January 14, 2015, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York.

The Nets' fourth position Mason Plumley held the ball on the right. In front of him was Zach Randolph who had been caught in crazy discussions among the media recently.

Plumley is the 22nd rookie in 2013, and this year is just the second year of his career.

Last season, Plumley averaged only 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Although the data this season has improved, it has not made much progress, with an average of 8.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

From the data, it can be seen that Plumley is a blue-collar insider. With his partner with Brooke Lopez, this white big man does mostly dirty and tiring work.

Scoring is usually not the turn of Plumley.

But today, seeing Zach Randolph and Plumley was like seeing an ATM, with eyes lit up!

"Mason was so happy today. This may be the most pleasant night in his career. After all, he is in front of him with two All-Stars, the winner of the first three-tier team of Zach Randolph! There is no doubt that Zach has now completely become Mason's upgrade package."

As soon as the live commentator at Barclays Center finished speaking, Plumley suddenly started, dribbling accelerated, passing by Randolph.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of breakthrough is difficult to succeed. But Randolph seemed to be stunned on the court, allowing Plumley to pass by him before turning around and chasing him.

He was like a player with internet delay playing basketball games. By the time he turned around, it was too late.

I saw Plumley, who was tall and long, jumped up and dunked hard, pulling the basket hard.

Randolph was not tall, and it would be very difficult to make up for it after being broken.

Plumley easily dunked and won the 15th point of the game. He whistled to the sky and became more confident the more he played.

15 points may be a small number for stars such as Link. But for blue-collar players like Plumley, 15 points is already a lot.

Plumley's current career high score is only 20 points, and he averages less than 9 points per game. It is really hard for Plumley to encounter such a 15-pointer in a single game.

"Another time, Mason Plumley easily defeated Zach. I don't know what happened to Zach. His performance has been very bad since his comeback. Zach's first two games were also very bad."

"This is normal. Zach is almost 35 years old. The fastest-progressive player of that year is no longer young. Look at Zach's figure, it is already a miracle that he can still play basketball!"

The live commentator shook his head and couldn't help but make fun of it.

One or two games, perhaps just an accident, it can be said that Randolph was alienated from the field for too long and could not find his form.

But it cannot be explained by chance.

Dave Joggel had to shout a timeout, and Randolph walked down the court dejectedly.

Jogel patted Randolph on the shoulder and said nothing more. Criticizing Randolph now will only put more pressure on him.

"Get off and have a break Zach, and leave it to your teammates next."

Jogel only said one sentence, and Randolph just nodded silently.

Then, Jogel replaced Tobias Harris, which restricted Plumley.

Although Plumley has a height advantage, he has no ability to score independently. Therefore, after Randolph left the court, he did not score a single point in the last five minutes of the game.

In the end, with its stronger strength, the Grizzlies defeated the Nets with 11 points without any danger at the Barclays Center.

The Grizzlies once again won five consecutive victories, but the whole team was not very happy.

Randolph is an important player in the Grizzlies after all, and his condition touches everyone's hearts.

Randolph simply did not attend the post-match press conference.

He left the locker room early in an abnormal manner and got on the team bus alone.

This guy who is the most lively and lively person on weekdays suddenly became cold.

Link initially thought Randolph was just discouraged by his poor performance, but now this is obviously not just a problem caused by poor performance.

So Link and Jogel muttered a few words.

Jogel was startled first, then nodded slightly.

Now, this is all that's all.

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The reporters sat in the luxurious media reception room of Barclays Center with anticipation, preparing a lot of questions related to the game.

To be precise, it is a lot of questions related to Randolph.

6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers, and Plumley scored 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Randolph's performance continued to decline. Although the Grizzlies could still win, people believe that the Grizzlies would not always be so lucky.

In the next game, the Grizzlies will face the Trail Blazers, one of the top three in the Western Conference this season. Lamarcus Aldridge, the leading star of the Portland Trail Blazers, is exactly the fourth position!

If Randolph continues like this, Aldridge will not be as simple as Plumley, only 15 points, and the Grizzlies may not continue to win like these three games.

After waiting for a long time, the door of the media reception room was finally opened.

The scene suddenly became quiet, and Dave Jogel was the first to step into the media reception room.

Everyone stretched their heads and prepared to see who was the player attending the press conference today. Most importantly, see if there was Randolph.

As a result, after Jogel sat down, the press officer closed the door of the media reception room.

"Ask." Jogel placed his hands on the table and leaned forward.

Reporter, look at me, look at you, look incredible.

Forget it if Randolph doesn't come, even Link, who rarely misses the press conference, didn't come!?

What's the situation? Just a coach came? That's a terrible person!

"Uh...whether of your players?" a reporter stood up and asked hesitantly.

"I'm so tired, so I got on the bus to rest first. There was no way. After all, we crossed from the west to the east coast." Qiao Geer spread his hands and pretended to be calm.

"So, how do you evaluate Zach Randolph's performance today? After the last game, you said he would definitely recover as soon as possible. But today, he obviously still didn't find any feeling."

"I'm afraid you have to ask Zach myself."

"What about Zach?"

"I said, he was too tired and got in the car and rested early."

“…”

The interview was in a dead end, and the many questions the reporters prepared were not useful.

In the end, they could only ask Jogel some painless questions and ended up quickly.

Thinking about the past, Dave Joggle was not very capable of dealing with the media. Usually, he would answer whatever the reporter asked, and he would honestly answer.

But now, Jogel has also learned to mix with others.

It is hard not to remind people of his verbal style.

It's really a dark person who is close to the ink...

At this time, Link had already changed his clothes and walked to the underground parking lot.

From a distance, he could see Randolph making a phone call on the bus, looking very anxious.

Speaking of which, Link found that Randolph would be particularly depressed when playing away.

Although he did not perform well at home with the Suns, he seemed to be more anxious when playing away games.

Link speeded up, stepped onto the team bus, and deliberately cleared his throat to remind Randolph that he was here.

Randolph glanced at Link, but was not in a hurry to hang up because the call was not over yet.

"Let's do it first, mom. I'll be back tomorrow, so I'll have a good rest tonight. Well, what? How did I play tonight? Well... I play pretty well, mom. We won another game, don't worry. Hehe, good night."

Randolph tried to pretend to be relaxed when he spoke to the phone, but as soon as he hung up, his anxiety was immediately written on his face.

The "Big Black Bear" spread his hands open, and he knew that Link had heard them all. But he was not angry, but sat in the bus seat with a frown.

"I don't want to affect you, Link... don't worry about me, I'll handle it." Randolph waved his hand and looked out the window.

Although Link didn't know what was happening to Randolph, at least he proved that his guess was right.

Randolph’s problem is not just on the basketball court.
Chapter completed!