Nine Hundred and Sixteen: The Spoiler of a Beautiful Night

In February, the All-Star Game is approaching.

In addition, February is also the most frequent period of mid-term transactions in the NBA.

Isaiah Thomas is one of the protagonists of trade rumors. He has once again fallen into trade rumors after playing less than 50 games with the Suns.

This little guard, who is only 1.75 meters tall, burst out with power far beyond his height today.

"Today, even fans who once supported the team's trade of Thomas are absolutely proud of him. If it weren't for Isaiah's outstanding performance, the Suns may have lost!"

Watching Thomas dribbling across the midfield line, the commentators immediately became excited.

Now, the Suns only need to score 3 more points to widen the point difference to double digits.

Isaiah Thomas is the person most likely to help the Suns widen the point difference now.

Mike Conley didn't give Thomas any room to move. He started to tightly contain Thomas two steps away from the three-point line.

Thomas took his time and showed his confidence today. He approached slowly and held Conley with one hand, very forcefully.

At the same time, Thomas signaled his teammates with his eyes and called for cover.

From all indications, the Suns' offense still seems to be ended by Thomas.

But Thomas did not go straight to the basket after bypassing the screen. Instead, he found P.J. Tucker who was ready at a 45° position on the right!

Tucker entered the league in the 2006 draft, but after a tepid season with the Raptors, Tucker was quickly waived.

Since then, Tucker has experienced a long wandering career in Europe. It wasn't until the 12-13 season that he finally returned to the NBA.

As a third position who can defend and shoot from long range, Tucker is undoubtedly very popular in today's league.

Tucker's three-point shooting percentage this season is 38.1%, which is undoubtedly a very outstanding number. Therefore, Thomas also has great trust in Tucker.

He believes that Tucker can make this key three-pointer!

Tucker was ready to catch the ball;

Link has just bypassed the off-ball screen and should not have time to interfere.

As soon as he catches the basketball, Tucker will immediately take a shot, leaving no time for Link to interfere with the shot!

Everyone held their breath, and all Suns fans were waiting for the upset to happen. This three-pointer is likely to change the trend of the entire game!

Tucker saw the basketball getting closer and closer to him, and he became more and more excited. But just when he was about to touch the basketball, a dark shadow suddenly stood between him and the basketball.

"What!?" Tucker was a little surprised, because there was a big "0" written on the back of the black figure.

He clearly saw Link being blocked by an off-ball screen just now. There was no way he could have rushed back so quickly!

Thomas was also surprised. The pass he just made was not made on a whim.

He passed the ball after judgment and believed that it would not be easy to make a mistake when passing to Tucker. Based on his judgment as a point guard, he also believed that it was impossible for Link to grab the ball.

But in front of Link, nothing is impossible. His speed exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Link intercepted Isaiah Thomas' pass. This was a key defense worth a thousand dollars. He went down quickly! The Suns' defense simply reacted. Link just ran across the midfield line and threw away all the defensive players. "

After the steal, Link showed off his incredible starting speed. From stealing to throwing away defenders, it's all done in one go.

As soon as the on-site commentary finished speaking, the basket made a loud noise.

After Link stole the ball, he dunked with one hand and smashed the basketball into the frame.

This buckle was so powerful that it seemed to have suffocated the entire audience, making the American Airlines Center instantly quiet.

The commentator had just said sarcastically that now was the time to test the quality of the Player of the Month, but Link came up with a steal and a one-stop dunk.

The narrator even wondered if Link heard what he said.

Is it possible that Link will once again stage a drama of single-handedly saving the game?

"We can't let them succeed, continue to suppress them!" Suns coach Jeff Hornacek shouted at Thomas on the sidelines.

Thomas shook his head, having asked Hornacek about trade rumors in previous days. Hornacek bluntly stated that the Suns would bring him in in the summer because of a wrong decision, so they are rushing to send him away now.

But now, Hornacek has put all his hopes on this player who joined the team because of poor decision-making.

What an irony.

But Thomas doesn't care about this. He just wants to use victory to prove his worth.

Thomas was once again close to the Grizzlies half. This time, he didn't dare to pass the ball rashly. In particular, it was the opponent who didn't dare to pass the ball to Link.

Thomas very cautiously passed the ball to Bledsoe and then began to switch to off-ball offense.

The Suns' goal is still very clear-three-pointers!

With little time left, as long as the Suns can score another three-pointer, the game is basically stable.

Moreover, it is not easy to attack the Grizzlies inside now.

Because the Suns' defenders previously scored too many goals by relying on breakthroughs, the Grizzlies' protection of the basket is now very tight and almost seamless.

Rather than going all out to break through, a three-pointer might be a better choice.

Although Thomas is in the No. 1 position, he needs to hold the ball to display his full strength. But his offensive ability without the ball is not bad, and it can still work wonders when used occasionally.

After a series of off-ball screens and Thomas's excellent running skills this time, he quickly got a shooting opportunity.

Bledsoe broke through and delivered the ball to Thomas in time, who took action immediately!

Fans at the US Airways Center are staring at the basketball with anticipation. If this goal is scored, the Grizzlies will be 8 points behind!

With less than a minute left in the game, an 8-point lead was enough for the Suns to embrace the final victory.

But unfortunately, Isaiah Thomas' three-pointer disappointed everyone.

His three-point shooting percentage this season is as high as 39.1%, which is close to 40%. But key shots are very different from ordinary shots.

Everyone covered their heads. Thomas' failure not only meant that the Suns lost a good opportunity to kill the game.

This also indicates that the Grizzlies have a chance to narrow the score difference!

Randolph received his 9th rebound of the game, and Link immediately stepped forward to respond. He wanted to control the ball himself for half the game!

After Link got the basketball, P.J. Tucker immediately stepped forward to stop him. But Tucker didn't dare to get too close. He knew that if he pressed closely against Link, he would be stunned by Link's smooth dribbling.

Tucker retreated all the way. His only function at this time was to prevent Link from gaining speed.

After Link reaches the three-point line, Tucker will press closely.

As a result, Link suddenly made a pull-up jumper one step away from the three-point line!

Link saw Tucker putting him at a distance and thought this was an opportunity, so he took action directly.

Last summer, Link spent a lot of time honing his ability to shoot off the dribble.

He learned this trick because he hoped to be able to score at will from beyond the three-point line like Curry.

Now, although Link is not as abnormally accurate as Curry, he is definitely a three-point killer.

By the time Tucker reacted and wanted to interfere, Link had already calmly completed the attack.

But this difficult long-distance pull-up three-pointer got a completely different result than just now.

Thomas' three-pointer just missed the frame, but Link's three-pointer shot directly into the net, leaving only a white "spray" on the basket.

Link raised his right arm high and placed his palm next to his ear.

This celebration is very similar to Iverson's "listening" action, but the meaning is completely different.

Iverson wanted to hear cheers, but Link meant, "Why are you silent? Wasn't it quite lively just now?"

This is the difference between superstars and ordinary stars, this is the value of key ball ability!

Thomas couldn't make the shot, but Link made it easily!

"Link actually made the shot! God, how is this possible!?" The local commentator covered his head. With a steal and a three-pointer, the Suns were only 2 points ahead of the Grizzlies!

Thomas gasped, thinking this would be a night to prove himself.

But now, this otherwise beautiful night has a spoiler.

Now there are only 30 seconds left in the game. If the Suns cannot grasp this attack, it will be very dangerous.

Jeff Hornacek immediately used up the last timeout he had and nervously arranged the tactics for the final attack.

The quality of the best player in the Western Conference in January is far better than anyone imagined!

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