One Thousand One Hundred and Fourteen: An Opponent that Has Never Won This Season.
Missed the buzzer beater.
This is actually not something worth talking about.
In fact, most key shots end up being missed.
It is precisely because the buzzer-beater is so hard-won that it becomes the most exciting moment in a basketball game.
But if you connect this matter to the conflict between Durant and Link, it is no longer irrelevant.
Durant threatened to challenge the Warriors to be more likely to end January with a victory than the Grizzlies, but he did not make the winning shot himself.
It was precisely because of his own mistake that the Warriors' plan to win was ruined.
This time Durant raised his hand and hit himself in the face.
There is no doubt that this makes Durant the target of crusade from fans and reporters.
Although Durant did not participate in the post-game press conference, the reporters had no intention of letting Durant go.
Instead, they rubbed salt into the wound and deliberately asked a lot of questions related to the missed buzzer beater during the media opening session the next day.
Facing the reporters' difficulties, Durant was miserable.
Since joining the Warriors, Durant has been a public enemy for two years.
At first, he comforted himself by saying that when he won the championship, all doubts and abuses would disappear.
However, Durant's image has not been restored much this season. Coupled with the re-emergence of the Grizzlies, the image of Durant and the Warriors has plummeted.
After only two years as a "villain", Durant was already unbearable. He really couldn't imagine now how Link managed to survive the years when he was sprayed the most.
The Warriors lost to the Trail Blazers, which increased their losses this season to 8 games.
Not only did Durant fail to bring the Warriors closer to the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference as he said. His missed kill actually allowed the Grizzlies to take another step away from the Warriors.
Durant is in great pain. So far this season, he has not defeated Link even once!
Whether it is from personal performance, team record or direct matches between the two sides,
The Warriors are always the losing side.
This situation undoubtedly made Durant very angry, and when the "Reaper" was completely angry, the power he unleashed was also quite amazing.
Link's old enemy is naturally a dangerous person.
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Durant and Green were temporarily depressed, and Link finally settled his hatred.
From the beginning, Link admitted that he was a stingy person, and Durant and Green deliberately coughed into the camera before the game against the Magic to mock themselves for pretending to be sick, which really made Link very angry.
But now it's better. He taught Durant a lesson without having to meet the Warriors, which can be regarded as revenge.
However, Link also knows that the "revenge" between himself and Durant will never be avenged.
Again, the feud between them will only truly end if one of them leaves the alliance.
After defeating the Blazers and indirectly inspiring the Blazers to defeat the Warriors, the Grizzlies' devastating offensive continued.
At the beginning of 2017, the Grizzlies experienced two consecutive losses in Los Angeles.
At that time, I don’t know how many people were clamoring that the Warriors would regain first place in the Western Conference in the second half of the season.
But absolutely no one would have thought that those two consecutive losses were just the beginning of the Grizzlies' 2017 start low and then high.
On January 30, the Grizzlies defeated the Suns 115-90. Suns potential star Devin Booker scored 22 points, but his shooting percentage was only a disastrous 30%.
The Grizzlies' education for young players is still so strict.
After entering February, the Grizzlies defeated the Nuggets, Thunder and Timberwolves respectively.
In the game against the Thunder, Westbrook also scored a triple-double with 38 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists!
But it was of no avail. Link defended the "Turtle" for two consecutive rounds at the last moment, allowing him to suffer his third consecutive defeat this season.
Westbrook's "triple-double method" is of no use to Link.
From the defeat of the Warriors on January 7 to now, the Grizzlies have won the second longest 15-game winning streak of the season without warning!
You have no idea what's so shocking about this, whether it's the 15th streak or the second longest.
For nearly a month, the Grizzlies didn't know what failure felt like. The most important thing is that they have met the strong teams in the Western Conference many times in this month.
Even with such a horrific schedule, the Grizzlies made it to the end.
Only lost four games before the All-Star Game. The last time this happened in NBA history, the Grizzlies won 74 games. Their record this season has begun to be highly anticipated again.
So far this season, the Grizzlies have beaten almost every strong team in the league.
Against the Rockets, they won 3-0. Against the Thunder, they won 3-0. Even against the Warriors, they are currently in a complete victory.
The Grizzlies' slaying battle in January was even more exciting for the fans.
In the past month, various strong teams have been fighting against the Grizzlies in almost a round-robin battle, but they have all been beaten back one by one.
ESPN even had an article saying, "The 15-game winning streak the Grizzlies just created is the most valuable 15-game winning streak in the history of the league!"
There are very few weak teams in this 15-game winning streak, but there are surprisingly many strong teams. It seems that the Grizzlies have no opponents this season.
But until now, there is actually still a powerful Grizzlies team in the Western Conference that has not been defeated this season.
And in this February, their meeting was finally put on the agenda...
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Wilson Chandler didn't dare to dribble at all. After receiving the basketball, he seemed to have received it as a hot potato and quickly passed it out.
He thought he would be safe if he passed the ball, but in fact, danger was always around him.
The moment Chandler passed the ball, the expressionless guy in front of him suddenly stretched out his hand and took a big step laterally.
"Snapped!"
He stretched out his big hand and grabbed the basketball that had just been passed.
"Damn!" Wilson Chandler's eyes widened, what a terrifying reaction speed this is! ?
He had only seen Link do this before to complete the steal the moment the opponent passed the ball.
But at this time, the expressionless guy in front of him also did the same thing!
"Incredible steal from Kawhi Leonard! He reacted the moment Chandler released the ball. God, I bet he has a mechanical skeleton under his skin."
Under the astonished eyes of opponents and commentators, Leonard advanced with the ball after completing the steal.
His absolute speed is not as fast as Link, but his steps are very long and full of impact. No one on the Nuggets can catch up.
Even the "Orc" Farid, who is known for his athletic ability, can only catch up with Leonard.
In the end, Leonard succeeded in a dunk, completed a beautiful steal and then dunked in a row.
His slender arms allow him to smash the ball into the frame with just one leap.
After this goal, Nuggets coach Mike Malone called a timeout in despair.
He looked up at the big screen, then shook his head reluctantly.
The point difference has become 30 points!
"A terrible steal, a terrible dunk, Kawhi brutally destroyed the Nuggets' front line today! After Duncan left, Kawhi carried the Spurs' flag just like Duncan did back then. The San Antonio Spurs are really an Ivy League player. , although Parker and Ginobili have aged, and although Duncan has retired. But they completed the reconstruction a few years ago!"
"Yes, yes, Leonard has begun to take charge this season and has performed like a superstar. This season, several of his personal data are the best in his career! He is a terrifying forward player. This season Countless opponents have been ruthlessly destroyed by him like today's Chandler. He is like a cold-blooded killing machine, with rivers of blood flowing wherever he goes."
"Speaking of which, only Link in the entire West is more terrifying than Leonard. I really don't know what kind of sparks will be created when these two terrifying killing machines meet."
"Hurry up, man, hurry up. In two days, the Spurs and Grizzlies will face off for the first time this season. Leonard and Link will never let us down."
The two commentators were chatting happily and seemed to have forgotten that the Spurs' opponent today was the Nuggets.
But that's what fans love to hear.
When the Grizzlies haven't lost a game since January 7th, the expressionless "Terminator Robot" has become the biggest possibility to end it all.
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