1171: Chicken soup is not sold here (5/5)
With a total score of 1-1, the severity of the Western Conference finals began to emerge.
Whether the winner is the Grizzlies or the Warriors, one thing is for sure – they won't have it easy.
Even if the winner is in the end, it must be scarred.
The loss of this game also calmed down the Grizzlies fans who were originally happy.
Yes, it's not time to celebrate, so as not to be happy and sad.
The Golden State Warriors have also won 67 games this season, and their core lineup with 74 wins last season has been retained this season.
This Warriors team is not weak, and they are not on the same level as the Grizzlies' opponents in the first two rounds.
On the news, everyone spoke highly of the Warriors' victory.
Durant, in particular, is so impressive that he's shooting close to 60 percent.
Most of the players are in line with Link, and the shooting percentage is miserable. With Link's defense, it is difficult to maintain a normal shooting percentage, let alone play a super high shooting percentage.
But Durant did, after all, he is the youngest scoring champion in the league.
However, in reality, most of Durant's shots in the last game were taken against others after using cover.
But people can't control this, it's all on Link's head.
The Warriors received rare praise, but the Grizzlies were drowned out by the saliva of Warriors fans.
The four young men of the Grizzlies who were sprayed the most were undoubtedly the worst, and Jokic and Harrell, who failed to hit key three-pointers and key free throws in the final moments, were the two "most popular" of the four.
"Thanks to Harrell, the Warriors secured a victory! If there's a Western Conference Finals MVP, I think Harrell deserves this award. ”
"Nikolai. Jokic was really overwhelmed, and he didn't take advantage of his last chance so well. No matter how accurate the shooting is, it is blind if you can't score a goal at a critical moment. ”
"Jokic lived up to everyone's expectations, he should have saved the game!"
Jokic and Harrell became the target of everyone's spraying, and even felt that spraying two newcomers was not enjoyable, so they simply sprayed Link.
"Link's dashing appearance at the last moment really looks like LeBron. So, neither LeBron nor Link can stop the Warriors! ”
James said that he was innocent, and he was really shot while lying down.
This obviously doesn't make sense, after all, Link was blocked by two people at the time, and Jokic was in the open position, and Link made a reasonable pass.
However, Kuroko doesn't need the most basic logic at all. Warriors fans want to spray Link, do they need a reason?
The next two games will be played at Oracle Arena. Therefore, the situation is really not optimistic for the grizzly bears.
In an instant, the Warriors fans and media were confident again.
When he went to the training gym the next day, Link also noticed that everyone was a little depressed.
There was no way, I thought I had already eaten the warriors, but I was immediately counterattacked, which was really demoralizing.
For young players, this frustration can easily sway their form.
They will have the illusion that "I seem to be as useless as last year".
Link found that Jokic and Harrell didn't dare to look at him to this day.
Obviously, they didn't even blame them for a word, but they were depressed.
Link didn't have time to say anything more for the time being, and after today's practice, the Grizzlies were all about to fly to Oakland.
There, there must be a very warm "welcome ceremony" waiting for everyone.
Sure enough, after arriving in Auckland, there were already countless fans waiting to be picked up at the airport.
Of course, most of them are Warriors fans!
As soon as they got off the plane, the Grizzly players walked through the airport hall and saw people on both sides holding up many signs of an abusive nature.
I finally got on the airport bus and prepared to go to the hotel.
As a result, the words on the signs on the highway actually changed to "Come on warriors, Fvck Link".
On the bus, Link also saw Draymond on his phone. Green's swaggering appearance during the interview.
"Link will never make it past the Western Conference Finals, never!"
This is the first time Green has been so rampant since the "Coughgate" incident.
It seems that the big win in the second game of the series did give him confidence.
"Looks like we're not going to be well received here." Wade, who was beside Link, pouted, even he had never seen such a grand "welcome ceremony", and even the signs on the highway were arranged.
People say that Memphis is a barbaric city. Now it seems that Memphis is simply the capital of civilization.
"I'm used to it, when I came to Auckland last year, it wasn't much better." Link shook his head, remembering that last season, Warriors fans held up abusive signs 24 hours a day downstairs at the hotel.
It can be said that it is quite dedicated.
"You're not angry at all." Wade glanced at Link, who he thought would be furious under the double blows of the fans and Green.
"What is there to be angry about, they do this, to prove that they are afraid! If it were other teams who came here to play, would they be so aggressive? Link spread his hands, he'd seen a lot of this kind of thing.
Oklahoma, San Antonio, Miami, now Cleveland...... Link has always enjoyed the highest level of "courtesy" in these cities.
"I'm a little worried about them, those guys, they seem to be so depressed." Link said, turning his head to look at the four young men sitting in the last row of the bus.
Sure enough, looking at the slogans, their eyes were filled with fear, as if they would be eaten at the Oracle Arena.
"They're still young after all, Link. Have you figured out how to talk to them? ”
"In fact...... Not yet. Eventually, though, there will be a way. With that, Link closed his eyes and leaned back, taking a nap.
Wade didn't bother Link anymore, put on his headphones and continued listening to music.
For now, it's better to let Link rest a little longer.
Predictably, the two games at Oracle Arena are going to be very, very tough.
Grizzly bears are going to run in the mud.
But until now, Wade is still full of confidence.
At one time, the Miami Heat also caused problems for the Grizzlies. However, Link was able to resolve it perfectly every time.
This year, Link can do the same.
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After settling into the hotel that night, Link quickly called the four young men to his room.
They all thought they were going to be criticized and then poured a bowl of chicken soup.
As a result, Link just told them to watch the game footage.
Moreover, I watched the video of the last game.
The video has been edited and incomplete, and the content played on it is basically related to the warriors.
In the seventh minute of the first quarter, Durant's breakaway ball combined with Green's off-ball cover allowed Curry to get a big open spot.
As a result, Curry missed the shot and missed the opportunity to overtake the score.
After that, the picture immediately focused on Durant. He shot 60 percent from the field last time out, but once missed two free throws. And at this time, the picture shows that free throw.
What followed was a highlight of the Warriors' series of fancy mistakes.
In one of them, McGee inexplicably dribbled the ball to the instep of his foot, and Dinwiddie almost didn't laugh out loud.
Otherwise, McGee is a member of the Big Five Prospective Hall of Fame.
In the Warriors' collection of open irons, free throw misses, and turnovers, the atmosphere lightened up a little.
Soon, the video ended, and all eyes were on Link.
"It's people who make mistakes, and as you can see, it's not just that you're going to hit the iron in the open spots, you're going to miss free throws, you're going to make mistakes, it's going to be the Warriors, you're just making the mistakes that everybody makes. I know, the Warriors are strong, but look, look at these three championship rings! ”
Link said, taking out a small box and tossing it in front of everyone's eyes. When Jokic opened the box, he saw three shiny championship rings!
"These are all obtained in the continuous fall and get up, fall and get up again! If you're afraid of falling, don't think about getting glory in your life! Okay, don't talk so much nonsense to you, I still have to video with my wife. You're not kids anymore, and you should be able to figure things out on your own. Now go back to bed, and the next day, I'm going to see four real men standing in front of me. ”
The four young men all smiled, then got up and left Link's room.
I was originally here to drink chicken soup, but I was caught off guard and ate a handful of dog food.
Jokic was about to go out when he was stopped by Link.
"Nikolai, put down Lao Tzu's ring. Rest assured, soon, you'll have your own championship ring. ”
Jokic blushed and pulled out the championship ring from his coat pocket that he was going to take back to study.
The door was gently shut, and Link stood up and looked out the window at the night view of Auckland.
It may take a little more effort to destroy this place.
But the scene after the destruction ...... Link was starting to get a little impatient.
Grizzlies will never make it past the Western Conference Finals? Link likes this kind of person who puts up flags the most.
(End of chapter)