705: I don't want to paddle anymore
The harsh electronic beep saved Terry Stotts and his players, and the sound seemed to see a ray of light in the endless darkness.
The disaster is finally over!
102-81, the Portland Trail Blazers, ranked fourth in the West, not only failed to defeat the Grizzlies, but also set a record of the lowest score in a single game this season at the Grizzlies' home court.
At the end of the game, Lillard felt embarrassed to say hello to Link. He dunked before the game to provoke Link, but the game turned out like this. Can you be embarrassed?
Lillard's performance today was indeed not very good. He played for 37 minutes and only scored 14 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound.
Just looking at this data is actually not bad, but compared with his 38 points in the last game and Conley's 26 points and 8 assists today, it is really inferior.
This is because Conley didn't play much in the second half, otherwise Conley's score of 30 would have been easy.
Lillard finally stood up and walked towards Link.
Link stood there, waiting for Lillard with a smile. Lillard lowered his head, and less than fifty meters away, he felt like he had walked for several minutes.
"Damion, I'm sorry for today." Link patted Lillard on the shoulder and accidentally abused him for about 20 points. It's really embarrassing.
"It's so scary. You can actually grab that ball and complete a 360-degree turnaround layup in such a small space... Tell me, what abnormal movements did you prepare for in the slam dunk competition? I wouldn't have participated if I had known it."
Lillard still remembers the wonderful scenes created by Link in the game, and he gets goosebumps all over his body. Now Lillard can't imagine what kind of performance Link will perform in the dunk competition without defense.
"What are you saying? You're scared before the dunk contest started? I'm not ready to move yet. I can't say who loses and who wins." Link really didn't expect that Lillard, who threatened to "kill the Warriors in the first round" in history, also gave up on his side.
Lillard has always been a fighter who is not afraid of power, well... Maybe Link and the Grizzlies are powerful beyond Lillard's acceptance.
"Then, I have to hurry up and prepare. I don't want to be abused so badly by you in the All-Star Game. Congratulations, Link, now, you can head towards the goal of 10 consecutive wins."
After saying that, after the two hugged each other, Lillard walked into the player passage dejectedly.
81 points, the Trail Blazers scored a new low in a single game this season. In other words, this is almost the most painful defeat the Trail Blazers have experienced this season.
It is reasonable that Lillard would be so sad.
After watching Lillard leave, Link turned his head and found that Conley was interviewed by Stephen A. Smith.
Judging from Conley's smile, the two should have had a very speculative chat.
Link smiled with relief. After today's game, I guess no one will ignore Conley anymore.
Of course, what's even happier is that Link can throw all the burden of being interviewed to Conley today.
After entering the player channel, Link counted. From the loss to the Thunder on January 14, to the present, the Grizzlies have defeated the Bucks, Kings, Pelicans, the Rockets and the Trail Blazers twice.
The winning streaks have accumulated 6 consecutive victories!
Next, you only need to continue to deal with the Kings, Timberwolves and Bucks, and you can face Durant in the 9-game winning streak!
Link was excited. He had already said that he had won 10 consecutive games three times in a single season. Since four teams have done it before, why can't the Grizzlies be able to do it?
Durant interrupted the Grizzlies' last 10-game winning streak, and this time he happened to get it back from the Thunder! In any case, Link would not allow himself to lose to the Thunder for the third time!
Link must admit that he is really stingy.
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After the Grizzlies brutalized the Trail Blazers, Oklahoma City reporters panicked.
Especially those reporters who mocked Link for being ignorant of the world, they had already seen Link slap at him, but they could not avoid him or let Link stop.
The 10-game winning streak seems as easy as taking a shot from the Grizzlies.
Every day, those reporters in the Russian City feel that the disaster is one step closer.
After the Grizzlies defeated the Trail Blazers, on January 30, Aco Stadium. Facing the Kings who were suspended for too many technical fouls, Kang used the 27+10 data to lead the Grizzlies to win again.
Today, the showdown between Conley and Thomas Jr. became the main highlight of the game. Thomas Jr. performed well today, with 24 points and 5 assists. As a player less than 1.8 meters tall, it is incredible to be able to perform like this in the NBA.
But Conley was not ruthless. Not only did he look better in data, but he was more efficient. The three-pointer at the critical moment in the fourth quarter also made the king completely lose the idea of chasing points.
Link was still paddling today, with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the game, obviously not making much effort.
People think Link was deliberately making Conley perform, but that was not the case.
Link is absolutely impossible for deliberately letting Conley perform like this. Even if he really wants Conley to be selected as an All-Star, he wouldn't do that.
Because Conley's All-Star seat must be won by himself to make sense, not Link "given" by "Link". In doing so, Link neither respects the game nor Conley.
The reason why Link paddled was because he really didn't have to take action himself, Conley took the initiative to take over the game. Secondly... it was because Link now wanted to keep his strength where he should vent.
The next day, on January 31, the league official finally announced the bench list of the All-Star lineup.
In the East, Hibert, Noah, DeRozan, Millsap, Joe Johnson and John Wall were successfully selected. This also means that in addition to George and Link, Wall, this year's All-Star Dunk Contest, there are also Wall, an All-Star player.
In the West, Lillard's name is listed! This year's dunk contest will be all participated by All-Star players!
In addition, Lillard's teammates Lamarcus Aldridge, Mavericks' soul figure Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, who regretted not being able to enter the All-Star starting lineup, were also selected one after another.
Then, excitingly, behind Paul, Link also saw the name of Mike Conley!
Finally, Mike Conley was no longer remembered by people after the All-Star Game, and was called the "most regrettable player". It seemed that such a title could give Conley some comfort.
This time, Kang did not take advantage of the comfort or regret!
With his outstanding performance during this period, Conley has pulled his average of 17.2 points, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He deserves his name as the All-Star.
Lillard and Conley fought for so long, but they were both selected in the end. Frenchman Parker was unfortunately caught in the shoot and was eliminated by Lillard and Conley, who performed strongly.
In this history, Conley no longer has to regret that he has never been selected into the All-Star lineup. Link is very happy that his All-Star journey is no longer lonely.
Conley was very excited when she learned that she was selected for the All-Star lineup and invited the Grizzlies to have a dinner at his house that night.
The Memphis Grizzlies, who have never had a star player, have been selected into the All-Star lineup for the third consecutive year. Link's arrival has brought about earth-shaking changes to this team.
Conley did not relax because of achieving his goal. After February, the Grizzlies fell down, as expected, the Timberwolves and the Bucks, two teams in both animal systems. In the two games, Conley still performed well.
In the game against the Timberwolves, Conley scored 26 points and 12 assists, making Rubio, the "Spanish Golden Boy" who played at home, dull.
Against the Bucks, Conley made 4 of 5 three-pointers. Although he sprained his ankle in the second quarter, fortunately his injury was not serious. He returned to the battlefield after resting for seven minutes.
In the end, Conley's 22 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds still did not disappoint the fans.
After this game, the entire Federal Express fans were in full bloom. There were even a few big words on the big screen in the stadium - Are you ready to accept revenge? Oklahoma City Thunder!
That's right, the victory of this game made the Grizzlies cumulatively win 9 consecutive victories! In the next game, the Grizzlies finally waited for the Thunder team they had coveted for a long time!
Repaying 10 consecutive victories, revenge, the grudge between Link and Durant... All of this will be concluded in the next game.
When I was interviewed on the sidelines today, I had been paddling several times in a row. Today, Link, who had only played for 25 minutes, smiled and stretched towards the camera.
"Don't worry, in the next game, you won't complain that I've been resting on the bench for too long. Everything has to be settled, and Durant and I are the same!"
Chapter completed!