One Thousand One Hundred and Twelve: Enemy in Life

The footage of Green and Durant coughing on purpose before the game caused an uproar.

Link's simple and rude response as always undoubtedly pushed this matter to a climax.

Although it has only been more than half a month since the last time the two sides played against each other. But it's obvious that Durant and Link can't help but want to restart another round of competition.

This is the battle between mortal enemies. The battle between two mortal enemies is not just played out on the basketball court.

The game between the Warriors and the Magic that night ended with the Warriors winning by 20 points. Durant scored 27 points, 4 assists and 6 rebounds. His performance was quite comprehensive.

Durant also spoke bluntly at the post-game press conference: "I don't believe any player can play like that with a high fever, and why did he suddenly come out in the second half? If Link really had a fever and didn't intend to He played, so why wasn't he put on the injured list? This is so weird, it doesn't make any sense."

With the support of the superstar Durant, those fans who doubted that Link was pretending to be ill became even more aggressive on the Internet.

Later, another reporter asked Durant: "KD, how long do you think the Grizzlies' winning streak can last? Since defeating you on January 7 to end the two-game losing streak, the Grizzlies have won eight consecutive games! Do you think , can they finish all the games in January with a complete victory?"

"Compared to the Grizzlies, we are more likely to finish all the remaining games in January with a complete victory. Let's see, sooner or later we will regain the first place in the Western Conference. It's just 4 wins, and then Anything can happen."

"As for Link wishing Green and I to die from coughing... Hahaha, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't do what you wish for."

Durant's words at the press conference can be said to be shocking.

When the entire league was hyping up Durant VS James, there was no such strong sense of rivalry between them. Even if Durant and James met again in the finals last season, fans did not find it dramatic.

But since Durant defeated Link to reach the Finals last season, the feeling of rivalry between the two has been very strong.

The superstars of every era have their own old enemies, such as Bird and "Magic" during the "Black and White Hegemony" era, such as Russell and Chamberlain in ancient times.

If you were to choose a lifelong enemy for Link, that person would undoubtedly be Durant.

If both of them end up with brilliant careers,

No matter how much they hate each other they have to admit that they are each a part of their own dazzling careers.

After all, great victories are built on great opponents.

Durant now really treats Link as his lifelong enemy, so he speaks rudely to Link on all topics.

Where's Link? He is naturally very happy to accept the challenge.

But before that, in addition to recovering from his illness, Link also had one very important thing to arrange.

He promised his teammates that he would have a good day after returning from Toronto, and he didn't want to break his promise.

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Although Link's small villa is not as grand and luxurious as Kobe and Jordan's.

But this lakeside villa is a little more warm and leisurely.

Randolph and Iguodala were fishing on a boat in the lake, and Tony Allen dragged Dinwiddie, Wade, Carter and Harrell into a card game.

Jokic wandered around, probably looking for Coke.

Gasol and Link were discussing their experiences of becoming fathers, while others were enjoying the rare sunshine in January in the yard.

This is not the first time that the entire Grizzlies team has been a guest at Link's house, and the number of people who have been here has also changed one after another.

But no matter how people change, this warm atmosphere will never change.

"Speaking of it, time flies so fast. In a few days, I will become a 32-year-old veteran. When you first came here, I was still a potential stock in my twenties."

After chatting with Link about being a father, Gasol couldn't help but shake his head.

When Link first came, Gasol was younger than Link is now.

At that time, he still had long hair, and people were not even sure whether he could be as successful as his brother in the NBA.

Good times are always within the blink of an eye.

"Why do I suddenly feel that time has come? 32 is the golden age for a center, Mark." Link smiled, not wanting to make the atmosphere too serious.

"When you are over 30 years old, you will also feel sad, Link. But seriously, how long do you plan to play in this league? Look at Vince, he is already 40 years old, but he still has no intention of retiring. .”

"Me? I haven't thought much about retirement yet." Link lied and did not tell Gasol about his career plan. "But I shouldn't be able to play until the age of 40. I think... ...Spend more time with your family.”

Family, I have to say that this was one of Link’s regrets in his previous life.

Although I have a pair of reliable parents in this life, they don't have a strong relationship after all.

Now, having finally established a family of his own, Link just wants to cherish it.

"Really? Well... Actually, I quite want to do this, but my brother seems to have plans to wait until he is 40. As for me, I would rather spend more time taking care of my vegetable garden, hahahaha!"

Gasol scratched his head and laughed.

Link still remembers that in the original history, Gasol was still playing until he traveled through time.

But Gasol is different now. He already holds three championship rings. He is different from the original Gasol who was still chasing his first championship in order not to leave any regrets in his career.

I don’t know what impact these things will have on history.

"Well, it's too early to talk about retirement now. Our goals are still long-term, Mark." Link shook his head. He still had four championship rings left to win, and his career could not end here.

"That's right... let's go and play some games." Gasol stood up and walked to the gaming table.

Link looked at everything in front of him and smiled happily.

Family...well, this can be considered a big family now.

The warm day passed like this, and the Grizzlies players also recovered from the exhausting long distance back-to-back.

Of course, the atmosphere in the entire team's locker room is also soaring.

After playing the Raptors on the 21st, the Grizzlies got three full days of rest and did not have a game to play until the 25th.

Therefore, the downtime is completely sufficient.

On the 23rd, Link had recovered. At home on the 25th, the Grizzlies once again faced the challenge of the Houston Rockets.

The reason why Durant dared to challenge Link was because the Grizzlies' remaining games in January were very difficult to play.

All in all, January was hell for the Grizzlies. If any other team were to play the Grizzlies' schedule in January, there would be absolutely no chance of winning eight consecutive games.

Not to mention a winning streak, thank God for not being beaten by this group of Western Conference powerhouses.

In the remaining four games in January, the Grizzlies will also face the Rockets, Trail Blazers, Jazz and Suns respectively.

Except for the Suns, the other three opponents are not easy to mess with.

It must be said that it is indeed very difficult to maintain a complete victory under such circumstances.

However, the morale of the Grizzlies has been very high recently. Not to mention the eight-game winning streak, just the last game where Link beat the Raptors from a long distance made everyone excited.

Therefore, in the game against the Rockets on the 25th, Marc Gasol took on the heavy responsibility and killed the game with two key three-pointers!

In this game, the Rockets played very well. In addition to Harden's usual 29 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, Sam Decker, the No. 18 rookie in 2015, also ushered in an explosion.

Decker only played three games with the Rockets during his rookie season due to a back injury. Most of the other time, he was hanging out in the Development League.

Although he has entered the rotation this season, his ordinary performance is not amazing.

But today, Decker felt hot outside the three-point line. He took 11 shots from beyond the three-point line and hit 6 of them! In the end, he scored a Rockets-high 30 points!

The emergence of Decker, the X factor, made the game extremely anxious.

The Grizzlies fell behind by 4 points at the last moment, and the Rockets now tried their best to block Link, the cold-blooded killer.

But D'Antoni never expected that Link would dare to hand over the key ball to his teammates, and Marc Gasol would really show no mercy at critical moments!

The Spaniard hit two consecutive three-pointers after receiving Link's breakthrough ball, making Decker's magic meaningless.

In the end, the Rockets lost 119-121 on the road. Link scored 31 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, but Gasol was the key to killing the game.

This team has more than just one Link! When they regained their strength, their dominance was not diminished at all.

So far, the Grizzlies have won nine consecutive victories and have defeated the Rockets for the second consecutive time this month! Facing the Rockets three times this season, the Grizzlies have won all of them!

Although the three games against the Rockets were all narrow wins, the largest point difference was only 5 points.

A win is a win, and a narrow victory better reflects a team's dominance at critical moments.

After the game, reporters were still making trouble between Link and Durant, asking Link what he thought of Durant's actions and remarks a few days ago.

Link was not angry, but raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "KD still doesn't understand that there are some people that you just can't catch up with in your life. I won't predict the outcome of the game, but I bet that the Warriors will be ahead of us this month. Lose.”

Even though the two mortal enemies are not competing in the same competition, they are beginning to compete secretly...

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