Three Hundred and Fifty First: Want a Banana?

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder successfully avoided allowing the Grizzlies to widen the point difference to double digits.

But in the end, the results of the first quarter were not good for the Thunder. 20 to 28, the Oklahoma City Thunder came to Memphis arrogantly, and then they were beaten black and blue in the first quarter.

Trailing by 8 points in a single quarter, there is no doubt that this situation was unexpected by the Thunder.

Link had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter. On the defensive end, it was no longer easy for Durant to score, and he directly blocked the best sixth man of the year.

On the offensive end, Link made 4 of 5 shots in the first quarter and was extremely efficient. Durant failed to stop him, and Harden chose to drop the line directly.

In the 12 minutes of the first quarter, Link led the team to play aggressively at home. They let the Thunder see that the FedEx Arena is not something that can be won just by thinking about it.

Now, the whole world is praising Link and the Grizzlies, but Hollins is a little bit burnt out.

In the first quarter, Link played the full 12 minutes! Should he be allowed to play in the second quarter, Hollins struggled.

I have to admit that the Grizzlies are somewhat dependent on Link at this stage. As soon as Link went down, he didn't even have the focus of attack.

Last season, the Grizzlies could rely on Randolph to score. In the regular season this year, Gay was also a good scorer when he was healthy.

But at this time, the Grizzlies only have Link as a stable offensive point. Although other people can also score, they are still far from the role of "scorer".

Seeing Link's panting appearance, Hollins decided to let Link rest for a while no matter what. After all, this is the Western Conference finals, with fierce confrontation and huge consumption. It's exhausting for a player to play a full 12-minute quarter in the regular season, let alone in the Western Conference Finals.

So at the beginning of the second quarter, Link was put on the bench by Hollins. But fortunately, Durant, who also played 12 minutes in the first quarter, did not play, which undoubtedly made Hollins breathe a sigh of relief.

Now, the Thunder's scoring points are Westbrook and Harden. But to be honest, in Hollins' mind, these two guys combined are not as threatening as Durant.

As long as it is carefully guarded, it will not collapse.

"Don't worry, I won't let them overtake until you come back." Before the second quarter, Tony Allen patted his chest in front of Link.

Link was very moved, he was not fighting alone.

The game started in the second quarter, and Randolph and Link on the Grizzlies side were resting. Randolph will go up to the top center position later, so take the time to rest now. On the inside of the Grizzlies, Randolph, Gasol and Speights rotate.

Haddadi, known as "Asia's No. 1 center," didn't make the playoff roster. Link played two seasons in the Grizzlies and didn't even meet Haddadi a few times. Therefore, Haddadi cannot share the pressure inside.

Link is still trying to even out his breathing, taking an extra round of rest is a luxury. Once on the field, there is no time to adjust, but to perform immediately.

This is the Western Conference finals, cruel and full of charm.

While Link was staring at the court seriously, Randolph sat next to Link with a smirk on his face, "Hey, can I have a Big American Banana?"

Link:? ? ?

Link looked at Randolph in a daze, thinking that this guy was playing some kind of joke again. Unexpectedly, he actually dangled two big bananas in front of Link's eyes.

"Where did you get the bananas!?"

"The fans gave it to me! Come on, let's do it! After eating, go up and beat those bastards!" Randolph said, peeled the banana, and stuffed it into Link's mouth without any explanation.

"All right, all right, I'll do it myself!" Link hurriedly slapped Randolph's hand away, it always felt a bit strange to be fed bananas by a big black...

The scene of Link and Randolph wolfing down and stealing bananas on the sidelines was captured by the camera. Although it seems that these two guys are playing tricks, they are not.

Athletes sweat profusely during exercise.

Potassium in the human body will be lost in large quantities with sweat. The potassium content in bananas is particularly high, which can quickly replenish the potassium needed by the human body. This increases muscular endurance and makes exercise more sustained.

And bananas are still a good fruit to replenish physical strength, which can quickly replenish energy. So in most sports, if you need to replenish energy, bananas are a good choice.

It is nothing new for NBA players to steal food on the bench. O'Neal even made a black bag of popcorn and ate it in front of him......

But for Link, who is strict with his own diet, if it wasn't for the usefulness, he would definitely not eat indiscriminately.

Therefore, while the fans are laughing at the fact that Link and Randolph are still playing tricks, the two are actually ready for the battle later.

Just two minutes into the second quarter, Durant was taken up by Brooks by taking advantage of a dead ball.

Seeing this situation, Hollins quickly replaced Link and Randolph. Before the two entered the field, they handed over the banana peel to Jimmy Butler in a very unified manner.

Butler shook his head helplessly. As a first-year rookie, it's normal for the bosses to throw rubbish...

At this point, it was the Grizzlies' offensive round. The point difference was only recovered by 2 points. If the Grizzlies can score this round, the point difference will return to 8 points.

After Durant came on the court, he faced Link with a look of disgust. Finally, I couldn't help but said coldly, "There are bananas at the corner of my mouth..."

Link didn't respond to Durant, but licked his tongue nimbly, cleaning up the corners of his mouth!

While Durant was in a daze, Link received the basketball and directly broke through!

Durant's reaction was indeed a bit slow. His mind was still full of the picture of Link licking the corner of his mouth just now...

Just like that, Link, who felt that his physical strength seemed to be much more abundant, leaned on Durant, who was half a body behind, and easily made a layup. The point difference has become 8 points again, and the Thunder is still under great pressure!

"Haha, it seems that the banana just now had an effect. As soon as Link came on the court, he broke through and scored 2 points very resolutely. This is already his 11th point today, and the Grizzlies still maintain an 8-point lead!"

Hubie Brown shook his head with a smile. It's fine for that guy to cross his legs while holding a thermos cup, and it's fine for him to steal bananas off the court... But as soon as he gets on the court, he will immediately become dangerous.

Durant waved his hands very annoyed, isn't Link that guy tired?

In the next few rounds, the two sides played each other offensively and defensively. Durant's scoring is still sharp, and with Link, the Grizzlies are extremely tough on both offense and defense.

After eight minutes, the halftime game was about to end, but the Thunder still trailed by 6 points!

At this time, Brooks replaced Durant and asked him to rest and prepare for the second half of the game. And Link can't rest, he has to continue to watch the Thunder's best sixth man.

Durant's face was full of displeasure when he left the court. After playing for so long, he failed to close the point difference further.

So after the end, Durant's first thing was to tell Brooks, "Give me a banana too!"

Brooks is speechless, you are just competing with him on the court, but off the court you have to compete with eating bananas...

Although the second quarter seemed to be a lot more fun than the first quarter, Hollins was still worried.

The halftime game is almost over, but the Grizzlies haven't widened the point difference to double digits. The Thunder are strong, as strong as the Grizzlies!

In this game, it is estimated that the winner will be decided at the last moment... At that time, Hollins does not know whether Link can survive to the critical round. A banana may be able to extend Link's good state, but it is not magical enough to double Link's physical strength.

Hollins began to get nervous, and was already thinking about the tactics of the key round...

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