One Thousand One Hundred and Forty-Two: The Buddha’s Light Will Shine Again?
In the dead silence, Link used cover to avoid Thompson.
Pachulia had to switch to Link, but the Georgian's speed compared to Link was like the difference between a bicycle and a supercar.
Just as Pachulia was about to delay going up, Link had already slipped away from him.
He drove straight to the basket with ease, then raised his hand slightly to complete the layup.
The basketball hit the net, and the 28-point difference was firmly on the Warriors.
The atmosphere inside Oracle Arena was in stark contrast to the excitement when the game just started.
Durant, in a suit and tie, had an expressionless face. No one knew what he was thinking at this time.
But one thing is for sure, this is destined to be a sad night for Warriors players and fans.
"Link ended the third quarter with an understatement layup. The Warriors will enter the fourth quarter with a 28-point disadvantage. I think the Warriors fans must be very shocked. They all expect the Warriors to continue to defeat Grizzlies, but now they don’t see any hope.”
After Mike Brin finished speaking, he looked at the time on the timer.
After Link's layup, there were only 0.8 seconds left before the end of the third quarter.
In other words, this 28-point advantage is destined to remain until the fourth quarter.
Even for the Warriors, it is very difficult to lead by 28 points in one game.
In other words...the Grizzlies actually sent the game into garbage time when facing the Warriors for the second time this season!
Sure enough, in the last 0.8 seconds, Curry failed to hit a long-range three-pointer.
After three quarters of torture, the Warriors were finally relieved.
According to the Grizzlies' past few games, the entire fourth quarter will become garbage time.
The game has ended early!
From the beginning today, the Warriors' defense had big problems.
No one can match up with Link. This vulnerability is infinitely amplified by Link who has a strong desire to score.
Cole originally wanted to rely on offense to fight Link.
But the Warriors' offense today was also extremely stretched.
Curry and Thompson's performance today was just average, and the others couldn't be of much help.
Looking back at the Grizzlies, Link scored 38 points in three quarters, as fierce as ever! Today, there is no single round where the Warriors can truly limit Link.
In addition to Link, Jokic and Gasol also scored 21 points and 17 points respectively.
Once the Warriors switch defense, Gasol and Jokic can attack hard from the low post.
Faced with these three offensives, the Warriors simply couldn't resist.
As a result, a 28-point difference was formed.
The long-awaited battle of glory for Warriors fans was just thrown into garbage time.
Durant looked ashen on the sidelines, watching his team being bloodbathed and helpless... He didn't want to experience this feeling again.
Link's revenge is indeed very cruel!
"Damn it! The game isn't over yet!" During the break, Klay Thompson threw his towel to the ground as soon as he sat on the bench.
Thompson can be said to have been beaten the worst today. On the offensive end, his performance was not as good as Curry. On the defensive end, he was beaten into a pig head by Link again.
As one of the most important players on this team, Thompson did not play a key role today and failed to help the team.
He blamed himself very much. If he could have been stronger, this result might not have happened.
Looking at the angry Thompson, the Warriors just sighed silently.
We are already 28 points behind, so what's the use of being angry anymore?
Everyone has sentenced the Warriors to death, including some Warriors players themselves.
After the game started in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies replaced most of their main players, leaving only Josh Richardson.
Joger is not underestimating the opponent, but based on the Warriors' performance in the previous three quarters, they are unlikely to come back.
Maybe they can get closer, but there's no way they can threaten victory again.
As long as the Grizzlies don't stretch their defense, victory in this game is already within their grasp.
Rather than letting the main force go up and fight again, it is better to let them rest.
After all, the Grizzlies are a team that was tortured by injuries last season. Joger is still quite cautious in this regard.
However, Thompson fought back as soon as he came up and had no intention of giving up.
On the Warriors' first offense in the fourth quarter, he gave the Grizzlies a head-on blow.
"Klay hit a three-point jumper. The cooperation between him and Curry is still so good. However, it is too late to do anything now."
Klay's three-pointer did not cause much trouble. After this three-pointer, the Warriors were still 25 points behind.
The game was still lifeless, and Josh Richardson also started to wander outside the three-point line after attacking.
After all, sometimes shooting three-pointers is the laziest way to attack. No breakthrough, no confrontation, just shooting.
If you invest, you will make a profit, but if you don't, based on the current situation, the Grizzlies will not lose.
Richardson's three-pointer was quite good, but this very casual shot failed to hit.
Green got the rebound and the Warriors counterattacked.
Although they were a little more casual on the offensive end, the Grizzlies' defense did not slack off at all because the game entered garbage time.
Dinwiddie, Richardson, Iguodala, Harris and Harrell still retreated quickly, killing the Warriors' possibility of an easy counterattack in an instant.
Seeing this, all Warriors fans feel extremely desperate.
With such a defense, it is simply impossible to come back from behind by so many points.
Curry was also a little discouraged, and he slowed down his offense. But at this moment, he found that Thompson actively raised his hand to ask for him.
"That rascal......"
Curry remembered Thompson's angry look just now, and sent the ball over without hesitation!
Josh Richardson was ready, and he was very successful in defending Thompson throughout today's game.
Thompson didn't get any space, and Richardson didn't lose his position.
Just when everyone thought the Warriors' offense would stall again, Thompson shot directly against Richardson's defense!
"He actually voted? I can understand that Richardson is casual, but Thompson..."
Mike Brin was just halfway through his words when he swallowed them down his throat again.
Because Thompson's seemingly random three-pointer actually hit the net!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Thompson made two consecutive three-pointers!
"Going in again, Klay Thompson scored 6 points in a row for the Warriors! Now, there are still 22 points left between the two sides. But if Thompson continues to score, the Warriors may really be able to reverse the situation!"
After seeing Thompson hit his second consecutive three-pointer, the eyes of Warriors fans changed.
On the sidelines, Durant, who had been hanging his head, straightened his back again and stared at Clay.
There is no doubt about Klay Thompson's explosive scoring power. As long as he can explode, it may not be a problem to overtake by 28 points!
In this game, maybe there is still a chance!
"Defend! Defend! Defend!" At this time, the fans shouted again in the stands.
On the sidelines, the Warriors players also stood up and encouraged each other.
In an instant, Oracle Arena came alive again!
"Thompson's three-pointer gave the fans hope that he might make garbage time disappear!"
Kevin Harlan also got excited. This much-anticipated game has been going on for so long, but it was basically one-sided suppression by Link and the Grizzlies Twin Towers.
Only now does it finally feel like a focused showdown.
Thompson frowned, and his teammates around him were no longer confused.
The determination of the defending champion will not be shaken so easily!
On the subsequent attack, Harrell used his steps to pass McGee, who came on the bench, and prepared to attack the basket.
However, Draymond Green quickly rushed back to the basket and withstood Harrell's impact.
Harrell missed a layup under this fierce confrontation, and the Warriors once again prevented the point difference from being further widened!
After Green grabbed the rebound, he passed the ball to Thompson immediately.
Richardson is now mentally tense. He has defended good shots in three quarters, but he cannot let his success fall short in the last quarter because of Thompson's explosion.
As a result, the young guard stuck to Thompson's side and did not give him any space to shoot.
After receiving the basketball, Thompson ran outside the three-point line, then suddenly stopped and seemed to be going for a three-pointer!
Richardson immediately flew to interfere, but Thompson just made a fake move to worship Buddha!
"Thompson knocked off Richardson, hahaha, his offensive ability with the ball is definitely underestimated by most people!"
Breakthrough, emergency stop, take off, take action.
Thompson's movements were completed in one go. He also made three of three shots and scored 8 points in a row! Not long after the game started in the fourth quarter, the Warriors narrowed the point difference to 20 points!
"Damn, it's now, are you going to explode!?" Joger stood up from his position, and the garbage time seemed to be starting to become very unstable.
At this time, there was jubilation in the Oracle Arena, and there was also a commotion on the Warriors bench.
Indeed, Thompson has never been the Warriors' No. 1 player. But sometimes, he can do things that both Curry and Durant can't match.
Once the Buddha's light begins to shine, all the darkness in Oracle Arena will be dispelled.
Link curled his lips, was he really in trouble?
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