Six Hundred and Fortieth: The CIC Also Wants to Die

The Memphis Grizzlies' defense is frightening. Whether it's Conley at the No. 1 position or Marc Gasol, the Defensive Player of the Year last season, they're solid shields on the defensive end.

Not to mention Link, if you want to know how good Link's defense really is, you don't even have to look at those dull stats.

You just have to look for videos on the Internet to see how an Asian guy at Rock Park beat Durant, the top black player, this summer. Just look at how the awe-inspiring Anthony Davis lost himself under Link's defense in the first few games, and you can intuitively feel how terrible Link's defense is.

However, in the face of such a fierce defense of the Grizzlies, Paul George was stunned to break through the two to reach the basket, and made a big loop to dunk.

On the commentary stage, Reggie Miller almost broke his throat. He didn't expect the Pacers' first offense to end in such an explosive way.

Link picked up the basketball and handed it to Gasol reluctantly. George's ability to seize opportunities now is incredible, Link just hesitated a step, and was given a clean by George.

Now it is not difficult for Link to understand why James fought the Pacers to the seventh game last season.

No way, Paul George can always do something beyond your imagination.

The Pacers' first attack showed their momentum. It is precisely because Paul George has officially completed his transformation towards a superstar this season that the Pacers have only been able to get seven consecutive victories.

After George scored, the Pacers immediately took a defensive stance. It's not easy for the Grizzlies to tie the game. You know, the Pacers are also one of the best defensive teams in the league. Their head coach, Frank Vogel, is a defensive-minded coach.

No matter how the offense fluctuates, defense is the constant winning way for the Pacers. They lost 99.8 points per 100 possessions. The Pacers' defensive efficiency last season ranked second in the league, second only to the Grizzlies!

Unlike the Grizzlies, the Pacers are not a team that excels at making mistakes and counterattacks. They barely steal and have one of the slowest paces in the league. All they can do is force you to shoot in uncomfortable areas and make sure you get the defensive rebound if the opponent misses the shot.

Just thinking about it, it's not hard to understand how tired the Heat and Pacers were last season. They are no different from the Jagged Legion that fought against the "God" until the tiebreaker 15 years ago. They are diligent, tenacious, down-to-earth, and never waste their talents easily, which is the label of the Pacers.

The Grizzlies' first offense,

I felt the pressure of the Pacers' defense.

George Hill kept the right distance without stealing, just followed Conley with his arms outstretched.

Stephenson was clinging to Iguodala, and his mouth continued to budge. Although cursing, Stephenson was not rash. He knew very well that the old man who cursed more fiercely than the head coach was looking at him in the luxury box.

Paul George didn't go up for grabs easily. He just followed Link and didn't let Link catch the ball comfortably. After Link received the ball, George did not rush, but waited for Link to break through and lead him into a defensive trap.

After all, there is still Hibbert waiting for Link on the inside.

Breaking through the basket and three-pointers, the Pacers blocked the two most cost-effective scoring methods. This kind of defense of "pinch the two ends and put them in the middle" caused the Heat to suffer from poor shooting last season.

How did the Heat win Game 7 last season? It was only by virtue of Ray Allen's brilliant three-pointer that he won. The Pacers didn't catch the Heat's three-pointer in Game 7, and that's why they lost.

Link took a look at the ball, and the Pacers' defense is indeed very layered. But put in the middle? Link is not polite.

When it comes to mid-range shots, Link is not targeting anyone, and there are very few players in the league who are more stable than him!

Link didn't call for cover, and after making a fake jerk to break through to the right, Link suddenly accelerated to the left.

George immediately followed, and Roy Hibbert also went to the basket early to wait.

Is Link going to break through? No, he suddenly pulled up and shot after he was halfway through and didn't hit the basket!

Off the court, Pacers coach Frank Vogel smiled smugly. George has raised his arms high to interfere with Link's shot, and Link is impossible to score this shot. Besides, even if you can get in, it's only two points.

Although less than three years have passed, the current game is no longer the way the Mavericks did in 2011, where they could win by mid-range shots.

Vogel did not believe that he would be shot to death by the Grizzlies.

As a result, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. Not long after, the basketball passed through the net with a crisp sound.

Vogel's smile froze, it was so tightly interfered, how could he still enter?

"The ball went in, and Link immediately gave George a response! This mid-range shot was very difficult. George sealed it very timely. But... how do you say it? This is a giant planet!"

Reggie Miller shook his head, George really guessed Link's next move. But for a star of Link's level, even if you know what he's up to, it's hard to eliminate him completely.

"You shouldn't let me shoot George easily in the middle distance, and tell your coach that his strategy doesn't work for me!" After Link scored, he didn't forget to spam George at George.

Vogel doesn't believe in evil. If Link can make one or two, is it possible that he can still make the mid-range shot?

Again, Vogel doesn't believe that there are still people who can kill the game by mid-range shots!

The score was tied, and the Pacers were naturally not to be outdone. On the next offense, David West turned over and hit Randolph with a jumper in the low post. Neither Randolph nor West is the kind of insider with a particularly strong defense, but they are both insiders with comprehensive skills on the offensive end.

It seems that today, these two guys are inevitably going to explode each other.

The Pacers are back on defense again, and for them, they seem to be more proactive when it comes to defense.

Vogel waved his hand, allowing the Pacers to continue to limit Link and his teammates' shots from beyond the three-point line. By the way, Hibbert blocked the rim and continued to cause trouble for the defending champion.

Still pinch both ends and put them in the middle, the walkers don't believe in this evil.

Link shook his head, Vogel was really stubborn. He used this trick to deal with the Heat last season, although it worked, but that is because James and Wade are not good shooters.

But use this trick against the Grizzlies?

Link lowered his center of gravity and called for a pick-and-roll. Gasol came to cover, but Hibbert did not keep up. His task was to help defend Link after the breakthrough. If he follows, he will lose his only value.

Link took advantage of Gasol's cover to break through George. Although George avoided the pick-and-roll quickly, Link still gained a little space to accelerate.

"Black Yao Ming" raised his arms under the basket, waiting for Link to shoot himself. That's how he limited James in the Eastern Conference finals last season.

But James, not Link.

After Link burst into the three-second zone, he did not shoot, but suddenly stopped, and then slammed the ball hard on the floor!

"Bang!"

The basketball collided with the wooden floor and made a loud noise, and then bounced high into Gasol's hands.

Link is very clear that passing the ball to the big man cannot be below the waist, otherwise the big man will be very uncomfortable.

Therefore, Link just hit the ground with such a strong pass.

Now, George, Hibbert and Link are all in the three-second zone, and Gasol, who has put on the cover, is alone in the middle distance, looking extremely lonely. But after the basketball passed, he was not alone, he could shoot.

Use this trick against the Grizzlies? You can take it!

"Marc Gasol catches and shoots, behind the free throw line, that's his favorite spot! Bang! The Pacers dropped two possessions in a row, and that's not their defensive style."

Vogel couldn't laugh at all. Under the general trend of the sharp decline in the number of mid-range shots of all teams in the league, the Grizzlies retained this classical style of play.

Facts have proved that there is nothing new or classical in basketball games, it depends on how to play effectively.

After the Grizzlies made two consecutive mid-range shots, the Pacers' defense began to change. They began to implement strict man-to-man, even if it was a mid-range shooter, they would not give random opportunities.

But in this way, there is no one inside who can defend Link. Link then broke through quite easily. Without Hibbert waiting at any time, Link played extremely efficient in the penalty area.

In the end, after the first quarter, the Pacers trailed the Grizzlies by 4 points. Link scored 10 points in a single quarter. He maintained his excellent form and was determined to break the Pacers' undefeated gold at Bankers Life Arena.

The Pacers' second-best defense in the league doesn't seem to affect Link at all!

After a circle, Vogel found that it was a nonsense to want to completely contain Link on defense.

The Pacers want to keep the undefeated gold, and now there is a way.

"George!" Vogel walked up to George, and the guy who had always emphasized defense and didn't care much about offense said something that surprised George.

"I will lay out offensive tactics around you. At the beginning of the second quarter, you and Link will attack!"

George was stunned for a moment, then clenched his fists and nodded quickly.

The most enjoyable part of this game, George finally waited