The cheers at the scene were deafening. Although this was just a regular season game at the beginning of the season, in Link's opinion, its attention was completely at the playoff level.

In fact, even if the Grizzlies are not in good condition recently and the Lakers are in good condition, the game between the Grizzlies and the Lakers is also very important.

After all, the Grizzlies and the Lakers are direct competitors in the West District. The quota for the championship can only be left to one person in the end.

Therefore, most fans also regard this game as a preview of the Western Conference Finals.

This is also the first time that both sides have tested each other's strength this season.

Everyone stood up and cheered for the Lakers.

Seeing James wearing the Lakers' jersey, Link was really not used to it.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, I was still singing a rivalry with James.

James is still very strong, you can't tell that he is a 36-year-old man.

But no matter how strong it is, James' condition has declined. In terms of personal ability, James is no longer as good as Link, nor at any time before him.

But this is not a problem, because James once again gathered a group of right-hand assistants.

Both sides stood near the center circle, and the Lakers' lineup attracted Link's attention.

Point guard Bradley, a 3D defender, does not take advantage of the ball, which allows James to control the ball as he pleases, and can play the most role. It is simply tailor-made for James.

Scoring guard "Pill" Danny Green is a veteran top 3D. He had a period of lows in the Spurs a few years ago, but he regained his vitality in the Raptors last season.

He is definitely the championship puzzle that all championship teams in the league are eager for.

Needless to say, small forward James, power forward Anthony Davis is also the strongest inside partner James has ever worked with. Even, it can be said that he is the strongest partner James has ever worked with!

It must be admitted that in terms of personal abilities, Anthony Davis is indeed better than Bosh and Love back then. His defense is not something Irving does not have, and his shooting range is beyond the reach of Wade.

Even if you put the title of "the strongest number four in active service" on Davis, there is no problem.

Center Javier McGee, a blue-collar worker who can run, jump, do dirty work, is also very in line with the needs of the Lakers.

On the bench, there were also players of outstanding strength such as Rondo, Pope and Kuzma.

The coaching staff, led by Vogel and Kidd, is also more mature than the previous little Walton.

That's right, James' personal ability has declined. He may no longer be able to carry two or three people unscrupulously and then dunk on others' heads like he did back then.

However, the strength of James' team has not weakened.

The Lakers today may be more difficult to deal with than the Heat and the Cavaliers back then.

On the Grizzlies, due to the injury of Jamie Cheung and Green, the Grizzlies could only continue to play in the double tower lineup.

This is also the most passive point of the Grizzlies today.

Anthony Davis has the advantage no matter who he faces.

If Jay Michael Green is here, the Grizzlies can still fight Davis as much as possible and consume Davis as much as possible

But now the Grizzlies' fourth position lacks major general, which gives Davis a chance to take advantage of it.

Link admitted that this game is really hard to play, and the Grizzlies have to spend more effort to win.

But this does not mean that the Grizzlies will surrender. Anything that falls from the altar is just wishful thinking from others!

Both sides were ready to start, and everyone's eyes were also gathered on the court.

The referee threw the ball into the air, and the battle between the two sides proved their strength officially began!

With his stronger jumping ability, McGee won the first attack from Gasol.

James slowly advanced with the ball, and the real point guard in the Lakers lineup was James, not Bradley.

If it were in the past, James would probably have fought with Link one-on-one in the first goal.

But now James knows that it is the worst choice. Now he fights with Link and he will not get any advantage at all.

So James handed the ball to Bradley. Sure enough, the Lakers really wanted to catch Conley to play!

Bradley broke through immediately after receiving the ball. Although he was not a scorer, considering that both rookies could play Conley to death, the Lakers think Bradley should be fine.

After playing the Bulls in the last game, Conley admitted in an interview: "I won't lie to you. To be honest, this year has been a year of exhaustion in my career, both mentally and physically."

Conley is in a bad state.

Bradley is not fast, but has strong confrontational ability. When he was still playing NCAA, scouts thought that Bradley could fully defend NBA-level defenders, which is enough to show how powerful Bradley's confrontational ability is.

Bradley ran down Conley all the way to the basket, and just when he thought he was about to succeed, Jokic rushed back to the penalty area in time.

He stretched out his hand and slapped Bradley's layup back.

"The beautiful block, Jokic's assisting defense is very timely. It seems that the Grizzlies have found a way to deal with the problem of Conley's declining defensive efficiency. If the Lakers think they can still gain an advantage by Bradley, they would be very wrong."

Mike Brynn on the commentary stage smiled, really thinking the Grizzlies would sit and wait for death?

If the Grizzlies were so slow, they wouldn't have established a three-game championship dynasty, and it was twice!

Off the field, Jogel nodded with satisfaction.

Sure enough, it is not too difficult to use the strength of the team to make up for Conley’s current shortcomings.

The Lakers' first wishful thinking was failed.

After Jokic blocked, Link grabbed the basketball immediately and then pushed forward with the ball.

While moving, Link used a beautiful pass to the ground, allowing the basketball to pass through the crowd and bounced back to Dillon Brooks who cut into the other side.

Danny Green wanted to force Brooks to stop, but found that this young man was the type who was completely unafraid of confrontation.

Brooks leaned against Green and rushed to the basket, and the impact of the young man was indeed fierce.

Finally, Brooks paused for a moment, carried Green away, and then took off and made a layup.

This should have been a good ball, but unfortunately, James now has a much better helper than Bosh and Love.

Anthony Davis quickly entered the penalty area and jumped high!

Davis's athletic ability is originally very strong, and his height and wingspan make his air defense very scary.

As a number four, Davis has averaged more than two blocks per game for six consecutive seasons.

This shows how hot the hot pot he made is.

"Bang!"

Dillon Brooks only felt that the basketball was missing, and Davis easily hit the rebound.

Davis worked very hard today because he couldn't forget that when he played in the playoffs for the first time in his career, he was eliminated by the Grizzlies led by Link!

At that time, he could not compete with Link and could only admit that he was unlucky. But now, he and his team are definitely capable of stealing victory from Link!

Davis has always regarded Link as his target and has always wanted to cross the "mountain" of Link.

His desire to defeat Link was as strong as Kobe's desire to defeat Jordan back then.

So in this game, the Lakers' most excited player is actually not James, but Davis!

Seeing Davis, Dillon Brooks, who was so tall and could run so fast, easily confiscated the basketball, swallowing.

In the face of absolute talent, his efforts seemed so small.

Is this the difference between a second-round pick and a No. 1 pick?

Davis' talent is definitely top-notch. He has only played twice in the playoffs for so many years with the Pelicans, and his best result in the playoffs is only the second round.

But even so, no one will question Davis' personal abilities.

Even if Davis loses more goals, people know that the guy has no problem with his personal ability, which shows how terrible his talent is.

After Davis finished the nail-board hat, he took the basketball and dribbled the ball and launched a counterattack!

Davis quickly passed halftime with the ball, and you can't tell that he is an inside player.

When he was carrying the ball, he was as smooth as the defender.

Gasol immediately went to block it, but Davis turned around and easily threw it behind him.

For Davis, Gasol is too slow now!

Then, Davis easily raised the basketball and successfully made a layup, scoring the first goal of the game for the Lakers.

From nailing the big hat to turning around and completing the layup, Davis did not pass the ball throughout the whole process. This was a beautiful one-stop counterattack!

"Good ball, Davis completely crushed Brooks and Gasol. The Grizzlies are in the fourth position, and there is really no one who can compete with Davis."

James brimmed with Davis after the goal and continued to stare at Link.

Yes, now even if James doesn't take action on his own, someone can help solve the problem.

Davis's talent will be the biggest stumbling block for the Grizzlies today.

Lakers fans cheered and the stars on the sidelines also began to applaud.

Bear hunting seems to have become the most highly anticipated event in the world.

But if you force the bear to be too anxious, it may not be who hunts whom.

Link took a deep breath and approached the Lakers' half again.
Chapter completed!