One Thousand and Sixty Eight: Changes Brought About by the Magic Ball

"The biggest advantage of tying the 24-game opening streak is that it makes the Warriors players unhappy."

After Link's game with the Lakers, what he said in an interview after the game stepped on the painful feet of the Warriors players.

Because they are really unhappy!

No one in this world wants the league record they have worked so hard to create to be broken by others.

Everyone wants to be in the first position, even if it is just the first place in the winning streak at the beginning, it is an honor.

Only the first place can get all the admiration and praise.

But the Warriors are still in the No. 1 position, and half of it will be given to the Grizzlies.

No one wants to do this kind of thing!

And the grizzly bear just sat down, but after sitting down, Link still asked with a playful smile, "Are you unhappy? It's okay if you are unhappy!"

Who can bear this kind of humiliation?

Therefore, what Link said after the game was extremely heartbreaking for the Warriors players.

Killing people also requires heart-wrenching, this is what Link is talking about.

The Warriors watched as the Grizzlies devoured their glory bit by bit, but there was nothing they could do about it.

They also had the opportunity to stop the grizzly bear, but unfortunately, not only did they fail to stop the grizzly bear, they themselves were humiliated and bloodbathed.

If you lose the game, you can only silently endure everyone's humiliation.

However, the Warriors players would not just watch Link run rampant, the day after the game between the Lakers and Grizzlies. Before the Lakers players had anything to complain about, "Big Mouth" Green was online again.

"They just tied this record, which shows that the Grizzlies haven't surpassed us yet. They are so happy just by doing what we have done before. Does this mean that Link actually recognizes our strength? ?”

"When the Grizzlies break our record and do something we have never done before, Link will take his time. Of course, I believe this day will never come."

In this period when even Durant has learned to shut up, Green can't stand the loneliness.

This guy will complain even if he wins, and he will complain even if he loses.

Win or lose, just spray.

Of course, the reason why Green dared to say this was not entirely motivated.

If the Grizzlies' opponent in the next game is a bad team like the Suns and Timberwolves, Green will definitely not dare to show off.

If you put your hope in this kind of team to interrupt the Grizzlies' winning streak, you might as well pray that Link will suddenly encounter a big earthquake while going to the toilet, and be hit and suffer fractures because he didn't have time to lift up his pants and escape.

The reason why Green dares to say that the Grizzlies cannot break the Warriors' record is because the Grizzlies' opponents in the next game are several times stronger than the Los Angeles Lakers!

On December 13, the Memphis Grizzlies will face another Western Conference powerhouse at home, and it is also the team that has made the most progress this year-the Houston Rockets!

This summer, D'Antoni settled in the Space City, Dwight Howard left, and the Rockets underwent a huge transformation.

I thought that after losing Howard, the Rockets would never recover. Little did they know, after leaving behind the "Warcraft", they soared into the sky briskly!

D'Antoni's arrival has completely transformed Harden and his team. Just a few days ago, the Rockets just killed the Warriors. Moreover, their devastating offensive has no intention of stopping.

The current Houston Rockets are definitely one of the most terrifying "devils" in the league!

Green quite approves of this red team that once defeated the Warriors. The Grizzlies thought about the Rockets breaking the league's winning streak at the start of the game.

It’s not an easy thing!

This is the first time that Draymond Green has supported his competitors so much.

The feud between Link and Rocket will continue in 2016.

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Seeing Green barking on social media again, Link felt a little sympathetic to him.

Isn't it a sad thing to pin your team's fate on others?

Link couldn't understand why Green's presence here turned him into something to show off.

But Green is not all nonsense. Link has to admit that the Houston Rockets are indeed a difficult opponent to deal with this season.

Although it is still the same team, the current Rockets have basically changed everything from the owner, general manager, coach to players.

In addition to sharing the same team name, the current Rockets are completely new compared to the previous "pseudo-strong team" Rockets that always fell into the gutter.

Therefore, if you still face this team with contempt, you will definitely suffer.

What's more, this year, James Harden has also transformed from a "little nightclub prince" who was not doing his job to a real superstar!

D'Antoni's arrival has unleashed all of Harden's potential.

Link still remembers that in the original history, Harden started to take off from this season. At this point, history has not shifted.

This year, under D'Antoni's coaching, the Rockets have taken their "Money Ball Theory" to the extreme.

Compared with the X**D tactics of "Refrigerator" McHale, D'Antoni's system obviously makes the Rockets much stronger.

If you look at the Rockets' shot distribution map this season, it's not difficult to find that they have gone to the extreme to abandon mid-range scoring this season, and most of their shots are taken outside the three-point line and inside the three-second zone.

At the same time, D'Antoni also asked Harden to serve as the number one position. This system and positioning are very suitable for Harden, so Harden's performance on the court has also improved qualitatively.

Although the mid-range offense was cut off, Harden's three-pointers and breakthroughs have been strengthened. Moreover, Harden also preserved his already perfect "touching porcelain" skills.

Therefore, Harden was almost unaffected in terms of scoring.

In addition to averaging nearly 30 points per game, Harden is also averaging 11.8 assists and 8.7 rebounds per game so far this season!

This is almost a triple-double per game, which is enough to show how well Harden is playing!

Now, he is no longer the inefficient guy who hangs out in nightclubs and only relies on free throws to score points.

It can be said that his cooperation with D'Antoni is the biggest reason why the Rockets can soar into the sky.

How good is Harden this season? You don't even have to analyze boring high-level data in detail.

Just look through his previous game resumes and you can easily appreciate his power.

In the opening game of this season, Harden sent out 17 assists in a single game, breaking his career high record.

On November 2, in the Rockets' away game against the Cavaliers, Harden not only led the team to defeat James, but also scored an exaggerated 41 points, 7 rebounds and 15 assists, becoming the first player in Rockets history to score 41+7+15 in a single game. Players!

On November 3, in the Rockets' away game against the Knicks, Harden scored 30 points and 15 assists, becoming the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points in back-to-back games since "Magic" Johnson in the 1986-87 season. Player with 15 assists!

On November 8, Harden continued to wreak havoc. In this game against the Pistons, he scored 32 points and 15 assists, becoming the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points and 10 assists in 4 consecutive games since Jordan in 1989. .

Harden scored a total of 303 points and 126 assists in the first 10 games of the 2016-17 season, becoming the first player in NBA history to score at least 300 points and 120 assists in the first 10 games of the season...

Not long after the 16-17 season started, Harden has already set a bunch of historical records. These things were impossible for Harden to do in the past.

This is the chemical reaction between D'Antoni and Harden. D'Antoni made Harden reborn, and Harden made the rocket finally take off.

Although the Rockets' current record of 17 wins and 7 losses is not as dazzling as the Grizzlies and Warriors, this does not prevent them from becoming one of the best teams in the league.

This season, Houston fans can finally tell everyone with confidence, "We are a strong contender for the championship!"

Such a team and such a superstar are indeed difficult to deal with.

A team that can suppress the "Five-Star Warriors" offensively is definitely capable of challenging the Grizzlies.

This 25th consecutive victory is really hard to win.

But to break the Warriors' record against an opponent like this...

Well, that will definitely make Green and the others even more uncomfortable! Of course, this great record must be matched with a great opponent.

Thinking of this, Link became a little excited.