One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty-Six: Finally Reached This Step (Four/Five)

Derrick Rose's pull-up layup caught the Clippers off guard. Before Lou Williams could exert any force, Rose gave the Clippers a blow.

The fans at FedEx Arena stood up. Rose's breakthrough just now was like a dream return to the top.

In fact, Rose has been in good shape over the past two years. To say he has returned to the top is an exaggeration, but he is indeed an excellent player.

But just like now, people don't care much about the withered rose. Therefore, not many people remember Rose's outstanding performance.

Link stood on the sidelines with goosebumps all over his body.

Rose has been in very good physical condition recently, which he has already shown on the training ground, and everyone on the Grizzlies team is also aware of this.

It's just that the fans and the Clippers don't know it yet.

Although Rose scored the first goal, Doc Rivers was not discouraged. He did not believe that Rose could still compare with Lou Williams in terms of offensive firepower.

In Rivers' mind, Lu Wei can be used as the core of the offense.

There is no doubt that Leonard's tactical status in the Clippers is higher than that of Lou Williams. But at certain moments, Rivers believes in Lu Wei more, such as now.

At this time, Rivers' role in putting Leonard on the court is not to attack tough situations, but to help Lu Wei defend and create space.

In this way, even if Leonard doesn't exert any effort on the offensive end, the Clippers can still score.

I have to say that Lu Wei's offense is indeed sharp. He used Harrell's cover to face Jokic's throw very easily.

What Jokic is most afraid of is this kind of ball-holding defender. He really can't keep up and can't risk it.

Seeing Lu Wei score easily, Rivers felt more at ease.

Next, Lu Wei only needs to equalize the score and then pull away according to the rules, and everything will go according to his plan.

Lu Wei also gave Harrell a high-five. As the strongest substitute combination in the league, he and Harrell are almost the Jordan and Pippen of rotation time.

Lu Wei is full of confidence, even though there are three superstars in Leonard, Link and George on this court. But now, it's his moment!

Lu Wei was just a little proud,

Only to find Ross rushing forward again.

That No. 1 was extremely calm, and Lu Wei frowned, remembering the scene where he was turned around by Rose just now.

For some reason, Louis Williams swallowed.

He felt a huge sense of oppression coming towards him.

Rose did not open a single this time, but signaled Jokic to set up a screen for him.

The ball has always been in Rose's hands in these two rounds. This is completely a pure core style of play!

What kind of treatment does a championship-contending team give to a washed-up, former star player who is already in his 30s?

Perhaps only the Grizzlies in the entire league can meet this condition.

Jokic's screen was in place, and Rose broke through again!

His breakthrough was very determined, and he no longer had the fear of injury a few years ago.

The moment he bypassed Jokic, Link made a small change of direction and shot in between Lu Wei and Harrell.

Paul George's eyes widened below. He didn't expect Rose to be able to complete such an action easily.

Harrell is in trouble now. If he covers Rose, Jokic will be left outside the three-point line.

After weighing the pros and cons, Harrell decided to stay in front of his former teammate Jokic.

He believes that it is unlikely that Rose will successfully hit the basket and score consecutively, and others will cover up the defense.

Maurice Harkless, who played the fourth position, did come up to defend, but he was a step too late.

Rose took two big steps into the penalty area and suddenly jumped on one foot, holding the basketball in the air with both hands.

Harkless also jumped up from the side, but Rose flashed past him.

Finally, under the astonished eyes of everyone, Derrick Rose dunked with both hands, widening the point difference again!

"A two-handed dunk, from Derrick Rose! Hey, he's totally competing with Lou Williams! Rose's offense is very sharp, and his body is very light. This No. 1 jersey seems to let him have it again. MVP style!”

Hubie Brown was a little surprised. Although it was not the first time Rose scored high points this season, in his impression, this was Rose's first dunk this season.

Lou Williams' defense was too loose for Rose. He was Derrick Rose, the super point guard who once enjoyed the tightest defense!

Just a Louis Williams, why should he care about it?

After Rose landed, he pointed to No. 1 on his chest.

Roses will bloom again in Memphis!

This time, Doc Rivers stood up from the bench.

It is no coincidence that Rose holds the ball for two consecutive possessions.

Only then did he realize that the Grizzlies had no intention of letting Jokic be the main attacking point. Rose was the main attacking point of the Grizzlies' lineup!

The Grizzlies sent Rose up just to confront Lu Wei.

Whoever scores more points is the winner!

It's quite arrogant. Knowing that the Clippers were going to attack Lu Wei, they actually hired someone to attack him.

Rivers really doesn't believe in evil. He still believes that Lu Wei's scoring ability is better than Rose's.

But three minutes later, when Rivers saw that the score difference on the field remained unchanged, he believed it.

Lu Wei really couldn't beat Rose today!

"A beautiful mid-range step-back shot. Derrick Rose once again scored the ball over Lou Williams. The point difference returned to 7 points. The Clippers were about to equalize the score every time, but It’s just the final kick!”

Hubie Brown looked at Rose's statistics and found that he had scored 7 points and 1 assist in just a few minutes.

This efficiency is not inferior even when compared with the MVP period!

Lao Li was a little panicked now, because he saw that the Grizzlies were already preparing to put Link back on the field.

According to Rivers' plan, the Clippers should have widened the point difference by now.

However, at this time, the Clippers were further behind than at the end of the first quarter!

Seeing that Link was about to appear, Rivers simply took the initiative to call a timeout.

The plan failed, and he had to reunite George and Leonard to resist Link!

Rose was in a defensive posture, but he heard the referee's whistle.

At that moment, Rose's eyes finally softened.

Only then did he realize that he was already covered in sweat. Just now, he had devoted himself wholeheartedly to the battle, and he even forgot about fatigue.

Ross looked up at his data on the big screen and smiled softly.

Immediately afterwards, the fans at FedEx Arena cheered for Rose.

"This is a cry dedicated to a hero. Derrick Rose deserves the praise from the fans!"

"I really didn't expect Rose to actually suppress Lou Williams in terms of offensive firepower. You must know that Lou Williams has been the best sixth man in the league in the past few years. Although it seems a little late for Rose to transform into a sixth man at this age, as long as This will allow him to chase a ring, then it’s not too late!”

Amid the compliments from the commentators, Rose pointed to the stands, then walked off the court and walked up to Link.

Link hugged Rose gently and patted him on the back.

"Go ahead, Link." Ross knew that after all, he could not control this battlefield. But he is very satisfied to be able to help and find himself in Memphis.

"Leave it to me, Drake." Link took a deep breath, and Rose bought him precious rest time.

Then, it's time for him to take Rose straight to the top as promised!

The timeout ended, and Link returned to the court.

He is gearing up and preparing to continue to suppress the Clippers!

Rivers sighed, his plan to open the score with Lu Wei failed. In this game, we can only rely on the stars to solve the problem.

The winner can only be determined in the most brutal way.

Paul George also returned to battle, and both sides had the strongest lineups.

Christine Lacey held her breath. She knew that the next game would be enough to make people suffocate.

Sure enough, the subsequent match between the two sides was so anxious that you couldn't even blink.

After George and Leonard worked together to equalize the score, the two teams fell into a deadlock of alternating leads.

The Clippers' forward combination is indeed outstanding, but Jokic and Link are not willing to admit defeat.

When all four of them take a break, Rose and Lu Wei will be inseparable again.

Throughout the game, neither side seemed to be able to widen the point difference.

Although the players on the field played very anxiously, the fans enjoyed watching it.

Kevin Harlan even exclaimed in the commentary: "This is a true Western Conference Finals-level matchup!"

The game went like this until the last quarter, with the two teams taking the lead alternately 23 times!

At this time, there were only 38 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Clippers were 2 points behind.

Leonard held the ball and broke through Link, but halfway through, the "faceless guy" suddenly distributed the ball outside the three-point line.

Leonard is playing the best organizational performance of his career this season, averaging 5.2 assists per game and an assist rate of 27.6%, far exceeding any previous season in his career.

When George caught the basketball, Dillon Brooks was just in position. But George completely ignored Brooks' defense and made a pull-up jumper one step away from the three-point line!

Brooks raised his arms, but too slowly! Faced with Brooks' interference, George didn't even frown.

How could the pace of defeating Link be stopped by a guy like Dillon Brooks!

Link immediately blocked Leonard. The penalty area was crowded with people, all coming to grab rebounds, which made Link full of men.

However, this basketball fell directly into the net in the most perfect arc.

The two sides alternated the lead 24 times, and Paul George made perhaps the most important three-pointer of the day!

"In! Paul George's 39th point! He scored extremely well today, and this shot can be said to be a slam-dunk! There are 28 seconds left, let's see how Link responds!"

"Oh my God, George's shooting makes my scalp numb. This guy is a natural killer!"

The game was paused. Link glanced at George and found that George was also staring at him with a victor's attitude.

Link shook his head, and the game was finally dragged into the final moment.

Jordan is so damn toxic!

As soon as he said he wanted to tie James in the number of buzzer beaters, games that depended on buzzer beaters followed one after another.

Two games ago, the Jazz forced a decisive moment, and it happened again today.

But now, Link can't worry so much anymore.

Even if Jordan really has the superpower of poisonous milk, Link has to break the curse.

No. 1 in the strength rankings, Jordan's poisonous milk, the ultimate Clippers, George's challenge, Rose's expectations...

Come on, let’s solve all these problems together!