884: Miracles Are Just Routine Operations for Him (3/5)
With 30 seconds left until the end of overtime, the San Antonio Spurs trailed the Grizzlies by eight points.
They had almost no hope of victory.
There was a dead air in the ATT Centre, but they were not like that at the end of regular time.
At that time, everyone was waiting to see Link, who had just missed the lore, being completely blocked by Leonard.
At that time, all the Spurs fans were waiting for the Grizzlies to be pinned to the ground and beaten.
At that time, almost everyone thought that the game was no longer in suspense.
But everything that has happened now is very different from what people expected.
The entire overtime was completely dominated by Link.
At the beginning of the game, Link used a dragon dunk and two 2+1 to cut 8 points in a row, leading the team to play an 8-0 offensive climax.
Subsequently, the Spurs started scoring but couldn't stop Link on the defensive end.
Link's breakthrough was very resolute, he was like a sharp knife, every time he pierced into the Spurs penalty area, it was a white knife in and a red knife out.
In this way, you play one goal and I play one goal, and the Spurs can't equalize the score at all.
The San Antonio Spurs were defenseless, and in the third quarter of the game, the Grizzlies also played a wave of 8 0s. But at the time, the Spurs crisis was replaced by Danny. Green dissolved.
But now, when Danny. After Green's magical three-pointer was no longer accurate, the Spurs also seemed to have lost their only means of winning.
Link controlled the tempo from beyond the three-point line, ready to execute the final shot.
With an already 8-point lead, if Link can score again, it will be equivalent to putting a nail in the coffin lid for the Spurs.
"How many points has Link scored in overtime so far?" The on-site commentator was dumbfounded, and his only impression of this overtime was that Link kept scoring.
"So far, 15 points...... In less than 5 minutes, Link scored 15 points, and his total score in this game has reached 44 points. This is the second time this season that Link has scored 40 points in a single game after continuing the 63-point game against the Rockets. The other commentator also stammered, but whenever Link scored a high score, the Grizzlies generally won't lose.
Of course, what really made the fans at the scene explain the dead silence was not just 44 points.
It's because if Link scores one more goal, he will have a personal high in overtime and a triple-double in eight consecutive games in NBA history!
Break the league record in back-to-back races...... This kind of perverted thing, Link can do.
Prior to that, the NBA's record for the highest scoring in overtime belonged to Gilbert, who had tried a three-point shot with Link. Arenas.
In December 2006, Arenas and Kobe Bryant, the two leading scorers, met in Staples.
Kobe Bryant was full of energy that day and was ready to stomp Arenas on the ground, but Arenas's personality is actually somewhat similar to Kobe, and he refuses to admit defeat.
Very few players will win Kobe Bryant in the big game, but Arenas is not convinced by Kobe, he thinks that Kobe can be the protagonist in the spotlight, then he can too.
It can be said that Arenas played with unconvincing emotions in that game.
As a result, both sides contributed to a brilliant offensive battle for the fans. After four quarters of regular time, Kobe Bryant scored 41 points and Arenas scored 44 points, and the two teams were tied.
From individual performances to the results of the match, both sides played evenly matched.
But after the start of extra time, the situation changed.
Unconvinced, Arenas seemed to be descended from heaven, and the ruthless three points made the audience dumbfounded.
The "Great General" almost single-handedly fought against the entire Purple and Gold Army, Kobe Bryant only got 4 points and 2 assists in overtime, while Arenas scored 16 points in one go, directly blasting Kobe Bryant and leaving him far behind.
Unconvinced, Arenas eventually won the game, and in that game, his final score was 60 points per game! The 16 points in overtime also set a record for the highest overtime points in NBA history.
Without a doubt, this is one of the best masterpieces of Arenas' career. You can even remove one of them.
Today, Link's situation is actually similar to Arenas.
He was not convinced and was not satisfied with the result. But Link's unconvinced object is not the Spurs players, but himself!
Poor shooting performance in regular time and missed throws at key moments both drove Link into a state of rage.
As a result, Link exploded for 15 points in overtime. And there are no three-pointers in these 15 points, which are basically won by breakthroughs and free throws.
Now, if Link only needs to score this goal again, even if it is just a 2-point, he will break the overtime scoring record set by Arenas!
Yesterday, Link just became the league's second-most consecutive triple-doubles. Today, we are about to break the league record for individual points in overtime.
His magic is not limited to Memphis and Tennessee.
Leonard is now using the defensive James method against Link, and Link has been breaking through the entire overtime, much to Leonard's surprise.
In that case, let's not let it go!
Link slowly approached Leonard, who slowly backed away, keeping a safe distance from Link.
As the minutes ticked by, the Spurs were barely left with a glimmer of light.
When Link stepped into the three-point line, he suddenly pulled up and shot without warning!
Leonard panicked, and Link broke through an entire overtime, only to suddenly change his attacking options at the last minute.
Link's shooting percentage in regular time today is really not high, which is very substandard.
But at this point, Link was confident. He believes that the Spurs are simply vulnerable in front of him!
Link's shooting action was very fluid, the basketball did not touch the basket, not even the net, but went straight through the basket and fell to the ground in a very perfect arc.
17 points, a new overtime individual scoring record was born!
At the same time, Link also blocked the Spurs' only source of light! For the Spurs, this game is only a desperate infinite darkness.
"Ball...... The goal went in and Link broke the record for Arenas' personal most points scored in overtime set eight years ago. At the end of regular time, Link had scored just 29 points. But now, his individual score has become ...... 46 points. Michael. Jordan was right, Link is creating his own legend! ”
Although there are still dozens of seconds left in the game, the probability of the Spurs winning has been turned into 0% by Link. Even if the Spurs now have the same luck as Gasol throwing a whistle shot, they can't recover.
Now, no one is going to question Jordan's praise for Link. And Bill. Simmons's "Jordan's Poisoned Milk Law" was also broken by Link himself.
Jordan may have poisoned many people, but Link, who is strong, will not be affected by those force majeure.
In the end, his game will only be controlled by himself!
Popovich buried his head between his hands, devastated.
The Spurs made 17 three-pointers in this game! It's rare for a team to win a game even when the opposition has made so many threes.
If even this can't defeat the Grizzlies with Link...... If the Spurs want to break out of the West, there is really no hope at all.
In the Western Conference Finals last season, Popovich was kicked off the altar by Link.
And this year, the Spurs seem to be almost unworthy of the status of "strong enemy".
As the old man pondered, a beep burst into his cochlea.
114-102, the Grizzlies scored 22 points in five minutes, of which Link alone accounted for 17 points, and the other two shots, although not scored directly by Link, also came from Link's assists.
All the Grizzlies' scores throughout overtime are directly related to Link!
The Spurs broke the Grizzlies' streak last time, but this time, Link didn't let the Spurs succeed again.
"The Grizzlies won, they actually won...... According to the data, the Grizzlies are the seventh team in NBA history to be able to make 17 or more three-pointers and still win on the road. I don't want to admit it, but I ...... The Grizzlies brought their magic to San Antonio. The on-site commentator sighed, but in the end, they were defeated by Link's terrifying strength.
46 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, the highest scoring record in overtime, and the eighth consecutive triple-double......
Before the game, Popovich thought that no player in this world could remain magical at all times. Link's miss in the fourth quarter seems to confirm this view.
But in a post-match interview, the old man changed his mind.
"What do you think of Link? What more can I say? There has never been a player like him in NBA history. What makes Link special is that creating miracles seems like a routine operation to him. As long as he wants, miracles can happen at any time. ”
The old man's eyes were lonely, and he had stopped fantasizing about crushing the Grizzlies this season.