Eighty-Three: Undrafted Battle of Fame

In the first quarter of the game, only one of the Grizzlies' starting five tigers had a 40% hit rate. The offensive efficiency of the other four is very low. The only one who hit 40% is Gasol, because of the small number of shots.

Under normal circumstances, the Grizzlies' offense is so inefficient that it would be thankful not to trail the Bobcats by double digits.

However, instead of trailing by double digits, the Grizzlies led the Bobcats by 2 points. All of this was because of Link's 4-for-5 shooting in the first quarter.

Stephen Jackson sat on the bench, gasping for breath. In the first quarter of the game, Bobcats coach Paul Silas was stunned to let the 33-year-old veteran play 12 minutes.

Paul Silas is not a main force madman, not all coaches have Thibodune's hobby. But there is no way in the first quarter. If he lets Stephen Jackson off the court, the Bobcats will probably fall further behind.

Fortunately, there are only 12 minutes in a basketball game, and the Bobcats can get a chance to breathe. If the NBA is divided into two halves like the NCAA, Paul Silas is really afraid that the game will be directly ruined.

"We're only 2 points behind, hold on!" Silas shouted, as an experienced coach, he knew that the team's first priority now is to stabilize morale.

If the players' emotions are broken, the game is broken.

"We still have a chance, and we can't disrupt the plan because of the temporary backwardness. In the second quarter, continue to confront each other and speed up the offensive tempo appropriately. I believe you have seen how tired the Grizzlies are, continue to consume them, let the Their offensive efficiency continues to decline!" Silas has always believed in a truth, grasping the opponent's weakness and punching, will definitely make the opponent bleed.

Now, the Grizzlies' biggest weakness is physical fitness. Silas knew that the Chinese undrafted was full of energy and performed well. But to be honest, he doesn't believe that the Asian can kill the game by his own ability. As long as the Grizzlies' starter is defeated, it won't help Link's performance.

Silas guessed that the Grizzlies would definitely start with a regular starter at the start of the second quarter. At that time, he will speed up the offensive tempo and try to open the score. When Link is on the court, he will send Stephen Jackson, who has already rested, to deal with him.

Although "Wu Sheng" Jackson is old, his ferocity remains the same. Although Jackson was temporarily defeated by Link in the first quarter, Silas believed that Link's physical strength would be exhausted sooner or later under Jackson's tight defense.

Paul Silas made his own calculations and pushed his players onto the court after a short inter-season break. Stephen Jackson sat on the bench with some unease, because he played 12 minutes in the first quarter, and he can't play right now. But the more he couldn't play, the more nervous he became.

Sure enough, when he saw the Grizzlies start in the second quarter, what Stephen Jackson feared really happened.

"The Grizzlies and the Bobcats have had personnel changes, and the second quarter starter is completely different than it was at the beginning. On the Grizzlies, Link continued to play, and O.J. Mayo continued to sit on the bench. The Bobcats that On the side, Coach Silas replaced Stephen Jackson who played 12 minutes with Matt Carroll."

The commentators were the first to notice the lineup changes, and were as surprised as Paul Silas and Stephen Jackson.

They didn't expect that Hollins would let Link continue to play. However, Hollins did not feel too embarrassed when he made this decision, after all, Mayo had already lost his trust.

Link stared at the opposite player eagerly, enjoying the terrified look in his eyes. It turned out to be such an interesting thing to make the other party become fearful.

"The Bobcats started the offense first, but without Stephen Jackson, the Bobcats' offense lacked a focus. It's very tricky, let's see what the Bobcats will do?"

The commentators in the Time Warner Center are a little worried,

This is indeed the dilemma faced by the Bobcats now.

Without "Saint Wu" Jackson, D.J. Augustin had to hand over the ball to Link's opponent, Gerald Henderson. Augustine has been "honest" a lot since he was taken by Gasol in the first quarter.

Gerald Henderson has a variety of offensive methods. Link knows this guy because he used this player in NBA2K games before crossing over.

In reality, Henderson at his peak was also a macho who averaged 15 points per game. But now Henderson, after all, is only a second-year rookie. His first move was quick, but his intentions were too obvious. Link, who has extensive experience, can easily stop him, and his anticipation on the defensive end makes Henderson doubt his life.

In desperation, Henderson had to give the ball back to Augustin. Augustin then passed the ball to Matt Carroll, who was out of the pocket. Carroll averaged only 4.4 points per game this season. If it wasn't for Gerald Wallace's injury, he probably wouldn't have gotten into the rotation. Opportunity.

Carroll originally had a fleeting chance to shoot a three-pointer, but seeing Rudy Gay following up fiercely, the 1.98-meter-tall front-guard swingman still gave in.

Augustine silently received another pass back, as if everyone was saying to him, "It's just you, stop passing it."

Augustin bit his head and broke through to the inside, and under the heavy interference of the Grizzlies, he finally missed a layup.

Link pouted, considering the current attack power of the Lynx, still want to beat the Grizzlies? When a team relies on 33-year-old Stephen Jackson to score, it's a big problem.

Link unhurriedly went to the front court to participate in the offense, Hollins said, to slow down the tempo as much as possible. The Bobcats want to consume the Grizzlies and definitely want to play fast. Well, Hollins deliberately slowed down.

Gay singles with the ball, and Matt Carroll is too weak for him. But due to his physical fitness, Guy's mid-range shot is actually iron...

Paul Silas let out a sigh of relief, but luckily the score was not pulled away. But before he was complacent, he found that the yellow-skinned forward wearing the No. 0 jersey jumped gently and put the basketball that had been knocked out of the frame back to the basket.

Randolph and Pau Gasol were stuck, and Link took advantage of the fisherman. Of course, if he didn't have a keen sense of rebounding, Link would never have gotten such an easy tip-up opportunity.

"Beautiful second offense, Link just did whatever he wanted today. He's already scored 10 points, and he's still giving the team the edge when the Grizzlies are in a slump."

Along with the transcript, the on-set camera gave Henderson a close-up of his face. I saw Henderson's face stunned, he didn't even know when Link got in!

As a No. 2 player, Henderson's awareness of the card position is really not that strong. The point is, he has never encountered such a matchup that can grab offensive rebounds.

Paul Silas swallowed. He suddenly had a bad hunch—perhaps his team would become the famous backdrop for that Chinese kid.

His state, and the rest of the Grizzlies are completely two extremes!

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Stephen Jackson knew before the game that the Chinese boy was by no means an ordinary person. A person's origin cannot define his upper limit. It's like, how did people ever think that he, who was wandering abroad, would actually become an NBA star who can score 20 points per game?

But what Jackson also didn't expect was that this Chinese was already so powerful, more powerful than he expected.

Just now, Link played Jackson with a beautiful step-back jumper and scored a goal. And after that ball, Link has scored the 26th point of the game - this is the Grizzlies' highest individual score today.

Stephen Jackson played in the fifth minute of the second quarter, but it was useless when he played again. At that time, Link was already out of shape. So, he was suppressed by Link until the ball just now, until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter.

Jackson's slow lateral speed makes him more than aggressive, but his defensive effect is not good. Link, on the other hand, shot steady through the fourth quarter and never seemed to tire.

Jackson's defense actually collapsed from the second quarter, and he could only watch Link's score keep rising.

With 3 minutes left in the game, the Grizzlies led by 14 points. While the rest of them weren't very efficient, Link did teach the Bobcats a good lesson.

At this point, Jackson took the ball to confront Link again, and found that he no longer had the confidence he had at the beginning.

Jackson was very emotional. On the one hand, Jackson felt a little regretful. This guy's talent is obviously no weaker than the lottery pick. How did he lose the draft?

On the other hand, Jackson was somewhat relieved. He is very happy to see another bottom player who has changed his destiny through hard work.

Jackson, who lacked concentration, was finally stole by Link. This time, Stephen Jackson, who was famous for his career, sighed instead of continuing to chase.

He lost completely, the Bobcats lost completely. In the case of the Grizzlies' overall poor state, Link saved the Memphis Grizzlies with his personal performance.

Link made a fast-break layup, and his personal score reached 28 points-a career high!

After this goal, Paul Silas' assistant called to stop the game. As for Silas himself, he couldn't bear to look directly at the game.

He had thought that an undrafted pick could not threaten the Bobcats' victory.

But now, when the impossible became possible, Silas felt ashamed. With a 16-point deficit, Silas knew very well that the Bobcats were powerless.

He did not lose to the Grizzlies, but to the Chinese.

Link came off the court, high fives with his teammates, and then was hugged by Hollins. This time Link did not struggle, and the feeling of saving the team by himself made Link feel extremely refreshing.

As for his tactical status in the Grizzlies, Link believes that, at least now, it is much higher than Mayo.