The Grizzlies finally defeated the Warriors, and the showdown between two teams with the best regular season record this season finally came to an end.

Of course, Oakland fans wouldn't like this result. They were extremely disappointed as they watched Link win the Western Conference Championship trophy at their home court.

Last season, Durant suddenly announced that he would jump out of his contract to join the Warriors. The Warriors won an incredible 74 wins in the regular season, and finally eliminated the Grizzlies in the playoffs and successfully won the championship.

For Warriors fans, last season was too dreamy, a bit unrealistic and a bit unbelievable.

And now, the dream finally woke up.

Durant's arrival did not allow the Warriors to completely rule the league. The use of small ball tactics did not allow the Warriors to reach the top.

Durant lost to Link, while the Warriors' small lineup lost to the Grizzlies' traditional double tower lineup.

After waking up from the dream, we can only welcome them with cruel reality.

No matter who the championship is this year, it has nothing to do with the Golden State Warriors.

They have become the biggest losers of the season and have nowhere to hide.

The Grizzlies won the Western Conference Finals, which is known as the most valuable in history, and snatched away all honors.

The Warriors, with the strongest paper lineup in the league, lost to the opponent who should not have lost the least.

Just as Warriors fans were still worried about being humiliated by Link, Link had turned his attention to the East.

For him, the Golden State Warriors are already a past tense. He has won the final battle and there is no need to continue to argue with the Warriors.

Next, what Link needs to pay attention to is another opponent!

Before the Grizzlies, the Cleveland Cavaliers had easily defeated the Celtics without Thomas Jr. with a total score of 4-1.

However, the news of James' promotion did not attract much turmoil or attention.

Although the Cavaliers only lost one game from the first round to the finals, with an excellent record of 12 wins and 1 loss, losing one less game than the Grizzlies.

However, due to the strength gap between the eastern and western teams, the Cavaliers' performance did not receive much praise.

At that time, the whole world was looking at the match between the Grizzlies and the Warriors.

It was not until Link said that "It's our time now, LeBron" that everyone's attention finally shifted to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

At this time, people suddenly realized that this was LeBron James who led the team to the finals for seven consecutive years since 2011!

Leading the team to the finals for seven consecutive years means that James won the Eastern Conference championship for seven consecutive years.

After winning the championship in the East for nearly a decade, he is definitely the most terrifying Eastern King in NBA history.

The last time someone was able to reach the finals for seven consecutive years, it can be traced back to the period when Bill Russell, the ancient beast, played.

Logically speaking, reaching the finals for seven consecutive years should be a major honor in James' career.

But now, this record makes James quite embarrassed.

In the previous six finals journeys, he only won one of them! James's winning rate in the finals was so low that the value of the matter of making him reach the finals for seven consecutive years seems to be less high, but instead became a topic of teasing.

In the NBA league, it doesn't work just to dominate a partition. You have to win the championship and defeat all your opponents in order to gain people's respect.

No one cares who the division champion is in a certain year, and everyone only recognizes the championship.

And three of James' five finals defeats in the past were given to him by Link!

It was him who watched Link build a dynasty from an unknown undraft, treating everyone as a background board.

Until now, James is still worried about it.

At first, he wanted to be the greatest player of his time. But obviously, it is no longer possible now.

He is 32 and a half years old, and he doesn't have much time to compete with Link.

But even so, James did not want to become Link's foil, and did not want to be Carl Malone of Link's era.

Therefore, even if you can't become the greatest player of this era, you must be one of the greatest!

And just one championship is obviously unconvincing.

James has served as a foil to witness Link's legend of three consecutive championships. This time, he will no longer let the chance of winning the championship slip away from him!

After the Western Conference Finals, the world's eyes followed Link to the finals.

James is still considered one of the most powerful players in the league, but most people feel that the Cavaliers have little hope of winning the championship.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers still fought a devastating offensive in the east, but I still don't think they can compete with the Grizzlies."

"The Grizzlies are too mature, and they have an advantage in all aspects. If even the Warriors can't stop the Grizzlies, the Cavaliers won't have much chance."

"LeBron is a hero, but a tragic hero. Everyone knows how eager he is to win the championship, but the championship cannot be won by just desire."

It has been a long time since the NBA Finals had such a one-sided reputation. Even though the Cavaliers only lost one game in three rounds in the East, even if James was so strong that he could reach the Finals for seven consecutive years, everyone still didn't like them.

It seemed as if the finals were just a formality, and the moment the Grizzlies defeated the Warriors, they were equivalent to winning the O'Brien Cup.

But Link didn't think so. He knew very well that James this year would burst out with more powerful power than before!

First of all, from the data, the Grizzlies have ranked second in the league in offensive efficiency and real shooting percentage since this year's playoffs.

And the Cleveland Cavaliers ranked first in these two categories! They are definitely not an opponent that can be underestimated.

Secondly, after this year's three rounds of games, James' total playoff score has surpassed Michael Jordan, the "god" and ranked first in the league!

Therefore, this year's finals are also a battle that determines James' historical status.

If you win the highest total score in the playoffs but lose the championship, this record will soon be forgotten by people.

But if he wins the record and wins the ball, James will definitely become the most highly-watched star in the league again.

These reasons are enough to ensure James' belief that he will win.

Any team with LeBron James is definitely not easy to deal with. During this regular season this year, both sides also beat each other once, and the Grizzlies failed to sweep the Cavaliers.

So after the Western Conference Finals, Link and his teammates didn't have a day off and started preparing for the finals without stopping.

For James, it was just a battle to establish his historical status. For Link, isn't it?

Only by winning this championship can Link have the capital to talk about surpassing Jordan.

Therefore, Link told everyone on the first day of training: "If anyone believes in the media's nonsense, then who is the number one idiot in the world. The Cleveland Cavaliers are definitely not as unbearable as they say. They are a powerful opponent who is no worse than the Warriors."

In addition to verbally reminding his teammates, Link also set an example in training and took the lead.

Link knew very well that pride and arrogance did not help the finals at all! The Dallas Mavericks were also not optimistic back then, so wouldn't it just throw the Heat, which had a stronger lineup on paper.

In the finals, there is also a possibility of an upset.

He reminded his teammates all the time that he should not relax until he wins the championship.

Finally, on May 31, 2017, the day before the NBA Finals started, all the Cleveland Cavaliers arrived in Memphis!

Although it was interrupted for a year last year, James is still impressed by Memphis. In the past five years, James has been against Memphis for three years.

The entire Cavaliers team is very serious, and they all know that they must never lose again this time!

It has been two seasons since James returned to the Cavaliers, and they have not won the O'Brien Cup in both seasons.

As the saying goes, things are just three. If the Cavaliers lose the finals for the third consecutive year, God knows what changes will happen to this team.

God knows if James will make a decision 3.0.

Therefore, for the Cavaliers, this year's finals also have a bit of a last-minute taste.

But even so, few people still take the Cavaliers seriously. Before the game, according to experts' predictions, the Grizzlies' championship rate was as high as 93%!

But the next day, on June 1st, Children's Day, in the first match of the finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers scared everyone.
Chapter completed!