554: I'm in a hurry
Link dangled Paul and scored on a hand-to-hand layup in a matchup with Griffin, which allowed the Grizzlies to regain their dominance as the league's No. 1 player.
It is said that the playoffs are a stage to judge a player's quality. Some of the "superstars" in the regular season are likely to be unable to do anything in the playoffs.
Previously, people had such doubts about Link. But as it turned out, Link was able to lead the team to 70 wins in the regular season and was just as invincible in the playoffs.
Link's timely goal helped the Grizzlies stabilize the situation. Although still trailing by five points, but trailing by five points and trailing by double digits, the Grizzlies players are quite different in mentality.
Paul was completely enraged at this moment, don't look at Paul likes to attack others with trash talk, but in fact he is a player who is extremely easily irritated by trash talk.
So much so that even a defender as calm as him actually became irritable.
Then the Clippers' offense, everyone except Paul, played very tired.
Imagine that you follow the instructions of the team commander and run three or four tactics and run several laps around this half. As a result, you ran out of breath, and the ball still didn't reach you, but was shot by the point guard himself.
Even if the point guard is Chris. Paul, too, is very irritating.
Now, that's what the Clippers are doing.
On the one hand, Paul wanted to organize the attack, but on the other hand, he was not as patient as he was in the first half.
Coupled with the fact that the Grizzlies now enforce strict man-to-man defense, it is even more difficult for the Clippers to take chances. If you want to play the kind of fluid attack that you played in the first half, you will undoubtedly need to be more patient.
But all of this was very different from Paul's state at this time. He didn't have the heart to wait for the opportunity to appear, he just wanted to give Link a counterattack as fast as possible!
However, the more anxious you are, the less advantageous the Grizzlies defense will be.
Paul's impatient breakaway left him in a defensive trap set by Conley.
When Paul thought he was easily breaking through to the basket, he was faced with a double block from Conley and Gasol Jr.
Crawford thought Paul was going to break through the ball, so he ran desperately, ran desperately. I ran out of breath, but I was sad to see Paul on the defense of two people.
"Chris is a little anxious, I don't know what Link just said to Paul, but it's definitely not a good thing!" Barkley smiled, he liked Link.
If Link were a good gentleman, it is estimated that he would not be so popular.
Randolph took the rebound, and in the third quarter, the Clippers seemed to turn into a pirate ship. I thought I had rushed to the top, but I didn't expect it to fall suddenly!
What's worse is that after falling to the lowest point, it is still stuck, and it is unknown whether it can rise again.
Conley, Link and Iguodala rushed forward in a frenzy in the hope of hitting a counter-attack. But helplessly, the Clippers' retreat was not slow. Although their offense is chaotic, their defense is not chaotic.
However, what is surprising is that Paul was accidentally stepped on by Randolph in the process of retreating. Paul didn't care so much, so he picked up his shoes and ran. Meanwhile, Link just caught the basketball, ready to break through Barnes.
Paul then looked at the basketball and threw the shoe out of his hand!
"What is Chris doing?". The T comic trio is stupid, even these three old fritters have never seen this kind of operation!
In the next second, the basketball smashed into the ball with precision. Link didn't even react to this, he thought someone had come up and snatched him. But when I turned my head, there was nothing.
Just as Link looked confused, the referee's whistle saved him.
There is no doubt that Paul's actions cost him a foul.
"What the hell!? What kind of trick is this? Barkley and O'Neal laughed and used their shoes to break the ball, Paul is a fucking talent!
Link looked up at the replay before he figured out what had happened. He thought he had seen a ghost, but he didn't expect it to be flying shoes.
On the face of it, Paul's move seems comical. But Link didn't laugh, he knew very well that Paul was really in a hurry now!
In this way, the defense has to work harder! The more anxious Paul became, the more he was upset!
The Grizzlies returned to the sideline, and Paul put on his shoes honestly, swearing without forgetting to curse.
Despite this episode, it still couldn't prevent the Grizzlies from scoring.
Link burst into the box and attracted Jordan Jr. to help the defense, only to Link stealthily distributed the ball to Gasol with his eyes on the basket.
Gasol strode in, raised his long arms high, and easily slammed the hand.
Little Jordan was also very angry when he saw Gasol slamming beside him.
The Clippers' mentality is getting worse and worse!
With just three points remaining, it's only a matter of time before the Grizzlies want to equalize. Now, Link is thinking about how to win!
However, Paul did play well today, and even when forced to play alone, Paul was still able to score efficiently.
But Link also did as he promised, Paul went in one, and he returned one! Even, if Paul doesn't score, Link can continue to score!
Under such circumstances, the Grizzlies finally tied the gap in the fifth minute of the third quarter! And after the third quarter of the game, the Clippers went from leading by 10 points at the beginning to falling behind by 6 points!
Counting it down, the Grizzlies beat the Clippers 16-0 in the third quarter!
"Link and Paul are so exciting! Both sides played well, but as it turned out, Link temporarily suppressed Paul in the third quarter! Paul has already scored 30 points after the third quarter! For Paul, this kind of high-scoring competition is rare! "Three quarters over, Kenny. Smith couldn't get enough of it.
So far in Paul's career, the highest score in a single game is 43 points. And this record was exactly what Paul got when he played against the Grizzlies.
Paul's style of play is destined that his scoring statistics will not be so explosive. But today, Paul is likely to score 40 points in a single game again!
"Paul scored 30 points, which is both a cause for the Clippers to be happy and something for the Clippers to worry about." Kenny. Next to Smith, Barkley was much calmer.
"Worried?"
"That's right, when Chris. When Paul had to score a high score, it was a sign that his team was in trouble! ”
Barkley replied categorically that when Paul scored 43 points in '07, the Hornets only beat the Grizzlies by 2 points......
At the start of the fourth quarter, Paul was temporarily rested and replaced by Bledsoe. It seems that De Nagro is not going to let Paul go down the next time he brings him up.
Coincidentally, Link on the Grizzlies' side was also pressed to the bench. The fourth quarter is the most crucial section, the one that separates the winner from the loser. As a result, grizzly bears are not allowed to have any bad pools.
It is undoubtedly the safest to put Link at the end.
Both teams, are ready to fight until the last minute!
"Chris, calm down! I know you'd love to take out that yellow-skinned kid, but as long as we can win the game, he's not going to be able to jump! Is it okay to stay calm? Lead your teammates to score points together and don't get stuck in a solo fight! ”
On the Clippers' bench, De Nagro was trying to keep Paul calm.
On the Grizzlies bench, Link looked up at the game time.
"Why? In a hurry to get off work? "Tony. Aaron quipped.
"No, I'm looking at Paul's minutes. Paul is averaging 33.4 minutes per game this season, but he's been playing 32 minutes just before he left the game! Chris will be quite tired in a moment. Link finished the math and began to rest well.
Before, he and Paul could be said to be evenly matched, and he only had a slight advantage. Paul was really good today, 30 points in the third quarter, and a lot of players probably don't score 30 points in a season. However, Paul, who has never relied on scoring to attract people's attention, easily got this data. He can really score as long as he wants to.
But then, the scales of victory are about to start tipping!
And, Link believes, it must be leaning towards his side!
Playing so long longer than usual with such intensity, Paul couldn't stand it!
In the eighth minute of the fourth quarter, finally, Chris. Paul replaces Bledsoe.
Link also returned to the pitch and replaced Jimmy. Butler.
Paul and Link stood up at the same time, then stepped onto the court at the same time.
Although in the last round, the Clippers came back from 0-2 down. But Paul was well aware that this kind of thing didn't happen all the time. If you are beaten 2-0 by the Grizzlies...... The situation is quite dangerous.
In any case, it is necessary to return to Los Angeles with a victory!
So the last 8-minute duel between Link and Paul is equivalent to setting the tone for the ending of a whole round of the series!
Paul tried to adjust his mentality, and he told himself to settle down, to be calm.
Then, he saw that Link was actually hooking his finger at himself! On his face, he still has a playful smile!
. The T trio also saw Link's movements, and they all had to admire Link's boldness.
This Nima is too crazy!
But then again, Paul played so well today, didn't he still have the advantage......
Link, that guy is really strong, and he does have arrogant capital
But Paul didn't think so, he had only one idea now.
"I'm going to kill him!" The league's No. 1 point guard told himself in his mind.