Seven Hundred and Forty-Six: The Ambition of the Old Man

The Grizzlies won 72, becoming the second team in NBA history to win 72 in a single season.

Although as early as March, people had a hunch that the Grizzlies could achieve this record. Since then, people have been mentally prepared.

But when all this happens, any mental preparation is futile. The reason why a miracle can be called a miracle is because it can break through everyone's psychological defense line.

The whole Memphis went crazy, and fans flooded the streets like a championship parade until the early hours of the morning.

The next day, almost every news outlet was covering it. Attention, not just sports media, but all news media!

The Memphis Grizzlies, a small team city, is completely popular all over the world.

Now, everyone knows that the 72-win record is no longer exclusive to the Dynasty Bulls, and it is no longer exclusive to Jordan's "god". Some people even think that Link has "matched the gods"!

Although the Grizzlies may still win in the future. But the moment they tied the 72-win record was undoubtedly the most exciting.

"Wade, James, Bosh, Link pulled three superstars as a backdrop for himself at one time, there is no more perfect script than this! This is the worst loss of the Heat Big Three after last year's Christmas battle! "

"With the Grizzlies, James achieved his ninth career scoring 2,000 points in a single season, second only to Malone and Jordan in NBA history. But, how many people know or care about this? His All the limelight was taken away by Link, who won 72 wins! Helpless LeBron, he could only silently achieve the 'mileage sadness' of his career."

"Link broke the myth of the Bulls dynasty with his unparalleled performance. People are starting to compare him to Jordan more and more. I think it's hard for you to believe that this is a history created by the undrafted!"

The next day, it was all about Link and 72 wins. As long as people in various countries and regions pay attention to basketball, no one does not know that the Grizzlies tied the 72-win record.

Of course, what became popular with Link's 72 wins was the sentence that Link said after the game, "I still envy them!"

Link's remarks in an interview after the game caused heated discussions among fans. Some people say that Link deserves such arrogance. Although he has not yet won the championship, Link has already stood on top of the world. He is like Bird who was in his prime, he can't be too mad.

Of course, some people think that Link doesn't respect his opponent, and he is a scumbag.

But in any case, Link did generate a massive discussion, which was a success in itself.

When people would rather discuss the decency of Link's speech than James' 2,000-point ninth career in a single season, the league's landscape has actually changed.

"You're an asshole, Link. I'm an asshole, but I can't say anything like that." Randolph smiled gleefully at Link while watching the news on his phone.

"What a bastard I am, look at how friendly I laugh." Link pouted, at that time he really didn't want to provoke his opponent on purpose, saying that those were just blurted out.

It seems that he really has the potential to be a villain. Before, Link was just considered a badass. But now, he's really a badass.

"The Miami people must be pissed off, they must be desperate to get revenge on us on the Finals stage. Haha, I can't wait! Let them come,

Daddy Zach, I scored 19 points in a quarter every minute! "Randolph is gearing up, already thinking about the playoffs.

After the Heat, the Grizzlies have four games left in the regular season. But in fact, for the Grizzlies players, that game against the Heat is the last game. The next four games were really irrelevant.

Only now are the Grizzlies players really starting to think about the playoffs.

After Link listened to Randolph's words, he couldn't help but look at this season's ranking table. Before you know it, midsummer is coming again, and the bloodiest fight is about to begin again.

So far this season, the top eight in the West are the Grizzlies, Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Rockets, Trail Blazers, Warriors and Suns. The top four have basically been determined, and no matter what happens in the last few games, the top four will not be changed. In other words, the Spurs and the Thunder, the two rivals, will definitely not meet the Grizzlies in advance.

I don't know who can kill the Spurs and the Thunder this year.

Before the Western Conference finals, the opponents of the Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals will be the winners of the Rockets and Clippers.

The Clippers have made great progress this season. The trio of Paul, Griffin and DeAndre Jordan has become more mature, and Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick have enriched the Clippers' offensive options. Not surprisingly, the Clippers should not have a problem with killing the Rockets. On the Rockets side, Howard and Harden are not pushing in the same direction at all, they will beat themselves.

If he meets the Clippers, Link believes that the ending will be the same as last season-the Grizzlies won easily.

Because in the Clippers array, there is no player who can match Link.

Although Paul is an excellent point guard, even he can't play against Link. Link believes that the Western Conference semifinals will definitely not overturn.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Grizzlies' opponent will be the winner of the Suns and the Mavericks. But to be honest, the two teams are no different no matter who they play.

On the Suns side, neither Dragic nor Bledsoe are playoff-level superstars. How much they can play in the playoffs is simply unknown.

On the contrary, it is now ranked ninth in the West, and the Mavericks who may counterattack to eighth are more difficult to deal with.

After all, the Mavericks are a team that has just won the championship in three years. Dirk's offensive skills are still superb after returning from injury, although the German has lost the speed, explosiveness, endurance and flexibility of the year. He can no longer use individual singles in the whole court, or play rooster independent 24/7, but he can still help the team with off-ball movement, mid-range jumper, solid 3-pointer and high-post support.

Monta Ellis has also completed a gorgeous transformation this season. He has transformed from a single man who competes with Curry for the ball and scores with Jennings into a perfect team player. Tenacity, toughness, ability to make big shots, share the ball...he's become a well-deserved leader in Dallas.

But even so, the Mavericks are still not enough to see. Whether Dirk can hold Randolph now is a question. What's even more frightening is that you can't imagine how 37-year-old Carter and 36-year-old Marion will be tortured by Link.

For these two veteran wings, if the Mavs make the playoffs, they're going to hell.

After thinking about it, it seems that this year will only feel the pressure from the start of the Western Conference finals.

Thinking of this, Link stopped his thoughts. The Grizzlies will rest for the next four games, breaking their 72-win record by the way. But that doesn't matter anymore. After the Grizzlies won the game yesterday, people knew it was only a matter of time before the 72-win record was broken.

Link now starts to focus on the battle of the playoffs, the Thunder, the Spurs and the Heat. For Link, he only needs to beat two of these three teams to achieve a consecutive championship!

In the NBA league, consecutive championships are not easy things. In so many years of history, with so many championships, a total of 5 teams have achieved consecutive championships.

Even the "ivy" like the San Antonio Spurs have never experienced the taste of consecutive championships.

Moreover, Link didn't want to carry the title of runner-up with 70+ wins. In that past history, the Warriors, because they failed to win a championship, seemed to appear that their 73 wins were not as great as the Bulls' 72 wins. In the final analysis, the criterion for judging the success of a team this season is the championship.

The omnipotent Grizzlies are ready to smash the Quartet in the playoffs. At this time, in Dallas, the German old Hannowitzki, who will turn 36 years old in two months, has no one expected. Get ready to give it a go and write another legendary story of your own.

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