Link grabbed Durant, unless there is a stunner in this game, otherwise, this is enough to be the best shot of the game, not one.

Durant himself was stupefied by that ball, Link was able to complete the catch, not only because of jumping high, but also because his light-speed reaction was too perverted!

As we all know, this kind of shooting in the form of throwing is generally difficult to be risked, let alone caught directly.

But if the defender can react in time before the basketball is completely at its top, then there is still a possibility of blocking.

Link's real horror is here, his light-speed reaction coupled with his strong vertical bounce ability makes Durant's projectile difficult to escape the clutches!

Link's catch took a blow to the confidence of Thunder fans. They have been standing in the stands for several minutes and have not been able to see a goal.

A scoring opportunity finally appeared, only to be ruined by Link in such an incredible way.

With a smooth turnaround layup and a frantic take, Link has proven that he does deserve to be on the All-Round First Team with just one offense and one defense.

After that, the impatient Durant still didn't put in a good performance. He wanted revenge too much, too much to defeat Link. But this kind of psychology just makes it impossible for him to make the most correct decision.

The Thunder's inability to score continued into the fourth minute of the first quarter, when Westbrook's pull-up zombie jumper broke the Thunder's scoring drought. In the stands, the Thunder fans were finally seated.

But now, no one will feel happy, and no one will feel that Link has been slapped in the face.

The Grizzlies held for four minutes, and the fans stood for four minutes, which is nothing to be proud of for the Thunder.

Although the scoring drought was broken, the impatient Durant still couldn't score efficiently, and the Thunder began to fall behind. Six minutes into the first quarter, Scott. Brooks switched to Derrick, who shot 4-of-4 from three-point range in the previous game. Fisher.

Seeing the "old fish" appear, Thunder fans seemed to see a savior. Unfortunately, Fischer didn't continue yesterday's magical performance. If a team really hopes to turn the tide with the current Fischel, it might as well surrender.

Fortunately, after Fischer faded his magical aura, Kevin. Martin stepped up and shouldered the scoring load that belonged to Durant. In the end, the Thunder only trailed by 5 points at 22-27 after the end of the first quarter.

In the entire first quarter of the game, Durant only made 2 of 7 shots, which was frighteningly inefficient.

Link, on the other hand, not only contributed a wonderful turn, but also 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, and he couldn't find fault with it.

Judging from the matchup in the first round, Durant was defeated!

"Link has shown a lot of quality as a player in the best team, and he's been a huge contributor to the Grizzlies on both ends of the floor. The Thunder are very passive right now, Kevin. Martin's performance can only make the Thunder breathe for the time being. If the Thunder want to get back into the game, it's up to Kevin. Can Durant make a difference. ”

During the intersectional break, Mike. Brin was blunt about the key to the next game.

If Durant can't stand up to Link today, then the Thunder will lose their home court!

For the Thunder, if they go to Memphis with a score of 1-3, it will undoubtedly be in hell!

Therefore, the Thunder must not give up easily.

Scott. Brooks than Mike. Brin knows this truth better, even if he fights hard in today's game, he can't lose!

In the first quarter, the Thunder was more than ferocious, but not rational. Now, Brooks has to solve this problem.

"I know you'd love to beat him, but the more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes! Calm down, I want you to calm down now, Kevin! You have to beat him slowly over the course of 48 minutes, you can't just knock Link down! So, calm me down! ”

Brooks sat in front of Durant, and he knew very well that how far the Thunder could go would be to how far the Thunder could go.

Durant didn't say a word, just nodded silently. He also knows that he can't afford to lose today, and he can't be reckless.

Then Brooks looked at everyone again, "Tough, you let the Grizzlies attack the basket too easily in the first quarter." It's a man's game, you can't act like a girl! ”

The break was short, and Brooks didn't really adjust much. After all, Brooks is not a master tactician, he is a "chicken soup" coach.

Sometimes, though, the mentality of the fans is more effective than a tactical change.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Link found that Durant's expression was no longer as vicious as it was when the game first started.

Sure enough, is it coming?

Although trailing by five points, the cheers of the Thunder fans did not diminish either. They are cheering up the Thunder players all the time, hoping that the situation can be turned around.

Link posted Durant again, but Durant didn't ask for the ball in a rage, but tried to find an opportunity.

Sure enough, this guy won't be so easy to get into! The first quarter of the game suffered, Durant will not eat the second time!

Durant ended up in the middle of the right side, leaning on Link with his back, ready to start attacking.

Westbrook landed the ball in KD's hands, and Link held Durant's waist to prevent him from pushing back.

However, Durant didn't exert any strength at all, and after feeling Link's defense, he directly chose to roll over and jump back!

This time, when Durant shot, Link saw nothing but calm and confidence on his face.

"Brush!" The long-lost crisp sound finally sounded in Durant's ears, and he finally comfortably scored a goal on Link's head!

Durant didn't trash talk or celebrate unbridledly, just raised his fist slightly.

Link can see that Durant has completely adjusted now.

Then, Randolph's cutting layup was brutally blocked by Ibaka! The basketball was pinned directly by Ibaka to the rebound.

Not to mention the completion of the block, Randolph was also directly knocked out of the bottom line by Ibaka.

The Thunder's defense is much tougher than it was just now, and instead of being afraid of physical confrontation, they are very keen on physical confrontation.

Randolph was very annoyed, it wasn't that the big black bear was playing a temper, anyone who was knocked out like that would have emotions.

So, after getting up, Randolph spewed expletives at Ibaka. The smell of gunpowder on the scene on both sides also began to become stronger.

The Thunder are now just three points away from tying the score, so this round of offense will be crucial for them.

Durant didn't shoot indiscriminately because this was a key round, and the result of the indiscriminate shot was to be caught by Link.

Now thinking of the catch just now, Durant's first reaction was not anger, but caution.

This change in mentality is enough for Durant to avoid a lot of minefields!

This time, the Thunder shot the "Swiss Army Knife" Sephorosa, as a 3-and-D player, in addition to defense, his biggest use is naturally to shoot three-pointers.

However, with Iguodala heavily defended, Sefrosa's crosshair eventually missed his target.

Just when everyone was lamenting that the Thunder didn't take advantage of this opportunity to equalize, Ibaka got an offensive rebound under the basket!

Of course, the process is not easy. Ibaka brutally knocked Randolph, who was stuck in position, out of the way, and then took the rebound.

The most important thing is that the referee didn't blow for the rebounding foul in this ball!

Now, can Randolph stand it? He yelled at the referee to express his displeasure. And Ibaka took advantage of this time to pass the ball to Durant!

At the beginning of the game, Durant shot a rush and was seriously interfered with by Link.

This time, Durant raised his center of gravity, as if he was going to try to shoot. But at the moment when Link was about to block, Durant suddenly became a dribbling breakthrough!

Worship Buddha feints!

Durant took a big step, shook off Link in two steps, and went straight to the basket.

The angry Randolph jumped up and blocked, although he is a player in the No. 4 position, but in terms of height and reach, the conditions are not as good as Durant.

Durant didn't get much of a disturbance, he steadied his center of gravity in the air and gently threw the ball to the basket!

At this time, the referee blew the whistle. At the same time, basketball entered the net, and Durant got a 2+1 opportunity!

"I'm Cao, you didn't blow it just now, but now it's very decisive to! What's the fuck wrong with you? Which trick to play last year again? Randolph was completely furious, and he pressed every step of the way, challenging the authority of the referee.

Ibaka applauded from the sidelines, and Randolph was even more angry.

In fact, the referee did not take sides this year, it was just a matter of scale.

Perhaps in the eyes of this referee, confrontation when grabbing rebounds is inevitable. But a foul when the opponent attacks is unforgivable.

Link saw that the referee was about to give T, so he hurriedly went up to play the round, asked Iguodala to pull Randolph away, and then said a few kind words to the referee, and the referee gave up.

Randolph shook his hand resignedly, and Durant stepped to the free-throw line to equalize.

Now, it seems that the scales of victory are again tilting in favor of thunder.

Link sighed, and the thunder suddenly increased the range of movement, which really made it difficult for people to adapt for a while. Now it's not just Randolph, everyone seems to have hit a bottleneck. Relying on team offense, there is no way to compete with the calm Durant.

It seems that the moment of star vs star must be staged in advance.

"Brush!"

Thinking about it, Durant hit a free throw to tie the score.

Link clapped his hands vigorously to make sure his teammates' attention was on him.

"Try to hit me with the ball!" Link said.