Chris Paul also began to miss outside the three-point line, and his only proud three-pointer today also lost his magical aura.

The Clippers' offense was a mess, and the fourth quarter did not bring them back on track. Or, their performance in the second half was the real normal performance. The attack in the first half was too magical and could not be copied at all.

After Link blocked Paul's three-pointer, he immediately ran to the frontcourt. Defensive counterattack has become the main scoring method for the Grizzlies.

Paul had no time to be upset, so he chased after him immediately, hoping to stop Link from continuing to expand the score gap.

Link received a long pass from Gasol. Paul did not jump to steal, and he did not intend to take risks. Paul just walked to the basket with Link, but Paul, who was 1.85 meters tall, had no way to do anything about the impact on Link.

However, Paul had a solution to this.

Just as Link was about to jump and make a layup, Paul pounced on Link's shoulder. This was his only way to stop Link.

He would rather let Link score a free throw than make a layup easily.

But what Paul didn't expect was that under his pull, Link threw the basketball steadily towards the rebound!

Link and Paul both rushed out of the baseline, the referee whistle sounded, and at the same time, the basketball also slashed the rebound and fell into the net.

Paul watched the basketball enter the net and kicked it on the cushion on the rebound in disappointment!

He couldn't even hold Link up with it with any pull!

When a player cannot stop his opponent with a foul, the defense will definitely feel extremely frustrated.

"2+1, Link in the counterattack will not be stopped by anyone. Although Paul fouled in advance, he still could not change the fact that he lost points!"

Amid Hubby Brown's shout, Link raised his arms viciously and showed off his biceps. Paul looked at Link who was showing off his might and could only choose to swallow his anger.

He was completely destroyed in the entire second half.

At this time, the game will end with only 2 minutes left, while the Clippers are 9 points behind. No, after Link's goal just now, the Clippers are already 11 points behind. If Link makes a free throw, it will be 12 points.

Chasing 12 points in 2 minutes is almost an insurmountable gap for the Clippers and Paul now.

Paul was so tired that he was sweating profusely, watching Link step onto the free throw line. He was so scared that Link would suddenly close his eyes and free throws.

Fortunately, Link didn't use that move to humiliate Paul. He just took two deep breaths, calmed down and steadily sent the ball into the ball.

12 minutes, Doug Rivers called for a stop to play.

The fans at the scene finally had time to free up their attention and looked at the data of players on both sides on the big screen.

Paul scored 31 points and 11 assists in the game, scoring a double-double of 30 points. At first glance, this is already a very outstanding performance.

However, 26 of Paul's 31 points were obtained in the first half. In the whole second half, Paul was defended by Link to only 5 points.

Moreover, Paul's 11 assists also included as many as 6 turnovers! Among them, 4 of them came from the second half and from Link's defense!

As an efficient point guard who has been averaging around 2.5 turnovers per game, Paul's control of the turnovers today is undoubtedly a very failure.

Most of those mistakes were converted into scores by Link...

What about Link? He came from behind and scored 35 points, 7 assists and 12 rebounds in this game. Among them, the data of 3 blocks and 4 steals is even more eye-catching!

A day ago, when the NBA officially announced that the year's Best Defensive Player Award belonged to Link, everyone was questioning.

Link? His defense is indeed very good, but can his dominance on the defensive end really compare to inside players such as Noah, Jordan Jr. and Hibert?

And today, Link gave everyone the answer.

A player's dominance on the defensive end cannot be determined by height.

"Good job, Link, we'll be back to life today." Jogel patted Link on the shoulder hard. To be honest, seeing Paul performing so well in the first half, he thought the situation was over.

But Link's defense against Paul in the second half completely overturned everyone's judgment on the game.

"I hope we don't have to play so hard in the next game." Link wiped the sweat from his forehead, and it could be seen that he played not as relaxed as in the first round.

Although Paul's second half data is ugly, only Link himself knows how much effort he has put in for it.

When defending Paul, Link never missed any details and did not miss any possible opportunity to confront.

With 100% energy on defense, you must also ensure the success rate of each counterattack.

Although the score is not anxious now, Link doesn't think the game is easy at all.

"Don't worry, we won't be harder than today. Paul can no longer play the offense like today, but you can always use the defense like today, right?"

Jogel smiled confidently. With Link here, he was not afraid of opponents like the Clippers!

In the next two minutes, the Grizzlies still did not withdraw all their main players. This is the Western Conference semi-finals, and even in the last two minutes, they have to be treated with caution.

Seeing that the Grizzlies were still so serious, the Clippers were the first to give up their resistance.

In the end, the game scored a high score of 126 to 118. The Clippers' defense was completely destroyed by the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies regained their advantage on the defensive end in the second half, promptly curbing the crazy growth of the Clippers' scoring.

1-0, the defending champion kept his home advantage without any danger. The Los Angeles Clippers were once extremely close to the victory, but they forgot that the Grizzlies would not give up until the last moment.

After the game, Chris Paul did not intend to slap or hug Link or any of the Grizzlies players. He lowered his head and walked quickly to the player's passage, like a rat crossing the street.

The defeat in this game was undoubtedly a huge blow to Paul. He was so embarrassed by a mortal enemy that anyone would feel depressed.

"Chris, can you delay a few minutes?" However, the reporters certainly would not let Paul go.

In the first half, Paul performed so well, but the power suddenly broke in the second half. His topicality today is undoubtedly the highest in the game.

Paul stopped and slowly looked up. He also wanted to walk directly by the reporter, but that made him too unable to afford to lose.

"Can you tell us what happened in the second half?" The reporter immediately asked when he saw Paul stop.

"Our offense is not that efficient, we are not seizing the opportunity." Paul shook his head, and he was still very depressed when he remembered the scenes in the second half of the game.

"What caused your offense to become inefficient? At the end of the first half, you said the Grizzlies' defense did not cause you any trouble."

"I... had misjudged their defensive ability."

"But Link is the best defensive player. Even so, do you still underestimate his defensive ability?"

"I......"

"Is this the toughest half you've ever played? In front of Link, you seem to have no effect and no power to fight back. How do you evaluate his defense? Do you think Jordan's defense is stronger than Link?"

Paul was so gloomy that he was speechless by the reporter's questions. If he had known, he would have just left.

Being thought that others can’t afford to lose is better than being directly humiliated in front of the camera.
Chapter completed!