The photos of Link and Randolph taking photos with the children in the orphanage were placed on the homepage of the official website by the Grizzlies.

There is no doubt that the Grizzlies are most worried about now, the team's image. Therefore, they are also trying their best to save.

However, the image of a team cannot be maintained by off-court events alone. If you really want fans to fall in love with a team, the best way is to win!

But the Grizzlies have done a very average job in winning recently.

In the first two games after Mayo was suspended, people found that Link replaced the former pride of heaven and became the second position of the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies faced the Mavericks and the Bulls respectively, with only 1 win and 1 loss.

Facing the Dallas Mavericks, Link's performance was pretty good. With Guy and Randolph occupying most of the phones, Link scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. In the end, due to Nowitzki's injury and retreating in the middle, the Grizzlies easily killed the Mavericks.

Link still remembers that this year's championship was the Dallas Mavericks. And it can be said that the Mavericks are one of the most unpopular championships in history.

After all, this year, the Lakers have not completely declined, the Thunder are rising, and the Spurs are still strong. Moreover, the East has just formed the three Miami giants. Logically speaking, there is no hope of winning the championship with only one Nowitzki.

However, they magically won the championship. Nowitzki also got rid of the infamy of "soft eggs" with his championship this year and greatly improved his historical status in the NBA.

However, when fighting with the Mavericks now, Link really doesn't feel that this is a team with the ability to win the championship. Maybe it's because the Mavericks are not fighting enough now, and Nowitzki has also retired from injury.

89 to 70, in a low-scoring game, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Mavericks and welcomed three consecutive victories.

The match with the Mavericks made Memphis fans cheer. After all, the victory of this game proved that Mayo's absence had no effect on the team at all. Although Link was not as spectacular as Mayo, he was more efficient.

In some ways, Link is even better than Mayo.

However, before Memphis fans were happy, the Grizzlies lost. And the loss of this game made Link push to the forefront.

On January 18, after continuing the Dallas Mavericks, the Grizzlies faced the challenge of the Chicago Bulls at home.

At this time, the Bulls were in full swing, and Rose won the youngest regular season MVP award this season. In the East, the Bulls are also considered to be the only team besides the Celtics, which can compete with the Heat.

Today, the Bulls showed their terrible strength at the Federal Express Arena.

Derek Ross used unreasonable impacts to create damage, causing Gasol Jr. to fall into foul trouble early.

So Lionel Hollins had to increase Tabit's playing time. But when Tabit came up, it was basically a big colander.

He was okay to stand at the basket to defend, but once he was caught, he was basically useless. The guy moved too slowly and had no ability to repair defense at all. When he met Rose, who was as fast as lightning, Tabit couldn't even catch the shadow of others.

In addition to Rose's point, "British Jordan" Lorde Deng also embarrassed Guy today.

The British frequently scored on Guy's head with their outstanding running skills and steady shooting. In addition to offense, Lore Deng also caused great trouble for Guy on the defensive end.

Originally, Lore Deng was a defensive player, and his height and wingspan were not at a disadvantage compared to Guy. The overly impatient Guy simply made a 10-for-10 shot today, and only scored 9 points in the whole game, and then he ended up in a hurry. If he hadn't won 10 free throws today, he wouldn't have even scored 9 points.

Ross and Lor Deng put Randolph and Guy in trouble respectively, while the last straw that crushed the Grizzlies was the white shooter Korver who looked harmless.

Link is Korver's matchup, Korver is an off-the-scene substitute, but in fact he is the real Bulls. Because his playing time is much longer than that of Keith Bogans.

This white shooter Link is very familiar with him. During the Hawks' era, he hits a 3-point shooting rate against the sky. After he went to the Cavaliers, he also won a lot of attention with James. As long as he is a fan who often watches football, he will not be unfamiliar with him.

So today, Link defended closely. He knew that Korver's skill was to shoot three-pointers. As long as he curbed this guy's three-pointer, it would be equivalent to curbing the Bulls' second position.

However, Korver's touch today was so amazing. Link hit Korver several times, but this guy was able to throw the ball in!

Sometimes, some players do have such magical performance, that is, no matter how the opponent interferes, he can score goals. Today, this kind of unlucky thing was encountered by Link.

In the end, Korver made a 60% three-point shooting percentage! He made 10 shots outside the three-point line and hit 6 goals! Link can guarantee that 4 of the 6 goals scored by Korver had actually blocked them very well.

But there is no way, who made Link catch up? Korver scored 22 points on the bench, smashing Link, who only scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, into a scumbag. The Bulls not only had good offense, but also had strict defense under the training of Thibodeau. Moreover, they pay great attention to team defense.

Link won't suffer a one-on-one single against Korver, but once he breaks through, he will always encounter assisted defense. So today, Link didn't play much dazzlingly.

With Randolph, Guy and Link both being suppressed, the Bulls staged a bloody massacre at the FedEx Arena.

96 to 84, the Bulls defeated the Grizzlies by 12 points, ending the Grizzlies' three consecutive wins. This game also made Link questioned after the game.

"He actually let Korver score 22 points, but he only scored 13 points. There is no doubt that he is not suitable to play the second position. Coach Hollins should consider letting Tony Allen play!"

"If Tony Allen defended Korver, he wouldn't have scored so many points."

"Link has been magical for more than a month, and it is time to calm down. I have to say that he is indeed a qualified NBA player, but if the Grizzlies use him as a star player, it will be a bit inappropriate."

The next day in the training hall, Tony Allen saw that Link was reading the news that criticized him, so he snatched Link's cell phone.

"Come on, don't listen to the nonsense of these media. Now we are on the verge of the storm, and the media like to follow the trend the most."

Link looked at Tony Allen and was indeed a little depressed.

It would be fine if he was not strong, but yesterday he was so good at defending Korver still scored a high score. Link was really unwilling to accept it.

"Sometimes the game is so fucked. Whenever I try my best to defend, Kobe can still score more than 30 points, I am also very depressed. Usually, there will be a lot of reports questioning me at this time. But do you know what I will do?" Teacher Tony simply sat next to Link.

Link shook his head, "What would you do?"

"I will keep these words of scolding me in my mind, but not influenced by them, but in my heart, and then close all of them in the next game! In the last two games, our opponents are the Hornets and the Rockets. These two teams are our direct competitors on the road to the playoffs. And the Rockets are still a little unhappy with you." As he said that, Tony Allen smiled.

"So, keep your depression in your heart. In the next two games, let them see if you are qualified to play! By the way, you can also improve the team ranking." He patted Link on the shoulder, and Tony Allen got up and left. He said everything he should say, it depends on whether Link could digest it.

Link looked at the schedule on the training hall wall. Indeed, the last two games were very important to the Grizzlies and himself.

Playing against the Hornets will directly determine whether the Grizzlies can climb to eighth in the Western Conference. Although it is only temporary, being able to enter the playoff threshold in advance can also make Link feel at ease sooner.

As for the Rockets after the Hornets, Link clenched his fists. To be honest, he is not a generous person. Although in the game against the Vipers, Link scored a 52 points record in the Development League. But that was against the Vipers, not the Rockets themselves.
Chapter completed!