Seven Hundred and Sixty: It's only a Matter of Time Before It Collapses

Chris Paul was stolen as soon as he came up, which made the high morale of the Clippers at halftime instantly drop by half.

People are asking a question in their minds at this time, "Chris Paul isn't really being guarded by Link, is he?"

All Clippers players told themselves that it must not happen, and Paul will definitely lead everyone out of the predicament.

But in fact everyone knows that this is entirely possible!

The Clippers, who originally wanted the Grizzlies to look good, are now starting to worry about their own fate.

Link continued to stand in front of Paul, but this time, Paul's momentum was much weaker than before.

"Be careful, Chris, you just fell hard." Link lowered his center of gravity and began to "mouth" Paul.

"You are still 9 points behind, don't be too happy, bastard." Paul responded forcefully, he is not Jordan, and will not be made to explode by Link's few words.

Paul continued to look for the offensive opportunity, and when he saw Griffin go to the mid-range and get a shot, he was ready to send the ball over.

But Link reached out and blocked the passing route for the first time. Paul couldn't believe that Link could defend to such an extent!

His reflexes, his confrontation, his defensive awareness...it's almost perfect!

Paul pouted, it is difficult to pull out opportunities just by standing and passing the ball. The No. 1 must increase his attacking threat in order to tear the defense.

And tearing the opponent's defense, in order to allow teammates to get a chance.

Paul then wanted to use his dribble and speed to break through Link, and the number one played the number three, which was actually a dislocation. Paul believes he still has an advantage in flexibility.

Paul then began to quickly alternate dribbling left and right hands, he is definitely a master of dribble penetration. There are countless players who have been swayed by Paul, and the shots of him swaying his opponents may be cut into a long collection.

Paul observed the change in Link's center of gravity, ready to seize the opportunity of Link's center of gravity shift to accelerate his breakthrough. However, after a long time of transportation, Paul found that Link's center of gravity had not changed at all!

"Hey, you don't want to keep doing this for 24 seconds." Link continued to sneer, no one can't be provoked, the only difference is the time it takes to be provoked.

Jordan can be irritated in minutes, Paul just can last longer than Jordan.

Paul himself was also embarrassed, his movements were as fierce as a tiger, and he actually stomped on the spot. Just thinking about this scene felt embarrassing to the bone.

There was no way, Paul had to force a breakthrough!

Paul's physical confrontation ability is definitely not bad, coupled with his small movements, he can often take advantage of the confrontation.

This time, Paul also held Link with one hand when he broke through, and then secretly tried to push Link away.

But Link was as steady as a rock, still clinging to Paul's side. Paul's confrontation ability is placed at the 3rd position, and at most it can only guarantee that he will not suffer. But it is very difficult for him to gain an advantage from it.

Paul eventually chose to pass the ball in the rough run, but because the Grizzlies used a tight man-marking, it was difficult for the rest of the Clippers to get comfortable receiving space. Moreover, the quality of Paul's passing in a fierce confrontation is not high.

In the end, in the face of a sudden pass, Griffin could only reach out his short hand in despair,

Then watched the basketball rubbed his fingertips and flew out of bounds.

Chris Paul misses the pass, the Grizzlies have the ball!

"Missed, Link made Chris Paul's mistake in the second round! In the first half of the game, Paul made two mistakes in total! But in the second half, Paul made two mistakes in the first two rounds. Link's The defense worked immediately, and this is the Grizzlies' best chance to close the gap!"

Hubie Brown clapped his hands cheerfully, seeing that Paul was no longer doing whatever he wanted, Old Brown seemed to see the hope of reversing and winning.

"You made a mistake this time, but it's not my fault. Keep working hard next time, Chris." Link continued to attack Paul in an attempt to disturb Paul's mentality.

But it's not enough to stop Paul on the defensive end. The Grizzlies have to continue to torture Paul's nerves on the offensive end.

As a result, Mike Conley seemed to be the main point of the second half for the Grizzlies, who didn't intend to give Paul any respite.

Link himself set up cover for Conley, who was always in trouble for Paul.

Conley made a breakthrough, and an exasperated Paul made a push as he bypassed Link.

But this time, Link did not carry it hard, but leaned back.

"what!"

Link screamed and fell to the ground, for fear that he would not be able to attract the referee's attention.

The referee blew his whistle immediately and shouted at the technical desk, "Clippers No. 3, defensive foul!"

"What! That's a fucking flop, can't you see it!?" Paul definitely quit, he admitted that he pushed Link, but the force was definitely not enough to push Link.

The referee ignored Paul and went directly to the technical station to watch the replay. On the video, one can clearly see Paul making a push.

As for whether the pushing action could directly overturn Link, it was not up to Paul to decide. Link acted like, and the referee believed Link.

Off the field, Tony Allen almost couldn't help laughing. Link's hard power is very strong, but these crooked ways are too thief to play.

As long as he can win, Link doesn't mind using any means to intentionally hurt others.

Facing the playback, Paul was speechless. He turned his head and glared at Link, but Link just shrugged at Paul.

Breaking the opponent's heart is part of the defense.

Paul is distracted now, and he can no longer focus on scoring and defending as he did in the first half.

Link believes that even if Paul doesn't explode, he certainly won't be able to perform like the first half.

The Grizzlies reorganized their offense, and this time Conley assisted Iguodala to hit a three-pointer, which undoubtedly added another big hole to the Clippers, which had already begun to leak.

With only 6 points left, the Grizzlies are on the verge of completely taking the momentum out of the game. "Captain" Paul nervously directed his "sailors" to counterattack, but they were a little confused at this time.

Paul broke through the cover this time, and wanted to use a pull-up jumper to score.

However, Paul's emergency stop did not shake Link away. Link seemed to be able to overcome inertia, and suddenly stopped suddenly at the moment Paul made the emergency stop.

Seeing that the emergency stop failed to get rid of Link, Paul started and accelerated again!

Klink's ability to stop and start is not inferior to Paul's at all, and Paul made a layup without throwing off Link. There was no suspense in the ending, and Link shot Paul's layup and flew out!

"Chris has to calm down again. Since Link switched defenses in front of him, he seems to have completely lost the rhythm of the game!" Jeff Van Gundy on the commentary platform seemed to be more anxious than Paul.

Three offenses, two turnovers, one blocked. Paul's offensive performance in the second half so far is completely different from the first half.

People don't know if it's Paul's own problem or Link's defense is just too strong for Paul!

Clippers players would rather believe the former than face the reality. They kept telling themselves that it was only a matter of time before Paul would find his way back.

However, minutes later, when the Grizzlies tied the deficit, Chris Paul still didn't perform as expected.

Link is like a street villain, he provokes Paul all the time, and he gives the opponent the roughest physical confrontation. He gave the offense to his teammates as much as possible, and then put all his energy into "tortured" Paul.

Doc Rivers later replaced Redick with Jamal Crawford, hoping to increase the ball-handling point. At the same time, I also hope to cause trouble for Conley's defense, thereby freeing Paul.

However, Conley's defense against Crawford was surprisingly good. In the first half, Paul can blow up Conley, but that does not mean that anyone can bully the point guard who was selected to the All-Defensive Team last season.

In the third quarter of the game, the Grizzlies became more and more brave, and the Clippers lost their style in the first half of the game on the offensive end when the defense was unfavorable.

After the third quarter, the Grizzlies, who were originally behind by 13 points, turned into a 6-point lead!

Link scored 8 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, which seemed to be mediocre and did not explode.

But if you look at Paul's numbers, you can instantly see why the Grizzlies turned things around!

1 of 5 shots, 3 turnovers, and only 3 points... This is the data Chris Paul came up with in the third quarter. When Paul encountered the best defensive player, his scoring momentum was immediately curbed Living!

In the second half of the third quarter, Paul played more and more impatiently. Link's continuous trash talk seemed to affect Paul's mood as well. And the more impatient, the less effective Paul was.

Paul's only consolation in the third quarter was that he still hit a 3-pointer, which turned his 3-point percentage for the game into a terrifying 7-for-7.

But only Paul himself knows that his exaggerated three-point shooting rate has no effect at all!

"Link's third quarter game explained to us what the real best defensive player is! He is definitely one of the most dominant perimeter defenders in the 21st century! Even, one can be removed!"

Hubie Brown waved his fist violently. Now, no one will question the rationality of Link's award any more!

The Los Angeles Clippers want to test the ability of the new Defensive Player of the Year, but in just one quarter, the Defensive Player of the Year is enough to remember them for life.

During the break, when Link walked off the court, all the fans stood up and shouted mvp.

Once again, Link stepped forward and saved the day at FedEx Arena.

The Clippers were extremely happy and sad, and it was difficult for them to recover in the fourth quarter of the ups and downs. At that time, Link will work harder on offense while ensuring defense.

Put an end to the unrealistic fantasy of the Clippers.