235: Beard Challenge

"It was a humiliating day for me, and I will keep it in mind and play better in the next game," Westbrook answered blankly at the news conference.

"I had a chance to close the game, but I screwed up. Memphis is a fortress, and I think we'll have to take a little longer to break him." Durant spread his hands helplessly, sat next to him, and scored Westbrook, who has the same jersey number, is even more embarrassed.

"The Grizzlies have a pretty mature system and right now, even when Rudy Gay isn't shooting well, the Grizzlies can win. They played great, but we'll be back. ." Brooks first affirmed the strength of the Grizzlies, but then expressed his unwillingness.

From the first round of the series last season to the present, the Thunder wanted to go crazy to win against the Grizzlies. But in the end, it lost by two points, and the Thunder team's morale was hit from top to bottom.

But what happened to Thunder, Link couldn't control it. Although the black-bellied brother lost again, Link knew that Durant would not fall or sink. That guy's brilliance hasn't even begun yet.

Of course, after the game, some reporters continued to question Link. They thought that Link's "throwing the pot" behavior at a critical moment seemed very unmanly.

"If he's really kind, he'll solve the problem himself, like Durant, instead of handing the ball over to his big brother at the crunch time."

"You all said that Link was a cool pass, but in my opinion, it was just a helpless move after Link couldn't make a move."

"It was Zach Randolph who killed the game, not Link. After the game, it should have been Randolph who was voted the man of the game, not Link."

This kind of media coverage is really disgusting. But Link is immune, as long as a person wants to spray you, he can have countless reasons. Rather than feel bad for the people who hate him, Link might as well be happy for the praise for a while.

After defeating the Thunder, the Grizzlies played two of the three "Devil Opening" games.

On December 30, the Grizzlies will face the Spurs for the first time this season in San Antonio. After this game, the 2011 game will all end, and the 2012 journey will begin.

So far, the Grizzlies haven't encountered a very dense schedule. So Link believes that in less than four months, the Grizzlies will have to run around.

When it comes to the Spurs, the Grizzlies' next game, they're still going strong this season.

Last season, when the Spurs were wiped out by the Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals, everyone thought the era of GDP was over, and it was impossible for them to perform as well as they got older this season.

However, Popovich explained what it means to turn the rot into the magical with practical actions.

Since the beginning of the rookie season, the Spurs have won two consecutive victories against the Clippers and the Texas rival Rockets.

Against the Clippers, the Spurs beat Paul and Griffin for 25 points. Duncan had 20 points and 8 rebounds, and his state game was much better last season. Six of the Spurs scored in double figures, and it turns out that they can still wrestle with the Western powerhouses.

Against the Rockets, Duncan had 22 points and 12 rebounds, which means he is back to the top. In this game, the Spurs did not win as much as the Clippers, "only" won by 20 points.

The Spurs' two-game winning streak has brought them back into the ranks of the Western Conference powerhouses again.

Who said the Spurs dynasty was coming to an end? The Spurs will never fall until Duncan retires.

So the match on December 30 was also quite intense.

The revenge on the Spurs side is not as heavy as the Thunder. After all, the Spurs players are all veterans, and their life and death are bearish.

But without revenge, it does not mean that the Spurs will easily let go of victory.

In the series last year, Randolph blew the old Dengtou. And today, Duncan is a shame, and he only scored 10 points on a 37.5% shooting rate against Randolph.

On the other hand, on Duncan's side,

With 18 points and 11 rebounds, he proved that he is not old, and San Antonio's No. 21 rookie still has "upside." After getting rid of the trouble of plantar fasciitis, Duncan seemed to instantly become the fearsome "flying devil".

Aside from Duncan, the rest of the Spurs have been as good as ever. Ginobili had 24 points, Parker had 15 points, and Blair had 14 points. Of course, today Link also played against the man named Kawhi Leonard for the first time on the basketball court.

Leonard played 12 minutes today, and although he scored 6 points, his 22.2% shooting rate can be said to be very bad. Link played two rounds with him, and there was no special feeling, and defense was the same thing.

But it must be admitted that Leonard's physical condition is enviable. His long arms and big hands are very conspicuous on the basketball court.

Now Leonard is still in the stage of adapting to the rhythm of the NBA, so his performance is generally normal. Link believes that the next time he meets Leonard, it will not be so easy.

In the end, Link scored 20 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, and Gay had 19 points and 10 rebounds. However, two fists were hard to beat with four hands. Under the leadership of Lao Deng Tou, the Spurs finally won three consecutive victories at home with a score of 95 to 90. The Grizzlies also ushered in their first loss of the season in San Antonio.

The San Antonio's "returning light" performance surprised the media, but for the Grizzlies players, especially for Randolph, who was blown up by Duncan, the rest of the game was only suffocation.

"Damn, blame me today, my performance is too bad!" Randolph, who only scored 10 points and was extremely inefficient, kept complaining when he returned to the locker room after the game.

A player who was abused by you last season and couldn't take care of himself suddenly completed a counter-kill this season. This kind of thing is uncomfortable for anyone.

"Okay Zach, you know, losing is never someone's responsibility. Take it easy, man, let's win it back." Tony Allen comforted the big black bear as he changed his clothes, "but seriously. Yes, this is a wake-up call for us. This season will not be easy, and everyone should not take it lightly because of the previous two-game winning streak."

"Otherwise, let's play a game!" After Tony Allen finished speaking, Link had an idea and thought of interesting things.

"Oh? What game!?" Randolph's eyes lit up, and this guy likes this sort of thing.

"Last season we were fifth in the West, so this season, we should try to be higher. That way, we can get home court advantage in the playoffs. Otherwise, we all start today. Don't shave your beard until we get the fourth or higher score in the West, what do you think?" Link laughed wickedly, he really couldn't imagine what Randolph, who didn't have a neck, would look like after growing a beard.

That's totally the head above the shoulders! And it's round like a football.

Although it is only a small proposal, to be honest, with this sense of ritual, the players will also pay more attention to the goal of rushing into the top four in the regular season.

"Okay, I accept the challenge! How about you? Does anyone dare to play!?" Sure enough, Randolph immediately echoed. With this guy in the locker room, Link will never be afraid of the cold.

"Come on."

"Don't you just not shave your beard? What's so hard about it?"

"We must be the top four in the West, for sure!"

Everyone nodded and agreed to Link's proposal. The haze of losing the game was instantly swept away, and everyone had stronger determination and momentum at this time.

At this moment, Hollins, who had attended the press conference, walked back to the locker room. He didn't stop and waved to the players, "Let's go, it's time for us to go to Chicago."

The next game against the Grizzlies will be the Chicago Bulls, led by last season's MVP. Since there is only one day between the two games, I am afraid to return to Memphis too soon. So, the Grizzlies will be flying straight from San Antonio to Chicago to prepare.

Because the Bulls are an eastern team, they have not met the Grizzlies many times, so Link is not too impressed with this opponent. But there is one thing Link remembers very well - last season, the Grizzlies didn't seem to beat the Bulls once.

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