Three Hundred and Sixteen: The Ambition of the Diamond King 5

While people were cheering for the Grizzlies players and Link, the Grizzlies players couldn't celebrate the victory.

Because as soon as the game was over, they changed their clothes and boarded the plane back to Memphis, saying goodbye to this glamorous city.

Back-to-back, this kind of schedule that only appears in shrinking seasons, can be said to be the most brutal schedule in the history of the NBA. The players have to go through the double devastation both mentally and physically, and they don't even have time to celebrate the victory.

Before Link enjoyed the fun of defeating Wade and James, he had to rush to the next battlefield without stopping.

Fortunately, shortened seasons don't happen often, otherwise Link would have to be driven crazy.

The next day, Link slept until noon before waking up. It's not that he's lazy, but that he spent too much in Miami yesterday.

After fighting James for a whole game, Link felt as if his body had been hollowed out. Whether it is the defensive end or the offensive end, James' pressure is huge. So almost as soon as he got on the team bus yesterday, Link fell asleep.

Link dragged his tired body to get up, and outside the window, the sky of Memphis was no longer gray. In April, the weather is gradually warming up, and the pleasant summer is coming.

The arrival of summer indicates that the playoffs are approaching step by step.

Thinking of this, Link lost all sleepiness. In order to achieve home court advantage in the playoffs, the only way is to stick to this month.

As usual, Link turned on the TV and watched the news while eating before going out. He missed the top five yesterday, but Link just caught up with the top five.

Watching the scene of Jimmy Butler tripping over himself in front of the bench, Link almost spit out the milk... It's really hard for Hollins, he must have had a hard time on the bench yesterday Bar.

Seriously, though, it's nice to hit shots over Wade's and James' heads. It's a pity that yesterday was at the Heat's home court, and the cheers of the fans could not be heard.

After watching the five big embarrassments, Link went out to drive. But as soon as he walked out of the house, he retreated back.

He forgot to take his luggage.

After today's game, the Grizzlies will fly to Oklahoma City again immediately, so the players have to take their luggage directly to the stadium today, and they will start immediately after playing the Warriors.

I just came home to sleep, and I have to go again......

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That night, the Grizzlies still performed well in their home game against the Warriors.

Although the Grizzlies are fighting back to back, and they fought quite fiercely with the Heat yesterday. But for the Warriors, hard power is really not enough. Ellis was traded, and Curry injured his ankle for the Nth time. The Warriors lost the double guns in the backcourt, which means they lost their offensive firepower.

So at home, the Grizzlies effortlessly defeated the Warriors and won back-to-back two-game winning streak 98-84.

Link looked at the bench without Curry and secretly sighed. This is likely to be the last season where the Warriors can be abused casually, because after this season, Mark Jackson will take office as the head coach of the Warriors.

And Mark Jackson established a complete system in the Warriors and allowed the power of Curry and Klay Thompson to play.

After that, the Warriors will enter the era of Steve Kerr. At that time, the Golden State Warriors will be even more difficult to say.

After playing the game and being interviewed by the reporters, Link and his teammates embarked on the journey again.

Twenty-four hours later, in Oklahoma City, the exhausted Grizzlies finally fell to the Thunder's youthful storm.

The Thunder has been strong this season, and it still occupies the first place in the Western Conference until now. What's more, the Grizzlies are fighting back-to-back for the third consecutive game, running back and forth for the third consecutive game.

Today, even Link, who has always been known for his good physical fitness, overturned. Although he scored 22 points, his 42.1% shooting rate and 1 of 5 three-pointers were obviously lower than the average. Physical problems made Link's offense less stable,

On the other hand, Lei Ting had just rested for two days, so he was full of energy.

As a result, the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder 94-98 away. Durant and Westbrook scored 52 points together, and James Harden, who came off the bench, also scored 14 points. Their firepower is well-deserved to say that they are number one in the West.

So far, the Grizzlies have played against the Thunder this season. Unlike last year, the Grizzlies have only 1 win and 3 losses against the Thunder this season!

After the game was mentioned by reporters, both Link and Hollins were alarmed.

On Link's side, he remembered that the Thunder made it to the finals this year! And the whole process, basically all the way to advance with a crushing victory.

In the original history, the Thunder defeated the defending champion Mavericks 4-0 in the first round, and ended the last glory of the Lakers 4-1 in the second round. The Western Conference Finals only allowed the veteran Spurs to win 2 games. If it weren't for Harden and Westbrook's sudden power outage in the finals, James' first championship might have to be postponed.

As for Hollins, they have to plan for this season's playoffs. The Thunder had 1 win and 3 losses in the regular season, which is obviously not a good result. So in the playoffs, the Grizzlies need to avoid the Thunder as much as possible.

Judging from the current rankings, if the Grizzlies remain third in the Western Conference, they will encounter the second-ranked Spurs in the Western Conference in the second round of the playoffs. But if they fall out of the top three, they will have to meet the Thunder early in the second round!

Therefore, the next strategy of the Grizzlies is very clear-try to keep the third place in the West, and prevent the two teams in Los Angeles from taking advantage of it.

For the Lakers and Clippers, they definitely don't want to engage in the Los Angeles Derby in the first round of the playoffs.

Rather than hurting each other, they would rather fight the inexperienced Thunder. Therefore, in the next half a month, the Lakers and Clippers will definitely start sprinting like crazy. As long as they get third in the West, they can avoid the Los Angeles Derby from being staged in advance.

The task of the Grizzlies to keep the ranking is very difficult.

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"What did you say? Are you interested in the Memphis Grizzlies?" A casually dressed black man sat in front of a young and well-mannered young white man with a look of surprise.

"Why? Do you think it's so incredible?" The young man smiled with confidence.

"Well... How should I put it? Memphis is not a big market, and the Grizzlies are not the most profitable team. I know, they have improved in the past two years. But you can also see that even so, no one Treat them as an orthodox strong team. To put it bluntly, their current status is more like a shit stick. They can achieve results, but it is difficult to get real honor." The black man spread his hands. For the NBA, he is too Can't understand.

After all, he was one of the players back then.

"At present, it is like this. You are right, Anferney. But if we intervene, everything may be different." The white man is still very confident. After all, he can get to where he is today. It wasn't luck, he trusted his own judgment.

The black man named Anferney is none other than "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway, one of the most famous successors of Jordan ever. But his ending was similar to that of another Jordan successor, Grant Hill, who eventually failed to reach the expected height due to injuries.

Hardaway couldn't believe that the 35-year-old "Diamond King" Robert Pera would actually pull himself into the Grizzlies.

Indeed, Pera, who has already had a successful career, grew up in Los Angeles. He loves basketball and wants to own a team of his own.

But Hardaway really doesn't know what Pella wants to acquire the Grizzlies. Can the Grizzlies help him make money? Not necessarily.

Although the Grizzlies are being touted right now, this is indeed the best opportunity to get involved in the NBA. But the Memphis Grizzlies? To be honest, in the era when Hardaway played, the Grizzlies were a joke! This inherent impression is still deeply ingrained in Hardaway's mind until now.

"Different? What do you think will be different if we intervene?" Hardaway spread his hands, seeing that he couldn't say anything about Pella, he decided to listen to what this genius capitalist would say.

"We can build a team around Link, Anferney. If we step in, we will tailor everything for him, from teammates, coaches to management, and we will provide him with the best resources. And he, I Don't know about you but in my opinion, that guy is definitely a cornerstone player who can be trusted. He's only a sophomore, Anferney, but he's deflated most of the league's stars. I can see his potential , if you use him wisely, the Grizzlies will get rid of the status quo, get rid of your so-called shit stirrer status, and become a real championship contender. And we will also make a lot of money because of it! Heisley will be the Grizzlies Rescued from the abyss of Vancouver, and we, it's time for the Grizzlies to take it one step further."

Hardaway smiled jokingly, because he has confidence in the Grizzlies because of an undrafted pick? He thought Robert Pera was crazy.

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