few three-point shots, but his shooting percentage is 50%.

Diaw is ready to catch the ball and has aimed at the basket, waiting for the ball to fly into his hands.

"Boris!" Just then, Dio heard Leonard shout.

Leonard usually seldom speaks. Once he yells, it usually means something special.

Diaw turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. He didn't see Leonard, but saw the young forward wearing the No. 0 jersey.

"Whoosh!"

Link passed by Diao and took the basketball by the way. Duncan made a pass error!

"Link's steals are very active, he judged the Spurs' passing strategy correctly! It seems that he has been eyeing Dior for a long time! Link advances, Diaw can't catch up with Link, only Leonard can keep up Behind Link!"

Link made a quick stop after reaching the basket, shaking Leonard out of the baseline. Then he took off from the spot and raised his arms high, smashing the basketball into the hoop!

Taking off on the spot and dunking with both hands, Link made a steal and scored one stop to help the Grizzlies narrow the score!

After scoring the goal, Link pointed to Dior, but still didn't say anything. In the first quarter of the game, Link focused on Leonard, so he did a mediocre defense. But now, Link spared his energy to look after Dio, and it was not so easy for Dio to get a chance.

After high-fiving Randolph, Link opened his arms and continued to defend! Popovich shook his head, the pass just now was a bit careless. But he believes that the Spurs still have the tactical advantage.

This time, Diaw received the ball from beyond the three-point line and acted as the command tower. He sent the ball to Leonard who was cutting to the rim with a smart back pass, but Leonard's possession of the ball was shaky because Link kept preventing Leonard from receiving the ball.

After getting the ball, Leonard directly made a three-step layup. Master Link raised his hand and flicked away the basketball that was not firmly grasped. Just relying on the top of the fingers to hold the ball is not stable anyway, even with Leonard's big hands.

Link made the second steal in a row, and the Grizzlies got another chance to attack.

This time, Link didn't hold the ball forward, nor did he ask for the ball beyond the three-point line. Instead, he turned his back to Leonard, used his back and butt together, arched near the penalty area, and asked for the ball with his back!

Popovich's eyes widened. The Grizzlies are so imitative!

In order to prevent the pass from being intercepted by Leonard, Link deliberately leaned back and pushed Leonard away before letting Conley pass the ball.

The timing of this pass is very difficult to grasp. It requires a lot of tacit understanding to pass the ball at the moment when a teammate is overpowering, but these are not difficult for Conley.

After Link received the ball, Leonard licked his lips nervously. Link likes to see Leonard nervous, which gives him a sense of accomplishment. But today, he will not confront Leonard head-on.

Tony Allen cut in, but Danny Green stayed by Teacher Tony's side. Leonard's long arm keeps interfering, hoping to disrupt Link's passing rhythm.

Link wants to learn from Dior's waist support, but it seems that he has no room to pass the ball.

Just when everyone thought that Link would be forced to play Leonard with his back, Link passed the ball behind him without looking at the basket and behind him!

Randolph, who cut from the baseline, just arrived, caught the basketball and made a reverse basket!

It wasn't until he heard the cheers from the stands that Leonard realized that Link had just passed the ball!

"How did this guy do it!? He can still see his teammates behind him with his back to the basket!?" Hubie Brown was stunned. Just now, Dior's turn-around pass tricked Randolph. But now, Link simply skipped the step of turning around to look at his teammates, and directly turned his back to the basket and completed the assist with his teammates!

Under the same circumstances, Link hit a goal with a higher level of difficulty than Dior!

Of course, Link didn't have eyes on the back of his head, but he had already caught Randolph from the corner of his eye. Whether a player has a good passing vision does not lie in whether his eyes can see opportunities, but whether he can see opportunities in his mind!

Link made a break, an attack, and a pass, allowing the Grizzlies to chase 4 points in a row, and the point difference was approaching in an instant! Now, the distance between the two sides is tied, only one goal away!

The open and secret struggle between the two strikers began to become more and more intense!

After assisting Randolph, Link pointed to the big black bear as a celebration.

Afterwards, Link, who passed by Dio, still remembered the unfinished conversation just now.

"What I want to say is, look, you are just a weakened version of me. Next, I will show you how the almighty striker himself does!"

Dio was not angry after being provoked, but wanted to invite that guy to drink coffee. He'd known for a long time that Link was the kind of player who could make a team better.

The next duel began to become interesting for Dior.