Sean Bathir stood on the sidelines, beside him were his Grizzlies teammates. Of course, compared with ten years ago, the Grizzlies' staffing has undergone drastic changes.

Gasol is still there, but he has become his younger brother Mark Randolph and has made each other bravely successful with the Grizzlies.

But in Bathir's view, Link is the key to the Grizzlies.

Everyone stood up, hooked up on each other's shoulders, staring at the stadium with a focused look.

On the court, Mike Conley's advancement made everyone on the Thunder feel desperate. The Grizzlies players on the sidelines gritted their teeth and watched with anticipation as the Grizzlies were about to win the first playoff victory in team history!

"Mike Conley stopped outside the three-point line, and now there are only 2 minutes left before the end of the game, and the Grizzlies lead the Thunder by 12 points. There is no need to worry. Conley wants to run out of the last 24 seconds of offensive time!" Kevin Harlan looked around, and the Chesapeake Energy Arena had become lifeless.

Since the second quarter, Randolph and Link have a beautiful cooperation to widen the gap to 11 points, and the Thunder has been in a passive state until now. Thunder fans have been suppressed until now.

Westbrook and James Harden's performance was unsatisfactory. The former scored a lot, but the shooting percentage was too low. The latter made only 2 of 6 shots under Link's defense, and only 5 points were scored, which obviously did not fulfill the responsibility of a sixth man.

Among them, Westbrook is the main reason why the Thunder is in danger now. His irrational attacks and gambling defense have made the Thunder extremely passive.

If Durant, the scoring champion, supported the game, the gap might have been widened.

Westbrook was a little anxious. He was unwilling to lose the game just like that because he had the chance to become the protagonist today.

In the first quarter, he scored 10 points in 5 of 7 shots in a single quarter. At that time, Westbrook definitely thought it would be his night.

But in the second quarter, he made 15 shots and 13 shots in the third quarter. He played 27 shots until now in the fourth quarter, and his efficiency is still not high.

Westbrook hopes that he can quickly get back to his form in the first quarter and reverse the situation. So, this guy suddenly sprinted very uneasy and took the risk of stealing!

"No!" Thunder coach Scott Brooks shouted off the court, but it was too late. Westbrook rushed towards Conley, reaching out to poke the ball.

In NBA, the most taboo thing is actually gambling steals. If you can grab them, it will naturally be a huge reward, and you can directly form a fast attack.

But if it fails, the defense will directly give the offensive team space.

Conley's reaction was very sensitive. The moment Westbrook sprinted over, he pulled the ball to the right in a large arc, avoided Westbrook's steal, and then broke through directly!

"Westbrook's gambling steal failed again. He was too uneasy. Russell shouldn't be so frivolous when facing a mature defender like Mike Conley! This is the biggest disadvantage of the Thunder. They are too young and they lack experience!"

After Conley broke through, Harden immediately came over to make up for the defense. Conley looked straight ahead, but his wrist hit the ball to the right and passed it without looking at people passing the ball!

"It's Link, he was freed by Harden! Link took a mid-range shot. If this goal is made, the Thunder will be in trouble!"

As soon as Kevin Harlan finished speaking, the basketball entered the net. His mid-range shot was so stable that Thunder fans were frightened. Link seemed to them as a mid-range shot machine that would not make any mistakes!

Bathir smiled off the court, and he found that he liked this kid more and more.

"The ball has entered. Link widened the gap to 14 points with only more than one minute left in the game! The game is losing suspense, and the Thunder's foot is already hanging from the cliff!" Jeff Van Gundy said, looking down at Link's data list today.

With 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Link scored 20+ points in his first game of the playoffs, which is the highest among all rookies in the 2009!

Speaking of which, how many rookies in the 2009 have participated in the playoffs? Highly anticipated future superstars such as Griffin, Wall, and Cousins ​​have begun to take vacations.

Those rookies who were lucky enough to have participated in the playoffs were not comparable to Link. In the 76ers' playoffs against the Heat, Evan Turner only played for 5 minutes in garbage time and only scored 2 points.

Link's good friend Paul George got a chance to play in the Pacers' series against the Bulls, but after playing for 23 minutes, George only made two shots and only scored 2 points. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has become a Little Transparent.

Jeff Van Gundy felt a little unbelievable. The guy who entered the NBA as a undraft in the middle of the season has become the most suitable rookie this year to adapt to the playoffs. His status in the Grizzlies is not just a rookie. It can be said that Link plays a huge role in the Grizzlies' system.

Without him, the Grizzlies' combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Van Gundy shook his head, and Link might become the largest draft bead in NBA history.

The moment Link scored, the Grizzlies players on the sidelines jumped up. Battier gritted his teeth. It has been 10 years since he joined the Grizzlies. In 10 years, his biggest regret is that he has never helped the Grizzlies win a game in the playoffs.

But now, all this is almost done! Bathir is very grateful that he was able to return in the Grizzlies' most glorious period!

Link did not slacken after scoring the goal. He knew that he had to persevere until the end of the playoffs before he knew who the winner was. Today, Link didn't take much action in the third quarter, but once he took action, it was almost fatal. Because his obsession with winning in his heart did not allow him to make any mistakes.

"The Thunder must play this offense, otherwise the situation will be too difficult for them! The gap has been widened to 14 points. If the Thunder does not want to lose the home court, they must not make any mistakes from now on!"

"It's not said, Jeff. But don't forget that the Thunder is a very young team, from the team to the coach to the players, and they are very young. For young teams, making mistakes is almost inevitable!"

As soon as Kevin Harlan finished speaking, the Thunder made a mistake. Westbrook, a stupid man, played a simple pick-and-roll with Ibaka outside the three-point line, and then directly made a three-pointer!

Once again! Westbrook made the decision to cheat his teammates.

It can be seen that Westbrook wants to use goals to make up for the mistakes on the defensive end just now. But this guy with a strong head often makes bigger mistakes because of this.

Durant was stunned. At the critical moment, he couldn't get the ball. Who is the league scoring leader this season? If Durant remembers correctly, it should be himself, not Westbrook.

Westbrook's three-point shooting percentage this season has improved significantly compared to last season, from 22.1% to 33.0%. But if you think Westbrook's three-pointers have really become very accurate, you're very wrong. This guy's three-pointers are extremely unstable, and his shooting has never been reliable.

Sure enough, Westbrook's shot ended with a blacksmith. Randolph grabbed his 13th rebound today and handed the ball to Conley Scott Brooks swallowed. He knew that it was almost impossible to move back in this game.

"Westbrook used two consecutive mistakes to ruin the Thunder's chance to turn the tables. However, this is the price of youth." After Mike Brin said that, he glanced at the Grizzlies' bench.

The celebrations later may be quite lively. Even if no one here will support them.

But speaking of this, Link is also a young man, but he has almost made no mistakes today. Westbrook, the excuse of being young cannot be used for the rest of his life.

At the last minute of the game, Link was a little absent-minded. He just wanted the game to end quickly now, and he couldn't wait to embrace the victory of the game.

If you win this game, the Grizzlies, Link, Conley, Gasol Jr. and many others will all have their first win in the playoffs! Of course, this will also become the beginning of their next blunder!

The last minute was almost the longest minute that Link felt. The Thunder began to use foul tactics, so the game was repeatedly interrupted, and time was forced to stop again and again.

Link could see the desperate expressions of the Thunder fans in the stands, but he enjoyed it very much. The villain just brought despair to people!

In the end, when Ibaka fouled on Randolph and the latter's two free throws continued to stabilize at 14 points, Scott Brooks used his last timeout. But everyone knew that the purpose of this timeout was not to arrange a strategy, but to announce the arrival of garbage time!

In the last 12 seconds of the game, the Oklahoma City Thunder raised the white flag!

The Thunder kicked off, but Westbrook stopped attacking. After taking the ball through half the game, he stopped in place. The others of the Thunder did not run, and they had completely accepted the fact that the game was defeated.

Five seconds before the end of the game, Westbrook put the ball on the ground, and the Thunder players began to walk towards the player channel before the end of the game. The Grizzlies players raised their arms one by one to celebrate their victory in this unchecked arena!

"Beep~" The electronic beep finally rang, and Sean Bathir was the first to rush into the court from the bench!

In the whole game, Battier scored 10 points with 4 of 5 shots, and such data is not the only way to play. But his two key goals in the Thunder counterattack made the young people of the Grizzlies calm down.

After ten years of waiting, we finally waited for this moment. The first person Bathir hugged Link after rushing to the court. Link is not the most amazing data today. Randolph's 34 points and 13 rebounds and Durant's 33 points and 11 rebounds are the two most terrifying big data today.

But Bathir believes that Link's appearance is likely to completely change the fate of the Grizzlies. From now on, winning in the playoffs will become a normal state for the Grizzlies.

"This is a great victory. The Grizzlies lost a home court and counterattacked the fourth place as fifth. And most importantly, these players brought the first playoff victory in team history to the Grizzlies! Their names will be remembered forever by the history of the Memphis Grizzlies, and they may open up a new era for the Grizzlies!"

The "violent" villain defeated the bright and majestic "prince" and took his life on his territory.

This "evil bear" that has caused all heroes to fall into the sand will continue to rage in the playoffs!
Chapter completed!