354: The referee attacked me
Link knelt on one knee and looked at Durant's scenes, and the next day, it flooded almost all sports news websites.
On the left is a Link holding his chin, and on the right is a scoring champion with a confused look on his face. This photo will definitely become one of the classic scenes of Link's career. Of course, it will also become Durant's lingering nightmare.
Durant was indeed beaten to autism. In an interview the next day, Westbrook said, "Since yesterday's game ended, Kevin has said no more than five words to me. But I believe he can adjust it, and I also believe that we can regain the rhythm in the next game. After all, he is the scoring leader, and we are the number one in the West after all."
Although he said this, the reporters could clearly feel that the Thunder was no longer as confident as the beginning of the series.
Durant actually performed well in the last game, and Harden and Westbrook also played well. But even so, the Grizzlies bit the game down. Especially in the end, Link almost made a mistake, but saved him and hit a three-pointer, which made Westbrook feel too shocked.
How easy is it to defeat a team led by such a tough guy?
When in Oklahoma, the Thunder players clamored to advance 4-0. But now, they only want to leave Memphis alive.
Of course, the media in Oklahoma City obviously did not have so many concerns. They still insisted on their point of view, "Link's last shot was indeed magical, and it was so magical that there was too much luck in it. Think about it, if that goal was not scored, the result of the game was likely to change. So in terms of strength, the Thunder still had the advantage. I believe that yesterday would be the only victory for the Grizzlies, after all, luck would not always be with them. 4-1, the Thunder could still advance easily!"
Oklahoma City fans and reporters are still full of confidence. I guess Thunder players want to scold you after seeing it. Isn’t this a chance to slap the other party in the face?
Only by really standing on the court to fight those bloodthirsty guys can you know how difficult it is to chew a victory at the Federal Express Arena.
Those group of Russian City reporters simply stood and spoke without back pain.
But there was no way, the media had all spoken harshly, and the Thunder players could only work hard.
Durant finally said the sixth sentence to Westbrook until the fourth game of the series began, "I must win once at the Grizzlies!"
On June 2, the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals began. After continuing the previous victory, the morale of the Grizzlies was high. At the beginning, Randolph forced himself to take the basket and expressed the Grizzlies' determination.
But Kevin Durant is also not to be outdone. He has a strong desire to attack today, which is stronger than the previous three games combined. Three-pointers, breakthroughs, and mid-range shots, Durant is extremely useless.
After the first quarter, Durant made 5 of 7 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 12 points!
"Kevin is extremely dangerous today. It seems that he is very eager to get the match point! But unfortunately, the Thunder are still 6 points behind in the first quarter." Hubby Brown is extremely proud. In the case of Durant's explosion, the Grizzlies still stabilized their advantage with the outstanding state of the team.
Link scored only 7 points in the first quarter, and scored only half of Durant's. But the Grizzlies defended Westbrook with 1 of 4 shots and Ibaka made 1 of 6 shots. In the first quarter, the Thunder's overall shooting percentage was only 39%.
Therefore, even if Durant played against the sky, the Thunder was still lagging behind!
Oklahoma City media and fans have discovered that their opponent is not just Link, but the entire Grizzlies are now becoming extremely dangerous!
In the second quarter, after Ibaka, "Old Fish" Fischer also made 1 of 6 shots. Durant was almost crazy. Today he wanted to take a lot of money, but his teammates also wanted to take action wildly. In terms of overall nature, the Grizzlies were better!
After the start of the second half, Durant's only strong point was also suppressed by Link. In the third quarter, Durant scored 6 points in a single quarter, while Link scored a great result of 13 points in a single quarter! During the minutes Durant's rest, Link was completely invincible, scoring up and scoring.
With the Grizzlies being better overall, Link, the strongest offensive point, stood up, and the Thunder completely fell into a passive position.
In the end, the third Thunder scored 20. Durant scored 31 points, Westbrook scored 27 points, and Harden scored 30 points! The third Thunder scored 88 points in a combined effort, and his firepower was simply amazing!
However, the result was that the Thunder lost to the Grizzlies 111-120 away and suffered two consecutive losses!
"This is an incredible victory! The Grizzlies actually ended in this offensive duel! I can't believe that a Memphis Grizzlies who can score 120 points is simply wild!" Hubby Brown's post-match summary grasped the key point. 120 points is why the Grizzlies can win.
Link scored 34 points alone, 3 more points than Durant who had full firepower! After continuing the 35 points in the previous game, he scored 30 in the second consecutive game of the series. In addition, Randolph scored 20 points today, and he also defended Ibaka's shooting percentage to only 27%. After the game, Ibaka said that he wanted to go home.
Gasol Jr. scored 18 points, and the black and white bears scored 38 points together, defeating the Thunder's inside line, Tony Allen and Conley, and each scored 10 and 11 points. The Grizzlies' five Tigers scored in double digits, but they beat the Thunder in the offense.
Durant also wanted to play, but Westbrook made 24 crazy moves and only scored 27 points. His shots were 7 more than Durant, but his score was 7 points less than Durant. Durant was really desperate.
If those 7 times of mobile phones were released, Durant believed that it would be no problem to catch up with 9 points.
In addition, Fischer and Ibaka, one of 2 of 11 and one of 3 of 11, also dragged down the Thunder's offensive efficiency.
In this way, under the terrifying firepower of the Thunder, the Grizzlies won the game with their overall and personal performance.
After the game, Link raised his left and right hands towards the camera, and stretched out two fingers each.
"Now it's 2-2, baby! Who said he would advance 4-0? Who said the Thunder would only lose 1 game at most! Come on, I can't wait to start the next game!"
Link shouted domineeringly at the camera, but couldn't help but curse. After the game, the league's fines are bound to be indispensable. But who cares? Now, the whole world belongs to him!
When the Thunder came to Memphis with a 2-0 lead, they definitely didn't expect that they would go back with a 2-2 score.
In Durant and most people's expectations, when the Thunder returned to Oklahoma City again, he should be preparing for the finals. But now, their life and death are uncertain.
With the great momentum of winning two games in a row, Link and the Grizzlies entered Oklahoma. But their Oklahoma journey was not smooth
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In the fifth game of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder and the Grizzlies, who tied 2-2, continued to face off at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
Speaking of which, the battle between the East and West games is very fierce this year. On the Heat, they also tied 2-2 with the Celtics. On the Thunder, they were also very surprised to be dragged into the mud by the Grizzlies.
It was indeed very surprising. After all, except for local media and fans in Memphis before the game, no one was optimistic about them. The 4-0 and 4-1 remarks were flying all over the United States.
However, the fact is that until the last quarter of the fifth battle, the Thunder still did not show any momentum of crushing.
At this time, the Thunder were only 1 point ahead of the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies had the ball. Link, who had scored 30+ points in two consecutive games, held the ball and prepared to break through. When he held the ball, the hearts of fans in the Russian City all came to their throats.
If this goal is made, the Grizzlies will have to equalize the score.
Link used the cover to kill at the basket, ignored Durant leaning beside him and made a layup!
The moment the basketball took action, the referee whistle sounded. The next second, the basketball was still in the net!
All the Grizzlies players cheered, 2+1!
As a result, after the referee made a penalty, Link was stunned.
"It was an offensive foul! The referee called Link's offensive foul. He swung his elbow when breaking through! The goal was invalid, the Thunder team's ball rights!"
Link rushed up and explained to the referee, but nothing could be changed. At the critical moment of the score, he was called a foul on the offensive. Link couldn't believe what a clear penalty was.
Chapter completed!