One Thousand One Hundred and Eighty Three: Birth Gift

No one could have imagined that Game 1 of the Finals between the Cavaliers and Grizzlies would end up like this.

In FedEx Arena, all Grizzlies fans had their mouths open. Even though Link often creates miracles in this arena, today's game still stunned Grizzlies fans because it was so magical.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers scored 49 points in the first quarter...this...this is really unbelievable!"

Mike Brin felt his voice trembling.

Nearly 50 points were scored on the Grizzlies in a single quarter. Let alone Grizzlies fans, even the most optimistic Cleveland fans would never have imagined such a result.

The reason why the Cavaliers were able to directly defeat the Grizzlies' league-leading defense relied on one thing - three-pointers.

Throughout the first quarter, the Cavaliers made 7 of 12 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored 21 points on three-pointers alone!

Among them, Kevin Love made 3 of 4 shots, completely disrupting the Grizzlies' rhythm.

In the playoffs this season, Love's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 45%. And his exaggerated three-point touch was undoubtedly inherited perfectly into the finals.

In the first quarter of the first game of the Finals, Love started his performance.

Scoring 49 points in a single quarter, the Cavaliers set a record for the highest points scored in a single quarter in the NBA Finals, shocking the whole world.

And in the next three quarters, the Cavaliers still had no intention of stopping.

In the second quarter of the game, the Cavaliers' three-point shooting was still hot, and their three-point shooting percentage was even higher than in the first quarter!

After shooting 7 of 12 in the first quarter, the Cavaliers followed up with 6 of 10 three-pointers in the second quarter! Scored 37 points in a single quarter and scored 86 points in the first half alone!

"I have never seen any team play such an offense against the Grizzlies' defense! Even the Warriors, who are good at three-pointers, have never played such a game!"

Mike Breen simply wondered if he was dreaming. Even if he controlled the Cavaliers to beat the Grizzlies in the easiest NBA2K game, it would be almost impossible to achieve this score.

What is the concept of 86 points at halftime? Seven years ago, when the Lakers and Celtics faced off in the Finals, their score in Game 6 of the series was 89 to 67, which combined was only 4 points more than the halftime score between the Cavaliers and Grizzlies today. !

In the past 400 finals games, the team has scored no more than 86 points in a game 159 times.

However, now the Cavaliers scored 86 points in half a game!

What's more, all this was done against the Grizzlies' defense.

The Grizzlies scored 66 points in half the game, which was already very efficient. However, they still trail the Cavaliers by 22 points.

The Cavaliers' magical first half almost made the game lose suspense.

After the game entered the second half, the Cavaliers' firepower was finally not so abnormal. But 12 of 22 three-pointers were still very accurate.

The Grizzlies only lost to the Cavaliers by 3 points in the entire second half, but the gap between the two sides in the first half was too big and the Grizzlies were unable to recover.

In the end, the Grizzlies were defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers by 25 points at FedEx Arena!

It was the biggest loss the Grizzlies have experienced this season.

It was also the biggest loss the Grizzlies had ever experienced in the Finals.

At the end of the game, James screamed to the sky with excitement, and then hugged all his teammates.

Today, he and his teammates proved that the Cavaliers are not here to go through the motions or serve as a backdrop for the Grizzlies.

They are really heading towards competing for the championship!

"Magical, the Cavaliers' performance today can only be described as magical! No one can get more than 20 points advantage over the Grizzlies, but the Cavaliers did it! 24 of 45 three-pointers in the game, 24 in a single game Three-pointers, which also broke the record for most three-pointers in the NBA Finals!"

Mike Brin shook his head, James was indeed Link's "old friend". In the first game of the series, Link was given a big gift.

If the Cavaliers had just one player with a strong three-point shooting, they might not have beaten the Grizzlies so badly.

But today, almost everyone in the Cavaliers has a very good three-point touch.

Irving made 7 of 12 from three-point range, Love made 6 of 8, Smith made 5 of 9, and Shumpert, Deron and Korver combined for a combined 3 of 5!

James, the most inaccurate, also shot 37.5% of his three-pointers today.

People say that the Golden State Warriors let the world know that it is really possible to win championships by shooting.

However, the Cavaliers' performance from beyond the three-point line today is beyond the reach of the Warriors.

"Fuck, LeBron is so merciless." Wade couldn't help but cursed secretly as he watched his former partner celebrating the victory crazily.

Why wasn't he so accurate before?

"What the hell is this three-point shooting percentage? Are you kidding me?" Conley also shook his head. He joined the industry in 2007 and has been working in the league for 10 years now.

However, this was the first time in 10 years that he had encountered such a bizarre thing.

Joger and Quin Snyder looked at each other. They made many adjustments to the Cavaliers' three-pointers in this game. However, the Cavaliers still shot 53.3% from three-point range. Moreover, this is under the premise that the opponent took as many as 45 three-point shots!

1-0, the underdog Cleveland Cavaliers took the lead in the finals!

They easily won a victory at FedEx Arena!

In an interview after the game, James was very excited: "This is just a statement. Our goal this year is very clear, which is to win the championship! I know the Grizzlies are very strong, but we will be stronger than our opponents, just like today!"

James' impassioned speech inspired Cleveland fans. After waiting for so many years, the "little emperor" is finally going to put the crown on his head again!

Where's Link? He left the field immediately after the game and walked straight towards the tunnel.

Reporters thought that Link must have been hit hard and very angry, thinking that he left early because he could not accept this tragic defeat.

According to past inertia, Link probably won't be in the mood to attend the next press conference.

However, reporters saw Link at the post-game press conference.

Moreover, he was as calm as if the Grizzlies' 25-point defeat just now had nothing to do with him!

"Link, can you tell me why you left so quickly after the game?" A reporter asked cautiously, looking at Link as if nothing had happened.

"Oh, I'm just in a hurry to go back to the dressing room and check with the doctor on my phone to confirm my wife's due date." Link spread his hands nonchalantly, but the reporters below were shocked!

Link simply ignored the defeat in this game! ? This is not like his character!

"Oh...oh, then, when is the due date?" The reporters who were at a loss could only follow Link's words and ask.

"Around June 13th." Link even smiled when he answered this question. This was the first time reporters saw Link smile after losing.

"Congratulations then, Link. But, for this game..."

"The Cavaliers played very well in this game, but they also played too well. I think they themselves know very well that they can't replicate today's miracle again. 24 three-pointers in a single game, what a joke... ...I admit defeat today, but I will not admit defeat. My goal next is very simple, which is to win the championship as a birth gift for my child before he is born."

After Link finished speaking, he stood up anxiously and left the media reception room. He had to rush to the hospital to see Rachel.

The reporters looked at each other in confusion, always feeling that there was something wrong with what Link said.

It is understandable to say that winning a championship as a birth gift before the child is born, but...

The reporters suddenly remembered that Link had just said that Rachel's due date was around June 13th. According to the schedule, on June 12, the Grizzlies and Cavaliers will start the fifth game of the series.

That is to say...

Link believes that he can lead the team to win four consecutive games against the Cavaliers and win the finals cleanly!

Thinking of this, the reporters suddenly turned pale.

They didn't know whether it was Link who was drifting away or whether they were too unsure.