138: The Nightmare Continues
The moment Link scored, the entire FedEx Arena, which had been aggrieved for a whole game, erupted like a volcano.
It's often said that the Grizzlies, who focus on defense and positional offense, don't have much passion, but in fact, FedEx Arena has always been one of the busiest home stadiums in the league.
"Adjust your breath Link, be sure to hold steady!"
After hugging Link, Conley yelled. It's not that he's unhappy with Link, it's that the noisy scene has completely whipped up the adrenaline of these men.
Link nodded, high-fived all his teammates, and stepped up to the free throw line in full view.
Cameron. Anthony is now more nervous than Link, with less than 15 seconds to attack, and if Link hits a free throw, then the Knicks will have to chase 5 points in 15 seconds! There is no doubt that this is a very difficult thing to do. Now that the Knicks only have one timeout, it's hard to get the score back, even with foul play.
A minute ago, the New York Knicks, with a two-point advantage, were infinitely close to victory. But now, all of a sudden, they're infinitely close to the bottom. Perhaps this is the charm of basketball games.
Link received a pass from the referee, first clipped the basketball to his waist, and then took a deep breath to adjust his heartbeat.
At the same time, the stadium, which had been extremely noisy just now, instantly fell silent. Memphis fans created an extremely quiet environment for Link to shoot free throws, for fear he would be distracted.
Link slapped the ball twice, spun the ball in the palm of his hand, then bent his knees, raised the ball above his head, lifted his body center of gravity, and shot!
Anthony ran to the basket the moment Link made a shot, and he probably never in his life was so eager to protect the rebound. But Link's shot didn't give the Knicks a chance to protect the rebound, because the basketball went straight into the net!
"In! Link added a free throw and the Memphis Grizzlies took a five-point lead with 14.6 seconds left in the game! Without a doubt, it was a penalty that would have sealed the game! Link was suppressed by Anthony throughout the game, but he didn't lose confidence at the crucial moment! He bravely shouldered the responsibility and was very clever to hit Anthony on the head with three points to succeed! Link now has 19 points, which is 12 fewer than Anthony, but if the Grizzlies win, his 19 points will be more valuable than Anthony's 31 points! ”
Hubi. Brown's heartbeat has finally calmed down, and the head coach of an NBA team is a position that is particularly demanding on the heart. Because in some games, the manager is completely on a roller coaster. This was also the time when the heart was not very good for Hubi. Why Brown chose to retire.
But this season's commentary on the Grizzlies' game, Hubi. Brown feels like the same feeling he had when he was coaching the game has returned.
D'Antoni used up his last timeout after Link hit a free throw, and his team led the night only to collapse in the final minutes. I have to say, Mike. Conley's performance exceeded D'Antoni's expectations.
People only saw Link's final three-pointer, but forgot about Conley's selfless pass in the final moments. He gave Link the chance to be a hero, but the Grizzlies almost touched the victory.
This kind of point guard...... Where to find it?
D'Antoni shook his head and didn't continue to think about it. He began to lay out the team's final offense, but it was known that the Knicks' final offense would definitely be executed by Anthony.
Anthony sat on the bench with his fists clenched, and a minute ago, he was still thinking about how he was going to humiliate Link in front of reporters after the game. But now, he's thinking about how to save face. Seeing that he is going to lose in Memphis again!
If the Knicks lose the game again today because of Link's key shot, Anthony's nightmare is estimated to not dissipate for a while. In the future, in New York until the early hours of the morning, Anthony estimated that the face of the Chinese would appear in his mind from time to time.
This Nima is terrible!
This time, Anthony didn't listen to anything, and he heard an electronic beep.
As soon as the beep sounded, Anthony stepped onto the pitch. In 14.6 seconds, 5 minutes, he still has a chance to perform miracles!
But by this time, the momentum of the game was firmly in the hands of the Grizzlies. Especially after Link scored the key goal of 2+1 just now, the morale of the Grizzlies team was even more high.
They are ready to continue to strangle New Yorkers.
"Keep defending solidly, we're close to victory!"
Conley continues to call the shots, and today he was undoubtedly the Grizzlies' most vocal player on the court. Conley may be overlooked, but the Grizzlies players know that without him, the Grizzlies would have been done a long time ago.
The high-morale Grizzlies players took their grinding and strangulation to the extreme, and when the game restarted, the Knicks were so defended that they couldn't even run out of tactics. Link pestered Anthony like kraft candy, and Anthony didn't even have room to catch the ball comfortably.
Seeing that the basketball could not be released for a long time, the mustachioed D'Antoni was so nervous that he was sweating profusely. He doesn't have a timeout, and if the sideline ball is overtime violated, the ball will go straight to the Grizzlies.
Eventually, Jaled. Jeffries still passed the basketball a second before the violation, and Anthony did receive the ball, but the other man was already forced near the center circle by Link.
Heavily defended until now, Anthony is tired, and it is difficult for him to break through Link purely with explosiveness.
Link, on the other hand, is getting more and more courageous, and his pressing of Anthony is literally on the verge of fouling.
Stoudemire stepped up to cover for Anthony, but that still didn't stop Link, who nimbly bypassed "The Little Overlord" and continued to stay on Anthony's side.
Anthony, who broke through to the middle distance, jumped up, only this time, Link defended him too tightly. With Link's serious interference, Anthony's shot hit the iron for the third time in a row!
"Bang!" The crisp sound of striking iron made Anthony feel desperate, and at the critical moment, he was defended by Link with 3 shots and 0 shots, and he also took a big risk, which made his superstar aura completely retreat today.
Seeing Anthony's key shot missed, the Knicks' mustachioed coach slumped to the bench. It's over, it's all over.
After that, although the Knicks used foul tactics, they couldn't get back the time and the advantage. The high-morale Memphis Grizzlies won't let victory slip through their fingers, and once they bite the victory, they won't let go easily.
In the final 1.3 seconds of the game, Mike Conley hit two free throws to give the Grizzlies a seven-point lead over the Knicks. At that moment, Anthony walked straight off the court. He has been preparing for this for so long, he even went to train in advance to stay in shape. He thought that he could get a perfect revenge today and let everyone see what kind of garbage Link was.
The result? The King of New York could only leave in disgrace. He's in Memphis, but there's no crown. This guy underestimated the Grizzlies' determination to sharpen and strangle.
"Beep~~~~"
The electronic beep sounded, 112-105, and the Memphis Grizzlies withstood the Knicks' powerful fire by 7 points. At the same time, it also broke Anthony's all-winning fairy tale after entering the Knicks.
The villains from Memphis shredded Anthony's honeymoon phase with their own hands.
After the game, at the critical moment, Anthony shot 0 of 3 shots and killed Link with a three-point shot, which became a sweet spot in the eyes of the media.
He scored 19 points, 4 assists and 6 rebounds today, and his performance was actually quite good, but there was still a gap compared to Anthony Fo's 31 points against Fo.
However, because of the highlight performance at the key moment, people only remember Link now. Anthony? He has become the most shining ...... Backdrop!
"Link, how do you feel about beating Cameron again and killing the game on his head!?" Reporters seem to be more thrilled than Link, and a grassroots finish off the seemingly unstoppable Knicks is indeed dramatic enough.
Facing the cameras of reporters, Link was not overwhelmed by the joy. He turned to the side and pointed behind him, with only a few reporters around him.
"If you're going to interview a player who killed the game today, go interview him."
That rational person deserves more praise from people.