The Disheveled League's Number One Point Guard

Chris Paul began missing from beyond the arc as well. Even the three-pointer he had been so proud of today had lost its magical glow.

The Clippers' offense was a complete mess, and the fourth quarter did not get them back on track. Or rather, their second-half performance was what they normally looked like. Their first-half offense had simply been too miraculous to replicate.

After Link swatted away Paul's three-pointer, he immediately sprinted toward the other end. Defense-to-offense had become the Grizzlies' primary way of scoring.

Paul had no time to dwell on it. He chased after him immediately, hoping to stop Link from extending the lead any further.

Link caught Gasol's long pass. Paul did not leap for a steal; he had no intention of taking that risk. He stayed glued to Link all the way to the basket, but at 1.85 meters tall, Paul was simply powerless against Link's drive.

Still, Paul had already come up with a way to deal with that.

Just as Link was about to jump for the layup, Paul threw himself at him and latched onto his shoulder. It was the only way he could stop Link.

He would rather send Link to the free-throw line than let him score an easy layup.

But what Paul had not expected was that, even while being dragged down, Link managed to toss the basketball firmly off the backboard!

Link and Paul both flew out of bounds beneath the basket. The referee's whistle blew, and at the same time, the ball kissed the backboard and dropped through the net.

Watching the ball go in, Paul kicked the padding beneath the backboard in frustration!

He could not even stop Link by pulling him down!

When a player could not stop his opponent even with a foul, the