Chapter 774 (1/2)
Link's 40 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds made Kevin Durant and Chris Paul all lose.
Of course, it also makes link's own MVP night more legendary.
Just won the full MVP, reached the playoffs 40 points triple double achievement.
There is hardly any star MVP night, can do more perfect than link.
At the press conference after the game, the reporters all looked scornful, ”didn't you just say that you won't compare the data with Durant in the afternoon? Why did you get a 40 point triple at night? If you say you didn't mean it, no one will believe it. ”
Faced with the questioning of journalists, link is very innocent.
I didn't really want to brush the data intentionally. Link still remembers that he only got 30 points when he got off the court for the first time.
If it wasn't for the Clippers that suddenly pushed the score close to the danger zone, link would never have been on again.
Ten points in a row at the end of the day was the result of tactical mix-up. In those rounds, link was the only attack point of the Grizzlies, so it was normal to score fast. As for the last two rebounds, Randolph is not here, and link is in charge of collecting rebounds. So, link didn't get 40 points and triple doubles just to lose against Durant.
”You may not believe it. I just accidentally surpassed KD. So I said, ”don't compare the data with me.” Link shrugged his shoulders. If he were to brush the data, he believed that he could do it by 50 points and 3 pairs.
Link's words will certainly make Durant speechless. From data to honor, link can do better than Durant.
He has proved with practical actions that this full vote MVP is worthy of his name.
But tonight, it's not Durant that's hit the hardest. It's Chris Paul.
When the Clippers tried desperately to reverse the game but failed, the discussion was not about how brave the clippers were fighting, but who was better off with link and Durant's data.
A race has passed, and the Clippers are still the same. People still care about link and Durant. In front of Grizzlies, the clippers can't lift their heads at all.
Game 3 of the series, the battlefield is finally moving to Los Angeles. But the clippers were completely destroyed before they went home.
Back at home, can the Clippers make a comeback?
After two failed attempts, don't expect too much from their prospects...
link left the court happily with his MVP trophy and a key victory, but for the clippers, it may be his worst night of the season.
Link gave the Clippers hope again and again, and then crushed them. This is far more cruel than simply not giving them hope.
After this game, the Grizzlies have basically confirmed a place in the Western Conference finals. And thunder, also ready to quickly confirm another seat.
In the second game of the Western semi-final, link's 40 point triple double data immediately compared Durant's ”quasi triple double”.
Durant is holding his breath, and he hopes he can play better in the second game.
Before meeting link formally, he didn't want to fall behind.
Facing the San Antonio Spurs, Durant, who finished second in MVP voting, is quite confident. Because thunder swept the Spurs 4-0 in the regular season. And last game, Durant also led the team to win.
Come down, thunder and Spurs this season's record, is proud of 5-0!
It is not too much to say that this is an overwhelming advantage. Durant believes that as long as he continues his performance in the last game and wants to take a 2-0 lead like the Grizzlies, there will be no problem.
But San Antonio's ambition this year is more than just the western semifinals.
”The previous season we were eliminated by Grizzlies, last season we were knocked out by thunder... We have been out of the Western Conference semi-finals for several years in a row, I believe, you don't want to go back to the old way.”
Popovich is giving a pre match speech to his players in the visiting team locker room at Chesapeake energy stadium.
Unlike other teams, the players didn't yell excitedly after Popovich's speech. The San Antonio Spurs are not that kind of team, after Popovich's impassioned shout, the dressing room is still silent.
It would have been embarrassing for other coaches to come here.