Nine Hundred and Ninety-Six: All for Victory

At the end of the third quarter, Grizzlies fans were a little nervous.

This may be the most dangerous the Grizzlies have been in this playoffs so far before entering the fourth quarter.

In the previous two rounds, the Grizzlies won in a crushing manner, and in several games the victory was already determined by the end of the third quarter.

In the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, even the only game the Grizzlies lost was only in a few key rounds at the last minute.

But today, after the third quarter, everyone knew that the Grizzlies' current situation was not as simple as the five points they saw on the surface.

Everyone saw Link's fatigue at the end of the third quarter. It's hard for people to imagine what Link should do in the fourth quarter, the most difficult period.

If Link loses, Memphis will also lose!

"LeBron has scored 33 points so far, and Link has scored 30 points. In the finals, scoring 30+ points in three quarters is not something that can be achieved easily. But now, unfortunately, We don’t know if Link can continue to perform efficiently in the fourth quarter. It’s obvious that Link’s efficiency is declining along with his physical fitness.”

Mike Breen looked at today's data from both sides. The two really tried their best from the start. They played very well from the scene to the data.

But this is destined to be a protracted battle. No matter how good the first three quarters are, it doesn't matter. The key is to persevere at the last moment.

And this is the biggest problem for Grizzlies and Link now.

"He is already dead. I will continue to play and pursue the victory." On the Cavaliers bench, James rejected David Blatt's suggestion to rest for a few minutes in the fourth quarter.

"But what if they also let Link rest?" Blatt also considered it. Even for James, playing the entire fourth quarter is too difficult.

If you don’t rest in the early part of the fourth quarter, is it possible that you have to switch to rest at a critical moment?

"If Link takes a rest, wouldn't that be a good opportunity for us to open up the score?" James raised his head seriously, as if to remind Blatter, "This matter is no longer negotiable."

Brat curled his lips and nodded silently.

Being the head coach of the Cavaliers is actually not as wonderful as people think.

Here, the person with the most say is not the head coach, but James. But in Europe, this kind of thing will never happen.

In fact, when the Cavaliers signed Blatt, they hoped that Blatt would lead the rebuilding Cavaliers and lead young players.

James' joining only happened after Blatt signed with the Cavaliers. Before that, the Cavaliers had actually made plans to continue to train newcomers.

Therefore, Blatt has never been a suitable head coach for James. It was a surprise from the beginning that he could coach James and lead the team to the finals.

Now, he felt as if he was completely isolated. He could only agree to James' proposal, and there was no second option at all.

As for the Grizzlies, after Link said he needed to rest for four minutes, he disappeared. He had to save energy to speak at this time. If he couldn't slow down after four minutes...

It's all over!

The game restarts in the fourth quarter,

James waved his arms and prepared for a fight.

But when he looked up at his opponent, he was completely dumbfounded.

Conley, Butler, Iguodala, Harris and Gasol...

Where's Link! ?

"Where's Link?" On the commentary stage, Mike Brin was also surprised. He inspected the stadium several times and found that it was not because he was dazzled, but because he really didn't see Link.

"What happened? In the most critical fourth quarter, the Grizzlies didn't let Link play!"

The entire FedEx Arena became panicked, and what Grizzlies fans were most worried about happened.

Link had to take a break, but no one knows how long. Whether he will even come back is still unknown. After all, Link is currently playing injured.

Now the Cavaliers are 5 points ahead. Even if Link only rests for one minute or one round, it will be very dangerous for the Grizzlies.

"Humph, you can indeed be defeated." James smiled, and he suddenly felt relieved.

He knew that Link wanted to conserve his energy and wait until the last moment to come up and finish the game.

But before that, James promises that he can make the game lose suspense in advance!

At that time, even if Link returns, it will be of no use.

The game restarted, and James caught the basketball as soon as he came up, ready to continue destroying the Grizzlies' defense.

33 points in three quarters. This terrible scoring efficiency makes James very confident now. Even Link can't guard himself, who else on the Grizzlies team can stand up?

James sought a breakthrough on the right side of the court. After his teammates were all separated, he accelerated and crashed into Iguodala, trying to gain space for himself to break through.

But what surprised James was that Iguodala didn't even take a step back and withstood the impact!

So James made an emergency change of direction and rushed to the other side. But as soon as he took a step, Iguodala clamped down on James again.

"Damn!" James was shocked. He knew that Iguodala had "affectionately confessed" to Link in the Western Conference Finals, and it indeed caused the Warriors to suffer, but he really didn't expect that Iguodala would be so powerful. degree!

There was no other way, James could only rely on Iguodala to force a layup. But under Iguodala's strong confrontation, James' layup missed the frame, and the Cavaliers' offense failed!

"He actually didn't make it. Andre Iguodala once again showed off his good form in the Western Conference finals! Yes, the Grizzlies haven't won the championship yet. So, Andre protected Link. The promise is still valid!”

Iguodala's defense was like a shot in the arm, allowing the fans at the scene to instantly regain their confidence.

They shouted heartily again and cheered for everyone on the field.

Yes, the soul of this team is Link. What is a soul? Even if Link is just sitting on the sidelines, his teammates will be inspired to fight bloody!

Although the Grizzlies' subsequent offense also ended in failure, at least they did not allow the Cavaliers to continue to widen the point difference.

For the Grizzlies right now, that's enough.

In the subsequent attack, Kelly Irving took the ball and passed through James' screen.

Irving wants to force Iguodala to switch defenses, so that James' defense will become Conley, who is unable to resist.

But Iguodala was not fooled, he still stayed in front of James. Seeing this situation, Irving immediately stopped and took a jump shot!

But the moment Irving took action, his view was completely blocked by Conley's big hand.

Irving didn't know how Conley got off the screen so quickly, he just knew he had to be forced to shoot with barely a view of the rim.

"Bang!"

The basketball knocked out of the frame and the Grizzlies defense succeeded again!

"Mike Conley is too active. If this kind of defense were to be replaced by others, they might have given up! But Conley didn't. He filled the gap with his own positivity and hard work. Coach David Blatt I won’t be happy now, time is passing minute by minute, but the Cavaliers have been unable to open up the score!”

Blatter was not only unhappy, he was simply furious!

He just asked James to come down and rest for a while. Now that he was fine, Link took a rest first.

If the Cavaliers cannot open up the score during this period, then God knows what will happen in this game after Link has rested and played.

God knows whether James, who was extremely tired at that time, could still contain Link!

Fortunately, James quickly widened the point difference with a difficult pull-up jumper.

Iguodala admitted that it was impossible for him to completely guard James. But as long as James can be made as uncomfortable as possible, then it will be considered a success!

So after being scored by James, Iguodala was not discouraged. He is still full of energy and ready to put all his strength into the next round of defense.

Gasol hit the hook and the Grizzlies offense failed for the third consecutive time. The Cavaliers did a good job defensively today. If Link hadn't scored 30 points in the third quarter, the Cavaliers might have been able to celebrate the victory in advance.

But the failure of the offense did not affect the Grizzlies' defense. They seemed to be afraid of nothing, and nothing could dampen their enthusiasm and morale.

After just scoring successfully on Iguodala, James became very confident. This time, he directly leaned on Iguodala with his back, trying to continue running into the penalty area!

Iguodala endured every collision from James, and every time he was hit on the chest, Iguodala felt as if his heart was about to stop.

But even so, Iguodala had no intention of retreating at all!

"Who the hell are on the Grizzlies team!?" James really didn't expect Iguoda to cause such a big trouble on his own, but he still had a way.

James suddenly changed his focus and turned from back to back to break through.

This move really worked. Iguodala, whose center of gravity was too forward, lost James as a support point and staggered forward in an instant.

James successfully broke through Iguodala and headed toward the basket along the baseline!

However, as soon as James lifted the basketball, Marc Gasol waved his long arms and rushed in without reservation.

Relying on his height advantage, Gasol slapped the basketball away. And because he threw himself too hard and rushed too hard, he fell directly into the audience behind the backboard!

This is a life-saving block! Gasol didn't care about the consequences, everything was for the purpose of blocking shots!

"We defended it again. The Memphis Grizzlies are really an amazing team! Many people have doubts about Gasol being selected for the All-NBA First Team this year. But the goal just now was enough to prove that he the value of!"

Gasol fell into the crowd and the basketball was fanned out of bounds.

All the Grizzlies players rushed forward immediately and pulled Gasol out of the crowd.

This outstanding cohesion made all the fans present applaud.

"Does it hurt?" Iguodala patted Gasol on the shoulder.

It's a lie that it doesn't hurt. Gasol is so big and has so much inertia, his fall will definitely be worse than others.

But the Spaniard just waved his hand and said, "Everything is for victory."

After saying that, he stepped into the arena again.

What happened in the Western Conference Finals is happening again with the Cavaliers.

For the next four minutes, the image of the Grizzlies players on their backs never stopped, and it even became the norm.

They fought hard for every floor ball and every rebound. Try your best to interfere with every shot and block every opportunity.

Although the scene was very embarrassing, they really limited the Cavaliers' scoring speed.

Moreover, James's desperate defense also further increased his physical loss.

Finally, when the game reached the eighth minute of the fourth quarter, Dave Joerger called a timeout, and the Grizzlies players finally heard the coveted whistle.

They finished these four minutes alive!

"9 points. Under the tight defense of the Grizzlies players, the Cavaliers are now only 9 points ahead! The point difference has not been widened to double digits, and there is still hope for the defending champion! The Cavaliers will definitely not be satisfied with this result. They There was obviously a chance to end the game, but I didn't take it! I don't know if Link will come back after the timeout this time!"

As soon as Mike Breen finished speaking, he saw Link standing up from the bench in training clothes and hugging his teammates one by one.

He then took off his training clothes and moved his injured arm.

At that moment, the entire FedEx Arena was boiling. In the stands, the dark blue "ocean" was churning, and the entire stadium seemed to be on fire.

Everyone believed that Link would not be lenient in what James failed to do.

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