Five Hundred and Fifty-Seven: The Beast that Cannot Be Imprisoned

The day after winning the game, Link got a good night's sleep. After taking a 2-0 lead, Link finally relaxed a lot.

While 2-0 is far from over, the Grizzlies have already experienced how far the Clippers can go on fire.

To be honest, if yesterday was the limit of the Clippers, the Grizzlies are not afraid at all. Even if I go to Los Angeles, there will be no surprises.

There must be a lot of Los Angeles fans who think it's just another 0-2 downfall and they still have a chance.

But in the next two games in Los Angeles, Link will let them see the difference between the Grizzlies and the Nuggets.

The Grizzlies didn't practice today. In the afternoon, everyone will take a plane to Los Angeles early. After arriving in Los Angeles, training does not begin until the next morning.

For the current Grizzlies, rest is more important than training. In some ways, the Grizzlies could even consider their opponents in the next round.

In other words, this year's series between the Spurs and the Thunder surprised Link. He still remembers that in the original history, the Spurs finally reached the finals! And the following year, the Spurs also defeated the Heat to win the championship, which directly led to the disintegration of the Heat's Big Three!

But in this history, the Thunder beat the Spurs by 13 points last game! Link had never expected this result.

In Link's impression, since James Harden left, the Thunder have never been close to the finals. How can they play so smoothly against the Spurs with championship strength?

After looking at the consultation between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, Link found out why.

Historically, Westbrook was injured in the first round of the series. After that, the Thunder could only be supported by Durant alone, so they were eliminated early.

And in today's history, Westbrook is still alive and well!

Against the Spurs, not only Durant scored 35 points, but Westbrook also scored 28 points. In addition to the bench, Kevin. Martin's 25 points, this is enough for the Spurs to drink a pot.

Although Westbrook's brain is often hot, he is also a scorer who can contribute 23 points per game. On the Spurs side, it is estimated that it is not so good to play.

It seems that this year's Thunder is still unstoppable, and has the momentum to dismantle the Spurs. However, from the bottom of his heart, Link also really hopes that the Thunder can advance.

The Spurs and the Thunder are not easy to deal with. If you have to choose one of them, Link would rather choose the Thunder.

This time, we must beat Durant until he is convinced!

In the past few years, to be honest, Link was not as good as Durant in terms of hard power. But this season, after gaining Hill's ability to approach the peak, Link is not afraid to fight Durant head-on.

After this year's series, Link hopes that his feud with Durant will come to an end!

So, come on, belly black brother, I will wait for you in the Western Conference finals, and then Hu will beat you back with your own hands!

In the afternoon, Link appeared in the training hall full of energy. The Grizzlies have a habit of gathering in the arena first and then going to the airport together. This way, there will be no such thing as being late.

NBA players are all geniuses on the court, but in life, some players have worse habits than ordinary people.

It happens every year that a team delays an entire flight because one player is late.

The Grizzlies did this to save everyone's time.

After Link entered the training hall, everyone immediately greeted him. Yesterday, Link's hard-steel Paul's victory made everyone in the Grizzlies talk about it.

"Now, we also have our own superstar." Randolph patted Link's shoulder proudly, as if she had trained Link...

Just when everyone was talking and laughing, the team's defensive coach Dave Jogel walked over to Link with a gloomy face, "Link, go to the general manager's office."

"Ah?" Link looked bewildered and scratched his head as he stood there.

The role of the team's general manager is very close to the players. Others have less contact with the players and just do their jobs silently.

Chris Wallace undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

Therefore, Link was indeed a little surprised to hear that Wallace was actually looking for him. After all, they don't see each other a few times a season.

Although he didn't know why, Link did as he did. Wallace must have something to talk to himself face to face, otherwise he won't call himself over.

So before leaving, Link went to the general manager's office, which he didn't come to often.

"Link, I'm sorry to disturb you before the expedition." Wallace saw Link come in, stood up very enthusiastically, and shook hands with Link.

Link still remembers that when he met Chris Wallace for the first time three years ago, although Wallace was also very friendly, it was only a polite friendship. The feeling of being on top.

But now, Wallace always keeps his stature low when facing Link. What you can do in the NBA directly determines how others treat you.

"It's okay, there's still an hour before departure, Chris. You and I don't have to be so restrained." Link casually sat on the leather seat opposite Wallace, and he found that the wall in Wallace's office There are many more photos, and most of them are about myself.

"Yesterday you had a great game, Link. That last shot, especially, literally put my heart in my throat. But after that last shot, that throat cut you did to Chris Paul action......"

"Are you going to be fined?" Link laughed. In fact, when he calmed down yesterday, he knew that the action might be fined.

It's not the 1990s anymore, and that vicious celebration is seriously inconsistent with the image the league wants its players to be "great and upright".

"Yes, I got a call from the league office in the morning. I talked to them for a long time, but they stood their ground. The league decided to fine you $25,000, and then asked you to do your routine work. Public apology at the press conference." Wallace pouted, he did fight for it, but to no avail.

"Do you still want to apologize?" Link shook his head. "Okay, I see, thanks for letting me know, Chris."

"It's just my job, Link. I'll leave you alone and wish you all the best at Staples."

"It will go well." Link smiled confidently.

In the late afternoon, the Grizzlies arrived in Los Angeles on time. Once settled at the hotel, the Grizzlies held their regular press conference in the hotel's convention center.

In the press release, Link explained his actions yesterday, "When I calmed down, I knew I would be fined. For me, there was nothing disrespectful about that action. What I have to do is deal with it. I've made a public apology on Twitter, I've paid the fine, and I just want to focus on the game."

Link didn't die with the Alliance, but it was only 25,000, so there was no need to waste time. Anyway, this is not the first time Link has been ticketed by the league this season. Link said two words about Morey's rude incident, and he was also fined tens of thousands of yuan.

Although this matter subsided quickly, it still became the talk of people. The next night, when the Grizzlies and Clippers were about to start their third matchup, Barkley specifically mentioned, "I wonder if we'll see a passionate Link today?"

For this question, O'Neal jokingly smiled, "You don't think that a mere $25,000 can imprison a beast."

After the game started, the process was similar to what everyone imagined. The Clippers are still fighting hard, but their state is actually not as good as the last game. In the last game, Griffin scored 17 points in the half, and Paul scored nearly 40 points in the whole game, which was the best performance they could come up with.

It is undoubtedly very difficult for the Clippers to surpass this performance.

Link continued to show high-profile performances. Facts have proved that it is difficult for players below the superstars such as Barnes and Butler to contain Link. Link's scoring is still easy and efficient. He is not afraid of villains, because he is a villain himself.

But today, this "villain" doesn't seem to be so arrogant after scoring a goal. His trash talk was reduced, and his celebrations were much more restrained.

On the commentary stage, Barkley smiled, "Look, the players are not like us now, they are all very obedient."

The game reached the last quarter like this. In the seventh minute of the fourth quarter, Griffin, who was exasperated, was muddled on the defensive end.

When Randolph made a layup, he maliciously pulled the big black bear, causing the big black bear to hit the floor abruptly and fell heavily.

Randolph was already heavy, and he was hit on a hard board, and the pain made him unable to get up for a moment.

Link rushed up for the first time and confronted Griffin, who was stronger and taller than himself. The two were chest to chest, and the battle was about to break out.

Fortunately, Iguodala pulled Linkla away in time, otherwise God knows what will happen.

Ultimately, the incident ended with a technical foul from Griffin. However, Link's eyes never took his eyes off Griffin since then.

After 1 minute and 34 seconds, Link finally found a chance for revenge. He took advantage of Randolph's cover to accelerate his breakthrough, and Griffin also stepped up, and immediately abandoned Randolph, giving Link a very rough physical confrontation!

This level of collision, in the regular season, is completely enough to call a foul.

However, under this fierce confrontation, Link carried Griffin on his shoulders and stepped into the penalty area to complete a one-handed dunk!

Griffin kept sticking to Link's side, but to no avail. This kind of dunk under physical confrontation is enough to make Link proud!

"How's it going? Aren't you fucking tough? Bitch!" Link yelled at Griffin after falling behind the dunk. After shouting, he put a middle finger in front of Griffin.

"Pfft!" Seeing this scene, O'Neal almost spit out the water he just drank, this guy Link is really tough! He wasn't being honest just now, but he didn't encounter anything that made him angry!

"Link completed the dunk next to Griffin, but after the dunk, Link didn't seem to enjoy it. He did an action that the league didn't like, but I personally admired it! I take back what I said before, Link is indeed not one-sided. A beast that can be imprisoned. The Alliance wants him to be obedient? Dream!"

Barkley applauded Link's middle finger, and in this day and age, there are not many players as full of blood as him.

And such players are often the ones who can win in tough battles. Which championship have you seen, Mr. Good?

Nowitzki? If you ask James, he certainly won't agree with the "Nowitzki is a good gentleman" statement. It's just that the Germans' "ruthlessness" manifests in a different way. They still get high scores despite having a high fever. This is where Dirk Nowitzki is "ruthless".

And Link, he never hides his anger and desire.

Link got a technical foul as a result, but that didn't matter. Because of Link's consecutive scoring in the second half of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies finally won the third game of the series by 13 points, pointing to the Western Conference finals!

"Today's events told Griffin a truth, don't provoke players who are better than you!"

O'Neal and Barkley have been increasingly looking forward to the Grizzlies' prospects this year. Because of the Grizzlies, there is a leader who is not easy to mess with.

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