One Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight: This Advertisement Is Not Easy to Shoot

Harden and Westbrook sat on the stage, their eyes dull and depressed.

It was indeed an unusual night for them.

The entire team scored less than 90 points in total, which is unbelievable for the Rockets.

In today's league, what is the concept of scoring less than 90 points?

Counting from November 1, the NBA has played a total of 28 games.

Among them, there were only 7 games in which a certain side's score did not exceed three digits.

In these 7 games, the Rockets' 84 points in a single game were the lowest.

The Jazz, the second-lowest team, also scored 94 points.

Considering that the Rockets are a team that has only scored 159 points in a single game, and they are one of the most aggressive offensive teams this season, the Rockets' offensive performance today is really shocking.

"James, can you talk about your offense today? Every time you attack, you seem to encounter precise interceptions from the Grizzlies. Do you think it's their defense that works, or do you feel bad today?"

Reporters don't care how Harden is feeling now, they are about to start uncovering the scars.

"I got lost in their defense today, that's it." Harden's answer was straightforward. He knew that if the Grizzlies did this today, they would inevitably be bombarded.

He was mentally prepared for this. Faced with such a problem, there is nothing to hide behind.

And losing to Link and Grizzly... no shame.

"So Russell, what do you think of your shooting percentage of less than 30% today?" After exposing Harden's scars, it was Westbrook's turn.

Westbrook is not as calm as Harden, and until now, he is still full of unwillingness.

Faced with this humiliating question, Westbrook clenched his fists.

But soon, he lost his strength and lowered his head.

"My performance was really poor today, and I hope I can play better next time."

Westbrook, who has always "just do it if you don't accept it," lowered his arrogant head.

There was nothing he could do. With a record of 3 wins and 4 losses and a point difference of more than 30 points, he really had no confidence to refute.

And in front of Link, you have to obey even if you don’t want to.

In the end, the lonely expressions of Harden and Westbrook at the press conference became the front-page photos of major sports news websites the next day.

ESPN's title for this photo is also very appropriate - Link completely dismembered the rocket.

After the game, many media put a lot of effort into carefully analyzing the details of the Grizzlies' defense against the Rockets, and showed all the subtleties of the Grizzlies' defense to the fans.

However, fans will never know that all this is just a result of Jokic sacrificing time to attend an Internet celebrity party...

After the game against the Rockets, the voices questioning the Grizzlies completely disappeared.

If we say before, the Grizzlies haven't had any hearty victory to prove their dominance.

So this 34-point victory against the Rockets was enough to shut everyone up.

Even Sam Smith has been silent for a long time because he really can't find Link's dark spots recently.

Even if you bring back Jordan at the same time, he probably won't be able to score 61 points on a top five star in the league and then immediately restrict another top five player in the league on the defensive end.

In the past, the top five stars in the league were usually in the same league.

But now, Link is the only one with a unique gear.

Less than half a month into the season, Link has already eliminated the Nets, Lakers and Rockets, and beaten Durant, James and Harden all over again.

When Link first announced his retirement, many people expressed reluctance to part with him.

But now, it is estimated that many people are eager for this season to end early.

Link continued to fight, and no one else had any fun.

This is indeed the case. After defeating the Rockets, the Grizzlies defeated two not-so-strong opponents.

On November 6, in the ice and snow of Minneapolis, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Timberwolves 127 to 111.

The Timberwolves' dual No. 1 pick lineup is already in its fifth season together.

It has been almost 6 years since Wiggins entered the league in 2014. Towns joined the team in the summer of 2015, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

However, over the years, the Timberwolves' best record was just in eighth place in the Western Conference.

By the way, that was because the Timberwolves had former Grizzlies player Jimmy Butler on the team at the time...

In the past, people could say that Wiggins and Towns just haven't begun to realize their talents. But now that so many years have passed, this can no longer be used as an excuse for the Timberwolves' poor record.

Maybe Towns and Wiggins have fulfilled their talents, but that's about it.

In this game, Link only played 26 minutes and scored 28 points, which was incredibly efficient.

Because the Timberwolves' defense is completely equivalent to nothing in Link's opinion. After Thibodeau left the Timberwolves, this team's defense has been in trouble.

Watching the game lose suspense early, Qiaogel also asked Link to rest early. We still need to be kinder and gentler to young people.

The one who scored the most points today was the Grizzlies' second-round pick Dillon Brooks.

Since Link played 26 minutes and then rested, Brooks got more opportunities to perform than before.

He did not waste such an opportunity. Brooks made 6 of 19 shots in the game and 5 of 7 from beyond the three-point line, scoring 31 points!

After the game, the on-site commentators shook their heads and joked: "It's such a shame that the two No. 1 picks were overshadowed by a second-round pick! Maybe the Timberwolves should ask the Grizzlies for tips on selecting players."

One day later, the Grizzlies defeated the Magic 118-86 in Orlando, winning their sixth consecutive victory.

Moreover, the Grizzlies have defeated their opponents in the past three games, and their absolute dominance during their three consecutive championships has once again been demonstrated.

After playing this game, the Grizzlies got a day of rest. On November 9, they will face the Dallas Mavericks at home.

But for Link, this day's rest does not exist.

Because the league had already arranged for Link to shoot an NBA promotional commercial.

But this time, Link's commercial partner was a bit special.

Since Link will retire after this season, the league wanted to shoot an advertisement with a sense of heritage.

Therefore, they hired the Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who is known as "Link's successor", to shoot this commercial with Link.

It seems that after Link, the league will turn the spotlight to Doncic.

Although Doncic is a foreign player, he is indeed a guy with both high skills and popularity.

Even though this is only Doncic's second NBA season, his popularity is no longer comparable to that of other newcomers, but is close to the level of league superstars!

People predict that Doncic, who is only in his second year this season, is likely to be directly voted into the All-Star starter by fans.

Moreover, the number of votes is very likely to be among the top three!

The last player to attract so much attention in the second year of his career was Grant Hill.

After all, at that time, Hill was the successor to the "god" of that era.

Now, Doncic has become the successor of Link who inherited Hill's power...

This reincarnation is really wonderful.

Originally, going to arrange an advertisement for the alliance was something that Link had become accustomed to.

But when he thought about Doncic taking more than 100 selfies in one minute with his mobile phone during this summer's awards ceremony, he felt a little uneasy.

With that kind of banter, God knows what could happen.