On April 24th, the atmosphere at the Moda Center was somewhat heavy.

While it's not long before a frenzied summer day, Trail Blazers fans aren't excited at all.

Because soon, this frenzied summer will have nothing to do with them.

On the pitch, McCollum struck again. He's made 12 shots today and only hit two of them.

Clearly, the defeat has affected McCollum's self-confidence. This led to his very ugly game today.

The NBA playoffs of the 16-17 season have been going on for several days, and at this time, the total score of the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers in this round of the series has become 3-0.

Since losing the first game to the Grizzlies, the Trail Blazers have all but given up struggling. In the second and third games, the Grizzlies also won the Trail Blazers by 11 and 14 points, respectively.

Today, it's the fourth game between the two sides and the Trail Blazers' farewell performance of the season.

Sadly, the Trail Blazers haven't even been able to pick up a win in the playoffs this season.

Perhaps because the defeat was already assured, McCollum played very poorly today.

Not to mention the difficult shots that Wade shot, McCollum couldn't grasp even several open shots.

So much so that today's game lost suspense almost after half-time.

Yesterday, ESPN held a poll on the web for fans to pick the most exciting and boring series of the first round.

The fight between the Bulls and Celtics in the East is considered to be the most intense and beautiful in the first round.

And the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers were voted the most boring series by unanimous votes!

What does it mean to be unanimously elected? That is, the vote rate of the other options is directly 0%!

Today's game undoubtedly shows how boring this series is.

In the second half, the game's ratings had already begun to plummet. If the Trail Blazers fans hadn't been heartbroken about the money for this ticket, they would have been wiped out by the way.

"I have to say that the gap between the two sides is really big and not at the same level at all. In fact, there aren't a few teams in the entire league that are at the same level as the Grizzlies. ”

On the commentary stage, Trailblazer legend Bill. Wharton was dozing off. If he hadn't said a few more words, he might have fallen asleep.

"yes, yes, this series is a massacre. By the way, Beal, you said that there are few teams in the league that are at the same level as the Grizzlies, and the Rockets are included? "Bill. Next to Wharton, his partner led to a topic that has been very hot lately!

Since Bill. After Simmons and the Houston media went to war, the war of words between the two sides has not stopped.

And when the Rockets took a 3-1 lead over the Clippers by a landslide, the media and fans in Houston were even more arrogant.

Some people think that the Grizzlies will definitely be able to crush the Rockets with ease like they did in the first round.

But there are also people who believe that the Rockets can go black this year, and Harden can move towards the ranks of superstars this year!

So much so that the destined meeting between the Grizzlies and the Rockets in the next round has become a topic of heated discussion among fans.

Now that the outcome of this game has been decided, it is better to talk about the two teams that will advance to the next round.

"Houston Rockets? Well...... They do have more possibilities, but ......"

Bill. Before Wharton could finish speaking, the electronic beep sounded at the end of the game.

Wharton hurriedly began to make a post-game summary, so he did not continue the topic just now.

But in reality, he was trying to say, "The Rockets do have more possibilities, but they still don't have a chance to win." ”

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4-0, the Grizzlies swept the Trailblazers cleanly! Speaking of which, this is the first time in two years that the Grizzlies have swept and won in the playoffs!

The last time the Grizzlies swept their opponents to advance was back in 2015.

Coincidentally, the opponent who was swept out by the Grizzlies that time was also the Trail Blazers......

The boos in the Moda Center were not loud, and some cheers could be heard sporadically.

It seems that Trail Blazers fans also knew at the beginning that they had little chance of beating the Grizzlies, so they didn't blame the home team too much.

Link stood up from the bench and hugged his teammates one by one.

Compared to last year, this year's race was much easier and smoother.

Link remembers that when he played the first round last year, he was pushed to the limit.

The first round had just ended, and the whole person was extremely tired.

And this year, after playing the first round, Link is still full of energy.

Garbage time in four games in a row meant Link didn't have to play 40 minutes in every game.

This will be more beneficial to the Grizzlies in the next step.

Link said he wouldn't play six more games against the Trail Blazers this year, and he did what he said he would.

"Let's congratulate the Grizzlies for being the second team in the league to advance to the second round. Now, both the Warriors and Grizzlies have advanced to the division semifinals with a 4-0 overall score. I don't know if the two sides will be able to meet in the end! ”

Bill. Wharton looked at the current matchup, and on the Western side, the Warriors and Grizzlies were able to sweep their opponents with a total score of 4-0 to advance.

In the playoffs, the dominance of these two teams has not diminished.

When Link returned to the locker room, he celebrated with his teammates for a while before pulling out his phone and looking at it.

Not surprisingly, he received a lot of well-wishing text messages.

Kobe Bryant, Grant. Hill, Butler and many others sent their blessings as soon as possible.

But among all of them, Link found a very peculiar guy - Leonard.

"Congratulations, Link. I'll do my best to get it done as soon as possible, remembering our agreement. ”

Link really didn't expect that Leonard would actually text himself to congratulate him.

It seems that the "facial paralysis guy" is actually not so cold.

"Thanks, come on, man." Link replied, then put away his phone with a smile.

If we can really play against the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals this year, it will be very interesting.

At that point, the series could be the same as it was 10 years ago, with only 80 points scored by both sides at the end of the game.

Until then, though, both the Grizzlies and Spurs will have to take down their opponents.

On the Spurs' side, they will start to confront the Warriors immediately after they advance.

On the Grizzlies' side, the next opponent is the Houston Rockets. Link doesn't think the Clippers can complete a comeback from 3-1 down.

Seeing Leonard so motivated, Link couldn't wait.

It seems that the next round of the series will also have to be decided quickly!

Link's side can't wait to clear the level quickly, and the Rocket's side is also looking forward to doing something.

The day after the Grizzlies advanced, the Rockets suddenly sank the Clippers 118-87 as if they had received a signal!

This is the biggest difference between the two sides in five games!

Harden blasted 42 points in this game, as if he was deliberately waiting for the Grizzlies to advance and then quickly catch up.

Unfortunate Chris. Paul became a stepping stone for Harden, but Harden wasn't content there.

The current Paul is no longer the figure who called for wind and rain in the league at the beginning, and this stepping stone is not high enough and not strong enough.

What he needs now is a stepping stone tall enough to put himself at the top of the league!

Link, on the other hand, is able to meet such needs.

This time, Harden was serious.

The hatred accumulated in the regular season will be counted in the playoffs!