Turner's first attempt at offense, he was completely screwed up. Seeing Link easily stop Turner, 76ers fans must have been heartbroken.

The player they had been struggling to acquire for a year was defeated by a random draft signing by the Grizzlies. It's as if what you're treating as a treasure is worthless in the eyes of others, and the feeling of disparity must be very uncomfortable.

Equally uncomfortable is Turner himself, who knows Link is one of the best in this rookie class. But I didn't expect that the gap between the two sides was so huge.

Link seemed to easily defeat himself, which frustrated Turner, who was already in high spirits. To add insult to injury, there was no one to pass the ball to him at the start of the second leg.

Rookies are like that, no matter how big you were in college, but when you get to the NBA, you're the younger brother. Big brothers reward you with the ball, and if you can't take your chance, don't blame your teammates for not passing.

Of course, not all rookies are like that. For example, the "pride of the sky" LeBron. James, he was treated like a star almost as soon as he entered the Cavaliers. At the time, Cavaliers star Ricky . Davis also thought that James was a younger brother like other rookies.

So, when Ricky couldn't figure out the situation. After Davis was traded, he even uttered the classic phrase: "I thought they chose LeBron to help me." ”

However, Turner's talent is nothing short of heaven and earth compared to James, and this time, the 76ers' offense is dominated by Elton. Brand handled it personally.

Although the '99 champion Brand has passed his prime, he is still a pillar of the 76ers' offensive end. Brand, whose physical fitness has declined significantly, has become more and more efficient with his superb low-post skills and accurate mid-range jumpers.

Randolph tried hard to defend, but couldn't stop Brand's back-turn layup. Brand is definitely one of many traditional power forwards to emulate, and Randolph has studied a lot of Bland's game footage back then.

Although the 99-year-old champion does not have a high sense of presence in NBA history, his strength is still very good. The 76ers scored, and they finally stabilized the situation. But alas, the scorer was not Evan. Turner.

"Turner was almost gone in the attack, he didn't even touch the ball. Ke Ling's boy, I hope he can perform well on the defensive end. ”

This is the first time Turner has faced Link on the defensive end, and although the Grizzlies have already scored a goal, it was scored by switching offense, and Turner didn't have time to participate in the defense at all.

And this time, when the Grizzlies slowly fell into position, Turner finally had a chance to play with Link on the defensive end. Evan. Turner's defense is nothing short of Anthony's, and as a college star player, he's always worked the defensive end.

But after arriving in the NBA, limited by physical talent and level, his defense can only be said to have just reached the average.

Link is not in a hurry to fight Turner, everything has to be the big picture.

This time, the Grizzlies' tactic was to create a mid-range shot for Conley. So, Link was just helping Conley open up space, and the rest would be left to the others.

But after Conley borrowed a few covers, he still couldn't get rid of Zhu. Holiday Holiday is truly outstanding defensively, and he is one of the few young point guards of his generation who is willing to defend.

In desperation, Conley hoisted the ball to Randolph. As soon as he saw this pass, Link, who was originally standing in the bottom corner, suddenly cut in! He knows that tactics have changed!

Turner was half a beat slower to react because he thought Randolph was going to play in the low post, so he wasn't as wary of Link.

By the time he reacted to chase after him, he had already been thrown off half of his body by Link.

Link, who had been cutting along the baseline, suddenly made a 90° turn and ran outside the three-point line. Turner was too late to react again, and this time, he was stopped by Gasol Jr., who came to cover.

In the end, Turner could only watch as Link reached the top of the arc outside the three-point line, received Randolph's inside and outside passes, and then started shooting.

"Don't go in, don't go in!" Turner knew he was completely out of position and he would be primarily responsible for this shot if Link had scored. On the defensive end, when the opponent runs out of such a big space, his teammates will definitely be very unhappy.

However, not everyone's long-range shooting is as hurried as Turner's. In the face of such a large vacancy, Link is no different from training when he throws. He shot calmly and tried to keep the integrity of the movement as good as possible. Then Turner could only watch as the basketball flew over his head and eventually crashed into the net!

"Three-point hit! It was Link's first three-pointer of the day! His escape was beautiful, and the Grizzlies' tactics were perfectly executed. Link's final blow, of course, was the most brilliant. This kid is as stable as ever! ”

"Damn!" Turner clenched his fists in disdain, he originally thought that Link would hold the ball and play with him, but he didn't expect to use the off-ball run to shoot a three-pointer, completely reviving the Grizzlies' originally failed offense.

Speaking of which, Turner felt that Link was more of an all-rounder. He can defend, he can play with the ball, and he can be an off-ball shooter. At first glance, it looks like a fully upgraded self......

The difference has come to 8 points, and the score ratio between Link and Turner has become 5-0.

The difference in strength between the two sides is actually obvious, but Turner still has a trace of illusion in his heart.

Today, Link has already put on a show of defending, passing and off-ball offense in front of Turner. But that's not all, Link's show isn't over yet.

For the next two minutes, neither Turner nor Link scored. It's not that they defended each other successfully, it's that neither of them made a shot at all.

Turner wanted to shoot but didn't have a chance, while Link didn't deliberately shoot, everything was in accordance with the team's tactics, and he did his job of responding and moving the ball.

Two minutes later, both sides fielded their second line-ups. Turner knew his chance had come!

On the other side, Link's role has also changed from tandem to scorer. The Grizzlies' second team needs a scorer, and that person certainly can't be Mayo. Therefore, Link naturally came to the top.

Now, Turner really has to start to get out of luck.

"Luis, give Turner a few shots, he held his breath today, we should give him a few more chances." At the timeout, 76ers coach Collins was in charge of the team's sixth man, Luis Brown. Williams muttered a few words in his ear.

Louis, who is 1.88 meters tall. Williams may play point guard, but his interest in scoring is much higher than passing. This guy's role with the 76ers and. Smith is similar, both are second-team scorers.

If it really fights, the scoring point of the 76ers' second team is also Luis. Williams and Thaddeus. Yang, still nothing happened to Turner. However, in order to let Turner show his talent, Collins deliberately explained a few words to Lowe so that Turner would not be able to receive the ball.

Louis. Williams, while fond of scoring, is not a disunited player either. After hearing Collins' arrangement, he nodded his head in understanding.

So after the timeout came back, Turner finally got his second shot of the day. This time, instead of holding the ball and playing with Link alone, he wanted to find a gap in the way of running without the ball.

See, even Turner didn't know exactly what he could do against Link, so he had to try one by one. Can this kind of "all-round player" not be embarrassed in the NBA?

Turner didn't get a chance to get a couple of runs in and out, after all, he wasn't fast enough to keep up with Linknu's efforts. But Link is the speed of Hill in his twilight years, and Turner is a rookie......

Louis. Williams waited outside the three-point line, the rookie was not angry, and he couldn't run out of the way if he was given a chance.

Eventually, Turner finally got his chance on the right, and Louis Browner. Williams also passed the ball quickly. Turner caught the ball in the middle distance on the right and threw it, and this time he was full of confidence!

However, as soon as he made a move, Turner's eyes were dark. It was Link, and he pounced almost unhesitantly, directly on Turner's face!

"Damn it!" Turner cursed in his heart, and the next second, his proud mid-range shot ended in iron. It doesn't work to attack with the ball, and neither can Turner switch to attack without the ball this time.

"Hey." Doug. Collins looked down and sighed, he couldn't grasp the opportunity given by this kid!

Turner's confidence has begun to crumble rapidly, and he has tried both with and without the ball, but neither has been able to beat Link's defense.

Turner was sweating profusely, but Link still looked relaxed. It was as if he hadn't felt the pressure so far.

Switching to the Grizzlies offense, if this offense is successful, the 76ers will be opened up by double digits. That's right, with the first quarter not played, it was pulled to double digits.

Turner is waiting for the lineup, he thinks that with the Grizzlies' lineup, Link will definitely attack with the ball!

However, Link passed the ball to Mayo this time. The Mayo kid was very active and was already asking for the ball just after halftime.

Louis. As soon as Williams came on, Holiday was pushed to the No. 2 position. Mayo beats Holiday and it's not easy.

He tried to break through a few times, but Holiday stuck to the former "Jordan heir" like a dogskin plaster.

In desperation, Mayo shot directly outside the three-point line! I have to say that this shooting option is really spicy to the eye.

Turner was secretly happy in his heart, and this was a defense against the grizzly bear. However, when he was ready to go to the frontcourt, he found Link under the basket.

"What is this guy going to do!?"

As soon as Turner had doubts in his mind, Mayo's basketball stumbled out of the frame. But at the same time, Link jumped up for the first time, grabbed the basketball that bounced out, and then pressed it into the basket!

A wonderful deduction! Link is simply performing in a different way!

"Haha, Link's rebounding nose is so sharp, this isn't the first time he's played a dunk. Almost the moment Mayo took the shot, he was calculating where the rebound would likely land. This supplementary dunk has allowed Link to score 7 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, and in the case of 12 minutes of the game has not been played, this data sheet can be said to be quite versatile! ”

Looking at Link hanging from the basket, Turner suddenly felt extremely desperate.

Offense with the ball, offense off the ball, defense, passing, rebounding......

That guy is a real all-rounder!