Link's 40 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds made Kevin Brown. Durant and Chris. Paul lost completely.

Of course, it also made Link's own MVP night even more legendary.

Just won the unanimous MVP, and achieved a 40-point triple-double in the playoffs.

There is simply no better MVP night than Link.

At the press conference after the game, the reporters were all disdainful, "Didn't you just say that you wouldn't compare the stats with Durant in the afternoon?" Why did you immediately come out with a 40-point triple-double at night? If you're going to say you didn't mean it, no one will believe it. ”

In the face of the reporters' doubts, Link was very innocent.

I really didn't want to swipe the stats on purpose, Link remembers the first time he got out of the break, he only scored 30 points.

If it weren't for the Clippers suddenly closing the score into danger zone, Link wouldn't have played at all.

Scoring 10 points in a row at the last minute was the result of a tactical combination. In those few rounds, Link was the Grizzlies' only point of attack, so it was normal for the score to rise quickly. As for the last two rebounds, Randolph was not in charge of Link. Therefore, Link really didn't get a 40-point triple-double just to lose the game with Durant.

"You may not believe it, but I just inadvertently surpassed KD. That's why I said, don't compare the numbers with me. Link shrugged his shoulders, if he had specifically brushed the data, Link believed that he could have swiped a 50-point triple-double.

Link's words must have left Durant speechless, from statistics to honors, Link can do better than Durant.

He proved with practical actions that he deserves this unanimous MVP.

But tonight, it wasn't Durant who was hit the hardest, it was Chris. Paul.

When the Clippers desperately tried to turn the game around and failed, the discussion was not about how heroic the Clippers fought, but about who was better in terms of Link, or Durant.

A game has passed, and the Clippers are still the same trick. All that people care about is still Link and Durant, and in front of the Grizzlies, the Clippers can't lift their heads at all.

In the third game of the series, the battlefield is finally moving to Los Angeles. But the Clippers players were completely destroyed before they even went home.

Back at home, will the Clippers still be able to turn the tide?

After two failed attempts, don't expect too much from their prospects......

Link walked off the court with his MVP trophy and a crucial win, but it was perhaps his saddest night of the season for the Clippers.

Link gave the Clippers hope again and again, and then crushed it. This is far more cruel than simply denying them hope.

After this game, the Grizzlies have basically confirmed a spot in the Western Conference Finals. And the Thunder are also ready to quickly confirm another seat.

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In the second game of the Western Conference semifinals, Link's 40-point triple-double data instantly compared Durant's "quasi-triple-double".

Durant is holding back his strength, and he hopes he can play better in Game 2 as well.

Before the official meeting with Link, he wasn't far behind.

Facing the San Antonio Spurs, Durant, who ranked second in the MVP vote, is still quite confident. Because in the regular season, the Thunder swept the Spurs 4-0. And in the last game, Durant also led the team to victory.

After all, the record of the Thunder and Spurs this season is a proud 5-0!

With 5 wins and 0 losses, it's not an exaggeration to say that this is an overwhelming advantage. Durant believes that as long as he continues his performance in the previous game and takes a 2-0 lead like the Grizzlies, there will be no problem.

But the San Antonio people have more ambitions than just the Western Conference semifinals this year.

"We were eliminated by the Grizzlies the previous season and we were eliminated by the Thunder last season...... We've been in the Western Conference semifinals for several years in a row, and I'm sure you don't want to go back to the same path this year. ”

In the away locker room at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Popovich is giving a pre-match speech to his players.

Unlike other teams, the players did not shout in excitement after Popovich spoke. The San Antonio Spurs are not that kind of team, and after Popovich's impassioned shouting, the locker room remained silent.

If other coaches came here, it would have been embarrassing to death.

But Popovich knows that's the San Antonio Spurs' style. This team prefers to erupt in silence.

Before the game began, people were more optimistic that the Thunder could continue to win. Durant and Link seem destined to play the pinnacle battle in the Western Conference Finals.

But few people know that so far in the playoffs this season, the Spurs have shot 52.3% from the field. But no one on the Spurs team averaged 20 points per game.

In other words, this year, the San Antonio Spurs have really done the team's offense to the extreme!

They may not have superstars like Durant and Link, but together, their power should not be underestimated.

As soon as the game opened today, Durant's desire to score was very strong. He thought he could start the game with a succession, but what awaited him was a continuous iron.

Kawaii. Leonard, the guy who is not yet well known to the fans, has embarked on his ascension.

Durant faced Leonard's defense and played very aggrieved offensively. His offense was too taken for granted, and he thought too much about the number two in front of him, who was like facial paralysis.

Durant's offense was blocked, and the Spurs used their team to take the lead in tearing apart the Thunder's defense.

In the absence of Ibaka for the Thunder, Duncan scored frequently on the inside. Under normal circumstances, a veteran who is close to 40 years old should be in a championship team, hugging his thighs and mixing a ring.

And Duncan, at the age of nearly 40, is still the thigh of the championship team!

In the end, the Thunder trailed the Spurs by 11 points in the first quarter. Durant walked off the court out of breath, and he was taken aback!

The San Antonio Spurs can burst out with such great power? Durant is unwilling, it's okay to lose to Link, but he can't lose to a team that was swept 5-0 by the Thunder!

In the second quarter, the Thunder continued to attack, but they were still at a loss to defend. Durant, the scoring champion, seems to be a rookie who is overwhelmed, and his every shot seems uncertain.

The point difference is getting wider and wider, and Durant is getting more and more surprised.

He didn't think he would have any trouble in this series, and he thought that the spots in the Western Conference Finals had already been decided, and it was him and Link.

But the San Antonio native told Durant, "We're not old enough to throw in the towel!" ”

In the end, Durant never found his offensive form. Instead, it was the Spurs who took their superb team offense to the extreme.

After 48 minutes of play, the Spurs slaughtered the Thunder by 23 points on the road! In front of Link's 40-point triple-double data, Durant only scored 15 points in the game today! 6 of 16 shots, shooting only 37.5%!

In the whole game, the Thunder only scored 77 points, not even 80 points. On the Spurs' side, the team shot 50% from the field, with five players scoring in double figures and two scoring 20.

Kawaii. Leonard played 34 minutes and only made four shots. He put all his energy on defending Durant, and then, Durant rolled over.

"No...... Incredible ending. Before the start of the game, absolutely no one could have predicted this outcome. The on-site commentators at the Chesapeake Energy Arena were so shocked that they couldn't speak, the Thunder would be abused so badly by the Spurs today!

The Clippers and Grizzlies played two games, and no game had a margin of more than 15 points. The Thunder was good, losing to the Spurs by 23 points!

Durant's face was gloomy after the game, and in the last few days, he has been thinking about Link, thinking about the Western Conference Finals. But today, Durant suddenly found that whether he can pass the Western Conference semifinals is still a question!

Link also watched the game today, and the Spurs' excellent performance left him with palpitations.

Link thought that after history changed, the Spurs might no longer have the strength to compete for a championship. After all, in this history, no Maverick pushed the Spurs to the limit in the first round.

But this game made Link see the terrible dominance of the Spurs.

Efficient offense, almost infallible defense combined with solid tempo control. And, of course, the intimidating No. 2 with facial paralysis, the silent man who can't even find the basket for the scoring champion...... The championship Spurs, which Link is very familiar with, has finally appeared!

Link is well aware that the Spurs are the 14-year champion in their original history. If they do find their best, then ......

The Grizzlies' opponent in the Western Conference Finals will instantly become a level stronger! Leonard will also be in Link and will have more trouble in the upcoming games.

Rather than playing against the championship Spurs, Link found himself starting to miss Durant and the Thunder.

The situation in the west has not yet been decided.