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704: Listen, the footsteps of death are approaching

As Mike Conley took the ball and advanced, all the fans were shouting for him.

Lillard thought he could continue his last 38-point shooting in the last game and consolidate his sequence of being selected as the All-Star substitute. But what he unexpectedly was that he was beaten by Conley today to the ground for his teeth.

At this time, the game had reached the last 38 seconds of the second quarter, and the Grizzlies' offensive ball rights. Although the half-time game has not ended, the Grizzlies' score has reached 59 points on the scoreboard.

If this goal is scored again, the Grizzlies will score 60 points in the first half.

The number next to the Trail Blazers is still at 46. Their score has not changed for several rounds.

The 13-point gap is tightly pressing on the Trail Blazers, making every Trail Blazers player wearing a black away jersey breathless.

Including Lillard.

The Trail Blazers have been suppressed since the beginning of this game, until now.

At the beginning of the game, Link used his own capture to lead a 11-0 offense.

After Stotts paused, the Trail Blazers players calmed down a little. Then, the calm Aldridge scored 7 points in a row, stabilizing the situation.

People thought it was the beginning of the Trail Blazers' horn of counterattack, but they didn't know that it was already the final struggle.

Afterwards, Link and Conley showed their magic again. Conley assisted Link in the breakthrough process to make an alley relay, and Link broke through and passed the ball to assist Conley in the bottom corner to hit a three-pointer...

After a pause, the momentum of the Trail Blazers was cut off. After the first quarter, the Trail Blazers were already 9 points behind.

However, in the second quarter, Link directly played "health basketball". The offensive end was to pass the ball and run the ball. On the defensive end, Link only needed to make an expression of "Do you kid want to eat a bad guy?", which made Batum stop.

Conley took the initiative to carry the scoring banner, and his all-round skills made Lillard, who was slightly frivolous, suffer a lot of losses.

In the second quarter, Lillard's mentality collapsed and Conley was slapped with both offense and defense.

So, Lillard scored 9 points with only 4 points in the second quarter. If this ball is scored again, then Conley will score 10+ points in a single quarter!

In the last attack of the Grizzlies in the second quarter, Link had already sat firmly on the chair table and was talking and laughing with his teammates on the bench.

Seeing this shot, those who are eager to bring trouble to the Grizzlies must be very disappointed.

Not only did Link not encounter any trouble today, he seemed to be having a good time playing.

Can you be unhappy? Eat your opponent to death at the beginning of the game, which is the most energy-saving way of playing.

On the court, Conley became a high-profile player. Now, neither the fans nor the coaches of the other 29 teams can turn a blind eye to him.

He controlled the rhythm outside the three-point line and spent as much time as possible. When the 24-second attack time was only 5 seconds left, Conley skillfully directed the pick-and-roll.

Azeli immediately mentioned the high position, Lillard was ready to go, ready to bypass the cover at any time.

After the cover was in place, Conley began to accelerate to the side where Azellie was blocking. Lillard immediately walked around Azellie, giving Conley no space.

Lillard's defense quality this time was pretty good, so he posted it on Conley as soon as possible. It can be seen that even though he was caught by Link in the first quarter and beaten by Conley in the second quarter, Lillard did not completely lose his fighting spirit.

Just when Lillard thought his defense was successful, Conley, who was already accelerating, suddenly took a huge step back and retreated outside the three-point line!

Due to inertia, Lillard was unable to brake in time and rushed to the basket for a few more steps before stopping.

Kang used a beautiful step back to shake Lillard three or four steps away!

The fans of the audience exclaimed, and even Hubby Brown stood up happily.

Conley was low-key and simple in his impression. But just now, Conley showed his true charm. He told the whole world that Shaking the Flying opponent is not Irving's patent. Conley can do it, but many times he doesn't need to do that.

Amid the exclamations of the fans of the court and Lillard's lost eyes, Conley made a three-pointer shot. The moment the basketball entered the net, the 24-second offensive time just ran out.

Conley's control over the rhythm of the game is extremely accurate!

At this time, there were only 14 seconds left for the Trail Blazers, and there was no more than 1 second. With this goal, Conley scored 12 points in a single quarter and 17 points in the half, turning the score into 62-46.

Link stood up the moment Conley scored a goal and danced around with the crowd on the bench.

Tony Allen, Jimmy Butler and others were still twisting like that, but Link's movements didn't feel like dancing, but seemed to be electrocuted.

Looking at Link's crappy dancing, countless Grizzlies fans in the stands covered their foreheads.

They couldn't understand why they had become such a silly.

"Mike Conley's performance is simply unmatched. He scored 17 points in the half, and he blew Lillard. As it turns out, as long as you give him a chance, he can also perform wonderfully. The reason why Conley was lukewarm before was always ignored is because he has always been an organizer and rarely has the opportunity to show himself to his fullest. If I want to say, Mike is definitely qualified to be in the All-Star substitute lineup!"

It was not Lao Hubi who said this, but Mike Bryn, who has always been relatively neutral.

Link now firmly believes that his All-Star journey this year will not be alone.

Conley's goal not only gave the Grizzlies a 16-point lead, but also completely shattered the Trail Blazers' confidence.

In the subsequent attack, Lillard's three-point jump shot was almost three-point. This offensive defeat allowed the Trail Blazers to not score a single point in the last 1 minute and 38 seconds of the second quarter, and had to swallow a 16-point gap and enter the midfield break.

Conley walked off the court with a smile, and Link rushed up and gave him a bear hug.

For some reason, Link felt very accomplished because he made the original All-Star bead attract attention. Perhaps, this is the pleasure brought about by changing history.

After the half-time game, few people still thought that the Trail Blazers could defeat the Grizzlies.

Link led the Trail Blazers by 16 points in the second quarter without exerting much force. In the second half, Link had just a little force, and with Conley who was open today, he could destroy the Trail Blazers in minutes.

Stephen A. Smith found Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts during the break and asked him why the game turned out like this.

Stotts's face turned pale and his lips were bloodless. "We thought of many ways, but to no avail. Everyone, including myself, thought we were ready to face the defending champion. But in fact, we didn't."

"You mean, is the Grizzlies' strength difficult for you to deal with?" Smith would not let Stots go easily. His questions have always been fierce and would not let the interviewees easily get away with it.

Stotts gave Smith a blank look, but in the end, he nodded slightly, "Well, the Grizzlies are strong, we all misunderstood the intensity of this game."

After saying that, the white coach who once assisted Rick Carlisle in 2011 led the Mavericks to win the championship.

When the head coach of a team is beaten to the point of being unconfident, it is hard to imagine how he should mobilize his players.

In the second half, the Trail Blazers really couldn't hold on. In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers first relied on Lopez to score 4 points in a row. However, in the next 7 minutes, the Trail Blazers were defended so that they did not score a goal in the sports game, but only relied on free throws to score 3 points!

Lillard, Aldridge, Matthews, Batum... Under the defense of the Grizzlies, the Trail Blazers' famous players were collectively lost.

The Grizzlies did not stop. During this period, Link and Conley shot left and right, widening the gap to 24 points in one fell swoop.

After that, Link never appeared again. After clocking in for three quarters, this is the best ending.

Mike Bryn and Stephen A. Smith were surprised. Today, ESPN got a live broadcast level configuration across the United States for this game. As a result, the game was spent like this?

I really don’t know if it should be said that the Trail Blazers are not good or the Grizzlies are too merciless.

Meanwhile, Kevin Durant, who was watching the game at his home in Oklahoma, turned off the TV angrily. He, like everyone else, expected the Trail Blazers to get the Grizzlies. However, this game fulfilled what it means to have greater expectations and greater disappointment.

Durant believes that there must be many people as disappointed as him now. But they are disappointed not just because the Trail Blazers lost.

But they all know that after the Trail Blazers, no team can stop the Grizzlies!

When the Grizzlies stood in front of the Thunder again, they were only one shot away from regaining their 10-game winning streak!

Durant doesn't mind dealing with Link three times in a row, but Link's revenge this time will definitely be unprecedentedly fierce. Link has always said it, and he said that he would get up from the place where he fell, even if he tried his best!

It's nearly a week before the next encounter between the Grizzlies and the Thunder, but Kevin Durant has already started to feel nervous early.
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