Five Hundred and Ninety-Two: The Price of Youth

"Link's triple-double in the finals, making Grizzlies history!"

"The four combined to score 91 points. What makes the Grizzlies' small lineup successful?"

"The 4+ rebounds must-win rule was broken by Link, and Anderson is no longer magical!"

"The series is 2-1, can the Heat survive?"

The day after the series ended, the world was full of praise for the Grizzlies.

4 people scored 91 points, and Link's finals scored 30 points and triple-doubles... These results are indeed very dazzling.

Of course, the most talked about is the grievance between Link and Wade.

After the game, Link's lip language shouting to Wade was interpreted by the media. In Miami, no one ever dared to say to Wade, "This is not your place,"

Link was the first to dare to do this. The key is that he actually walked out of the court alive after doing so.

Wade is helpless. If you want to say that he played as badly as the first game, there is still room for rebuttal. He can still say, "I will make that kid look good in the next game."

But the key is that Wade's performance in the last game was not bad, with 25 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal in the whole game, and the shooting rate was 45.5% on 10 of 22 shots.

With Wade's current health, he doesn't necessarily guarantee that he can do better than the last game.

Being ridden on the neck and shitting can't fight back, anyone will feel uncomfortable.

When the Finals just came to Miami, Heat fans were thrilled. But now, everyone is afraid.

In the last game, the Heat lost so much when both James and Wade played well, which makes people doubt whether the Heat still have the strength to fight.

When the Grizzlies also switched to a small lineup, the Heat did not seem to have any way to resist.

If, just if, the Heat lose the next game...then the Grizzlies will get match point and the series will be 3-1!

And in the history of the NBA Finals, no team has ever been able to reverse the game from a 1-3 deficit!

Therefore, the Heat can not afford to lose. Next time, they can only win.

The three giants of Wade, James and Bosh are undoubtedly pushed to the cusp.

But many people ignored the important player who repeatedly saved the Heat from fire in the last game - Ray Allen.

Ray Allen has been rarely bothered by the media since his move to the Heat. After all, on his head, those three guys are attracting almost all the spotlight. He's either a giant in Miami or a conscientious backup, not even a sixth man.

Here, he doesn't have those damn locker room conflicts to deal with or embarrassing questions to answer.

All he has to do is to do his own training, play his game well, and make those three-pointers that should be scored.

So, he did the same.

At 8:15 in the morning, Ray Allen arrived at the training ground on time and began to warm up. It's hard to imagine a 40-year-old veteran coming to the training hall 45 minutes early every day to prepare for training.

But in this regard, Ray Allen is almost never late. Not even a minute too late.

Stretching, running, shooting, Ray Allen's jersey was soaked in sweat by the time most of the Heat's talent arrived on the court.

Wade and James are studying how to deal with the Grizzlies' small lineup, and one-on-one defense is the only way, because Link's passing ability is too strong.

The consequence of double-teaming Link was yesterday's 30 points and 12 assists.

And what about Ray Allen? All he had to do was figure out how to shoot 3-pointers. This is something he has done all his life, but is still trying to keep improving.

Just like in the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals, the Bucks encountered the 76ers and then the MVP and scoring leader Allen Iverson. At that time, Bucks ace point guard Sam Cassell told Ray Allen, "Don't think about other things, you are only responsible for shooting!"

So, Ray Allen scored 31 points in the first game and 38 points in the second game.

In the sixth game, he scored 9 three-pointers in a single game that broke the NBA Finals record, and scored 41 points to drag the game into the tiebreaker. He's just so scary when he's just shooting.

Yesterday, didn't he who was only in charge of shooting also scored 21 points at the age of 38 and saved the Heat several times?

After training until 11:30 noon, Ray Allen began to take a nap, and Ray couldn't move. Get up at 1pm, no later than a minute. I start lunch at 2:30. It is the same chicken and rice, which I eat almost every day.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, Ray Allen attended training on time. After training at 5:00, Ray Allen went to physiotherapy. As is customary, the Heat players left him the bed on the far right of the physiotherapy room.

In fact, the beds in the physiotherapy room are like empty seats on the bus, and there is no indication of which bed belongs to whom. Whoever comes first has the right to choose.

However, Ray Allen was stubborn to such an extent that he wanted his day to be the same.

When flying, he doesn't like other people taking his fixed seat. In Seattle, he would get mad at someone taking his usual parking spot.

And when he was doing physical therapy, he also didn't like the position of his bed changed.

After physical therapy, Wade and James will say goodbye to Ray Allen. And Ray Allen will stay and use the best physical state to practice a set of shots to see how his shooting percentage is.

We won't leave the arena until 7 o'clock. A lot of pitches for a minute, and never an extra minute.

Spoelstra has joked, "His unshakable schedule will continue until the end of the world."

Ray Allen's former teammate Pierce once joked, "If I did the same thing every day, I would kill myself."

But Ray Allen never tire of it.

When people were talking about how Wade would respond to Link and how James would defend his MVP status, no one cared about Ray Allen.

But Ray Allen clearly remembers every three-pointer he scored in the last game, every time he pulled the Heat back and was kicked off by Link.

He was thinking about Game 4 of the series, how to win.

Ray Allen, 38, was unwilling to admit defeat.

A day later, at the American Airlines Center Arena. The fourth game of the crucial series has officially started.

In this game, Ray Allen was directly mentioned as the starting position. He still performed well, but still not the protagonist of the game.

The protagonist is Wade who steals Iguodala in two consecutive rounds and does not hesitate to fall to the ground to save the ball. The protagonist is James, who is stubbornly fighting Link on the defensive end, playing dismal, and doesn't look like a superstar at all.

The protagonist is the young No. 0 who is believed to be about to start an era by stepping on the bodies of James and Wade.

What about Ray Allen? He's just in charge of shooting.

The two sides played very anxiously today. If we talk about the first three games, there were still some unexpected changes on both sides. So today, there is absolutely no secret between the two parties.

The Heat have taken precautions against the Grizzlies' small lineup, and there is no such thing as 4 people scoring 91 points. The Grizzlies are also familiar with the Heat from unfamiliar, and they can deal with it easily and do not let Wade go berserk again.

In the last 15 seconds of the game, Link missed a key free throw.

He wanted to win so badly, he knew that as long as the score was 3-1, the Grizzlies would almost be touching the championship trophy with one hand.

He could fulfill that dream, fulfill that promise to Upshaw. He can wear the No. 0 jersey and lift the highest honor in the basketball world above his head. He can lead the Grizzlies to win the first championship trophy in team history and start a golden age!

As a result, Link felt tremendous pressure for the first time on the free throw. Two free throws, only one hit. The score became 95-97, with the Grizzlies leading by just 2 points.

"Fuck, damn it!" After missing the penalty, Link shook his fist reluctantly. He actually missed such a crucial penalty! Most importantly, 15 seconds left for the Heat!

"This is the price of youth, and this is the road Link must take. However, a 2-point difference is still dangerous for the Heat!"

Mike Brin also felt regretful, but on second thought, Link was only in the third grade. It's amazing that he can do this.

Who hasn't made a mistake? Jordan, who entered the league in 1984, only played in the finals for the first time in 1991. Kobe Bryant in his rookie season had four consecutive three-point streaks in the playoffs. To put it more recently, the Thunder and Durant, who were young last season, were also beaten up by the Heat.

Link is already among them, the youngest who has done the best. Missed a free throw that didn't seem serious.

The Heat called a timeout and arranged the final attack. I don't know why, but Ray Allen thought of the 2001 Eastern Conference finals and the 76ers who celebrated their victory early in the Game 7.

At that time, the young he missed and watched Iverson reach the finals, which made Iverson brilliant. Back then, he was like Link now. He seemed perfect, but he always made mistakes.

Ray Allen couldn't help asking himself, if he did it again now, would he make the same mistakes as Link just now and himself in 2001?

Before Ray Allen could answer himself, the timeout was over.

15 seconds, 2 minutes. The fate of Miami and Link is about to be decided.

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