Randolph scored comfortably on Aldridge's head, leaving everyone stunned.

What's going on with that superb basket footwork just now? What about a soft left-handed toss?

This is the last time Zach was pressed to the floor by Plumlee. Randolph?

The No. 4 advantage, which originally belonged to the Trail Blazers, ran to the Grizzlies?

Randolph has regained that energy, and what he wants to do most now is to play a good game.

He'd been worrying about his mother for too long, and now, it was time to make her proud.

Stotts propped his chin in his right hand and looked intently at the court.

He thought to himself that he wouldn't be so unlucky, but when it was his turn, Randolph was about to recover?

No. Randolph is in such a bad fight with the Grizzlies right now, with his personality, he can't take it seriously.

So, the hard-headed Stotts instructed Lillard to continue feeding Aldridge the ball. If the Trail Blazers want to win, they must establish an early lead.

And if you want to establish the lead early, you have to let Aldridge find the attacking touch as soon as possible.

As a result, Aldridge's shot was again deflected wide by Randolph's tight defense!

"This ......" Now, even Bill. Wharton was speechless.

Equally speechless were the reporters who waited to see the excitement, who had thought that Randolph and Link would ruin the game. It was even said that Randolph and Link might get into a direct argument on the pitch.

But now, these two forwards are making it difficult for the Trail Blazers to move an inch.

The Trail Blazers still haven't scored, which means the Grizzlies have a chance to pull away further.

Randolph has undoubtedly become a point of threat now, and Aldridge does not dare to leave Randolph's side even half a step.

As a result, Conley was able to break through the box with ease. Without Aldridge's defense, the slow-moving Carman had nothing to do with Conley.

Conley, who is also a left-hander, broke through the Trail Blazers' defense with a light pick in the air after breaking through the left.

6-0, Link, Randolph and Conley each scored a goal, and the Trail Blazers thought they had pinched a soft persimmon, but they hit the granite headlong.

Before the Trail Blazers offense this time, Lillard took a special look at the bench.

Stotts hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head.

He gave up his plan to fight the number four position!

That is, in Stotts' mind, Randolph is no longer a loophole today.

The Trail Blazers' top priority now is to close the gap. So, they came up with the idea of three-point shooting.

Wesley. Matthews and Nicholas. Batum has a three-pointer in both hands, and the two guys are very aggressive in trying to get out of the open spot.

But alas, they run into Link and Jimmy. Butler, the two "torture kings".

Under the fierce confrontation between Link and Butler, the two wings of the Trail Blazers were unable to run out of space.

Eventually, with the help of Kaman, Batum finally got a fleeting catch-and-shoot opportunity.

Batum also wants to use this game to make a comeback.

Think about it, what an honor it would be to be able to put on a good performance in the face of Link.

This season, Batum's overall shooting percentage has dropped to a career-low 40.4 percent. He shot 32.6 percent from three-point range, also a career-low number.

The French want to find themselves all the time, but Link's big hand shattered Batum's dreams.

Link showed up in time to seal the gap and interfered with Batum's shot.

Batum's shot was crooked, and Link's interference made his shooting hand completely deformed!

Last season's Defensive Player of the Year's defensive prowess is no joke.

But at this point, the experienced Chris. Carman stuck his position in advance and blocked Whiteside behind him!

If Aldridge can also take a good position, the Trail Blazers can still grab offensive rebounds and fight for a second offensive opportunity.

Aldridge was just about to get close to the basket, but found himself unable to move an inch.

Randolph has already entangled Aldridge in advance, and the "big black bear" has always had a good sense of position under the basket.

Randolph wasn't tall and didn't jump very much. But so far in his career, Randolph has averaged double-digit rebounds per game for 9 seasons!

This is inseparable from his excellent basket positioning skills.

With the rebounds dropping, Randolph and Aldridge both had chances to scramble for the basketball.

But Randolph jumped first, padding the basketball with his hand and shooting it into the air again.

Taking advantage of this gap, Randolph completely stuck his position, and after the basketball fell for the second time, he steadily protected the rebound!

With Randolph here, Link finally doesn't have to run around to protect the rebounds himself.

Tobias. Harris is a good teammate, a good player. But when it comes to defensive rebounding protection, he naturally doesn't do as well as Randolph.

Watching Randolph protect the rebound with his superb skills, Link instantly felt very comfortable.

The bright future he has been looking forward to is really coming!

Randolph found Link with a long pass from the back, and the ball was very tacit.

It is impossible for two people who are really in contradiction to play this kind of cooperation.

At this time, recalling the picture of the two ignoring each other and spewing trash talk on the field before the game, Bill. Wharton had one sentence in his head, "We've all been fooled!" ”

Link caught Randolph's long pass from the back steadily, and then continued to accelerate!

Batum didn't expect Link to be able to burst out faster after receiving the ball, he was originally close to Link, but after a few steps, Link pulled away two positions with him!

In the end, the Frenchman, eager to turn over, could only watch as Link smashed the frame with both hands.

Along with Link's dunk, a quick whistle sounded.

Terry. Stotts couldn't hold back and called a stop.

"8 to 0...... The Grizzlies burst out with much more power than expected! Aldridge has not scored a point so far, and he seems to have been completely ...... by Randolph. Wharton paused here because he really didn't want to admit it.

"He seems to have been completely suppressed by Randolph."

After the game proved that Bill. Wharton was indeed wrong, because it wasn't just Aldridge who was suppressed by Randolph, but the Trail Blazers as a whole.

Lillard was inefficient under Conley's careful defense.

Matthews was stared at by Butler.

Batum was so guarded that he didn't open for half a day.

Carman, on the other hand, was completely unable to take advantage of Whiteside.

The Grizzlies held an 8-12 point lead, and in the second quarter, Randolph grabbed his eighth rebound of the day!

After Randolph grabbed the rebound, the Grizzlies, who led by 11 points, called a timeout unexpectedly.

This timeout, Jogle called specifically for Randolph.

Randolph walked off the court, and Link, who was on the bench, stood up and leaned in front of Randolph.

"Mayai must be proud of you now, Zach." Link said, opening his arms.

"I hope so."

After a simple two sentences, the two hugged each other tightly.

They couldn't go on, and they broke out into a fierce "physical conflict" in front of all the reporters.

After Randolph grabbed this one rebound, he has officially surpassed Paul in the number of rebounds. Gasol has become the Grizzlies' all-time rebounding champion!

This is a historic moment, and Link doesn't want to be absent.

It was a milestone night for Randolph, and it was also a sign that the Grizzlies were about to enter the high-speed period that Link had envisioned.

The scene of Link and Randolph hugging was shown for a long time, and all the reporters who were waiting to see the excitement were disappointed.

This team may be knocked down, but it can never be disintegrated from within.

After the timeout, Stotts sat on the bench, without the passion he had at the beginning.

Now, the second quarter of the game is not over yet, but he feels like he can't play anymore......

(End of chapter)