He scored 26 points in the half, 30+10 in the game, and 8 of 10 three-pointers were made, of which he made 6 three-pointers in the first half.

These exaggerated data are the performances that Chris Paul showed in the first game of the Western Conference semi-finals. He has undoubtedly shown his best form. Logically speaking, it should be a glorious night of his own.

Just looking at the data, everyone must think that Paul's team will win.

However, after the game, the media around the world praised Link. Chris Paul, who performed well, became a laughing stock.

This is not the first time Link has ruined his opponent's glory night. He is very keen to make others' beautiful data cuts. Chris Paul will win all the praises, but he fell down hard.

The higher Paul climbed in the first half, the more miserable he fell in the second half.

It seems that his outstanding performance in the last game was to set off Link's better defense in the second half.

After a game, the debate about Link's "whether to be worthy of the best defensive player" completely disappeared. The players who had previously questioned Link now kept silent about this matter.

Nothing can tell the problem more than a victory, not to mention a beautiful reversal victory. Link completely ended the debate with his own practical actions.

Jordan and Paul did not continue to attack Link on social media either. Who made them both beat Link the worst in the last game?

After the first match of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, everyone on the Clippers fell completely silent.

The bitter fruit of this game may have to take a while to digest it.

Just as the Clippers players were in a state of grief, the other two teams in the Western Conference semi-finals were in full swing.

In the absence of Ibaka due to injury, Durant scored 38 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists in the whole game, helping the Thunder defeat the Spurs in a difficult time at the Att Center.

The Thunder's goal this year is still the championship, and they regard the Grizzlies as the biggest opponent in the West. Durant will never allow himself to fall early. He doesn't want to be knocked down to the ground by 38-year-old Duncan. Without Ibaka? Then take Ibaka's data together!

Of course, Durant doesn't want people to ignore the possibility of him seizing MVP.

Link has always occupied the first place in the MVP prediction rankings in the regular season. Durant, just like his draft pick that year, has always been ranked second.

Don't think that ranking second in the MVP ranking is a shame. Durant can hold James and others tightly under his body, which is enough to prove his strength.

When the whole world believed that Link would definitely get MVP, Durant believed that he still had hope.

Therefore, he didn't want to lose to Link. Seeing Link slaughtering the Clippers with his beautiful defense, Durant was not willing to be outdone, so when the lineup was not advantageous, he used his explosive personal ability to kill the Spurs.

Of course Durant knows that the regular season MVP selection only depends on the performance in the regular season. No matter how good he plays in the playoffs, it will be useless.

But performing well in the playoffs at least proves that he is not worse than Link!

Durant doesn't think that because Link won 74 wins, he could take away all the honors as expected!

Thunder No. 35 didn't want to lose to Link again and again. All the humiliation last season was time to repay.

First, start with mvp.

After the game, Durant became the focus of the whole game. In the eyes of reporters, the second match between the old enemies of the Thunder and the Grizzlies this year seems to be a foregone conclusion.

When facing the camera, Durant's expression was very serious and he did not relax because he had just won the game. "Today's victory was just a small step we took to the championship. There are many small steps like today. I don't know if we will fall, but even if we fall, I will get up and continue to walk."

"So, what do you think the final result of tomorrow's MVP selection will be? Do you think Link can become the first unanimous MVP in NBA history?" The reporter's second question immediately jumped to a topic that has been very popular since the end of the regular season.

Durant was a little unhappy. It was obviously his night, but the reporters were concerned about Link's affairs.

So he replied with some angrily, "Of course I hope he can create history, but creating history is not as simple as eating and sleeping. If Link is elected to MVP, I hope he can perform at MVP level in the playoffs."

With 35 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Durant scored a quasi-triple double-double today, which is undoubtedly very amazing.

He said he hoped Link could perform at MVP level in the playoffs, and the translation was, "Link surpassed my data first and then talk about MVP."

If the person who has not yet failed to be elected performs well, what qualifications does he have to be elected as an MVP?

The reporter clearly heard something in Durant's words. Before the two sides met, they were already filled with gunpowder.

So the reporter left with satisfaction. Today, the materials he collected were enough to hype up the grudges between the two.

Durant also turned around and walked into the player channel with satisfaction, waiting for tomorrow's results.

Unanimous votes MVP? It's really a delusion! Durant doesn't believe it, and he can't even get a vote! Even if Link really becomes MVP, Durant believes that Link will not be elected unanimously. He even feels that the votes between him and Link will not be much different.

Let’s leave it to yourself for creating history!

On the morning of May 8, fans around the world were waiting for the league to announce the final result. Whether Link could be elected to MVP with unanimous votes seemed to be more eye-catching than the second match between the Grizzlies and the Clippers tonight's Western Conference Semi-Finals.

Durant is also very concerned because he still has fantasies in his heart. If he was the one who got the MVP in the end, Durant could not imagine what kind of expression Link would be.

Finally, at 12 noon that day, NBA officially announced the selection results of the most important regular season awards.

The final result is not surprising, because this is the outcome that most people expect. The league officially announced that the Memphis Grizzlies' forward, Link, became the regular season MVP in the 13-14 season!

When Durant saw that the player who won the MVP was really Link, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

As the youngest scoring champion in the league and as a superstar who was already famous all over the world before Link entered the league, Durant has never tasted the taste of MVP, and as a rising star, Link received this key personal honor earlier than him.

Although Link has always been the biggest hit in MVP this year, and although everyone is mentally prepared, Durant still feels a cramp in his heart when Link really becomes MVP.

No one would feel good when watching his biggest opponent become MVP.

Durant sighed. It was his seventh year in the league. He had always been eager to have an MVP trophy, and this desire was as strong as winning the championship. However, he had unfortunately met a very dominant player in the past few years.

From 2008 to 2010, there was a young and energetic "Little Emperor" and an incredible "Wind City Rose" in 2011. From 2011 to 2013, James became more mature after turning to the Heat, and he completely dominated the MVP award.

This year, Durant finally matured, and finally waited until James' dominance began to decline. This season, Ross was reimbursed for the season and Anthony did not make it to the playoffs. It seems that this is the best time for Durant to get MVP!

Little did he know that Link came out and snatched this important honor.

Durant sat on the sofa for a while, then picked up his phone again to check the detailed voting situation.

This time he failed to get MVP, but he thought that the votes between him and Link must be almost the same. If this is the case, Durant can still get some comfort from it.

But when Durant saw Link's detailed vote data, he slipped his hand and threw his phone to the ground. Then Durant covered his head with both hands, leaned against the sofa, and fell into deep thought.

There are only a few simple lines of words on Durant's mobile phone screen. But those lines of words are enough to make Durant collapse.

"The results of the regular season MVP votes this year were amazing. Link got all 131 first-place votes, with a score of 1,310 points. Kevin Durant of the Thunder ranked second, he got 54 second-place votes, 34 third-place votes and 26 fourth-place votes, with a score of 634 points. LeBron James of the Heat followed closely, and he got 40 second-place votes, 48 ​​third-place votes and 34 fourth-place votes this year, with a slight disadvantage of only three points less than Durant. Link got away from Durant and LeBron by an exaggerated gap and became the first all-first vote in NBA history MVP!"
Chapter completed!