One Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-Nine: Victory Is Not so Quick (3/5)

Kevin Durant hit the last three-pointer and scored his 33rd point of the game.

When the basketball hit the net, the backboard also glowed red. It was a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

However, this still doesn't help. Because even after this three-pointer, the defending champion Warriors were still 8 points behind.

At this time, they didn't even have a second to spare.

128 to 120, the Grizzlies and Warriors played a wonderful offensive battle and lived up to the fans' expectations for this game.

It's a pity that no matter how exciting the game is, there can only be one winner.

At FedEx Arena, the Golden State Warriors finally suffered their first loss in the playoffs this season.

After Durant hit the buzzer-beating shot, he put his head on his hips dejectedly. But inside the FedEx Arena, violent cheers erupted.

Sure enough, it is almost impossible to chase 15 points in less than 1 minute.

"At the end of the game, the Memphis Grizzlies won a well-deserved victory! Link and Jokic scored triple-doubles at the same time, helping the Grizzlies win the game with a clear advantage! The total score of the series became It’s 1-0, the Grizzlies have an absolute advantage!”

Mike Breen stood up immediately and roared with the fans.

After a year, Grizzlies fans finally got the victory they were looking forward to.

Although a 1-0 lead is not enough to ensure that the Grizzlies win the final series, this game at least proved that the Grizzlies are indeed capable of competing with the Warriors this season!

In last season's Western Conference Finals, Link averaged 35.4 points per game and scored more than 40 points in two of the six games.

What does this mean? Does this mean Link is strong? No, it means Link has no helper!

Throughout the Western Conference Finals, Link almost had to rely on himself to support himself. Carter and Iguodala are too old, and Jokic last season was too immature.

Therefore, that series was very difficult from the first game. Although the Grizzlies won two games, those two wins were also very thrilling.

But this year is different, the Grizzlies' victory can be described as hearty.

Don't look at it, but the win is not much, only 8 points. But throughout the game, the Grizzlies almost always had firm control of the game.

And except for Link, the rest of the Grizzlies also performed very well.

The return of Conley and Gasol this season has greatly increased the Grizzlies' strength. Dinwiddie, Richardson and Harrell are no longer burdensome.

What's more, this year the Grizzlies also have Jokic, a guy who scored a triple-double at the same time as Link and broke the historical record.

This is completely different from the situation last season where Link had to attack with all his strength to barely guarantee a narrow victory.

This game gave Grizzlies fans great confidence!

Durant looked at Link, who was hugging his teammates, and gritted his teeth.

Today, he scored 33 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was 46.4%. To be honest, the performance is not bad.

He wanted to work hard to regain face for the disastrous defeat when the two sides met in the last regular season.

But in the end, they still lost this crucial first game and allowed the Grizzlies to break their playoff record.

Durant was very unwilling, especially when Link said "Welcome to my era", Durant felt like the number one loser in the world!

If Link really wins this year, he will truly become the biggest backdrop in history.

If Link really achieves four championships in five years, the Warriors will become one of the most insignificant championships in NBA history!

It's like the Rockets, sandwiched between the Bulls' two three-peat championships, have no sense of existence!

To know,

If the Rockets no longer have a sense of presence, it will still be two consecutive championships. And the Warriors just won a championship.

"This is not your time yet!" Durant muttered to himself and walked towards the player tunnel.

You can lose to anyone, but not Link!

On the court after the game, it was not Link who received the most attention from reporters today, but the usually tepid Jokic.

"I'm happy to be able to help the team and hopefully we can get through it this time."

"I don't have anything against Draymond Green, I just want to win."

"Link is a great leader. He gave me some advice on the court and helped me perform better. He also led us in special training last summer. I am very happy to be able to play beside him. Lucky."

Compared to Link, Jokic's speech was indeed much friendlier. His honest way of speaking actually gained him a group of new fans.

In the NBA, some stars are serious, some are upright, and some are downright bad.

But it is indeed very rare for a star like Jokic to be so funny from his appearance to his playing style to his personality.

Jokic kept smiling throughout the whole process, and it was obvious that he was indeed very happy.

The nightmare left last summer was finally shattered the moment the electronic buzzer sounded.

In the confrontation with the Warriors, he could finally no longer just stand by and watch, and finally could no longer just watch Link fight for victory alone.

He can finally contribute his own strength and contribute to victory!

This is what makes Jokic happiest.

Overnight, Jokic became a star player sought after by fans.

This guy couldn't hold a plank for 20 seconds during a trial, then he was returned from a trial in Barcelona because he was too fat, and his experience in making a name for himself in the NBA was all dug out by reporters.

Before you become famous, people don’t care about the story behind you.

But when you become famous, even if there is no story behind it, reporters will write the story.

Jokic and the Grizzlies recorded a triple-double in the same field at the same time, which became popular all over the United States.

After the Warriors lost the game, they suffered huge infamy.

Fans say that the Warriors don't know how to win without using dirty methods.

Some even believe that if Pachulia hadn't done something bad, Leonard might have been playing in the Western Conference Finals with the Grizzlies!

This season, people are rejecting the Warriors more than people once rejected the Grizzlies.

The Warriors may be the most unpopular defending champion in NBA history.

Now, all of Memphis is in a state of joy.

But during training the next day, Link still arrived at the gym early, still looking serious.

Seeing that Link hadn't relaxed yet, the others' nerves were also tense.

Link deliberately created this serious atmosphere. He knew very well that it was not time to relax yet.

Indeed, the Grizzlies won the game last night very beautifully. But if the Warriors were really that easy to defeat, then Link wouldn't have to prepare for this series for a whole year!

The Warriors will definitely counterattack, and the counterattack will come very quickly! You don’t even have to wait to return to Oakland. In the next game, the Warriors will come out with even more firepower!

If you take it lightly just because you won one game, the Warriors will definitely seize the opportunity to complete the reversal.

Therefore, Link needs everyone to maintain a sense of tension.

Durant and Curry will never give in so quickly.

This is a series where it's not over until four games are won.

Therefore, while the fans outside are cheering wildly, the Grizzlies players are calmly preparing for the game.

Sure enough, just as Link expected, the Warriors' counterattack came very quickly.

In the second game of the series at FedEx Arena, the Warriors launched a very powerful counterattack...