1001: Impressive first win in team history
Link had 43 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists, and finished with a steal in the final 4.2 seconds and shook off James' shot.
In the second consecutive game of the finals, Link showed a magical play and performance.
He successfully defended the Grizzlies' home court, winning all two of his games in Memphis.
The whole world was stupefied, and in the end Link actually made a feint on the defensive end. This bold strategy made the knight's persistence fall short.
The Cavaliers played much better today than the last game, James had a 30-point triple-double, and Kelly. Irving scored 26 points efficiently, including a crucial three-pointer in the final 41 seconds of the game.
Love also scored 22 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the three-point line.
Even Mozgov, who has never had a sense of existence, played very well today. Although his statistics are not good, the Russians have fully demonstrated the fighting will of the "fighting people" on the basketball court.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were in the lead until 4.2 seconds before the end of the game.
But now, all those efforts have come to naught.
The Cavaliers are 2-0 down and they have to face the worst-case scenario.
"There was no way back for the Cavaliers, they had one foot hanging over the edge of the cliff. The Grizzlies now only need a slight push and LeBron and his teammates will be crushed. "Mike. Brin let out a big breath, his hanging heart finally relaxed.
Since the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies have been chasing points. Seeing that the 12 minutes were about to end, the Grizzlies still couldn't tie the score. In the last 40 seconds of the game, Irving made such a fatal three-point shot to add insult.
Believe all the fans on the spot and Mike. Brin was just as nervous.
Even the spectators were so nervous, God knows how Link calmly tackled and threw in the winning goal under such high pressure.
The term "big heart" was simply coined specifically for Link.
"Mike, do you think the Cavaliers can still launch a counterattack in Cleveland?" Kevin. Harlan watched the Cavaliers players look down in their frustrated voices and casually asked a question.
"Fight back? No, there will be no more counterattacks. The Cleveland Cavaliers may be able to steal a win at home, but they can't touch the ultimate win! Come to think of it, if I had suffered such a major blow twice in a row, I would have no intention of fighting. "Mike. Brin was blunt.
Today, the performance of the knights was very tenacious. The 21-point reversal by Link in the last game seems to have filled them with fighting spirit.
But tonight, when Link finished the game in such brutal fashion again, it was hard for the Cleveland Cavaliers to rekindle their fighting spirit.
One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. A continuous blow, devastating for the knight.
Mike. Brin couldn't help but look up at the dome of the Federal Express Arena and at the wall where the two championship pennants hung out.
Triple Crown, Memphis Dynasty, Link Era...... These are already unstoppable!
"Memphis Grizzlies can build a three-peat."
Five years ago, if someone had told you about this kind of thing, you would have beaten him up like a fool.
But reality is often more magical than people's most daring imagination.
At the press conference after the game, Link also expressed his views with Mike. Bryn's same view.
"We're going to settle the fight quickly and get the Cavaliers home quickly. They played great, but we didn't want to lose either. ”
It seems that "Bear King" can't wait to turn his dream from a year ago into reality.
and Mike. As Brin expected, the Cavaliers didn't put on a good show of a Jedi counterattack in Cleveland. In the third game of the series, the demoralized Cavaliers sleepwalked throughout.
James shot 7-of-22 and finished with just 20 points on 31.8 percent shooting.
The other two giants, Love and Owen, are not much better.
Irving shot 3-of-14, including 2-of-9 from three-point range. Only 10 points were scored in the whole game, and the performance was miserable.
People have always said that Irving is a better helper than Wade.
But today's Irving is not as good as a twilight Wade.
Love shot 2 of 12 from the field, and his proud three-point shot was 8 shots, none of which hit.
In the whole game, he only scored 4 points. In contrast, Whiteside, who has always been known for not being able to attack, smashed 12 points today.
The Cavaliers' Big Three combined scored 34 points, which was just the same as Link's score alone.
Their miserable performance created the biggest point difference in this year's finals.
104-82, the Grizzlies bloodied the Cavaliers at the Quick Loan Center.
Last summer, when LeBron. When James made the decision 2.0 and went from "bro basketball" back to "hometown basketball," almost everyone in Cleveland thought they were going to have their own spring.
But now, they have to face a situation that is even more chilling than rotten.
At 3-0, the Cavaliers have no hope at all. Not only has Link never played a tie-break in the Finals, but he has only played Game 6 once.
In Game 4 of the series, the Cavaliers finally won their first Finals game in franchise history.
That's right, in 2007 and this year, the Cavaliers have played in the Finals twice, but only won this one.
The game Cavaliers won mainly in. Smith suddenly pumped up, shooting 10-of-16 from the field and 8-of-12 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 28 points.
With the . Smith's miraculous performance, the Cavaliers finally narrowly defeated the Grizzlies by 4 points, and finally saved some face for themselves.
But after the game, neither the Cavaliers players on the court nor the Cleveland fans in the stands were not happy at all.
They finally got their first playoff win in franchise history, but that's about it.
No team came to the finals, just to get the first win in team history. Every team that comes to the finals is definitely rushing to win the championship.
If you can't win the championship, what's the point of winning the first win in the finals?
This isn't a tournament that's all about participation, it's an NBA where the winner takes all!
Here, there is no room for the weak to survive.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference after the fourth game of the series, Link didn't seem to be much upset.
He was very relaxed and even joked with reporters from time to time. It's the first time people have seen Link feel so good after losing.
"Link, we all know that the president of the league and the O'Brien Cup are on site today. But today you didn't get the championship trophy back, which must be a big shame. ”
"That's right, it's a pity. I'll tell you the truth, we're all ready to party in the locker room. It's a good thing I didn't let Tony and Allen open the champagne early at halftime to celebrate, otherwise you might have seen a bunch of drunks playing in the second half,"
Link's remarks drew laughter from reporters.
"But it doesn't matter, so we finally have a chance to lift the O'Brien Cup at home. The first two times we've won the trophy away from home, and I've never experienced what it's like to lift the O'Brien Cup to the cheers of the home fans. So in the next game, we won't let any more surprises happen! ”
After Link's words, some Cleveland media thought that Link was underestimating the enemy, and they still felt that the Cavaliers could go on the next step in one go.
But Link didn't bother to bother with them, and those guys would always live in their own dreams.
Link has more important things to do right now than to fight with them.
Instead of returning to Memphis with the team that night, Link boarded a flight to Oklahoma City.
At this important moment in his life, he had to talk to his good friend.