The Grizzlies' quick counterattack allowed the Hawks to fall behind by nine points in an instant, and with one more point, the margin would have been stretched to double digits.

Although the first quarter of the game is not over, the Hawks still have a lot of time, even if they are really down by double digits, there is no need to worry too much.

But Budenhozer is nervous right now, because the Eagles didn't have the advantage they expected in that round.

In a flash of lightning, the Grizzlies successfully executed one attack and one defense. The Eagles players were a little dazed and looked at their coach at a loss.

Budenhozer nodded slightly, signaling everyone to carry out the original plan.

At the same time, Budenhozer walked to Macedonian center Perrault. Antici stepped forward, "Get ready to play!" ”

Antioch nodded, stood up and walked to the tech desk.

Perot. Antici is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 118 kilograms. With a bald head, a big beard, and big flower arms, he is very strong from the appearance.

His image is more of a strong interior than Horford's.

Since Horford can't get a height advantage over Link, let Antici play!

But substitutions also have to wait for the next dead ball, and now, the Eagles must figure out a way with the original configuration.

Horford didn't continue to sit in the low post and play singles with Link this time, and he wasn't a man of will. I won't fall into failure again and again because of anger.

This time, Horford chose to cover with his teammates.

The Grizzlies are weak on the inside, so they don't necessarily have to let the center go one-on-one in the low post, but they can also let the outside players attack the basket.

And Horford's range can extend beyond the three-point line, and if Link goes straight to the basket, Horford is sure to convert open opportunities into points.

The Hawks did exactly that, and Horford gave Teague a screen, who accelerated around the cover to break through.

Link didn't hesitate, he immediately followed Teague to catch up. On the contrary, Conley stayed in front of Horford, and the two exchanged defenses very tacitly, without the slightest hesitation!

Seeing Link catching up, Teague prepares to return the ball to Horford.

But when I turned my head, the passing route had been cut off by Conley, and Conley's position was just right!

Don't forget, Conley was also named to the All-Defensive Team.

There's no way, Teague's only option now is to bite the bullet.

He thought to himself that Link was never a pure center, and his blocking ability under the basket should not be so terrifying.

However, Teague had barely taken off when he realized that he had gone wrong.

It's a no-fly zone, whether it's Whiteside or Link.

Before Teague could throw the ball out, Link slapped the ball directly on the rebound.

Teague swallowed in the air as they seemed to never get out of the Grizzlies' blockade under the basket today.

"Offended, the Hawks' attempt to storm the Grizzlies inside failed again! Although the Grizzlies don't have an inside line right now, Link has already effectively protected the basket twice! Today, Link played the number five position much better than Harris played the number five position in the last game! ”

Seeing Link mercilessly pinning the ball, the black and white bears in suits couldn't help but stand up and start applauding.

Gasol looked at Randolph, revealing his white teeth, "If we continue like this, we will be unemployed, hahahaha!" ”

Randolph shrugged, "No, at least we can still be Link's sparring partner." ”

After Link blocked the landing, he immediately launched a long pass in the backfield.

The Grizzlies' quick counterattack is on again!

The basketball was as precise as a long-range missile, and it fell directly into Conley's hands.

Conley made a feint to pass the ball to the bottom left corner in the middle of the march, but actually knocked the ball down to the crotch and passed to Jimmy, who was following up behind him. In Butler's hands.

The latter jumped on both feet and smashed the ball into the frame with great force.

11 points, the collapse came too suddenly, and Budenhozer didn't even react to what was going on!

At the assistant coach's prompt, Budenholzer called a timeout and he needed to make a re-substitution and rearrange the attack. The most important thing is to bring the tall Antich on the field.

On the Grizzlies' side, apart from Butler replacing Carter and Conley replacing Dellavedova, they didn't make any adjustments.

Antich? Jogger believes that Antici is no match for Link either!

"There were substitutions on both sides, Macedonian center forward Antich came out! If Link continues to play the number five position, his height disadvantage will be infinitely magnified! ”

Link stared at his hunky rival and took two deep breaths.

Although Antich is tall, he is only averaging 5.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game this season, which is a decline from his rookie season.

Antic landed in the NBA from Europe last year on a free agent signing, and he didn't even participate in the draft.

All of these things prove one thing – Antic is not a player of awe-inspiring talent. A true European talent, who has long been scouted and drafted.

Antici is a substitute blue-collar worker, and he is not the strongest of the blue-collar workers. His biggest role is to give Horford a breather.

A blue-collar worker who is not strong, thinking about it like this, Link is not nervous in an instant.

Just because you're big doesn't mean you're really dominant. This year. Wallace has proven it with a championship ring and the Defensive Player of the Year trophy.

Link doesn't dare to say that his strength and core strength are comparable to that of Big Ben, but it should be enough to deal with an Antich!

The game restarted, and the Eagles' strategy was still the same as always, slamming the inside!

They didn't intend to hide their intentions and handed the ball to Antici as soon as they came up.

Link was propped up behind Antich, who was a full two sizes smaller than his opponent.

Antich felt Link's defense with his back, very tough!

The Macedonian does not intend to fight hard, he wants to overcome the rigid with softness, and wants to break the deadlock with his height and soft touch.

So, Antich didn't dare to lean back in the case of a big fight, but chose to turn over and jump shot directly!

One of the characteristics of the Eagles' lineup is that their bench players are "poor men's versions" of the main players. In this way, even if the Eagles are on the second team, they don't have to worry about the tactics not being executed.

Antich is Horford's "poor man's version", this gentleman has an extremely long range, and his career record is four three-pointers in a single game.

Of course, things like turning over and jumping shots can't make it difficult for him.

Antici was confident, he was eight centimeters taller than Link, and he believed he couldn't be disturbed.

But just like Teague just thought Link couldn't have blocked himself, he couldn't have been more wrong!

Antici is indeed tall, but his shooting action is too slow, giving Link plenty of time to jump and interfere!

Link jumped with all his might and stretched out his long arms, which were enough for Link to close the 8-centimeter height gap between the two sides.

Although Link couldn't fan Antic's shot like he had just flown Teague to, it still seriously interfered with the Macedonian.

Although Antich can shoot, he is a blue-collar worker after all, and his personal ability is limited. With heavy interference from Link, Antich's turnaround jumper ended in iron.

"Still missing, Link seems to be the patronus of the basket, so that all the Eagles' plans to try to make a mistake in the three-second zone fail! Oh my God, can anyone tell me where Link's ceiling is? We've seen him organize offense, we've seen him hit three-pointers, we've seen him dunk with all sorts of unbelievable moves. But we didn't expect him to make a cameo appearance in the number five position! ”

Hubi. Brown's voice was trembling, and at that moment, he felt like he didn't really know Link.

No, maybe even Link doesn't know where his limits are.

In the rest of the race, Link completely dominated the three-second zone. Whether it's rebounding or defending, Link has done an excellent job.

On the offensive end, instead of suffering a loss, the Grizzlies, who played a small lineup, relied on stronger mobility and longer range to defeat the Hawks.

At the end of the first quarter, Link went off the bench and Whiteside took the baton again.

The Grizzlies also instantly switched back to their traditional style and continued to keep the Hawks in check.

Budenholzer called a lot of timeouts and thought of a lot of strategies.

But the situation has not changed.

Because Budenhozer couldn't have imagined that Link was so strong that he didn't fall behind at all when he played as a cameo center!

As the game entered the second quarter, nothing changed either.

And just like that, the Eagles were abused for a half. When the second quarter ended, the Hawks, who were first in the East, had abused countless stars, and had just experienced a five-game winning streak, were already 24 points behind the Grizzlies!

Link had 15 points, 5 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in the half!

Not only did he not let the Grizzlies fall into the underdog, but he made the Hawks' interior a little stretched.

At the end of the half, a reporter rushed up to interview Link.

Link was in a good mood and looked at the camera with a grin.

"Link, can you tell us about your little lineup? When did you come up with such a strategy? Can you talk about the details? ”

"The details? The details can't tell you. I can only tell you that our small lineup is called the Death Five. ”

Link waved his hand, the Warriors' trick, the Grizzlies used it first!