On April 17, 2012, 11 days have passed since the Grizzlies defeated the Clippers head-on.

During this period, the regular season battle was still fierce. The two Los Angeles teams' record was still almost the same, and the Eastern Conference No. 1 battle between the Heat and the Bulls continued.

The Grizzlies have been moving forward firmly. At this point, the Grizzlies have achieved a record of 44 wins and 16 losses. The Lakers and Clippers have achieved a record of 37 wins and 23 losses and 38 wins and 22 losses respectively.

In other words, as long as the Grizzlies can win this game on April 17, even if the Grizzlies lose all the games in the future, they can still maintain the third place in the West.

So for the Grizzlies players, this game is the key to whether they can get rid of it. If they win, then they can paddle with peace of mind in the last six games and prepare for the playoffs.

If you don't win, the Grizzlies players will have to continue to be frightened when the playoffs are approaching.

Today, the Grizzlies' opponents are not too strong. The Portland Trail Blazers have been feeling a little overwhelmed since losing Roy and Oden.

Finally, Aldridge finally grew into a true leader, but suffered from injuries this season. Therefore, the Trail Blazers' record this season is not ideal. So far, they have 9 wins away from the eighth place in the West and have lost the possibility of advancing to the playoffs.

So today, Memphis fans were cheering. This game will definitely be won if nothing unexpected happens. After this game, it means that the Grizzlies will end this season with the highest ranking in the team history!

However, in the Grizzlies' locker room, what Grizzlies players are most concerned about is not the highest ranking in the team history, nor their opponent Portland Trail Blazers.

What they care most about at this time is their beard!

"You can't say anything. I finally got to the point where I could shave my beard. I was a little reluctant to let it go." Little Gasol looked at himself in the mirror, as if he was quite proud.

His long hair and big beard almost covered his entire face. Except for the area of ​​his eyes and nose, his entire head was covered with hair!

"Come on, Mark, you look like you've traveled through medieval Spain now." Link smiled. The image of Gasol was simply too sloppy.

"Where do you think you're going to get? I don't know, I must think you're about to retire." Gasol looked at Link and couldn't help laughing.

Link's hair does not grow fast, but she hasn't shaved her beard for so many months, and her chin is still full of beard. Rachel has sent text messages more than once to complain about Link's current image, "You look almost the same age as Tim Duncan."

I have to say that Link is indeed not suitable for beard growth. After the beard grows, he is not good-looking, but instead looks much taller. A big beard and beard are indeed more suitable for European and American face shapes.

Just as Link and Gasol Jr. complained to each other, the big black bear Randolph also walked into the locker room.

"Uh, what are you looking at? Did you see me on the first day??" Seeing that Link and Gasol were staring at him, Randolph waved his hand angrily.

Randolph's face was already round, but when he got a big beard, he looked like a strong man who was fighting black fists.

It must be not beautiful. Randolph, who is already full of flesh, has a beard and becomes a little more ferocious.

Since Randolph has grown a beard, people have rarely used the nickname z-bo to call him. Hubby Brown calls Randolph the most this season, the name "Big Villain Zach".

It's not just the three of them. Looking around, the entire Grizzly locker room was full of big bearded men, and the entire locker room was full of male hormones.

After so long, I finally got to this day. If the Grizzlies win this game today, then they will complete their bet with them and can shave their bet happily.

This game has nothing to do with honor, and it has nothing to do with rankings.

The generals of the Grizzly Bears will fight for their beards.

Looking at the group of funny guys in the locker room who laughed at each other, Hollins felt a little incredible.

If people from other teams knew that this "big villain" team in Memphis was so naive in the locker room, they would definitely be shocked.

Half an hour later, the Grizzlies players came out to warm up together. The fans were as enthusiastic as ever, while Robert Pera and "Penny" Hardaway, who were sitting in the stands, covered their foreheads.

The Grizzlies are all like homeless people. It makes them look like Grizzlies owed them a lot of wages. No wonder people online joked that the Grizzlies should be called Memphis Homeless Team.

Robert Pera and the current Grizzlies boss Michael Heisley have basically reached an agreement on negotiations, and the league has basically agreed to the team to change hands. Now, after all the processes and procedures are completed, the team will change hands in the offseason.

In other words, Robert Pera is already the owner of the Grizzlies, and he and the Grizzlies are just one step away from getting a certificate to confirm the relationship.

As the new owner of the Grizzlies, Pera is naturally and very concerned about the situation of the Grizzlies. Therefore, he appears in the Federal Express Arena more and more frequent.

"How is it? After this month of observation, have you seen the Grizzlies' potential?" Before the game began, Pera and his partner Hardaway started a conversation.

"What are your plans to take the Grizzlies this summer?" Hardaway did not answer, but he admitted the magic of the Grizzlies.

"The plan is still being prepared, but I think the Grizzlies' style is too conservative now."

"What's the meaning?"

"Don't worry about this for now, let's talk about it in summer. The game is about to begin, this is a historic day for the Grizzlies, Anthony. I bet that the Grizzlies can beat the Trail Blazers more than 10 points." Robert Pera smiled meaningfully. It seemed that he could no longer wait to start his basketball game.

The game began soon, and the Trail Blazers were indeed in a hurry to fight without French strikers Batum and Aldridge.

What's more, the Grizzlies' morale is high today and they are not restraining their opponents because of their weak opponents. The Grizzlies players have been waiting for this day for a long time, and they can't calm down.

So after the half game, the Trail Blazers were 9 points behind the Grizzlies. If it weren't for another undraft pick, Wesley, who earned more than the No. 1 pick, Matthews made 3 of 3 three-pointers in the first half, the Trail Blazers would have been behind twice.

Good things are not afraid of being late. After five minutes of playing in the second half, the score difference has become 13 points. Randolph is very excited in the second half. It is estimated that he no longer wants to be ridiculed by his teammates and fans because of his beard. So he caught j.j. Hickson and beat him up.

Tony Allen was also very active today, frequently receiving passes from Link and Conley to score. Facing the penalty area guarded by former teammate Tabitt, Tony Allen asked for it. Tabitt was too slow, and assisting defense basically means no. Gasol, as long as he pulled Tabitt out of the penalty area, he would not be able to drive back 100%.

In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Trail Blazers 103-92 with a devastating offensive, winning the 45th game of the season at home. At that moment, countless ribbons floated down from the Federal Express Arena.

The third in the West, this is the highest ranking that the Grizzlies have ever won since they founded the team!

"For the Memphis, today is another day worth remembering! After defeating the Trail Blazers, the Grizzlies ranked third in the West! This is the first time that the Grizzlies have ranked in the top three in the division since they entered the NBA in 1995-1996! This is the first time that their team has gained a home advantage in the playoffs in 17 years in their team history!"

At the moment of the game, Hubby Brown waved his fist vigorously. The Grizzlies' progress has been too great in the past two years. Last year, they reached the Western Conference Finals for the first time. This year, they won the best record in team history.

As a former Grizzlies' coach, Brown was extremely pleased to see the team become what he is today.

All Memphis people are cheering for their team, and the Grizzlies have brought Memphis from an unknown small town to a huge attention.

The Grizzlies players were even more ecstatic, hugging each other and shouting wildly.

However, when the reporters approached, they were stunned. The content of the Grizzlies players shouting was very different from what they imagined.

The guys were actually shouting, "We can finally shave our beards, we can finally shave our beards!"

At this moment of creating team history, they are thinking of shaving their beards!
Chapter completed!