Greg. Smith sat on the ground, and he regretted it. Although he and Link were both draft-losers, he deeply experienced the huge gap between the two after just one meeting.

Link doesn't know why Smith is so iron-headed, who gave him the courage, Liang Jingru?

originally just wanted to complete a dunk in an ordinary way, but he had to send it up to make a dunk.

If you want to be famous, you don't need to be in such a hurry.

Jeremy Lin ran up and pulled Smith up, while Harden was still standing in place, stunned!

The bearded man was wondering, will Smith's fate be his own fate today?

In the playoffs last season, the Grizzlies and Thunder played each other, and Harden was still able to "hide" behind Durant and Westbrook. But today, he's all under Link's fire.

And this Link is even more irritable than Link during the regular season!

Link ran back from the frontcourt to defend and walked up to Harden's ear. He still didn't taunt or swear, but said softly, "2 to 0".

Harden ignored Link for the time being, as head coach McHale had already started shouting from the sidelines.

"Relax, the game has just begun! Get it back on the offensive end, be patient! ”

McHale was loud, and Link heard him shouting.

Although the Rockets are only eighth in the West this season, they have one statistic that is very scary - they average 106 points per game in the regular season, ranking second in the league, slightly higher than the Thunder!

In this era when the small ball and three-point shooting have not yet been completely civilized, averaging 106 points per game is not something that can be obtained casually.

Defense isn't the Rockets' forte, and McHale doesn't want the Rockets to get entangled in defense.

Let go of your hands and feet to attack, and the attack is over!

McHale's shouting still worked, and by the time the Rockets attacked again, Link could already feel the difference.

The Rockets' offense became very fast, passing, running, covering...... Every step is going on at high speed.

It seems that McHale is hoping to tear through the Grizzlies' impregnable defense with a fast-paced offense.

Old Hubby on the commentary stage also saw through the rocket's intentions, but he was not nervous, but laughed playfully.

That's right, the Rockets are second in the league in points per game. But the Grizzlies' defensive efficiency is the best in the league!

In 10 of the 82 games, the Grizzlies didn't even score 80. This is the second decade of the 21st century, and the NBA game score can still be prevented from 80. Listen, is this a human thing?

The Rockets' fast movement and conduction didn't work, and the Grizzlies' three outside lines and defensive abilities were all top-notch existences! And on the inside, there is a strong contender for the best defensive player.

In the end, Parsons had to barely make a shot from beyond the three-point line. Iguodala is almost 10 centimeters shorter than Parsons, which is a big difference in height. The height gap between Link and many center forwards is not 10 centimeters.

However, Iguodala's timely defense and interference made Parsons' height advantage impossible to play at all

Under serious interference, Parsons' three-point shot went directly to the front of the basket, and from the arc, it didn't rush into the net at all, which can be said to be outrageous.

It's a long rebound, and it's hard for an interior player to control. But the Grizzlies aren't worried, and they also have a rebounder on the front line.

Link was in the right position, jumped at the right time, and scored the rebound. Of all the players who have played the number three position this season, only four have seven rebounds, and Link is one of them.

This kind of long rebounding scramble has always been Link's specialty.

The Rockets' quick offense failed, and then they were forced to defend against the Grizzlies with that scum-like defense.

The Rockets learned to be obedient this time, seeing that it was Link who was advancing with the ball, they all retreated very quickly, from Jeremy Lin to Asik, everyone was running like crazy.

Seeing that there was no chance to play a fast attack, Link also slowed down. But seriously, he really wants to see how strong the Rockets' positional defense can be.

Link just passed halftime and handed the ball back to Conley, the real point guard.

Conley is known to more and more fans for his 0.9-second win over the Spurs at the end of the season. Now everyone knows that Conley is not a point guard who only dribbles through half court like Chalmers with the Grizzlies. His own attack power is also quite strong.

Randolph very consciously ran up to cover Conley, who looked as if he was going to break through on his own.

This agile little guard is really a challenge for Jeremy Lin, and all eyes on the Rockets are on Conley.

But Conley had just gotten around Randolph and started passing. The basketball flew from the right side to the left middle distance, and Link received the ball! And in front of him, there was no one!

Everyone's mouths were wide open, including McHale. Because, Harden has made the old mistake of eye defense again!

After Conley held the ball, Harden's attention was all on Conley. Link sneaked around to the left side, but Harden was still standing in place, his eyes still on Conley.

In the 90s, this kind of defense would have been hammered to death by teammates!

By the time Harden reacted to the block, it was too late. Link hit a solid jump shot from mid-range, just enough to get a hard dunk, and now his soft shot can't make it difficult for Link.

"James. Harden was stunned again, and no one knew what he was just thinking. This kind of defense is in the playoffs, and it really shouldn't be. "Mike. Brin sighed, Harden has also played in the Finals, why is there still no improvement in this area.

Link pointed to the sky, kind of celebrating the goal. As he passed Harden's side, Link said to him again, "4-0."

Harden clenched his fists, that hate!

Seeing that Harden was a little angry, Link became proud. It's right to be angry, isn't the purpose of trash talk just to make you angry?

The Rockets' baseline ball was driven very quickly, and before the Grizzlies could fully retreat, the Rockets' baseline ball was opened.

Harden scurryed forward like crazy, and it was already halftime. Jeremy Lin saw the opportunity for a long pass and sent the basketball to Harden, who was running at the front.

Harden likes this kind of fast-paced offense, and he doesn't believe that he will be suppressed by Link if he likes the rhythm. At least in terms of scoring, it won't be worse than Link!

After Harden received the basketball, facing Link outside the three-point line, his upper body was shaky, and he was just about to change direction!

Link seemed to see through Harden's thoughts, and reached out just right, and slapped the basketball in Harden's hand!

Link has carefully studied Harden's game footage, and Harden likes to use this trick in the fast-paced advance. Once he breaks through the defense, he can go straight to the basket. If you can't get to the basket, it's enough to make a foul.

Harden is averaging 10.2 free throws per game this season, and a lot of it has come from that.

Sure enough, this time was no exception, and Harden wanted to use this trick to shake Link. But unfortunately, Link is not the kind of player who can break through just by shaking. Owen wanted to shake Link away, too, but that was another sad story.

Harden not only lost the ball, but also lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground because of the sudden blocking.

Then his left foot accidentally stepped on his right foot and the shoe flew away......

With Harden's embarrassed back, Link started a counterattack near the halfway line. He made his way through the crowd and finally made a layup under Asik's block.

The audience burst into laughter, Mike. Brin joked, "James. Harden shook himself down. ”

Harden got up from the ground and put his shoes back on. Then, the voice came as promised, "6 to 0".

At that moment, Harden experienced what true despair is. That's the Memphis Grizzlies, and that's why the Rockets don't want to fight them!

After that, for exactly 6 minutes, the Rockets didn't score any athletic battles! Relying only on Harden's two free throws, he tied the Grizzlies 13-2. Halfway through the first quarter, the Rockets trailed by 11 points.

McHale's quick offense didn't do anything in front of the Grizzlies, so they had to take another timeout.

Before Harden left the court, he saw Link gesticulating to himself, indicating that the score between the two was now 6-2.

It seems that whether Harden wants it or not, he has been forced into this competition.

Harden pretended not to pay attention, but he panicked.

Link's sound of the count was like a death knell, forcing Harden to go in the direction of hell.