Originally, the Thunder was indeed about to take shape, but Link won a 2+1 as soon as he came on the court in the fourth quarter, which made the Thunder, who had finally climbed up from the cliff, kicked down again.

As it turns out, the playoffs are indeed a stage to test the quality of superstars. Regular time, you might also say, "Link plays so smoothly because of the help of Iguodala."

But at critical moments, Link's performance always makes people shut up.

He is the reason why the Grizzlies can get to where they are now.

After this three-pointer, the Thunder's finally full force suddenly relaxed. Within a few minutes, the Thunder did not collapse directly, but he could not achieve an offensive climax in one go.

Under Link's steady attack, after the 48-minute game, Kevin Durant still met the ending he had to accept.

"108 to 99, the Memphis Grizzlies defended their home court. Last season's Western Conference champion Thunder lost first!"

Mike Brynn applauded the performance of the Grizzlies and Link while announcing the results, and they played a wonderful and perfect match.

Durant scored 32 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole game. The data seemed to be pretty good, but his shooting percentage was "only" 43.1%.

The shooting percentage of 43.1% is actually not particularly bad. But you have to know that during the regular season, Durant's shooting percentage was as high as 51%. In the last round of the series against the Spurs, against Leonard, the shooting percentage was 48.5%.

Today, it is no exaggeration to describe Durant as "hit rate plummeted"!

There is no doubt that the Grizzlies' wheels played a role, and they clearly limited Durant's scoring pace.

What made Durant even more frustrated was that when his shooting percentage was limited, he also allowed Link to get better data!

"Link played very well today with 37 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, a beautiful double-double. In the second quarter, he and Iguodala laid the advantage for the Grizzlies. The 2+1 in the fourth quarter even finalized the victory. He is undoubtedly the best player today, even Kevin Durant is a little inferior to Link."

Mike Brynn used all the praises on Link without hesitation. From the game performance to the data and then to the results, Link defeated the Thunder in all directions!

Durant is so frustrated. He has never lost so badly. In the past, even if the Thunder loses, Durant's personal data and performance will not be much worse than Link.

But today, from the team to the individual, Durant lost, and lost very thoroughly.

"It's not the end of the day when it falls 0-1. But for the Thunder, the situation has become quite passive. When facing the Grizzlies, any trace of backwardness is dangerous. The next game will be held at the Federal Express Arena. I don't know if the Thunder can win at the home court of the Grizzlies this time." Mike Brin left the biggest suspense in the next game.

Can the Thunder win at the Federal Express Arena? They did it in the regular season, and Durant won the final victory in 0.9 seconds, which made the Grizzlies' unbeaten at home.

If the Thunder cannot continue to replicate such success, then they will return to home court like the Rockets and the Clippers, with a 0-2 behind score.

I believe the Thunder have also seen the fate of the Rockets and the Clippers.

At the post-match press conference, Durant looked unwilling, "Of course we will win, in fact, we are only a slight difference from winning today. I will work harder in the next game. We can do what we can do in the regular season in the Western Conference Finals as well."

Durant clenched his fists throughout the whole process and frowned, as if he wanted to play the second game immediately in ten minutes.

Can kd be in a good mood? Forget it if you lose the game, the key is that he lost to Link. He didn't say that he lost to Link, but he was slapped in the face by Link.

The verbal battle was so fierce before the game, but I lost the game. This is not a crazy slap in the face.

And after losing the game, Link sarcastically sarcastically at Durant in the game, and Durant is now completely unable to fight back.

The one who loses the ball is the younger brother. This is the rule of competitive sports. If you lose the ball, you still compete blindly. People will only say that you can't afford to lose.

So, Durant can only swallow his anger now.

"Kevin, how do you think of your hit rate today?"

"kd, you got Link almost 40 points today. Can you tell me where the defensive problem is mainly due to?"

"Kevin..."

Then, the reporters used a bunch of questions that made Durant's face dark, making the three-game scoring champion embarrassing and cancer.

He thought that he could cover up today's failure by expressing his passionate attitude. But it turned out that Durant was thinking too much.

On the other hand, the atmosphere of the Grizzlies' press conference was much better. The reporter and Link were having fun, as if they were having a tea party.

"Link, can you tell me when Andre became hot? He had already hit every shot before the game started?"

Today, in addition to Link, Iguodala has also become a big star. 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Iguodala's data is definitely amazing enough.

If he hadn't stood up to help Link defend the enemy in the second quarter, the Grizzlies might not have been able to suppress the Thunder for so long.

"Andre? No, he was no different before the game than usual. But our team knew that when we needed him, he would definitely stand up." After Link said that, he turned his head and smiled at Iguodala beside him.

Today, I am really grateful to this guy. When the Grizzlies introduced Iguodala, they hoped that he would play the role of "Pippen" around Link.

And today, Iguodala did it.

Link still remembers the words Iguodala said to him during the game. A simple sentence "I'll help you" was enough to make Link step onto the court with confidence.

"I just did what I could. The biggest contributor today is Link, and he performed very well." Iguodala spread his hands. He never needed the spotlight, as long as he could help the team.

"The next question, Link, scored nearly 40 points on Durant's head, do you have anything to say?"

Faced with this problem, Link was stunned for a moment. He was thinking about whether he should give Durant a face. He thought about it from the perspective of others. If Durant wins today, he would definitely not spare him.

So Link didn't plan to spare Durant.

"I took 40 points on his head...I think it's normal. After all, Kevin... Damn, Kevin Durant doesn't play at all! So, there's nothing to brag about."

As soon as Link finished speaking, the flashlight immediately became a whole.

Link smiled slightly, this is what he wanted!

Durant must know that the consequences of losing to himself are very embarrassing. Either don’t lose, or look for trouble.

The next day, espn also released a selection of trash talks from Link and Durant's match. The miniature microphones on both sides faithfully recorded all of this.

People suddenly discovered that Durant was really not on the same level as Link when it comes to squirting trash.

With this incident, Link became popular again. Now, his popularity has even surpassed LeBron James on the other side.

If Link was just squirting trash talk violently, people would at most think that he was another hooligan.

But the key is that Link can beat his opponents in the game while squirting trash words, so he is called an old hooligan by fans.

The gangster and the old gangster seem to be just one word different, but the meaning of the representation is far worse. The latter usually has a greater meaning in the positive sense.

After Linkza became popular, even James was implicated.

After the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals with the Pacers, a reporter even asked James if he was ready to face Link.

James was all confused. He only played one game in the division finals. Now he started to warm up the finals. Is it really good?

"Link is a very strong player, but I still want to treat my current opponent wholeheartedly first." James could only answer this way.

After returning to the locker room, James felt that the group of reporters were crazy, "We have experienced counterattacks from European players and the impact of countless local superstars. But Asian players are popular in the league? This is the first time. Even in Yao Ru's era, he did not have such great influence."

Hearing James' complaint, Wade waved his hand with a smile, "Don't worry, the Thunder are not weak teams, they will pull the situation back. After the second game of the Western Conference Finals, a reporter will ask you how you will deal with Kevin Durant."

Wade looked down on the Grizzlies, he also admitted that the Grizzlies are very strong. However, he didn't think Link had already made it to the finals.

In Wade's heart, Link is still a layer of window paper away from a real superstar.

As a result, 24 hours later, Wade's already big cheeks were swollen.

"Man, it seems that tomorrow, the reporters will still ask me questions about Link."

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Wade received a complaint call from James. Because the second game of the Western Conference Finals that just ended today, the Thunder knelt down again.
Chapter completed!