When Link scored again, the Heat found that they could no longer find their advantage in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Jimmy Butler's appearance completely changed the situation.

Once Link gets the chance to play singles, he will not be ruthless. Even if the person who defends him alone is James, Link will use the most exquisite skills to defeat the opponent.

The Grizzlies' offense was finally revived, and they no longer missed the other side of the defense. In the entire second quarter, Link and Butler seemed to have become the shadows of James and Wade.

They also played several wonderful cooperations and performed well enough. The Grizzlies duo really looks like "Jan Wei's connection".

The authentic James and Wade were suppressed for a while and could not raise their heads.

Wade did not take any advantage of Butler. The "Flash" faced the young and energetic Butler, and the offensive end was very difficult.

Butler is no better than Nick Yang, and is not a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch. A person who is "tortured" by Link in the training hall every day will not be afraid of any attack.

On the offensive end, Butler's performance is also quite eye-catching. Whenever Link gets into a double-team, Butler can hit the shot he should have hit.

So much so that afterwards, Wade didn't dare to let Butler go. However, it was too late. Butler, who had already played an offensive feeling, was able to continue to score goals under Wade's one-on-one defense!

The second quarter was like a replica of the first quarter. The duo was still dominated by the game, but the duo who dominated the game changed from James and Wade to Link and Butler.

"After the half-time game, 58 to 51, the Grizzlies ended the first half with a 7-point advantage! From 5 points behind to 7 points ahead, the Grizzlies made a textbook counterattack! Link and Butler scored 22 points together, and they left Wade and James helpless!"

After the electronic beep at the end of the half-time game, Hubby Brown was the first to stand up and cheer.

The old man was very excited because he saw more than just a beautiful second quarter and the 7-point lead.

What he saw was the possibility of a future top duo!

When people mention the famous NBA duo, people always think of Jordan and Pippen, Kobe and O'Neal, Malone and Stockton, and James and Wade.

But if Butler could really keep this momentum, Hubby Brown believes that the names of Link and Butler might be included in one day in the future.

If the regular season cannot fulfill a player's true level, then today, in the finals, Jimmy Butler has fully realized his potential in the face of the top opponent in the finals!

In the first half, Butler scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, which was quite powerful.

Link scored 10 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, which also allowed his personal score to surpass James and Wade, reaching 16 points.

Wade and James were almost silent in the second quarter, scoring only 4 points and 5 points respectively. If it weren't for the "Gentleman Thunder" who came on the bench, which made some achievements outside the three-point line and continued the excellent touch of playing against the Pacers in the last game, the Heat should have fallen behind double digits now.

"Good job, Jimmy, the goal you scored just now in the breakthrough was very exciting. In the second half, I need you to continue to stand up." Link also patted Butler on the shoulder happily when he left the court, making Butler feel embarrassed.

Randolph laughed silently, Link was right, butler had prepared for this day long enough. The mornings he came to the training hall alone in advance were not in vain.

In the second half, Wade and James seemed to have suddenly broken the gate, and the offensive end was not going well.

James seemed to want to mobilize the enthusiasm of his teammates, so he mainly focused on passing and organization in the second half, and his desire to attack independently was not strong.

The Heat did not forget what he said on the 6th. As long as everyone in the Heat united, there was nothing that could not be done. He did not forget how the Heat won the tiebreak in the Eastern Conference Finals.

If it can perform more blossoming, there will be hope for the Heat today.

But the rest of the Heat really didn't score goals today. Bosh received the ball at the basket several times, but the ended up being either covered or interfered with. Three-pointers and middle distance also ended with a blacksmith.

Wade's breakthrough was also greatly reduced under Butler's defense. Although he drew water from his knees, Wade's condition would definitely not be able to return to his peak. Wade's projection was unstable, but now his breakthrough was still limited, and suddenly he "exposed his true colors."

The Heat can only use sporadic resistance to deal with the Grizzlies' attack, but that's not enough.

After three quarters, James' data is only three assists away from a triple-double. However, the Heat are 11 points behind the Grizzlies!

"The gap is being further widened, and LeBron must shoulder the heavy responsibility of scoring! It is not easy to reverse 11 points on the Grizzlies. I think LeBron will not be willing to give his first loss like this!"

Everyone speculated that James would start offensive mode in the fourth quarter. However, James' approach was very different from everyone's guess.

He is still trying to connect the team.

Seeing this situation, Hubby Brown shook his head. The Grizzlies won the first finals victory in their team's history, which was basically stable.

In the third quarter, although James didn't score many points, he had some impressive passes. But in the fourth quarter, James even made mistakes in passing.

In the third minute of the fourth quarter, James broke through and passed the ball to find Ray Allen, who was outside the three-point line, and the active Butler rushed back immediately. With his arm stretched out, he took the basketball into his pocket.

In the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, James "blames" to Norris Cole Cole in the last 3 seconds was completely covered by Conley outside the three-point line, and he could not even make a move. In the end, the Heat violated the rules in 24 seconds, which was also considered a mistake.

A minute later, James broke through and prepared to pass the ball to Bosh. However, the penalty area was already full of stuff and there was no room for passing the ball. Gasol subconsciously reached out to block it, allowing James to swallow the third mistake in the fourth quarter!

James made three mistakes in such a short time, and his mentality exploded.

The Grizzlies have already dealt with it, and they went to block James' pass route in the fourth quarter. It was not accidental that MVP made so many mistakes.

Continuous mistakes mean the Grizzlies' continuous counterattack. When James came to his senses, the Heat were already 16 points behind the Grizzlies!

"The game has 3 minutes left, but the Heat are already 16 points behind! Although LeBron can get a triple-double with just one assist, it will be meaningless even if he gets it! Look at the stands around, the Grizzlies fans are ready to celebrate the victory in advance!"

Spoelstra used the penultimate timeout in his hand before the last 3 minutes. When the game was stopped, James did not leave the court immediately, but looked at the big screen on the scene.

Then, the Heat No. 6 lowered its head and walked towards the bench.

He thought the Grizzlies would be as immature as last year's Thunder, and they could defeat them just by just a little seriousness.

But until now, James vaguely felt that this team was a bit like the Blue Legion in 2011.

They are strong, do not give up easily, and survive in struggle. Of course, the most important thing is that they have an equally unsolvable leader.

In the last three minutes, the Heat did not make any decent offensive. The Grizzlies defended steadily and finally stood up to the end.

104 to 96, with Norris Cole's three-pointer hit in garbage time, the Heat narrowed the gap in the final game to single digits, saving a little face.

At the moment of the game, Link just smiled without a too extreme reaction. After all, this was just a phased victory, and it was not the final victory.

Link looked at the data on the big screen and reached out to touch Butler's head beside him, "Beautiful job, brother."

Butler scored 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 blocked and 2 steals, while Link scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocked and 2 steals.

The two scored 50 points together today, which is almost half of the score of the Grizzlies!

In contrast, although James grabbed an exaggerated 18 rebounds and sent 10 assists, the score of only 18 points is definitely not in line with James' expectations.

Wade scored 9 points in the first quarter, but only scored 17 points in the whole game. Butler defended 1 of 5 shots in the fourth quarter, which was really frustrating.

Not to mention Bosh, he only made 6 of 16 shots, with less than 40% shooting, and his performance was still sluggish.

The performance of the Big Three was completely obscured by the light of Link and Butler.

After this game, James kept shaking his head in the player channel. It seems that it is not something that the Heat want to keep the whole team in shape every day. If you forcefully want to connect, you may not be able to connect.

Otherwise, the Eastern Conference Finals would not have been delayed until the tiebreak to determine the outcome.
Chapter completed!