Seven Hundred and Forty-Nine: No War of Words Today

The results on the first day of the playoffs were undeniably shocking, with four games, all of which were won by lower-ranked teams.

If it is said that there are two games in one game, it may still be accidental, but all four games are the result of this, and it must not be explained by accident.

It turns out that the playoffs and the regular season are two completely different battlefields. Teams that rank higher in the regular season simply gain home-court advantage in the playoffs. Other than that, it doesn't mean anything else.

Those high-ranked teams who thought they must have settled down, all paid for it.

With the surprising results on Day 1, the expectations for the 74-win Grizzlies were even higher.

Can they continue to smash the Quartet in the playoffs? It will still be upset like the four teams yesterday. No matter what kind of result, it will attract countless fans to watch the game!

The Grizzlies are now as attractive as boxing champion Mayweather, whose every fight is highly regarded. But that doesn't mean that everyone watching him play wants him to win.

Watching the Grizzlies lose is also the joy of many people.

Bill Simmons emphasized the strength of the Mavericks before the start of the game, "They are definitely not to be messed with. The competition in the Western Conference is very fierce this year. Therefore, although the Mavericks did not rise to the eighth place in the Western Conference until the last day of the regular season, They are by no means a playoff underdog in the traditional sense."

"The Mavericks have won the previous seasons and are definitely the fifth and sixth in the West. Although Dirk Nowitzki and others are old, they still show a good state. And, maybe Many people forget that the Mavericks are the only team other than the Thunder to beat the Grizzlies twice this season! In addition to the last game of the regular season, the Mavericks also beat the Grizzlies once in early February."

Once again, Simmons bucked the Grizzlies before the game, only this time, he clearly learned a lot.

He only stated the facts, without too much oil and gas, and without too much black link. It seems that after repeated failures this season, Simmons also knows the end of going against Link.

He didn't want to be slapped in the face by Link again and again, unless he waited for a turnaround!

The Mavericks haven't been in the limelight since they won the championship in 2011. Just because they became the Grizzlies' opponents, they instantly gained unprecedented attention.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will naturally not miss this opportunity to gain attention. Before the game, when Cuban was interviewed by reporters, he showed great confidence.

"I know, the Grizzlies have an incredible 74 wins this season. They've done a great job all year, done it perfectly. The only mistake they made was getting the Dallas Mavericks into the playoffs. Soon, they'll find out just how wrong they are."

Cuban has always been a big mouth, often spraying referees that is notorious. But aside from the referee, Cuban never showed mercy to his opponents.

In an interview last month, he also said publicly, "I hope the Lakers continue to be this bad."

Cuban is nice to his players and staff, but not so nice to his opponents.

At seven o'clock in the evening on the 20th, an hour before the start of the game. Players from both teams showed up at FedEx Arena to warm up for the first steps of their playoff journey.

People thought the Grizzlies would be extra relaxed today, but when they warmed up, everyone on the Grizzlies was meticulous.

The warm-up is quite systematic and serious.

Fans are a little surprised, the Grizzlies are the team with 74 wins, they are the best regular season team in NBA history, no one!

But their attitude made it as if the Grizzlies were the eighth in the West.

"Looks like Mark Cuban is right, the Grizzlies seem really nervous. Yesterday, the four higher-ranked teams all lost in the game. Today, the Grizzlies are obviously more vigilant."

On the commentary stage, .T's three live treasures are ready. The Grizzlies, as the most high-profile team, naturally sent their most popular commentary team to comment on the Grizzlies' games.

On the court, some reporters also found Link and asked questions about Link and Cuban.

But Link, who has always talked a lot, declined the interview this time. He shook his head at the reporter and immediately returned to the warm-up.

People had expected Link and Cuban to have a nice war of words, but that expectation has now been completely dashed.

The whole grizzly bear feels very tight.

Everything seems to be back in 2011, back to the scene of the Western Conference finals. As a challenger, the Grizzlies are carefully preparing for the battle.

But this is only the first round of the playoffs, not the Western Conference finals.

Even Cuban was surprised. He had prepared several rhetoric to spray Link back and forth, but he didn't expect the Grizzlies to be really cautious.

Is it possible that they are really afraid?

The performance of the Grizzlies before the game has made people daydream. Every team has a nemesis. Maybe the nemesis of this 74-win Grizzlies is the Dallas Mavericks?

Finally, at eight o'clock in the evening, the referee ended the fans' painful wait.

He threw the basketball high, the arms of veteran Haitian center Dalemport and Gasol intertwined.

On the Mavericks side, the starter is really old. The starting center Dalem Potter will be 33 years old in half a month, and the starting power forward Nowitzki is 36 years old. Small forward "Hacker" Marion is 36 years old and point guard Jose Calderon is 33 years old. The youngest, Monta Ellis, is also 29 years old.

On the age of the starting lineup, the Mavericks are actually older than the Spurs!

Always the Mavericks' disadvantage, but also their advantage.

All of them have rich competition experience. Dalembert played in the playoffs 4 times before this year, and Monta Ellis was even a participant in the Warriors' Black Eight Mavericks. Nowitzki and others needless to say, their experience in 2011 is wealth that cannot be bought with money.

At the beginning of the game, after the Grizzlies won the ball first, the Mavericks started to retreat very steadily. Playing in the playoffs is as common as eating and sleeping for those guys.

Conley controlled the ball past halftime, and Iguodala came out to catch the ball and then used a screen to break through.

Sure enough, Nowitzki immediately made up the defense, and he did not let Iguodala easily break through Ellis.

Ellis' physique definitely can't handle Iguodala, so the Mavericks have long responded to this.

Don't forget, in addition to the players, the Mavericks' head coach Rick Carlisle is also a coach who has always been underestimated. His control of the game and the formulation of the game plan are definitely the top of the league. Except for the weak command on the spot, Carlisle has almost no shortcomings, both offensive and defensive.

If not prepared in advance, Iguodala will definitely feel overwhelmed by such a situation. After all, in the regular season, Iguodala is definitely impossible to enjoy this kind of treatment.

A player who has never been double-teamed suddenly faces a tough double-team, and he will definitely be somewhat stunned.

But Iguodala did not. The moment he was double-teamed by Nowitzki, he calmly pierced the basketball from the gap to Randolph!

For this possible situation, the Grizzlies have practiced countless times in the past two days! Iguodala didn't have to think too much to know what to do next.

After Randolph got the basketball, Dalemport rushed to it. That is a fat man who can score 19 points in a single quarter over the Heat. It will pay a heavy price to let him go.

Randolph isn't in a hurry to shoot or handle the ball. But like an old man who went to the court to exercise, he casually passed the ball behind his back.

Link got rid of Marion like lightning and cut it up. After receiving the basketball, he took two steps to hit the basket directly!

Marion has just been entangled with Link on the outside for a long time, and I have to admit that Marion's defensive skills are very good. In the intensity of the playoffs, it's not easy even for Link to get rid of Marion's entanglement.

But Marion's athletic ability has always been seriously degraded. When Link flashed out of space, Marion had no chance to catch up.

These two excellent passes completely cut the Mavericks' defense apart. Carlisle couldn't help clenching his fists, he could see that the Grizzlies came prepared!

They weren't complacent about winning 74 games in the regular season, these guys knew exactly what they wanted!

The Dallas natives thought they would be facing a slack, brash, flawed defending champ. But the truth is exactly the opposite!

After receiving the basketball, Link slammed into the air like a helicopter!

Marion, Dalemport and Nowitzki could only look up, they couldn't work in the air now.

"boom!"

Link swung his left arm hard and slammed the basketball into the frame! At the start of the playoffs, Link gave the Grizzlies a good start with a powerful one-handed dunk.

"Beautiful offense, the Grizzlies are in danger and patiently found a scoring opportunity! Indeed, 4 teams with higher rankings were counterattacked yesterday. But don't forget, the Memphis Grizzlies are unique. They are different from all other teams, and what happened to other teams may not necessarily happen to them!"

Hubie Brown saw Link so serious at first, and was really worried about this match. But now, after the Grizzlies played such a good offense, Hubie Brown was relieved.

The Grizzlies were so serious before the game, not because they were afraid of losing, but because they were afraid that winning would not be beautiful enough!

After scoring the goal, Link roared into the stands. Now he just wants to destroy the Mavericks, not to fight Cuban in a painless war of words.

trash talk? There will be, but that's after the Grizzlies cleanly take out the Mavericks.

12 wins ahead of the second in the league, refuse to roll over!