Damien. Lillard looked up at the score and sighed.

Just a second ago, an electronic beep sounded to the end of the game.

121-100, the Portland Trail Blazers suffered a heavy defeat on the road!

Lillard remembers that this time last year, also against the Grizzlies, they lost by only six points.

In the next game, he immediately returned the favor with a beautiful stunner and tied the aggregate score at 1-1.

This year, however, the situation is very different.

came up in the first game, and was directly crushed.

At the end of the game, the Grizzlies won the game by a huge margin of 21 points, which is also the largest margin of points since the start of the playoffs this season! In fact, if it weren't for the garbage time Grizzlies barely making a splash, the Trail Blazers wouldn't have been able to close the margin to 21 points. ”

Hubi. Brin was right, 21 points, and that's after the Trail Blazers effectively closed the deficit.

For most of the fourth quarter, the margin was actually above 30.

Portland's backcourt two-shot stats weren't bad, with McCollum scoring 30 points and shooting an efficient 4-of-6 from beyond the three-point line.

Lillard scored 34 points and shot 46.2 percent overall.

However, apart from them, the Trail Blazers don't have a third player to score in double figures. The Grizzlies' defense is not at all something that other players on the Trail Blazers can adapt to.

On the Grizzlies' side, in addition to Link's and Conley's 32 and 29 points, there are three others who also score in double figures.

All five players scored in double figures, and the Trail Blazers' defense was as fragile as paper in front of the Grizzlies.

Lillard shook his head, and then just in time to see Link walking towards him.

"I'm sorry Damien, but I said I don't want to fight you six more times this year." Link opened his arms, hugged Lillard, and patted him on the back as a gesture of comfort.

"You really do what you say, Link. Damn, what the hell did I fall out of luck. You've had to meet in the playoffs three seasons in a row, and in the first round of the playoffs two years in a row. Lillard shook his head helplessly.

"Hahaha, don't blame me, Damien. Perhaps, this is the meeting of our fates. Hahahaha. ”

"Alright, go enjoy your victory, Link. This year...... You've got to make it to the end. ”

After Lillard finished speaking, he turned away and walked straight to the players' tunnel.

Link looked at Lillard and felt a little sorry.

Having died at his own hands for three years in a row, Lillard was indeed unlucky enough.

However, Link believes that Lillard will not be depressed, and that guy is not so vulnerable yet.

The reporters next to Link found it a little strange that the stars of the two sides would hug and talk for so long, and it would only be at the end of the series that they would do so.

But this is just the first game of the series, why did Link and Lillard hug?

For journalists, it was really just the end of the first game of the series.

But both Link and Lillard knew that this whole series was actually over......

Everyone is a professional footballer, and we all know how big the gap is.

Sometimes, some gaps may be bridged by hard work.

But sometimes, the gap is too big to be bridged.

In the case of the Trailblazers and Grizzlies, the latter falls into the group.

This game gave the first garbage time in this year's playoffs and, of course, lost interest in the Grizzlies' series.

The Grizzlies, unlike most other teams, are destined to do it a second time if they can abuse each other once.

Because they won by a big score, it didn't depend on luck.

In the next few games, the Trail Blazers are expected to be unable to change anything.

In the post-game press conference, Lillard, as the leader of the team, naturally did not say things like "we have lost".

He was still strong in front of the reporters: "It's just the first game, we have learned a lot and we still have a chance. So, we're going to keep going. ”

But just now, when he told Link privately that "you have to go to the end", Link knew.

This tenacious Rose City Lord has actually surrendered.

It's just that the responsibility of being the star of the house makes him have to fight this impossible war with all his might.

Why does Link like Lillard so much that he invites him to training camp every year?

Maybe that's why.

The day after the game, the Grizzlies stormed the Trail Blazers with the news that everyone was shocked.

So far in the first round, only the Grizzlies have won with such ease.

Even the Warriors and Spurs have had varying degrees of trouble.

The Grizzlies, which are obviously one notch higher than the others, make people shudder.

There is nothing to say about the strength of the grizzly bears. At this time, if anyone provokes the grizzly bear again, it will be really boring.

But Bill. Simmons' words were attacked by many.

The Houston media, in particular, greeted almost all the women of the Simmons family.

"Grizzlies won't have trouble in the first two rounds? Bill. Simmons, an idiot, may have forgotten that the Houston Rockets were the team that played the Grizzlies the most in the regular season! ”

"Bill. Simmons is so disrespectful to the Rockets, and I'm sure the Rockets players will give Simmons a good look. ”

"Keep your eyes open and see who will make it to the Western Conference Finals this year, but it's not necessarily."

Bill. Simmons' post in the game yesterday obviously annoyed many people.

Houston fans and media alike believe they can easily take out the Clippers in the first round. Then in the divisional semifinals, he also has the ability to wrestle with the Grizzlies!

After all, Harden has played the best performance of his career this season.

By any measure, the Rockets' 16-17 season was a success.

In the regular season, the Rockets had a 55-27 record, which was second only to the Grizzlies, Warriors and Spurs in the league.

The Cavaliers, led by James, can't compare to the Rockets in terms of regular season record.

And it's worth mentioning that the Rockets weren't favored at the time due to the loss of Howard in the summer of 2016.

Before the start of the 16-17 season, ESPN and other major media predicted that they would be ranked 8th in the Western Conference, but they could barely make the playoffs!

And the main lineup led by Harden, Capela and others was ridiculed as "5 leaks of death" before the start of the season.

As a result, led by D'Antoni and Harden, this Rockets team slapped everyone in the face.

Therefore, Rockets fans also believe that this team will burst out with more power in the playoffs and create even more incredible miracles!

Although the Rockets' first win over the Clippers was based on Gordon's last-minute kill, they did not show the strength to crush the Clippers.

But even so, the Houston media is so inflated that they're even starting to argue with the Grizzlies!

To be exact, yes and Bill. Simmons shouted. But in reality, everyone knows what the Houston media is primarily aimed at.

They retorted to Bill. Simmons, don't you just want to make a point - the Rockets will never be easily defeated by the Grizzlies, and may even successfully advance on the ground!

Simmons watched himself being mobbed by the Houston media, but he was not timid.

When he was in the evening, when the Rockets and Clippers had a second pitched battle, Bill. Simmons updated his social media feed again.

"Why do Houstonians think the Rockets can cause problems for the Grizzlies? Let's start with a recap of the Rockets' regular season performance against the Grizzlies. ”

"The two sides played each other four times during the regular season, and the Rockets won 0 games. Link's 50+15+15 and 53 points in the third quarter this season were all scored by the Rockets. The only thing the Houstonians can be proud of is that they have lost by just four points in their first three meetings with the Grizzlies. But they forgot that the last time the Rockets played the Grizzlies in the regular season, they lost by 33 points......"

"That's it, and the Houstonians are still clamoring to win? Where does the confidence come from! ”

Simmons' speech can be described as a critical sentence, which made the Houston media dumb in an instant.

But that night, the Rockets won the Clippers again in a very competitive way, turning the series to 2-0.

This undoubtedly gave the Houston media and fans enough confidence again!

When Harden spoke to reporters after the game, reporters also asked him what he thought of Simmons' remarks.

Harden flashed his trademark eyes at the camera, and then said indifferently, "Let's see." ”

Simmons looked at Harden on the TV and shook his head speechlessly.

Another one who is not afraid of death is coming to be educated.