Six Hundred and Forty-One: Mutual Explosion

In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers' defense was hit by a big hole in the Grizzlies' mid-range shot.

Although only 4 points behind, but Frank Vogel really saw the possibility of the Grizzlies can kill the game with a mid-range shot.

Vogel doesn't want to be so passive, he needs to take the initiative now.

Although this is only a regular season, this game still has a place in Vogel's heart. Quite simply, if the Pacers overcame the Heat and reached the Finals this year, the most likely enemy they would encounter would be the Grizzlies!

Since the Grizzlies and Pacers are divided into two parts, the number of encounters in the regular season is very limited. If the Pacers want to make a difference in the Finals, they must try to find a way to contain the Grizzlies as much as possible in a limited number of times.

Vogel's ambition is not just the Eastern Conference finals. Last season, the Eastern Conference finals were only one game away from reaching the finals. So who doesn't want to take it to the next level?

What Reggie Miller didn't do, Vogel wants his team to do.

Last season, the Pacers ranked second in the league in defensive efficiency. But the offensive efficiency, but only ranked 19th in the league.

But today, Vogel is still confident in the team's offense. Because Paul George is no longer the Paul George he used to be.

The game resumed, and George stepped onto the court amid cheers from Pacers fans.

He is well aware that the Pacers' offense is now on his shoulders. Whether he can top the Grizzlies depends on whether his offense is sharp enough.

George looked up at the other side, and found that Link was not there. As usual, in the first few minutes of the second quarter, Link had to rest for a while.

Unlike his predecessors, Hollins and Stevens, Dave Jogel is very strict with his playing time.

How terrifying this kind of injury is, there is no need to elaborate too much. So in the regular season, Jogel won't let a player play for too long unless he has to.

A thing like Thibodeau's death without substitutions in the whole game is impossible for Joger.

Anyway, now that the Grizzlies are in the lead, Joger wants to play it steadily first. So, replace Link with Jimmy Butler and let Link take a few breaths.

George looked at Link sitting on the bench,

Clenched fists.

It's okay, I'll have you back soon!

In the first round of the second quarter, the Grizzlies took the lead. In this mix of starters and backups, Randolph is the number one offense.

But this time, David. West did not let Randolph take advantage. When Randolph recoiled to advance, West suddenly came to the bench, and Randolph dragged his big ass and fell a big somersault.

I have to say, Randolph and West are the old rivers and lakes meeting the old rivers and lakes, it depends on who is more vicious. Neither of them is likely to completely eat the opponent.

After Randolph fell, basketball naturally dropped. West immediately jumped on Randolph and stabbed the ball into the hands of his teammates.

Rough, tough, bloody, no doubt, that's the way the Pacers are.

Randolph, who was pressed down by West, was unhappy. He threw off West's legs, and West refused to let Randolph get up. The two secretly competed.

Just as Randolph and West were performing freestyle wrestling for the fans, George Hill rushed to the front court with a basketball.

The pace of the Pacers is very fast, which makes Gasol a little unable to keep up with the rhythm.

Hill made a ground pass that delivered the "ammo" to George.

After receiving the ball, George made a breakthrough, and in the confrontation with Jimmy Butler, he steadily advanced the ball!

Butler is indeed a defensive player, but in front of George, he still seems a little immature.

"Beautiful counter-attack, David West has made the big black bear suffer a big loss. George is really a sharp knife in the defensive counter-attack. Once he rushes up, even the Grizzlies' defense line is enough. Without Gasol Jr. While protecting the rim, George has a very high percentage of shots at the rim."

After George scored, took a look at the Grizzlies' bench. Link's fingers intertwined, and his joints turned white from the excessive force.

Brat, he has learned to provoke people!

Jogel still did not send Link. He stood on the sidelines and directed the team's offense, allowing the Grizzlies to continue to seek opportunities from the middle distance.

This time, Iguodala took advantage of Gasol's cover to break through to the mid-range and made a direct jumper.

The Grizzlies' offense was extremely simple, almost a pick-and-roll drive.

Simple offenses are usually easy to execute, but also require more of the player's individual abilities.

Iguodala's mid-range shots from the pick-and-roll aren't as solid as Link's, so this simple tactic isn't as effective as it just was.

"One Brother"'s jump shot hit the side of the basket and bounced back violently. This is a long rebound!

Just when Iguodala was about to go up to fight, George rushed up first and took advantage of his height and arm length to win the basketball steadily!

George has averaged 7 rebounds per game in the past two seasons!

As soon as George won the basketball, he personally pushed back.

The Pacers did not grind with the Grizzlies. They changed their slow rhythm and seized every opportunity to counterattack.

Vogel gave George a lot of freedom, letting him control the rhythm as long as he could score.

Before George had even crossed halftime, Jimmy Butler blocked it.

But George stayed calm and did not collide with Butler clumsily, but nimbly used a back dribble to pass by Butler.

"Shit!" Link gritted his teeth. George would never have been able to do this kind of dribbling behind his back. But in the training hall with Link this summer, George's ability in this area has indeed improved a lot.

After passing Butler, George broke through to the penalty area, and under the double pursuit of Iguodala and Butler, used his slender arms to put the ball in.

Meanwhile, George was knocked off the bottom line. The referee blows the whistle, and the Pacers get a three-pointer!

"Paul George! He completely revitalized the Pacers' offense! At the beginning of the second quarter, he attacked very aggressively! If this extra penalty hits, George will score 5 points in a row!"

Reggie Miller danced with excitement, also from California, also thin and slender. Watching George lead the Pacers on the court, Miller always felt that this was a kind of inheritance.

George roared, high fives and chest touches with his teammates. He really changed, from a young No. 10 show to the patron saint of Indianapolis.

Watching George doing whatever he wanted on the court, Link stood up by himself before Joger could speak.

Jorge turned his head and glanced at Link, and just said softly, "Go".

So in the gap between the dead ball, Link went back into battle and replaced Jimmy Butler.

Link stared straight at George, making George feel terrified. This was the first time George saw Link's grim expression on the basketball court.

George stood at the free throw line, and Link happened to be standing closest to George.

I don't know why, just because of this, George felt a huge sense of oppression.

George received a pass from the referee, clapped twice, and was about to shoot.

Link put his hands on his knees and said slowly, "You pissed me off, man."

"Bang!" George missed the penalty!

Hibbert was about to fight for offensive rebounds, but found that Link, who was wearing the No. 0 jersey, jumped into the air almost instantly. With his incredible speed and height, he took the lead in picking up the rebound.

As soon as he played, Link was extremely active.

Link was not in a hurry to fight back like George, but handed the ball to Conley and stabilized the rhythm first.

George immediately stuck to Link's side. Before Link crossed the midfield line, George was already nervous.

"Hey, aren't you trying to beat me with an offense?" Link said while confronting George.

George didn't answer, but continued to cling to Link's side, trying not to give him a chance to catch the ball.

"Haha, if that's the case, then you picked the wrong opponent!"

After Link said, he suddenly pushed George, and then quickly pocketed the top of the arc beyond the three-point line.

George turned around to chase after him, but collided with the little Gasol who came to cover.

That's why Link doesn't want to play too fast, he needs everyone involved on offense. Offensive efficiency increases only when everyone is involved in the offense.

"Damn, don't let him get a gap!" After George bumped into Gasol, he immediately bypassed and rushed towards Link.

At this point, Link has already received Conley's pass, but his position is still one step away from the three-point line.

George knew that this distance was not worth mentioning to Link at all!

George hurriedly reached out to block it. Thanks to his enthusiasm and excellent wingspan, George still interfered with Link's shot to some extent, and he was able to catch up.

If it was an ordinary person, nine out of ten the goal would not be scored. But FMVP is not an ordinary person.

Link faced George's large hand without even blinking. He shot calmly, without the slightest distortion of his shooting motion. Shooting in the interference is not only a question of skill, but also a test of a player's psychological quality.

As a person with the mentality of a nearly 20-year-old ball ruffian in his body, Link would not be disrupted by this situation at all.

This ultra-long-range three-pointer, which seemed to be severely disturbed, finally "bombed" the target with precision like an intercontinental missile!

"Go in! Link's three-pointer was very crisp! At the beginning of the game, Link gave George a blow. George, who has scored five points in a row, now has a strong enemy."

The Pacers are finally getting better, and they are about to take off. But Link's three-pointer instantly suppressed the Pacers' momentum.

Just as Vogel expected, this will be a big battle.

"Haha, I knew that as long as you slow down, it's almost impossible to stop you." George didn't get discouraged after seeing Link's goal, but just laughed dryly.

"Then you'll have to pay more attention, mate."

"No, you have to pay more attention. Because soon, I will get this ball back on offense!"

George turned on the attacking mode completely, he was not afraid of Link scoring, because Link could never stop him from scoring!

Sure enough, in the next round, George turned around with a back and smeared Link to the basket, raised the basketball high and completed the layup softly.

Link defended this ball very well and did not make George comfortable from the beginning of the breakthrough. But in the end, George was stunned to score the ball in such a difficult situation.

These two attacks completely set the tone of the game. Subsequently, Link and George fell into mutual explosion mode. The two sides had difficult goals for each other, and they refused to give each other. The showdown between Link and George made the fans hooked.

Both played well today and both deserved the win. But the game of basketball is brutal, there are no draws, no handshakes. Here, someone must be killed!

The game just reached the critical moment of the last quarter, and the score between the two sides has not been pulled away...