1042:The Princes of Tragedy (5/5)
Hubi. It's not the first time Brown has experienced such a fateful moment at Federal Express Arena.
But at this time, he was still extremely nervous.
Behind him, many fans are just as stared as he is.
Because today, the two people who visited the Federal Express Arena have a very high lore rate!
At this time, the Grizzlies, wearing a white home jersey, are facing the Portland Trail Blazers in a black jersey. It was the Grizzlies' second consecutive home court after the Clippers two days ago.
With just 31 seconds left to end the match, the two sides are currently tied at 101.
Last summer, the Trail Blazers went through a near regroup. Because of their starting five tigers, four of them were gone in one go!
Except for the youngest Damien. Outside of Lillard, the Trail Blazers didn't keep one.
People thought that after the first five tigers parted ways, the Trail Blazers would fall. But last season, under Lillard's leadership, the Trail Blazers played a 44-38 record and successfully reached the playoffs!
And in the playoffs, the Trail Blazers also performed quite well, and they were not defeated until they met the "Galaxy Battleship" Warriors in the second round.
The Trail Blazers can continue to stand firm in the West, where the strong West is full of strongmen, in addition to Lillard's career-best performance, the rise of C.J. McCollum, the 13-year No. 10 rookie, is also beyond most expectations.
Last season, McCollum averaged 20.8 points per game and shot 41.7% from three-point range!
You know, before that, McCollum averaged less than 10 points per game!
The appearance of Portland's backcourt double gun has allowed the Trail Blazers to still occupy a place in the top eight ranks in the West.
And this pair of backcourt combinations has a characteristic, that is, they never relent!
Facing the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs last season, it was Lillard's last-minute final shot to send the Rockets home!
And last season, in a regular season game, due to Lillard's absence due to injury, McCollum took the lead and finally threw a shot in the final second of the game to kill the opponent.
Both guards have been labeled "cold-blooded killers" by fans, and moments like today's are literally made for Lillard and McCollum!
In this game, McCollum and Lillard both performed very well. In the case of the grizzly bear being in full swing, he was stunned and had a five-five scene with the grizzly bear.
Among them, McCollum shot 6-of-12 from beyond the three-point line today, shooting 50% from three-point range!
Wade, Carter and Tony. Allen and even Iguodala have taken turns defending McCollum, but his hot touch is unstoppable.
On top of that, Lillard had a great hand today. Although he didn't score many three-point points, he scored a lot of points on a mid-range pull-up jump shot.
The excellent play of this pair of backcourt guns is the main reason why the Trail Blazers were able to bite the score today.
At this point, the Trail Blazers possess the ball, and whether it's Lillard or McCollum, they definitely have the ability to finish the final hit.
Lillard was stalling outside the three-point line, and it was Lillard's good friend Link who stepped up to defend him at this time!
Lillard is very calm, although Link is strong, and in the '15 playoffs, Link also teamed up with Conley to prevent Lillard from almost autistic.
But after all, they're good friends, and with training together every summer, Lillard himself has improved dramatically.
Therefore, Lillard faced Link, and there was a little less fear in his heart.
With just six seconds left to end of the 24-second offensive time, Lillard called for cover and looked for a scoring opportunity.
The Trail Blazers' last offensive option is Lillard!
Now it only takes one two-point, or even two free throws, for the Trail Blazers to take the lead. So, Trail Blazers coach Terry. Stotts didn't choose to take a risk from beyond the three-point line.
Besides, with Lillard's pull-up jump shot today, he believes that Lillard can handle this game like he did the previous few times!
Borrowed Mason. Plumlee's cover, Lillard breaks through to near the free throw line, and then makes a pull!
But Link showed up in front of Lillard almost without delay, and it barely took him time to get out of cover!
"Link defended well, he wasn't disturbed by the cover, he didn't rush over, Damien is in danger!"
"Damn!" Lillard's heart "chuckled", it's out of the score!
Of course, he knew how good Link's defense was, and Lillard didn't expect to be able to make an easy shot.
But he thinks he can at least get a little shooting space, as long as there is a little shooting space, it's completely enough!
However, Link didn't even give him the slightest crevice!
Lillard knows it's not a question of whether or not he can score now. If you insist on making a move, you will definitely be directly covered!
In desperation, Lillard changed his throw to a pass and "dumped" McCollum.
McCollum was not prepared to execute the killer ball at all, and he rushed to the ball as if he had received a hot potato.
The result was known, McCollum's three-pointer stumbled out of the frame, and Portland's backcourt double-shot missed the chance to kill the game!
With 6 seconds left in the game, the Grizzlies immediately counterattacked!
Link personally controlled the ball to reduce the risk of unnecessary passes and mistakes.
As soon as he passed half-time, another "African Prince" Aminu posted up.
In the past two days, Link has really made friends with the princes.
In the last game, Prince Bamot of Cameroon was just killed, and today there is another Nigerian prince Aminu.
However, both princes were in a very bad situation. In the last game, Bamot was bombarded by Link in two and a half quarters with a 30-point triple-double, and today Link has also blasted 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on Amino's head.
Triple double in three consecutive games!
For the crucial blow, Link didn't use any bells and whistles. He started to hold the ball with his back in the middle distance, intending to play Aminu with his back!
In the final 1.3 seconds, Link rolled over and made a jumper under the interference of Aminu's long arm.
His turnaround jumper seems to be a combination of Jordan and Kobe, which is both elegant and beautiful, and the action is very capable.
Link seemed to be deliberately stuck in time, and the moment the rebound glowed red, the basketball also followed the hollow into the net.
"Beep~~~~"
"Brush ~~~~"
Both Lillard and McCollum had their mouths wide open, and Link's final shot looked as calm as if he knew it was going to go in......
"Lore, the first lore of the season! Link eventually won the game, and he showed Lillard and McCollum what it means to be a real cold-blooded killer! Oh my God, this ball is so exciting, it's worth defending ten times, a hundred times! At that moment, I seemed to see the shadows of Kobe and Jordan in Link! ”
The lore was successful, Link looked at Lillard and spread his hands, "I'm sorry, man, I don't want to lose yet." ”
Lillard shook his head, admitting that he was unlucky.
When he met Link, he had long been mentally prepared for this. After all, he is the strongest man in this alliance.
Link's stunner gave the Grizzlies a narrow 103-101 win over the Trail Blazers.
It was the most thrilling Grizzlies win since the start of the 16-17 season.
But thrilling or not, the Grizzlies won the game, and that's the truth.
With seven straight wins, 7 wins and 0 losses, the Grizzlies' undefeated body was maintained by Link's beautiful turnaround jumper!
"Oh my God, the Grizzlies really feel like they're back in their heyday this season. It's only been a year, and the grizzly bears have come to their senses after only a year! I don't know which team will beat the Grizzlies! I'm looking forward to the day when the Warriors and Grizzlies meet! ”
"yes, Lillard and McCollum both did their best today, and they couldn't fault their performances. However, if they want to win against Link, they have to be better. ”
"That's right, after this game, I think anyone who questions Link's ranking in the Hall of Fame Pyramid should shut up."
"In fact, after the last game against the Clippers, they shut up."
Listen to Hubi. Brown and his partner began to blow about Link, and Bamot, who was watching the game, turned off the TV.
The Grizzlies won again, and it was a stunner......
Their strength made Bamot admire him so much.
Since being beaten by Link and abused by the Grizzlies in the last game, Bamot has been very concerned about the dynamics of the Grizzlies.
He believes that in ten minutes, the news that Link has completed the lore will definitely sweep all the sports websites in the world again!
This unparalleled level of attention, I'm afraid that even James may not be able to reach it.
And that's exactly why Bamot cares about the grizzlies.
He didn't care about the attention himself, but one of his friends did.
So Bamot took out his phone and sent a text message, "No matter what, you have to play against the Grizzlies." And, try to win them! If you can, you'll be able to make a name for yourself! ”
After a while, Bamot received a reply, "Don't worry, I'll do my best, I've already circled the day on the calendar." Maybe, I'll really surprise them, haha. ”
Looking at the text message, Bamot smiled with satisfaction.
If it's Joel. Embiid's genius words...... Well, maybe he can actually do it.