Five Hundred and Sixty-Four: Showdown, Not Pretending

Link started the second quarter and got the Grizzlies offense up.

The Grizzlies' strategy was progressive. In the first quarter, Link and Durant fought to the death to allow the Thunder to score as few points as possible. In the second quarter, when the Thunder was still in a rhythm that couldn't score, Link suddenly stood up, enough to catch the Thunder by surprise.

Durant is quite distressed now, he has to defend and score, which will undoubtedly further reduce his efficiency.

And what about Link? He's pretty much just scoring points now. Sefolosha scored only 7.6 points in the regular season, and the scoring data in the playoffs was reduced to 5.7 points.

To put it bluntly, Sefolosa doesn't have any autonomous offensive ability, as long as he doesn't give him the opportunity to shoot open shots.

Link can easily handle this level of offense.

Of course, the Thunder naturally could not give up resistance from the second quarter. They are always second in the West, and they have won 60 this season, and it is impossible to slow down for a long time.

After Link scored 5 points in a row, the Thunder also started to score.

Westbrook took the lead in hitting the penalty area. His speed was too fast, and he threw off Conley and killed him in a change of direction.

If it is an ordinary point guard, when encountering black and white bears, it is only possible to avoid throwing. But Westbrook's head is iron, he is stunned to force a layup with a black and white bear!

Naturally, the ball didn't go in, and people fell hard enough, but they won the referee's whistle!

"Grizzlies defensive foul, Westbrook made two free throws." The referee yelled at the technical table, and Westbrook lay on the ground and raised his arms.

His impact interrupted the Grizzlies' scoring momentum.

Westbrook stood up and made two free throws. Durant is indeed temporarily lost, but the Thunder have other guys who can score.

Later, Link gave the ball to Tony Allen after being double-teamed, but Mr. Tony's layup in the confrontation didn't make it.

I have to say that if Tony Allen's offense is so reliable, he will definitely be a player who can earn an annual salary of tens of millions.

His bias is too serious.

The situation was not as smooth as Link had imagined, and it was just 5 points in a row that it was misfired, which was not what Link wanted.

Just when Link was still thinking about what to do, Westbrook had already killed him again with lightning speed!

His breakthrough was very penetrating, and he directly killed the grizzly bear's hinterland.

In the face of Gasol and Conley's double interception, Westbrook was stunned to complete a difficult layup in the middle of the crowd!

"Tsk." Link pouted, Westbrook's sudden outburst was something he didn't expect.

The point difference returned to 4 points, and the Thunder also found some offensive feeling.

Although their scores are intermittent, they will not be completely thrown off by the Grizzlies after all. Whenever Link wants to completely open the score, the Thunder can stop the loss in time.

The second quarter played like this for three minutes. Although the Grizzlies kept the lead, the point difference could not be opened.

Stevens reluctantly called a timeout, he must continue to adjust his strategy!

"Andre, how's your rest?" The young marshal found that the Thunder's offensive efficiency was still not high, but the Grizzlies had to find a second scoring point other than Link to widen the point difference.

Randolph against Ibaka, it is difficult to get a chance. And Gasol, his offensive performance was unstable.

So, the young marshal turned his attention to Iguodala.

"I need you not only to defend later, but also to share the scoring pressure for Link. If there is an opening, don't hesitate."

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Iguodala stood up, took off his training uniform, and walked to Link's side, ready to play.

"Hey, boy, do you remember what you said to me when I first came?" Iguodala turned to look at Link.

"Huh?" Link didn't respond for a while.

"You said, you want to join me in decorating the dome of the FedEx Arena. Now, we are infinitely close to that goal.

So let me help you, Link. "

After speaking, Iguodala patted Link on the shoulder. The suspension time also ended, and the two sides re-entered the field.

Link looked at Iguodala with a determined look on his face, this guy, pretending to be dead is finally enough, right?

Link said, this time, Thunder can't easily regain these points!

"Tony Allen went off after three minutes in the second quarter. The Grizzlies are now on the court with all their starting lineups. Will Link go back to defend Durant? Or, will the Thunder tie the game?"

The game was full of suspense, and the Thunder were not killed by a single move, which was actually more worthy of the harsh words that Link and Durant said before the game.

If the two sides can defeat each other so easily, how can they be called rivals?

Pause back for the first offense, the Grizzlies have the ball.

Just now, Tony Allen's attack was indeed a drag. But in Durant's view, Iguodala isn't much better. The Thunder's defensive focus is one and only Link!

Link hit the ball to Gasol after holding the ball at the top of the arc, but Gasol was just the command tower, and Durant was next to Link. He knew that the ball would definitely be passed to Link who cut in!

Link really cut inward, and Durant was secretly proud. But until Link ran out of the three-second zone, the ball still didn't pass.

"Huh?" Durant and Ibaka, who was ready to help at any time, were stunned.

The next second, Iguodala suddenly accelerated into the penalty area. Gasol just passed the ball, giving Iguodala a chance to attack the frame!

Since Link's run just now attracted the attention of Durant and Ibaka, he was almost unguarded when Iguodala cut in.

Ibaka made it back hastily, but to no avail. Iguodala made a layup with ease, and the point difference continued to widen!

"Andre seems to have a strong desire to attack today, which is a bit unusual."

Link became excited. If Tony Allen had made the shot just now, he wouldn't necessarily be able to make progress. But Iguodala...don't be fooled by his stats!

In the next round, Durant also made a shot. He's always been a super scorer and can hit the ball in even the worst of situations.

But before Durant had time to be happy, Link hit the basket and returned Durant's "punch".

In this ball, Link's breakthrough was very crisp. But after getting to the basket, Link made a quick stop fake shot.

This time, both Ibaka and Durant were blown away. Seeing that the two forwards defending him were "floating" in the air, Link turned around and made a jumper, making it easy to hit!

Link's scoring stability is very strong, and he rarely misses under absolute opportunities.

The score difference has returned to 8 points, 8 points, as if it is a hurdle. The Grizzlies have been unable to further expand the score, and the Thunder have not been able to tie the 8 points.

Therefore, whoever can break through this hurdle first will gain the advantage of turning the situation around!

The Thunder want to continue the score, but their offensive stability is far behind.

Durant still wanted to attack, but Iguodala didn't give him a chance. The moment Durant raised the ball, he started everything and slapped the ball away!

Durant hurriedly grabbed the ball back and nearly made a mistake. Although he kept the ball, Durant's attack has undoubtedly failed.

So, KD gave the ball to Westbrook. After Westbrook came over, he shot the ball from the three-point line!

The ball was shot well, with a lot of power, but the arc was too flat. Finally hit the front of the basket, forming a long rebound.

Link won't miss a single long rebound, and this one is no exception.

"Damn, I can't let him do whatever he wants!"

Durant shouted secretly in his heart, every time the score difference is approaching, there will always be a mistake. This time, he has to show the tight defense in the first quarter!

Durant posted it when Link was in possession of the ball at halftime. Link almost missed the dribble under the interference of Durant's long arm. I have to say that once Durant defends seriously, he is also at the gate level.

Link staggered and held the ball firmly, but because he could no longer dribble, he was forced to die in place.

Severosa did not hesitate. Seeing this, he rushed up to double-team Link with Durant!

Under the aggressive double-team of the two, Link was about to lose his center of gravity and fell directly. Link knew very well that once he fell in this situation, the ball would definitely belong to the Thunder!

No, you must find a way to get over this hurdle!

At this moment, Iguodala went beyond the three-point line, with his hands in front of his chest, palms facing out, obviously ready to catch the ball.

Link's body has begun to lean back, and one second before he fell, he passed the ball from the gap between Durant and Severosa's thighs to Iguodala!

"Link fell, but he passed the ball before that! Andre Iguodala got the basketball, what would he do?"

Seeing Iguodala catching the ball, Durant breathed a sigh of relief. A guy who's going to shoot over 30 percent of his 3-pointers won't necessarily make it if he shoots.

What's more, Sefolosa made up for it as soon as possible, and Iguodala finally shot in the interference.

The score has still not been widened, this time, we must make a big effort to fill the 8 points!

Durant was just brewing his emotions and was about to attack with all his strength, but he heard the sound of the Nets rolling.

"Eh!?" Durant looked back and saw the Nets fluttering. Then, the live DJ yelled.

"Andre Iguodala, Three~~~~"

"Enter?" Durant looked up at the big screen at the scene.

in!

"Andre Iguodala bravely took the responsibility for the three-pointer. He has undoubtedly become Link's most powerful helper on the perimeter! The point difference has become 11 points, and the Grizzlies finally broke through the 8-point threshold. Now, the situation in Thunder is getting more and more dangerous!"

"Hey, you shouldn't leave him alone." After Link got up, he still scolded Durant.

Iguodala's three-point shooting during the regular season was indeed only 31%, but it is estimated that no one told Durant that Iguodala has hit 40.3% three-point shooting in the playoffs so far. !

When he doesn't play dead anymore, you can't look at him with the eyes of the regular season anymore.

Iguodala originally only wanted to compete with Thunder as an ordinary person, but in exchange, he was despised.

Well now, let's showdown, let's not pretend!

The dual firepower of him and Link is enough to make Thunder's intermittent attacks feel ashamed!

After the second quarter, Link and Iguodala's offense went out of control.

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