One Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Eight: The Final Journey of Suffering
When Devin Booker once again received the basketball at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, he was exhausted.
Dinwiddie continued to press closely, as if he was not afraid of his breakthrough at all.
In the fierce confrontation, Booker finally chose to hand the ball to Bledsoe.
The latter forced a break through Wade and caused a foul on Harrell at the basket.
The Suns got two free throw opportunities, and their offense in this round was considered successful.
However, everyone could see Booker's fatigue.
"What's wrong? Can't fight anymore?"
As soon as the referee's whistle fell, Link started chattering in Booker's ear.
Booker didn't respond. He just gasped for air under great pressure.
Throughout today's game, Link seemed like a huge shadow, shrouding Booker all the time.
Since the beginning of the second quarter, Link gave Booker two consecutive blocks, and Booker felt that the game had changed.
From a showcase of talent in the first quarter, it turned into a journey of suffering.
Since then, Booker has struggled on every possession. Every time he attacks, he has to bear huge psychological pressure.
Whenever he was about to take a shot, what he was thinking about was not how to make the ball, but whether Link would suddenly appear and slap his shot away.
This great sense of oppression made Booker feel exhausted mentally and physically, so much so that now that the game has reached the fourth quarter, he has no extra energy left.
However, even so, Link still did not let Booker go.
Booker's performance today is actually quite good. He has scored 38 points so far!
Although Link's help defense frustrated Booker several times, Link is not Superman after all, and it is impossible to help defend him every round.
So overall, Booker's performance on the offensive end today is still impeccable.
In addition, Booker got a lot of shots today, so it is reasonable to score high.
But Link also found that the further back the game went, the
Booker seemed to be more hesitant and more fatigued.
So, he decided to keep up the pressure. Even though there were only four minutes left before the end of the game, Link had no intention of just letting Booker go.
After all, the point difference between the two sides is now only 7 points, and the Grizzlies are far from a guaranteed win.
Continue to oppress Booker and completely destroy him, this is what Link wants to do now!
Although this is very cruel and will ruin Booker's otherwise beautiful night.
However, Link had already told him he was sorry, right?
Bledsoe stepped to the free throw line and made both free throws steadily.
At this point, the Suns are only 5 points behind the Grizzlies. The most critical four minutes of this game officially kicked off.
"The Phoenix Suns performed very strongly today. Although the Grizzlies regained control of the game after the second quarter, they have not been able to open up the score until now. This is inseparable from Devin Booker's outstanding performance. It doesn’t matter, he has already scored almost 40 points today.”
Hubie Brown was as shocked as most Grizzlies fans at the Suns' performance.
I thought this would be an easy victory, but little did I know that there was still no winner until the last minute.
In the last four minutes, Link looked at Booker's haggard appearance and whispered a few words to Dinwiddie.
In the subsequent attack, Harrell used his footsteps to break through Alex Len and caused a foul. The game was once again interrupted by free throws.
However, Harrell made only one of two free throws, which undoubtedly gave the Suns hope of overtaking the score.
Booker ran forward again, simulating various possible situations in this offense in his mind.
However, when he ran outside the three-point line, his whole body short-circuited.
Because as soon as he came up, he encountered a situation that he had not expected - Link was personally guarding him.
"Link finally went to face Devin Booker. In the most critical last four minutes of the game, Link, who had been hovering next to Booker, finally took the fight himself!"
Everyone stood up excitedly, including Melvin Booker.
If his son could kill the game on Link's head...just think of the buzz that would create!
"I've finally waited for the last four minutes. Do you know how much I'm looking forward to it? Come on over here, kid. I know you've been looking forward to it for a long time, right?" As soon as Link got close to him, he started chattering nonstop.
Link didn't lie. He had really wanted to face Booker for a long time. But in order to let Link focus more on the offensive end, Joger never did this.
But now, entering a critical moment when every goal could change the trend of the game, Joger had to send out his ultimate weapon.
Booker was also looking forward to facing off against Link at first, because he hoped to gain Link's attention.
But now, he has no such thoughts at all. In the previous three quarters of the game, even if Link did not directly confront him, Booker suffered a lot.
He really couldn't imagine what the game would be like if he faced Link directly.
According to Earl Watson's tactics, Booker should still be the focus of the Suns' offense.
However, in this round, Booker chose to "pass the blame" after receiving the basketball many times.
He found that in front of Link, he didn't even have the courage to dribble the ball for a while.
Melvin Booker was a little anxious. He thought Devin shouldn't be so timid.
It's not his fault. If he was willing to play against Link in person for a round, he would understand his son.
The star player does not dare to attack at critical moments. This is a very fatal problem.
Bledsoe had to carry the offensive flag, but today his touch was not as magical as Booker's.
Under Conley's excellent defense, Bledsoe's pull-up jumper missed the target.
The Suns missed a great opportunity to narrow the point difference. As soon as Link faced off against Booker, Booker seemed to disappear!
"Work harder, where did your previous momentum go!?" Link continued to pressure Booker with words, and Booker felt that he was overwhelmed.
On the next ball, Link deliberately played a pick-and-roll with Dinwiddie, forcing Booker to change positions.
Booker actively pressed against Link, but Link still showed a relaxed attitude. He grabbed the ball with one hand and stretched his arm back, very much like Jordan.
"Don't be nervous, I can smell your fear."
As if he was dueling with a high school student, Link easily collected the ball and then stepped to the right, breaking through Booker's defense.
But the nervous Booker felt as if his feet were filled with lead, unable to move at all.
He could only watch helplessly as Link jumped up easily beside him and hit the ball with an extremely elegant gesture.
With every attack and defense, Link beat Booker to death!
"That kid is too nervous." Earl Watson covered his forehead. Although Booker's defense is not top-notch, it is not bad enough to be passed by Link in one step.
He could see that Booker was afraid. The confrontation in the previous three quarters had already made Booker in awe of Link.
Beside Watson, Jay Triano also shook his head slightly.
Sure enough, Booker was still too young in front of Link.
"Are you guarding me? If you want to win, you'd better guard me. Don't ever expect me to be soft!"
When Link's trash talk continued to ring in Booker's ears, he felt like he was about to collapse!
He scored a game-high 38 points. He is the biggest reason why today's game became full of suspense. He has proven his offensive skills with beautiful goals again and again.
But playing against Link, Booker felt that everything he had done before was so insignificant!
At this time, Booker had no confidence at all. Link was right, playing against him was a nightmare.
Booker also knew that he could no longer escape, so when he got the ball again, he did not continue to "pass the blame" to Bledsoe, but called for a screen and prepared to continue the attack!
Melvin Booker roared excitedly on the sidelines, cheering for his son. He believes that as long as Booker dares to face it bravely, he will definitely win with his current state.
However, before Booker could take a shot after hanging up the screen, he found that Link was already in front of him again!
"Too slow, too slow!"
Link opened his arms as if he were an insurmountable wall.
"Fuck!" Booker cursed secretly, preparing to use a change of direction to try to pass Link.
But as soon as he made a change of direction to dribble, Link seemed to read his mind, reaching out his long arm just right.
Booker couldn't believe that Link could react so quickly to steal the ball. When he came to his senses, the basketball had been swept away by Link.
Melvin Booker on the sidelines put down his raised hands in embarrassment. He had to admit that even though Booker was the highest scorer in the game today, he looked extremely small in front of Link.
Watching your son finish the game over the top player in the league? No, it doesn't exist.
Link successfully scored again with a counterattack after a steal, and the score difference instantly became 9 points!
After the critical four minutes started, Booker had no achievements on both offense and defense, and was suppressed by Link.
No matter how brilliant his game is in the first three quarters, it won't help if he can't play in the crucial final minutes.
And Link happens to be the most terrifying critical moment ruler in the entire alliance!
After scoring, Link quickly returned to Booker to prepare for the next round of defense.
Of course, his trash talk is still like a machine gun.
This time, when Booker listened to Link's trash talk, the nearly 40-point winner was completely depressed.
All his ambitions and ambitions disappeared with those words.
The last bit of stubbornness in Booker's heart had been completely crushed by Link.
At this time, Booker's mind was constantly echoing Link's voice just now, and the voice lingered in his mind.
“Don’t mess with Jesus.”
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