One Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-One: Chicken Soup Is Not Sold Here (5/5)

The total score was 1-1, and the brutality of the Western Conference finals began to become apparent.

Regardless of whether the final winner is the Grizzlies or the Warriors, one thing is certain - they will not get through it easily.

Even the final winner must be scarred.

The loss of this game also calmed down the originally joyful Grizzlies fans.

Yes, it’s not the time to celebrate yet, lest joy lead to sorrow.

The Golden State Warriors have won 67 games this season. Their core lineup that won 74 wins last season has been retained this season.

This Warriors is not weak, they are not on the same level as the Grizzlies' opponents in the first two rounds.

In the news, everyone spoke highly of the Warriors' victory.

Especially Durant, his shooting rate of nearly 60% is really amazing.

Most players have terrible shooting percentages against Link. Under Link's defense, it was difficult to maintain a normal hit rate, let alone a super high hit rate.

But Durant did this. After all, he is the youngest scoring champion in the league.

However, in fact, most of Durant's shots in the last game were shot against other people behind a screen.

But people couldn't care about this, and it was all blamed on Link.

The Warriors received rare praise, but the Grizzlies were drowned in the saliva of Warriors fans.

The four young people of the Grizzlies were undoubtedly the most criticized. Jokic and Harrell, who failed to hit key three-pointers and key free throws at the last minute, were the two most "popular" among the four. indivual.

"Thanks to Harrell, the Warriors secured a victory! If there is a Western Conference Finals MVP, I think Harrell should win this award."

"Nikola Jokic is really unusable. His last chance was so good, but he failed to seize it. No matter how accurate he usually is, if he can't score at the critical moment, it will be in vain."

"Jokic failed everyone's expectations, he should have saved the game!"

Jokic and Harrell became the targets of everyone's wild criticism. Some even felt that it was not enough to spray two newcomers, so they simply sprayed it on Link.

"Link's cool look when he was throwing the blame at the last moment really looked like LeBron. So, neither LeBron nor Link can stop the Warriors!"

James expressed his innocence and was shot even while lying down.

It is obviously unreasonable to say this. After all, Link was blocked by two people at the time, and Jokic was in the open space. Link's pass was a reasonable pass.

However, Kuroko doesn't need the most basic logic at all. Warriors fans want to troll Link, do they need a reason?

The next two games will be played at Oracle Arena. Therefore, the situation is indeed not optimistic for the Grizzlies.

In an instant, Warriors fans and media were filled with confidence again.

When he went to the training hall the next day, Link also found that everyone was in a depressed mood.

There was nothing I could do. I thought I had defeated the Warriors, but they were immediately counterattacked. This was indeed quite demoralizing.

For young players, this kind of frustration can easily affect their state.

They will have the illusion that "I seem as useless as last year."

Link discovered that Jokic and Harrell did not dare to look at him until today.

Obviously I didn't even blame them for a word, but they became depressed themselves.

Link didn't have time to say anything for the time being. After today's training, the entire Grizzlies team would fly to Auckland.

There, there must be a very warm "welcome ceremony" waiting for everyone.

Sure enough, after arriving in Auckland, countless fans had gathered at the airport waiting to be picked up.

Of course, most of them are Warriors fans!

As soon as they got off the plane, the Grizzlies players walking through the airport lobby saw people on both sides holding up many abusive signs.

Finally got on the airport bus and prepared to go to the hotel.

As a result, the words on the signboards on the highway actually changed to "FvckLink, warriors."

On the bus, Link also saw Draymond Green's arrogant appearance during the interview on his mobile phone.

"Link will never make it past the Western Conference Finals, ever!"

This is the first time Green has been so rampant since the "Coughgate" incident.

It seems that the big victory in the second game of the series did help him find his confidence.

"It seems that we are quite unwelcome here." Wade next to Link curled his lips. Even he had never seen such a grand "welcome ceremony". Even the signs on the highway were Arrangements are made.

People say Memphis is a brutal city. Now it seems that Memphis is simply the capital of civilization.

"I'm used to it. When I came to Oakland last year, it wasn't much better than this." Link shook his head. He still remembered that last season, there were Warriors fans holding abusive signs downstairs of the hotel 24 hours a day.

It can be said that he is quite dedicated.

"You're not angry at all." Wade glanced at Link. He originally thought that Link would be furious under the double attack of the fans and Green.

"What's there to be angry about? What they did proves that they are afraid! If other teams were coming here to play the game, would they be so violent?" Link spread his hands. He had seen this kind of thing too many times.

Oklahoma, San Antonio, Miami then, and now Cleveland... Link has always enjoyed the highest level of "courtesy" in these cities.

"I'm a little worried about them. Those guys seem to be very depressed." Link said, turning to look at the four young people sitting in the last row of the bus.

Sure enough, looking at these signs, their eyes were full of fear, as if they would be eaten at Oracle Arena.

"They are still young after all, Link. Have you figured out how to talk to them?"

"Actually... not yet. However, there will definitely be a way in the end." After Link finished speaking, he closed his eyes and leaned back, taking a nap.

Wade didn't bother Link anymore, put on his headphones and continued listening to music.

Now, it's better to let Link rest for a while.

What is foreseeable is that the two games at Oracle Arena will definitely be very, very tough.

The grizzly bear is going to run through the mud.

But until now, Wade is still full of confidence.

In the past, the Miami Heat also caused trouble for the Grizzlies. However, Link was able to resolve it perfectly every time.

This year, Link can do it too.

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After checking into the hotel that night, Link quickly called the four young people into his room.

They all thought they would be criticized and then given a bowl of chicken soup.

In the end, Link just asked them to watch the game video.

Moreover, what I was watching was the video of the last game.

The video has been edited and is incomplete. The content played on it is basically related to the Warriors.

In the seventh minute of the first quarter, Durant broke through and scored, coupled with Green's off-ball screen, allowing Curry to get a big open space.

As a result, Curry missed the shot and missed the opportunity to take the lead.

After this, the screen then focused on Durant. In the last game, he shot 60% from the field, but missed two free throws once. What the picture showed at this time was that free throw.

What followed was a collection of the Warriors' series of fancy mistakes.

In one of the shots, McGee inexplicably moved the ball to the instep of his feet, which almost made Dinwiddie laugh out loud.

Otherwise, McGee is a member of the top five quasi-Hall of Fame.

The atmosphere lightened up a bit amid a slew of highlights from the Warriors' open shots, missed free throws and turnovers.

Soon, the video ended and everyone looked at Link.

"Humans make mistakes, and as you can see, it's not just you who make open shots, miss free throws, and make turnovers, but so do those guys on the Warriors, and you just make the same mistakes that everyone makes. I know that. , the Warriors are very strong, but look, look at these three championship rings!"

Link said, taking out a small box and throwing it in front of everyone. After Jokic opened the box, he saw three shining championship rings!

"These are all obtained by constantly falling and getting up again, and falling and getting up again! If you are afraid of falling, you will never get honors in your life! Okay, I won't talk to you so much nonsense, I have to talk to you Here's my wife's video. You are not children anymore, you should be able to figure out some things by yourself. Now go back to sleep. The next day, I will see four real men standing in front of me."

The four young men all smiled, then stood up and left Link's room.

I originally came here to drink chicken soup, but I was caught off guard and ate a handful of dog food.

Jokic was about to go out, but was stopped by Link again.

"Nicholas, put down my ring. Don't worry, soon, you will also have your own championship ring."

Jokic immediately blushed and took out the championship ring he was going to take back for study from his pocket.

The door was gently closed, and Link stood up and looked out the window at the night view of Auckland.

It might take a little more effort to destroy this place.

But the scene after the destruction... Link started to feel a little impatient.

Will the Grizzlies never make it past the Western Conference Finals? Link likes people who stand randomly like this.