Five Hundred and Sixty-Six: The Layer of Paper that Was Pierced

Originally, the Thunder was really about to take off, but Link scored a 2+1 as soon as he played in the fourth quarter, so that the Thunder, who was about to climb up from the cliff, was kicked down again.

Facts have proved that the playoffs are indeed a stage to test the quality of superstars. Regular time, you might also say, "Link played so well because of Andre Iguodala."

But at critical moments, Link's performance always makes people shut up.

He is the reason why the Grizzlies can get to where they are.

After this three-pointer, the Thunder's riveting strength suddenly loosened. With a few minutes remaining, the Thunder did not collapse directly, but they were unable to hit an offensive climax in one go.

Under Link's steady attack, after 48 minutes of the game, Kevin Durant still met the ending he had to accept.

"The Memphis Grizzlies defended their home court. The Thunder, the Western Champions last season, were the first to lose!"

Mike Breen announced the results while applauding the Grizzlies and Link, who had a fantastic and flawless game.

Durant scored 32 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole game. The data seems to be good, but the shooting rate is "only" 43.1%.

The 43.1% hit rate is actually not particularly bad. But you have to know that during the regular season, Durant's shooting percentage was as high as 51%. In the last round of the series against the Spurs, against Leonard, he also shot 48.5%.

Today, it is no exaggeration to describe Durant with a "sudden drop in hit rate"!

There's no question that the Grizzlies' wheel play played a role, and they very clearly limited Durant's scoring footsteps.

What makes Durant even more aggrieved is that he also allowed Link to get better data when his hit rate was limited!

"With 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and a beautiful double-double, Link played very well today. In the second quarter, he and Iguodala laid an advantage for the Grizzlies. The 2+1 in the fourth quarter was even more The victory was sealed in one fell swoop. He was without a doubt the best player of the day, even Kevin Durant compared to Link."

Mike Brin did not hesitate to use all the compliments on Link. From the game performance to the data to the result, Link defeated the Thunder in all aspects!

Durant is so aggrieved, he has never lost so badly. In the past against Link, even if the Thunder lost, Durant's personal data and performance would not be so much worse than Link's.

But today, both as a team and as an individual, Durant lost, terribly.

"It's not the end of the game, 0-1. But for the Thunder, the situation has become quite passive. Against the Grizzlies, any trail is dangerous. Next game, the game will be at FedEx Ball. I don’t know if the Thunder can win at the Grizzlies’ home court this time.” Mike Brin left the biggest suspense at the end of the game.

Can the Thunder win at FedEx Arena? They did it in the regular season. Durant made a 0.9 second lore, which broke the Grizzlies' home unbeaten gold.

If the Thunder can't continue to replicate this success, then they will return home with a 2-0 deficit, just like the Rockets and Clippers.

How the fate of the Rockets and Clippers, I believe the Thunder also saw.

At the press conference after the game, Durant looked unwilling, "Of course we will win, in fact, today we are only close to winning. I will work harder in the next game, and I can do it in the regular season. We can do the same thing in the Western Conference finals.”

Durant clenched his fists the whole time and frowned, as if he was eager to play the second game in ten minutes.

Is KD in a good mood? Even if he lost the game, the key was to lose to Link. Not even talking about losing to Link, and being slapped in the face by Link.

The war of words before the game was so fierce, and the game was lost. This is not a crazy face-slap.

And after losing the game, Link's cynicism towards Durant in the game, Durant is completely unable to fight back now.

The one who loses is the younger brother, and this is the rule of competitive sports. If you lose the ball, you will be blind, and people will only say that you can't afford to lose.

Therefore, Durant can only swallow his breath now.

"Kevin, what do you think of your slumping hit rate today?"

"KD, today you let Link score almost 40 points, can you tell me where the main defense problem is?"

"Kevin..."

Afterwards, the reporters used a bunch of questions that made Durant face black, embarrassing the three consecutive scoring champions and committing cancer.

He also thought that by expressing his impassioned attitude, he could cover up today's defeat. But it turns out that Durant thought too much.

On the other hand, the atmosphere of the Grizzlies' press conference was much better. The reporter and Link were enjoying themselves happily, as if they were having a tea party.

"Link, can you tell me when Andre got hot? Did he hit all the shots before the game started?"

Today, in addition to Link, Iguodala has also become a big star. With 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Iguodala's data is absolutely amazing enough.

If he hadn't stood up to help Link defend the enemy in the second quarter, the Grizzlies might not have been able to suppress the Thunder for so long.

"Andre? No, he was the same as usual before the game. But our whole team knows that when we need him, he will definitely stand up." After Link finished, he turned his head to Iguodala beside him. smiled.

Today, I really appreciate this guy. When the Grizzlies introduced Iguodala, they hoped that he would play a "Pippen" role beside Link.

And today, Iguodala did it.

Link still remembers what Iguodala said to him during the game. A simple "I'll help you" was enough to make Link enter the court with confidence.

"I just did what I could. The biggest hero today was Link. His performance was great." Iguodala spread his hands. He never needed the spotlight, as long as he could help the team.

"Next question, Link, what do you want to say after nearly 40 points on Durant?"

Faced with this question, Link was stunned for a moment. He was thinking about whether he wanted to give Durant face. After thinking about it for a while, if Durant wins today, he will definitely not spare himself.

Therefore, Link did not intend to spare Durant.

"40 points on his head...I think it's normal. After all Kevin...Damn, Kevin Durant can't play! So, it's not worth it. bragging."

As soon as Link's voice fell, the flashing lights immediately joined together.

Link smiled slightly, that's what he wanted!

Durant must know that losing to himself is very embarrassing. Either don't lose, or don't find fault.

The next day, ESPN also released a selection of the trash talk in Link and Durant's game. The tiny microphones on the two men recorded all this faithfully.

People suddenly discovered that Durant was really not at the same level as Link when it came to trash-talking.

Taking advantage of this incident, Link made a solid fire again. Now, his popularity even overshadows LeBron James on the other side.

If Link was just trash talking, people would think he was just another rascal.

However, the key link was able to beat his opponents in the game while spouting trash talk fiercely, so he was called an old hooligan by fans.

Rogue and old rogue seem to be the same word, but the meaning is far from the same. The latter, usually the meaning of compliment is greater.

After Link's solid fire, even James was implicated.

After Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers, a reporter even asked James if he was ready to face Link.

James has been confused. They have only played one game in each of the division finals. Now they are starting to warm up for the finals. Is it really okay?

"Link is a very strong player, but I still want to treat my current opponent wholeheartedly first." James can only answer.

After returning to the locker room, James felt that the group of reporters were crazy, "We have experienced the counterattack of European players and the impact of countless local superstars. But Asian players are popular in the league? This is the first time. It was Yao's prosperous age, and he didn't have such a big influence."

Hearing James complaining, Wade waved his hand with a smile, "Don't worry, the Thunder are not a weak team, they will bring the situation back. After the second game of the Western Finals, a reporter asked you how to deal with Kevin. . Durant."

Wade is not looking down on the Grizzlies, he also admits that the Grizzlies are very strong. It's just that he doesn't think Link has made it to the finals.

In Wade's mind, Link is still one layer of window paper away from being a real superstar.

As a result, 24 hours later, Wade's already large cheeks were swollen.

"Man, it looks like the reporters will still be asking me questions about Link tomorrow."

At 11 o'clock at night, Wade received a call from James to complain. Because of the second game of the Western Conference finals that just ended today, the Thunder kneeled again.

Wade shook his head secretly, maybe that layer of window paper had been punctured.

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