Durant had no intention of ending his suppression of Link just like that.
If not for defeating Link, he would never have joined the Warriors and borne all that criticism in the first place.
Last season, he had finally gotten his wish. He defeated Link, ended the Grizzlies dynasty, and won the championship.
But once was nowhere near enough for Durant. Against Link, there was no such thing as too many wins!
"Do you really think you can win?" Durant reached out to impede Link, cutting off his route off the ball. Of course, his mouth did not stay idle either.
After leaving the Thunder for the Warriors, Durant felt as though he had shed another mask.
As a result, Durant's trash talk on the court became far more frequent than before. With the Warriors, he had unleashed his true self.
Link did not respond. He made a sharp back cut toward Conley, who was handling the ball, and took a handoff from him.
If he could score over Durant right at the start, Durant would naturally shut up!
After receiving the ball, Link drove straight into the paint. But the moment he took off, Klay Thompson immediately rotated over.
"What!?" Link was somewhat surprised. He had not expected Thompson to come help on him.
Just as Link was about to pass the ball to Wade, Thompson immediately recovered to his man.
But that sudden rotation had already successfully slowed Link down.
It was not that Link was afraid of contact with Thompson, but if he had crashed into him at that speed, he might have been called for an offensive foul.
So Link simply hit the brakes early.
The instant Thompson retreated, Durant pressed up on him again! Thompson's help defense had bought Durant time.
"Bang!"
Durant thrust out