One Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-One: Unfulfilled Agreement

The Houston media and fans were still clamoring for the Rockets to regroup, and Bill Simmons also joined in the scolding war as always, arguing with them until the end.

Although the first game between the Grizzlies and Rockets is over, the scolding war between fans and media from both sides has intensified.

But no matter how much they quarrel, the second game between the Grizzlies and Rockets will not start so soon.

The night the day after the Grizzlies and Rockets battle belonged to the Spurs and Warriors!

Speaking of which, the battle in the Western Conference has entered a fierce stage since the second round.

The two mortal enemies of the Grizzlies and Rockets are already fighting so fiercely, and the confrontation between the Warriors and the Spurs, two 60-win teams, is even more like a fight between gods!

Never in NBA history have two 60-win teams met in the conference semifinals!

Therefore, the series between the Warriors and the Spurs is also considered to be a finals-level confrontation!

Link really wants Joke to do one thing right, which is to cancel the Eastern and Western divisions of the playoffs.

In the past, the NBA had the rule of dividing the Eastern and Western divisions, mainly because it was too hard for players to travel back and forth across the Eastern and Western divisions in the playoffs.

Therefore, the league will first let the Eastern and Western teams play first, and finally decide the two teams to play in the finals.

But now, traveling long distances is actually no problem for the players. Chartered flights have become standard equipment for every team, and some like Cuban even directly bought a special plane for the team.

In this way, even if they fight across the Eastern and Western divisions in the playoffs, there won't be much of a problem.

Determining the playoff matchups directly based on record rankings is obviously more fair and will make the playoffs better to watch.

Otherwise, it would be a pity that excellent teams like the Warriors and Spurs, which had 60 wins in the regular season, would be so short that one of them would have to be eliminated in the second round.

If the Spurs play the Cavaliers first, or the Warriors play the Celtics first, it will undoubtedly be more exciting and preserve the strong teams until the end.

Of course, Link has no control over this situation. Although there are strong calls to abolish the east-west division, the league has never implemented this idea.

In this case, we can only watch the Warriors and Spurs, two 60-win teams, start a brutal fight in the Western Conference semifinals in advance.

Link is also paying close attention to this game. In addition to seeing how his opponents are playing, the main reason is Leonard.

The boy was unexpectedly enthusiastic during this period, which made Link quite fond of him.

Moreover, if Leonard can defeat Durant and others, Link will be very happy.

Link is not pursuing killing the Warriors with his own hands. He had a great time killing the Warriors during this year's regular season.

As long as the Warriors can lose, Link will be happy no matter who knocks them out.

Think about it, Durant and Green have been clamoring to defend their titles all day long, but in the end they couldn't even get past the second round. Isn't this even more irritating?

How did you say that? The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Naturally, a game that could attract Link's attention would not be simple.

This game was indeed quite intense. On the Spurs' side, Aldridge and Leonard showed their calmness and leadership qualities that are different from ordinary people. These two leaders seem to really be able to keep the Spurs strong for another decade.

The Warriors' Curry and Durant continued to attack with their super offensive firepower.

As an outsider, Link was fascinated by what he saw. Since becoming a professional player, it has been a long time since he watched a game that he felt was exciting.

The match between the two sides has been very exciting.

There was no winner until the fourth quarter.

In the seventh minute of the fourth quarter, Leonard used Aldridge's screen to break through to the left corner and prepare to shoot.

Seeing this scene, Link's heart suddenly tightened. He finally remembered what he had forgotten to say to Leonard yesterday.

He forgot to remind the guy to be careful with Pachulia!

Link thought that his appearance might be able to change history, but this period did not change.

When Pachulia blocked Leonard's shot, he intentionally or unintentionally put his foot under Leonard's feet.

When Leonard's shot landed, he stepped on Pachulia's foot and twisted violently!

The strong Leonard instantly fell to the ground in pain and did not get up immediately.

At that moment, Link knew that the agreement between him and Leonard could not be fulfilled.

"Fuck, bastard!" Although this was not the first time he had experienced this, Link was still very angry.

Of course, the details and process of this game are completely different from the original history.

Link remembers that in the original history, Leonard was kicked off around the eighth minute of the third quarter. But today, it became the fourth quarter.

The process has changed, but the results have not changed.

After all, Link can't change Pachulia's personal behavior.

Even if he reminds Leonard, it may not be effective.

Because it was Pachulia who made the decision.

Soon, Leonard left the court, and he didn't even take free throws like in the original history.

The on-site commentary was very surprised. No one expected Leonard to be so seriously injured. The big screen at the scene also showed the moment Pachulia stepped on the ball.

At this point, a generation of villains was officially born.

At that time, many people knew Pachulia because of this incident. But now Link knows that Pachulia was actually very bad before this.

Watching Leonard leave the arena, Link clenched his fists.

This period of time between him and Leonard was not so much a mutual agreement, but rather encouraging each other in the name of the agreement.

Seeing a friend who encouraged each other around him collapse like this, with his dreams shattered, Link was really angry.

Injuries are the enemy of all athletes, this is an indisputable fact. Players who create artificial injuries are, without exception, demons.

No matter how many times you give the devil a chance to come back, he will still be a devil.

Soon, Link's phone vibrated.

Sure enough, it was a text message from Leonard.

"I'm sorry, I may not be able to go to the Western Conference Finals. Then you have to work hard, Link."

Link looked at the text message and turned off the TV.

There is no need to continue watching the game, the entire series is over.

Although saying this may be unfair to Aldridge and other Spurs players, the fact is-without Leonard, the Spurs have no ability to compete with the Warriors.

An hour later, the discussion about Pachulia instantly exploded across the Internet.

"Manslaughter is also a crime," Popovich said bluntly at the postgame press conference.

At this time, Popovich probably deeply felt how much harm Bruce Bowen under his command had caused to others.

Ironically, Bruce Bowen's jersey is still hanging in the dome of the ATT Center.

Now that he has been taught a lesson by the Warriors' "Bruce Bowen", old man Vicki must have mixed feelings.

Link didn't get too involved in this matter. After all, he had already had a war of words with Pachulia during the regular season.

Now, Link only wants to do one thing - eliminate the Warriors as soon as possible and avenge his shame!

It's not that Link wants to avenge Leonard. Their personal relationship has just been established, and they haven't reached the stage of avenging each other yet.

However, after this incident, Link's hostility towards the Warriors indeed deepened.

In addition to the grievances between Durant and Green last season, Link now has another reason to defeat the Warriors.

If you want to eliminate the Warriors, you must first pass the Rockets level. .

It seems that we really can't leave the Rockets too much time now.

Next, we must fight quickly!