Four Hundred and Forty-Three: Work Harder, I'm About to Miss

There was jubilation at Bankers Life Arena, as Stephenson's dunk excited Indianapolis fans.

This is Lance Stephenson, a funny comparison between an angel and a demon. If you are his teammates and fans, you will like him very much.

But if you were his opponent, you would even want to kill him.

Link wanted to kill Stephenson right now, of course, in a basketball way.

After two rounds, the Grizzlies also found some ways to play the Pacers. First, the Pacers, like the Grizzlies before them, are defensively oriented, and then on offense, complemented by subtle teamwork.

The Pacers have five starting positions, and each of them has a good defensive ability when carried out individually. It looks like the Pacers and Grizzlies are one-of-a-kind teams.

You could say that the Pacers are now a weakened version of the Grizzlies. They have a Gasol who is taller but weaker in every way, Roy Hibbert.

There is a Randolph, West who can score, defend and have skills, but the data is slightly lower.

There is a weakened version of Link, who has comprehensive skills, can attack and defense, and also graduated from the University of Fresno, Paul George.

A weakened version of Conley George Hill and a weakened version of Iguodala, Stephenson.

But since it is a weakened version, it is definitely not as strong as the deity.

Stevens clapped his hands from the sidelines, reminding everyone to stay focused. Genuine Army, it's time to fight back.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

As the Grizzlies advanced with the ball, deafening shouts rang out throughout the arena. Indiana fans are really enthusiastic, they seem to be the sixth player on the basketball court.

But what the Grizzlies villains like to do the most is to pour cold water on people!

This time, the Grizzlies' offense was obviously a lot more patient. In the face of Stephenson's entanglement, Link used violence to control violence, pushing Finson roughly several times to keep his distance.

Just as Link and Stephenson were entangled, Gasol Jr. had unknowingly mentioned the high post, and then Link suddenly started, wanting to go outside the three-point line to pick up Conley's ball. Stephenson immediately followed, but was blocked by Gasol, who was mentioned at a high position.

Hibbert didn't go after Link. "Black Yao Ming" knew very well that if he followed him to the outside, he would be beaten so he didn't even know his mother.

As a result, Link received the basketball and got a fleeting shot. At this time, Stephenson has not been completely sealed, if Link chooses to shoot, it is also an opportunity.

But Link was not in a hurry to shoot. He made a shot fake, tricked Stephenson into raising his center of gravity, and then passed by Stephenson unhurriedly.

After breaking through Stephenson, Link went straight to the basket! Hibbert? He was pulled into the middle distance by Gasol just now, and with his speed, there was absolutely no way to quickly return to the penalty area.

In this way, Hibbert and all the Pacers players only watched as Link went inside and then staged a one-handed dunk. Interestingly, this dunk action is almost the same as Stephenson's dunk action just now.

"It's just a trick, Lance, I can do it at any time!" After Link dunked, instead of running around the field exaggeratedly like Stephenson, he spat some trash at Stephenson.

Although Stephenson didn't say anything, his expression of gnashing his teeth fully revealed his anger.

Larry Bird, who was sitting in the luxury box, didn't know what Link and Stephenson said, but he was sure that it was definitely not a good thing.

Bird began to worry a little, Stephenson was a ticking time bomb. Once ignited, he is likely to "blow up" his team.

"Lance, ignore him, we are still ahead, play slowly!" David West saw Link's trick, so he reminded Stephenson not to be fooled.

Stephenson nodded, but what he thought in his heart was unknown.

The Pacers attacked again. Link believed that the Pacers were a weakened version of the Grizzlies. It was not without reason.

Although their offense is a team offense, the tactical execution ability is not as superb as the Grizzlies. First of all, George Hill is not a point guard with a playmaking mission, and he wasn't with the Spurs.

Although in San Antonio, people like to call him Parker's successor. In the 2009-10 season, Hill started 43 games, and it seems that Popovich has a plan to let him succeed Parker. But in reality, Hill and Parker are not a class of players at all.

With the Spurs, Hill has not averaged more than three assists per game in a single season. Instead, his scoring average has been in double digits for two consecutive seasons.

When he first arrived in Indianapolis, Vogel asked Hill to organize the offense, but Hill replied, "I'm better at scoring, can I play the 2?"

"Play whatever you want." This was Vogel's reply to him.

As a result, Hill, who was out of Popovich's control, completely released himself this season. Averaged 11.5 shots per game, the most of his career. Averaged 14.2 points, also a career high.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with having such a good offensive point guard, but this is precisely the problem with the Pacers' offensive efficiency.

Without a good point guard, no matter how good the system is, players will not be able to execute it. People always say that Link is good at executing tactics, but Link knows that without Conley, he can't execute those tactics alone.

The Grizzlies strengthened their defense this time, and Hill's lack of playmaking ability was immediately exposed. The Pacers' passing is like constipation, and there is no smooth cooperation at all.

Ultimately, the basketball was handed over to Stephenson. In Vogel's system, Stephenson is actually the point guard!

Don't doubt, although Stephenson is a player with an occasional brain, he does have a talent for playmaking. As long as he has a clear mind, he can barely sort out the Pacers' offense.

The premise is that he has to keep his mind clear. And that's why Link keeps irritating him!

If even Stephenson starts to lose his mind, then the Pacers' offense will basically only be able to rely on singles.

"Come on, aren't you going to make me burn? But I feel like I'm about to catch a cold, so let my body warm up, don't you want to break through me to finish the dunk?" Link hooked Stephenson's finger, but Stephenson ignored.

Finson eventually sent the ball to Hill, but Hill's close-range jumper missed under Gasol's interference. The Grizzlies' defense made the Pacers' offense instantly difficult.

"Don't you have the guts? Since that's the case, I'm going to score points on your head!" Link quickly rushed forward, and Stephenson didn't dare to leave even half a step.

Stephenson felt that in the first few rounds, the Grizzlies didn't seem to play seriously at all. And once the Grizzlies get serious, the Pacers seem completely overwhelmed.

After Conley slowly passed the half, he hoisted the ball to Gasol Jr. Gasol faced "Black Yao Ming" with his back, but was not in a hurry to advance, but waited for Link to move. After Link got rid of Stephenson and ran to the free throw line, Gasol sent the ball to Lin. in hand.

Frank Vogel off the court is a little envious, the Grizzlies' passing ball is indeed too smooth.

Smooth transfer of the ball, often allows players to get better opportunities. Link was vacated again, and Stephenson was still one step away from Link.

But just like before, Link didn't rush to shoot, but waited for Stephenson to come over before starting to make moves.

I saw Link raised the basketball with one hand and made a pass in it. Stephenson turned around immediately, thinking that Link had returned the ball to Gasol.

But after turning his head, Stephenson found that both Gasol and Hibbert were staring at him with foolish eyes.

"My Cao!" Stephenson suddenly realized, and hurriedly turned around. But it was too late. At this time, Link had already made a jumper from the free throw line, and he was completely tricked by that one-handed fake pass!

And this kind of shooting without any interference from the distance is a 90% surefire for Link!

Stephenson straightened his arms in despair, but still couldn't stop the basketball from passing through the net.

"Hahaha, one-handed fake pass, this ball reminds me of Michael Jordan! Stephenson was completely tricked, his supposedly indestructible defense turned out to be ridiculous in front of Link. Scores on the head, the Pacers' small advantage is gone."

Link did not do any exaggerated celebrations after scoring the goal, but continued to "talk" with Stephenson. The reason why he had been able to cast twice in a row, but deliberately waited for Stephenson to come up, was to stimulate the ticking time bomb to the greatest extent possible.

"Work hard, maybe you can keep my hit rate from becoming 100%."

Under the watchful eyes of Bird, the "Forefather of the King", another powerful man with a gun is torturing the nerves of the Pacers players.

Stephenson is getting closer and closer to losing control of his mind.