Nine Hundred and Thirty-Five: A Team Greater than Great

"Link, don't force yourself."

As soon as the press conference ended, Link quickly walked to the locker room. So Qiaogel, who was following him, shouted.

Logically speaking, Link should be happy to have become the player with the most Best of the Month awards in a single season in NBA history.

But Qiaogel knew that Link's current behavior proved that he was quite angry.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Link turned his head and gave Jogel a smile.

"You know what I'm talking about, Link. We've got a lot of injuries this year and we're so fucking unlucky! Do you know why only three teams in NBA history have been able to build a three-peat dynasty? Because you never know tomorrow. Which one will come first, or the accident! We have experienced too many accidents this season, and we can no longer bear the risk of accidents, Link. We...we can't lose you too!"

Jorge knew what Link wanted to do. He was a competitive person and he would not let the Warriors succeed easily.

So in the last half month, he will definitely do his best to keep the number one spot in the Western Conference.

But there is no doubt that this also greatly increases the risk of injury.

"This is not forced at all, Dave. I just feel that I still have the energy to do it. Don't worry, after keeping the first place in the Western Conference in the regular season, I can still be strong in the playoffs! I know why there are only three teams in NBA history Can the team build a dynasty? Because this season is not over yet. After this season, there will be four."

Link patted Jogel on the shoulder and returned to the locker room.

Qiao Ge sighed, Link was also a paranoid person. Once he decides something, no one can change his mind.

Is every great superstar such a paranoid person?

James can not care about the regular season record, but Link can't. His desire to win may be on the level of Jordan and Kobe.

Maybe even better than them all!

He is used to sitting in the first position in the Western Conference, and he is not willing to give up this position to others easily. It's a symbol of the Grizzlies' strength and their dominance of the league.

In the final stretch of the road to three consecutive championships, Link wants the Grizzlies to walk calmly.

Joger couldn't help but light a cigarette, even though there was a no-smoking sign next to him.

In the last nine games, Joger only hoped that Link could spend the last nine games in peace.

As for being No. 1 in the West...that's something only Link can do.

A minute later, Qiaogel put out his cigarette butt and walked into his office.

If winning three consecutive championships was so easy, it would be meaningless...

He and the Memphis Grizzlies now have two ways to go, either greatness or death!

And Link has already made his choice.

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People have never looked forward to the April game so much.

It stands to reason that in the last half month of the regular season, most strong teams will begin to conserve their strength and prepare for the playoffs.

But the Warriors and Grizzlies obviously don't want to give up so early. The two teams will also compete for the first place in the Western Conference.

At the beginning of April, both teams launched a devastating offensive at the same time.

The Warriors have always wanted to get closer to the Grizzlies, but the victory difference between the two sides has been unable to get closer.

When the Warriors win, the Grizzlies always win.

And every time the Grizzlies lose, the Warriors also lose...

In the last half month, people have seen how strong the Grizzlies really are. But they can always suppress the Warriors,

It's not all smooth sailing.

After just a few games in April, Randolph was injured again and fell down.

This time, it was a stretched knee ligament that required two months of recovery.

In other words, the aging "Big Black Bear" is not only unable to play in the regular season, but also unable to appear in the subsequent playoffs.

Although Conley can resume training, for safety reasons and to avoid the recurrence of consecutive injuries, Jorge decided to let Conley not return until the playoffs.

Old Carter and Conley are the same. Joger doesn't want a nearly 40-year-old veteran to be injured again before the playoffs.

In the face of these injuries, people even think that "even God doesn't want the Grizzlies to keep the number one spot in the Western Conference!"

However, the Grizzlies used their perseverance to tell everyone, "God has no say about Memphis."

In this way, the Warriors and Grizzlies were entangled until April 12.

So far, the Warriors have achieved an excellent record of 66 wins and 13 losses! The Grizzlies are not to be outdone. So far, their record is 67 wins and 12 losses.

Although Randolph was lost in April, although Conley and Carter have been unable to return.

But the Grizzlies still have a one-game lead and firmly occupy the first place in the Western Conference!

In the history of the NBA, no team has ever finished second in the division despite winning 66 games!

66 wins, in most previous seasons, would have been more than enough to finish first in the Western Conference.

In the 1980s, the ShowTime Lakers, led by Pat Riley, had the best regular season record, which was only 65 wins.

Jerry Sloan led the Jazz to the best regular season record ever, which was only 64 wins.

66 wins, this is definitely a good result that is rare in the entire history of the NBA.

Throughout history, there are only a handful of teams that can win more than 66 games in a single season!

Great coaches like Popovich and teams like the Spurs have never won 66 games.

But in the 14-15 season, in the era when the Memphis Grizzlies dominated the league, 66 wins was not great at all, and could only rank second in the Western Conference!

This shows how tenacious and heroic the Memphis Grizzlies are! Under Link's leadership, the Grizzlies have become greater than great!

Link kept his word, and he did not let the warrior step over the grizzly bear's head before he fell.

"This is surprising. It's hard to imagine that when the Warriors have such good results, they can't even get first place in the conference!"

"Everyone thought Link was just talking tough, but once again he did what he said."

"What is the concept of 66 wins? This is already great. But don't forget, the Warriors still have two games to play! In other words, their final score will exceed 66 wins! But no matter how great they are, they are just Grizzly foil!”

"It's hard for me to imagine how the Grizzlies could suppress the Warriors when the battalion was full of injuries. People in Oakland might be celebrating that they broke the Grizzlies' dominance of the league. But in the end, they discovered that the Grizzlies are insurmountable! "

"The Memphis Grizzlies are the greatest team in the second decade of the 21st century, there is no doubt about it! No, if Link wins the championship again this season, even if the first ten years are included, they will be the greatest team in the 21st century!"

The Warriors' 66 wins did not give them any honor, but instead made the Grizzlies' current 67 wins more valuable.

Since 66 wins is already very impressive, how powerful does a team that suppressed 66 wins have to be?

For a time, the Memphis Grizzlies became the most popular team in the league.

I don’t know why, but the number of black and grizzly bears suddenly decreased. People are full of respect for this team that tried its best to protect the first place in the Western Conference and showed a true kingly style.

In an instant, the Grizzlies went from the league's biggest villains to the league's recognized heroes.

Everyone wants to see if this great team can persist until the last minute!

Yes, although the Grizzlies have led the Warriors by a full game, they still have not "landed safely."

April 13, three days before the end of the regular season. The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies have one last chance to collide head-on!

If the Warriors win this battle, then they will tie up the victory, and they will still have a chance to compete for first place in the Western Conference.

If they lose, they will have no chance as they are two games behind.

For the Warriors, this is the game that determines whether their hard work this season will pay off.

For fans, this is the last focus game before the playoffs.

But for Link, this game was a little different.

"I am happy to destroy other people's beautiful illusions with my own hands and watch the despair on the enemy's face. Then, step over their bloody corpses and embrace victory. In 2013 and 2014, I did this to my opponents. You know Really? I plan to do the same tomorrow."

Link told reporters when he and his teammates arrived in Auckland for interviews.