Six Hundred and Seventy-One: Crazy Mamba

The Thunder ended the Grizzlies' 20-game winning streak, and Kevin Durant seemed to be the new king of the league.

The 20-game winning streak is already the third-longest streak in the league, second only to the Rockets' incredible 22-game winning streak and the 33-game winning streak created by the Lakers in 1972. At the same time, it is also the league's longest starting winning streak.

But after the loss to the Thunder, people won't feel how hard-won and how great the Grizzlies' record is.

People will only remember that it was the Thunder and Durant who interrupted this greatness!

The day after the game, seeing the news of Durant and the Thunder all over the world, Link still felt very uncomfortable. The good mood of becoming the temporary ticket king of the All-Star Game yesterday was immediately swept away.

In this era without the Heat's 27-game winning streak and the Warriors' 24-game winning streak, I don't know if it will happen. Link wanted to lead the Grizzlies to break the Rockets' 22-game winning streak, making the Grizzlies the second-longest winning streak in the league.

Even, breaking the terrifying record of 33 consecutive victories!

But all of this was wiped out after yesterday's loss to the Thunder.

Their winning streak has stopped at 20 games, and the chance of breaking the record again is very slim.

This is the first time that Link has been so depressed since the beginning of this season.

After losing to Durant on the day the vote was announced, more and more people began to question whether Link was worthy of the status of the vote king.

Especially when Jeremy Lin, who was mediocre, also had an alarmingly high number of votes, a lot of opinions were expressed about the fairness of the vote.

"League voting should be reformed, otherwise in the future, which country has more fans, which country can control the candidates for the All-Star starter!"

"Link has played against one of the top four players in the All-Star starting voting list, and that is Kevin Durant. And the ending is 0 wins and 1 loss. I don't know the next game against another voting ranking. What will happen to Kobe in the top four. I hope Link doesn't fall too hard."

Simmons, as always, will not let go of this black link opportunity, "Forget the All-Star vote, Link is now only suitable for playing the soft game of three-point shooting with the retired old man."

In the eyes of most people, Kobe is simply the perfect candidate to send Link a losing streak. If Link loses to Durant and Kobe in a row,

Even if people don't have to be black, there will definitely be fewer people voting for Link.

The "Black Mamba" was starving after a season-long absence, and has been active since returning to the team.

Although he is not as fast or tall as before after the Achilles tendon rupture, he shows the traces left by the years.

But even so, Bryant is still one of the most dangerous players in the league. Even for Link, it was quite dangerous.

In the last game against the Bobcats, Kobe Bryant had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, almost scoring a triple-double.

In the last game against the young Thunder, Kobe Bryant had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, with an incredible 62.6% hit rate! His outstanding performance made Durant feel ashamed.

Where is the data that an athlete after a ruptured Achilles tendon can come up with!

Under Kobe Bryant's excellent play, the Lakers finally killed the unstoppable Thunder at home this season.

The Lakers beat the Thunder, which beat the Grizzlies yesterday. So, the matchup between the Lakers and the Grizzlies has become interesting again.

You know, before the Achilles tendon ruptured last season, Kobe was still a super killer with an average of 27.3 points per game!

The next game, Bryant will be a guest at FedEx Arena. There is no doubt that many people are waiting to see Link's joke at the juncture of the Grizzlies just lost to the Thunder.

Durant is difficult to deal with, and the bloodthirsty Kobe is even more difficult to deal with. If you think you're facing an ordinary 35-year-old player, the ending will be the same as Durant a few days ago.

Although the Lakers' current record is only 11 wins and 11 losses, it is far from outstanding, but they must not be regarded as a weak team.

Link really didn't want to lose again. He wanted to go back to yesterday and play the Thunder again. But this kind of thing couldn't happen, so Link had to put all his energy on the game with the Lakers.

Losing to the most sensitive opponent at the most sensitive moment, Link's desire to win has been fully mobilized.

On the other hand, Kobe, who was not convinced by the old man, was also very interested in this game.

No matter when, Kobe is the man who wants to win. With the current state and configuration of the Lakers, it is very difficult for them to enter the championship competition.

Nash is almost habitually injured, and he can play 20 games in a season. Thank goodness.

Pau Gasol is completely lost in the current system and has lost his superstar aura.

And what are the rest of the Lakers? Jody Meeks, who averaged 7.9 points per game last season. Wesley Johnson, the once high-profile No. 4 pick, has yet to score in double figures in any season in his career.

The mediocre and uncharacteristic Jordan Hill, the "Lakers cornerstone" Thackeray, the undrafted Bazemore...

Aside from Kobe and Gasol, the rest of the team seems to have been made out of it.

But even so, Kobe maintained his competitive spirit and really led his team to defeat the Thunder a few days ago.

In the face of more powerful opponents, Kobe is more excited! The Lakers are now more like the Grizzlies four years ago. They may not be able to win the championship, but anyone who plays against them has to peel off their skin!

Link and Kobe have a very good personal relationship, but that doesn't stop them from fighting each other on the court.

Coincidentally, Kobe really wanted to see it too. At the All-Star Game that year, the stunned young man who trained with him at four in the morning became the strongest player in the league.

The night before the game, Link invited Kobe to dinner. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time.

But as soon as Link got home, he received a message from Kobe, "Get ready, from now on, the Black Mamba is going into attack mode."

Link pouted, if he lost to the Thunder and then to the Lakers, he would probably be mad at himself.

In any case, you must withstand the "Black Mamba", no, it is the attack of the "Crazy Mamba".

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Bill Simmons' op-ed has recently seen a surge in hits.

Few media people have the upper hand against Link, and Bill Simmons is one of the few. For this reason, Simmons' popularity has become higher than ever.

In this world, there is finally a media person who can manage Link.

Such things naturally put Simmons in a good mood, and Link's loss almost became the source of his good mood. And tonight, Simmons will have a chance to be happy again.

After returning home, Simmons hurriedly ate dinner, and said bitterly to his wife, "Honey, I'm afraid that the two children and the mess after dinner have to come to help clean up. You know, tonight's ball It's very important, and they are urging me to write articles. So, I have to go to the office to work overtime. "

Seeing the pitiful look in Simmons' eyes, his wife nodded tenderly, "Go on, honey, and rest."

In this way, Simmons can, under the guise of work, swagger away from all family matters and lock himself into an "office" with five TV screens and five games at the same time.

It's hard to say what's most shocking about this. Is it that he can watch five games at the same time, or does he call the place where he can watch five games grandly the "office".

The life of Simmons is definitely the envy of most fans, especially those who are a little older.

Whenever he wants to watch a game, he can use his work as a guise, and enjoy his personal time, quietly and justifiably, by himself.

This trick, Simmons tried and tested. He used to gamble for two days when his wife was pregnant, under the pretext of going to Las Vegas to watch summer league.

Simmons excitedly turned on the TV. He planned to record every detail of Kobe's abuse of Link tonight.

Tomorrow, he also hopes to use these things to attract attention.

As soon as he turned on the TV, Simmons saw David Aldridge conducting a courtside interview with Link before the game.

And this question, Simmons happens to be very interested.

Aldridge asked Link, "A lot of people say that Bill Simmons was the first media guy who got hurt. What do you think? Do you really think he was embarrassing?"

"What!?" Link's eyes widened in surprise. "I thought I was going to talk to me about Kobe, but instead, I was talking about someone like Bill Simmons who doesn't exist."

"Ha! That's clumsy trash talk!" Simmons yelled in front of the screen. "Byrd should teach you how to spray people."

"But since I want to talk, let's talk. Bill Simmons embarrassed me? Please, do I care what a coward hiding behind a screen says?"

Link said, pointing to the camera. He knew that Simmons was watching him somewhere in Boston.

"Coward!? Shit!" Simmons was a little angry, but not completely provoked. After all, in this game, he still has the "gold medalist" Kobe Bryant.

Link can win the crazy Kobe first, and then let's talk about the rest.

Simmons believes that no one can win on a hungry Kobe, not even Link!