One Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Six: The Battle of Pachulia Failed

Link stood on the sidelines and hugged his teammates one by one.

His 51 points were so dazzling that the topic everyone is talking about now is Link.

However, Link still considers this a team victory.

Without Jokic's active blocking, without Harrell and Richardson's active fighting, and without Conley's assists, where would I have scored 51 points?

And that round was just the tip of the iceberg of the Grizzlies' teamwork today.

The biggest difference between this year's Grizzlies and last season is actually this.

This is no longer a team that Link supports alone, this is a team that everyone supports together!

Seeing Link still hugging his teammates one by one after scoring 51 points, Mark Jackson couldn't help but think of the quarrel between Green and Durant in the game just now.

The cohesion of these two teams has already been judged.

Although every individual in a basketball game has a huge impact on the game, it is ultimately a team sport.

The better the team, the better the chance of winning the game.

Mark Jackson couldn't help but look at the disappointed Warriors fans around him. They must be very uncomfortable watching the Warriors lose the game at Oracle Arena.

But it is very likely that something more uncomfortable will happen to them later...

After the game, reporters almost surrounded Link.

As the player second only to Jordan in NBA history with 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs, Link has naturally become a favorite in the eyes of reporters.

However, faced with questions about 50+ points, Link was not very excited.

"It's only second in history, nothing to brag about. Just like you don't report on the runner-up in the finals every year."

“I’m happy to get a high score, but I’m even happier that we won the game.”

"Individual performance? No, no, no, this is the result of teamwork."

The reporters were a little uncomfortable with Link being so humble all of a sudden.

However, Link is not being modest, it’s just that the reporters didn’t ask the right questions.

At the post-game press conference, when reporters asked questions related to the series, the familiar Link immediately returned!

"Draymond Green said we would never get past the Western Conference Finals. I admire his confidence, which is a bit like mine. It's a pity that he doesn't have our strength."

Link complained hard about Green. Link was not very proud of 51 points in a single game.

But Link was quite satisfied with this victory.

Green was still tough. He said: "Today the Grizzlies performed really well, but just like before, they only took the lead temporarily. If we compare the series to a game, it is equivalent to just finishing the second game." At the end of the quarter, the Grizzlies only led by 1 point. We still have enough time and opportunities to get the game back."

Green still looked unyielding, but his words were not very convincing.

Today, the Warriors allowed Link to easily score 51 points. Is it possible that their defense will suddenly become better in the next game?

After three games, everyone can see that the Warriors have basically reached their limit. However, the Grizzlies are still pushing the limits!

In the "second half" of the series, the Warriors may not be able to catch up with the Grizzlies. But the Grizzlies may play better.

After taking a 2-1 lead in the series, the tremendous pressure shifted to the Warriors.

On the Internet, the voices questioning the Grizzlies have become smaller, while the voices mocking the Warriors are as high as ever.

Warriors fans’ online counterattack was weak.

It is estimated that even they were completely impressed by Link's 51 points in a single game.

The Golden State Warriors are in a huge crisis. As long as they lose one more game and get the match point early by the Grizzlies, all their previous efforts will be in vain.

Over the years, no team has been able to complete a comeback with the Grizzlies taking the lead on match point.

They don't want the dynasty to collapse before it's even established.

Durant doesn't want to be stepped on by Link after moving to the Warriors.

He chose to join forces with Curry, Thompson and Green, and his goal was not just a championship.

In any case, the Warriors must not let the Grizzlies get the match point first.

They have already begun to think about how they cleanly defeated the Spurs with a total score of 4-0 in the last round of the series.

Maybe some places can follow suit when facing grizzly bears...

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Leading 2 to 1, this made Link's tense nerves relax a little.

Although the Warriors still have a chance, the initiative is already in the hands of the Grizzlies. In the next game, the Grizzlies only need to win one more game at Oracle Arena to basically ensure victory in the series!

Now in the East, the Cavaliers already lead the Celtics 3-0. Not surprisingly, this year's finals will be another duel with James.

Link curled his lips. In every finals he has played in his career so far, his opponent has been LeBron James.

Although there was a year apart last year, overall, the second decade of the 21st century belongs to him and James.

Link felt a little sad for Lao James. Since having him, James's already low winning rate in the finals has plummeted.

It was hard not to be without him last season, but James was killed by the Warriors after Durant joined in advance...

Tragic, really miserable.

But that’s how competitive sports are, there is always only one winner. Michael Jordan will not show mercy just because others cannot win the championship, and neither will Link.

No matter what, Link must win the next game at Oracle Arena.

He will not give the Warriors any chance, but facing the Warriors and Durant, Link will not have any mercy!

There was only two days between the third and fourth battles. Equivalent to just one day's rest, both sides returned to the arena.

Tonight, all Warriors players looked solemn. They both knew this would be a series-defining night.

If we go to Memphis with a score of 1 to 3 behind, it will be a disaster!

Therefore, after today's game started, the physical confrontation between the Warriors players was very fierce. Coupled with the referee's connivance, there are not too many scenes of people falling on their backs in this game.

Just two minutes into the game, Green deliberately dragged Jokic down while fighting for a rebound, and a conflict almost broke out between the two sides.

Of course, despite Jokic's appearance, he is not a good kid. After all, he is a teenage player who has been immersed in the big dye vat of professional basketball. Jokic also has many tricks up his sleeve.

A minute later, while fighting for an offensive rebound, Jokic deliberately pulled Green's injured right shoulder.

Green instantly fell to the ground in pain, and Pachulia also approached Jokic to argue with him.

Only a few minutes after the game started, the smell of gunpowder was already getting to the point where it was almost explosive!

After that, the ferocity of the confrontation between the two sides not only did not decrease, but continued to increase.

For a moment, the fans felt as if they were watching a game from the 1990s!

The referee's whistle sounded frequently and the game was frequently interrupted. But even so, the players on both sides showed no intention of restraining themselves.

Finally, in the last two minutes of the second quarter, there was blood on the court.

Wade was scratched directly by Pachulia's elbow during a layup.

Wade immediately started bleeding. He covered the wound in time, but blood still flowed from the gaps between his fingers.

Although the opening is not big, during strenuous exercise, the intensity of blood ejection from the heart is greater, so even if there is only a small opening, blood will spurt out.

This is why in combat sports, once an athlete bleeds, there is no stopping it.

Although Wade was not seriously injured, he was still forced to leave the game to treat his injury.

"The Flash" played very well today and was the Grizzlies' second scoring point besides Link.

After he left the game, the Grizzlies' offensive firepower was greatly affected.

The Warriors took this opportunity to overtake the Grizzlies by 7 points.

In the end, they entered the fourth quarter with a 7-point advantage!

"The Warriors still have a chance. They have a chance to prevent worse things from happening! As long as the Warriors can equalize the score today, the series will still be suspenseful!"

Everyone is looking forward to the decisive battle between the two sides in the fourth quarter, including Pachulia, who just took Wade off the court.

He has already tasted the sweetness, and next, he is about to implement his final plan today.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Link led the team to catch up.

He hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, and then assisted Jokic for a layup.

Seeing that the Warriors' advantage was about to be exhausted, Pachulia stood up again.

In the ninth minute of the fourth quarter, Gasol protected the defensive rebound and handed the ball directly to Link, who was running forward.

Seeing Durant immediately coming up on defense, Link was not in a hurry. He paused, and when Jokic caught up, he played a pick-and-roll with him.

Facing Jokic's cover, Durant and Pachulia had to switch defenses. Pachulia secretly rejoiced in her heart that her chance had finally come!

Link looked at Pachulia and tried to make a breakthrough, but suddenly stopped to shoot!

The Georgian immediately took two steps forward and walked up to Link. Qiaogel on the sidelines frowned. Why did this scene feel so familiar?

Link takes the shot and everything goes perfectly. But when Link landed, he felt his ankle was twisted violently!

"Fuck!" Link yelled, falling to the ground and covering his ankles.

Pachulia pretended to be innocent and went to grab the rebound. When the referee whistled, he covered his head with his hands to show that he had done nothing.

On the surface, Pachulia seems innocent. But in his heart, he was already smiling from ear to ear!

This trick proved to be successful over and over again. After Leonard, Link also fell! Now, the Grizzlies are about to face the same fate as the Spurs!

Just when Pachulia defeated the Grizzlies in the Fantasy Warriors, he reached the peak of his life and won the championship for the second consecutive year.

When he turned around, he saw Link looking like a Terminator robot. Although he was bruised and bruised, he still stood up like a normal person.

"What!?" Pachulia's eyes widened. He promised that the step he just made was very accurate, even more accurate than shooting!

Before Pachulia could realize what was going on, he was suddenly hit hard.

Pachulia felt something fly out of her mouth, it was a tooth.

"Zach Randolph actually rushed onto the court and punched Pachulia. This punch was not light. Randolph will definitely be suspended by the league!"

"So what? The Grizzlies' current bench depth is enough to deal with the worst case scenario if Randolph is suspended." Mike Breen smiled. For some reason, he saw that Georgia's trick did not succeed and he was beaten instead. After one punch, he felt pretty good.

This kind of scumbag deserves to end up like this!

On the court, players from both sides struggled together, and the hostility that had been accumulated for a whole year exploded with Randolph's punch.

But at this time, the Warriors players had no intention of watching the physical battle between the two sides.

They all knew that the moment Link stood up, the hope of the Warriors standing up became very slim.