Seven Hundred and Sixty-Four: Eager to Usurp the Throne (Three / Five)

The Memphis Grizzlies are undoubtedly the most successful team this season, bar none.

After continuing as Dave Jogel's Coach of the Year and Link's Defensive Player of the Year, the Grizzlies won another MVP.

It's a great achievement for a team to get three individual honors in one season.

Compared with the MVP, it seems no surprise that Link was the best defensive player before.

When the media dug out Link as the third person after Olajuwon, Jordan and Garnett to win both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors, fans no longer felt that way. surprise.

Because this entire season, Link has been making history. In three days, Link will be the first or another XXXX player in NBA history. In this regard, fans have long been surprised.

In addition to the fans, Link's opponents have also become accustomed to his greatness. For example, Chris Paul.

Paul was indignant when Link won the Defensive Player of the Year a few days ago. But now, when Link became the first unanimous MVP, Paul was relieved.

This guy has already won so many honors, why not get another MVP?

Therefore, Paul's mood tonight is very calm. He doesn't care what awards Link has won or what history Link has made.

He put all his attention on defeating the Grizzlies!

The Los Angeles Clippers have recovered from a horrific loss in the last game, and they still make it their primary goal to rout the defending champs.

Link is great, but he and the Grizzlies aren't invincible either. In the last game, the Clippers were only a mile away from winning.

Tonight, the eyes of the world are on the Grizzlies and on Link, the regular season MVP.

Even more than this game, people care more about the trash talk between Link and Durant.

The Los Angeles Clippers seem to be completely transparent. As the current opponent of the Grizzlies, they are rarely mentioned.

The Grizzlies have completely become the protagonists, and the Clippers are not even supporting roles now, at most they are just a sideshow.

Paul can't help clenching his fists. After this game, he will make people's eyes go back to the Clippers!

He doesn't care about anything but victory.

When Link entered the field, he was praised and cheered by the fans in the audience. As the first MVP player in the history of the Memphis Grizzlies, Link's status at FedEx Arena has been unshakable.

The fans cheered and applauded Link frantically. Link is now like Bird was to the Celtics and Magic was to the Lakers.

He is not only the star of the team, but also the hero of the city.

With the whole world revolving around you, it's easy to get lost.

But Link didn't. Before the game started, Link told all his teammates on the court, "Put down that damn complacency and pride, the Los Angeles Clippers are a strong opponent! What those guys are thinking about now? Knock us down, if we start to get complacent now, it must be a very tragic end for us!"

Link hasn't floated yet,

On the surface, he was relaxed and composed, and he was full of punchlines against Durant. But in fact, Link knew very well what he needed most now.

This may be the biggest reason Link can be the MVP.

Fans and the media may despise the Clippers, but Link won't.

Under Link's reminder, the Grizzlies players also got serious. MVP and championship can't be equated. When Dirk won the MVP in 2006, he didn't even get to the first round of the playoffs. Nash has won the MVP for two consecutive years, but until now he has not had a championship ring of his own.

Let's just say last season, after James won the MVP, wasn't he also killed by the Grizzlies?

There has never been any direct connection between the MVP and the championship.

In the playoffs, people aren't afraid of you because you're the MVP. On the contrary, people are eager to let the MVP die! What better way to show strength than a team that beat the MVP?

After Link became the MVP, it is estimated that it has greatly improved the Clippers' combat effectiveness.

After the game started, everything was exactly as Link expected.

The Los Angeles Clippers fought fiercely, and they still did not give up this round of the series.

At the beginning of the game, Paul assisted Griffin to complete an alley-oop dunk, expressing their determination.

As the first point guard in the league, Paul has never even touched the floor of the Western Conference finals, let alone the championship. He naturally doesn't want this embarrassing record to continue. He needs to win, even if it is a victory in a game, even if it can prove that the Grizzlies can be defeated!

The Clippers started 2-0, and like the last game, the Clippers' start is always majestic. But the experience of one game on the Clippers also told them that in the game with the Grizzlies, before the last second, don't think that you are stable.

After Griffin's alley-oop dunk, Link quickly showed his MVP-level strength.

In the face of Barnes, who frantically made physical contact with Link at the foul, Link was stunned to shake off the opponent with a flexible backhand in a strong confrontation.

Dribble the ball with ease in the heat of physical confrontation, something that even many defenders can't do. However, in Link's hands, basketball is like a part of his body, which is completely free to use.

But as soon as Link shook Barnes away, Blake Griffin put his arms up! The Clippers strengthened their defense against Link today and did not give him any space for easy shots.

Rivers' tactics today are very clear. He would rather let Link pass the ball and let Link find a teammate in the gap than let Link score directly.

In the face of superstars, there is no way out.

But Link didn't let Rivers get his wish. Facing Griffin, Link suddenly made a throw while on the move!

With ease, Link let the basketball pass Griffin's fingertips.

Although Griffin jumps very high, his take-off timing and arms are short boards. In 2009, the champion could only watch the basketball fall backwards in the air, and then roll up the net!

Even if Griffin came up to defend immediately, Link still easily scored the ball!

Off the court, Rivers sighed, very helpless. Against superstars, you have to be prepared for tactics that don't work.

Even if you rack your brains to limit a superstar, your plans won't necessarily work.

Because if a player can be easily restrained, he certainly won't be a superstar.

Although the Clippers' defense failed in the first round, their determination did not waver.

In the last game, Paul scored wildly by himself. But today, according to the previous style, he connected the whole team's offense in series.

Under Paul's ingenious organization, the Clippers are now all offensive threats, and everyone can seize the opportunity. Their offense was still smooth, and the Clippers made 4 of 6 three-pointers in the first quarter, which was still very gratifying.

However, after 12 minutes of the first quarter, the Clippers only tied with the Grizzlies at 28!

The Clippers' offense is already excellent, hitting 57.9 percent in a single quarter. Play against any other team, and they'd definitely go into the second quarter with a lead.

That's the problem with the Clippers, however. While they kept scoring, they kept getting scored by the Grizzlies.

The Clippers' defense, under the attack led by Link, was simply vulnerable!

Link scored 7 points and 4 assists in the first quarter! 4 assists in a single quarter, which is not a small number. That represented half of the Grizzlies' first-quarter scoring, all linked to Link.

Either he scores or he assists a teammate to score.

The Clippers' defensive strategy is completely ineffective. Not only can they not hold Link, but Link can always create easy scoring opportunities for his teammates.

The Clippers can't guarantee they'll be as efficient as the first quarter all game, and if you look closely at the Clippers' games, they've historically played better in the first half than the second. At critical moments, the Clippers often fall off the chain.

However, the Grizzlies have no such problems. They tend to get better and better, and they play better than one quarter.

Sure enough, in the second quarter, the Clippers' offensive efficiency began to decline. Link became more and more aggressive. In the fourth minute of the second quarter, Link's breakthrough was stopped by Jordan, but he still made a layup.

This is not the first time that Link has scored a goal in the opponent's intentional foul in this round of series. This kind of picture fully shows the powerlessness of the Clippers on the defensive end.

After the second quarter, the Clippers went from being tied with the Grizzlies to trailing by seven points. Link's data also turned into 18 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. After halftime, the data is quite comprehensive.

At this time, Hubie Brown suddenly found that it was not difficult for Link to surpass Durant's performance of 38 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists last night...

Moreover, this was under the condition that Link did not deliberately take the data.

Hubie Brown now suddenly hopes that the Clippers can last as long as possible in the second half, so that Link will not miss the opportunity to play excellent data because of early exit.

Durant thinks his performance really represents the level of MVP? Then just let him lose convincingly.

This is the first time for the old Brown, I hope the Grizzlies don't solve the game so quickly.

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