One Thousand and Eighty-One: 2 Generals

"Arrogant, so arrogant. I have never seen such an arrogant person in my whole life!"

On the commentary table, the well-known Cleveland commentator Fred McLeod shouted angrily. He seemed to be extremely excited before the game even started.

"The Christmas war hasn't even ended yet, and Link has already started awarding championship belts to his teammates? This kind of early celebration of victory is so arrogant!"

"From the beginning to the end, I never saw that Link paid any attention to the Cleveland Cavaliers! To be honest, it would be a real joke if a guy like this who doesn't respect the game wins the final victory!"

In fact, Fred Macleod had no prejudice against Link.

But Link's performance before the game really annoyed everyone who supported the Cavaliers.

He first said that compared to the Christmas war, what gifts to give at Christmas is more troublesome.

Before the start of today's game, without defeating the Cavaliers, Link took the lead in awarding championship belts to his teammates, as if the Cavaliers, a powerful opponent, did not exist at all.

Both of these actions made Cleveland fans feel slighted.

Next to Fred McLeod, Reggie Miller, who already knew Link very well, smiled and shook his head.

"In this world, some people want to become national idols, and some want to become enemies of the world. Link is very happy to play the latter. Your current performance is exactly what Link wants to see. He just wants to anger his opponents. , he just loved doing that.”

Miller didn't think Link would despise the Cavaliers. In fact, Link had never despised any opponent in his career.

Whether he is first in the league or last in the league, Link plays conscientiously in every game.

He simply likes to irritate his opponents, so he often does things that make them jump in anger.

Why does Reggie Miller know so much? Because he was such a bastard back then.

"No matter what, the Cavaliers will make Link feel the wrath of Cleveland! The Cavaliers have recently defeated two strong opponents, the Bucks and Rockets, and they are in good shape. I believe that LeBron will not mind accepting the Grizzlies again. I I bet the Grizzlies and Link are the opponents that LeBron wants to beat the most!”

As McLeod was talking, players from both sides came out to warm up.

When James led the team onto the court, the entire Quicken Loans Center seemed to be shaking.

They wanted to use this deafening cry to encourage the knights, and they also hoped that the sound would frighten the grizzly bears.

However, all Link felt now was excitement. Such an atmosphere is worthy of the title of Christmas War and the previous series of hype!

Before the game started, during an interview on the sidelines, the reporter mentioned to James that Link awarded gold belts to his teammates in the locker room.

James doesn't care much about this. "It has nothing to do with me what Christmas gifts he gives to his teammates. The gold belt he awards to himself cannot mean anything. My team and I are ready to strive for success." They took the belt and the loss back to Memphis!"

James was very angry today. He really treated this game like the finals.

People believe that becoming serious about "Zhan Zhan" will make Link put away his pride and contempt.

Soon, the starting lineups of both teams were in place.

The Grizzlies returned to their previous twin-tower lineup, and the Cavaliers also sent out a starting five of Irving, J.R. Smith, James, Love and Tristan Thompson.

It is not difficult to see from the starting lineup of both sides that today's matchup will definitely not be like the previous game between the Grizzlies and Rockets.

It turned into a battle.

In this game, both sides will fight with balanced offense and defense until the end. Every time the two teams score, it will be extremely difficult. Therefore, the process can also become quite intense.

Before the game, James was completely unsmiling even when hugging his good brother Wade.

Reminiscing about old times? Let's wait until the Cavaliers win!

"A few days ago, Link just lost to Isaiah Thomas, who is only 1.75 meters tall. I said that the Cavaliers are ten times more dangerous than Thomas! Link, taste the anger of the Cleveland people!"

With McLeod shouting passionately, the game begins.

Gasol fought for the ball first, and Conley slowly moved forward with the ball.

As soon as James came up, he pressed closely against Link. The old man seemed not to leave even a slight opening for Link.

Although he is already a "thirty-year-old man", James' strength has not been compromised at all compared to back then.

Being entangled by James, Link was very passive.

The Grizzlies' offense also went to Jokic, seemingly hoping that he could hit Love hard in the low post.

However, James' tenacity has been transmitted to every Cavaliers player today.

Just in the locker room, James had already expressed his determination to win.

When leading his teammates out of the locker room, James yelled, "Loss or championship!?"

The response he received was naturally very strong, "Champion!"

When a regular season game is related to the championship, no one will be distracted during the game.

Love struggled to carry it, and Jokic was definitely more powerful than he appeared to be without any threat.

But Love just doesn't move an inch. He is also one of the Cavaliers' most important players after all!

Love's active defense paid off. Jokic's turn hook was eventually interfered by Love and failed to hit. The Cavaliers counterattacked!

"See? This is the Cleveland Cavaliers today! They are really ready to fight. The Grizzlies don't even know what they are about to face."

In a flash, James had already rushed into the Grizzlies half with the ball. Link was stuck beside James, and he was confident that he could stop this "human tank".

But when James was halfway through, he made a behind-the-back pass and sent the ball to Irving.

Irving received the basketball and faced Conley's strict defense. He suddenly changed his dribbling rhythm, pulled the ball behind him, and then used a beautiful turn to successfully pass!

After getting rid of Conley, Irving drove forward and made a smart layup.

"Yes! The Cavaliers scored first, from the connection between LeBron and Irving. Irving is also among the top ten scoring players this season. The Grizzlies cannot ignore his presence."

McLeod waved his fist proudly. The current Irving is very different from the young boy who played in the finals for the first time two years ago!

"Well done Kelly, keep it up!" James encouraged Irving with his mellow voice.

Irving also nodded silently, thanking James for the pass.

The interaction between James and Irving reminded Link of the Grizzlies themselves.

Yes, this good team atmosphere is exactly the same as the Grizzlies!

Such teams are often the hardest to defeat.

Jokic ran over to serve the baseline ball dejectedly. It was obvious that he was very concerned about his miss just now. If it hadn't been for the miss just now, the Cavaliers wouldn't have had the chance to counterattack.

"Don't worry Nikolay, the game has just begun. I believe you will perform well. Let's go! If this is a boxing match, we just got one punch. What we have to do now is not to surrender. Instead, he punched back with a harder punch! We have already taken the championship belt, so we have to take away the victory!"

Link patted Jokic on the back, and the Serbian seemed to have regained his fighting spirit.

The Grizzlies' offense followed one after another, and people were still recalling the wonderful cooperation between James and Irving just now, when the Grizzlies' offense started.

In this game, the fans will not get any respite!

This time, Link struggled to get rid of James and caught the basketball outside the three-point line.

As soon as Link got ready in the high post, Jokic's screen came up.

So Link immediately used the screen to move. Seeing that James was delayed by Jokic, Love had to defend.

At this moment, Link, who suddenly reached the middle distance, suddenly paused and then passed the ball out from the crotch of James who was coming!

Fans will no longer be surprised to see Link delivering a pass from his opponent's crotch again.

This kind of fancy action is just a routine operation for Link.

James immediately turned his gun and rushed towards Jokic. Of course he knew that Jokic was a three-point threat. But the reason why he dared to double-team him was to bet that Jokic would become nervous under his interference.

This is the Christmas war, this is the preview of the finals! A kid like Jokic will inevitably feel nervous.

What's more, Jokic has already missed once, and now he must be under greater psychological pressure.

If it were Jokic last season, he might have been frightened by the ferocious James and would not dare to take action, or he would not take any action.

But Jokic now is very different from before. What's more, after receiving encouragement from Link.

It's not just the Cavaliers players who have matured in mentality.

Facing James rushing towards him, Jokic's shooting movement is still very smooth.

He took action calmly, as if James was a ball of air.

This smooth shot resulted in a hollow goal with an extremely high arc.

Nikola Jokic hit a three-pointer, and Link fought back!

"I also have a reliable partner by my side, LeBron."

After Jokic scored, Link smiled at James and said.

Most of the cheers from the fans at the scene were immediately cut off. It turns out that playing against the Grizzlies is never easy.

They are just beasts. After being attacked, not only will they not be afraid, but they will counterattack even more deadly!

At the beginning of the game, Link and James each sent a beautiful assist.

James was not discouraged. He had long been prepared for a tug-of-war with Link.

This game will be a brutal fight. Those who say Link doesn't value this game just don't know him well enough.

James waved his hand and signaled his teammates to attack again.

Link and James are like two generals, leading their soldiers to charge into battle.

Who is the truly greatest star and leader of this era?

The answer is getting closer.