Well done, Dwight, James! We completely suppressed each other and we played as well today as we did in the first six games! They have been exhausted beyond their power, and as long as we hold on to the second quarter, the balance of victory will be completely tilted! ”

McHale was so excited that he almost danced on the spot, and since the start of the new season, the Grizzlies have won six games, and the difference in six games is in double digits. No team has ever been able to keep the Grizzlies as embarrassed as they are today!

Even the Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't take advantage of the Grizzlies. But the Rockets did, and they still have a chance to keep this press!

Of course, McHale is proud, although the Grizzlies are a remnant, but as long as you can win, who cares if you play a remnant?

In competitive sports, winning is the last word. People will only remember that the 2008 championship was the Celtics, but not that the Lakers lost Bynum as an interior pillar back then.

People will only remember that the Lakers completed their revenge on the Green Big Three in 2010 and won two consecutive championships, but they will not remember that the Green Shirts lost Perkins at that time.

Injuries are never an excuse to lose, and winners are not ashamed of winning against a team with an incomplete squad.

The Lakers' two consecutive championships are still being praised, and the championship of the Celtics' Big Three is still full of gold.

So, even against the Grizzlies, McHale is proud of the team's performance.

In the second quarter, if Harden and Howard can bring more foul trouble to the Grizzlies, then it is a sure thing for the Rockets to win!

Winning the King of the World is incredibly exciting just thinking about it.

Soon, the electronic beep at the end of the intermission interrupted McHale's fantasies. But he wasn't angry, because he knew that all fantasies would come true once the second quarter of the game began!

"At the start of the second quarter, Harris played 12 minutes in the first quarter and didn't know if he would continue to play. If he doesn't play, who will the Grizzlies let play the No. 4 position? Send Gasol and Azeli's twin-tower lineup? Before the game began, the Houston local commentator was somewhat gloating as he guessed the Grizzlies' starting lineup for the second quarter.

It seems that for him, the Grizzlies are in a situation where no one is available, which is very happy.

On the court, Joggle couldn't help but be a little worried as he watched his second-quarter start.

Link seemed to see through Jogel's doubts, so he smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll leave everything to me!" Let's go! ”

With a big wave of his hand, Link re-entered the court with four of his teammates.

McHale craned his neck on the sidelines and was happy to see the Grizzlies' second-quarter start.

"Conley, Tony. Aaron, Vince. Carter, Link and Gasol, the Grizzlies fielded a lineup of four big and four in the second quarter! Butler, Harris and Azeli were not present! The Grizzlies are very passive right now because it's a lineup that has never played together this season. This means that the grizzly bear is in a situation where no one is available. ”

Howard rubbed his hands and became one big and four small, and the Grizzlies' interior defense was even weaker! He believes that when the half is over, the Rockets will be able to embrace victory in advance!

The live camera also gave Link a close-up, but Link was expressionless and didn't seem to be worried about the current situation.

However, everyone at the scene believed that in another 5 minutes at most, Link would not be able to hold back!

Conley, Tony. Allen, Carter and Gasol Jr., the Houston people don't think that Link with this "semi-crippled" lineup can play a climax to turn the situation around.

Besides, among these people, Gasol has already committed two fouls. As long as he fouls again, he has to rest again.

The Grizzlies are gone, and unless Link is a team player alone, the Grizzlies have no hope at all!

The game restarted with cheers from the Houston fans, and Link took possession of the ball on the first attack of the second quarter.

Motaiyunas didn't defend Link, and the Rockets weren't stupid enough to let that misalignment easily form.

Ariza was as fast as ever in front of Link, and Motaiyunas was not as fast as Carter was back then.

Link didn't want to block, his eyes were fixed on Ariza, as if he was ready to strike.

Ariza was ready to deal with the breakthrough, but when Link accelerated, Ariza's reaction was still half a beat slower.

Link's first move was too quick for Aligen to intercept him in the first place.

Although he was overtaken by Link, Ariza was not worried.

After all, Howard is still in charge on the inside!

"Come on, come on, come on......" Howard muttered to himself as he stood under the basket.

He's ready to take out Link in the air at any time.

Link leaned on Ariza to get inside, staring at the basket. Just as Howard was about to jump, Link threw the ball outside the three-point line.

45° position on the right, Mark. Gasol is already in place!

"What!?" Howard was stunned, he didn't expect Gasol to pull outside the three-point line.

Gasol did occasionally hit three-pointers during the regular season, but that wasn't Gasol's usual weapon. Normally, no one would go out of their way to guard against Gasol's three-pointers.

It's the same this time, Howard focuses on Link and ignores Gasol.

Gasol received the basketball with no defenders around him at all, which was a real big opening.

The Spaniards know that whether the game can go smoothly or not depends on today's three-point shooting percentage!

So Gasol withstood the pressure, took some time to aim for the basket, and then jumped out of the box!

Gasol has a long preparation time before shooting, after all, he doesn't shoot threes very often. But even then, no Rockets player stepped forward to extend his hand.

They were all petrified, standing still and watching Gasol make a slow move. Because the whole Rockets think that the Grizzlies are gambling!

"Are the Grizzlies at the point where they have to bet on three points from their centers? It's sad! McHale even shook his head lightly from the sidelines.

Just as Howard was about to pocket the rebound, Gasol's basketball went straight into the net and landed on the wooden floor!

"Mark. Gasol's three-point hollow net...... However, the Grizzlies can't rely on this to turn the tide. ”

The Nets are shaking, though Howard and the local commentator are trying to console themselves. But they all know that Mark. Gasol's goal was no coincidence.

If you really let him open such a big gap, he can really score.

Howard turned his head to look at McHale, and McHale was also a little surprised, he didn't expect the grizzly bear to win the bet! To be on the safe side, he motioned for Howard not to let Gasol be as big as he was next.

A three-pointer made the Rockets only lead by 5 points in an instant. Today, the Rockets don't want to give the Grizzlies any chance, any chance of a comeback.

Grizzlies want to transfer Howard with Gasol? It doesn't matter, they still have the 2.13m Motai Yunas. Moreover, Howard doesn't really have to chase beyond the three-point line to defend.

To interfere with the three points of a player like Gasol, all you need to do is reach out.

After the Rockets' offense, Howard retaliated with a single Gasol in the low post. Gasol's problem was the same as in the first quarter, because he didn't want to foul, so he didn't defend aggressively enough, and Howard's favorite thing was this kind of soft defense.

With the margin back to seven points, all Houstonians breathed a sigh of relief. Mark. Can Gasol kill the game with a three-pointer? It was clear that that was not possible. But Howard can kill the game in the low post, and the Grizzlies still have no chance of winning!

When Howard retreated to the basket again, he found that Gasol was still standing outside the three-point line!

Reluctantly, Howard left the basket and ran to the mid-range.

He won't stick to Gasol, but at least he'll be able to get up and interfere immediately when Gasol is ready to shoot a three-point shot. As a result, Howard opted to set up a defense in the middle distance.

And in the middle distance, once Link breaks through, Howard can immediately return to the basket.

Howard instantly felt like the world's greatest defensive master, and he thought he had cracked the Grizzlies' machinations.

Link held the ball for the second time in a row against Ariza, and Howard was on the lookout, and if all went well, he might be able to steal Link's pass to Gasol.

Link looked at Howard, who was standing in the middle distance, and gritted his teeth.

Thanks to Gasol's three-point goal just now, the opportunity to counterattack has finally come!

Link takes a step to Ariza's left and quickly changes direction!

A beautiful crossover, Link left Ariza behind for the second round in a row.

", it's useless!" Seeing Ariza shaken away by Link like a stake, Howard cursed in his heart. Then, he turned around and rushed to the basket.

Howard thought he would be able to stop Link in the first place, but Link was like a sports car speeding 200% on the highway. In the blink of an eye, it flashed in front of Howard!

It seems that Howard still doesn't know anything about Link's speed.

Howard had just run two steps when he saw Link "float" into the air as if he had suddenly lost gravity, and slammed the ball into the frame with one hand!

The dunk was so powerful that it made the fans at the Toyota Center feel like they had been hit hard in the chest.

Link hung on the hoop with one hand and yelled! The suppression of the first quarter of the game, all the grievances, were released!

This dunk was not only a successful offense, but also a strategic success for the Grizzlies.

Today, the referee's whistle was very unfriendly to him, so it was not the way to fight Howard.

So Link suggested that the team open up space for him during the intermission, as long as Gasol helps open up space, even if it is just a trace of space, Link is confident that Howard will not be able to touch him, so as to finish the offense smoothly!

What if the Rockets send someone else to help defend Link? It doesn't matter. Because the Grizzlies now have three points ability on the court, this is why the Grizzlies play one big and four small!

Joggle was very worried at first, because this tactic was to put it bluntly, it depended on Link's personal ability. With limited space, Link can not score the ball. If not, this lineup with almost no interior defense ability is equivalent to giving it away for nothing.

But seeing Link hanging on the basket and roaring, Joggle was instantly relieved. Like Link himself said, Howard couldn't touch him at all!

"Don't be complacent, we're still ahead!" On the court, Howard saw that Link was so arrogant, so he couldn't help but erupt when he walked to the basket to pick up the ball.

"Don't be arrogant, I promise you and your bearded friend won't laugh at halftime!"

Link dealt with Howard with ease, unprovoked by his botched trash talk.

Howard's muscles flare, he hates this feeling of being looked down upon the most! The purpose of trash talk is to provoke the other party, if the other party is not painful, it is you who is provoked.

Instead of continuing to entangle with Howard, Link quickly turned and retreated. He believes that as long as this attack can be fought once, there will be a second, a third!

Once Pandora's box is opened, it can't be closed.

A test of personal ability? The most important thing Link lacks is personal ability! The defending champions' counterattack began.