732: A man who can suppress Link?
The Grizzlies defeated the Trail Blazers and won their 11th straight win since losing to the Clippers after the All-Star game. At the same time, Link also won his seventh triple-double data this season.
Originally, James had just won his sixth triple-double this season, tied with Link. But now, James could only rank second in terms of triple-doubles.
Before the game began, people had high expectations for the Trail Blazers, and almost everyone believed that this would be the end point of the Grizzlies' devastating offensive.
In the end, the game was really exciting. Unfortunately, Link and the Grizzlies were still winners, and the winning was very beautiful.
The scene of Link chasing and long pass finishing the game at the last moment of the game was talked about by people. People say that Link was born to end the game. Even if he doesn't score by himself, he has the means to end the game.
The day after the game, the Grizzlies were heatedly discussed by the media with a record of 62 wins and 5 losses.
Most people believe that it is a foregone conclusion that the Grizzlies break the 72-win record. Judging from the current Grizzlies' state, they have neither injuries nor have to worry about physical fitness issues. These two factors are the only two factors that can stop the Grizzlies.
But there are still a small number of people who insist that the Grizzlies cannot break the record. Among them, there are naturally Bill Simmons.
And they think that the Grizzlies cannot break the record, perhaps simply because they don’t like the Grizzlies and don’t like Link.
But Bill Simmons can always find various seemingly reasonable inferences for his views, and this time is no exception.
"I studied all the schedules of the Grizzlies from now to the end of the season, and found that things were not as simple as many people think. Indeed, the Grizzlies can now draw 72 wins with 10 more games, and win 11 more games can make this great record a history. But until the end of the regular season, the Grizzlies will have to face the Heat twice, once against the Pacers, once against the Spurs, once against the Trail Blazers, once against the Warriors. These games are games that the Grizzlies are most likely to lose. While ensuring that they can win all these difficult games, the Grizzlies will have to be upset by other teams to break the record. Now, do you know how difficult this is?"
Simmons's article once again gave people confidence, making those who are not optimistic about the Grizzlies believe that the record of 72 wins is still suspense.
Simmons is a persistent dark boy. After all, he was able to leave Chamberlain in 2014 and passed away in 1999.
But this time Link didn't even read Simmons' article because he knew that the guy was just comforting himself.
After defeating the Trail Blazers in the last game, Link was overwhelmed with confidence. Before the Trail Blazers, the Grizzlies won almost all the teams that were not up to date in a row. The highest-ranked Raptors were no less than the third in the East.
Don’t think that the third place in the East is very powerful. With the current record of the Raptors, they may not even be able to enter the top eight when they come to the West! This year, the gap between the strength and weakness between the East and the East is so huge.
Therefore, many people think that the Grizzlies' winning streak is just an illusion. But after winning the Trail Blazers, a real strong enemy, Link himself felt relieved.
He and his team have not forgotten how to fight in difficult situations, and it turns out that they can have a tough battle at any time.
Therefore, even if there are more strong teams in the subsequent schedule, Link will not be afraid. At most, he just needs to spend more effort.
Now, Link has completely focused his attention on Indianapolis. The next game facing the Pacers, the number one in the East, is undoubtedly a bigger challenge for the Grizzlies.
In the last game, Link completed the key defense at a critical moment and stabilized the victory, while in the next game, the situation would only be more difficult.
Therefore, Link did not dare to take it lightly. Although he had confidence, he had to walk steadily every step towards 72 wins.
Link attaches so much importance to the next game, not to mention the Pacers, who are currently ranked first in the Eastern Conference and are extremely eager to fight against the Grizzlies.
Larry Bird accepted an interview with reporters the day before the game, and the "Terror" never missed any opportunity to show off.
"Link is indeed one of the best players in the league, but even if he comes to Consecco Stadium, he will be in a tough battle. Because we are the best team. I don't care whether the Grizzlies can win 72. We want to win for ourselves, and it has nothing to do with those useless bullshit records."
Bird performed very easily before the game, and even if he was not relaxed, he had to show his relaxed appearance. After all, he had to pretend to be here, so he had to pretend to be impressed.
However, Bird is different from his little fan Bill Simmons. He is not just talking, but really has strength.
The Pacers are undoubtedly aiming for the finals this season. If the Pacers really make it to the finals by then, the Grizzlies will be the Pacers' number one imaginary enemy!
Therefore, the Pacers also hope to fight the Grizzlies in the last game of the regular season between the two sides to see how far they can play and find problems by the way.
So, the Pacers players will do their best in the next game. Bird knows this, so he is so confident.
In the afternoon, Paul George, the Pacers star, also expressed his expectations for this game.
"I'm looking forward to fighting Link, and I look forward to it every time. We all know each other very well, so we can push each other's limits."
George is ready to beat the team. Of course, he hopes that Link can break the 72-win record. But in the same way, George also hopes that he can beat the team that broke the 72-win record.
Seeing the Pacers so bloodthirsty, people can't help but worry about the Grizzlies. After all, the Grizzlies have to play back-to-back away games. If they try their best in the game against the Pacers, they will lose energy to play the Heat the next day.
From all aspects, the Pacers have the advantage. As long as George and Link can barely score 55, the Pacers will have a great chance of winning!
The Pacers fans are very confident about this. George and Link play 55? What's the difficulty!?
Not to mention that George is now one of the strongest No. 3 positions in the league. The last time the Grizzlies and Pacers fought, George and Link had a fierce battle!
Although the final result was that Link took away the game with a 50-point triple-double performance, George also performed well that day.
This time, George may be able to continue biting Link!
Link was able to block Lillard at the end of the game, but he might not be able to do the same thing on George's head.
In this way, Link and his teammates took a day off and on the morning of the game, they boarded a plane to Indianapolis.
In the afternoon, the two teams gathered at the Kangsaiko Stadium as scheduled.
On the Pacers, everyone has a serious expression. Facing the imaginary enemy in the finals, this is not a joke.
On the Grizzlies, everyone was also preparing for the competition seriously. During the warm-up, the two sides created a tense atmosphere of war.
Half an hour later, t.n.t TV station began to broadcast the game live. Reggie Miller sat in the commentary seat and kept praising George.
"Link will definitely be overwhelmed by George today. Link will have to deal with James tomorrow, so he won't play too hard today. Therefore, I believe that George will suppress Link. At the Federal Express Arena, Link can always save the game. Then at the Consecco Arena, the person who saves the game is George! Look, Link will have big trouble here today!"
Miller supports his California fellow because George always gives people surprises. Just like last season's Eastern Conference Finals, who would have thought that George could force James into a tiebreak?
This guy George is magical. He can force 55 to play with anyone. The last time the two sides fought, this has been proven. Link can't defeat George in every game with a triple-double of 50 points, right?
Reggie Miller's words inspired many people who hoped the Grizzlies would lose, and they agreed that Link would be in trouble today.
In fact, even Dave Joggel is mentally prepared for this.
"That kid will be strong when he meets a strong man, you have to be careful. You and him are good friends. You are very familiar with each other, and he will definitely cause you a lot of trouble. So, you must be calm today, and don't worry even if you don't attack well." Jogel reminded Link before the start of the game, and he has all reached this point. If you really lose two consecutive times in the past two days, it would be a pity.
Link nodded slightly, slammed his teammates one by one and stepped into the court.
Everyone, including George himself, thought that he and Link knew each other very well.
But in fact, the situation has long been the case.
George is still the George who had fought with Link before, but now Link is already an evolutionary Link...
This game may be very anxious, but it is suppressed by George?
Link believed that was impossible.
Chapter completed!