710: Too much time
Kevin Durant stood in the middle of the court and bowed to the stands.
There are only 2 seconds left in the game, and the Thunder leads by 2 points. There is no doubt that the 2 points at this time is an almost insurmountable gap.
Almost all the camera shots on the scene were given to Durant. If the Thunder finally won this game, it would undoubtedly become one of the most famous pretentious shots in NBA history.
Thunder fans exhausted their lungs and cheered for Durant. They all knew that Durant was not a person who likes to show off. But if you hit the winning goal on Link's head, you must pretend once!
After Durant bowed, he raised his right arm and walked off the court in the form of a winner. Although the Grizzlies still have 2 seconds left, Durant is not afraid.
2 seconds, but in a flash of fingers.
If the Grizzlies want to win the game directly, they must play a three-point tactic. If the Grizzlies score 2 points, even if they succeed, the Thunder will not lose.
And no matter which of these two options is, it is difficult to complete within 2 seconds.
NBA has had many final kills in 2 seconds in history, but with the current situation of the Grizzlies, it is undoubtedly very difficult to achieve this goal.
First of all, the Grizzlies' choice must be Link. In the critical round, the Grizzlies' tactics are often not confusing. Just staring at Link to death, it will be difficult for the Grizzlies to send the ball out.
Secondly, Link had already missed in the previous key offense, which means his shooting percentage had begun to decline. And Durant would never let Link get half a step closer to the basket. He couldn't guarantee that he could withstand Link for 24 seconds. But in 2 seconds, Durant believed that he could do it.
In 2 seconds, Link didn't have time to do any fake moves. Durant just needed to raise his arms high while ensuring he didn't foul, and it was over!
Durant is full of confidence now. He is already thinking about how to mock Link after the game. He stomped Link under his feet three times in a row, and Durant can be excited about it for a whole month.
What is the luxury cover, what is the All-Star Ticket King... After this victory, Durant will make these honors of Link worthless!
At this time on the Grizzlies' bench, Dave Joggel felt that his hands were shaking when drawing tactics.
He was under too much pressure and too nervous. Although he wasn't going to play to execute the final shot later, Jogel still felt very uneasy.
This shows how much pressure the players who need to play to complete the final victory are now under.
Quinn Snyder next to Joggle was not much better either. He felt his legs tremble. Indeed, this is not the first time the Grizzlies faced such a winning moment this season. But the Thunder is really too special.
Not only Link wants to defeat the Thunder, but everyone in the Grizzlies wants to defeat the Thunder. The Oklahoma City Thunder is the Grizzlies' biggest imaginary enemy in the West.
No one is willing to lose to an important opponent in the playoffs all the time.
Moreover, if this game is lost, the Grizzlies' 10-game winning streak will be completely ruined.
It's a pity that I missed the record of three consecutive wins in a single season due to a loss in one game.
This game, or this attack, means too much. If you lose, it will really hurt morale too much and give people a feeling of losing.
Jogel finally arranged a three-pointer tactic, and he certainly wanted Link to choose to kill the game first. Although the Grizzlies have a high winning rate in overtime, Jogel doesn't want to take that risk today.
On the tactical board, the offensive routes turned into wavy lines under Jogel's trembling hands.
Seeing that he couldn't even draw straight lines well, Jogel angrily hit the tactical board. He knew that he shouldn't show his nervous side in front of the players.
"It's okay Dave, continue to arrange the tactics. Don't worry, I won't miss twice in a row at critical moments, I promise you." At this moment, Link grabbed Jogel's shoulder hard, and nodded slightly.
Jogel's emotions stabilized and he began to arrange his tactics again.
Yes, he has the best player in the world, what else is there to be scary?
The tactics have just been arranged, and the pause time has ended.
In the last 2 seconds, Link and Durant both returned to the court. Although Durant had just celebrated the victory in advance, the guy's expression was still serious after he reappeared.
He didn't want to be killed by Lin Bian because he was careless. Link was not so lucky and would not encounter such a mentally retarded opponent.
Don't think Durant will relax in the last 2 seconds. On the contrary, this may be the 2 seconds that Durant's most focused attention in the entire game.
Link stood near the free throw line, so the others gathered over. The players of the two teams surrounded Link in the middle.
The Thunder players didn't want Link to run out to catch the ball easily, and the Grizzlies players wanted to cover Link. So, they just squeezed together.
In key rounds, this kind of scene is very common.
Link stood in the middle of the crowd, not nervous. When Jogel's hands were shaking, when Snyder's legs became weak, and when countless Grizzlies fans in front of the TV covered their eyes and dared not watch the game, Link calmly adjusted his breathing, not even feeling any oppression.
Indeed, losing this game will definitely be a huge blow to the Grizzlies. But in 2 seconds, Link felt that it was not a lot. Since that is the case, why should you always think about losing?
When the pause was just now, countless classic anti-win situations flashed through Link's mind, most of which were not as good as they are now.
In 2008, Yao and McGrady Rockets vs Roy led the Trail Blazers. That game was the most profound anti-win situation in Link's memory. At that time, Yao Ming completed the winning goal in more than one second, and the victory was about to happen. After that goal, the Rockets players began to celebrate. Link still remembers that he also started celebrating in front of the TV.
After all, that was the ultimate kill offered by Yao Ming.
However, Roy made a shot in the last 0.8 seconds, which made Link, who was still celebrating his victory, stare at the TV in a daze. Once, Yao Ming's classic kill was taken away by Roy.
When it comes to anti-winning kills, how can we forget the Spurs and the Lakers in 2004? In the last moment of that game, Duncan hit a very difficult mid-range shot. The Spurs led by 1 point 73-72, leaving only 0.4 seconds for the Lakers. There is no need to explain too much about what happened next, Derek Fischer played the most exciting attack in his career.
One was 0.8 seconds, one was 0.4 seconds, and they all succeeded.
And Link now has 2 seconds, and he doesn't know what to worry about.
Durant was next to Link and even grabbed Link's jersey with one hand.
But Link didn't even frown, which made Durant swallow.
What's going on with this guy? He can still be so calm? Isn't it?
For some reason, Durant, who was taking the initiative at this time, felt a little scared. It was like in a boxing match, when you tried your best to attack your opponent, you thought the opponent would fall to the ground, but the other person stood up without even blinking his eyes.
This kind of fear is not something that everyone can understand.
"Kevin."
Seeing Gasol reach the sideline and prepare to serve, Link slowly screamed.
Durant did not answer, but stared at Link intently. But Link did not care and continued to speak on his own.
"You shouldn't have left me so much time, really."
Durant felt a shock in his heart, and then the referee blew the whistle in his mouth.
Instead of pushing out of the three-point line, Link threw away Durant's hand and headed straight to the basket.
"Do you want to equalize the score?" Kevin Harlan stood up. Could it be that there is still overtime to watch in this game?
Just as Durant followed Link to the basket, Link suddenly made a 90° turn and rushed out of the three-point line!
Durant was about to follow, but Randolph blocked it in time.
Link temporarily got rid of Durant and ran to the right outside the three-point line.
The sideline ball is a global problem. But Gasol did not make any mistakes. During training, he and Link practiced countless sideline balls.
Gasol Jr. passed the ball firmly to Link, and at the same time, Durant and Westbrook both double-teamed over. Westbrook was not afraid of Link passing the ball to Conley because he didn't have time to do that at all.
Even if Link could pass the ball to Conley before the end of the game time, Conley wouldn't have time to take action.
The moment Link received the basketball, the numbers on the timer began to jump.
Durant raised his arms high. Shouldn't he leave so much time? Don't he talk big!
Seeing the Thunder Gemini pounced towards him, Link was not panicked. He knew that if he shot directly, he would be seriously disturbed by Durant and Westbrook. So Link took the ball and made a step back and then made a jump shot with a backward jump shot!
Link was one step away from the three-point line when he received the ball, but then retreated and was even further away from the three-point line.
Durant and Westbrook jumped at the same time to interfere with the shooting, and took a step back from such a distance?
Durant smiled, he was overestimating his abilities!
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and Quinn Snyder simply fell to the bench. Today, his image as a villain was completely ruined.
The basketball has a high arc and a very positive flying angle. It seems that this step back jump shot outside the three-point line seems to be Link's temporary intention. But no one knows that behind this "temporary intention" is Link's thousands of repeated practices.
Link, who has the top talent, has never given up on his top diligence.
The red lights around the rebounding board light up, and Durant felt as if he had seen blood.
While the harsh beep sound was heard, Durant clearly heard the crisp sound of the nets rolling! At that moment, Durant seemed to have his soul harvested by death, and stood there blankly.
Link made a three-point jump shot with a step back with two people interfering with him, and his hollow hit!
"The ball went in! Link created the most classic anti-winning kill in NBA history! He was so cold-blooded! In the last 2 seconds, I couldn't even see any expression on Link's face! There was no fear, nor was there ecstasy. He seemed to have no emotional fluctuations, as if the victory of this game belonged to the Grizzlies! Cheer, cheer for this great player, this great goal!"
In an instant, the entire court became shaking. The commentator's yell, the madness of the Grizzlies and the sighs of the Thunder fans mixed together, creating an excellent atmosphere for Link's final victory.
Durant turned his head back in a trance and looked at Link, but found that Link was bowing to him and signaling.
Chapter completed!