Seven Hundred and Thirty-Six: More Interesting Players, More Interesting Games
On March 22, the Memphis Grizzlies, who had won 12 consecutive victories, finally stopped at the American Airlines Center.
Spoelstra smiled very happily after the game. With the visiting team in front and the home team in the back, the Heat won a key victory without a hitch.
The step that the Blazers and Pacers did not take was finally taken by the Miami Heat.
James scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the audience. He used practical actions to demonstrate the correct way of defeating Link for the entire league.
Of course, this method of operation is estimated that most people cannot learn it. After all, James has strength that no one else has.
Throughout the game, James continued to press Link. On the defensive end, Link will never let Link score easily. On the offensive end, James will also use his invincible body to clear all obstacles.
Wade also played well today, scoring 22 points, which is the second most powerful weapon for the Heat to defeat the Grizzlies.
In reality, however, Link's performance today was not bad. With 8 assists and 8 rebounds, this is Link's 6th consecutive game with a double-double. He and James are on a par.
The two sides have attacked and defended each other in the last few rounds. As long as the result of one of the rounds changes, the result of the whole game may change. Therefore, the Heat's victory was not as dramatic as people thought.
Although they were the winners, they were still very embarrassed.
"The Miami Heat let the whole league breathe a sigh of relief, and the Memphis Grizzlies were finally stopped! But considering that the Grizzlies were still at the Indianapolis 24 hours ago at the Pacers, today will be able to push the Heat into a corner, already It's quite an achievement!"
On the commentary stage, the local commentators in Miami were not too happy, but had a feeling of escaping from death.
It was a thrilling win today, and even a minute before the end of the game, he didn't know who would win.
A Grizzlies playing back-to-back on the road can burst out with such terrifying power, which makes everyone shudder.
After the game, James was also not too excited. It stands to reason that he defeated last season's finals opponent today, and also made the Grizzlies less likely to break their 72-win record. For him, this should be a major victory.
But James knew that the victory was not as glamorous as it seemed. Faced with a tired Grizzlies playing so hard, can the Heat still win against a vigorous Grizzlies?
The Heat won so hard when the Grizzlies were exhausted, and James couldn't be more excited.
Not only James, those fans who watch Grizzlies games all day just to watch the Grizzlies lose also find it difficult to satisfy them.
Because even if the Grizzlies lose this game, they have already won 63 games, and they still have a good chance to break the Bulls' 72-win record.
The Grizzlies' loss came too late.
"We'll meet again at the end of the season, damn, I really hope it doesn't happen so often." After the game, Wade, as the winning side, shook his head in front of Link.
Wade felt a headache at the thought of another game against the Grizzlies in the regular season.
Mainly, the next time the two sides meet will be towards the end of the regular season. Wade didn't count it in detail, but it looks like it was a critical moment for the Grizzlies to hit their 72-win record!
If the Heat just hit the muzzle of the Grizzlies' 72-win or 73-win game...the Heat would be really out of luck.
"It doesn't matter, you should have already started to rest by then, maybe you don't need to play." Link, as today's loser, began to comfort Wade instead.
"No, we won't take a break to play against you. Don't forget, our goal this season is still the championship. The next time we meet will be our last practice before the finals. I can guarantee that we will Played pretty seriously." Wade got serious, even though he's now on a good personal relationship with Link. But in front of the championship, no matter how hard the relationship is, it has to be put aside first.
"Rehearsal for the finals? Hahahaha, I really look up to me. I'd better make it to the finals first. The competition in the Western Conference is very fierce this year." Link waved his hand to ease the serious atmosphere.
Of course Wade didn't take it seriously. He knew too much about Link's character.
On the surface, he is giggling, but secretly his hands are black!
Indeed, the competition in the West is much greater than in the East. If nothing else, the Spurs and Thunder are enough for the Grizzlies to drink.
But Wade has confidence in Link. He believes that no team in the West is Link's opponent!
After a few chats, the two waved goodbye, the Heat took a painless victory, and the Grizzlies were ready to regroup and continue to work toward the goal of breaking 72 wins.
At this time, in addition to the "big series" of the Grizzlies breaking the 72-win record in the basketball world, the NCAA's March Madness has also reached the most exciting moment.
NCAA is not only a feast for fans, but also has many star fans. For example, James appeared in the March Madness game a few days ago, and Kobe also said in front of the media that he recently watched NCAA games more than Lakers games.
This shows how compelling March Madness is. If it wasn't for the Grizzlies in the NBA this year, the ratings would have been blown out by the NCAA long ago.
On the afternoon of the second day after returning from Miami, many Grizzlies players were looking forward to tonight's heavy NCAA matchup after training.
"Hey, who do you think will win the game tonight? Kansas or Stanford?" Randolph chatted about the NCAA while changing his clothes.
It's hard to imagine a player moving toward a 72-win record would be more interested in the NCAA.
However, that's the beauty of the NCAA.
"Kansas, of course. They have No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, a big man destined to be in the top five of this year's draft. What about Stanford? They don't even have a first-rounder." Tony . Allen spread his hands, it seems that he is looking forward to today's game.
"Don't say that, this is March Madness. The biggest charm of March Madness is the unknown. If Wiggins and Joel Embiid feel cold tonight, they won't have a chance to do it all over again." Mike Miller also joined the discussion.
Afterwards, almost everyone in the Grizzlies locker room was talking about tonight's game between Kansas and Stanford.
The only person who didn't join the discussion was Link!
Link, as a native Chinese, does not have such a great enthusiasm for the NCAA. And as a player who played in the NCAA Division II league, Link himself has never experienced the feeling of playing March Madness. At that time, the University of Fresno was not eligible to participate at all.
Therefore, Link's love for this event is not as strong as others.
Many NBA stars themselves played March Madness that year, so this event is also a plus point for them.
But Link's feelings for the NCAA are close to zero.
"Otherwise, everyone will go to my house to watch the game tonight. By the way, we can make a bet together." Seeing that almost everyone in the locker room was interested in tonight's game, Randolph prepared to set up a bet himself.
"Okay, I'll buy Kansas to win!" Tony Allen was the first to respond positively.
"I buy Stanford, and if they get upset, I will make a lot of money." Nick Young always likes to take a slant.
"What about you, Link? Are you participating?" Randolph then focused his attention on Link, who had never participated in the discussion.
Link raised his head and shrugged, "Let's play, I'm not interested in Kansas or Stanford. I won't go to watch the game, but I'll buy Stanford to win. March Madness is all about heartbeat."
Although Link was not interested, in order not to spoil everyone's interest, he still bought a bet.
"Hey, this time you lose, Link. I said, you are not interested in such a wonderful game, do you have to go to the European game?" Randolph was a little puzzled. Link almost never watched the NCAA. I often watch the Europa League.
The Euroleague is in the United States, and that's really not mainstream. To be precise, except the Europeans themselves, who watch the Europa League? No, maybe even Europeans don't watch it, because they all watch football!
"Different games have different highlights, hehe." Link waved his hand. For him, tonight's Italian League game is much more exciting than the game between Kansas and Stanford.
Lin Ke was already very familiar with Wiggins and Embiid. So he is more curious about how Jokic played in Italy as a child.
Earlier, team management had asked Link if there was any rookie of particular interest to him.
And Link's answer to them was, "If you want to find more interesting players, you have to look beyond the NCAA."
Link doesn't know how much the management has listened to, but he believes that his words will still attract the attention of the team...
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