Six Hundred and Ninety-Two: Rushing Through the Night

People originally expected the San Antonio Spurs to end the Grizzlies' winning streak, but they did not expect that it was the Oklahoma City Thunder who did not expect too much.

On January 14, under the expectation of countless fans, the giant bear finally fell to the ground.

And what defeated them was the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Grizzlies' opponent in the Western Conference finals last season!

At the end of the game, the Chesapeake Energy Arena seemed to have turned into a carnival scene, and all the Oklahoma City fans were jumping wildly, as if the Thunder had won the championship.

Link stood on the field and glanced at the big screen. 103 to 100, just three points away. But whether it's three points or thirty, the loser is the loser.

After Durant cheered, he looked at Link playfully. After so many years, Durant can finally look down on Link as a winner.

This game was an ordinary regular-season victory for the Thunder, but it was not that simple.

Because this is the second time the Oklahoma City Thunder has stepped on the Grizzlies this season! Therefore, Thunder fans and Durant will be so excited.

You know, including this loss, the Grizzlies have lost three games this season. But in three games, two of the losses were given to the Grizzlies by the Thunder.

This shows how unusual this is. In other words, only the Oklahoma City Thunder in the entire league can rule the Grizzlies, the "big villain" that dominates the entire league.

The Thunder knocked down the Grizzlies twice when no other team could move a single hair on the Grizzlies. This is indeed a remarkable achievement.

Double-killing Link is undoubtedly a night of pride for Durant personally.

Since the beginning of last season, Durant has been rubbed under Link's body. Last summer, he was eliminated in the Western Conference finals, and the video of him being abused by Link at Rock Park became even more popular around the world.

Durant has not forgotten those humiliating days. He has been holding his breath, hoping to recover all that he lost in the new season.

If the Thunder beat the Grizzlies for the first time this season, Durant and Link can only be considered even. So tonight, after the Thunder successfully double-killed the Grizzlies, all the humiliation Durant experienced is a thing of the past. In Durant's view, he can now look down on Link as a winner!

He successfully pulled back a city!

"The Oklahoma City Thunder was horrible,

They were able to double kill the Grizzlies! Do you understand what this concept is? The Grizzlies have a record of 34 wins and 3 losses so far, and they only lose one game a month on average! It is such a team, the Thunder actually defeated them twice! "The on-site commentator was extremely shocked. If the Thunder two years ago were too immature and missed the championship.

So this year is the best time for the Thunder to win the championship!

While they have youthful vitality, they also lost the immaturity of two years ago. In the face of a super team like the Grizzlies, the Thunder can also win two games in a row!

Countless Thunder fans believe that it is time for the championship pennant to fly over the Chesapeake Energy Arena this year!

Link did not accept any interviews with reporters and went straight to the player tunnel.

Durant, enjoying the crowd of friendly fans, became the hero of the night. The huge contrast between the two made Link's defeat even more worrying.

After losing to his mortal enemy twice in a row, Link was naturally in a bad mood.

After Link lost to the Thunder last time, he immediately blasted 45 points on Kobe Bryant's head. But what's the use of that? These 45 points are not on Durant's head.

Even if he scored 81 points on Kobe's head, Link couldn't vent his frustration after losing to Durant.

Link has been looking forward to this day for a long time, and he is eager to transfer the 45 points to Durant.

Unfortunately, he failed.

Since winning the championship last season, Link has hardly known what it is like to fail. But today, when his popularity was almost at its peak, he failed.

"Fuck!" Link thought, punching the locker at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

A loud "pop" made everyone in the locker room startled.

What's even more shocking is that Link's fist completely "submerged" into the locker, and the wooden door of the locker was punched through by Link!

"Team doctor, team doctor!" Jogel was stunned for about two seconds before he realized that he wanted to call the team doctor.

Fortunately, Link's hand was fine. But the locker at the Chesapeake Energy Arena...the Grizzlies may have to pay some money to compensate.

"Why are you so angry? Your personal performance is clearly comparable to Durant." The Grizzlies chief team doctor Moon chatted with Link while checking Link's hand.

Moon is not consoling Link. Link scored 31 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds today, and the data is as comprehensive as ever. Although Durant scored a game-high 37 points, but only 4 rebounds and assists.

In terms of personal performance, it is true that the two sides cannot say who is better. The difference between the last two teams is only 3 points. If the game is played one more round, it is uncertain who will lose and who will win.

"Nothing to be angry about, there are still more chances to beat him, Link. Besides, in '96, the Pacers led by Reggie Miller also defeated the 72-win Bulls twice in the regular season. The result? The Pacers don't even get a chance against the Bulls in the playoffs. So today's loss doesn't mean anything."

Link looked at his fist and sighed, "People always say that there are more chances, but seriously, how many times can we play against the Thunder in a season? If this is in a series, we can be 0 to 0. 2 is behind. What we can do, is not to seize every game?"

Moon glanced at Link and said nothing.

Link is actually not easy to get along with, especially for someone older than Link.

It's not that Link's temper is weird, but that he's not as easy to fool as other brats. It is very difficult for you to comfort or inspire him as an elder. Because of many truths, Link sees it clearly better than anyone else.

"Because of sinking in one game, this is not the Link I know."

"I didn't sink, I just... I'm sorry Moon, I made you worry again." Link smiled apologetically, fortunately his hands were fine, otherwise he would have done something stupid.

After this game, the feud between Link and Durant also deepened.

Everyone knew that Link was a vengeful man, so some fans got excited after the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder for the second time.

If Link meets Durant again in the playoffs this season, it will definitely be as hot as a spark hitting the earth. Link's revenge may be late, but it will never be absent!

Link left a leaky locker at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and the Grizzlies left Oklahoma City with a weary body.

The defending champions didn't have time to adjust their emotions despite having just experienced a tragic loss.

Tomorrow night, they will have another game against the Bucks in Milwaukee.

The biggest difficulty for the Grizzlies in this back-to-back round is that they have to straddle the east and west.

Fortunately, Oklahoma City is actually in the middle of the United States, not too far from Milwaukee. But even so, the flight time must consume two and a half hours.

This is still a direct flight, in fact there are very few direct civilian flights from Oklahoma City to Milwaukee. Under normal circumstances, you need to go to Chicago for a layover, which will take about four and a half hours.

The Grizzlies players have greatly reduced their flight time because of the direct flight.

But the game against the Thunder made everyone on the Grizzlies very tired, because everyone has to do their best in this kind of game, and there is no treatment to clock in and get off work in three quarters.

So when the Grizzlies fended off Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport at 3:00 a.m. and faced sleet and minus 11 degrees Celsius, there was a deep sense of despair.

Milwaukee is close to the north and is notoriously icy. Even in the hottest summer, the average temperature is only around 20 degrees Celsius.

In winter, be prepared for the extreme cold.

The good news is that the Milwaukee Bucks are not a powerhouse. So far this season, the Bucks have a record of only 7 wins and 30 losses, and they are rushing to the bottom.

Although the Bucks made the playoffs last season, their 38-44 record was actually not good. The Bucks then decided to tear down and rebuild, and packed up Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings. So, this season has embarked on a rotten road of no return.

But the bad news that no one knows is that the little-known "Greek monster" of the Bucks scored a career-high 18 points in the last game against the Raptors and was in hot condition.

He has been preparing for this Grizzlies game for a long time, and he has prepared surprises for the defending champion and this year's All-Star ticket king.