One Thousand Three Hundred and Six: Link’s Battle of the Century

In terms of winning streak, Michael Jordan and Link are really incomparable.

The Bulls' longest winning streak at their peak was the 1995-96 season.

As we all know, the Bulls created a great record of 72 wins in the 1995-96 season.

In addition to 72 wins, that year, the Bulls also won 18 consecutive games in the regular season.

18 consecutive victories was an incredible record at the time.

After all, at that time, the only teams with a winning streak of more than 20 games were the ancient teams of the 1970s.

In fact, the Bulls' 18-game winning streak was not broken until 2000 by the "OK combination" Lakers.

Since the turn of the millennium, the number of 20+ winning streaks has gradually increased.

Jordan and the Bulls' 18-game winning streak was undoubtedly great in that era. But to be honest, looking at it now, 18 consecutive victories does not seem to be too difficult.

What's more, it's still in front of the Grizzlies' incredible 31-game winning streak!

After the Grizzlies won 31 consecutive games in New York, almost all of them became the most dazzling stars in professional sports circles.

Even many professional athletes from other fields have tweeted their congratulations.

Looking at the entire history of professional sports, this is a pivotal achievement. This matter has gone beyond the scope of basketball and the NBA.

In the last season of his career, Link caused another earthquake in the basketball world.

Now, the All-Star Game is approaching. It stands to reason that the league's main promotion direction and the topic of concern to fans should be the All-Star Game.

But the Grizzlies' 31-game winning streak has dampened the popularity of the All-Star Game.

Why watch the All-Stars? Grizzlies games are all-stars every day!

Link's influence has reached an immeasurable level.

Because he is familiar with the news every day, even those who do not watch basketball know who Link is.

Just like before, everyone didn't know Michael Jordan, and everyone didn't know Ronaldo.

Link is now not so much the star of the Grizzlies as he has become the face of the entire basketball sport!

Even in Europe, if you ask any senior football fan who never watches basketball, he will tell you: "Link? Is that the guy who won the championship in the NBA softly? I know him because he is on TV every day. advertisment."

Link's influence is already very great, and coupled with this 31-game winning streak, it has become even more well-known to people all over the world.

In the past, people thought that Link could not surpass Jordan because Jordan had too many hard honors.

But when Link caught up with him in terms of hard honors, people said that Michael Jordan's influence was unmatched.

But now? Link's influence seems to be phenomenal.

Michael Jordan has been sitting on the "God Throne" for so many years, and it's time to give up!

Many fans were joking at this time: "This summer, Michael Jordan will have to hand the championship trophy to Link in person."

Everyone has a good memory. Jordan said that if Link wins four consecutive championships, he will personally give the award to Link. The fans have not forgotten it.

In short, this 31-game winning streak has become an event that everyone is paying attention to. From ordinary fans to politicians and celebrities, everyone also cast their eyes on them.

This has simply become a major social event.

If we were to make a chronology of major events in 2020, the Grizzlies' winning streak would definitely be an unavoidable topic. (However, the real chronology of major events in 2020 is sad...)

The reason why people pay so much attention to this 31-game winning streak is not only that this result itself is very outstanding, but also because this number still has the possibility of being extended!

Now, the Grizzlies are only two games away from tying the longest winning streak in NBA history at 33 games.

People naturally have great expectations for this.

But coincidentally, the Grizzlies' next two opponents are really difficult to deal with.

After playing the Knicks, the Grizzlies won't have another game until February.

At the beginning of February, the Grizzlies will play against the Bucks and Lakers respectively!

These two teams are definitely the strongest opponents the Grizzlies have encountered in this period of time.

The most important thing is that these two games are back-to-back duels!

After beating the Bucks at home on February 1st, the Grizzlies players must work non-stop to prepare for the game against the Lakers, which undoubtedly makes it more difficult for the Grizzlies to win.

After entering February, physical fitness is a bit tight for all players.

Everyone is looking forward to the days off during the All-Star Weekend.

Under such circumstances, it is obviously difficult to play the league's top teams back-to-back.

But having said that, it is precisely because of the difficulty that it has gold content.

Think about it, if the Grizzlies can really win back-to-back games in this round and get 33 consecutive wins, this may become one of the greatest achievements of this era!

This winning streak will also become the most valuable winning streak in NBA history.

If the Grizzlies can successfully defeat the Bucks, the battle that will ultimately determine their 33-game winning streak will begin on the huge, high-profile stage in Los Angeles.

Moreover, Link faced LeBron James, his fierce rival in his career.

Adam Joke is probably smiling crookedly now. Link is in his last year, and he can still bring such a large amount of popularity to the league.

This is like Mayweather VS Pacquiao in the fighting world. This game has been called the NBA's "Fight of the Century" by fans!

This was the first surprise that Link brought to fans at the end of the 10s and the beginning of the 20s.

This is his last myth in the regular season!

Of course, the above are all created by the fans themselves.

The battle of the century, the first surprise of the 1920s, etc., Link didn't actually think about it that much.

He just wants to win the game, that's all. After all, the winning streak is right in front of you, so why wouldn't you want to take it?

But now, there is a very real problem facing the Grizzlies.

After playing two-thirds of the regular season, everyone was a little tired. At this time, if they encounter back-to-back games with the Bucks and Lakers, the Grizzlies will indeed have a very difficult time playing.

Both the Bucks and Lakers regard the Grizzlies as direct competitors this year, not to mention that they don't want to be the background for the Grizzlies to break records. Therefore, the intensity of this back-to-back round will definitely not be low.

Even if the Bucks and Lakers try their best, they won't let the Grizzlies get their wish easily.

Under such circumstances, the Grizzlies players will undoubtedly play very hard. Even fatigue injuries cannot be ruled out.

Do they really want to take such a big risk just for a winning streak?

Although 33 consecutive wins is awesome, the championship is the most important thing.

This is not the first time such a problem has been faced by the Grizzlies. They had the same troubles when they broke their single-season winning record.

Whether we should work so hard in the regular season is an unanswerable question.

The scenery on the surface is far from simple as it seems.

Joger's final strategy is to go all out in the Bucks battle and strive to win.

But against the Lakers in the second back-to-back game, he is likely to reduce the playing time of some starting players to achieve the effect of protection and rest.

If Joerger fails to lead the Grizzlies to the championship in Link's last year, he estimates that he will be sprayed for at least ten years!

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Joger could only properly arrange for players to rest in the second game.

At this point, Old Rivers executed it very thoroughly. This season, the Los Angeles Clippers' starting five have played the least amount of time in the league at the same time.

Once there is a back-to-back, one of George and Leonard will definitely rest.

This is why the Clippers' current regular season record is not very good, but they are still the favorite to win the championship.

Because everyone knows that they did not exert force in the regular season.

It doesn't matter if they lose to the Clippers in the regular season, they don't care about their regular season ranking anyway. As long as you can win the championship, who cares whether you are first in the Western Conference or fifth in the Western Conference?

But the Grizzlies' situation is somewhat special. It would be a pity if they took the initiative to give up this opportunity to tie the historical winning streak.

Whether it is "Magic", Bird, Jordan, Duncan, Kobe, James, Curry, O'Neal... Since the 1970s, no one has been able to recreate the glory of 33 consecutive victories.

You know, if the Grizzlies do it, they will go down in history!

Therefore, Link also vaccinated himself in advance.

If the game against the Lakers reaches a stalemate, then he will carry the Grizzlies no matter what.

Even if everyone in the field is full of crazy shots, he will not hesitate, even if it is 1 vs. 5, he will not give up easily!

After all, his offensive stability will not be affected by physical fitness and other factors!

The previous back-to-back round between the Clippers and the Suns has proven that Link can still perform at his best in back-to-back games.

That game against the Lakers might be tough, but Link was ready.

33 consecutive wins, this is the height that Link should reach after receiving the ultimate reward.

This is the best ending for a superstar who is trying to surpass Jordan and give his career.