After the third quarter, the Grizzlies fans were a little nervous.

This may be the most dangerous time the Grizzlies have played in the playoffs this season and have entered the fourth quarter.

In the previous two rounds, the Grizzlies won in a crushing manner, and the victory was confirmed at the end of several games and even the third quarter.

In the Western Conference Finals, even if the Grizzlies were the only one who lost the game, they were only passive in the last few key rounds.

But today, after the third quarter, everyone knew that the Grizzlies' current situation was not just the 5 points they saw on the surface.

Everyone saw the fatigue that Link showed in the end of the third quarter. It was hard for people to imagine what Link should do in the most difficult fourth quarter.

If Link loses, Memphis will lose!

"LeBron has scored 33 points and Link scored 30 points. In the finals, it is not something that can be done easily. But now it is a pity that we don't know if Link can continue to perform efficiently in the next fourth quarter. It's obvious that Link's efficiency is declining with physical fitness."

Mike Bryn looked at the data of both sides today. They really tried their best as soon as they came up, and they played very well from the scene to the data.

But this is destined to be a protracted battle. No matter how good the first three quarters are, it is useless. The key is that you can persevere at the last moment.

And this is the biggest problem for Grizzlies and Link now.

"He is no longer able to do it, I want to continue playing and pursue the victory." On the Cavaliers' bench, James rejected David Blatt's proposal to take a few minutes off in the fourth quarter.

"But what if they let Link rest?" Blatt didn't think about it. Even for James, it would be too difficult to play the entire fourth quarter.

If you don’t have a rest in the early part of the fourth quarter, can you still have to change and rest at a critical moment?

"If Link rests, isn't that a good opportunity for us to open the score?" James raised his head seriously, as if reminding Blatt, "This matter is no longer negotiable."

Blatt curled his lips and nodded silently.

Being a head coach in the Cavaliers is actually not as beautiful as people think.

Here, the one who has the most say is not the head coach, but James. But in Europe, such things will never happen.

In fact, the Cavaliers signed Blatt to hope that Blatt would bring the Cavaliers in rebuilding and bring young players.

James's joining happened after Blatt signed the Cavaliers. Before that, the Cavaliers had actually made plans to continue to play badly and train new players.

So, Blatt has never been a head coach suitable for James. It was an accident from the beginning that he was able to coach James and lead the team to the finals.

Now, he felt as if he was completely undermined. He could only agree with James' proposal, and there was no second option at all.

On the Grizzlies, Link said he needed to rest for four minutes and disappeared. He had to save his strength to speak at this time. If he couldn't relieve himself after four minutes...

It's all over!

The fourth quarter started again, and James waved his arms to make a big fight.

But when he looked up at his opponent, he was completely stunned.

Conley, Butler, Iguodala, Harris and Egasol...

Where is Link!?

"Where is Link?" Mike Bryn was also surprised on the commentary stage. He patrolled the stadium several times and found that it was not that he was dazzled, but that he really didn't see Link.

"What's the situation? In the most critical fourth quarter, the Grizzlies didn't let Link play!"

The entire Federal Express Arena became panicked, and the thing Grizzlies fans were most worried about was still happening.

Link had to leave the court for a break, but no one knew how long he would take a break. It was even unknown whether he would come back. After all, Link is now in a state of injury.

Now the Cavaliers are leading by 5 points. Even if Link only takes one minute to rest for one round, it is very dangerous for the Grizzlies.

"Hmph, you can indeed be defeated." James smiled, and he suddenly felt relieved.

He knew that Link wanted to retain his energy and wait until the last moment to come up to harvest the competition.

But before that, James promised that he could make the game lose suspense in advance!

By then, even if Link returns, it will be of no help.

The game started again, and James received the basketball as soon as he came up and prepared to continue to destroy the Grizzlies' defense.

33 points in three quarters, this terrible scoring efficiency makes James very confident now. Even Link can't defend himself. Who else can stand up for the Grizzlies?

James sought a breakthrough on the right side of the court. After his teammates were pulled away, he accelerated and ran towards Iguodala, trying to gain room for breakthrough for himself.

But what surprised James was that Iguodala did not retreat even after a step, and withstood the impact!

So James changed direction urgently and rushed to the other side. But just as he took a step, Iguodala once again clamped James tightly.

"Damn!" James was shocked. He knew that Iguodala had "feeling affectionately" to Link in the Western Conference Finals, which did make the Warriors suffer a loss, but he really didn't expect that Iguodala was so powerful!

There was no way, James could only rely on Iguodala to make a layup. But under Iguodala's strong confrontation, James' layup hit the box and the Cavaliers' offense failed!

"I didn't even enter, Andre Iguodala, he once again showed his good form in the Western Conference Finals! That's right, the Grizzlies have not won the championship yet. So Andre's promise to protect Link is still valid!"

Iguodala's defense was like a shot of a cardiotonic, which instantly restored the confidence of the fans on the scene.

They shouted again to cheer for everyone on the court.

Yes, the soul of this team is Link. What is the soul? Even if Link just sits on the sidelines, his teammates will be inspired and fight in blood!

Although the Grizzlies' offense ended in failure afterwards, at least they did not allow the Cavaliers to continue to expand the gap.

For the current grizzly bears, this is enough.

In the subsequent attack, Kelly Irving took the ball and passed through James' cover.

Irving wanted to force Iguodala to replace defense, so that defense James would become a powerless Conley.

But Iguodala was not fooled, and he was still standing in front of James. Seeing this, Irving immediately stopped and made a jump shot!

But the moment Irving took action, his vision was completely blocked by Conley's big hand.

Irving didn't know how Conley got rid of the cover so quickly, he only knew that he had to be forced to shoot without seeing the basket.

"Bang!"

The basketball hit the box and the Grizzlies' defense was successful again!

"Mike Conley is really too active. If it were someone else, he might have given up on this kind of defense! But Conley didn't. He used his own enthusiasm and efforts to fill the gap. Coach David Blatt would not be happy now. Time is passing by minute by minute, but the Cavaliers are unable to pull the score apart for a long time!"

Blatt was more than just unhappy, he was simply furious!

He said he wanted James to come down and rest for a while. Now that he is ready, Link will take a rest first.

If the Cavaliers cannot pull the score apart during this period, then after Link gets rested and appears, God knows what else will happen in this game.

God knows whether James, who was already extremely tired at that time, could still curb Link!

Fortunately, James quickly widened the gap a little with a difficult emergency stop jump shot.

Iguodala admitted that it was impossible for him to completely defend James. But as long as he could try to make James uncomfortable in the fight, he would be considered successful!

So after being scored by James, Iguodala was not discouraged. He was still full of energy and was ready to put all his strength into the defense of the next round.

Gasol hit the iron with a hook shot, and the Grizzlies' offense failed for the third time in a row. The Cavaliers did a good job in defense today. If Link hadn't scored 30 points in three quarters, the Cavaliers might have been able to celebrate the victory in advance.

But the failure of the offensive did not affect the Grizzlies' defense. They seemed to be afraid of anything, and nothing could hurt their enthusiasm and morale.

After just scoring a successful goal on Iguodala's head, James became very confident. This time, he leaned on Iguodala directly and wanted to continue to crush the penalty area!

Iguodala suffered every collision from James, and every time she hit her chest, Iguodala felt as if her heart was about to stop.

But even so, Iguodala had no intention of retreating!

"Who the fuck the Grizzlies are!?" James really didn't expect Iguoda to cause such a big trouble by himself, but he still has a way.

James suddenly changed his center of gravity, turned his back and turned to break through.

This move really worked. After Iguodala, who was too center of gravity, lost the support point of James, he staggered forward a few steps in an instant.

James successfully broke through Iguodala and rushed towards the basket along the bottom line!

However, as soon as James raised the basketball, Marc Gasol waved his long arms and rushed in without reservation.

With his own height advantage, Gasol slammed the basketball out. And he himself fell directly into the audience behind the rebound because of his pounce and his rush!

This is a self-sacrifice seal! Gasol did not care about the consequences, everything was aimed at completing the seal!

"Defend again, the Memphis Grizzlies are such a magical team! Many people have questioned Gasol Jr.'s first team this year. But that goal just now is enough to prove his worth!"

Gasol fell into the crowd and the basketball was blown out of bounds.

The Grizzlies players rushed up immediately and pulled Gasol out of the crowd.

This excellent cohesion made the fans at the scene applause.

"Does it hurt?" Iguodala patted Gasol on the shoulder.

It's fake that it doesn't hurt. Gasol is so big and so big, and he will definitely suffer more than others if he falls down.

But the Spaniard just waved his hand, "It's all for victory."

After saying that, he stepped back into the venue.

Everything that happened in the Western Conference Finals is repeating itself in the Cavaliers.

In the next four minutes, the scene of Grizzlies players turning over and over again never stopped, and even became the norm.

They strive to compete for every floor ball, every rebound, and try their best to interfere with every shot, every blocking every opportunity.

Although the scene was very embarrassing, they really limited the speed of the Cavaliers' score.

Moreover, James further increased his physical energy loss in this desperate defense.

Finally, when the fourth quarter ended in the eighth minute, Dave Joggel called a timeout, and the Grizzlies players finally heard the coveted whistle.

They walked through these four minutes alive!

"9 points, under the strict defense of the Grizzlies players, the Cavaliers are now only 9 points ahead! The score difference has not been widened to double digits, and there is still hope for the defending champion! The Cavaliers will definitely not be satisfied with this result. They obviously have a chance to end the game, but they are not sure! I wonder if Link will play again after the timeout comes back!"

As soon as Mike Bryn finished speaking, he saw Link standing up from the bench in training suits and hugging his teammates one by one.

Then, he took off his training suit and moved the injured arm.

At that moment, the entire Federal Express Arena was in full bloom. In the stands, the deep blue "ocean" was churning, and the entire court seemed to be burning.
Chapter completed!