Seven Hundred and Thirty-Eight: Exploded and Unpopular

Photos of Zach Randolph grinning appeared on the front pages of major news portals the next day.

Of course, his sentence "Whether it's betting or playing, Link is first-class" also makes people daydream.

Randolph, who used to be a socialist in Portland, lost so much that he would say such a thing.

For a time, various urban legends about Link emerged one after another.

"Link won 50,000! Randolph lost to tears!"

"Jordan II? Link got the Grizzlies to lift the ban on gambling on planes."

"Are all great players addicted to gambling?"

Looking at this piece of lace news, Link wanted to cry without tears. He just made a bet just to not spoil everyone's interest, who would have known that such a big upset would actually happen.

Link later watched the game out of curiosity, and the performances of Wiggins and Embiid were a disaster.

First of all, the score between the two sides is very low. Of course Link knows that it is different, so he can't use the NBA's scoring standard to measure the ncaa.

But the 57 points in the game, even if it is placed in the ncaa arena, it is also a low score.

In addition, Wiggins only scored 4 points in 1 of 7 shots, which is really humiliating as a champion candidate.

You know, in the eyes of today's people, the 2014 draft is compared to the annual draft. It is widely believed that another golden generation will be born in 2014.

As the most high-profile player in this "golden generation", Wiggins only scored once in a game, and he almost disappeared at critical moments. Link really doubted that this guy's habit of maintaining health had already formed in college.

As for the other guy, Embiid, who left the game early because of a back injury, it's understandable that he didn't play well. Link reckons that Embiid would not have fallen to the third overall pick had it not been for the injury.

After watching this match, Link could only shake his head helplessly. What can he say? It's all life!

When the momentum is strong, you can't lose if you want to lose!

His title of "gambling like life" is now back on hold.

Link really doesn't understand, since when did his image develop towards the villain and it was irreversible. When people think you are a villain, even if you don't do evil, you will go deeper and deeper into the villain pit. He obviously did nothing, but he became a "big gambler to tame Randolph" in the outside world.

The ncaa's big upset still caused a big stir in the basketball world, and even after the game was over, people were still talking about it.

It turns out that basketball games cannot be accurately predicted. Even if two teams that seem to have a great disparity in strength, the outcome of the game is likely to be completely different from what was imagined.

So fans who don't want to see the Grizzlies break their 72-win record are also looking forward to a real upset in the NBA.

Now that the Grizzlies can't reach 72 wins are dashed, they can only hope for the upset.

But Link is not Wiggins, and he will never allow himself to be suddenly invisible when the team needs it.

On March 26, the Utah Jazz nearly became the Stanford of the NBA. Before the game, no one had hope for the Jazz. Their previous record is only negative, and they are one of the weakest teams in the West. Compared with the invincible grizzly bear,

It's like an elephant compared to an ant.

However, the Jazz made the defending champion suffer in this game.

The Jazz didn't play well by one person today, but all played well.

In Favors, he efficiently hit a rebound, making the smile on Randolph's face disappear again.

Hayward also gave out 18 points. Link's defense was not unremarkable, but the white small forward from Butler University showed his talent.

In addition, Kanter, Trey Burke and Richard Jefferson also scored in double figures, and the Jazz even maintained the lead from the fourth to tenth minutes of the third quarter.

Later, the fate of the game was changed by offensive rebounds.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies seized the opportunity to attack the second time. Link used his terrifying jumping ability to frequently take off rebounds from Kanter and Favors, and Randolph also showed his extremely keen rebounding sense.

In the last quarter, the Grizzlies grabbed a full 5 offensive rebounds and forced 5 secondary offensive opportunities.

With these key secondary offenses, the Grizzlies turned the situation around. In the end, he defeated Jazz in a thrilling way.

"Although the Grizzlies won the game, I believe that the Grizzlies fans must have been shocked in a cold sweat!"

At the end of the game, Hubie Brown said while wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He couldn't imagine what the game would have been like without those five offensive rebounds.

Since Kansas' upset loss to Stanford, the word "unpopular" seems to have become the main theme of this period.

And today, the Jazz have undoubtedly made people see the possibility of an upset in the Grizzlies.

The 72-win record, which was destined to be broken, suddenly became confusing again.

Now, Link has experienced firsthand how difficult it is to get 72 wins in a single season!

Because Link had a 73-win season for the Warriors, since then, he felt that 72 wins was not a particularly impressive record.

Especially after the Grizzlies got 70 wins last season, it seems that 72 wins is just two more wins.

But when it was really implemented, Link found that it was not easy to win these two more games. Now the Grizzlies have only 4 games to lose, and 11 games later, God knows what else will happen.

Many things, only after personally participating, can you deeply appreciate the difficulty of it.

However, Link did not feel pressured because of this, he just told himself, "Be sure to focus on every game, every opponent!"

He takes tens of millions of dollars a year from the Grizzlies, not to complain about the pressure.

Compared to the G League period when even eating was a problem and going to teammates' houses to eat and drink, these are not pressures at all.

When Link encounters difficulties, he will first think of ways to solve the problem, rather than blame others.

But other people don't know this. According to espn's analysis, "the ratings for the Grizzlies are very high in every game, but I bet that half of the people who watch the Grizzlies are watching the Grizzlies lose!"

People are beginning to expect more and more upsets, and a group of "experts" led by Bill Simmons also believe that the pressure from Link and the rest of the Grizzlies will begin to show. And this pressure will eventually lead to the emergence of unpopularity.

As a result, what awaited them was a series of amazing performances.

Playing against the Warriors on March 28, the Warriors still lost by 7 points even though Curry shot from beyond the arc. Because Link scored 40 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, Curry's 5 three-pointers were also overshadowed. The Warriors wanted to create an upset, but were stopped by Link himself.

On March 30, the gritty Blazers faced the Grizzlies for the last time in the regular season. The Blazers have won five straight since their last loss to the Grizzlies. Lillard and Aldridge are getting better, and they've started to appear more and more in "best duo" lists.

Today at FedEx Arena, this duo of inside and out also played well. They teamed up to score 50 points, and Lillard saved the situation with unreasonable three-pointers many times at critical moments.

But it didn't work. Link had his eighth triple-double of the season today, with 13 rebounds and 13 assists. It is worth mentioning that Link's seventh triple-double this season was the one he got on the Blazers in the last game...

It has been a while since Kansas lost to Stanford, and it seems that the Grizzlies are getting further and further away from the upset.

No. 31 played against the Nuggets, Link scored 30 points and contributed a three-pointer with 5.2 seconds. The Nuggets also almost made an upset, but were blocked by Link's sword.

Against the Timberwolves on April 2, Link had 25 points but 12 assists, and his performance still exploded.

No. 4 fought against the Nuggets again, but Link did not give his opponent another chance. He scored 32 points in the game, and the Nuggets lost by 11 points.

No. 6 played against the Spurs, and **vich racked his brains, but couldn't find a way to contain Link. No one would be surprised when Link scored 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists again.

Ever since the Jazz nearly overturned the Grizzlies, Link seemed to have pulled off a safety grenade, blowing the Alliance into a hole!

In 7 games, Link averaged 31.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game! He used his own power to completely blow up the "unpopular".

And after the Grizzlies won the Spurs, Dwyane Wade's biggest worry came.

After the Grizzlies won the Spurs, it indicated that Link had broken the record of 70 wins last season and won his 71st win this season!

In the next game, the Grizzlies will fight the Heat again. This is the moment to witness history!

The Miami Heat just hit the hurdle of 72 wins.

If the Grizzlies can beat the Big Three and get 72 wins, that's a lot of gold.

Wade knew that Link would not pass up this opportunity.