When Durant and his managers were trying to find a way to change, Link and the Memphis Grizzlies finally got out of the quagmire of the Western Conference Finals.

Then, again, Link and James, the two great small forwards, stood opposite each other.

Once again, they will continue to face off in the finals!

This is the third consecutive year that Link and James have met in the finals. There is no doubt that the first five years of the second decade of the 21st century belong to Link and James.

In five years, the two will win four championships in total. In five years, the two will meet in the finals in three years.

In the great "black and white battle" era between Bird and the "Magician", the two won only eight championship rings together.

Now, Link and James have separated four of them in just five years.

If Link and James can still meet in the finals so efficiently, then there is no doubt that both of them will become synonymous with this era.

The encounter between these two great stars has attracted much attention from the world. People originally thought that whoever wins the Western Conference this year is equivalent to winning the championship.

But when Link and James really stood together, no one dared to promise that Link would definitely win.

That's right, last season's finals, the Grizzlies shaved a bald head with a total score of 4-0.

But the Cavaliers are different from the Heat. The reason why James chose to leave the Heat last summer was to fight against Link!

All he did was one purpose - to win Link once!

The young Irving is in better shape than the elderly Wade.

Although Love's data has shrunk significantly this season, his stability outside the three-point line is better than Bosh last season.

What's more, the Cavaliers also have the bench bandit J.R. Smith.

In this playoffs, this "nervous knife" has shown its value more than once.

He may not be as great as Ray Allen, but his explosiveness in scoring is unmatched by the elderly Ray Allen last season.

Once he starts to explode, it often takes only a few minutes of attack and the game will be over.

What's more, the guy who went from No. 6 to No. 23, the guy who was already in his thirties, still did not show any old look!

Overnight, the two small towns, Memphis and Cleveland, became extremely lively.

The streets and alleys of these two cities have been replaced with promotional posters for the NBA finals.

The poster is designed very simply, with a black background, plus the face-to-face Link and James.

Among them, a few simple words were written, "Defining this era".

This is the slogan of this year's finals.

This simple poster is enough to reflect all the excitement of the finals.

"Defining this era, if Link wins another game this year, he will become the first superstar to establish a three-game championship dynasty after Kobe and O'Bill in the early 2000s! But if LeBron wins, then the number of championships between him and Link will be 2-2, and their competition will continue! Regardless of the result, the result of this year's finals will set the tone for the past five years!"

"LeBron will definitely not let Link pass the qualifier easily this time. He waited for this finals, but he had been waiting for the whole year! Since he decided to return to Cleveland last summer, LeBron has been waiting for this opportunity. Believe me, this round of series will be more exciting than the Grizzlies vs. the Warriors!"

"In the showdown between the two greatest stars of this era, LeBron will defend his honor to the death. He has lost to Link twice in a row. I think he will definitely not be willing to be the background board for Link to establish a three-game championship dynasty!"

Overnight, the targets of media coverage became the Knights and the Grizzlies.

Cleveland and Memphis, two cities that usually have no sense of existence, have now become the focus of attention of basketball fans around the world.

In NBA history, there are few examples of two small city teams competing for the championship.

San Antonio vs. New Jersey in 2003 and San Antonio vs. Cleveland in 2007 are among the few two cases.

But the influence of these two finals is not comparable to this year.

People from the outside world have begun to wait for the finals to arrive with their fingers, and both parties are actually ready to do a big fight.

Especially LeBron James, as the media said, he has been waiting for this round of finals for a whole year!

On the first night when the Cavaliers arrived in Memphis to prepare for the game, James sat in the hotel room, staring at the screen of his phone from time to time.

Irving, who was playing games on the side, was curious, so he leaned over and took a look.

As a result, the photo on James's phone screen scared Irving.

The photos on the mobile phone screen come from the last moment of last season's finals.

At that time, after winning the game, Link raised his arms high and cheered as if no one else was around. On the other side of the midline, LeBron James knelt on one knee, very embarrassed.

This photo is very classic and is considered to be the most classic scene in Link's career.

Last summer, this photo was circulated very much on the Internet, and Irving has seen it more than once.

But he didn't expect that after a year, James would actually turn it out again.

"How is it? Do you feel particularly desperate? LeBron James, kneeling in front of Link, it's really..." Seeing Irving's expression of surprise after seeing the photo, James smiled and shook his head.

"This scene has been bothering me for a whole year, Kairi. Every time I get late at night, when I fall asleep, I will go back there. Back to the field of the day and back to that shameful moment. I will never forget the feeling of fatigue and powerlessness at that time in my life. Even when I was defeated by the Spurs in 2007, I have never felt so frustrated."

"That's over, LeBron." Irving patted James on the shoulder, "This year, we will get a different result."

"This is why I keep looking at this photo. It reminds me all the time and must not lose!" James said, staring at the photo for several seconds before turning off the screen of his phone.

Last season, Link completely broke the Heat's Big Three with 74 wins and the championship.

Link completely gave up James with a total score of 4-0 in the finals.

But all these hardships have become James' source of strength at this moment.

The game has not started yet, but LeBron James is ready to kill the game in the next game.

He has made up his mind to fight Link to the end!

“Kelly.”

"Um?"

"Do you have confidence?"

"Of course, I'm always waiting for this moment in my dreams."

"That's good, we will definitely win. The championship must belong to Cleveland. Wait... Damn, I forgot to even wifi. I just used traffic to browse pictures! It's over, how much traffic does it have to be used."

"Puff!" Irving, who was playing the game, almost couldn't hold the controller firmly.

The atmosphere has finally come up, it's too disgraceful...

However, looking at James, who was seriously fiddling with his mobile phone and cherishing traffic, Irving was very relieved.

This guy who is so funny in life is extremely reliable on the basketball court.

After partnering with James for a year, Irving deeply experienced the power of the No. 23.

He really couldn't imagine what other players could be stronger than LeBron.

Link? With the lineup between the two sides being evenly matched, Link shouldn't be able to do it...

Kelly Irving shrugged. Anyway, he couldn't imagine what a person who could suppress James would look like.
Chapter completed!