James Harden's mind is now full of the numbers in Link's mouth. These numbers will ring in Harden's ears all the time, reminding Harden at any time how huge the gap between him and Link is.

McHale was talking while drawing a tactical board, but Harden felt that he couldn't listen to a word, and his mind was 6-2, 6-2.

"Slow down the pace! Let's play slower and be patient. Don't be too anxious, you must play success rate!" McHale's arrangement is equivalent to a slap in the face. After all, he was the one who made the players play fast at the beginning, and now he was the one who made the players play slower.

I have to say that McHale's on-the-spot scheduling ability is really bad. When the lineup is not as good as the opponent, the head coach can't think of a solution, which is undoubtedly very fatal.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies players relaxed a lot. In the first few rounds, they did not allow the Rockets to take advantage of any advantage. Link's several wonderful balls made the Rockets' morale even more unsatisfied.

Randolph was in a good mood and it was easy for him to deal with a undraft. So, the Big Black Bear poked Link with his elbow while resting, "Hey, what were you muttering to that boy Harden just now?"

Link wiped his sweat, his expression still serious, "It's nothing, I just want to make every point he loses unforgettable."

After saying that, the time-out is over and the game continues.

Randolph glanced at Harden in the other half and sighed. The dear guy, Harden had nowhere to escape today.

Harden doesn't believe that he can't even score a goal in front of Link. At least he averages 25 points per game. How could he say that he is guarded to death if he is guarded to death?

Harden has already thought about it. When his personal score surpasses Link, he will also go to Link to count!

Link did not relax because he led 11 points in the half quarter. When the Rockets took the ball, Link was the most serious defense immediately.

He lowered his center of gravity, bent his knees and focused his eyes. Just seeing such a guy standing in front of him, the attacking party would lose half of his confidence.

The Rockets did slow down and didn't rush around like they did just now. Harden was not in a hurry and fought with Link in a stern manner.

Finally, under Asik's unball cover, Harden flashed a little space for receiving the ball. Jeremy Lin saw the opportunity and shot from the three-point line to Harden who cut into the penalty area.

Link tried hard to catch up, but Harden was very clever to change hands in the air, avoiding the block and scoring a layup!

The players on the Rockets' bench were so happy that Harden finally scored a sports goal on Link. This was also the Rockets' first sports goal today.

Judging from the Rockets' posture, those who don't know think they are the leader now.

Harden's confidence has increased greatly, and he can indeed score! As long as he doesn't fight against Link head-on, it is not difficult to score.

Harden looked at Link proudly, and now the gap between them is only 2 points. After scoring two more goals, Harden promised that his voice would be heard into Link's ears as soon as possible!

Of course, Link saw Harden's proud expression, but he was not angry and even wanted to laugh.

Death is about to come, and he is still proud.

In the subsequent attack, Link did not take action, and the Grizzlies did not score. The Rockets got the opportunity to closer to the score difference. Harden rushed to the front without hesitation. He could no longer wait to tie the score between himself and Link to 6-6!

The layup just now made Harden completely confident. The score may be late, but he will never be absent! Now, Harden is going to make up for the vacancy left in the previous six minutes!

Harden received a pass from Jeremy Lin and quickly ran out of the three-point line on the right. The bearded man raised the basketball above his head and planned to use a fake shot to fly Link. But Link was unmoved and did not jump at all! He just stuck in front of Harden conscientiously.

Seeing that the opportunity to counterattack was about to disappear, Harden anxiously held the ball and rushed into it.

But Link used his strong body to stop Harden, and Harden couldn't kill him at all!

There was no way, Harden had to hand over the ball back to Jeremy Lin and let him reorganize the position to attack.

Harden thought he could take a breath after passing the ball, but the facts proved that he was too naive. Even without the ball, Link did not make Harden relaxed.

He continued to press, as if the two of them could kiss each other face to face. No matter where Harden went, Link would tirelessly chase and press.

This is the intensity of the playoffs!

Now, Harden can no longer be proud. In the past 6 minutes, Link did not do his best to defend! Now, it is the state when Link defends with all his strength!

Harden was seen to death, and Jeremy Lin was not the kind of player who likes to take risks. He basically did not pass the ball if he was not sure.

There was no way, Jeremy Lin had to call for a pick-and-roll in the end, and then he rushed to stop and jump shot. But unfortunately, Conley did not let Jeremy Lin get his wish. The Rockets' offense just saw hope, but the Grizzlies slapped the attack with a palm.

Before Harden could react to what was going on, Link passed by him and headed straight for the frontcourt.

The Rockets wanted to play slowly, but the Grizzlies deliberately pulled the pace very fast. The Grizzlies knew that the Rockets' retreat was not timely and bad. Therefore, they basically only left the black and white bears to protect the rebound, while the others sprinted with all their might!

Harden's beautiful wish was shattered in just one round. It seemed that the gap between him and Link was only 2 points. But it was very difficult for Harden to tie these 2 points.

Link cut inward with empty hands, and after Harden followed, he suddenly ran back, and then he threw away the bearded man who was not good at defending.

Conley saw the time and pushed the ball out with one hand, and Link hit the ball as soon as he received it!

Although the Rockets ranked second in the league in the regular season, the Grizzlies' offense is more smooth.

Harden was too lazy to raise his hand to interfere this time, because he knew that giving Link such a large space would be useless if he interfered.

Link's central bank shot is still easy, while the Rockets still have no resistance.

Randolph shook his head. Link had already scored 8 points in a single quarter. It seems that today will be another high-scoring night for Link.

It's just the first game of the playoffs, is it necessary to be so ruthless?

In the subsequent games, the Rockets did not stir up any waves. The Grizzlies firmly controlled the rhythm, and the score difference was always around 15 points.

Link scored continuously, and Harden's defense was almost non-existent for Link.

McHale even tried to use the "Mad Dog" Patrick Beverly to defend Link, but Link was even crazy than Beverly. Beverly was always only 1.85 meters tall. Once Link started playing with his back, the "Mad Dog" had to become a Husky.

Finally, McHale accepted the fact that there was no player in the Rockets who could defend Link!

The score difference was getting bigger and bigger, and the numbers reported by Link were getting more and more outrageous in Harden's ears.

10 to 4.

15 to 5.

20 to 5.

32 to 7

Until the ninth minute of the fourth quarter, Link held the ball again. Harden was completely stunned at this time, and he was knocked out to be a scumbag on both ends of the offense and defense.

Harden's offense today was a terrible attack, and he has only scored 9 points so far, with a shooting percentage of only 31.6%.

Against Link's attack, Harden had no confidence at all. And most importantly, Harden could not comfort himself. Because every goal scored today, he would give Harden a number. This led to Harden's unforgettable memory for every goal he lost.

Link seemed to have a knife, not smearing his neck directly, but scratched Harden with one knife and successfully avoided all key points.

Harden was in great pain, but he just couldn't die!

In a trance, Link broke through with the ball. He didn't even use too complicated super moves. He just accelerated after a tentative step, and Harden was thrown away.

After Link entered the penalty area, Greg Smith was obviously hesitant to make up for defense. It seemed that he listened to Link's opinion and did not come to die!

Smith has been detained once, and he doesn't want to score twice.

In this way, Link easily dunked with one hand without any obstacles.

In the stands, the fans' reaction was very calm. Because of this kind of ball, they are no longer surprised by it today.

"Link made a dunk and the score difference was widened to 22 points. The Rockets called a timeout. After the timeout came back, the game should have entered garbage time."

On the court, Harden saw Link walking towards him and actually had the urge to escape. He knew what Link was going to say to him, but he didn't want to listen!

Harden just turned around and was about to flee to the bench, but Link followed with two big steps.

"43 to 9, 43 to 9, James Harden. Come on, you still have 9 minutes. If that's the case, I'll give you another chance to tie the score between us. Come on, I'm watching you, come on. Remember, it's 43 to 9!"

Link kept nodding and stressing while thinking.

The last voice "43 to 9" was particularly aggravated.

Harden speeded up and walked away from Link. Seeing Harden running away in panic, Link smiled satisfied.

That guy's confidence should have been completely destroyed. It's not just the confidence in this game, but the confidence in this entire series!

As long as Harden cannot play, why is it difficult to play the Rockets 4-0?

Link walked off the court, slapped his teammates, and then sat on the bench. He knew that he no longer had to play.

With 43 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Link gave the Rockets a big gift in more than three quarters.
Chapter completed!