Reverse Growth Superstar

Doug Rivers knows the advantages of the Clippers, and of course, he can also see the biggest disadvantages of the Clippers.

Matt Barnes is the weakest link in the Clippers right now. Even worse, Rivers couldn't find a more suitable starting wing than Barnes.

Due to the departure of Dudley and Caron Butler, the Clippers have very weak wing reserves this year. On the bench, only Turkoglu and Crawford can top three.

However, Turk Turkoglu has long lost his courage, and Crawford is a pure scorer. If they rely on the wing alone, the Clippers have no way to defend Link.

It really made Barnes and Link one-on-one, and Rivers estimated that Link could score another 60 points.

Naturally, Rivers would not turn a blind eye to this, so today he prepared a luxurious "double-team package" for Link.

"Once he breaks through, everyone shrinks with him as the center! Be tough, and finally let him know what pain is! I know, Link's pass is very powerful. But I believe that the other Grizzlies’ offenses cannot match us. On par!"

Before the game began, Rivers once again emphasized to the players the way to contain Link today.

To put it bluntly, it is forcing Link to pass. Would rather let him pass the ball to others than let him score easily.

Rivers believes that the Clippers' offense is stronger than the firepower of the rest of the Grizzlies.

It is impossible to lock the Grizzlies completely. But to lock the Grizzlies' strongest offensive point, and then use a more sophisticated offense to crush the opponent, Rivers thinks this is the only feasible way.

Everyone nodded solemnly, and Chris Paul, who was eager to win, was even more gearing up.

Let others know about pain, this is his specialty!

Amid the cheers of the Grizzlies fans, the game officially started.

Both the Grizzlies and Clippers started the same games as the previous games. After the game started, Paul successfully played the air-coupling match with Jordan.

For this ball, Paul deliberately played a pick-and-roll with Jordan in the high post. Matt Barnes was at the bottom left corner, pulling Linkla far away, preventing him from getting in and making trouble.

Although Barnes has declined in form, he still made 36.2% of his three-pointers this season.

And the average number of three-pointers and three-pointers per game, both set a career high. Outside the three-point line, Link really dare not let him go.

Without Link making trouble, Paul and Jordan's cooperation would be much easier.

After the screen, Jordan quickly cut in. Compared with athletic ability, Gasol is indeed not Jordan's opponent. Whether it is movement speed or bounce, there is too much difference between the two.

Little Jordan quickly cut into the penalty area after covering, Gasol just turned around to chase back, but little Jordan has already rushed to the basket and jumped.

Paul found the right time to throw the ball lightly, little Jordan easily received the basketball in the air and completed the dunk!

Gasol can only look up, and he can't do anything about this kind of cooperation.

Although Jordan is not a scoring center, he has scored 20+ points twice this season.

With Paul by his side, little Jordan can eat his bread.

As soon as the game opened, the Clippers used their inside advantage to score a goal. Rivers applauded with satisfaction from the sidelines. This is a signal that the Clippers are in control of the game!

After the attack was completed, the Clippers did not take it lightly, but immediately retreated. Paul reminded everyone to concentrate, their entire team's defense was almost prepared for Link.

Link wants to tie the score as soon as possible, and the Clippers' defense at the third position is inherently weak. So in the first round, Link is about to get the ball and intends to take Barnes alone.

Barnes has been tortured enough by Link in the playoffs last season. In the past, Barnes would feel anxious as long as he played against Link.

But today is different, Barnes knows that he is not fighting alone.

After taking two probing steps, Link suddenly speeded up, trying to pass the old Barnes in one step.

Although Barnes could not block Link in the first place, he gave Link a very rough physical confrontation!

At the same time, little Jordan immediately mentioned it, as if a high wall directly blocked Link's path!

Link was almost hit by Barnes and little Jordan. After two consecutive and rough collisions, Link fell unsteadily to the ground.

At this moment, Chris Paul was the first to actively rush forward, and he directly overwhelmed Link, came to "Tarzan overpower", and competed with Link for the floor ball!

In the chaos, Link's ball was abruptly snatched by Paul. Paul, who threw on Link, passed the ball to Redick, and the Clippers counterattacked!

The combined brutal flanking of the Clippers made Link's first mistake.

"Damn!" Link really didn't expect things to turn out to be like this, the Clippers are all playing wrestling! Between the lightning and flint, he was brought down.

Just as Link was about to get up from the ground, he felt dragged from behind by someone. Turning to see, Paul is pestering himself on the floor!

Link and Paul are now like Rodman and Karl Malone in the 90s. They are fighting each other on the ground, and no one can think of it.

Yes, it was free wrestling just now, now it's mud wrestling.

Link finally threw off Paul and stood up, but Griffin was able to fight back against Harris in the counterattack.

Harris' weight and strength are still worse than Griffin. When Griffin rushed up, Harris really suffered.

The Clippers relied on the inside advantage to score two goals, and just now caused Link to make a mistake with a rough double-team.

Rivers nodded in satisfaction. For now, the Clippers have an advantage!

"Damn, is this your strategy?" Link looked back at Paul angrily. The Clippers' defense made it clear that he was hurting himself.

"If you can't stand it, don't play it. This is a man's game." Paul naturally wouldn't say anything good to Link.

In terms of small moves, Paul is no worse than the players of the 90s.

On the big screen, instead of replaying Griffin's goal just now, it replayed the entanglement between Link and Paul on the floor.

All Grizzlies fans are scolding Paul for being dirty again, but as long as he can help the team gain an advantage, Paul doesn't care.

The Clippers' rough double-teaming just now gave Link a taste of it. Link is not the boss of the iron, since you are double-teaming, then I will pass the ball against you.

Once again, Link bravely broke through. Once again, Barnes stumbled first, and then little Jordan greeted him rudely.

The Clippers' defense is exactly the same as before.

Link feels that he is not playing basketball, but rugby! As soon as you start, there will be a bunch of people rushing up, waiting to press themselves to the ground to rub.

Link passed the ball to Gasol before he fell. Gasol was just about to shoot, but Jordan quickly blocked it.

I have to say that Jordan is indeed one of the best defensive centers this season. His speed of movement allowed him to quickly pull out of Link's double-team and return to Gasol.

Gasol's mid-range shot hit the iron under the interference of Jordan, and the Clippers' defense was successful again!

Just as Link was about to start running back, he found that his leg was imprisoned by something, and he yanked!

"Fuck!" A sudden pain came, and Link fell to the ground instantly.

Looking back, it was Paul again!

When Link was about to return to defense, Paul "inadvertently" got tangled with Link's legs again. On the surface, Paul ran past Link, and then the two accidentally got entangled.

But through the slow-motion playback, it can be seen that Paul inserted his leg between Link's legs with great precision, and squeezed it abruptly when Link exerted force.

Two huge forces pulled Link's legs, causing Link to fall to the ground.

After Link fell, there was no way to return to defense in time, so Redick immediately took the ball and passed it to Barnes, who was already in the bottom corner.

The latter made a three-pointer without being marked and hit easily!

7 to 0, the Los Angeles Clippers had a very good start!

Paul stood up and ran away casually, high-fiving his teammates. Link gritted his teeth and tried to stand up, but found that his calf hurts unbearably.

Seeing Link limping, Georgel immediately called a timeout.

"That rubbish!" Tony Allen gritted his teeth and stood on the sidelines. Paul was crazy about winning today.

If it is an accident once, it is certainly not a coincidence that it is two consecutive times.

Paul couldn't help but start to do these little moves. Paul during the NCAA period was already known to be dirty in the United States. He was still playing in the NCAA in 2005. He once hammered his opponent Julius Hodge directly without the ball. , Accurately exploded, it was national news at the time.

His Wake Forest University took the initiative to suspend Paul without even waiting for the official punishment. A team took the initiative to suspend its own star, which shows how bad the incident was.

Paul entered the NBA with a "dirty" label. He is a habitual offender with a lot of history. In the scout report when Paul participated in the draft, the scout even wrote this in his shortcomings.

People who like Paul can say that this is a symbol of his fighting spirit, but it is indeed far-fetched to say so.

Now, facing the opponent who swept him 4-0 last season and facing the team's recent poor situation, Paul seems to be showing his teeth again. He didn't directly hammer and explode the egg, he was already very restrained.

After the timeout, Link limped off the court. After checking, the team doctor said that Link was only slightly injured and there was no major problem, and he could continue to play after a short rest.

But at least the rest of the first quarter, Link will definitely not be able to play.

Link was very angry. He didn't dislike Paul very much before. Although the opponent's actions were rude and trash talked, they were all within Link's acceptance range.

In order to win, is it necessary to be gentle with the opponent?

But such things as deliberately hurting people touched Link's red line.

Link not only doesn't know how to do it himself, but also hates others doing it.

But I have to admit that what Paul did gave the Clippers a huge advantage.

After Link went off the court, the Clippers solved the biggest problem.

So throughout the first quarter, the Clippers played smoothly. Jimmy Butler struggled to score, but his explosive scoring power could not be compared with Link.

Paul took Jia Griffin and Jordan to cast the buckle, allowing the two inside teammates to eat all their food. At the last moment, the team played a wave of 8 to 2, and finally let the Clippers enter the second quarter 28 to 20.

"Without Link, the Grizzlies’ offense lacks aggressiveness. Although Jimmy scored 7 points in the first quarter, it’s not enough. The Clippers have used their inside advantage to the fullest. Now, all the suspense lies. Link. He can't play in the second place. What he can play will determine the trend of this game."

Of course Georgel knew this too. He squatted in front of Link for the first time during the break to confirm Link's health.

"You can't fight with them like this anymore. It's too dangerous. The Clippers made it clear today that they did it deliberately. They want to restrict you in this way." Georgel didn't want to risk Link, but just hurt Lan. Dove and Iguodala made the Grizzlies in such a big trouble.

If you hurt Link, you can't find someone to fill it in the free agency market.

Link nodded in agreement. Although he can play now, his legs are still unsuccessful and not in the best condition. If you insist on impact, I'm afraid it will do more harm than good.

The Clippers' attitude is very clear today, and Link won't care if they hurt them. Hard with them, it is the middle bottom.

For the Clippers not to double-team Link, the Grizzlies' offense must be able to suppress the Clippers.

But just now ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, the Clippers' offense obviously suppressed the Grizzlies without Link, especially on the inside.

Little Jordan held on to Gasol, making Gasol unable to play. Harris was also pressed tightly, and could not have an overwhelming advantage over Griffin in flexibility.

On the offensive end, Jordan played happily with his athletic ability and Griffin with greater tonnage and strength.

Only by reversing the disadvantage of the inside can the entire offense be reversed.

"I have an idea..." After thinking for a long time, Link looked up at Georgel.

"If we can have players who can dominate Griffin in the paint, Jordan will have to cover the basket. Jordan covers the basket and Gasol will have a lot of chances to make mid-range shots. Gasol shot, Jordan I’m going to do nothing. Then I won’t encounter double teams again."

Speaking of this, Link cast his eyes on Gasol and Whiteside at the same time.

The Clippers’ 30 million insiders might not be that scary.