Seven Hundred and Forty: Before the Storm

Before the historic match between the Heat and the Grizzlies began, James had just reached a career milestone by becoming the youngest player in NBA history to score 23,000 points against the Timberwolves.

In this game with the Grizzlies, James only needs to get 11 points, and the total points in a single season can exceed 2,000 points. If James does it, he will have scored 2,000 points in a single season for nine consecutive seasons.

Score 9,000 points for nine consecutive seasons, which is a remarkable achievement. In NBA history, only Karl Malone's 12 and Jordan's 11 have done more than James. As long as James scores 11 points in the next game, he can rise to third in history in this record.

James's consecutive career milestone nights should have been covered by the media. But in front of the Grizzlies' 72 wins, these milestone records of James are rarely mentioned except by a few local Miami media.

People only know that the next game the Grizzlies may create a second 72-win myth. But no one knows that James has become the youngest Mr. 23,000 points, and James has already exceeded 2,000 points in a single season for nine consecutive seasons.

James, this supporting role, should be thoroughly.

So, before the game, James was full of anger.

You can imagine that a superstar who has been in the national spotlight since high school, is suddenly suppressed by an undrafted player after more than 10 years in the league. As long as you are a normal person, you will feel angry and unwilling.

What's more, the undrafted person also claimed to have a winning streak on himself, which is even more unbearable.

Therefore, James has become unsmiling since entering the Federal Express Arena today.

Wade rarely sees James' attitude towards which regular season game this season. A few days ago, they were even studying how to fight the Pacers. For the Heat, the regular season seems to have become a thing of the past. They have put most of their energy into the upcoming playoffs, and they don't care whether it ends up being No. 1 or No. 2 in the Eastern Conference.

But today, James is so serious before a regular season. Wade knows that this game has surpassed the outcome for James, it is about dignity!

Whether James' position as the "first man in the league" can be solid depends on the results of the Heat and Grizzlies this season.

Wade walked into the player tunnel and found that the staff in the Federal Express Arena were as busy as ever.

The group didn't yet know what a great matchup they were about to witness, but Wade could see it. Once James is serious, it's hard to beat. And Link's strength, Wade also knows the bottom line.

In this game, James and Link are destined to fight to the end, which is sure to be an earth-shattering classic duel.

Wade shrugged, it was not going to be peaceful tonight.

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"Link, take care of that guy LeBron for me tonight. You're right, we don't have to wait, we're going to win 72 today!"

Randolph is very excited today, although he is not the protagonist of this game, although he is not the focus, although he knows that he may not even be able to start.

But he was still excited.

When he first settled in the Grizzlies, his wish was to help the Grizzlies revive, and to make this team that respects him truly strong.

Complete mutual redemption.

So no one on the Grizzlies is more excited than Randolph at this point. He does not care about personal gains and losses, but simply hopes that the Grizzlies can stand on top of the world.

According to the experience of the previous encounters between the two sides, if Randolph and James played the 4th position against each other, it would be very disadvantageous. Every time the Heat are playing, Vogel has to send a lineup of one big and four small to stabilize the situation.

Therefore, Randolph estimates that he may not be able to get a starting opportunity today.

But that still couldn't stop his enthusiasm, and he looked like a rookie playing for the first time today. Even if you just sit on the bench, you will be at your fullest.

"Please, Zach, you have the opportunity to clean up LeBron yourself. It's everyone's credit for being like this this season, everyone is important." Link smiled and put on his equipment.

Compared with the bitter and vengeful James, Link's mentality is more relaxed. Because even if the game loses, the Grizzlies have nothing to regret. The 72 wins that should be won can still be won, and the history that should be created can still be created.

Therefore, Link actually has no psychological burden, and it is over after a good fight!

"Me? I'm going to have to wave a towel off the court today. But it doesn't matter, I can guarantee that every time you score, you can see my wonderful dance moves!" Randolph said, twisting his fat buttocks .

"Come on, Zach, that's a great dance move. You're a writhing pork belly at most." Tony Allen made a joke about Randolph, which made all the Grizzlies in the locker room laugh. make a group.

Vogel looked at the smiling players and felt a lot more comfortable. The team atmosphere of this team can ensure that each of them has the strongest fighting ability on the court.

Before the start of the game, Vogel arranged today's starting lineup. Sure enough, Zach Randolph was not listed. In order to deal with the Heat's big and four small, Vogel used Link to play power forward and replaced Randolph with Tony Allen.

The players were not surprised by this. Before the start of the game, the Heat did send a lineup of one big and four small.

Chalmers, Wade, Ray. Allen, James and Bosh, this is the Heat's starting today. They will use this lineup to resist the Grizzlies' 72-win streak.

Before today's game, James did not communicate with any Grizzlies players. Even Mike Miller, who played for the Heat last season, didn't say hello to James.

It can be seen that James is not here to make friends today, he is here to win.

After this game, what James needs to remember is his ninth consecutive season of scoring more than 2,000 points, not the Grizzlies' 72 wins!

He wants to take back the position of the protagonist!

The referee blew the whistle, and the most high-profile regular season before the playoffs officially started.

This time, Bosh had a rare chance to win the ball from Gasol's head. From the first second of the game, Randolph stood on the sidelines excitedly, cheering for his teammates.

Chalmers slowly took possession of the ball and approached the Grizzlies' half court, and Link found that the Heat's offensive rhythm today was unexpectedly slow.

However, whether it is fast or slow, the most threatening point for the Heat is James. As a result, Link has been around James before he catches the ball, preventing him from easily getting the ball in a comfortable position.

Others may have overlooked James' milestone night, but not Link. He knew very well how frustrated James was now, so Link didn't dare to be distracted at all. This game, the Heat will definitely play as the finals!

James flexibly interspersed and moved positions, but the Asian player wearing the No. 0 jersey behind him was like James' shadow, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how much he shook it.

From the first round, the fight between the two has entered a white-hot stage, as if two track and field athletes are running with rice. As soon as the game started, he sprinted directly.

Just when people thought that Link and James were going to be one-on-one in the first round, Chalmers passed the basketball to Ray Allen who had pocketed it in the bottom right corner at some point.

Tony Allen had just gotten rid of Bosh's off-ball screen at this time, and he was still some distance away from Ray Allen. The Grizzlies' attention was on James, and they didn't even think to make up for Mine Allen.

Ray Allen caught the basketball steadily, seized this fleeting opportunity and shot decisively!

Tony Allen swooped in front, trying to interfere with the opponent's shot even when he was just blocked by an off-ball screen. If it is an ordinary player, or even some stars who are not so superb in three-point shooting, they may be frightened by Tony Allen's deadly posture.

But Ray Allen, one of the league's best shooters, won't be so easily intimidated.

From the stand, Ray Allen shot against Tony Allen's defense. But only Tony Allen knew that he still gave Ray Allen a little space, enough space for top shooters to find the crosshairs!

After the basketball passed Tony Allen's fingertips, it drew a perfect rainbow arc, rolled up the net, and fell to the ground.

Ray Allen hits a three-pointer, giving the Heat a head start! The Heat refused to be the background board for the Grizzlies, which is not only the desire of James, but also the desire of the entire Heat team!

"Ray Allen felt hot today. He hit a 3-pointer right at the start of the game. But this is destined to be a protracted battle, and the Heat must continue to be cautious about the game."

Hubie Brown, like most people, didn't pay much attention to the three-pointer. It would be weird if Ray Allen didn't make a couple of threes in a game.

But James slightly raised the corner of his mouth after Ray Allen scored, and then gave him a high five. Heat today's winning formula is the three-pointer! In the case that the interior is not dominant, the Heat hope to make a big fuss with three-pointers.

Once the threes are separated and the defense is pulled away, James can also rush to the rim with impunity.

Just now, Ray and Allen undoubtedly gave the Heat a good start to their strategy today.

James likes the calm expression of his opponent at this time, because before the storm comes, it is often very quiet.

And when the storm comes, it's too late!

The Grizzlies players are not aware of the crisis yet, and for James, this is just right, just right...

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