Seven Hundred and Thirty-Five: 1 More Destroyed

It's not the first time that Link has let opposing fans down. Whenever people think the Grizzlies will be in trouble and Link will be in trouble, the truth is often very different from what people imagine.

But none of the Indianapolis fans had any idea that things would be so disappointing.

In their expectations, the Pacers should be closer to winning than the Trail Blazers were two days ago. In their expectations, Paul George and Link should play a wonderful duel. In their expectations, this should be an intense finals preview!

However, the situation now is that the Pacers trailed by 14 points in the final four minutes of the final quarter. While Link has understated 28 points, Paul George's score has not yet reached 20.

Most of the stands at Consecco Arena were empty, and many Pacers fans had already left early because they couldn't stand the humiliation.

Larry Bird, who was sitting in the luxury box, had dull eyes. 24 hours ago, he told reporters in high spirits, "We are the best team."

But now, he himself thinks that sentence is very funny.

Bird never overturned when he was a player, but at this time... This is why Bird doesn't like to pretend in recent years. After all, now, his fate is not in his own hands.

But what saddens Bird the most is not the failure to pretend, but the huge gap between the Pacers and the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies are undoubtedly one of the strongest title contenders this season, and if the Pacers want to win the championship, they have to be prepared to die with the Grizzlies.

But the results of today's game, the Pacers do not have the ability to cause trouble for the Grizzlies. If this were a best-of-seven series, Bird reckons the Pacers would have won at most one!

This situation makes Bird see no hope for the championship. He didn't expect that the number one in the East was still so far away from the championship.

Meanwhile, on the court, George's confidence was completely destroyed.

He has only scored 12 points today, and his shooting percentage has fallen below 30%! The whole game, he spent in the sound of iron.

If it weren't for the rest of the Pacers standing up, the difference might be even bigger now.

What makes George even more desperate is not his poor performance, but Link's excellent performance, which is the exact opposite of him.

Link played George with no temper today, and George suffered a lot on both ends of the offense and defense. In front of Link, George felt like he was back in his rookie season. In the face of a powerful opponent, it is too weak to do anything.

But it was clear that in the last game, both sides could barely draw a tie. Obviously last summer, the two have been sticking together for training.

George thought he was about to catch up with Link, like two racing cars chasing intensely on the track. George was about to overtake. He had already found his route, put in gear, and was ready to go.

But Link turned his head in the rearview mirror and smiled slightly, stepped up the accelerator, and easily pushed George away again, waiting for George to chase.

Every time you think you can catch up to him, he can throw you off. This kind of frustration has completely occupied George's heart at this time.

Hill made a good pass to move the ball from the crowded inside to the left corner. There, Paul George is on standby.

At this time, there are still a small number of Pacers fans shouting for the home team players, they still believe that the Pacers still have a chance.

George received the basketball, and fans were expecting him to make a beautiful long shot. As a result, the difference is only 11 points!

Chasing 11 points in just over four minutes isn't an impossible task.

In normal times, George will definitely take a decisive shot, come forward, lead the team through difficulties, and detonate the stands at the Consecco Arena.

But today, George hesitated after receiving the basketball. Because he saw that Link was rushing towards him with claws and claws, which made his pressure surge!

The whole game was suppressed by Link, and Paul George's self-confidence had long been destroyed.

In the end, George didn't take that long shot as one would expect. After Link pushed up, George had no choice but to give the ball to Stephenson.

When the Pacers needed George the most, he chose to pass the ball and he backed off!

In the stands, the Pacers fans who had just raised their arms and shouted put their hands down, their eyes were lonely, and they didn't make any sound.

Their only hope had just been extinguished.

"Stephenson received the basketball, and he wanted to one-on-one Tony Allen. Lance tried to drive directly to the layup. This shot was too easy! Sure enough, Tony cut the basketball off the moment Stephenson took off for the layup. Another turnover for the Pacers, their 19th turnover of the game! God, the Pacers made a lot of mistakes today against the Grizzlies!"

As soon as Reggie Miller finished speaking, Tony Allen assisted Conley to fight back, widening the difference to 16 points!

The Conseco Arena was dead silent, preventing the Grizzlies from breaking the last line of the 72-win record, just like the French Maginot line in World War II, which was called "never broken", and was easily broken by the Grizzlies.

Off the field, the Pacers coach Frank Vogel shook his head helplessly. He could no longer do anything useful.

When a team's leading stars are destroyed, the game is difficult to change. The most powerful weapon is gone, what else can you use to fight?

That terrifying guy, Link, did all the "inhumane" things.

Two minutes later, the coaches of both sides replaced the main lineup. This also means that this expected war ended in garbage time in the end.

Reggie Miller sat on the commentary table, his eyes dull. He really didn't expect this game to be like this. He thought that George would at least be able to draw a tie with Link.

But in the end, the data of the two was 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 turnovers, 8 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

The gap between the two sides can be seen clearly from the data, and it is even more appalling from the scene.

"This game was so unexpected, Reggie, before the game you thought George could cause trouble for Link, but in fact George didn't hurt Link at all today! What do you think about this? What caused this? result?"

Miller's commentary partner has already begun to summarize the game in advance, otherwise, there is really nothing to say to a bunch of substitute players who are killing time.

Miller was silent for a while, then sighed.

"All I can say is... Before the game, we didn't expect Link to be so strong."

The historic three-pointer who once pushed Jordan to complete the lore and has never been afraid of any opponent. But at Consecco Arena in 2014, he was conquered by an undrafted pick.

In the end, the game ended with a score. With a 17-point rout of the Grizzlies at Conseco Arena, the Pacers are eager to take a step that the Blazers have failed to take. But in the end, they found that they were far more than one step away from victory.

Paul George only hit 20% shooting in the whole game, ranking last among all the players on the team. The Pacers didn't score 20 points, and the highest-scoring David West scored only 18 points.

The tone of the game was set almost from the first quarter, and from the first quarter, the Pacers have been doing one thing -- chasing points.

They have never gained even a minute's advantage or lead. In front of the mighty Grizzlies, the No. 1 in the East is extremely weak!

After the game, George bowed his head and hugged Link, then left without a word.

Looking at George's dejected back, Link pouted, did he strike too hard today?

A full-name idol, people's hope, was mercilessly destroyed by Link.

Hmm...it's really ruthless. The story of the NBA ends with the victory of the "villain" once again.

After this game, the Grizzlies have a gorgeous record of 63 wins and 5 losses. The Pacers have won two of the three most difficult games in March.

One fact has become clear: By now, even if the Grizzlies do lose to the Heat tomorrow, it won't have much impact on their 72-win goal.

All the fans need to do is to wait for the historic moment to come!

They no longer dared to hope for any of Link's opponents, because Link specializes in destroying hope!