One Hundred and Eighty-Five: The Most Refreshing and Refined Reason

Link felt ashamed at the thought of his performance in Game 5 of the series. Unexpectedly, the Grizzlies also had a day of overturning. If it's just a rollover on your own, it's still a collective rollover of the entire team.

Throughout the game, the Grizzlies made a total of 78 shots and struck 50 shots... The team's shooting rate was only 35.9%. Link's 33.3% shooting percentage is the second highest among the starting five...

Some media joked that it may be that the Grizzlies players went to the nightclub to celebrate the victory in advance under the leadership of Randolph, so they were not in good shape the next day.

But it's just a joke after all, everyone knows how hard the Grizzlies are this year. But sometimes, basketball is just like that. You thought you were going to win, but in fact you were just going further and further on the road to overturning.

Fortunately, the next game is back to Memphis, otherwise it is not impossible for the Thunder to get two consecutive victories at home.

Speaking of which, the situation in the West is basically very tense this year. The Spurs and Hornets are currently tied 3-2, and Paul doesn't want to be eliminated early.

The Mavericks and the Nuggets were already tied 3 to 1, but the Nuggets did not let the Mavericks sweep, which is already a problem for the Mavericks.

The Lakers and Trail Blazers are now also 3-2, and the defending champions met fierce resistance in the first round. Overall, no series in the West has shown a crushing trend.

The East side is different. The Heat and Bulls both eliminated their opponents with a score of 4-1, and the Celtics beat the Knicks to a 4-0 sweep.

It has to be said that the competition in the West is indeed much more intense. But this tragic is relative, for the lower-ranked team, as well as the higher-ranked team.

The Thunder and the Grizzlies are under a lot of pressure right now, and if the Thunder lose the next game, they'll just go home. But if the Grizzlies lose, the total score will be tied 3-3. And most importantly, the tiebreaker will be played at the Thunder's home court. For the Grizzlies, that would undoubtedly be quite dangerous.

So, the Grizzlies' goal for the next game is clear, and that is to get this series out of the way in Memphis!

The game has been played so well, how can you give up the possibility of promotion?

Link went to bed early this evening, and he didn't want his performance to continue to decline tomorrow.

It was a decisive battle, and if anything went wrong, Link would regret it for the rest of his life.

It has been raining heavily outside the window all day today. Only the thunder that is willing to accompany the torrential rain will not set Memphis on fire.

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The next day, before the alarm went off, Link opened his eyes. Today is the day of the sixth game against the Thunder. Link had been excited all night yesterday, and he couldn't wait.

As always, after getting up to wash, Link first turned on the TV to broadcast the news, and then went to the kitchen to toss his nutritious breakfast.

Today, however, the Memphis news channel did not say anything about sports. Because in Memphis, something perhaps bigger than sports happened.

"Due to recent heavy rains and spring ice melt, the Mississippi River is flooding, and water levels are approaching the highest level since the 1930s. Parts of Memphis, Tennessee were flooded as a result, and thousands of families living in low-lying areas were ordered by the authorities. Evacuate."

“Currently, the Mississippi River has risen to 14.63 meters, almost reaching the all-time high of 14.84 meters in 1937. The Mississippi River is now twice the normal value, with a flow rate of 56,000 cubic meters per second, which should have flowed into the Mississippi. 'Reflux' phenomenon in the tributaries of the river."

"Overnight, many houses and cars were submerged in water, and several areas were at risk of flooding. As the water level of the Mississippi continued to rise. Some people struggled to walk in waist-high floodwater, while others chose to Go canoeing."

Link whistled and fried eggs, still wondering why today's sports news hasn't started yet.

It wasn't until Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace called Link that Link realized the seriousness of the matter.

"What? I'm safe, Mr. Chris Wallace, the block I live in hasn't been flooded. I've heard that the flooded areas are low-lying areas. Rest assured, it won't affect me today. The game is even less likely to affect my life safety.”

Link did not expect that Chris Wallace would actually call to ask if he was trapped by the flood and was in danger. After receiving the call, Link hurriedly looked out of the window and heaved a sigh of relief when he found that everything was normal.

However, Chris Wallace could make a phone call to inquire, explaining that this flood was much more serious than Link had imagined.

For the sake of safety, Link decided to go out early and meet up with the team at the FedEx Arena first.

Link was right that his neighborhood was unaffected by the disaster. But when he drove his Land Rover two blocks away, Link was dumbfounded.

"Sir, I'm afraid you have to go back the same way. Due to the flood, the water in front of you is already waist-high! If you drive by force, it will be very dangerous. We are currently evacuating the residents here, and I hope you can cooperate."

A roadside police officer asked Link to roll down the window and say those words to him. And less than 50 meters in front of Link, the original city street has been completely submerged in the water!

"Wo Cao, this Nima is too exaggerated!" Link swallowed, it was the first time he saw this kind of picture that he could only encounter in disaster movies in the past!

"Wait, you are...you are Link!" At this moment, the marine police who stopped Link pushed off his sunglasses and stared at the Chinese man in front of him in surprise.

"That's right, it's me. Thank you for reminding me just now, officer." Link didn't hide it, and the key point was that he couldn't hide it.

"Oh my God! It's really you! God, last time you played in Memphis, you were just..."

"Shh...don't disturb the others, officer. You know, we're going to have a life-or-death final with the Thunder tonight."

"That's right, my family has bought tickets. We really hope to see the team advance to the playoffs at home!" The Marine Police was extremely excited and seemed to be a basketball fan too.

"So the question now is, how do I get through the flooded road ahead. I have to rush to the FedEx Arena, I don't want to miss the pre-game preparations because of the flood." Link said the question that made him most anxious, He is not afraid of floods, but afraid of not being able to catch up with the game!

If he missed pre-match preparations or even games because of the flood, Link would have become famous. He will become the first NBA player in NBA history to miss the game because his way out was flooded. The reason for this absence can be said to be quite refreshing and refined.

"You can go around Seventh Street, where the terrain is higher, and normal traffic can still be maintained." The police officer pointed a way to Link, but Link was still frowning tightly.

"How many vehicles did you let to detour this morning? The two-way traffic can only choose where to detour?"

"That's right, we directed about a hundred vehicles to go around."

"Damn, then Seventh Avenue must be blocked now!" Link patted the steering wheel hard, and was about to start the car, but was stopped by the police officer.

"Perhaps, I have a way to pass quickly. It will not delay your time and ensure safety."

"Oh? Helicopter?"

"Helicopter? No, no, the helicopters have been dispatched to the hardest hit area. I mean, we can row through this stretch of water and send a police car to escort you to the FedEx Arena."

"What!? By boat!?" Link scratched his head, and sure enough, you never know what trouble you'll get into in this round of the series.

This trouble naturally includes trouble outside the arena.

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