One Thousand and One: An Uninspiring First Win in Team History

Link had 43 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. In the last 4.2 seconds, he completed a steal and passed James for a shot.

For the second consecutive game in the finals, Link produced a magical performance.

He successfully defended the Grizzlies' home court, winning both games in Memphis.

The whole world was shocked, and in the end Link actually made a fake move on the defensive end. This bold strategy made the knight's persistence fall short.

The Cavaliers' performance today was much better than the last game. James scored a triple-double with 30 points, and Kelly Irving efficiently scored 26 points, including the key three-pointer in the last 41 seconds of the game.

Love made 5 of 8 shots from beyond the three-point line and also scored 22 points.

Even Mozgov, who has always had little presence, played very well today. Although his statistics are not good, the Russian fully demonstrated the fighting will of the "fighting nation" on the basketball court.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were still in the lead until 4.2 seconds before the end of the game.

But now, all these efforts have come to naught.

The Cavaliers fell behind 2-0 and had to face the worst possible situation.

"The Cavaliers have no retreat. They have one foot hanging on the edge of the cliff. The Grizzlies only need a slight push now, and LeBron and his teammates will be shattered to pieces." Mike Breen let out a big sigh , the hanging heart was finally relieved.

Since the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies have been chasing points. Seeing that 12 minutes were about to run out, the Grizzlies still failed to equalize the score. In the last 40 seconds of the game, Irving made matters worse and made a fatal three-pointer.

I believe all fans present are as nervous as Mike Breen.

Even those watching the ball were so nervous. God knows how Link calmly stole the ball and scored the winning goal under such high pressure.

The term "big heart" was simply coined specifically for Link.

"Mike, do you think the Cavaliers can still launch a counterattack in Cleveland?" Kevin Harlan looked at the dejected voices of the Cavaliers players and asked a casual question.

"Counterattack? No, there will be no more counterattacks. The Cleveland Cavaliers may be able to steal a victory at home, but they will never be able to touch the ultimate victory! Think about it, if I suffered such a major blow twice in a row, I would definitely I have no intention of fighting anymore." Mike Breen said bluntly.

Today, the Cavaliers performed very tenaciously. The reversal from Link's 21-point blast in the last game in the last game seemed to make them full of fighting spirit.

But tonight, when Link once again ended the game in such a cruel way, it was difficult for the Cleveland Cavaliers to rekindle their fighting spirit.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted. Continuous blows are devastating to the Cavaliers.

Mike Breen couldn't help but look up at the dome of FedEx Arena and the wall hanging with the two championship pennants.

Three consecutive championships, the Memphis Dynasty, the Link era...these are already unstoppable!

"The Memphis Grizzlies can establish a three-peat dynasty."

Five years ago, if someone had told you something like this, you would have struck them as a fool.

But reality is often more magical than people's wildest imaginations.

At the press conference after the game, Link also expressed the same view as Mike Breen.

"We will resolve the battle quickly and send the Cavaliers home quickly. They played great, but we don't want to lose either."

It seems that the "Bear King" can't wait to turn his dream a year ago into a reality.

Just as Mike Brin expected,

The Cavaliers did not stage a great comeback in Cleveland. In the third game of the series, the demoralized Cavaliers sleepwalked throughout the game.

James made 7 of 22 shots and only scored 20 points with a 31.8% shooting rate.

The performance of the other two giants Love and Irving was not much better.

Irving made 3 of 14 shots, including 2 of 9 from beyond the arc. Only 10 points were scored in the game, and the performance was disastrous.

People have always said that Irving is a better helper than Wade.

But today's Irving is worse than an old Wade.

Love made 2 of 12 shots from the field, and he missed all 8 of his three-pointers, none of which he hit.

He only scored 4 points in the entire game. For comparison, Whiteside, who has always been known for his inability to attack, scored 12 points today.

The Big Three of the Cavaliers only scored 34 points together, which was exactly the same as Link's score alone.

Their appalling performance created the largest point difference in this year's finals.

104 to 82, the Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Center.

Last summer, when LeBron James made the decision to return to "hometown basketball" from "brother basketball", almost everyone in the Cleveland area thought they would usher in their own spring.

But now, they have to face a situation that is even more chilling than a mess.

3-0, the Cavaliers have no hope at all. Not only has Link never played in a tiebreaker in the Finals, he has even played in Game 6 only once.

In Game 4 of the series, the Cavaliers finally won their first Finals victory in team history.

Yes, the Cavaliers participated in two finals in 2007 and this year, but only won this one game.

In this game, the Cavaliers mainly won because J.R. Smith suddenly started to smoke. J.R. made 10 of 16 shots in the game and 8 of 12 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 28 points.

With J.R. Smith's magical performance, the Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Grizzlies by 4 points and finally saved some face for themselves.

But after the game, neither the Cavaliers players on the field nor the Cleveland fans in the stands were happy at all.

They finally had their first playoff win in franchise history, but that was about it.

No team comes to the finals just to win their first victory in team history. Every team that comes to the finals must be aiming to win the championship.

If you can't win the championship, what's the point of winning the first championship in the finals?

This is not a game where participation is important, this is the winner-takes-all NBA!

There is no room for the weak to survive here.

After Game 4 of the series, Link didn't seem too upset when interviewed by reporters at a press conference.

He was very relaxed and even joked with reporters from time to time. This is the first time people have seen Link in such a good mood after losing.

"Link, we all know that the league president and the O'Brien Cup are here today. But you couldn't take back the championship trophy today, which must be very regrettable."

"Yes, it's quite a pity. To tell you the truth, we were all ready to have a party in the locker room. Fortunately, I didn't let Tony and Allen open champagne in advance during halftime. Otherwise, you might have You'll see a bunch of drunks playing ball,"

Link's statement made the reporters laugh loudly.

"But it doesn't matter. In this way, we finally have the opportunity to win the O'Brien Cup at home. The previous two times we won the championship, we both won the cup away from home. I have never experienced lifting it in the cheers of the home fans. O’Brien Cup feeling. So in the next game, we won’t let any accidents happen again!”

After Link finished speaking, some Cleveland media thought Link was underestimating the enemy. They still felt that the Cavaliers could win another victory in one go.

But Link didn't bother to pay attention to them at all. Those guys would always live in their own dreams.

Link has more important things to do now than fighting with them.

That night, Link did not return to Memphis with the team, but got on a flight to Oklahoma City.

At this important life moment of winning three consecutive championships, he must tell his good friend.