One Thousand One Hundred and Forty-Five: An Era that Ended Before It Even Began
Durant stared at the championship banner on Oracle Arena, fascinated.
When they won the championship last summer, everyone thought it was just the beginning of a dynasty and the starting point of an era.
but now......
Durant shook his head hard, not allowing himself to admit defeat before the fight started.
But today's game is really disappointing.
At this moment, there was another sigh in the Oracle Arena.
Durant looked up and sure enough, it was Link who scored again.
"In, my 60th point in this game! So far in the fourth quarter, Link has scored 22 points. He completely suppressed Klay Thompson's firepower! Link's scoring explosiveness is not inferior to Klay at all! "
Durant looked at the number "60" on Link's scoring data and felt a little numb.
He is Link. It is not difficult for him to score 60 points.
But after looking at the score difference between the two teams, Durant felt a little heartbroken.
At this time, there was only 1 minute and 08 seconds left before the end of the game. But the Golden State Warriors are already 26 points behind.
After working hard for a whole quarter, the Warriors finally failed to catch up with the Grizzlies.
Since Link's reappearance, Thompson's magical aura has gradually weakened and then disappeared.
To be precise, Thompson's dominance has been gradually weakening since Link's sudden three-pointer from a long distance.
From then on, Link completely took over the entire game, scoring consistently.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Thompson gave everyone a glimmer of hope.
But in the end, I realized that it was really just a tiny glimmer of hope.
That glimmer of light is not enough for the warrior to push through the darkness.
26 points... This huge gap made Durant very depressed.
Indeed, he was unable to play today due to injury, and the Warriors did not respond with the strongest lineup.
But in Durant’s view,
Even without himself, it is really an exaggeration for the Grizzlies to win so much.
This means that the Grizzlies do have an overwhelming advantage! This advantage may not be able to be filled even after his own comeback.
In the regular season this season, the Grizzlies' 3-1 record against the Warriors is proof!
Durant is very scared now, not so much about losing this game, but about losing the championship...
Before joining the Warriors, he was suppressed by Link for many years. In the West, facing the Spurs and Grizzlies, two major rivals, he has been unable to stand out.
After making up his mind to make changes last season, he finally defeated the Grizzly Bear with his own hands and escaped from Link's clutches.
He didn't want to be stepped on by Link again so quickly.
He had had enough of being dominated by Link.
But now, the brutal expansion of grizzly bears seems unstoppable.
After Link scored his 60th point of the game, Steve Kerr paused the game.
There was a lifeless look on his face. Originally, Link was ready to take a good rest after scoring 38 points. Thanks to Thompson, Link's score today went from 38 points to 60 points...
In fact, Thompson's performance in the fourth quarter was really good. But unfortunately, Link turned out to be better than him!
This is the first time Cole has seen a player who can suppress Klay in terms of scoring explosiveness.
Unexpectedly, the last meeting between the Warriors and the Grizzlies in the regular season this season would end like this.
For Warriors players and fans, this is undoubtedly the worst ending.
"Coach Cole called a timeout. This means that after the timeout, both sides will replace all the main players. In the end, the outcome of this game has not been changed, and the garbage time has not been broken. Link kept the fruits of victory, This March, they became the biggest winners.”
Mike Bollinger felt sorry for the Warriors. In the end, they still failed to create a miracle.
This game will probably make the Warriors depressed for a long time. After all, March was really difficult for the Warriors.
The plan to compete for first place in the Western Conference failed.
Frontal Hard Steel Grizzlies game, loss.
The most shocking thing is that the Warriors must be quite lacking in confidence in their title defense journey.
Not to mention that there is still James who is eyeing him in the East. With this year's situation, it is probably very, very dangerous for the Warriors to break out of the West.
Last season, the Warriors eliminated the Grizzlies with a total score of 4-2.
But this year, the Warriors' path to promotion will never be so easy.
The last minute or so of garbage time passed quickly. When the buzzer sounded, the camera showed Durant.
He was high-spirited before the game, but now he looked lonely.
Yes, in his expectation, today should be the day when the Warriors return to first place in the Western Conference.
But the huge gap between ideal and reality is very shocking.
This March, which was originally thought to bury the Grizzlies, in turn engulfed the Warriors.
"At the end of the game, 138 to 111, the Memphis Grizzlies won a 27-point victory at Oracle Arena! And this is the second time this season that the Grizzlies beat the Warriors by more than 25 points! As far as the regular season record is concerned To put it bluntly, the Grizzlies completely defeated the defending champion!"
Link's performance of 60 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists was unmatched. The 27-point gap also proved the Grizzlies' strong enough dominance.
Durant felt a twinge of pain in his heart. Sure enough, Link's methods were very cruel.
"The league's number one player is not easy to mess with" is not a deserved reputation.
The defending champions entered the game with pride, but now they are leaving dejectedly.
This game caused the status of the defending champion to plummet.
Less than 10 minutes after the game, the former number one "Lin Black" Bill Simmons posted a message on his social media.
"People originally thought that the Warriors could create an era of their own, but now you all know, right? They were just lucky enough to steal a championship in the era that belonged to the Grizzlies. Now, the Grizzlies want to take what was originally theirs Got my stuff back."
The Grizzlies' crushing momentum in this game really shocked everyone.
You know, even without Durant, the Warriors are still a strong team in the Western Conference.
People thought the Grizzlies would win the game, but winning by so much was undoubtedly something many people didn't expect.
But having said that, the Grizzlies have done too many things that people didn't expect in March.
They have defeated teams such as the Rockets, Clippers and Spurs, and achieved 14 consecutive victories in this extremely difficult schedule.
They were not upset by any weak teams and were hopelessly stable.
The game against the Warriors just continued this magic.
At the post-game press conference, Green, who had been the most harsh person before, ended up being the most embarrassed person in the room when Link scored 22 points in the fourth quarter.
He originally hoped to take care of Link at the Oracle Arena, but little did he know that he was beaten to a bruised face.
If Thompson and McCaw faced off against Link for a whole game today, Green would still have excuses to make.
But when he was defeated against Link in the crucial fourth quarter, he had no room for excuse.
"Draymond, after this game, the win-loss ratio between the Warriors and the Grizzlies became 1 to 3. If this is the playoff score, do you think you can still reverse it?"
"Green, we saw that you were almost unable to resist in front of Link. As the best defensive player last season, what do you want to say?"
"Draymond..."
Embarrassing questions were asked by reporters one after another. No matter how loud-mouthed Green was, he was completely mute this time.
On the other side, Link, who had been very serious before the game, was now very relaxed.
"I am very happy to win against the Warriors. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. I think after today, Durant and Green will never cough in front of reporters again. They should understand what respect means."
"This 27-point victory is my gift to KD. I hope he likes it. Of course, it doesn't matter even if he doesn't like it. He has to accept this gift."
Link finally stopped being so serious. The Grizzlies completed their revenge in the last game against the Warriors in the regular season, which somewhat made Link relax a little.
Of course, it's not time to completely relax yet.
After solving the Warriors' biggest obstacle in March, the Grizzlies' brutal expansion will begin to truly accelerate.
Now, no one can stop Link from realizing his ambition.
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