One Thousand and Forty-Four: The Tragic End of Annoying Link (2/5)

On November 21st, the Grizzlies played away against the Charlotte Hornets.

Before this game, the Grizzlies had achieved an exaggerated 13-game winning streak! In other words, since the beginning of this season, the Grizzlies have not tried losing.

On November 7, after Link killed the game with a beautiful flip over Aminu's head, the Grizzlies continued their winning streak. Killed the Nuggets, Pelicans, Jazz, Clippers, Mavericks and Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are really miserable. Less than a month into the season, they have already faced the Grizzlies for the third time, and they were completely beaten three times.

In the last game, the Grizzlies only allowed the Timberwolves to score 71 points.

In today's era where you are embarrassed to say hello to others when you can't score more than three figures, the Grizzlies failed to allow the Timberwolves to score 80 points. It can be said to be very cold-blooded.

Currently, the Grizzlies lead the league with a record of 13 wins and 0 losses. The "Galactic Battleship" Warriors' current record this season is only 12 wins and 2 losses.

Just as Mbah a Moute believes, the Grizzlies' winning streak has almost flattened the entire league.

Today, facing the 8-4 Hornets, no one thought the Grizzlies would lose. A 14-game winning streak is basically a certainty.

The Hornets' performance this season is actually remarkable, with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses not bad. They finally made it to the playoffs last season, and their goal this year is naturally to retain the top eight spots in the Eastern Conference.

But in front of the powerful Grizzlies, who have won 13 consecutive games, the Hornets' strength is a bit unsatisfactory.

Sure enough, as soon as today's game started, the Grizzlies firmly took the initiative.

Obviously, Nicholas Batum, the "French Pippen" whom Mr. Joe spent a lot of money to introduce last year, is not Link's opponent.

Jordan's ability as a player cannot be overemphasized, but his vision of people has always been very "weird".

Link still scored as he pleased. Looking at Link from the sidelines, Jordan seemed to see himself doing whatever he wanted on the court 20 years ago.

When the game entered the third quarter, the Hornets were already 16 points behind the Grizzlies.

If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the Hornets' substitute No. 4 Frank Kaminsky today, the point difference would have been 20 points.

But a 16-point difference cannot guarantee victory in this era of explosive scoring, so Link still plays seriously.

In an attack, Link used Gasol's screen to hit the basket.

Although Batum tried his best to obstruct it, what awaited him was not victory, but a brutal dunk by Link!

In the air, Link knocked Batum to the ground and then dunked with both hands!

After scoring the goal, Link yelled at Batum on the ground, showing off his kingly aura.

In contact sports, this situation is actually common.

When you are in an environment that exudes male hormones and engage in fierce physical combat with other people, your emotions will naturally become violent.

Link didn't have any objections to Batum, he was simply venting his emotions.

But today, after being dunked and yelled at by Link, Batum felt humiliated.

So he stood up suddenly, and in the process of participating in the attack, he gave Link a powerful hidden elbow in return!

Link was unprepared for this. The moment he was elbowed by Batum, Link kneeled down on one knee, covering his chest.

The Frenchman spared no effort with this elbow!

Link felt a heartbreaking pain slowly spread from his chest to his whole body, and he was even a little breathless at one point.

This unusual scene on the court quickly attracted everyone's attention.

Link cannot tolerate such malicious and hurtful fouls.

After taking a breath, he was about to stand up and rush towards Batum in front of him, but found that Gasol rushed over first and punched Batum in the face.

Suddenly, the scene became extremely chaotic. Players from both sides scuffled instantly, with whistles, shouts and boos woven together, making the atmosphere extremely tense!

"Oh my God! What happened!? Marc Gasol actually punched Batum!"

The on-site commentary was very surprised, because the Gasol brothers have always been known for their gentle personalities.

Although Marc Gasol has had conflicts with opponents in the NBA, most of them only stayed in the bickering stage.

This kind of thing has never happened to Gasol directly.

Marc Gasol is not without blood, but as a player with a professional attitude, he has his own level of patience.

But it's obvious that Batum's unreasonable and malicious hurt today made Gasol unbearable.

The Spaniards will never allow anything that intentionally hurts Link to appear on the court!

During the scuffle between the two parties, Link did not play the role of trying to stop the fight.

He was as excited as Gasol, waving his fists to get an explanation. how? You can't beat the ball and you hit your elbow?

If you make small moves during a normal confrontation, Link won't actually be that disgusted. But it is really unreasonable to maliciously hurt someone because you are anxious to lose.

Wade and Conley held Link behind, and Kemba Walker from the Hornets also stood in front of Link. The three of them worked together to prevent Link from getting close to Batum.

On Gasol's side, Harris and Hibbert of the Hornets immediately went up to clamp him down. But before that, Gasol and Batum had already exchanged a few punches.

Although the two sides were quickly separated, the conflict had already occurred.

Both Joger and Hornets coach Steve Clifford knew that they were likely to lose their starting players!

Sure enough, Gasol and Batum were sent off on the spot. Moreover, it is very likely that there will be additional penalties in the future.

The conflict finally calmed down. Although the fight was far from the level of a brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills, looking at the entire history of the NBA, there are only a handful of direct conflicts between the two sides.

Although the conflict subsided, the anger in Link's heart did not dissipate so easily.

So the mess left by Batum can only be borne by his teammates.

In the following games, Link started a crazy scoring mode.

His consecutive goals made the Hornets miserable. Of course, it also instantly caused the Hornets to lose hope of a comeback.

On the sidelines, Jordan, the owner of the Hornets, looked numb. Although he is not playing on the court, it is really uncomfortable to see his team being abused like this!

So, don't piss off Link. Otherwise, it would be bearable.

In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Hornets 149-106 on the road!

149 points in a single game, which is like scoring in an All-Star Game, is the result of annoying Link!

Not only did this game once again set the record for the largest point difference this season, it was also the league's highest scoring record in a single game without overtime since 2010.

Among the 149 points, the Grizzlies scored 43 points in the fourth quarter alone. In the entire game, Link also scored 46 points, which was Link's highest score in a single game this season.

This game is enough to become one of the most humiliating losses in the history of the Hornets.

The Grizzlies won their 14th consecutive victory of the season with an overwhelming advantage.

The on-site commentator even couldn't help but complain, "With Link and the rest of the Grizzlies trying their best, the Hornets are like an NCAA team in front of them!"

After the game, Michael Jordan left the arena directly. I guess he really didn't have the face to face the reporters' cameras next.

At the same time, Jordan also feels that today's players are too ignorant.

In the 1990s, everyone knew not to mess with themselves.

Why now, people don’t know not to mess with Link...

Although Grizzly humiliated Wasp, Link's anger has not subsided.

At the postgame press conference, Link greeted Batum with a bunch of trash talk.

Batum, who has lost after losing, did not attend the press conference. He probably knew that he was wronged and had nothing to say.

What about Gasol? This once gentle and elegant white center now also has the aura of a villain.

"I don't regret it. No one can hurt Link. If he did, just wait and see. In fact, today it was just because I happened to be closest to Batum. If other people were present, they would have done the same thing. . We are a whole, and no one of us is inviolable!"

Gasol's loyal speech naturally made the fans like it very much. With such a teammate, what more can I ask for!

But Mr. Joke, the president of the league, was so angry that he had a stomachache. The Grizzlies were indeed an unorganized and undisciplined hooligan team, and they even looked very proud of fighting on the court!

This kind of thing is intolerable to jokes.

So, the day after the game, the league issued a very heavy additional fine to Gasol - a five-game suspension!

Philadelphia fans cheered and jumped for joy. As a result, the 76ers' three-game winning streak seems more promising!