355: Three Outposts of Thunder
The all-time three-time scoring champion Durant, the explosive turtle Westbrook, and the best sixth man James. Harden, the youthful and energetic Thunder Army......
There is no doubt that the No. 1 team in the West has a huge amount of popularity in the league. Whether it is the style of play or the fame of the players, it has made the Thunder loved by fans.
Moreover, if Durant can play against James in the Finals, it is exciting just thinking about it.
However, just when everyone thought that the Thunder could advance smoothly, the Grizzlies were very "unexpectedly" won two consecutive games at home. The tenacious Link and the Grizzly Bear disrupt everyone's good wishes.
In the end, the series total score became 2-2, and the Thunder's life and death were uncertain. Grizzlies are very tenacious, and they fight on the basketball court like real warriors.
However, there are those who don't want the grizzly bears to be tenacious. Since Thunder can't handle it on their own, let's help them do it.
The "beep ~~~~~" beep sounded at the end of the game, 105-99, Kevin . Durant jumped up and down with excitement.
After being beaten by the Grizzlies in two games in a row, the Thunder finally won the match point at home by 6 points!
Durant shot 34 points and 14 rebounds with a 52.9% shooting rate, and beat Link, who scored 29 points, and played the momentum of the scoring king! Westbrook also played well today, also scoring 25 points on 52.9 percent shooting.
It looks like it's definitely a commendable victory. After the Thunder returned to their home court, they counterattacked, showing the absolute strength of the first place in the West!
However, after the game, Link smashed the ball to the floor and kicked over the bench on the sidelines, looking very angry!
"Idiots who can't afford to lose, get out!"
"We're going to the finals, hahahaha!"
"You think you can do miracles? Dream on! ”
In the stands, Thunder fans began to hurl insults at Link. While Oklahoma City was once Link's home stadium, who cares about a Development League player who plays here?
Link clenched his fists and turned a deaf ear to the fans' invectives before heading straight at the referee.
At that moment, Randolph grabbed Link and shook his head at him gently.
Link tried to struggle, but was dragged into the tunnel by Randolph and Gasol. Under the powerful pressure of the black and white bears, Link had no choice but to obey.
However, as soon as he got back to the locker room, Link punched and broke the locker at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, "What a fucking damn thing!" ”
The whole locker room was silent, because everyone also felt that the game was really embarrassing.
Link is so hot, it's not because he can't afford to lose. If he is really pressed to the ground and rubbed by the thunder with hard power, Link will only be unwilling, but he will not be angry.
But what happened in the final moments of today's game, Link only wants to describe it in one word - dirty.
From the original 2+1 ball was whistled for an offensive foul, the Grizzlies were whistled for offensive fouls for three consecutive rounds!
The second time, Gasol set up a screen, and Link came out and hit a three-point shot! When the ball doesn't go in, the whistle doesn't blow. The moment the ball went into the net, the referee blew the whistle and awarded Gasol an illegal cover! Link's second goal in a row is invalid, and the Thunder have the ball!
At that time, the Grizzlies' mentality was already a bit broken. Being judged like this at a critical moment is in a hurry. Link almost smashed the referee with the ball, but luckily Tony. Allen made a timely "steal" to block.
I thought this was the end, but for the third time, Randolph was whistled for an offensive foul when he was in the basket. Three offensive fouls in a row directly sentenced the Grizzlies to death!
Subsequently, the Grizzlies played very impatiently, and the Thunder seized the opportunity to stabilize the situation and win the game.
Coincidentally, the Thunder only won by 6 points. 6 points, exactly three offenses...... That's why Link was so angry after the game. He felt that the Grizzlies were not weak and lost, but were tricked by the league!
Speaking of which, Link also seems to have remembered the results of this round of the Western Conference Finals in the original history.
Originally, in history, it was the Spurs who reached the Western Conference Finals and played against the Thunder. The Spurs led 2-0 at the beginning, but in the end, they were inexplicably pulled by the Thunder in 4 games in a row and were eliminated 4-2.
In these four games, the referee's whistle was clearly biased in favor of the Thunder. On the surface, the Thunder didn't make much more free throws than the Spurs. However, some key offensive foul decisions and ball ownership decisions have caused the Spurs to collapse at critical moments.
After the Western Conference Finals that year, Chinese fans shouted the nickname "Thunder Three Whistles". It's just that with the disintegration of the Thunder Three Youths later, this nickname also disappeared. And this round of the series is gradually forgotten.
If it weren't for his own experience today, Link wouldn't have remembered this stubble.
Back then, the league didn't even praise the Spurs, would it praise the Grizzlies?
At the post-game press conference, Link bluntly said, "I can't understand the referee's decision in the last few rounds, if it's a foul, then the Thunder also have a lot of balls that should be fouled." In any case, we will still try to get back to home in the next game. The more you try to defeat us, the stronger we will be! ”
Link's words also put a lot of pressure on the league, so the league released the referee report of the game the next day, and admitted that Link's 2+1 goal was actually not an offensive foul, which was a misjudgment.
But what's the use? The result is already doomed, and now jumping out and engaging in these things is just the alliance to excuse itself, and nothing else will work.
In the playoffs, it's normal for controversial penalties to occur. Basically, every year in the playoffs, the referee has to be the protagonist for a while.
But this kind of thing happened to him, and Link really couldn't stand it.
However, what Link didn't expect was that the sentence "The more you want to beat us, the stronger we are" after he scolded the referee, he inadvertently became angry.
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"I'm really interested to see if the Grizzlies can hold their home court in Game 6! Seriously, they've earned respect! ”
"Come on Grizzlies, they've made the Thunder very passive! The next game is back at the Federal Express Arena, and the Grizzlies won't necessarily let the Thunder advance! ”
"There is really too much controversy in Game 5, and if the Thunder really have the quality, then try to prove themselves by beating the Grizzlies on the road! Of course, I don't think Link will let them get their way! ”
"The more you try to defeat us, the stronger we will be! Hahaha, can you believe that this is the words of a sophomore rookie? Kevin. When Durant was a sophomore, he didn't even know what the playoffs were like! This time I'm rooting for the Grizzlies, come on! ”
Overnight, the villain became the villain hero. The unyielding momentum of Link and the Grizzlies has earned them the respect and love of the fans.
All over the world, only Oklahoma City fans are left to support the Thunder. And the Grizzlies and Link have successfully circled fans everywhere.
Link doesn't want to dwell on the whistle anymore, he only has one goal now - to smash the thunder!
Even if the Thunder want to win, they have to let them kneel into the finals! Of course, you can't break the unbeaten home record in the playoffs.
Want to advance 4-2? No way!