Durant blasted 42 points against the Spurs' defense, which was an exciting thing.

Although the Spurs have adapted to the times, they have changed from a defensive team to an offensive team. But the Spurs' defensive heritage has always been there, and they remain one of the best defensive teams in the league.

However, Durant still won. And, winning is quite pretty. 42 points, making Durant highly sought after by the media.

After the Thunder crushed the Spurs, fans around the world were excited. Because the ultimate showdown that they have been thinking about day and night has finally been put on the agenda!

On May 19th, the Western Conference Finals between the Grizzlies and the Thunder will start at the Federal Express Arena! This year, it was the first time that the Grizzlies had home-court advantage in a playoff matchup with the Thunder. Of course, it is also the one with the best chance to break out of the west.

On the Eastern side, the Heat are largely unmatched. The matchup in the Western Conference Finals has undoubtedly become the focus of fans' attention.

There is no doubt that the Thunder and Grizzlies, Durant and Link, will create another round of classics for fans!

Naturally, reporters were not idle, and interviewed Link and Durant one after another to build momentum for the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

Link, for his part, first accepted an exclusive interview with Rachel. Now everyone on the Grizzlies can see that Rachel and Link have an unusual relationship, so they keep heckling when Link is being interviewed.

Link saw that his teammates were making such a fuss, so naturally he couldn't say anything cruel, so the content of his answers was very regular.

"We are confident that we can win against the Thunder, and of course, the Thunder are really strong and we can't take it lightly."

Kevin. Durant is a good player, but we're never afraid to play against good players. ”

"Predict the score? It's impossible to predict, the Western Conference Finals, no one can know the outcome. ”

Link is calm and relaxed, mainly because he is in a good mood. With girlfriends doing interviews and teammates joking, Link couldn't get angry.

But once the interview got to Durant, the situation changed 180 degrees.

At the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Kevin. Durant accepted the well-known journalist David Murray. Interview with Aldridge.

The first question, David. Aldridge asked De very sharply, "KD, your relationship with Link is well known. We both know you two don't like each other, and in the last two years, you've played each other in the playoffs with one win and one loss. Who do you think will win this year? ”

Durant didn't even think about it, he laughed jokingly, "There's no disrespect, but Link's level is really not good." I've been playing in this league for six years, and I averaged 30 points per game when I was a junior year. Link, however, just looked stronger. ”

Durant is very confident, and for his speech, David Durant is very confident. Aldridge wasn't surprised.

In the face of Link, Durant will definitely not be able to say anything good.

"Looks like you're full of confidence, Kevin."

"That's right, there's nothing to be excited about against Link." Durant waved his hand.

The video of this interview was quickly shared by David. Aldridge tweeted. Randolph, an information expert, forwarded the video to the Grizzlies group for the first time, and then, Link, who was originally calm, was no longer modest.

Originally, he was recently "taken care of" by the alliance, and Link didn't want to spew trash talk. But Durant's guy kicked his nose in the face, and Link couldn't bear it.

The next day, Link was interviewed again. Naturally, reporters will not let go of this news breaking point, and they have asked Link what he thinks of Durant's speech yesterday.

Link spread his hands and acted like he didn't care, "30 points per game in the third year is nothing big deal, I won 20 more games than the KD in the third grade, that's a real 20 games out there." I made league history in my third grade, but the Thunder still don't know what 70 wins are like. ”

At this time, the reporters were excited. They originally thought that Link, who was now being watched by the league, would not respond, but they didn't expect that Link's mouth was not gentler than Durant's!

In the battle with Durant, even if it is just a war of words, Link will never back down!

At this point, the trash talk of Link and Durant can be regarded as completely spewing out. Before the game even started, the war of words between Link and Durant made people talk about it.

As soon as Durant got off the plane after arriving in Memphis, he heard Link's response.

How good is that? Wait for the reporter to interview yourself and then pay back? Durant can't wait that long, he wants to squirt back now!

It's no more than it was in the 90s, and there is no need to wait for reporters to fight between stars. So, Durant simply picked up his phone and sprayed it on Twitter.

"It's useless to win 70 in the regular season, even if you break the record and get 73 wins, you probably won't win the championship. After all, the playoffs and the regular season are completely different concepts. What's more, the Grizzlies are yet to get 73 wins. As soon as Durant's tweet was released, it was immediately liked and commented on by countless fans.

"Don't say anything, it's not like the Thunder didn't have a chance, they got it last year. But did they win the championship? They didn't get anything. Link also responded directly on Twitter, saying he didn't want Durant to be complacent.

"yes, don't look at whose corpse we stepped on to reach the finals last year, it's the Memphis Grizzlies! This year, we were also the only team to win against the Grizzlies at Federal Express Arena. That fatal 0.9 seconds, you must be impressed. ”

"Oh, then the referees should let us get more free throws this year." Finally, Link didn't forget to remind Durant that the Thunder actually played Game 7 last year when the referee's whistle was facing them.

The war of words between the two has completely intensified, and fans have been swiping their phones day and night, just to see if there is an update on the scolding battle between Link and Durant on Twitter.

The popularity of the Western Conference Finals has also continued to rise because of the relationship between Link and Durant. So much so that even the Miami Heat was "automatically blocked" by fans, as if playing in the Finals was the Grizzlies and the Thunder.

Finally, the time has come on May 19th. Today, Grizzlies fans gathered outside the Federal Express arena starting at noon to cheer on the game.

ESPN sent several OB trucks in front of the arena, and the live broadcast of the game was already three hours before the game!

ESPN stepped in to reveal every aspect of the game to the fans, starting with the players' training.

Of course, after obtaining the consent of the league, ESPN also installed two miniature microphones on the jerseys of Link and Durant, which do not affect the movement at all and cannot be seen from the appearance, in order to capture the voices of the two talking during the game.

Putting microphones on players is not a new operation. Famous black director Spike. When Lee filmed the documentary "Kobe Bryant's Work in Progress" in 2008, he used this technique to capture every word Bryant said during the game.

Link also knows that in the future, major TV stations will promote this technology in the alliance. Sometimes, players on a team even take turns putting microphones on their clothes.

But for now, it's a very new concept to put microphones on the players.

Undoubtedly, ESPN's move has greatly stimulated the interest of fans in this game.

"What's that? Is this little thing capable of recording everything you say on the pitch? Randolph looked at the small square on the inside of the collar of Link's jersey and was very curious.

"Yes, including the sentence you just said, it has also been recorded. However, ESPN has a non-disclosure agreement, and they don't make the tactical conversations public. Link smiled, isn't the purpose of ESPN's microphone simple? Don't you just want to hear yourself and Durant spray!

At eight o'clock in the evening of the 19th, this much-anticipated game finally started. Naturally, the scene was already overcrowded, and even the expensive luxury boxes were full. Outside the stadium, local Memphis fans filled the plaza outside the Federal Express Arena.

In addition to this, ESPN's ratings have also soared. Before the game officially started, the ratings were already the highest in the playoffs this season!

"The scolding war between Link and KD has been going on for two days, and today it's finally time to put an end to it! The first game of the Western Conference Finals, although it cannot decide the victory or defeat of the series, the impact on the entire series is self-evident! I think today, Link and KD will definitely give us a good enough matchup! "Mike. Brin is very excited, this round of the Western Conference Finals, completely created the feeling of the finals!

When both starters stepped onto the court, Link and Durant never took their eyes off each other from the start.

ESPN's staff immediately put on their headphones and were eager to hear what the two would have to say when they met.

Then, Link didn't let them down.

"KD, you've had enough of making a fuss in San Antonio." As the two sides prepared for the scrum, Link and Durant stood together. Link didn't look at Durant, but his mouth didn't sit idle.

"No, not yet, I'll continue to make a fuss at the Federal Express Arena, old friend." Durant didn't look at Link either, just replied with his mouth.

"Hahaha, you're mistaken, KD. I'm not asking you, I'm telling you that you've made enough fuss! Next, it's time for me to make a fuss! ”

Durant was stunned, and Mark. Gasol secured the first shot for the Grizzlies.