347: It's not like you

Tony. Allen held Durant's first shot, and it looked like the Grizzlies had a chance to get the ball.

However, the energetic Westbrook got the rebound ahead of everyone. Mike. Conley was extremely annoyed, he didn't resist people! As a No. 1 player, Conley's habit of topping people is really not good.

And Westbrook, who is not restricted, is like a wild horse that has escaped the reins, hitting the inside, jumping high, and getting a key offensive rebound!

Westbrook didn't mess around, at this time the black and white bears were under the basket, and if they attacked directly, they were afraid that they would eat hot pot.

So, Westbrook grabbed the rebound and sent the ball to Durant, who made a second shot!

This time, Tony. Aaron's interference didn't work. Kevin. Durant hit a mid-to-long-range jumper, and the stands at the Chesapeake Energy Arena turned into a churning sea of blue.

With the key goal in the last 21 seconds, Durant gave the Thunder a five-point lead over the Grizzlies!

Link flicked his arm in frustration, and the Grizzlies players were all very frustrated. Falling behind by 5 points in the last 21 seconds is not the worst thing, the worst thing is - if this game loses again, the Grizzlies will fall behind 2-0!

That's right, at this time the Western Conference Finals have reached the second game. In the first game, Durant scored 35 points, Harden scored 20 points, Westbrook scored 15 points, and the Thunder scored 70 points, beating Link's 24 points, leading the Thunder to win the game by 6 points.

In the second game, the Grizzlies desperately need a win to stabilize the situation. As a result, today, Westbrook calmly broke through the ball and let the Thunder's perimeter shoot blossom.

Sephorosa 19 points, Harden 15 points, Durant 22 points, Westbrook 9 assists and 7 rebounds with only 1 turnover!

The Thunder suppressed the Grizzlies for an entire game, and every time, when the Grizzlies had a chance to equalize, Durant stepped up and shattered the Grizzlies' hopes with his own hands.

And just now, Durant undoubtedly gave the Grizzlies the biggest blow of the game.

Hollins called a timeout, and the game wasn't over yet, but the Thunder fans in the field had already begun to celebrate the victory early.

Under the cheers of the other party, the Grizzlies players felt very uncomfortable.

On the commentary stage, Kenny. Smith kept emphasizing, "There is indeed a gap in strength between the two teams, and the Thunder have an absolute advantage!" As I said, the Thunder only have to play 6 games at most, which is the most! ”

There is indeed a gap, and the performance of the Thunder other than Durant is also remarkable. And the grizzly bear...... Gasol had 15 points, Conley shot 38 percent, Randolph had only 11 points, and Bombset and Harden couldn't compare......

Kenny. This is where the gap in strength Smith is talking about.

In the stands, some fans were also abusive.

"Feel the most vengeance, Memphis mincellars!"

"Do you know that the number one in the West is awesome!? You've been an inconspicuous team all your life, all your life! ”

All the situation is not in favor of the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies players, who have been fighting for so long and still lagging behind, are no longer high in morale.

Think about it, you try your best to fight to the death with the other person, and as a result, people seem to be able to get ahead of you easily. This feeling will make people very helpless and unable to raise their fighting spirit.

It was just hard to defend one, but Westbrook easily got the rebound. This is a completely double blow to the morale of the grizzlies.

What's more, this kind of game, the Grizzlies have already experienced the second one!

In the final five seconds, Hollins laid out a three-point shot for Link. But in the end, on the pitch, the tactics were not executed successfully. Randolph couldn't help Link stop Durant, and Durant pounced on Link, interfering with his key long-range shot.

Forcing a shot in front of an opponent who is more than 2.10 meters tall and has an unusually long arm span, Link was no different from a blind shot at that moment.

He couldn't see anything, not just his eyes. At that moment, Link's mind was also blank. He was wondering what he would do if he was 2-0 down.

Then, the basketball slammed into the frame. Ibaka grabbed the rebound, and with little game time left, the Grizzlies had to draw a tactical foul.

But everyone knows that the Thunder have won!

In the end, the Thunder won the second game of the series 107-99 at home! 2-0, the Thunder ended their battle at home with a big lead.

Link scored the same 22 points as Durant today, but the difference was that Durant had a shot in the last 21 seconds. And Link's last moments were in a mess.

At the end of the game, the Thunder players cheered and hugged each other one by one. 2-0, that's a huge lead. It's not just the lead in the score, it's a huge lead in psychology.

Now, the Thunder players will tell themselves, "Just one more win, and this fucking series is over!" ”

"It was so strong that the Oklahoma City Thunder took a 2-0 lead in a devastating fashion. I think they should be able to pre-sell tickets for the Grand Finals now! Durant was extremely calm in the final shot, thanks of course, to Westbrook's valuable rebounds and calm passing. Perfect game, Thunder players can go to Memphis in peace. ”

Kenny. Smith is praising the Thunder, the fans are praising the Thunder, and the reporters are praising the Thunder.

And in the corner where no one paid attention, in front of the technical table, Link sat directly on the ground, and he didn't dare to imagine that the team was already 0-2 behind!

These two games made Link feel a huge gap in strength. It's not just the gap between the Grizzlies and the Thunder, it's the gap between him and Durant.

The picture of the key iron just now is still lingering in Link's mind.

Several cameras focused on Link, giving him a close-up of his frustrated facial expression.

"The Grizzlies have been magical enough this season, but their magic has to come to an end, and maybe their end is here!" Kenny. Smith shook his head, this year's West is destined to belong to the Thunder.

It wasn't until Randolph came and pulled Link that Link got up and left the court.

He turned down all interviews from reporters, and Link now just wants to get back to the locker room and get out of the tense arena as quickly as possible.

Randolph didn't say a word the whole time, and he only scored 11 points today, and was completely suppressed by Ibaka.

Randolph wanted to play well, too, but the constant pain in his knee allowed him to do so at best. He wanted to help Link, but he couldn't......

But looking at Link's dejected appearance, Randolph was not a good taste. In his memory, this seemed to be the first time Link had been so lost.

In the end, Randolph only said softly, "We haven't lost at home, it's time to defend our home." ”

Link nodded slightly, but in fact, he didn't cause much turmoil in his heart. After losing both games like this, what to do to defend the home field?

Sitting in front of his locker, Link was out of breath. Durant is too difficult to defend this season, and just blocking his dribble is no longer effective. Durant's level of offense with the ball has improved a lot, and most importantly, Durant has been able to play without the ball this season.

Westbrook and Harden, two guards, are enough to serve as firepower points for offense with the ball.

This is equivalent to Durant hiding his biggest flaw. At this moment, Link is really helpless.

Link pulled out his phone in frustration, and sure enough, it was another bunch of text messages. Only this time, the congratulatory text message turned into a comfort text message.

Link didn't plan to read it, but found out that there was a text message from Dirk!

Dirk. Nowitzki was the Grizzlies' opponent in the Western Conference Finals last season, and although he and Link have spoken a few words privately, they are not familiar with each other.

So, receiving his text message, Link was very surprised.

Link clicked on the text message and looked at it, and saw that the content was not long, "You look depressed, this is not like you last season." You can be 20 points behind, but you have to fight. You don't know what's going to happen, you just play desperately. That's how you almost knocked me over last season, forgot? ”

Dirk was very impressed with Link last season because he seemed to see himself as a young man. Although the Mavericks eventually won, Link's energy made Dirk like it.

So, Dirk, who went home fishing early this year, saw Link's down-and-out appearance and sent such a text message.

He didn't want to look at a player he liked and throw in the towel.

Meanwhile, on the TV in the locker room, Durant is being interviewed.

"What do you think of the Grizzlies' unbeaten home record in the playoffs? I don't care about records, I just destroy my opponents, even if it's on their home turf. ”

Looking at Durant's swaggering appearance, Link sneered. Today he was a loser and he couldn't argue with anything. But looking at Dirk's text messages and Durant on the TV, Link gritted his teeth.

"You're right, Zach. The past is gone, it's time for us to defend our home turf. Link took off his jersey and gestured to a gun with his hand and aimed at Durant on the TV.

Win four games to win, bastard!