One Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty-Eight: They Are All Here to Give Away Their Heads.
On the night of Rose's 50 points, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Jazz.
Although this game did not include Link, it has still become a hot topic in the NBA recently.
Before, some people said that the Grizzlies were a team that relied too much on Link.
Some people also think that Derrick Rose can't do anything without Link.
But after just one game, all those doubts disappeared.
Not only did doubts disappear, when Link said at the press conference that he wanted to lead the Grizzlies to ten consecutive victories, no one dared to stand up and refute.
Even Sam Smith didn't dare to take advantage of the topic.
As a person who never fails to show off, Link's words now make people less afraid to question them.
Of course, just because you don’t dare doesn’t mean you don’t want to.
If Link didn't fulfill his promise, it would undoubtedly be big news.
It's like when Lillard said that he and the Trail Blazers were going to kill the Warriors in the first round, but the end result was that Lillard was ridiculed by the media and fans all summer.
It would be very embarrassing if the boast you brag about doesn't come back to you.
But Link didn't feel nervous. On the contrary, he was quite excited now.
After sitting in a suit and tie for a game, Link's accumulated energy was almost overflowing.
Link has never been a player who likes to hold back during the regular season. He still can't learn to soak wolfberry in a thermos cup.
So on December 1, during the game against the Timberwolves, Link made Wiggins cry, who liked to soak wolfberry in a thermos cup.
Although the Grizzlies were visiting Minneapolis in this game, Link, who was full of energy, dunked on Towns as soon as the game started, showing a certain momentum of turning against the guest.
Towns was confused as soon as he came up, because this time he was not the one to take the blame for the defense. It was Wiggins who allowed Link to break in easily!
Let Link rush to speed unscrupulously, but it will be to no avail no matter how hard Downs tries.
Wiggins looked at Towns with an indifferent expression.
Downs wanted to cry but had no tears.
This means that he will inevitably have to wipe Wiggins' butt many times in the future.
Sure enough, in the following games, Link made breakthroughs quite easily every time.
As the fifth position, Towns cannot sit idly by.
As a result, he became Link's background again and again, and was shown off by various fancy operations.
Changing hands in the air and pulling the lever sideways, Link felt like he was playing an exhibition match.
The defensive end was blown to pieces by Link, and the Timberwolves were also in a mess on the offensive end.
Wiggins didn't seem to want to confront Link. In order to avoid physical contact, he played various jump shots today.
In the target center, the song of "bang, bang, bang, bang" also sounded.
A young player in his twenties does not dare to fight against a player in his thirties. This is really new.
And because Towns wasted too much energy on the defensive end, his offense was also very unsatisfactory today.
He hit Jokic in the low post several times, but was embarrassed that he couldn't even take a step forward...
Jokic just pushed his belly against Towns, and Towns was frozen on the spot.
In the end, Towns and Wiggins, the two No. 1 picks, worked very tacitly to improve their shooting percentages to 35%.
Towns hit 7 of 20 and Wiggins hit 6 of 17.
As expected of good brothers, we even made an appointment to go blacksmithing together. In this way, conflicts in the locker room can be perfectly avoided.
Because everyone is strong, no one can bury anyone.
In the big game between Wiggins and Towns, Link scored 38 points with an incongruous shooting rate of 65%!
This is the data obtained when the game was entered into garbage time and Link only played three minutes in the fourth quarter.
Link vented his anger on Wiggins today and turned the Timberwolves into huskies.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Grizzlies have won two consecutive games after this game.
They have taken another solid step towards their goal of ten consecutive victories.
One day later, the Grizzlies faced the Indiana Pacers in back-to-back games at home.
Link scored 32 points in the game, keeping the Pacers unable to lift their heads.
Although Brogdon, who just joined the Pacers this summer, has worked very hard. Under the Grizzlies' tight defense, he scored 19 points and 9 assists with a 53.8% shooting rate.
But unfortunately, this level of performance is not enough for the Pacers to win against the Grizzlies.
Unless Oladipo returns, the Pacers have no chance at all.
117 to 104, the Grizzlies defeated their opponents by 13 points, winning three consecutive games!
After Link came back, he was completely unstoppable. Neither the Timberwolves nor the Pacers could stop Link from scoring.
Of course, Rose's performance has also remained very good during this period. In recent games, Rose has averaged 2 assists per game, and his data is close to that of the MVP season!
The Grizzlies' bench scoring also soared to third in the league.
In addition, Rose's singles success rate is also quite terrifying, with a scoring rate of as high as 1.15 points per round. For comparison, Harden, who is good at offense, only scores 1.12 points per round, while Lillard, who has been so hot recently, only scores 1.10 points.
Rose's efficiency even exceeded his MVP season!
It is no exaggeration to say that he has enjoyed a second spring in Memphis.
After the Pacers, the Grizzlies defeated Rose's old team, the Bulls. In this game, Rose also showed no mercy, scoring 22 points and 8 assists, helping the Grizzlies win easily.
After the game, Zach LaVine heard MVP shouts rang out in the United Center.
He was very moved after scoring 25 points and 6 rebounds today. He thought the cheers were encouragement from the fans at the scene.
But after looking back, LaVine found out awkwardly that the Chicago fans were interacting with Rose...
A guy wearing a Grizzlies jersey is favored by all Bulls fans. This is really weird.
There have only been two MVPs in the United Center, one was Jordan and the other was Rose.
Therefore, LaVine may have to fight for a few more years if he wants to replace Rose's position in the hearts of Chicago fans.
The Grizzlies have won four games in a row, and just as Link expected, these teams are no challenge to the Grizzlies at all.
Three days later, in December and July, the grizzly bear met the chicken jazz again.
The last time Rose scored 50 points, it seemed to have a psychological shadow on the Jazz players. As a result, the Jazz players did not resist very fiercely in today's game.
Link was not polite either. Today he blasted a triple-double with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, avenging the previous miss of 0.4 seconds.
Being dealt with by two MVPs, Rose and Link, in turn, the Jazz were indeed miserable.
On December 9, against the Warriors who welcomed D'Angelo Russell, the Grizzlies slaughtered the opponent by 18 points.
The last time the Grizzlies and Warriors met this season, the Warriors lost by a full 46 points.
So it turns out that D'Angelo Russell is still very useful to the Warriors. Today, they "only" lost by 18 points, which deserves praise!
Until December 11, when the Grizzlies defeated the Suns in Phoenix, they remained undefeated.
At this time, the Grizzlies have won seven consecutive victories!
Link is only three wins away from his goal of ten consecutive victories.
It seems that Link is not far from achieving his goal.
But in fact, these last three victories are likely to be more difficult than the previous seven.
In the last three games, the Grizzlies' opponents were the Bucks, Wizards and Heat.
Among these three teams, except for the slightly weaker Wizards, the Bucks and Heat are not easy to mess with.
As long as the Grizzlies lose any of these games, their plan to win ten consecutive games will fall short.
The Bucks and Heat are not the same as the bunch of teams that lined up to give heads to the Grizzlies.
Both Antetokounmpo and Jimmy Butler are very willing to help Link put the brakes on.
Of course, Link had been prepared for this.
Antetokounmpo has been a bit arrogant this season, and it’s time to teach him a profound lesson.
On December 13, the Bucks will become the first line of defense to prevent the Grizzlies from continuing their winning streak.
Link has been looking forward to this finals-level showdown for a long time.