997: God-level performance? Then kill the gods!
Four minutes ago, the Cavaliers led by 5 points. They had the advantage and seemed to be able to finish the game in one go in the fourth quarter.
Four minutes later, the Cavaliers led by 9 points. The advantage became even greater, but the game was no longer so clear.
Originally, the score difference should have been widened. Only by completely widening the score difference can the Cavaliers establish the victory.
Because everyone knows that 9 points are not at all safe in front of Link.
Especially Link who got a four-minute break.
"Concentrate, there are 8 minutes left, and we only need to hold on for another 8 minutes, and we will take away this damn victory! We are still in the lead, and we are still taking the initiative! Continue to implement our defensive strategy, and we will definitely be the final winner!"
David Blatt has become extremely nervous, and this may be the first time he is still so scared when he has a 9-point advantage.
In the first three quarters, Link has refreshed Blatt's understanding of the word "strong".
Blatt is still impressed by his magical goals. You can't believe that this is a person playing with injuries.
Although Link's shooting percentage declined due to physical fitness problems after injury in the third quarter, now, Link has been resting for four minutes.
You can't imagine what kind of performance this guy will perform later.
James gritted his teeth and gasped. The confrontation with Iguodala just now consumed a lot of physical energy. Now, he has begun to feel a little weak.
If Link really plays and doesn't plan to continue until the end of the game, James will have to survive this whole quarter!
8 minutes, defending the advantage of 9 points... I have to say, this is a difficult task.
Of course, this is not simple for Link. The electronic beep sounded, and James stared at Link who was stepping into the court with a ferocious look.
The live camera happened to give James a close-up of his face, and his hideous expression was also recorded on the large screen on the live screen.
At this time, countless Cavaliers fans cheered in front of the TV. Because James' eyes now look very similar to the famous "death Eye" in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals.
In the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat faced the powerful Celtics. After five fierce battles, the Heat fell behind 2:3. If they lose Game 6 again, everything will be over.
Under these various pressures, amid the insults and boos from countless away fans, James turned on the God of Killing Mode.
James scored 45 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in the whole game, and the Heat defeated the Celtics.
After losing the first goal in this game, James scored 12 consecutive goals in the first half and made 19 of 26 shots in the game.
Turn around and lean back, pull head-on, switch off 2+1, and face three-pointers... James' goal is unstoppable.
The Celtics replaced Pitrus, Pierce, Garnett, Rondo and other strong players to defend James, but they couldn't defend them all. This battle also became a classic game for James in the playoffs.
It was with 2:06 seconds left in the third quarter of this game that the camera gave the omnipotent James. His eyes burst into amazing fighting spirit, which made people feel embarrassed and had a momentum that wanted to eat people.
Later that look was called "Death Eye".
Three years later, James once again showed his fierce look as fierce as a beast. Looking back on the experience of the Celtics in 12 years, Grizzlies fans couldn't help but feel sweaty.
Link stepped into the court, and he was not fooled by James' eyes.
Now he is fearless. There is only the scene in his mind of the four death-breaking minutes just now, and his teammates fell down again and again, trying hard to defend again and again.
He won't let their efforts be in vain!
The Grizzlies took the lead in attacking, and James opened his arms and waited for Link to come up. Before the Grizzlies players passed halftime, James even slapped the floor with both hands.
In the first game of the finals, Link and James both showed off their stance to fight each other.
Instead of rushing to catch the ball, Link cruised on the court for a while by running without the ball.
Link cuts in from the three-point line, and then prepares to cut from the inside to outside the three-point line.
James followed Link closely during the period, and the two were closer than the couple in love.
But when Link reached the middle distance, he suddenly turned around and ran back, killing him and shooting him back.
Link was very fast and got rid of James' defense almost instantly!
When James turned around, Conley's all-access pass had already been delivered!
Seeing this, Mozgov immediately raised his arms and stood under the basket, but Link gently tapped the basketball in the air into the basket through the 2.16-meter-high Russian center.
Air relay does not necessarily have to be ended in such a violent way, but can also be ended in a skillful way.
"A beautiful goal, Link scored a difficult goal as soon as he came up! Mozgov blocked the basket and seemed to be a high wall. However, this could not stop Link from scoring!"
Mike Bryn yelled readily, sure enough, Link is there, no problem!
Link looked up at the big screen on the scene, and there were 7 points left! So he immediately clapped his hands and shouted, "Defend one, guard against one! You have all taken it firmly, the momentum is on our side!"
James felt a little chilled in his spine, not because Link hit the ball in the end, but because Link ran back and got rid of the defense just now, which made James feel scared.
After only four minutes of rest, can he run at that speed?
At this critical moment, James didn't dare to hand over the ball to others. He continued to play singles and continued to fight Link!
In 12 years, after James revealed his death pupils, he immediately received the ball and scored a three-pointer.
This time, Link deliberately let James go one step just to force him to shoot.
James didn't hesitate either. Since you dare to let go, I dare to enter!
The Cavaliers No. 23 had just jumped up and before he could take action, Link rushed up like a Rocket, directly blocking all James' shooting angles!
James widened his eyes in the air. After working hard in the league for so many years, he had never seen him take a step further and block his opponent!
At this time, James must have forgotten the scene where Link successfully blocked the shooting in the Western Conference Finals two steps away from Thompson.
James's shot was finally rubbed by Link with his fingertips, and the block was successful!
Gasol rudely threw away Mozgov, grabbed the rebound, and then made a long pass from the backcourt to launch a counterattack.
After the blocking landed, Link immediately flew forward, and James immediately chased after him. But he found in despair that he was tired now and could not catch up with Link at all!
Easy, Link scored with his right hand without injury. It wasn't long before Link played, and the difference was forced to close to 5 points.
Link's current defense is harder and stronger than Iguodala just now!
Now James regrets it very much, regretting why he did not expand the gap as much as possible in those four minutes just now.
And such opportunities are often only once! If you miss them, you will no longer have them.
Afterwards, James made a high-difficulty jump shot, stabilizing the rhythm slightly.
But before these hard-earned two points were heated up, they were gone because of Link's goal.
Link received a pass from Conley during the run from the three-point line, then immediately stopped, hugged the basketball with both hands, and looked ready to shoot.
James clearly saw Link holding the ball with both hands and then rushed forward, trying to return Link to block it.
Little did he know that Link did not make a false shot, but paused. After James flew over in front of him, Link took action calmly.
Taking advantage of this time difference, Link was equivalent to getting an opportunity to shoot an open spot.
There was no accident in the basketball and it was directly put into the arms of the basket.
Scored 7 points in a row, Link was unstoppable after returning from the bench!
"Now the score difference is only 4 points left, and Link's personal score in this game instantly soared to 37 points! There is no doubt that Linkken will present us with another classic 40-point battle!"
"No," as soon as Mike Bryn finished speaking, Kevin Harlan immediately rejected it, "There will be more!"
James scored 2 points, and Link immediately responded with a 3-pointer.
This kind of response ball is very morale.
On the Cavaliers, their determination to win before the start of the fourth quarter is gone.
They are all worried and uneasy in their hearts now. They have changed from wanting to winning to being afraid of losing!
Link's firepower did not end there, and he then delivered a series of dazzling and exciting goals.
After shaking away James, he faced Mozgov's backup anti-gliding trolley and made a layup!
Grab the offensive rebound with 5 seconds left in 24 seconds, jump on the spot and dunk with one hand, hit!
As soon as he ran to the three-point line and received the ball, he immediately scored a three-pointer against James, but he still hit!
Link returned to his first half again, his goal was not reasonable at all.
The Grizzlies went from falling behind to overtaking, and then to opening up the score, and forced the Clevelanders to the cliff step by step!
At the end of the fourth quarter, James began to experience physical collapse.
He didn't stop in a second in the fourth quarter, and immediately fought with Link again after fighting with Iguodala. Even the most terrifying meat grinder in the league could not withstand such tossing.
And what about Link? His scores are still rising, rising, rising in various incredible ways...
38 seconds before the end of the game, James made a blacksmith outside the three-point line. Mozgov bravely grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Love. However, what was desperate was that the latter's three-pointer also failed to hit!
Link did not give the Cavaliers a third chance. He personally entered the penalty area and jumped high to take the rebound.
James rushed up recklessly to steal Link, but Link calmly used a hand to switch hands behind his back to avoid James' snatch.
The "Little Emperor" was still empty because he threw out all the center of gravity, and he had no strength anymore and could not rely on his strong core strength to support the center of gravity.
So his feet softened and he fell to the ground!
This fall not only made James fail to steal, but also caused the Cavaliers' final dignity and confidence!
Even their strongest players are so embarrassed now. Can others have any fighting spirit?
Link passed by James who fell, drove straight into the penalty area, and threw the ball gently.
Mozgov tried his best to jump up and found that he was only a slight difference from basketball!
But this gap is the most desperate.
Chris Paul once said that his favorite thing is the feeling of watching the basketball rubbing the big man's fingertips into the net after a throwing shot. The big man's helpless expression and the victory of making big profits made Paul full of accomplishment.
At this moment, Link also felt the fun of it.
The basketball fell into the net accurately. When James got up from the ground, he could only see Link turning around and raising his arms at him.
"I scored, the ball went in! Link killed the game, and he completely ended the suspense of this game! Under the 9 points behind in the last 8 minutes, Link scored 21 points in a single quarter with full firepower in the fourth quarter, leading the Grizzlies back and forth to win!"
Mike Bryn could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. Although there were still about 20 seconds before the end of the game, Link's just-drawing shot gave the Grizzlies an 8-point lead!
Theoretically, the Cavaliers still have a chance.
But realistically speaking, the Grizzlies have already led 1-0 in the finals!
"Incredible, this is a great reversal. Link scored 51 points in the whole game, which is the second time in his career in the playoffs to score 50+ points in a single game! If there are really superheroes in this world, it is Link!"
Two single-game games in the playoffs, this is a seemingly ordinary but very terrifying record.
First of all, in the entire NBA history, even if the degree of professionalism is not high and the data statistics are incomplete, only 21 people can enter the list of 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs.
If the range is further narrowed to two or more times and scored 50+ points in a single game in the playoffs, there will be only four people left on this list.
Now, Link is the fifth one!
Whether it is 21 points in a single quarter or 51 points in a single game, this is an extremely crazy performance. No wonder, an old freak who has seen countless big scenes will be crazy about Link.
Kelly Irving looked at Link who raised his arms, and looked at James, who had just gotten up from the ground and was still in a mess. He was greatly impacted in his heart!
After partnering with James for a season, Irving knew how terrible James was. He always believed that with the two sides' lineups being evenly matched, it was impossible for anyone in this world to defeat James!
He thought so until he chatted with James before the war.
But today, he witnessed the whole process of James losing to Link in 1-on-1.
James' performance today is already very exaggerated, with 44 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, playing for 45 minutes without stopping, with a shooting percentage of 47.4%. His performance today is no worse than his performance in the sixth game of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals.
But it is precisely because James has performed well that Irving is shocked.
James has even played this kind of god-level performance and cannot defeat Link. Where is Link's upper limit?
The young Anthony Davis did not touch Link's upper limit. Lillard, who came out of adversity of 1-3, did not force Link's upper limit, and the Warriors' death five-small did not force Link's upper limit.
Now, even the super god James, who had sacrificed the Eyes of Death, failed to force Link to the upper limit, which was really beyond Irving's boldest imagination.
The young Irving felt the extraordinary part of this battlefield for the first time. The NBA finals were simply a fight between gods...
After Link's throw, the morale of the Cavaliers completely bottomed out. Sure enough, in the next 20 seconds, they had no chance of organizing any decent counterattack.
James made a 2+1 under the basket, but it was useless.
In the end, the score was frozen at 110. The Grizzlies not only survived the most difficult four minutes, but also successfully reversed the game in the last 8 minutes. As the "lower dog" in people's hearts in this game, the Grizzlies once again went against the current!
Link won James from his personal data to the results of the game, and he won a nearly perfect victory!
James looked at the dome of the Federal Express Arena again, then lowered his head and left straight away.
Chapter completed!