One Thousand One Hundred and Ninety-One: A Game Only Link Can Control
Live footage captured Link pointing towards the stands, but it was not known exactly who he was referring to.
Since many players like to point their fingers at the stands when they play, no one particularly paid attention to what Link just did.
But Adam Joke was very nervous at this time. He knew very well that Link was referring to him just now.
Link's action was equivalent to directly declaring war on the joke.
The joke was not actually to forcefully change the outcome of the series, he just wanted to prolong the finals as much as possible.
But it was obvious that Link had no intention of granting his wish.
Although Link reappeared, the Cavaliers players were still full of confidence at this time.
Even a fool can feel that the referee is biased towards the Cavaliers today.
This is equivalent to directly lowering the difficulty of this game.
Therefore, they were no longer nervous when they saw Link appear again.
At worst, let him get two more fouls!
Link's appearance caused the boos at the scene to stop abruptly and turned into cheers.
As long as Link is still around, there is still hope for the game.
Irving did not panic and still made the free throw steadily.
The 9-point difference is officially formed. The Cavaliers only need to successfully play one defense and one attack to widen the point difference to double digits in the critical fourth quarter!
"Link is back, and it seems like the Grizzlies have regained their confidence. Link hasn't played since he picked up four fouls in the second half of the third quarter. I hope Link won't get into foul trouble again in the fourth quarter. middle."
As soon as Mike Breen finished speaking, the whistle sounded. The game was once again interrupted by the referee, which made many neutral fans intolerable.
This time, Link took advantage of Gasol's screen and scored a jumper.
But the moment the ball went in, the referee called Gasol an illegal screen, and the score was invalid!
It doesn’t blow in the morning,
Wait until Link's ball is scored before calling it. This offensive foul call can be said to be quite shameless.
"An offensive foul was actually called. Oh my god, the scale of today's game is really weird!" Mike Breen couldn't help complaining.
Of course, he had already seen the fishiness of this game, but as a commentator, he couldn't point it out directly.
Mike Breen has always been a very professional commentator, and he never says much about things that are not his responsibility to comment on.
But now even Mike Breen can't stand it anymore. A beautiful goal was blown away by the referee. How can the game be played?
"Holy shit, where did I have an illegal screen!?" The meek Gasol couldn't help but yelled. Although Jorge had just been ejected, the Grizzlies players were still not intimidated.
At this time, it was Link who stood up and stopped him.
"It doesn't matter, don't be affected by this kind of thing again! Hurry up and retreat, retreat!"
Link shouted while clapping his hands, trying to stabilize the team's morale.
He knew that these referees were told to call the game like this as a joke. So in today's game, no matter how much pressure you put on the referee, it's useless.
In that case, just leave the referee alone. If you can't score with a screen, then use other methods to score!
Under Link's command, the Grizzlies players calmed down and retreated quickly.
As soon as the Grizzlies gained a foothold, James came out with the ball.
It was obvious that his goal was aimed at Link. It doesn't matter whether the ball goes in or not, as long as it can cause Link to foul.
If Link can be allowed to leave the field for six fouls, the Cavaliers will be sure to win this game!
What if Link doesn't want to be called for a foul? Then just get out of the way! In this way, James can score easily.
In most people's opinion, Link will face a dilemma.
But in Link's eyes, he has a third way.
After James rushed up with the ball, Link first retreated, allowing James to get to the basket.
The referee had a whistle in his mouth at this time. As long as Link jumped to block it, he would blow the whistle immediately!
However, when James laid up, Link did not take off. Instead, he started very fiercely and cut the basketball out of James' hand!
The referee wanted to call a foul, but Link's chip was so clean that not even a hint of a tell was exposed.
Even if Link is called for a foul now, it won't be justified when we watch the replay later.
In the past three quarters of the game, the Grizzlies were basically called on balls that could be called or not. In other words, as long as the referee wants to, he can always find a reason to whistle.
But Link's clean cut left the referee completely unable to find fault.
After the ball was cut off, James reflexively wanted to grab the basketball again.
Unexpectedly, in the panic, he poked the ball out of the bottom line himself.
The whistle still sounded, but it didn't blow that Link had committed a foul, but that James was out of bounds.
"Beautiful defense. As soon as Link came up, he was very smart and caused James to make a mistake. It was a one-time defense! His chipping was so perfect, it was even as if he deliberately let James rush to the basket to prepare for chipping!"
After successfully winning the ball for the team, Link received cheers from the fans.
The joke was a little tense at this point, and Link seemed to be playing with him for real!
Later, Link personally controlled the ball for half the game.
He took one look at the Cavaliers' defense and called for a screen again.
James is ready to bypass Gasol's block at any time.
But just before Gasol's screen was in place, Link suddenly started without warning!
Everyone thought that Link would play a pick-and-roll with Gasol, but in fact it was just to distract James.
Link has the fastest first step in the league, and even James has a hard time keeping up right away.
Link had just started, and he was half a body away from James.
James had to chase back with all his might, knowing he could be a little rougher. Anyway, the referee is on the Cavaliers' side today.
However, just when James was chasing after him with all his strength, Link, who had clearly surpassed James, suddenly pulled the ball to his crotch and retreated outside the three-point line again!
James braked suddenly and turned around again to face the three-point line. Unexpectedly, his foot slipped and he lost his center of gravity.
Although James used his hands to support the ground in time, he did not let himself fall.
But it has become a fact that he was knocked away by Link!
Before James could get up, Link, who retreated to the three-point line, took the shot calmly.
Link wanted to see if the referee had any other reasons for calling the penalty this time!
"brush!"
"The ball went in, and Link made a very domineering response! He stepped back for a three-pointer, knocked down James, and scored the ball. This is the greatest performance that the greatest superstar in the league can give!"
Mike Brin's whole body was boiling. Link's counterattack was really a relief!
"What a terrifying player. His strength is completely unique in this era." In the stands, the old "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell grinned.
"Yeah, yeah." The joker next to Russell also smiled, but it was very awkward.
Is Link hitting James?
No, that was a slap on the face of his league president!
"MVP! MVP! MVP!" After Link scored, a uniform shout rang out in the stands of FedEx Arena.
He arrived at FedEx Arena like a savior.
James stood up awkwardly and rubbed his thighs.
When I slipped, my thigh seemed to be stretched.
Recalling that Link had injured Pachulia's ankle by feinting, James felt scared.
He didn't want to be the second player injured by Link.
"Keep focused, we'll almost catch up!" Link didn't rush to celebrate after scoring, but continued to shout to keep his teammates focused.
After that, Kelly Irving tried to break through Conley. Like James, his first goal is not to score, but to draw fouls.
But this time, the confrontation Conley gave Irving wasn't very intense. Jokic and Gasol's cover defense doesn't seem so rough anymore.
Irving easily jumped up and prepared to put the ball into the basket.
But from the reflection of the backboard, Owen saw Link flying over from behind him!
"Damn!" Of course Irving knew how powerful Link's pursuit was. If he insisted on a layup, the basketball would most likely be nailed directly to the backboard.
Moreover, Link was not suspected of fouling this ball, and the referee couldn't call it even if he wanted to.
So, Irving turned into a pass in the air, threw the ball outside the three-point line, and handed it to James!
James was completely left open by Link from beyond the three-point line, and he took the shot without hesitation.
Unfortunately, James is not Link. He wanted to return a goal to Link from beyond the three-point line, but it was not that easy.
"Bang!"
The basketball hit the front of the basket hard and made a crisp sound.
James struck angrily!
He missed an open shot.
Link used his bounce to collect the rebound before Love and Thompson arrived.
Before it landed in the air, Link passed the ball to Conley. While grabbing the rebound, he launched a counterattack!
All the knights immediately chased after him. Link's counterattack was so fast that no one had time to react.
James was the first to rush forward, and it was not difficult for him to chase Conley.
He stepped into the penalty area close to Conley, but Conley threw the ball directly behind his head without taking off.
"Not a layup!?" James stared at the basketball and turned back subconsciously.
When he turned his head, he only saw a huge shadow coming towards him.
Link followed closely and caught the basketball thrown by Conley.
Although there was LeBron James between him and the basket, at this time, James had no time to make any remedial measures.
"boom!"
Link was in the air, blocking James who had no time to take off, and smashed the ball into the frame with both hands!
The "little emperor" suffered the humiliation from Link's crotch!
"Alley-oop dunks, and the dunk is for LeBron James! As expected of Link, this is simply a visual feast!"
Link let go and landed, the dunk just now was easy for him.
Taking off while sprinting with all his strength, even if there is James standing under the basket, Link can still dunk without fail!
James just failed to seize the three-point opportunity, and now he was dunked by Link again.
In the past four games, Link and James basically clashed with each other.
But today, Link wants to unilaterally blast James!
This dunk turned the 9-point difference into 4 points in an instant. Even if the referee is still looking for trouble, there is no way to slow down the speed at which the score is getting closer.
Seeing Link score such a wonderful goal, I felt like I was the one who had just been dunked!
Link glanced at the stands again, meeting Joke's eyes again.
The joke sent chills down his spine. For the first time, he felt that as the president of the league, he was so powerless.
Joke has used the behind-the-back whistle to affect many games before, and most of them were successful.
But want to influence Link's game? This is simply impossible.
After all, only Link can control Link's game!
The joke's serious expression was in stark contrast to the cheering fans around him.
Link quickly retreated and called on everyone to continue to focus.
Champion, I don’t want to wait another day!