Five Hundred and Seventy-Three: Exaggerated Counterattack

After successfully tying the score, Durant was more calm.

He tasted the sweetness, and he found that it didn't seem that difficult to defeat Link.

The Grizzlies, on the other hand, felt a little bit out of rhythm. In the face of the Thunder's sudden increase in defensive intensity and Durant's attack after returning to his soul, the Grizzlies were caught off guard.

Link is very clear that now let others attack, the efficiency cannot be higher than Durant. Basketball is indeed a team sport, but individual ability is also very important.

If you play the team offense all game, it's at best the next Denver Nuggets.

In the impression of the Spurs, it is a team that plays a good team offense, but Parker, Manu Ginobili and Duncan, including Leonard, who is singled out as a mediocre individual?

When the final word is finalized, they have to come.

Play the team offense when the team is attacking, but when it's time to take over the game, the star must take over the game too.

That's what superstars do!

Link did not continue to wait and see this time, and he took the ball very decisively. Now, only he can stand up to resist this wave of Durant's offensive.

Everyone held their breath, the one-on-one duel between Link and Durant was a classic every time!

Durant was not in a hurry to confront, but kept a distance from Link. Anyway, he has the advantage of height and wingspan, so he is not afraid that Link will suddenly pull up and shoot.

Link already has a lot of experience facing Durant, and naturally he won't play blindly. He called Randolph out of cover, and then immediately broke through!

Randolph's screen quality is very high, Durant wanted to squeeze past, but Randolph was very strong, and Durant did not take advantage of it. In this way, Link and Durantra opened a little distance.

Ibaka was in a bit of trouble. He didn't know whether to stay in front of Randolph or go in and chase after Link.

Just when the shot-blocking king was hesitating, Link, who was dribbling the ball forward, suddenly closed the ball, as if he really wanted to give Randolph a mid-range shot!

Ibaka then decided to stay in front of Randolph, waiting for an opportunity to steal. And Durant slowed down, ready to reach out to interfere with the pass!

But as everyone knows, Link's next move is not a pass, but a layup!

In a very realistic fake fax, Ibaka and Durant were both played by Link!

The Grizzlies finally scored a goal in the second quarter, and Link stood up in time to interrupt the Thunder's momentum.

Durant gritted his teeth, it was Link again! This guy will always show up every time he wants to take off!

However, Durant is not upset now, as Brooks said, he has enough time to kill Link slowly!

He still doesn't believe that Link can keep up with all his attacks!

Durant responded quickly. He made a jumper after receiving the basketball in the mid-range on the right, completely ignoring Link's defense.

In fact, Durant's sudden jump shot is very effective. Because of the same, Link has no way to predict the timing of Durant's unpredictable shot.

Durant has completely regained his scoring rhythm, and Mike Brin even predicted, "KD will definitely score high points in this game. At least, more than 35 points!"

35 points or more, it is not easy to get this score in the playoffs. However, on Durant, all this seems to be within reach.

The Thunder leveled the score again, and they didn't give in an inch. If they back down, what awaits them is a score of 1-3 behind!

Just when the Thunder fans were still imagining how Durant was going to overtake the score, Link scored again!

This time, Link continued to play the pick-and-roll with Randolph. But unlike just now, Ibaka chose to switch directly!

Small and big, it stands to reason that Link has the advantage of speed. However, Ibaka's movement is not slow, he is an athlete.

So Link chose a step back jumper after a mid-range feint.

Ibaka didn't expect Link to retreat, so his reaction speed was more than half a beat slower. In the end, Link easily scored on Ibaka's head,

The score was pulled back by two points.

"Both sides can't take each other's number one attack point. This game has completely become a private duel between Link and Durant!"

Mike Brin shook his head, the immortals were fighting, and others couldn't get involved.

In the second quarter, Link and Durant really occupied most of the scenes. The two of you come and go, and the fight is so lively.

Here, Durant slipped off the bottom line and made a comeback. In the past, Link relied on his own enthusiasm to make a successful tip-up.

The Thunder just relied on Durant's three-pointer to overtake the score. After that, Link caused Ibaka to get a 2+1, and immediately recovered the 2-point difference.

The two mortal enemies presented a wonderful battle for the fans, and their personal scores were also soaring.

After halftime, when Mike Brin picked up the data sheet, he was dumbfounded.

"Kevin Durant 18 points in the half, Link 23 points in the half, they completely dominated the first half of the game!"

When both Link and Durant are in scoring mode, no one knows who will be the winner. Of course, no one knows how many points these two guys can get.

In the second half, the fighting between the two sides continued. Since both teams have increased their defensive intensity to a very rough level, the offensive efficiency of the others is terrible.

The impact of Westbrook's head iron did not increase his score, but made his shooting percentage continue to decline.

The black and white bears encountered rough violations in the interior, and it became very difficult for them to score goals.

In the end, only Link and Durant can provide enough robust firepower at this intensity.

As a result, Mike Brin and the fans in the audience witnessed the continuous increase in the scores of the two sides, and the data became more and more exaggerated.

When the game reached the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies still only led the Thunder by 4 points and failed to widen the difference.

And Durant and Link's personal scores also both exceeded 40!

Mike Brin initially predicted that Durant would score above 35 points, but he proved to be too conservative.

Durant's personal score has come to 42 points after the rollover jumper just now!

And Link, who was just selected to the All-NBA First Team today, has raised his score to 46 points!

46 points, which is also Link's career high so far, a new high in a single game!

"In this classic two-man matchup, Link and Kevin Durant did not let each other, and they both produced staggering statistics! Link has scored a career-high 46 points, but the entanglement between the two sides The fight continues, and no one knows what kind of stats they'll end up with!"

Both Link and Durant did their best, and neither of them wanted to fall here. For this round of the series, this game is the most important turning battle of the entire series!

Durant was very surprised that Link could really score with himself. And Link was also a little surprised, Durant was unbelievably strong today. All scored 46 points, and he has not completely knocked him down.

At this time, the Grizzlies called off the game and prepared to arrange the last three minutes of offense. In fact, there are no tactics. To put it bluntly, it is to study how to create singles opportunities for Link as much as possible.

And Mike Brin took advantage of this time to pick up Link's data sheet and study it carefully.

"46 points in a single game, this is the second time in the playoffs this season, Link has scored more than 40 points in a single game for the second time. And, you may not believe it, 46 points, this is already what O'Neal got in the playoffs. The highest score. If Link makes even one more free throw, it will break O'Neal's scoring record in the playoffs. Now, do you know what the concept of 46 points in the playoffs is?"

Mike Brin has always felt incredible, and Link's highest score in a single game in the regular season was only 45 points. It stands to reason that he is unlikely to score more than 45 points in a single game in the playoffs.

After all, the regular season is very long, nearly half a year, with as many as 82 matchups. Once a certain feel breaks out, it is not too difficult to get 40 or 50 points. Even Jennings, who has been criticized now, staged a miracle of 55 points in a single game.

But in the playoffs, the defensive teams are completely different. Both sides must fight for almost every ball. The opponent will try their best to defend every ball. Especially the leading stars, the defensive pressure is doubled. And in the playoffs, the research on each other is more detailed than in the regular season. Therefore, it is really difficult to get 40+ points in the playoffs.

Many players have difficulty playing the regular season in the face of high-intensity defenses in the playoffs. However, Link instead put out a more explosive scoring performance than in the regular season.

With three minutes left in the game, Link had already scored 46 points. Maybe, this guy can get his career high score closer to 50 points today...

Mike Brin swallowed. Since the beginning of the 21st century, players who can score 50 points in a single game in the playoffs are rare.

As I said just now, a super insider who is as strong as O'Neal has a high score of 46 points in the playoffs.

Link and Durant, who can survive the last three minutes?

The player who was selected to the best first team is really amazing.