Eight Hundred and Thirty-Six: Isn’t the Gap of Ten Points Big Enough?

The problems the Grizzlies encountered after losing Randolph and Iguodala were naturally seen by others.

In the NBA, the status of a team is never a secret. Any problems you expose during the game will be shown in detail in the game video.

And these problems are likely to become a breakthrough for the other party to defeat you.

That's why Dwight Howard is so arrogant. He believes that when the Grizzlies lack reserves inside, he can make a huge difference in the three-second zone.

Not only does he want to win, but he also wants to score gorgeous statistics to win!

What's more, the Grizzlies are still playing back-to-back away games, which greatly enhances Howard's self-confidence.

Howard, who entered the league as a high school student, is now almost 30 years old. He knows very well that as he grows older and suffers from injuries, his physical condition is getting worse and worse. It is very likely that he will never be able to find the form he had during the Magic era, and his peak is likely to be over.

He longs for glory and a championship, so he wants to seize victory at the tail end of his peak. In Howard's view, this year is the best opportunity.

Therefore, Howard is extremely irritable this season. His desire to win has brought his hostility to his opponents to an unprecedented level.

The season has only started less than a month ago, and Howard has already clashed with opponents on the court many times. Among them, there are many big-name players like Garnett and Kobe.

Howard has completely changed. He is no longer the sunshine boy he was in Orlando. He became more violent, dark, and bloodthirsty.

He, who had never been angry before, now started trash-talking his opponents. He used to laugh all the time, but now he started pushing and shoving on the court.

In order to win, even if he does this step, Howard thinks there is nothing wrong with it.

This time, Howard directed his anger at Link.

Is there anything better than defeating the strongest opponent to prove yourself?

The Rockets have started with more than five consecutive wins three times in history, and have reached the Finals three times. Howard believes that the Rockets can continue this record this year!

As long as the Grizzlies can be stepped on, the finals will no longer be a fantasy!

defending champion,

Will always be the number one target for other teams...

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Although the season has just begun, Link still feels extremely tired from the consecutive away games.

"Zach, wake up!" Link yelled out of habit after opening his eyes.

"Huh? Zach?" Toby Allen sat up from the bed with a confused look on his face. Only then did Link realize that the person sleeping with him today was Tony Allen. Randolph had already returned to Memphis for treatment due to injury issues...

Link shook his head. He was really not used to the days when he was short of major generals. In the past two seasons, injury problems have basically not appeared on the Grizzlies. Even if there is, it is only a minor injury that misses two or three games.

This year, all teams in the league suddenly experienced a sudden outbreak of injuries, which is indeed quite evil.

But when he thought of the Thunder and Pacers, Link instantly felt that the Grizzlies were actually not too miserable. At least the Grizzlies still have the strength to compete for the championship, while the Thunder and Pacers are not even in the playoffs this year...

After washing up, Link wanted to go to the hotel gym to exercise as usual, but when he reached the door of the gym, he was stopped by the hotel security.

"Ms. Judy Seto ordered that no Grizzlies players be allowed in. So, I'm sorry, Mr. Lin."

"Uh... Grizzlies players can't enter?" Link scratched his head in embarrassment. At this moment, a rush of footsteps came from behind Link.

"Link, go back and have a good rest! There is a game tonight. You need to conserve your energy and relax your muscles." Judy Seto had already guessed that players would come to the gym, so she went to the gym as soon as she got up. Rush this way.

The Grizzlies' recent two consecutive serious injuries have made the entire medical team quite nervous. Although injuries in competitive sports are inevitable and unpredictable. But the entire medical team still blamed themselves, so they formulated a series of strict player protection plans.

The most important of these is to avoid overexertion of players.

In addition to normal training, the medical team does not recommend any additional training for the players. Chief team doctor Moon even gave Joger a suggested list of players' playing time, hoping to appropriately reduce the players' playing time to play a protective role.

After all, this is just the regular season, there is no need to fight hard. It's better to have no one available in the regular season than no one available in the playoffs.

"I...just want to do a simple morning jog." Link curled his lips. He felt that Saito's reaction was too exaggerated.

"That's not possible, Link. Zach and Andre are already in the hospital bed, and you don't want to join them." Saito's attitude is very firm. From now on, she will not allow any more players to be injured. .

Link shook his head helplessly and could only return to the hotel room. From now on until he enters Toyota Center to prepare for the game, he and everyone else on the Grizzlies team will just sit in the room and wait.

"Don't be anxious, Link. It won't do you any harm to rest before back-to-back games. If you're bored, you can go to social media and reply to your number one fan, Dwight Howard." Tony Allen sat leisurely on the bed. , shook the phone at Link, but he was not impatient at all.

"Dwight Howard? What did he say?" Link then took out his mobile phone and looked at the recent statements of various stars on social media.

Since the entire Grizzlies team was still in Oklahoma City last night and caught a flight overnight to Houston, Link had no idea what Howard said during the interview.

After being reminded by Tony Allen, I took a look at social media and realized that Howard was so arrogant.

Of course, in addition to Howard, there are also many reporters who are more excited than ever. Because during yesterday's game between the Grizzlies and the Thunder, they seemed to see a crack in the armor of the Grizzlies' "invincible battleship."

"Are the Memphis Grizzlies, with their injury problems, starting to fall off the charts?"

"Without Westbrook and Durant, the Thunder almost succeeded in making a comeback. This shows that the Grizzlies' dominance has been greatly reduced!"

"The Grizzlies' luck has come to an end. It turns out that even God doesn't want to see the Grizzlies build a dynasty."

And, as Dwight Howard said, "It's time for a change of administration."

"Hmm... I didn't expect it to be so lively. If I remember correctly, we were the ones who won last night." Link looked at the cynicism from the media and suspected that his memory was confused.

Not only did the Grizzlies win, they also won by 10 points. Why is it on social media and in the media's mouth? It looks like the Grizzlies have lost.

"Perhaps, even if we beat our opponent by 10 points, it can only be considered a narrow victory?" Tony Allen spread his hands. Yesterday's game was indeed thrilling, but the result was not bad.

"Interesting, do people in Houston really think that winning six consecutive victories is equivalent to winning a championship? Tonight, we have to let them see the standard of a championship." Link looked at the screen of his mobile phone and found that he couldn't sit still even more.

So he went to Howard's social media homepage and left a "friendly" message under the video of his interview last night.

"The reason why the Houston Rockets can win six consecutive games is because the San Antonio Spurs did not have Duncan or Ginobili in the last game. Like us, the Rockets defeated almost all teams that were left behind. The illusion of winning streak made them complacent. But with a complete lineup, they defeated opponents with an incomplete lineup. This is not something to be proud of. Don't worry, Houston fans, tonight we can make the Rockets face reality and let your boys give up those unrealistic fantasies as soon as possible. By the way, Dwight, your trash talk sucks.”

After Link finished replying, he lay back on the bed contentedly.

"What? Are you willing to rest now?" Tony Allen smiled at Link.

"Well, let's save our energy until tonight to deal with the Rockets. Since they think the 10-point difference is too small, let them lose even more miserably."

Link finished speaking and closed his eyes.

Sometimes, proper rest does help with more intense outbursts.