Reverse Growth Superstar

Chris Paul also started to miss outside the three-point line. His only proud three-pointer today also lost his magical halo.

　　 The Clippers’ offense was a mess, and the fourth quarter didn’t get them back on track. In other words, their performance in the second half is truly normal. The offense in the first half was so magical that it could not be replicated at all.

　　 Link blocked Paul's three-pointer and rushed to the front. Defensive counterattack has become the Grizzlies' main scoring method.

　　 Paul has no time to be annoyed, he catches up immediately, hoping to prevent Link from continuing to expand the points difference.

　　 Link received a long pass from Gasol, Paul did not jump to steal, he did not plan to take risks. Paul just walked to the basket next to Link, but Paul, who was 1.85 meters tall, could not do anything about Link's impact.

　　 However, Paul had a way to deal with this.

　　 Just as Link was about to jump and layup, Paul jumped on and hung on Link's shoulder. This was the only way he could stop Link.

　　 He would rather let Link make a free throw than let Link easily score a layup.

　　 But what Paul didn't expect was that Link was stunned to throw the basketball to the rebound steadily under his pull!

　　 Link and Paul both rushed to the bottom line, the referee blew the whistle, and at the same time, the basketball fell into the net with the rebound.

　　 Paul watched the basketball hit the net, and disappointedly lifted his foot on the cushion on the backboard!

　　 He actually failed to hold Link with the pull!

　　 When a player can't stop his opponent with a foul, the defender will definitely feel frustrated.

　　 "2+1, Link in the counterattack will not be stopped by anyone. Although Paul fouled early, he still cannot change the fact of losing points!"

　　 In Hubby Brown’s shout, Link raised his arms viciously, showing off his biceps. Paul looked at the flaunting Link, only to swallow his breath.

　　 Throughout the second half, he was completely destroyed.

　　 At this time, the game will be over with only 2 minutes left, and the Clippers are 9 points behind. No, just after Link's goal, the Clippers are 11 points behind. If Link makes a penalty and then hits, it will be 12 points.

　　 2 minutes to chase 12 points, for the current Clippers and Paul, this is almost an insurmountable gap.

　　 Paul was so tired and sweating that he watched Link step onto the free throw line. He was so scared, Link would suddenly shut his eyes to free throws.

　　 Fortunately, Link didn't use that trick to humiliate Paul. He just took a couple of deep breaths, and then steadily took the ball in after the breath calmed down.

　　 12 points, 2 minutes, Doug Rivers called to stop the game.

　　The fans on the scene finally had time to spare their attention and looked at the data of the players on both sides on the big screen.

　　 Paul assisted the game and scored 30 points in a double-double. At first glance, this is already a very good performance.

　　 However, out of Paul’s 31 points, 26 were scored in the first half. Throughout the second half, Paul was defended by Link with only 5 points.

　　 And Paul’s 11 assists also included as many as 6 turnovers! Among them, 4 times came from the second half, from Link's defense!

　　 As an efficient point guard who averaged around 2.5 turnovers per game, Paul's control of turnovers today is undoubtedly a failure.

　　 And most of those mistakes were converted into points by Link...

　　 Link? He came from behind and has scored 35 points, 7 assists and 12 rebounds in this game. Among them, the data of 3 blocks and 4 steals is even more eye-catching!

　　 One day ago, when the NBA officially announced that this year's Defensive Player of the Year award belonged to Link, everyone was questioning.

　　Link? His defense is indeed very good, but his dominance on the defensive end, can really compare to inside players such as Noah, Jordan and Hibbert?

　　 And today, Link gave everyone the answer.

　　 The dominance of a player on the defensive end is not determined by height.

　　 "Well done, Link, we will come back to life today." Georg patted Link on the shoulder. To be honest, seeing Paul played so well in the first half, he thought the trend was over.

　　 But Link's defense of Paul in the second half completely subverted everyone's judgment on the game.

　　 "I hope we won't have to play so hard in the next game." Link wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he could see that he didn't play as easily today as in the first round.

　　 Although Paul's statistics in the second half of the game are ugly, only Link himself knows how much effort he has put into it.

　　 When defending Paul, Link never missed a single detail, and never missed any possible confrontation opportunities.

　　 In the case of devoting 100% energy to defense, we must ensure the success rate of each counterattack.

　　Although the score is not anxious now, Linkke didn't think the game was easy.

　　 "Don't worry, we won't be more difficult than today. Paul can no longer play the offense like today, but you can always play the defense like today, right?"

　　 Georgel smiled confidently. With Link, he is not afraid of opponents like the Clippers at all!

　　 Two minutes later, the Grizzlies still did not withdraw all the main force. This is the Western Conference semifinals. Even the last two minutes must be treated with caution.

　　 Seeing that the Grizzlies are still so serious, it was the Clippers who gave up resistance first.

　　 In the end, the game scored a high score. The Clippers' defense was completely destroyed by the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies regained their advantage on the defensive end in the second half, promptly stopping the crazy increase in the Clippers' scoring.

　　 1 to 0, the defending champion kept the home court advantage without any risk. The Los Angeles Clippers were very close to victory, but they forgot that the Grizzlies will not give up until the last minute.

　　 After the game, Chris Paul did not intend to clap or hug Link or any other Grizzlies players. He hung his head and quickly walked towards the player tunnel, like a rat crossing the street.

　　 The loss in this game is undoubtedly a huge blow to Paul. He is so embarrassed by a mortal enemy that everyone will be depressed.

　　 "Chris, can I delay you for a few minutes?" However, the reporters will definitely not let off Paul ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ in the first half of the game, Paul's performance was so good, but the power was suddenly cut off in the second half. His topicality today is undoubtedly the highest in the audience.

　　 Paul stopped and slowly raised his head. He also wanted to walk directly beside the reporter, but it seemed that he could not afford to lose.

　　 "Can you tell us what happened in the second half of the game?" The reporter immediately asked when Paul stopped.

　　 "Our offense is not so effective anymore, we didn't seize the opportunity." Paul shook his head, and he was still very depressed when he thought of the scenes in the second half of the game.

　　 "What caused your offense to become inefficient? At the end of the first half, you said the Grizzlies defense did not cause you any trouble."

　　 "I... wrongly estimated their defensive ability."

　　 "Klink is the best defensive player. Even so, you still underestimate his defensive ability?"

"I......"

"Is this the toughest half you have ever played? In front of Link, you seem to have nothing to do and have no power to fight back. How do you evaluate his defense? Do you think Jordan's defense is better than Link's ?"

　　 Paul's face was gloomy by a wave of questions from reporters, and he was speechless. I knew it, and I just left.

　　 It is better to be regarded as unreasonable by others than being humiliated directly in front of the camera.

　　 The league's first point guard has never been so embarrassed in front of the camera.