One Thousand One Hundred and Five: A Dominant January
The Warriors lost to the Grizzlies for the second consecutive time this season, casting a huge shadow on their prospects of defending their title.
Of course, this also put Durant at a complete disadvantage in his confrontation with Link.
At the post-game press conference, reporters were asking Durant about "double return." Obviously, no one knows where Durant doubled his return today.
Even if you don't win the game, your personal data must be better than Link's to make sense.
However, today, whether it was the result of the game or his personal performance, Durant lost to Link.
This kind of double return can be said to be quite unusual.
Durant spent the entire press conference in embarrassment and humiliation.
If he could, he really wished he could go back a month ago, to the day when the Warriors and Grizzlies met for the first time this season.
He didn't want to change the result of the game, but he wanted to remind himself at that time not to say stupid things like double repayment!
At the same time, in the Warriors locker room, countless reporters crowded in front of Draymond Green, asking him what he and Durant were yelling about after the game and whether there was any conflict.
Of course, Green denied these suspicions. He only said that he was discussing the game with Durant.
But only a fool would believe this explanation.
Although reporters have no evidence of discord between Green and Durant, once a crack is formed, reporters have the ability to expand it little by little until it collapses!
Even if Green and Durant really had nothing to do with each other, reporters would still write locker room stories as complicated as a Chinese palace drama.
And once a team has locker room problems... they will be further and further away from the championship.
Not everyone is like Kobe and Shaq, who can win three championships despite many conflicts.
Link not only defeated the Warriors today, but also directly broke up the Warriors' seemingly close teammate friendship.
After the game, ESPN also spent a lot of time analyzing the Warriors' defeat.
The next day, in an ESPN article, they pointed out several points why the Warriors lost to the Grizzlies.
First, the Grizzlies almost froze the Warriors' offense in the fourth quarter.
In the entire fourth quarter, the Warriors made 1 of 9 three-pointers, and Curry only scored one. Not only are they three-pointers, the Warriors are also incredible in other aspects.
Durant missed two open opportunities, one of which was a key shot! In addition, Green and Livingston also missed some shots that should have been scored. Thompson was the most exaggerated. He missed three free throws in the fourth quarter alone, including one crucial two free throws.
Otherwise, how can we say that Link's critical moment ability is the only one in the league?
In yesterday's fourth quarter, the Warriors had only 2 assists! If you carefully look back at all the Warriors' sports shots in the fourth quarter, you will find that they only had 3 shot opportunities created by passing the ball.
This is a world of difference from the Warriors' scoring in the third quarter, which relied on superb movement and conduction.
The advantage of the Grizzlies was analyzed by Mark Jackson yesterday, that is, the Memphis people neither panic nor make mistakes at critical moments.
Whether it's Link or Randolph, they can hit key shots hard.
Whether there are 24 seconds or 2 seconds left on the attack time, they can complete the attack calmly.
The entire article didn't say anything good about the Warriors in the fourth quarter.
In this regard, the author's explanation is: "After watching the video of the fourth quarter of the game between the two sides several times, I confirmed that the Warriors did not show any outstanding performance in the fourth quarter. It is no wonder that they were eventually reversed. ”
This article is sought after by many fans because the analysis is really detailed.
Even as a Warriors fan, there’s nothing to argue with.
Because the Warriors' performance in the fourth quarter was indeed lackluster.
In this game, Link not only won, but ended his losing streak.
He also kicked the Warrior into the bottom of the valley.
This may be the darkest period the Warriors have experienced since the start of this season.
Accusations, suspicions, losses, fan dissatisfaction and locker room gossip swarmed in and enveloped the Warriors.
This game is truly a give back game.
But it wasn't Link who took the double damage, but the Golden State Warriors.
The result of the battle with the Warriors undoubtedly boosted the morale of the Grizzlies team and made everyone look forward to the upcoming 2017.
There are still a large number of people in this Grizzlies team who have never experienced three consecutive championships or even seen a championship ring.
Therefore, the entire Grizzlies team is very enthusiastic about competing for the championship.
When the regular season began last October, people said that no post-disbanded dynasty could recover after a year.
But now, people are very skeptical about this view.
Because defeating the Warriors was just the beginning of the Grizzlies' rampage in 2017.
On January 8, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Jazz and resumed their winning streak.
On January 11, the Grizzlies met the Thunder again. The last time the two sides met, Link recorded a historic quadruple-double.
Today, Westbrook is determined to avenge his humiliation.
As a result, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, where the Thunder did not score in sports games and fans would not sit down, the Grizzlies beat the Thunder with an incredible 20-0 in the opening game!
The Grizzlies' high morale translated into extremely tough defense on the field. The Grizzlies' defense is very tough, both physically and mentally.
Thunder fans’ legs are sore from standing, but there is no Thunder goal! But there is no way, I have set the rules myself, and I have to stand until I cry.
Although the Thunder finally broke the scoring drought, the game was already very difficult for the Thunder after being beaten 20-0 by the Grizzlies.
In the end, Westbrook scored a triple-double with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, but the Thunder also lost 99-113.
Link once again proved that a triple-double that cannot win the game is meaningless.
After the Thunder, on November 13, the Grizzlies met another powerful Rockets team in the Western Conference.
In this battle, Harden and Link played much more gently. They didn't score points with each other, but both of them connected the whole team.
Harden had 9 assists in a single game, and 6 Rockets players scored in double figures.
Link sent out 12 assists, which also allowed 6 Grizzlies to score with both hands.
The two sides fought anxiously until the last few rounds, and Link began to step up and score actively.
In the end, Link made 4 of 4 shots in the critical period, helping the Grizzlies defeat the Rockets 110-105.
From the Warriors to the Thunder to the Rockets, the Grizzlies have defeated three powerful Western Conference teams in a row!
And in every game, the Grizzlies handled it with ease.
A week later, the Grizzlies met the Cavaliers at home.
During this period, the Grizzlies defeated the Bulls and Wizards respectively, and the winning streak has reached six games without knowing it.
From two consecutive losses to six consecutive wins, there may not be another team in the league that rebounds as quickly as the Grizzlies.
In the game against the Cavaliers on January 20, the Grizzlies also maintained their recent good form.
The Cavaliers still played hard in this game, and the showdown between James and Link was still exciting for the fans.
But Marc Gasol made 5 of 10 three-pointers from beyond the three-point line today, which became a turning point in this game.
The Cavaliers were not too worried about Gasol's three-pointers at first. Tyronn Lue believed that the traditional center's three-pointers could not kill anyone. Therefore, the defensive strategy is mainly to shrink and stop Link.
He just let Gasol shoot, betting that the Spaniard wouldn't score a few.
Then, they were killed by Gasol.
Link had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, Gasol had 27 points, and the Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers 107-95.
So far, the Grizzlies have won seven consecutive games! The most important thing is that they defeated four strong opponents: the Warriors, Thunder, Rockets and Cavaliers in January, and won a complete victory!
The gold content of these seven consecutive victories can be known!
The Grizzlies' current exaggerated record of 40 wins and 4 losses can't help but make people imagine 70+ wins in a single season!
Maybe a grizzly bear can still do it!
"This is undoubtedly a month full of dominance for the Grizzlies! They defeated almost all their strong opponents and are already one of the strongest teams in the league! If the Grizzlies win the trophy again this year, I will not give it a try. Surprised!”
After the game against the Cavaliers, the on-site commentator couldn't help shouting and applauding.
The day after the game, when ESPN updated the MVP rankings again.
Link finally appeared where he was supposed to be.
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