On the morning of January 30, 2015, a strong aristocratic atmosphere spread in the lounge of the FedEx Stadium in Memphis.

The game between the Grizzlies, who won 13 consecutive wins and the Spurs, who won 14 consecutive wins, is undoubtedly a focus battle.

The Spurs came to Memphis yesterday morning. After a day off, they came to the visiting team stadium early this morning to prepare for the game.

The NBA fashion godfather with his ears and chin, his tail hair is draped over his shoulders, and his blonde hairstyle with Bofeng Mizuno-style blonde hairstyle sat opposite the team coach Popovich.

"Greg, we're going to take a rest again?"

"Yes, we don't have to fight with them, so that they have greater possibilities to create new winning records, so they won't have a chance to rest, it's more beneficial to us, we can't get it again this season

The West is number one."

"I see."

Si Guan Deng nodded, without continuing to say anything, and turned around and left the lounge.

Duncan really wants to fight with Sun Ce, Aldridge, Randolph, Klay Thompson, Paul George... and others. He knows that he will be less than one year after another, that is, he will fight with these people less than one day.

, you can't make up for it by continuing your career.

However, Duncan has higher pursuits - he wants to surpass O'Neal's 4 championships, and even wants to catch up with Kobe's 6 championships.

He knew that no matter how hard he tried, he would have to retire in 2017 at most for the rest of his time, and he would be 41 years old by then.

Including this season, he still has three years of opportunity. If this contract expires, he will not be ready to play.

If the team loses the opportunity to compete for the championship, he may choose to end the contract early, open a barber shop, an Internet cafe, and a motorcycle modification shop... to form a noble one-stop industry.

In fact, Duncan still has a lot to say, but he didn't say it.

For example, he doesn't think this will have much impact on the Grizzlies, but! If there is such a little chance that the Grizzlies will play more difficult in the regular season, he is willing to endure the pain and reduce the chances of playing against Sun Ce.

The main reason is that the Grizzlies' schedule after the All-Star Weekend is difficult. He and Popovich have studied the schedule after the All-Star Weekend of the Grizzlies. Although there are not many back-to-backs and the schedule is loose, the strong team

Clustered!

If the Grizzlies lose six or seven games before the All-Star Weekend, they may only go to maintain the regular season championship after the All-Star Weekend, which will be easy for the Grizzlies. Other top teams will say at least 17 losses.

In 22 games, the Grizzlies can easily deal with the compact schedule after the All-Star weekend.

If the Grizzlies lose less than 5 games before the All-Star Weekend, the Grizzlies will have to fight after the All-Star Weekend!

That's not what I thought about at the beginning of the season, but the ideas of each team will change with time. The Spurs now really hope that the Grizzlies can strive to break the Bulls' regular season victory record.

...

“It’s true…”

Looking at Duncan and Ginobili in suits opposite each other, the Spurs did not do so much this time. Parker, Guy, and Rondo appeared normally, but the strongest player and the old demon sword who exploded and did not lose to anyone.

...This is a huge weakening for the Spurs starting and substitute!

During the team meeting yesterday morning, several veterans were discussing with the coaching team about whether the Spurs would take a turn.

Sun Ce didn't think the Spurs would take a turn, he felt that the Spurs would not let them continue to win so easily, and would not want to see them make history for the Grizzlies.

However, after communicating with the veteran superstar who is deeply hostile to Carter, the Spurs, Sun Ce felt that there might be another situation...

This is a conspiracy!

The Grizzlies will definitely try their best to make history, which may be the only chance of their career.

And to do it, it is not only not easy at all, but it is also very difficult!

Parker was placed on the bench today, with Rondo, Danny Green, Guy, Dior and Split on the starting lineup.

On the Grizzlies, Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Randolph and Aldridge made their starting lineup.

After the game started, the Spurs played very proactively. Even if Duncan didn't play, the Spurs players were still confident. As long as Duncan had not retired, they were their greatest reliance.

However, when the ball was dead, whoever played well on the Spurs would be replaced.

At the beginning, the Grizzlies were at a disadvantage because they were not used to starting like the Spurs, but before the Grizzlies began to adjust, the Spurs became weaker and weaker.

Rondo played well today, Popovich made Parker and Millsdo play in such a good state today, Belinelli made three-pointers today, and Popovich made Zhang Tielin play in more...

In a game without any suspense, the Grizzlies beat the Spurs 120-99 21 points.

Sun Ce played for 25 minutes tonight, got off work in three quarters, and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Randolph made a starter, Klay Thompson only played for 20 minutes, and most of the time Paul George and Aldridge led the team.

...

Sun Ce didn't know how to describe Popovich. He felt that this guy could do anything to maximize the probability of winning!

What kind of competitive spirit does not seem to work when it comes to Popovich! Now that information and communication technology is developed, Popovich has restrained it.

As soon as the game ended, the league imposed a fine of US$150,000 on Spurs head coach Popovich. This time, the Spurs will not be punished, but Popovich himself will be punished directly.

Sun Ce saw from the news that some sources revealed that the league was preparing to formulate special terms for "restless resumption" and fined the team's head coach.

For example, this alliance imposed a fine on Popovich. From a rule point of view, Popovich can appeal, and as long as the appeal is eight or ten, the penalty will be revoked, because it is unreasonable and there are no specific terms to quote.

The head coach has the right not to allow any player to play. The impact of Duncan's rest is only the viewing effect of the game, but it will only affect the fans' viewing experience. It does not violate the rules. If you want to punish, you can only free the team.

Of course, the head coach generally won't appeal, after all, this is the first time.

But with more times, even the head coach of the NBA team will be painful, so the league is preparing to formulate new terms. Sun Ce estimated that most teams will agree, including their Grizzlies.

Sun Ce analyzed the pros and cons of this clause. He would not take turns to rest unless there was something necessary, so the impact on the Grizzlies is not very big. Even if the other four starters were taking turns to rest, he could support the ratings.

Rate.

That doesn't matter.

Playing a relaxed game, Sun Ce also thought it was OK, with 46 wins and 3 losses, which exceeded the half-time victory of the Spurs in the 10-11 season, tying the Bulls in the 95-96 season.

Team, the Celtics set a record of 46 wins in the All-Star weekend in the 72-73 season!

In the first three and a half months, the Grizzlies had won all of them in two and a half months, and only lost three games in December. This record was both excited and a little scared...

What the Spurs want to see is exactly what the Grizzlies are about to begin experiencing!

If they played against the Lakers and the Spurs before, the Grizzlies lost, the Grizzlies may not compete for the top 50 wins on the All-Star Weekend before the All-Star Weekend.

Now, we have to fight!

Although I decided to fight at the beginning, I mainly depended on the situation at that time. I couldn’t fight and didn’t force it. The overall situation was the most important.

But the opportunity is right in front of you, so you have to fight!

...

The Spurs' round break storm has sparked heated discussions, but it is just a criticism. The round break is when they win 14 consecutive games... I am really willing to give up.

There are many people who think the Spurs are doing something wrong, but in recent years, the Spurs system has a large number of fans. No matter what Popovich does, someone will help him speak.

Indeed, the Spurs' troika has been used for so many years and is still one of the strongest combinations in the league. The new decade has passed almost half. The Spurs still have the strength to compete for the championship, and they are a hottest champion, and their playing style is also good.

, there are quite a lot of fans.

The two groups of people started to swear whenever they disagree, and the Spurs fell into a whirlpool of public opinion.

After the Grizzlies played against the Spurs, they went to Indianapolis the next morning and started a four-game journey. On the first day of February, they played against the Pacers, No. 3

Playing against the Pistons, the Raptors, the 5th, the Heat, the 7th, and the 9th returned to home to the Jazz, then took a two-day break, and the 12th away game to the Hawks ended the All-Star Weekend schedule before the All-Star Weekend.

Then, on the 13th, 21st, 9 days, the Grizzlies will usher in the longest All-Star weekend holiday in NBA history! The holidays for each team are 9 days, but some start from the 14th to the 22nd, anyway, they are all

The biggest benefit of 9 days, the season started half a month early, is that after playing 55-56 games, there was a long 9-day rest day.

At noon on January 31, the Grizzlies arrived in Indianapolis for a night of rest. On February 1, the Grizzlies' first game of the first away game in a row was here.

After the morning preparations ended, Sun Ce saw the latest list of the Best Player of the Month Awards.

In the east, Paul Gasol won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month Award with his outstanding performance in January.

In the West, when the Spurs ended their winning streak and the Grizzlies won all 14 games in January, there was no suspense. Sun Ce, who dominated the scoring list, stealing list, and blocking list, temporarily ranked first with a slight lead advantage.

, beat Duncan, won the Western Conference Player of the Month Award for three consecutive months, tying Sun Ce's personal record of three consecutive seasons in a single season, and was the historical record of four consecutive seasons in a single season.

Only 1 time away!

The previous suspense of this award was Sun Ce and Duncan. During the Spurs' 14-game winning streak, Duncan averaged 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, and 3.5 assists. At first glance, this data is just an ordinary top power forward, but his playing time is 29 per game.
Chapter completed!