Kendrick Nunn was indeed no pushover. He desperately wanted to show off his ability in front of Link and prove that he truly deserved the title of "the strongest undrafted player after Link."
That three-pointer he had just made was also like a shot of adrenaline for the entire Heat team.
Now, everyone on the Heat was fired up. Last time, they had battled the Grizzlies down to the wire.
This time, they believed they could do it again.
After Conley brought the ball across half court, the Grizzlies' movement off the ball remained unhurried.
Although Link had stressed the importance of this game to everyone over the past two days, the Grizzlies were not a team that got flustered easily.
Playing seriously did not mean playing hastily.
Conley paused beyond the three-point line. Though he was unwilling to accept having just been *** by an undrafted rookie, he would not lose his head over it.
He calmly directed the offense. When Link curled out beyond the three-point line to receive the ball, the entire Heat team's attention shifted to Link.
But at that moment, JaMychal Green suddenly cut inside without warning, catching Meyers Leonard completely off guard.
Although the Heat had sent out a twin-center lineup of Adebayo and Leonard, and the 2.16-meter Leonard was better suited to playing center than the 2.08-meter Adebayo.
In reality, though, Leonard had always played the role of a floor-spacing power forward.
Defensively, he mostly guarded power forwards as well.
Therefore, Green had an easy time driving against the slow-footed Leonard.
With Link drawing every eye, JaMychal Green received absolutely no help defense.
Adebayo, who had originally been under the basket to cover for Leonard, had also been dragged out to the three-point line by Jokic.
JaMychal Green was practically facing an open