On the evening of January 13, the lights of the Federal Express Arena lit up again. After continuing the San Antonio Spurs the day before yesterday, the Grizzlies welcomed another Texas opponent, the Dallas Mavericks.

Today, the live cameras always swept the Grizzlies' bench from time to time, because among the substitutes, there was Link, the Grizzlies' biggest star.

Link appeared on the sidelines wearing a dark blue casual outfit today. Stevens asked Link to take a break today. Of course, the external saying is that he was unable to play due to injuries.

In fact, Link is in good health. It’s just that seeing Link’s hard work in the last game, and being able to rest and protect Link, Stevens let Link take a break. However, in order to cover up, Stevens threw Link into the injury list.

Even so, Link is still the most highly anticipated player in the game today. Whenever he has the chance, the camera will give him a close-up.

This is simply a superstar treatment.

Although Link did not play, the Grizzlies still controlled the Mavericks at home today. The Mavericks are really miserable this season, with a record of only 12 wins and 23 losses, and are about to miss the playoffs.

Missing the playoffs is a big blow to the Mavericks. After all, since Mark Cuban took over the Mavericks in 2000, the Mavericks have not missed the playoffs in any year. It has been like this for more than ten years.

If it suddenly breaks this year, it will definitely be a very sad thing for Dallas fans.

But this is the case with the NBA, no team can stay energetic forever. The Mavericks' lineup this season is indeed not competitive.

The 34-and-a-half-year-old "Silver Horn King" Dirk Nowitzki can no longer regain his glory two years ago. His average of 17.3 points this season is the lowest since his rookie season.

Grizzlies' former player O.J. Mayo is the hope of Cuban's rise, and even Dirk publicly stated that he is willing to give way to Mayo.

At the beginning of the season, Mayo played well. But as the season deepened, Mayo began to do something that was not available. Now, he averaged 15 points per game and his efficiency was not as good as Old Dirk. As a rookie who averaged 18.5 points per game in the season, Mayo's performance this year can still be described as "disappointing".

Then, who is left in the Mavericks? 35-year-old Carter, 34-year-old Marion, Darren Collison, and Carman, who is no longer at the peak, wants to use this lineup to make a fortune in the West, which is basically impossible.

So today, even if Link didn't play, the Grizzlies beat the Mavericks. Randolph won a big bag and scored a big double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds. Two years ago, Dirk beat Randolph to a bad temper. Now, the feng shui has changed.

Conley also played well today, with 17 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds. Although he still has nowhere to be seen in the Western Conference All-Star Voting this year, Conley is indeed a powerful player.

People say that Josh Smith is the strongest player outside the All-Star. But in Link's opinion, this title should belong to Conley.

Gasol scored 14 points with Iguodala scored 11 points, Link rested, but the Grizzlies still easily slaughtered the bulls with a huge gap of 104 to 83 at home.

After the game, Link, who had obviously not played for a minute, became the subject of interviews by reporters.

"How do you think your teammates performed today?"

"Will you feel pressure from playing back to back tomorrow?"

"Can you still hold on to the last game of 8 days and 6 games?"

Link was speechless. He was a rare day of "lazy" but in the end he could not escape the pursuit of the reporters.

But thankfully, at least after Link returns home, he doesn’t have to worry about being harassed by reporters. Because during the day today, Link has bought his new house in Elir District.

A villa on the bank of the lakeside, Link called "as luxurious as a castle" has become Link's new home.

Yesterday, after following Randolph and the real estate manager, Link fell in love with the house at first sight.

The house is right by the lake, three stories high and very grand. Although it is not as exaggerated as Kobe and Jordan's mansion, it is just a villa, but it is enough for Link to build half a basketball court, a gym and a garage that can stuff four cars into it.

The balcony faces Lake Elir, which is comfortable. There are so many rooms, so comfortable. The living room has all floor-to-ceiling windows, which are ridiculously large and stylish!

The backyard near the lake is full of all kinds of plants, and there are special people to help clean up. In addition, a series of services such as intercepting strangers, security work, and helping with cleaning, the community service fee will cost $1,000 per month.

But Link felt that it was already very worth it.

Of course, as Randolph said, Link also bought a small boat and put it in the backyard, so you can go to the lake to fish at any time. Link saw that the lake surface was very clear and the water quality was very good. In summer, it was okay to go swimming directly. I heard that in summer, the community will also hold triathlon competitions, and Link seemed to have discovered a new path to exercise physical fitness.

The only disadvantage of living in the Elir District is that it is too far from the central city, so you have to drive 40 minutes a day to reach the Federal Express Arena. But overall, the flaws are still not concealed.

Finally, after finishing everything, Link spent a total of $800,000. For most people, this is astronomical. Thinking about Link playing in the Development League, his salary was only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year, and he couldn't afford such a house even if he had a gray hair.

But for Link now, this is just a drop in consumption.

During the day, Link had asked someone to help him move. Now when he goes back, it should be fine to move in directly.

Link was very excited when he thought of moving into his new home. Now, he finally looked like a superstar.

As for tomorrow's game against the Clippers, Chris Paul was injured and the Clippers lost the captain. Although the Grizzlies played 8 days and 6 games, Link had been resting for two days.

He believed that there would definitely be no mistake in tomorrow's game.

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Although it was winter, Link still heard a few bird calls in the morning. When he got up, the wide Lake Ellier outside the window was immediately refreshed.

The house has floor heating, so Link will never stay in bed because of the cold. He got up earlier than usual and had a pleasant stay at his new home for the first night.

However, because the house is too big, Link's previous furniture is not enough. The whole house looks empty and always feels a little deserted.

When I opened the news, there was finally a sound at home. Link was frying eggs while listening to sports news, and then thinking about the game tonight.

"ESPN released a predicted ranking of the best defensive player yesterday, among which LeBron James ranked first, Grizzlies center Mark Gasol ranked second, and Tyson Chandler ranked third last season's best defensive player Tyson Chandler ranked fourth. The Clippers center DeAndrew Jordan ranked fourth. LeBron only had one frontcourt player in the top four, while Marc Gasol ranked first for the first time. He made great progress on the defensive end this season and has become the defensive pillar of the Grizzlies, the best defensive team."

After hearing this news from espn, Link was happy for Gasol. Indeed, it was time for Gasol to let others realize his strength. The Grizzlies' record this year is not due to Link himself.

Some people are happy for Gasol, so naturally some people feel angry.

In the afternoon, Link saw many media questioning the accuracy of this prediction ranking.

"Mark Gasol? That main center with less than 8 rebounds per game?"

"Marc Gasol is actually above Tyson Chandler, that's so funny."

"If it weren't for the Grizzlies' system, how far could Mark Gasol's defense do?"

"It's because of Link that he's so popular."

Various doubts came into view, but the most eye-catching one came from Clippers center DeAndrew Jordan.

"Tonight, I will prove that my ranking should be above Mark Gasol. If I am more defensive than I can beat him!"

Then Link discovered that the cheerful Mark Gasol didn't speak much this afternoon.

Some people are either destroyed in silence.

Either, it explodes in silence.
Chapter completed!