Three Hundred and Twenty-Five: The One Who Didn't Want to Come Just Came

The Grizzlies broke the record in team history and got the third place in the Western Conference, which became the most eye-catching news tonight.

Since the beginning of the 2006-2007 season, the Grizzlies have entered the darkest moment in team history, failing to make the playoffs for four consecutive seasons. Among them, there are three consecutive seasons that have not won more than 25 games.

But since Hollins settled in the Grizzlies, the team has gradually moved on the right track. After the Grizzlies won Link, the team skyrocketed.

The world is talking about the Grizzlies' incredible speed of improvement, but the Grizzlies players themselves don't care about those records now.

On the night after winning the Blazers, all the Grizzlies went to a group event and went to a very famous local barbershop in Memphis to shave their beards.

Third in the West, they finally stabilized this position. That grueling bet has finally come to an end.

After shaving their beards, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and laughed out loud.

Finally, these "tramps" have the money to shave their beards. The average age of the Grizzlies seems to have dropped a lot in an instant.

Link touched his smooth chin. Now, Rachel will stop complaining that she looks the same age as Tim Duncan...

Well, it's a good thing Mutombo didn't come forward and say, "I'm just two years older than you."

After this game, the Grizzlies' next task in the regular season is very easy. As long as the players don't get injured, the regular season is a happy ending.

At the same time, the Grizzlies also began to pay attention to their opponents in the first round of the series. Judging from the current ranking, the Grizzlies' opponent is sixth in the West. The Mavericks, Jazz and Nuggets are all likely to be ranked sixth in the West.

No matter who these three opponents meet, Hollins has the confidence to lead the team to victory.

The Mavericks are no longer as brave as they used to be, and the Jazz are mainly strong in Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, two insiders with strong offensive capabilities. But the Grizzlies have black and white bears, just enough to restrain them.

Among these three teams, the most difficult one is the Nuggets led by George Karl. After the Nuggets lost Anthony last season, their performance did not decline but rose, and this season has been steadily going all the way to the present.

George Karl built his new Nuggets into an iron-blooded army. His team has no stars, but everyone is a star. This season, Ty Lawson, the Nuggets' highest scoring average, only recorded 16.4 points. But the Nuggets have as many as 7 players scoring in double figures per game!

There is no doubt that, looking at the entire league, the Nuggets are also unique. Even for the Spurs, which have always focused on team offense, there are only 4 players averaging double figures per game this season.

If you run into the Nuggets, Hollins will not be afraid. But if possible, Hollins would of course prefer to run into the Mavericks and Jazz.

But these are beyond the control of the Grizzlies themselves.

In the remaining few regular season games of this season, the Grizzlies mostly take turns. The main players take turns to rest. Even the main players who are going to play today will not play too much time.

In this way, on April 26, the Grizzlies won the Orlando Magic without Howard at home. At this point, the Grizzlies regular season schedule is all over.

They are behind the Oklahoma City Thunder at 50-16 and the San Antonio Spurs at 47-19. With the same record of 47 wins and 19 losses, it became the top three teams in the Western Conference!

Although the Grizzlies and Spurs have the same record, because the Spurs have a better record against the Grizzlies, the Spurs rank second in the Western Conference and the Grizzlies rank third. But this result is already very good.

Although after the game against the Trail Blazers, the fans celebrated their best third record in the Western Conference in team history. But after the last game of the regular season, the fans still cheered deafeningly.

"This is the second consecutive year that the Memphis Grizzlies have entered the playoffs! This time, they are fighting in the playoffs with the third win in the West. For the first time in team history, they have won the playoff home court advantage! I can't wait ,

Want to see what they can do this year! "

Hubie Breen applauded while talking, and the Grizzlies players hugged each other on the court.

Of course, at this time they turned into handsome young men.

66 difficult games in the shrinking regular season, they made it through with concerted efforts. Although at the beginning of the season, Darrell Arthur suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon and the bad news of Conley's ankle injury. In the middle of the season, Randolph and Tony Allen were also on and off. And Rudy Gay was directly reimbursed for the shoulder season again.

But in the end, they still stood here, standing in the top three positions in the Western Conference, looking up to their opponents.

Purple and Gold Legion? Below the Grizzlies! Pickup City? The Grizzlies are 7 games behind! The defending champion Mavericks, who eliminated the Grizzlies last season, has 10 fewer wins than the Grizzlies!

Although it is a shrinking season, the Grizzlies have won more games this season than last season, which undoubtedly highlights the progress of the Grizzlies.

Hollins also hugged assistant coach Elston Turner off the court, "We had another great season, Elston."

"That's right, let's see how far we can go this year!"

Hollins smiled gratifiedly, the regular season is over, but due to the shortened season, after only one day off, the Grizzlies will immediately throw themselves into the playoff battle, the pace is so fast that it is breathless .

When mentioning the playoffs, Hollins' good mood disappeared instantly.

As the saying goes, what you are afraid of will happen. Hollins didn't want to meet the Nuggets. As a result, the Nuggets happened to be ranked sixth in the West and became the Grizzlies' first opponent in the playoffs.

One challenge just ended, another challenge came one after another.

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Even in the final battle of the regular season, the Denver Nuggets did not give up the opportunity to slaughter their opponents.

When everyone else was playing, the Nuggets mercilessly gave the Timberwolves their 39th defeat in the away game.

After the game, Mr. George Karl accepted an interview with reporters, "Coach Karl, congratulations, the Nuggets finally stabilized their sixth place in the Western Conference. Are you satisfied with the team's record this season?"

"Satisfied? Before the playoffs are over, no one can say whether they are satisfied with this season." George Karl still didn't give the reporter a good look.

"Since we're talking about the playoffs, how much trouble do you think the Nuggets' first-round opponent, the Memphis Grizzlies, will bring to you? Are you confident that you will make the next move? This season, the Grizzlies' performance is quite strong."

Facing the camera, George Karl smiled jokingly, "Memphis Grizzlies? Quite strong? Hahahaha, they are just a bunch of softies, nothing to be afraid of. My team and I will show them what real toughness is." .A team with a very soft core can’t be tough no matter what.”

Once again, George Karl made an insult. Before the playoffs even started, deep animosity was already spreading over Memphis.

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