The Memphis Grizzlies are undoubtedly the most successful team this season, no doubt.

After continuing Dave Jogel's best coach and Link's best defensive player, the Grizzlies gained MVP again.

It is undoubtedly a great achievement for a team to win three individual honors in a season.

Compared with MVP, it seems that Link won the best defensive player before.

When the media dug out that Link is Olajuwon, Jordan and Garnett, the third person to win both MVP and Best Defensive Player honors at the same time, fans will no longer be surprised by this.

Because this whole season, Link is creating history. In just one day, Link will become the first or another xxxx player in NBA history. Fans are no longer surprised by this.

In addition to fans, Link's opponents are also used to his greatness. For example, Chris Paul.

A few days ago, when Link won the best defensive player, Paul was still very indignant. But now, when Link became the first unanimous MVP, Paul was relieved.

This guy has already won so many honors, so why not get an additional MVP?

Therefore, Paul was very calm tonight. He didn't care what award Link won, nor did he care what history Link created.

He focused all his attention on defeating the Grizzlies!

The Los Angeles Clippers have recovered from the tragic defeat of the last game, and they still regard defeating the defending champion as their primary goal.

Link is indeed great, but he and the Grizzlies are not invincible. In the last game, the Clippers were only a slight difference from victory.

Tonight, the whole world's attention was on the Grizzlies, Link, the regular season MVP.

Even, compared to this game, people care more about the trash talk between Link and Durant.

The Los Angeles Clippers seem to be completely transparent, but as the current opponents of the Grizzlies, they are rarely mentioned.

The Grizzlies have completely become the protagonist, while the Clippers are not even a supporting role now. They are at most a supporting role.

Paul couldn't help but clenched his fists. After this game, he would let people's eyes return to the Clippers!

He no longer cared about anything except victory.

When Link entered the court, he received praise and cheers from all the fans. As the first MVP player in the history of the Memphis Grizzlies, Link's position in the Federal Express Arena is unshakable.

Fans cheered and applauded Link madly. Link is now like Bird was to the Celtics and Magicians were to the Lakers.

He is not only the team's star, but also a city hero.

In this atmosphere where the whole world revolves around you, it is easy for a person to get lost.

But Link didn't. Before the game started, Link told all his teammates on the court, "Let go of that damn complacency and pride, the Los Angeles Clippers are a strong opponent! Those guys are thinking about how to knock us down. If we start to be complacent now, the ending waiting for us must be very tragic!"

Link was not yet floating. On the surface, he was relaxed and calm and said whispering to Durant. But in fact, Link knew very well what he needed most now.

This may be the biggest reason why Link can become MVP.

Fans and the media may be slight on the Clippers, but Link won't.

Under Link's reminder, the Grizzlies players also became serious. MVP and the championship cannot be equated. When Dirk won the MVP in 2006, he had never even had the first round of the playoffs. Nash once won the MVP for two consecutive years, but he still has no championship ring of his own.

Just say that last season, after James won the MVP, wasn’t he also killed by the Grizzlies?

There has never been any direct connection between MVP and the championship.

In the playoffs, people will not be afraid of you because you are MVP. On the contrary, people are eager to let MVP fail! What else can show their strength better than defeating MVP?

After Link became an MVP, he probably greatly improved the Clippers' combat power.

After the game started, everything was exactly the same as Link expected.

The Los Angeles Clippers fought fiercely, and they still did not give up on this series.

At the beginning, Paul assisted Griffin to complete an all-match dunk, expressing their determination.

As the league's number one point guard, Paul has never touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals, let alone the championship. He naturally doesn't want such an embarrassing record to continue. He needs to win, even if it's a victory in a game, even if it can prove that the Grizzlies can be defeated!

The Clippers started 2-0, just like the previous game, the Clippers' start was always magnificent. But the Clippers' experience in the last game also told them that in the game against the Grizzlies, don't think you are stable in the last second.

After Griffin received an all-dunk, Link quickly showed his MVP-level strength.

Facing Barnes, who was crazy about fouls and had physical contact with Link, Link used a flexible hand to shake the opponent away in a strong confrontation.

Drip the ball calmly in intense physical confrontation, which is something that even many guards cannot do. However, in Link's hands, basketball is like a part of his body, completely free to use.

But as soon as Link shook Barnes away, Blake Griffin raised his arms and pressed him up! The Clippers strengthened their defense against Link today, not giving him any room to take action.

Rivers' tactics today are very clear. He would rather let Link pass the ball and find his teammates in the gap than let Link score directly.

There is no way to face superstars.

But Link did not get Rivers to what he wanted. Facing Griffin, Link suddenly threw a throw while moving forward!

With ease, Link let the basketball pass through Griffin's fingertips.

Although Griffin jumped very high, his jumping timing and arms were both short-lived. The No. 2009 No. 1 pick could only watch the basketball fall back in the air and then roll up the ball net!

Even though Griffin made up for defense at the first time, Link still easily scored the ball!

Rivers sighed, very helpless. Facing the superstar, he must be prepared to fail to work.

Even if you rack your brains to limit a superstar, your plan may not necessarily work.

Because if a player can be easily restricted, he will definitely not be a superstar.

Although the Clippers failed in the first leg of the defense, their determination was not shaken.

In the last game, Paul scored crazy points by himself. But today, he connected the offenses of the entire team according to his previous style.

Under Paul's exquisite organization, everyone in the Clippers are now an offensive threat point, and everyone can seize the opportunity. Their offense is still smooth, and the Clippers' three-point shooting percentage of 4 of 6 shots in the first quarter is still very gratifying.

However, after the first quarter, the Clippers only tied with the Grizzlies at 28!

The Clippers' offense is already very good, with a single-quarter shooting percentage of 57.9%. If they play with any other team, they will definitely be able to enter the second quarter with a lead.

However, the problem with the Clippers is that while they keep scoring, they are also constantly being scored by the Grizzlies.

The Clippers' defense was simply vulnerable under the attack led by Link!

Link scored 7 points and 4 assists in the first quarter! 4 assists in a single quarter, which is not a small number. This means that half of the Grizzlies' scores in the first quarter are all related to Link.

Either he scored or he assisted his teammates to score.

The Clippers' defensive strategy has completely failed. Not only can they not hold up Link, but they also allow Link to always create opportunities for teammates to score easily.

The Clippers cannot guarantee that their entire game will be as efficient as the first quarter. If you study the Clippers' games carefully, you will find that they have always played better in the first half than in the second half. At critical moments, the Clippers often lose their links.

However, the Grizzlies do not have such a problem. They can often get better and play better in one quarter than another.

Sure enough, in the second quarter, the Clippers' offensive efficiency began to decline. Link became more and more aggressive. In the fourth minute of the second quarter, Link's breakthrough was carried by Jordan Jr., but he still made a layup.

This is not the first time Link scored a goal in the opponent's intentional foul in this round. This picture fully demonstrates the Clippers' sense of powerlessness on the defensive end.

After the second quarter, the Clippers went from tied with the Grizzlies to 7 points behind. Link's data also turned into 18 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. After the half-time, the data was already quite comprehensive.

At this time, Hubby Brown suddenly realized that it didn't seem difficult for Link to surpass Durant's performance of 38 minutes, 12 rebounds and 9 assists last night...

Moreover, this is because Link did not deliberately get the data.

Hubby Brown now suddenly hopes that the Clippers can hold on as much as possible in the second half, so that Link will not miss the opportunity to play excellent data because of early departure.

Durant believes that his performance really represents the level of MVP? Then let him lose with confidence.
Chapter completed!