Barnes was confused by Link's words, he didn't know what the kid was up to, but he knew he couldn't afford to let him get an easy dunk again.

The Lakers offense, the offensive core of this second team is undoubtedly Odom. As a strong contender for Sixth Man of the Year, Odom averaged 14.4 points per game, which is unmatched by the rest of the Lakers' bench.

Odom played in the number five position, and his opponent was 2.21m tall Bangyan Tabit.

If basketball were a game based solely on height, Odom would have been a loser. But it's a pity that after so much development, there have been a number of basketball players who have proven that strength on the basketball court has nothing to do with height.

Tabit was dubbed "Mutombo II" in the draft, but this guy bears no resemblance to Mutombo other than that he is also from Africa.

Odom held the ball in the middle distance and took just a few steps to get past the 2.21m "Big Black Mountain".

"It's too slow, Tabit is too slow. This may be the most unsuccessful draft in Grizzlies history, and Tabit has such good players as Harden, Curry, DeRozan and others behind him, but they chose Tabit instead. As it stands, Thabit is no improvement from last season. His proudest defense, it seems, is no more than that. ”

Amid the sighs of the local commentator in Los Angeles, Odom easily broke through Tabit and then made a layup.

Phil. Jackson actually rarely lets Odom play center, and he usually keeps one of Gasol and Bynum to play the No. 5 position, and then uses Odom to play power forward. But today, it was precisely because of the encounter with Tabit that the "Zen Master" dared to let his championship twin towers all rest.

After all, Thabit is really no threat on the inside, and he has his top physical talent.

The score was levelled again and Odom accepted the cheers of all the home fans with a smile. Link secretly regretted that the sneak attack he had just made was in vain.

When attacking again this time, Barnes looked at Link's expression differently. Being tricked by a draft loser made Barnes very annoyed.

"Your insect carving skills won't work this time, boy!" Before Link could catch the ball, Barnes took the initiative to lean in. He defensively is extremely ferocious and has very frequent physical contact.

But Link wasn't very uncomfortable these days down every time with Tony. Allen would be treated the same way when he practiced defending, and he was subjected to fierce confrontation from defensive players, which Link had long been used to.

Link, who was still looking for an opportunity to attack when he was defended, called Darrell. Arthur helps himself to cover off the ball. Now in this lineup, if you don't attack, there will be no scorer.

By O.J. Mayo? If that guy is reliable, he will already become a superstar. After all, at the beginning, he was rated as a wizard with the upper limit Jordan and lower Kobe.

Arthur's cover and completely blocking Barnes, the guy is now completely turned into a mad dog. However, in the blink of an eye, Link still received the basketball.

Link immediately held the ball and rushed in, the Lakers lineup shrank, and Barnes continued to put pressure on Link.

The corners of the mouth of the "Zen Master" Jackson were slightly hooked, this time the defense of the Lakers was executed very beautifully, and if the No. 0 shot, he would only be blocked or hit the iron.

Link, however, suddenly turned around with his left leg as an axis. Barnes chased too hard, but was thrown off by Link because of inertia.

After getting rid of Barnes, Link, who was standing one step inside the free throw line, tossed lightly. A seemingly casual shot, even a little funny. It's like a layman who doesn't know how to play basketball and throws the ball into the air at will.

Accustomed to Kobe's picturesque poses, Link's throws were really ugly. But the media and fans in Los Angeles couldn't laugh at it, because Link was in an ugly throw, and he was stunned and softly hollowed into the net.

In the restricted area, away from the basket, this seemingly random throw is sometimes more accurate than a shot. As an offensive panacea, throwing this weapon that belongs to the guard, Grant. Hill can handle it too. In that case, Link can't afford to waste Ciel's abilities.

"A small throw in the box, Link shook off Matt. Barnes, his singles ability is stronger than we thought. Indeed, he is a team player. But in the case of one-on-one heads-up, in addition to the slight inferiority in athleticism, there are advantages everywhere. ”

The local commentators in Los Angeles are still relatively neutral in commenting on the game, after all, it is a big city and there are many people who pay attention. If you say the wrong thing, it's easy to go wrong.

Basketball again, Phil. The smile on Jackson's face vanished. He thought it would be more than enough to use Barnes to prevent a draft loss, but now Barnes has been scored twice in a row.

Barnes couldn't hold it on his face, he had just used too much force because he was too angry, and he wanted to scare the kid with a vicious defense, but he didn't expect to be caught instead.

The Grizzlies regained the lead, and Link scored two goals in a row, both of which were resolute, undoubtedly taking on the responsibility of being the core of the offense.

In basketball, you should be selfless when you should be selfless, but you must also be selfish when you should be selfish. Now the Grizzlies lineup just doesn't have an offensive point, if Link chooses to pass again, then what is Hollins doing with him?

So far, Hollins has been very happy with Link's performance. But the headache is that if Tabit's side keeps losing points, Link's efforts will be meaningless.

This time, the Lakers' ball still hit Odom, who played the same role as Link, the scoring point of the second team.

Odom has a lot of self-confidence, and he can play whatever he wants with a stupid big guy like Tabit. But this time, when Odom broke through Tabit with the ball, just after taking the first step, Odom felt that the basketball was out of control!

Looking down, Link didn't know when he rushed over, stretched out his arm from the side, and broke the ball!

It is easiest to succeed in tackling the first step of the opponent's dribble, which is not necessarily the experience of ordinary rookies. Hill, as a forward, averaged 2 steals per game in the playoffs at his peak, which was not easy. Even in the twilight of his life, Hill's steal is a must. Thus, Link inherited Hill's steal awareness.

Link is now not as maneuverable as Peak Hill, but the longer reach makes up for the disadvantage. What's more, Odom's center of gravity on the ball is also really high, and it is not too difficult to steal him.

"Lamar made a mistake, he took it too lightly. Tabit might let him bully, but Link wouldn't agree. Forward 0 got on the ball quickly, and O.J. Mayo made a fast-break layup. Beautiful counterattack, the Grizzlies lead the defending champions by 4 points. Haha, this game is much more fun than people think! ”

The moment Mayo hit a layup, the Grizzlies bench, Tony. Aaron and Randolph waved the towels in their hands. But they weren't celebrating Mayo, they were celebrating Link's beautiful steal.

"Damn Lamar, he thought he could do whatever he wanted on the offensive end! Well done Link, you should give them some awesomeness! ”

Randolph yelled and clapped his hands. Link continued to defend diligently, and the first quarter was almost over, and a little more would have ensured the team going into the second quarter with a lead. In this way, the Grizzlies' advantage will be further consolidated as soon as they start.

Beat the defending champions? To be honest, Link didn't think much about it when he first arrived, he just wanted to keep playing his game. But now, this crazy idea is in his head.

Today, Kobe Bryant is not the only madman at the Staples Center.

Steve. Blake knew that the appearance of that No. 0 forward had made the Grizzlies' second team no longer lifeless. It's no longer so easy to score a successful score.

So this time, instead of giving the ball directly to Odom, Blake played a little more complicated. He and Luke. Wharton blocks and then finds Barnes in gaps.

Barnes had already gotten rid of Link and cut to the basket at that time, and this guy had long wanted to use a score to suppress the arrogance of this undrafted pick.

Just as Barnes was about to receive the basketball, the basketball was poked out of the baseline by Link's fingers. The pass is broken and Link's long arm is back in action!

The arm span of 2.18 meters is not impressive in the NBA, but it is more than 15 centimeters tall, and it is definitely above average.

Although Link couldn't make a steal directly this time, it once again undermined the Lakers' offense.

Off the court, Kobe Bryant looked at Phil. Jackson, the expression on his face had changed from banter to serious, "What did I say?" He has to be focused. This guy is simply an all-round striker who integrates offense and defense! ”

Bryant was initially interested in Link, but that was if the Lakers could win. Now, when Link threatens the Lakers' victory, Bryant just wants to destroy him with his own hands.

"Can you imagine this guy fighting back-to-back? He was full of energy. Having disrupted the Lakers' offense twice in a row, Phil is certainly not happy. ”

On the commentary stage, local fans in Los Angeles were also full of praise for Link. Listening to their commentators praise a draft loser, Los Angeles fans must be very unhappy.

Link's long arms and good physical strength are the reasons why he was able to survive the NCAA in the first place. If he was worthless, he wouldn't have been in the NCAA for four years.

Now, Link is just playing to his strengths on top of having Hill's abilities. The second round of the season was back-to-back, and it wasn't enough for Link, who was super physical.

Barnes picks up the basketball and prepares to serve. He gritted his teeth, it was clearly his best chance to score just now, but it was ruined by this damn guy.

So, Barnes plans to use some special methods to make Link embarrassed. The scoundrel picked up the basketball and slammed it into Link's eyes.

Of course, Barnes didn't actually smash the ball in Link's face, he just pretended to smash it to scare Link.

Normal people will subconsciously dodge or close their eyes when they are suddenly so frightened. But what about Link? He didn't even blink an eye!

This embarrassment of trying to play a prank and being snubbed was once again experienced by Barnes. The last time Barnes used this trick to scare people and turned out to be cold, he still faced Kobe! Barnes doesn't believe that a rookie can have the mental quality of Kobe!

"Hahaha, Matt's prank failed again. Look at Link's idle expression, I said he wasn't an ordinary person! The commentators also noticed Barnes's embarrassment and burst into laughter.

Link was a little confused, he was not afraid of being scared, but because he just happened to be looking at the name card that the Lakers fans behind Barnes held up about him, so he didn't look at Barnes at all.

When Barnes scares people with the ball, Link is still wondering, "What's wrong with this guy". I didn't expect Barnes to scare himself.

If he stared at the basketball, he would be shocked. But Link, just as he didn't look at him. Invisibly, Link pretended to be a good one.

It's not Link's fault, it's God who wants Barnes to be embarrassed. It's like you're telling a lot of things in front of someone, and then you find out that they didn't listen to you.

An embarrassed Barnes eventually passed the baseline ball to Wharton, who then drove the ball to the basket only to be interfered with by Thabit.

Tabit is indeed not very capable, but his height and arm span are placed here, and the protective effect on the basket is still there. This guy averaged 1.3 blocks per game in just 13 minutes of his rookie season, and he wasn't without merit.

The Lakers' offense missed again, Kobe Bryant shook his head, and the Lakers' second team really never "disappointed" him.

Link made a breakthrough in the transfer attack, but actually gave the ball to Darrell, the spatial four outside the three-point line. Arthur.

Arthur hit the ground with three points, making the difference on the court instantly become 7 points. The defending champions are in crisis, and the media and fans in Los Angeles no longer dare to look down on the undrafted pick.

Kobe Bryant was already ready to make a move at this time, and what Barnes couldn't solve, only he came in person.