Seven Hundred and Three: I Have No Procrastination

At the beginning of the game, Link let Lillard and Aldridge know what pressure is.

Lillard experienced Conley's gritty defense on the first shot, and Aldridge experienced Link's incredible offense.

After witnessing Link's terrifying ability to score points, Aldridge couldn't help but look up at the dome of the FedEx Arena and at the brand new championship pennant.

From the beginning of last season to the present, countless teams have suffered defeats in this place. Only a very small number of teams can escape from this wooden floor. Aldridge has always wondered what the secret to the Grizzlies' continued success is, and now, he seems to have found the answer.

Aldridge immediately felt a lot of pressure. Although it was only one goal, that goal had already made him realize the difficulty of winning at FedEx Arena.

By the time the Blazers attacked again, the Grizzlies' defense was fully formed. Aldridge did not go to cover for his teammates this time, but sat in the inside position.

Meanwhile, everyone else pulled away to make room for Aldridge's singles.

Aldridge's post is the easiest, but most efficient tactic for the Blazers! Linked into a magical goal, Aldridge also wanted to quickly retaliate.

When feeling hot, Aldridge can easily score consecutively with his turnaround jumper. He is confident in his post up.

Lillard made a precise goal into the penalty area and sent it into Aldridge's hands. Randolph supported Aldridge's waist, preventing him from exerting any force. But Aldridge didn't care. His post-up singles didn't rely on pushing hard.

Aldridge gets the basketball, feels the defense with his back, and prepares to attack!

At this moment, Link actively double-teamed up, preventing Aldridge from turning around!

Aldridge really didn't expect Link's supplementary defense to come so quickly. He began to look for Batum's position and prepare to pass the ball.

Aldridge is a player who is extremely demanding about his shot selection. If the receiving position does not meet psychological expectations or encounters a strong defense that makes him unsure, Aldridge will definitely not shoot.

The advantages and disadvantages of his style of play are obvious.

The benefit is naturally high efficiency, and you rarely see Aldridge shooting too low.

But the downside is that in some critical moments, the Blazers are always unable to score. A team's superstar often has to hit some unreasonable balls at critical moments in order to help the team gain an advantage in a state of anxiety.

But Aldridge is not good enough in this regard, he is too rational. Sometimes a round passes to him several times in a row, and he will give up the shot for various reasons.

For this problem, Stotts is also quite a headache. Therefore, many of the key balls for the Blazers are actually handed over to Lillard, a second-year player.

Now, in the face of such a tight double-team, with Aldridge's character, he will definitely not shoot.

Finally, Aldridge saw Batum on the right side of the three-point line.

But as soon as he passed the ball, Link immediately returned to the defense. Link's speed is very fast, and on the defensive end, Link has never conserved energy.

When Batum received the basketball, Link also rushed in front of "French Pippen" again.

Link's double-team is just right, neither allowing Aldridge to easily single, nor allowing Batum to get any chance!

The Blazers didn't even play the simplest of tactics, which made them a little panicked.

Facing the Warriors in the last game, the Blazers played smoothly and asked for anything from the Warriors.

Today suddenly encountered such a tight defense, the Blazers were not used to it for a while.

There is no way, Batum can only let the basketball continue to conduct. The Blazers last conducted 22 seconds without pulling a gap.

In desperation, Wesley Matthews chose to force the shot. But Iguodala's interference kept Matthews' shot off target.

Basketball hits the iron, the Trail Blazers missed the second consecutive offense!

"It didn't make it again, where did the Blazers' powerful firepower go?" Mike Brin was a little surprised. Today's Blazers are far from the team that slaughtered the Warriors at Oracle Arena two days ago.

The old Hubby next to Brin smiled. It wasn't that the Blazers' offensive firepower became weaker. It's the Grizzlies' defense, tougher than any team the Blazers have faced before!

Wesley Matthews' strike put the Blazers in a passive situation again, and Conley stood outside the three-point line and waited for his teammates to settle down.

Terry Stotts held his chin. He still didn't believe it. The Grizzlies could make a 360-degree layup in the air every round.

This time, Link chose to hand over to Conley. Lillard didn't hesitate to switch defenses the moment Conley and Link handed over!

Although Lillard is less than 1.9 meters tall, the height gap between Lillard and Link is quite different. But even so, Lillard was unafraid. All he knew was that he must never give Link any space!

After the switch is completed, Lillard is ready to steal! Generally, the receiver's attention will not be too concentrated at the moment when the hand-to-hand pass has just been completed.

Lillard thought his steal was inevitable, but just as his palm was about to touch the basketball, Link shook his wrist and threw the ball out again.

This time, Link's passing target was none other than Conley, who immediately cut in after the handover!

Conley playing Batum is a small and big dislocation, and it is very difficult for Batum to keep up with Conley's speed.

Seeing Conley breaking through along the left, Robin Lopez quickly rushed back to the basket! As long as Conley makes a layup, he will try his best to stop it!

He is not as gentle as Aldridge and his brother Brook, Robin is fouled, and he will not let Conley score easily!

As everyone knows, the moment Conley jumped for a layup, he suddenly switched the ball to his left hand, to the side away from the basket, and then gently sent the ball to the backboard.

Both Lopez and Batum threw in the air, they didn't expect Conley to switch to the left hand for a layup!

Conley is a famous left-hander, as we all know. But in the game, in the blink of an eye, players sometimes can only act on instinct, because there is no time to think. And most people's instinct is to seal the opponent's right hand.

The basketball eventually rubbed the backboard and refracted into the net, while Lopez and Batum looked at each other.

What kind of people are the Grizzlies, a turn in the air, a change in the air, they can always score in the most unpredictable way!

After Conley scored, he pointed at Link and thanked him for the assist.

Now he's not nervous at all, he just wants to give Lillard and the Blazers some color.

At 4-0, the Blazers' defense was like a thin layer of paper in front of the Grizzlies, and it was broken with a stab.

The Grizzlies' defense was like the ten-centimeter-thick door of a bank vault, which could not be penetrated at all.

Link and Conley scored a goal each, as if setting the tone for the game. Today's game is destined to be the show for the two of them.

Of course Lillard did not agree. This game finally attracted the attention of so many people, and he did not want to miss this opportunity to show himself.

So, Lillard chose to continue to break through with the ball this time. He still didn't believe it. He, who had just scored 38 points in the last game, would suddenly be misfiring today.

Seeing Lillard reaching out for cover, Link shook his head.

Lillard is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. After the attack failed just now, he still wanted to win by singles, which is really hard.

This time, we must let him die!

Lillard first bypassed Aldridge's pick-and-roll, and then suddenly changed direction when Conley caught up!

Two consecutive changes in direction allowed Lillard to temporarily throw off a small half of his body. Although Conley remained by Lillard's side, Lillard would not stop and continue to deepen his footsteps.

As long as he can protrude, Lillard believes he can score goals!

He rushed to the basket diagonally, and after Gasol had already covered the basket, he still took off resolutely for a layup.

Of course, Lillard is not stupid, he will not die. In the air, facing the double interference of Conley and Gasol, Lillard chose to pull the bar for a layup!

He glided from the right side of the basket to the left side of the basket, and at the moment his body began to fall, he looked back at the moon and made a layup.

In this ball, Lillard showed his physical fitness to the fullest. It's not something anyone can do with the ease of pulling the bar despite the interference of two members of last season's All-Defensive Second Team.

After dodging the defense, Lillard threw the ball with his back to the basket. Although the back to the basket, but for professional players, this kind of ball is not difficult.

Lillard believes that the Blazers will break the scoring drought!

However, the next second, Lillard saw Link rushing towards him. When Link jumped beside Lillard, Lillard even felt a strong wind blowing!

Link's body has risen very quickly, and his current athletic ability is definitely the top of the top. Before the basketball thrown by Lillard reached the highest point, Link waved his hand in the air and grabbed the basketball directly into his arms!

Lillard's heart suddenly "squeaked", and then his mind went blank.

He couldn't believe what he had just seen.

"It's... a catch! Link used his terrifying bounce to grab the ball in the air! Damien Lillard's lever action is beautiful, but what he did before Everything is in vain now!"

Although in the playoffs last season, Hubie Brown had witnessed Link's performance of catching Durant. But seeing Link perform such an explosive performance again, Hubie Brown still got goosebumps.

Not to mention Hubie Brown, even Stephen A. Smith, who can keep calm about everything, opened his mouth wide at this moment.

Link seems to be waiting for Lillard to come in on purpose. You can spend whatever you want before. But if you dare to come in, you have to pay the price!

Link said he was going to make Lillard give up completely, so he did.

After directly catching the basketball in the air, Link made a long pass from the backcourt and made a "bullet pass".

The basketball quickly ran through the audience and was picked up by Iguodala, who had already started.

At this time, Wesley Matthews was beside Iguodala, he responded promptly and pressed closely.

But Iguodala did not directly attack the frame after receiving the basketball, but very cleverly feinted a shot under the basket.

Matthews was fooled, he floated past Iguodala, and in the end he could only watch Iguodala easily put the ball into the frame.

6 to 0, the Blazers were beaten to no avail!

Before the game people were talking about how hard the Blazers were and how hard the Grizzlies were going to play. But who is causing trouble to whom, but not necessarily!

Lillard's Adam's apple slid up and down, and he swallowed.

At that moment, there was only fear in his heart.

However, the 6-0 was not over. In the next two rounds, the Grizzlies still completed the blockade of the Trail Blazers and fought back.

When the score became 11-0, Blazers coach Terry Stotts remembered to call a timeout.

Maybe he thought at first that the players could adjust themselves, and the scoreless situation would not remain. Maybe, he was really frightened, so he reacted so slowly.

No one knows what Stotts is thinking, but what is certain is that the defending champion has given the Blazers a taste!

11-0, such a start will undoubtedly surprise people, and everyone must think that the two teams will be anxious from the first minute to the last second of the game.

But Link is not so patient, he can destroy the opponent immediately, he will never delay!

After all, procrastination is not a good habit.