One Hundred and Seventy-Two: Come to the Scene to Watch the Ball

The day before the playoffs began, Link and the Grizzlies arrived in Oklahoma City, where Link's professional career began.

Speaking of which, he's really related to Oklahoma City. He first became a real professional player here, and now, he is about to usher in his first playoff trip here.

Link's feelings for this city are very special, and his short experience here has laid a solid foundation for him to become an NBA player.

"I like this city, Zach." Sitting on the team bus, looking out the window at the familiar street scene, Link and Randolph chatted.

"You won't like it soon." Randolph closed his eyes, obviously resting, but still replied to Link.

Randolph's serious appearance these past two days really made Link a little uncomfortable.

"why?"

"Because this is the home of the Thunder, Link. In the playoffs, the home fans are 100 percent for their team. There's nothing but blood and blood here. So, you're not going to like it." Lan Dove opened his eyes, like an old player imparting experience to the new recruit Danzi.

But in fact, Randolph that goods also played in the playoffs. In the 2001-02 playoffs, Randolph only played 1 minute in garbage time and did not get any data, which can be ignored.

He officially played in the playoffs in the 2002-03 season. That year, Randolph played 7 times with the Blazers in the playoffs, averaging 13.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. However, eight years have passed since that experience.

"Come on, you didn't get booed wherever you went back then. It had nothing to do with whether you were away or not. For you, where is not a bloody storm?" Link waved his hand, and the young Randolph didn't say anything. It was on the road. It is estimated that fans at home were booing him. After all, that guy is really bad!

It's not that the performance on the court is bad, but the professional attitude and reputation off the court are too bad.

Randolph glared at Link, then continued to close his eyes. Talk to that kid, and most of the time you'll be rounded into a pit.

Link smiled and joked, but if the Grizzlies can play the toughest game in the playoffs this year, it has to be Randolph.

Although Tony Allen won the championship, he really can't score. Battier has played in all three of the Grizzlies' postseason trips and three with the Rockets. But after all, at his age, you can't expect Shane to kill the game.

As for the rest of Conley, Gasol, Mayo, and others, like Link, they are all debutants in the playoffs.

Randolph's playoff experience, resume and strength are indeed very important to the Grizzlies.

But Link still disagrees with what Randolph just said. He believes that in Oklahoma City, in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, not all fans support the Thunder.

This city is not only bloody and bloody...

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In the afternoon, after practice at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Grizzlies players entered free time.

Said to be free activities, but in fact most players chose to go back to the hotel directly. Oklahoma City is a place that is unfamiliar to Grizzlies players and can't find a place to play. And this place, which is ridiculed as "Russian Village", like Memphis, has very few places for entertainment. Unless it's the little prince in a nightclub like Harden, there's no place for fun at all.

Add to that the playoff debut tomorrow, and the players will definitely want to stay in shape. Therefore, returning to the hotel to rest seems to be the only option for the Grizzlies players.

"Link, what would you like to eat tonight? Boiled chicken breast or boiled beef. By the way, I brought my XBOX360 game console, play games with me tonight, I..." Randolph was talking in the locker room while getting dressed, but he looked up and swallowed half of what he had said.

Because he found out that Link didn't seem to be in the locker room at all! Said a lot,

It's all talking to the air!

"Where's Link?" Randolph asked his teammates with a confused look, and the others just spread their hands and shook their heads.

"It seems that he should leave as soon as the training is over. However, I don't know where he went." Tony Allen shrugged, it seems that only he and Randolph can participate in tonight's game party.

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Moore Cemetery in Oklahoma City, located in Moore Township, a southern suburb of Oklahoma City.

In April 2010, the terrible Moore tornado hit here. At that time, a 3-kilometer-wide tornado swept across the place with a force of more than 300 kilometers. The tornado was razed to the ground, countless houses collapsed, two schools and a hospital were turned into ruins, and cars were like toys. Extruded into scrap iron.

Moore Cemetery was also devastated, but with the joint efforts of local residents, the usual calm has been restored here.

It's only been a year since the tornado hit, so many people come to the cemetery every day. After all, those who perished in the tornado are resting here.

Link held a bouquet of flowers and stood in front of a simple cross tombstone. Unlike most, the people he came to visit were not killed by that terrible tornado, but at a basketball game.

"Zick, long time no see." Link didn't want to make the atmosphere so sad, so he smiled at the tombstone, then bent down and placed the flowers beside the tomb.

"This place is nice and lively, you shouldn't be bored. By the way, look what this is? Yes, NBA playoff tickets! Dude, we're going to play the playoffs, NBA season The playoffs! God, can you imagine that? It's crazy."

"I said, I'm going to carry our dreams and keep going. I'm in the NBA, I'm an All-Star, I'm in the playoffs. This time the playoffs start in Oklahoma, so you Must see, Zeke. Zach Randolph that guy said there's no way I can have fans in Oklahoma City, but I know, you will. Hahahaha, do you know Zach? The villain whose career is almost over. He has a name just like yours, and he's just as nice to me. If you could, I wish you could get to know each other, you'd love him for sure, if you could...  ..."

"Okay, no more bullshit with you kid. Look, I'm here in Oklahoma City, continuing our dream. This is where our dreams begin, not where they end."

After speaking, Link stood up and faced Upshaw's mother Martha.

"Boy, Zeke must be very happy to be here. To be honest, if you're busy, you don't have to run this far."

"I hope he's happy too, Martha. It's alright, it won't delay my training and competition. By the way, how's her grades?" The "she" in Link's mouth naturally meant Upshaw's sister.

"Very good, the final test report card this time is basically A. I think she will go to college for sure, Link, thanks to you. If he is a girl who stays in that shabby neighborhood for the rest of his life, I really don't know what to do..."

"I didn't do anything, Martha. They were such a good sibling because of your wonderful mother. Of course...I have to thank you too, your family in Oklahoma City. Take good care of me. You treat me like your own son."

Link remembered the time when he went to Upshaw's house to eat, drink and even sleep on the sofa. Seriously, if it wasn't for the warmth brought by the Upshaw's house, Link might have been in the cruel environment of the G League. Give up the dream of professional basketball.

"Hey, here's five playoff tickets. I bought them for you. Go and watch the game with Zeke. It's not every year that I get a chance to come to Oklahoma City. City is playing in the playoffs. I wish I could have you guys watching from the sidelines when I play games in Oklahoma City. That way, I will feel a lot more at ease." Link said, throwing five balls The ticket was shoved into Martha's hand.

These are 5 front volleyball tickets after the bench. As far as the official pricing is concerned, the minimum price of each ticket is $5,000. 5, or $25,000. Given the family conditions of the Upshaw family, it must be unaffordable.

"I can't take your ticket, Link, it's too expensive!"

"If you don't accept them, I'll have to throw them all away. Go and watch the game, just treat it as me cheering." Link forced the ticket into Martha's hand.

Martha didn't shirk any more, her eyes rosy with a smile, "You will be blessed by God, child."

"I don't ask for God's favor, because with you, I'm enough." Link looked up at the sky. In this April, close to summer, the sky was cloudless and blue, just like the starting point of his career. --blue.

This time, Randolph was really wrong. Oklahoma City isn't just about blood and blood, it's also about genuine tenderness.

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