At the beginning of the second quarter, after the Grizzlies hit a wave of 11-0 offensive climax, the Toronto Raptors collapsed.
With Conley, Tony Allen, link, Randolph and Gasol, Lionel Hollins saw the potential. Defensive, offensive and three-point, this set of lineup can meet almost all the needs of Hollins.
Think about it, if the Grizzlies'' backup forward is Sam young, the team just won''t be able to play such a tough defense and open space attack. So sometimes, whether a player can survive in a team depends not only on his strength, but also on whether he is suitable for the team.
After the 11-0 pause, link and Tony Allen were replaced by guy and Mayo, after all, which were the Grizzlies'' real start.
With the Raptors on the verge of collapse, Mayo and guy played their strong singles skills.
Guy''s breakthrough dunk, let craiza more and more sink. And Mayo''s unreasonable stop jump shot also made DeMar Derozan envious.
After a hard beating by Mayo and guy, the Raptors are 23 points behind after half-time.
At that time, the entire Cana stadium was filled with boos from fans. I don''t know if the fans are booing Grizzlies or expressing dissatisfaction with the home team.
After the third quarter, Zac Randolph began to work. He scored eight points in the first six minutes, forcing the Raptors to shrink again.
As a result, link got two three-point shots and raised his personal score to 13. As a substitute, link has an efficient double-digit scoring contribution in almost every game, which undoubtedly gives the commentators an excuse to blow a wave of link.
After that, the Raptors were forced by the Grizzlies to shoot jump shots on the outside. However, with Calderon and craiza, it is difficult to kill the game by shooting.
Since link was more likely to play with Mayo or guy in the second half, he didn''t make as many calls as he did in the first half. As a result, link put all his attention on the defensive side. He put into practice everything he learned from Tony Allan this afternoon, allowing the Lithuanians to play a game of high driving and low walking.
At the end of the fourth quarter, Randolph broke out again, scoring 7 points in a row, which laid a solid foundation for the Grizzlies.
Link left the game in the sixth minute of the fourth quarter, when his personal score was 15. Instead, it was competitor Sam young.
However, it was clear to all that Sam young was able to play because the game was completely rubbish time. And link didn''t play because Hollins needed to ensure the health of the team''s main players.
Yes, the team''s main player. Now, almost everyone agrees that link is a member of the Grizzlies'' main rotation. No one, from coach to player, would find it strange for link to take a break during the garbage hour.
Sam young was a little aggrieved, but now, who cares?
In this competition with link, he has been completely defeated.
Finally, the Grizzlies in the away game back-to-back by 19 points to successfully kill the dragon. Randolph, who scored 37 points and 17 rebounds, became the best player of the game. The guy who had been spurned by all the teams was brilliant in Toronto.
Because he was the best player in the game, the most reporters interviewed Randolph after the game.
"Zach, you are undoubtedly the best man in the game today. But if you were asked to choose the second best person, who would you choose? " A reporter started digging with bad intentions. He estimated that Randolph''s fearless character would take all the credit for winning.
"Zach is the first excellent, and Zach is the second and third best!" Journalists thought Randolph would answer that.
But in fact, Randolph is already over the age of madness. "If I have to choose, I''ll choose link. His appearance, let me get a lot of easy in the low singles opportunities, and do not have to worry about someone will come up. If someone is really wrapped up, you can see that he scored four points today. Of course, the other team-mates are playing equally well, we are a good team
Randolph laughed, and the reporters were stunned.
They really did not expect that the Chinese American No. 0 should have such an appetite for Randolph.
The NBA, like many other places, is also a place that pays attention to seniority. Even if Yao Ming, a rookie like Yao Ming, enters the NBA, he has to be responsible for getting ready before training and putting them door-to-door at the door of each big brother''s room.
When Sun Yue was with the Lakers, he went to a fast food restaurant to buy 33 hamburgers, 20 milkshakes and 20 French fries because his teammates were on the plane. At that time, Chinese fans joked on the Internet: "Sun Yue was forced to contribute 33 + 20 + 20."
However, link has never been treated like this in the Grizzlies, and even today he has been praised by Randolph, which will certainly shock the media.
How can he win so much respect when he has played less than five games in the Grizzlies?Reporters ignored a problem. Link played two games with the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies immediately went from losing three in a row to winning two in a row. And in both games, the Grizzlies star Rudy Gay didn''t perform very well. This is enough to explain the problem.
Sometimes, it''s so easy to win respect.
Randolph left behind surprised reporters and headed for the players'' tunnel. He couldn''t wait to celebrate with link.
However, at the entrance to the players'' passageway, Randolph found that the kid, like himself, was under the spotlight, surrounded by reporters.
Randolph stopped and laughed at the thief. He pulls in little Gasol, and they sneak into two disposable cups, fill them with water, and walk behind link.
Reporters took a step back when they saw this situation. Although link had Grant Hill''s basketball experience, he was still a little bit slow in judging this kind of thing.
By the time he realized that something was wrong, two glasses of cold water had poured down his head!
"Ha ha ha ha ha, run, mark, run!"
Randolph let out exaggerated laughter, running like a 200 kg child.
Link looked at his soaked No. 0 shirt and shook his head helplessly, but he was not angry, but rather happy.
Because he knows that the big guys in the team have completely accepted themselves.
As a drop off draft, if you can get the likes of the big guys in the team, it is enough to determine the future. As long as the big brother of the team says to the coach "I don''t like so and so", or does not pass to him on the court, it is enough to kill the NBA career of a bottom professional player.
Of course, on the contrary. If they particularly like someone, especially like to pass to him, it will undoubtedly help him consolidate his position more quickly.
Daniel Gibson and Dudley, who were only selected in the second round, finally got through because they were deeply loved by James and Nash?
And as a yellow skinned player, it''s even harder to be accepted by his teammates. As a traverser, link knows that Lin Shuhao will not be easy in the future. It''s no easier for Chinese Americans to gain a foothold in the NBA than for pure Chinese players.
But now, these problems are solved easily because of the two glasses of water just now.
"Link, I can see that you and your teammates are very excited. You seem to be much better off in Memphis than in Houston. So, do you think you''ll be able to start this season? " Journalists are not stupid. They can see that Hollins is using link more and more. Now link plays not only position three, but also position two.
One day, it''s not impossible for link to push Mayo onto the bench. After all, Mayo was on the bench for Xavier Henry before he was injured. It seems that Hollins would prefer Mayo to be a super sixth man.
Link naturally wants to start, but he can''t say so clearly, it will offend people. With his current position in the Grizzlies, he can''t afford to offend anyone.
"I didn''t think about it, I just wanted to help the team play every game. And, I want to get 20 points in the first game of my NBA career
Link smiles at the camera, looking very green. Starting? Link hasn''t thought about it yet. Now it is a victory to enter the stable rotation. After all, half a month ago, he was still developing the alliance.
However, after this interview tonight, link''s chance to play the first game came...
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