One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty-Nine: Entering Link’s Time

In the second quarter, Link fought hard to equalize the score, allowing both sides to return to the same starting line.

He did this without taking a single shot.

The Rockets were indeed lucky enough to encounter one of the few situations where Link's shooting touch was not good.

However, it is still unknown whether the Rockets can win with this.

After the score was equalized, the game became anxious.

The Rockets have Lu Wei on their side, and their offensive firepower has further evolved. On the Grizzlies side, Link continued to use his other advantages to control the game.

The two sides kept chasing each other until the fourth quarter. During this period, although the two teams kept alternating the lead, the maximum point difference was only 7 points.

In the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, Conley took a long shot and hit the front of the basket, forming a long rebound.

D'Antoni was about to pump his fist and cheer, but found that Link actively rushed forward and grabbed the rebound.

"Another offensive rebound. This is already the seventh offensive rebound Link has grabbed in this game! Seven offensive rebounds, incredible!"

Kevin Harlan shouted while shaking his head with emotion.

Link's enthusiasm for fighting for the ball today is indeed much stronger than before. His shooting is not as accurate as the Rockets? It doesn't matter, just get the missed ball back.

Link is indeed making up for his lack of shooting today through other efforts. So far, Link has scored a triple-double of 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. The poor touch does not seem to have brought him any improvement. to any impact.

If the Rockets hadn't shot too accurately from beyond the three-point line today, Link would have embraced victory.

After getting the offensive rebound, Link immediately ran outside the three-point line. Ariza saw this but did not stick to it.

He still planned to defend Link in the same way he had done today, using both shots and no surprises.

However, Link did not hesitate this time.

He ran outside the three-point line, turned around and shot, very decisively!

Ariza didn't even make a move to interfere with the shot. He just stepped sideways and blocked his position to prevent Link from grabbing another offensive rebound.

In this round, Link did not get a rebound. But again, the Houston Rockets didn't catch it either.

Because this decisive three-pointer shot directly into the net without forming a rebound at all!

"What!?" Ariza was shocked. He deliberately let Link shoot a three-pointer, but unexpectedly he actually made it.

"It actually went in. Link made the first three-pointer in the game today. He helped the Grizzlies widen the point difference to 5 points! He grabbed the ball and shot himself. Link was completely responsible for the friction. Rocket!"

Everyone was stunned. D'Antoni even felt that the three-pointer was like a spear, piercing directly into his heart.

Link hit such a difficult three-pointer, is it possible...

Could it be that he finally found his touch again? ?

D'Antoni is not the only one who has this idea. Link's three-pointer just now completely disrupted the steady rhythm of this game!

"Link shot, finally shot. I believe in that guy's self-regulation ability, he can't be hammering for 48 minutes throughout the game!" Bill Simmons said, looking at Link's previous actions. Field goal percentage.

0-for-5 from beyond the arc...

Well, after investing so much, it’s time to score one.

D'Antoni was so frightened that he immediately added a timeout. He didn't know whether Link's goal was just missed or whether he had really found his touch.

But as long as there is a slight possibility of danger,

D'Antoni must put an end to it!

This was the playoffs, and he couldn't afford to take any risks.

"If Link regains his touch at this time, it will be really bad for the Rockets."

"Hahaha, so Link is the king of key goals? Even if he fails to score in the whole game, he will never miss the key at the critical moment!"

The more Bill Simmons smiles, the happier he gets. Link is the kind of player who becomes stronger the more anxious the game becomes.

Maybe there will be times when Link feels bad, but you will never see Link doing nothing at critical moments!

Link, who was sitting on the bench, looked at his hands and seemed to feel that his shooting sensation had returned a little.

Sure enough, the shooting feel is really mysterious.

Then... let's destroy the rocket in one go!

After returning from the timeout, Lu Wei immediately scored a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference again.

But the goal didn't dampen the cheers inside FedEx Arena at all.

In the last five minutes of the game, after entering "Link time", all the Rockets' efforts will be in vain!

Sure enough, Link immediately responded to Lu Wei.

This time, Link found that Ariza was defending him even tighter. It's obvious that he no longer follows the principle of giving in but not in sudden attacks.

Now, both he and D'Antoni no longer dare to let Link shoot.

For others, it might be just luck to make a field goal and keep making it.

But facing Link, Rocket didn't dare to commit suicide like that.

Link has scored many goals in his career, but luck goals have scored the least!

Every time he scores, he relies on his strength to win.

Seeing Ariza sticking so close to him, Link, who was holding the ball close to the three-point line, suddenly paused and looked like he was going to make a three-pointer!

Link has used long-distance pull-up three-pointers to pierce the opponent's defense more than once this season, so Ariza did not dare to slack off and immediately raised his focus and pounced.

This is what Link has been waiting for!

Taking advantage of the moment Ariza stepped forward to block the ball, Link accelerated and passed by Ariza.

Another fake act of worshiping Buddha. Facing Link, you have no idea which step is true and which step is false.

Breaking through Ariza, facing Capela's defense, Link suddenly stopped in the mid-range, and then made a jump shot!

D'Antoni swallowed. Link's confidence seemed to have allowed him to predict the outcome in advance.

Sure enough, the next second, the basketball hit the net, and Link added two more points by shooting!

With this goal, the Grizzlies once again opened the score.

Link's shooting really recovered at the critical moment!

The Rockets must be very regretful now, regretting that they did not seize the opportunity to open the score when Link was not feeling well.

But at this time, they had no chance.

After that, the last few minutes of the fourth quarter were completely dominated by Link.

One minute after the emergency stop shot, Link beat Ariza with his back and made a handsome and elegant turn back, scoring consecutive points!

Two rounds later, Link received a pass from Jokic in the right corner.

He feinted a shot, knocking Ariza away who had become overly nervous, and then easily shot a jumper.

The basketball was impartial and hit the net!

At this point, Link has made four consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter! In these most critical minutes, he also gave back to the fans by scoring 10 points in a row.

"This is Link, this is the power of Link's time! In his time, everything can only be obeyed by him, and the situation can only be at his mercy!"

Bill Simmons was finally happy. Now, he wanted to see what the Houston media had to say!

Kevin Harlan next to him was much calmer. Again, Link's explosive scoring performance was already a common thing.

That guy would come here from time to time, and Kevin Harlan was used to it.

So instead of shouting along, a calm Haaland found a brand new league record.

"With 40 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Link scored a terrifying 40-point triple-double after scoring ten consecutive points. This is the third time in his career that he has scored such data in the playoffs. Now. Do you know Bill? This makes Link the player with the most 40-point triple-doubles in the playoffs in NBA history!"

D'Antoni stopped the game again. There were 41 seconds left in the game. Both sides only had one chance to attack, but the Rockets were 9 points behind...

Today, the Rockets took 49 three-pointers and hit 22 of them, with a three-point shooting rate of 44%!

22 three-pointers in a single game in the playoffs, which is also the third most three-pointers in the league's history!

This is already a very incredible shooting percentage. You must know that the Grizzlies averaged only 26 three-pointers per game in the regular season this season, and only averaged 9 goals per game!

The Grizzlies' three-point attempts and hits are already higher than the league average.

It can be seen from this that taking 49 three-pointers and hitting 22 in one game is an exaggerated statistic!

But with such exaggerated three-point data, there is still no way for the Rockets to win.

This really makes D'Antoni extremely discouraged.

After the game was suspended, Link walked to the commentary table and bumped fists with the little girl who had been cheering him on.

"Thank you, your cheer means a lot to me."

"I love you, Link!" the little girl said shyly after the fist bump.

Link smiled and then walked to the bench, leaving only a tall figure behind.

Bill Simmons looked at the ecstatic little girl and the 9-point difference that was widened at the critical moment, and shook his head.

To have such a leader, Memphis fans are definitely the happiest fans in the world.