Reverse Growth Superstar

The defense of the Memphis Grizzlies is frightening. Whether it is Conley at the number one or Mark Gasol, the best defensive player of last season, they are solid shields on the defensive end.

Not to mention Link, if you want to know what level Link's defense is, you don't even need to look at the dull data.

You just use the Internet to find videos and see how an Asian in Rock Park beat Durant, the top black star, this summer. Just look at how the talented Anthony Davis lost himself under Link's defense in the first few games, and you can intuitively feel how terrible Link's defense is.

However, in the face of such fierce defense of the Grizzlies, Paul George froze by breaking through the two to the rim, making a big loop and dunking.

Reggie Miller almost broke his voice on the commentary stage. He didn't expect the Pacers' first offense to end in such an explosive manner.

Link picked up the basketball and reluctantly handed it to Gasol. George's ability to seize the opportunity now is incredible. Link only hesitated a step before being cleaned by George.

Now it is not difficult for Link to understand why James fought the Pacers to the seventh game last season.

No way, Paul George can always do something beyond your imagination.

The Pacers showed their momentum on their first attack. It is precisely because Paul George has officially completed the transformation towards a superstar this season, so the Pacers can only get a seven-game winning streak until now.

After George scored, the Pacers immediately opened the defensive posture. The Grizzlies wanted to tie the score, but it was not easy. You know, the Pacers are also one of the best defensive teams in the league. Their head coach, Frank Vogel, is a defensive coach.

No matter how the offense is ups and downs, defense is the Pacers' unchanging way to win, losing 99.8 points per 100 possessions. The Pacers' defensive efficiency last season ranked second in the league, second only to the Grizzlies!

Unlike the Grizzlies, the Pacers are not a team that is good at making mistakes and counterattacks. They basically don't steal, and the pace is one of the slowest in the league. What they can do is to force you to shoot in uncomfortable areas and make sure to grab a defensive rebound after the opponent misses.

Just thinking about it, it’s not hard to appreciate how tiring the Heat played with the Pacers last season. They are no different from the Iron-Blooded Legion that fought the "God" to the tiebreaker 15 years ago. They are diligent, tenacious, down-to-earth, and never waste their talents easily. They are the label of the Pacers.

The Grizzlies felt the oppression of the Pacers' defense on their first offense.

George Hill kept the right distance without stealing, just followed Conley with his arms wide open.

Stephenson clings to Iguodala, and he keeps talking trash. Although cursing, Stephenson was not rash. He knew very well that the old man who cursed much more fiercely than the head coach was looking at himself in the luxurious box.

Paul George is not easy to grab, he just follows Link, not allowing Link to catch the ball comfortably. After Link received the ball, George was not in a hurry, but waited for Link to break through and to introduce him into the defensive trap.

After all, on the inside, Hibbert, the behemoth, is waiting for Link.

Breaking through the basket and three-pointers, the Pacers blocked the two most cost-effective scoring methods. This kind of "pinch two ends and put in the middle" defense last season caused the Heat who didn't shoot well.

How did the Heat win the tie-break last season? It depends on Ray Allen's glorious three-pointer to win. The Pacers didn't pinch the Heat's three-pointer in Game 7 and lost the ball.

Link took the ball and observed that the Pacers' defense is indeed very hierarchical. But in the middle? Link won't be polite.

When it comes to mid-range shooting, Link is not against whom, there are few in the league that are more stable than him!

Link did not call for cover, and after making a false jump to the right, Link suddenly accelerated to the left.

George immediately followed, and Roy Hibbert walked to the basket early to wait.

Is Link going to break through? No, he suddenly pulled up to shoot after halfway through, and didn't hit the basket!

Off the court, Pacers coach Frank Vogel smiled triumphantly. George has raised his arms to interfere with Link's shot, and Link is impossible to score. Besides, even if you can make it, it's only two points.

Although less than three years have passed, the current game is not like the Mavericks in 2011, who can win with a mid-range shot.

Vogel did not believe that he would be killed by the Grizzlies' CIC.

As a result, the corners of his mouth were only slightly raised, and the basketball passed through the net with a crisp sound.

Vogel's smile solidified, and it was so tightly interfered. Can he enter?

"The ball was scored, and Link immediately gave George a response ball! This shot is very difficult. George sealed it in time. But... how do you say? This is the giant planet!"

Reggie Miller shook his head. George really guessed Link's next move. But for a star like Link, even if you know what he is going to do, it is difficult to completely eliminate him.

"You shouldn't let me take George easily in the middle distance and tell your coach that his strategy is useless to me!" After Link scored, he did not forget to spit out trash at George.

Vogel doesn't believe in evil, and Link can make one or two. Is it possible that he can join the CIC?

Again, Vogel doesn't believe that there are still people who can kill the game with CIC!

The score was tied, and the Pacers were naturally unwilling to show weakness. In the subsequent attack, David West turned over from the low post and hit Randolph with a jumper. Randolph and West are not the kind of insiders with particularly strong defense, but they are both technically comprehensive insiders on the offensive end.

It seems that today, these two guys will inevitably have a meal.

The Pacers are back on defense again. For them, it seems to be more proactive when defensive.

Vogel waved his hand, allowing the Pacers to continue to limit Link and his teammates' shots from beyond the three-point line. By the way, Hibbert blocked the basket and continued to cause trouble for the defending champion.

Still pinch the two ends and put them in the middle, the Pacers don't believe in this evil.

Link shook his head, Vogel was really stubborn. Last season he used this trick against the Heat, although it worked, but that was because neither James nor Wade were good shots.

But use this trick against Grizzlies?

Link lowered his weight and called a pick-and-roll. Gasol came to cover, but Hibbert did not keep up. His task was to help defend Link after the breakthrough. If he followed, he would lose his only value.

Link took advantage of Gasol's cover to break through George. Although George dodges the pick-and-roll quickly, Link still has a little room for acceleration.

"Black Yao Ming" raised his arms under the basket, waiting for Link to cast himself in the net. This is how he restricted James in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

But James, it's not Link.

Link didn't make a shot after jumping into the three-second zone. Instead, he gave a sudden stop and then slammed the ball on the floor!

"Boom!"

After the basketball collided with the wooden floor, there was a loud noise, and then it bounced back high into Gasol's hands.

Link knows very well that you can't pass the ball to a big man below the waist, otherwise the big man will be very uncomfortable.

Therefore, Link just hit the ball so hard just now.

Now, George, Hibbert, and Link are all in the three-second zone, and Gasol, who has put on the cover, is alone in the middle distance, looking extremely lonely. But after the basketball passed, he was no longer alone, he could shoot.

Use this trick to deal with Grizzlies? You can bear it!

"Marc Gasol catches the ball and shoots behind the free throw line. This is his favorite position! Bang! Hit a mid-range shot and the Pacers lost points for two consecutive rounds. It's not like their defensive style."

Vogel can't laugh at all. In the general trend of the mid-range shots of all teams in the league, the Grizzlies retain this classic style of play.

Facts have proved that there is no trendy and classical basketball game, it depends on how to play effectively.

After the Grizzlies scored two consecutive mid-range shots, the Pacers' defense began to change. They began to implement strict man-to-man marking, even CIC did not give chances randomly.

But in this way, no one inside can make up for Link. Link then broke through fairly easily. Without Hibbert waiting at any time, Link played extremely high efficiency in the penalty area.

In the end, after the first quarter, the Pacers trailed the Grizzlies by 4 points. Link 10 points in a single quarter, he maintained his excellent state, determined to break the Pacers' undefeated golden status in the Bankers Life Arena.

The Pacers' second-best defense in the league seems to have had no impact on Link!

After going around, Vogel realized that he wanted to completely contain Link by defense.

The Pacers want to keep the undefeated golden body, now there is one way.

"George!" Vogel walked to George. This guy who has always only emphasized defense and didn't care much about offense said something that surprised George.

"I will arrange offensive tactics around you. Starting the second quarter, you and Link will attack!"

George froze for a moment, then clenched his fists and nodded quickly.

The most enjoyable part of this game, George finally waited