Eight Hundred and Sixty-Five: The Big Mouth that Continues to Talk

The Grizzlies lost to the Spurs, ending their losing streak.

While it wasn't the end of the world, it still caused an uproar in Memphis.

After losing to the Spurs, the Grizzlies fell from the first place in the Western Conference and were replaced by the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors have undoubtedly achieved surprising results. You know, the Golden State Warriors have been synonymous with bad teams in the NBA in recent years.

The last time they won 50 games in a single season was in the distant 1993-94 season. At that time, Curry in the "Splash Brothers" was only 6 years old, and Thompson was 4 years old.

In ESPN's forward-looking report before the start of the season, they predicted that the Warriors would only be ranked fifth in the Western Conference at best and win 52 games at most.

However, they have now surpassed the mighty Grizzlies, which is quite shocking.

So at the press conference after the game, reporters prepared countless questions.

Although Link was unable to play due to injury, he still participated in the press conference and became a favorite among reporters.

"Link, what do you think about this losing streak? Is this going to put you in trouble?"

"The Grizzlies have not fallen from the number one spot in the Western Conference for two seasons. What does the Grizzlies' fluctuating results mean this year?"

"Link, I know that the season has just begun and the final ranking will change a lot. But the Golden State Warriors look unstoppable. Do you still have a chance to regain the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference?"

Link sat on the stage. He had not seen the media reception room of FedEx Arena so lively for a long time.

Also, over the past two seasons, everyone has become accustomed to the Grizzlies' devastating offense and to them winning one victory after another.

Suddenly, this "inertia" is broken, which naturally causes everyone's discomfort.

From another perspective, at least in the minds of most people, the Grizzlies are indeed a top team.

They suddenly "were not strong" anymore, catching reporters off guard.

Link looked at the reporters in the audience and acted very calmly. As the star of the Grizzlies, he is calmer than everyone present.

After the reporters finished asking questions, Link relaxedly spread his hands and slowly approached the microphone.

"Listening to what you said, I thought the end of the world was coming. What's the benefit of the NBA? The benefit of the NBA is that after 48 hours, we will have a new game to play. We just lost one game, it's nothing scary."

Link answered all the reporters' questions in one sentence, and none of their questions were a problem to Link.

"So, what do you think of Draymond Green's attack on the Grizzlies? After the game, Draymond Green said on social media that the myth cannot continue forever, which is obviously a hint that the Grizzlies are now situation."

One reporter stood up reluctantly, as if he was unwilling to go back until Link admitted that he was scared.

"Green is right, the myth cannot continue forever. On December 16, the Warriors' myth will be ended. By then, I will be waiting for him." After finishing speaking, Link stood up and left the media reception room.

Accompanying Link is head coach Dave Joerger.

Today's game made him anxious. Now he was very happy that Link had finally finished his two weeks of training.

"Do you regret letting me rest for so long?" Link looked at Qiaogel and asked jokingly.

"I don't regret it. I keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood."

"Hahaha, where did you learn this sentence?"

"On TV." Qiaogel tilted his head, "But... we really can't lose the next game. The competition is very fierce this year, and we can't fall behind anymore."

"Don't worry Dave, we will get back on track when the next game starts." Link patted the coach's shoulder, then opened the door and walked into the locker room.

After Link walked in, the locker room instantly became quiet, and everyone looked up at Link.

"Link, we..." Gasol stood up, looking very remorseful.

"Everything is normal for us. Let's prepare for the next game." Link waved his hand and stopped dwelling on the failure of this game.

Green thought he had won? No, the war has just officially begun.

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The San Antonio Spurs haven't attracted so much attention for a long time. After ending the Grizzlies' losing streak, the Spurs finally let out a bad breath.

However, as winners, the Spurs are far less topical than the Grizzlies.

The next day, people were still talking more about the Grizzlies' losing streak than the Spurs' victory.

"We all know that the Grizzlies will welcome Link back in the next game. This is their only hope to get out of the predicament, but the Miami Heat are not an easy opponent to deal with."

"Wade: There will be no mercy, we will attack with all our strength."

"Can Link drag the team out of the quagmire? Although the Heat have lost LeBron, they are still very motivated. They have lost three consecutive games recently, and no one wants a victory more than the Heat."

The Grizzlies and Heat met for the first time in the new season, and they became very eye-catching at this juncture.

The two teams that competed for hegemony in the finals last season are bound to have sparks in the new round of battle.

It’s not just the fans who are paying attention to this game, there are even many NBA stars who are also looking forward to this game.

Kobe Bryant said, "There is no problem with Link, he can always solve the Grizzlies' problems."

Paul George also supported his college teammate, "Link's ability to maintain his condition is beyond your imagination. The rest in the past two weeks will not have any impact on him."

Some people are optimistic about Link, and naturally some are not. For example, Link's new "friend"-Draymond Green.

On December 6, after the game between the Grizzlies and the Spurs, the Golden State Warriors played against the Bulls on the road.

In this game, Derrick Rose, the youngest MVP of the Bulls, performed very poorly. He played only 2 of 11 shots in 31 minutes and only scored 9 points in the game.

Rose's performance will naturally not allow the Bulls to win.

Forget about the bad offense, the defense that the Bulls are proud of is also a piece of cake today.

This summer, after the introduction of former Lakers player Pau Gasol, people thought that the Bulls' impenetrable defense would become more solid.

The interior defensive chain of Gasol + Noah is indeed quite luxurious in today's league.

As a result, today, Draymond Green shattered Thibodeau's basketball philosophy.

Green played 41 minutes today, making 11 of 20 shots, scoring a game-high 31 points, plus 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks!

Among them, Green made 7 of 13 shots from beyond the three-point line, which made Gasol and Noah very embarrassed.

Gasol and Noah are indeed the main defensive gates in the low post, but Green found another way to tear the Bulls' defense into pieces with his small and big skills.

Noah and Gasol are always pulled out by Green, which undoubtedly makes the Warriors' breakthrough much easier.

In the second half, Thibodeau firmly believed that Green could not kill the Bulls with a three-pointer, so he signaled Gasol and Noah to stick to the basket and ignore Green.

As a result, his bull died.

The emergence of Green completely broke the rules of traditional basketball. People were surprised to find that an inside player could actually use it like this!

In this game, Green broke his career single-game scoring record and single-game three-point field goal record. In addition, the 4 steals also tied his career regular season steal record in a single game.

The double victory in competition and personal data has made Green's reputation soar.

There is no doubt that Green surpassed Curry, Thompson and Rose tonight and became the biggest star.

After the game, Green, as the biggest star, was naturally surrounded by cameras.

And he took the opportunity to argue with Link in front of the camera with his real name.

"People are eager for Link to lead the Grizzlies out of trouble, but I guarantee that Link's numbers in the next game will not even be as good as my role player. I put all the numbers here, waiting for you to humiliate yourself, man .”

Green turned away with a smile, ending the interview.

He believed his data was unbreakable.

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