Chris. Paul also began to miss outside the three-point line, and his only proud three-point shot today also faded from his magical aura.

The Clippers' offense was a mess, and the game didn't get them back on track in the fourth quarter. In other words, their performance in the second half was really normal. The attack in the first half was too amazing to replicate.

After Link blocked Paul's three-pointer, he immediately rushed to the frontcourt. Defensive counterattacks have become the Grizzlies' main way to score.

Paul didn't have time to get upset, and he chased after him as soon as possible, hoping to stop Link from continuing to widen the difference.

Link received a long pass from Gasol, Paul didn't jump to tackle, he wasn't going to take any chances. Paul walked to the basket with Link in this way, but Paul, who is 1.85 meters tall, could not do anything about Link's impact.

But Paul had a solution to this.

As soon as Link was about to jump to the basket, Paul jumped up and hung on Link's shoulder, which was the only way he could stop Link.

He'd rather let Link make free throws than let Link score on an easy layup.

But what Paul didn't expect was that Link was stunned by his pull and threw the basketball steadily to the rebound!

Link and Paul both rushed out of the baseline, the referee's whistle blew, and at the same time, the basketball also grazed the rebound and fell into the net.

Paul watched the basketball go into the net and was disappointed to hit the cushion on the rebound!

He couldn't even pull Link with his pull!

When a player can't stop his opponent with a foul, the defender is sure to feel extremely frustrated.

"2+1, Link on the counterattack will not be stopped by anyone. Although Paul fouled early, he still couldn't change the fact that he lost points! ”

In Hubi. At Brown's shout, Link raised his arms viciously and flexed his biceps. Paul looked at the swaggering Link, and had no choice but to swallow his anger.

He was completely destroyed throughout the second half.

At this point, the game was over with just two minutes left, and the Clippers trailed by nine points. No, the Clippers are already 11 points behind after Link's goal. If Link hits another free throw, it's 12 points.

Chasing 12 points in 2 minutes, this is almost an insurmountable gap for the current Clippers and Paul.

Paul was sweating profusely as he watched Link step onto the free-throw line. He was so scared that Link would suddenly close his eyes to himself and take a free throw.

Fortunately, Link didn't use that trick to humiliate Paul. He just took two deep breaths, calmed his breath and scored the ball steadily.

12 mins, 2 mins, Doug. Rivers called a halt to the game.

The fans finally had time to free up their attention and look at the stats of the players on both sides on the big screen.

Paul had 31 points and 11 assists in the game, and he recorded a double-double of 30 points. At first glance, this is already a very good performance.

However, 26 of Paul's 31 points came in the first half. Throughout the second half, Paul was defended by Link and scored just five points.

And Paul's 11 assists also include as many as 6 turnovers! Of those, 4 came in the second half, from Link's defence!

As an efficient point guard who hovers around 2.5 turnovers per game all year round, Paul's control of turnovers today is undoubtedly very unsuccessful.

And most of those mistakes were converted into scoring by Link......

What about Link? He came from behind and had 35 points, 7 assists and 12 rebounds in this game. Among them, the data of 3 blocks and 4 steals is even more eye-catching!

A day ago, when the NBA officially announced that this year's Defensive Player of the Year award went to Link, everyone was questioning.

Link? His defense is indeed excellent, but can he really dominate on the defensive end compared to interior players such as Noah, Jordan Jr. and Hibbert?

And today, Link gave everyone the answer.

A player's dominance on the defensive end is not determined by his height.

"Well done, Link, we're coming back to life today." Jogger patted Link the shoulder, and to be honest, seeing Paul play so well in the first half, he thought the tide was over.

But Link's defense of Paul in the second half completely turned everyone's judgment of the game on its head.

"Hopefully we won't have to play so hard in the next game." Link wiped the sweat from his forehead and could tell that he didn't play as easily as he did in the first round.

While Paul's second-half stats were ugly, only Link himself knew how hard he worked for it.

When defending Paul, Link never misses a single detail and does not miss any possible opportunity for confrontation.

In the case of putting 100% energy into defense, it is also necessary to ensure the success rate of every counterattack.

Although the score is not scorching at the moment, Link does not think this game will be easy at all.

"Rest assured, we won't have any harder time than we have today. Paul can't play like he did today, but you can play the way you did at any time, don't you? ”

Joggle smiled confidently, with Link here, he was not afraid of an opponent like the Clippers at all!

For the next two minutes, the Grizzlies still didn't pull off all their main forces. This is the Western Conference semifinals, and even if it's the last two minutes, you have to be cautious.

Seeing that the Grizzlies were still so serious, it was the Clippers who took the lead in giving up resistance.

In the end, the game scored a high score of 126 to 118. The Clippers' defense was completely destroyed by the Grizzlies, who regained their advantage on the defensive end in the second half, curbing the Clippers' scoring frenzy in time.

1-0, the defending champions had a thrilling hand to keep their home advantage. The Los Angeles Clippers were once so close to victory, but they forgot that the Grizzlies weren't going to give up until the last minute.

After the game, Chris. Paul didn't plan to give Link or any Grizzlies any players a high-five. He walked quickly to the players' tunnel with his head down, like a rat crossing the street.

The defeat in this game was undoubtedly a huge blow to Paul, who was so embarrassed to be defended by a sworn enemy that anyone would be depressed.

"Chris, can I delay you for a few minutes?" However, the journalists certainly won't let Paul go.

In the first half, Paul performed so well, but in the second half there was a sudden power outage. His topicality today is undoubtedly the highest in the audience.

Paul stopped and looked up slowly. He also wanted to walk directly past the reporter, but then it seemed that he couldn't afford to lose.

"Can you tell us what happened in the second half?" When the reporter saw Paul stop, he immediately asked.

'Our offense wasn't as efficient anymore and we didn't take our chances. Paul shook his head, remembering the scenes of the second half, he was still very depressed.

"What is causing your offense to become ineffective? At the end of the first half, you could say that the Grizzlies' defense didn't cause you any problems. ”

"I ...... Miscalculated their defensive abilities. ”

"Kelink is the best defensive player, and even then, you underestimate his defensive ability?"

"I ......"

"Was this the toughest half you've ever played? In front of Link, you seem to be doing nothing, and you have no power to fight back. How would you rate his defence? Do you think Jordan Jr.'s defense is stronger than Link's? ”

Paul's face was gloomy by the reporter's question, and he was speechless for a while. I knew that I would have just left directly.

It's better to be thought by others that you can't afford to lose than to be directly humiliated in front of the camera.

The league's No. 1 point guard has never been so embarrassed in front of the camera.