1147: Breaking the historical record, the second dynasty begins
NBA has a lot of records about teams in history, and the one that people talk about the most is the winning streak.
The longest winning streak in NBA history was held by the Los Angeles Lakers, who scored 33 consecutive wins at that time.
The league's longest winning streak in the start was the 26 consecutive wins created by the Grizzlies this season.
Although the Grizzlies easily broke this record this year, in fact, it is very difficult to win 20+ consecutive victories in one season.
After all, the regular season is full of too many uncertainties. There are many examples of weak defeating strong people, so it is difficult for even strong teams to maintain the momentum of victory.
Therefore, in NBA history, there are only five teams that have won 20 consecutive victories in a single season.
Except for the Bucks and Lakers in the ancient times, only three teams have achieved 20 consecutive victories in a single season, namely the Rockets 22 consecutive victories, the Warriors and the Grizzlies who won 24 consecutive victories last season.
That's right, even in the years when the "ok combination" was at its peak, the Lakers did not score another 20+ wins.
The year the Bulls won 72 wins, they all had only 13 consecutive wins.
In the original history, the Heat's Big Three originally had a record of 27 consecutive victories. Unfortunately, Link's arrival has never existed.
It is already very difficult to win 20 consecutive games in a single season. If the difficulty is increased a little more and it becomes a 15 consecutive game in a single season, the teams that can be achieved in history will be instantly reduced to three teams!
In the 1970-71 season, the Bucks won a 17-game winning streak and a 20-game winning streak. They entered the playoffs with a record of 66 wins and won the championship as they wish. This is the first time in NBA history that a team won two 15-game winning streaks in a single season.
The second time there were two 15 consecutive victories in a single season was more than 20 years later.
In the 1996-97 season, the "Utah Doubles" Stockton and Carl Malone led the Jazz to two 15 consecutive victories and reached the finals of that year.
But unfortunately, their opponent was Jordan, who was in full swing at the time, so the Jazz missed the championship. Because of this, their two 15 consecutive wins in a single season are rarely mentioned.
The third time this happened was in the 2006-07 season ten years later. That season, Nash led the Suns to a 15-game winning streak and 17-game winning streak, but they were still some distance away from the championship. Therefore, this record is also unknown.
As it turns out, if you can't win the championship, no matter how many other records you get, it will be useless.
The 20 consecutive wins in a single season and the 15 consecutive wins in a single season can be said to be the ultimate that the NBA team can achieve in a row.
If you are more demanding and raise the requirements to two 20 consecutive victories in a single season, the number of teams that can be achieved will instantly become 0.
After all, there are so few teams that can achieve 20 consecutive victories in a single season, let alone twice.
But now, the Memphis Grizzlies are only one game away from touching this record that no one can do or even get close to!
The Grizzlies' 26-game winning streak this season shocked the whole world. But people never expected that the Grizzlies had another 19-game winning streak from losing to the Pacers after the All-Star game to now!
They survived the Rockets, Spurs, Clippers and Warriors, survived the past March, and walked into a brand new league record.
As long as the Grizzlies win the next opponent, they will become the first team in NBA history and are most likely the only team that can win two 20 consecutive victories in a single season!
Compared to the third 70 wins in a single season, fans are obviously more interested in this second 20-game winning streak.
"A surprise? It's simply a shock! This record is incredible, which means the Grizzlies won more than half of the season with their winning streak. Can you imagine how terrifying this is? But it's about to happen!"
"Two 20 consecutive victories in a single season, and the third time in team history, 70 wins in a single season. These two records will make Link and the Grizzlies famous in history! In front of Link, many players will no longer deserve the word greatness!"
"The record has reached Link's hand. With his personality, there is absolutely no reason not to take it. The only question now is whether the Grizzlies can get it!"
"The Oklahoma City Thunder will not let the Grizzlies get their wishes easily, and Westbrook doesn't want to be a foil. They are still catching up for the sixth ranking in the West, so the Thunder will not easily give up their victory."
On the Internet, both the media and the fans are discussing the 20-game winning streak in a single season.
If Link could really break this record that people never dared to think of before, it would be truly famous in history.
In the future, the title of "I have me for any record" will probably be moved from Jordan to Link's head.
However, I met the Thunder at the critical moment of the second 20-game winning streak. I have to say that the Grizzlies are quite unlucky.
The Thunder are currently ranked seventh in the West. If they enter the playoffs in this ranking, it means they will meet the Warriors in the first round!
No one hopes that he will be eliminated in the first round after a season.
Although the Thunder has no hope of winning the championship this season, it is excellent to play more in the playoffs. At least, this can pave the way for the Thunder to attract stars to join this summer.
You have to let those stars see the possibility of this team so that they can have the idea of joining.
So, if the Thunder can surpass the Jazz and rank sixth, their first round opponent will become the Spurs.
Although the Spurs are not easy to deal with, at least they have a greater chance of winning than directly facing the Warriors, and are more likely to advance to the second round.
Promoting to the second round is the Thunder's goal this season. In order to achieve this goal, to surpass the Jazz.
Even when facing the unstoppable grizzly bear recently, Thunder must fight to the end!
The day before the game, during the media opening hours between training, reporters also asked Link if he would be worried about the next game.
"If I said I would treat the next game with a normal mind and I don't care about the record of 20 consecutive wins in a single season, it must be farting." As always, Link was very straightforward.
"The Thunder is indeed not an easy opponent, and it is not easy to break the record on their heads. But similarly, we have won the Thunder three times this season. There is no team in the league, and we know better than us how to defeat the Thunder."
Link's answer was light and many people thought Link would become underestimated in the face of this record that no one had ever broken.
But in fact, Link is more calm than anyone else.
Link originally thought that his attitude would make many Russian media come forward to criticize him, and he would make a big fuss about being arrogant and arrogant.
However, that night, Link looked through his phone and found that everything was calm!
No Russian City media came forward to say Link's wrong, and no Thunder player stood up to say anything.
Link smiled. After so many years, the reporters finally learned their lesson.
They finally understood that it would be better not to mess with people who can't afford it.
Now, no one dares to argue with Link. Everyone hasn't forgotten the fate of Durant and Green so soon.
Sure enough, in the game the next night, the Grizzlies had the advantage from beginning to end.
Westbrook's performance today can be said to be amazing. His three-pointer that has always been unreasonable, but today it is terrifyingly accurate.
With 1 of 4 three-pointers in the first half, Westbrook made a three-pointer shooting percentage of 7 of 9 in the second half.
With these 7 three-pointers, the Thunder once surpassed the score!
However, the Grizzlies still responded to the crisis calmly.
Gasol also used his color outside the three-point line. Wade, who had already passed the pain period, used his breakthrough to kill again and again, and Conley forced Westbrook to make two mistakes in a critical moment...
In today's game, Link is no longer just exerting his strength, but all the Grizzlies burst out with all their strength.
After all, the record of 20 consecutive victories in a single season is not just Link.
It's a collective honor, so everyone on the Grizzlies is very active.
In the end, Westbrook made a magical 8 of 13 shots, hitting the game's highest 45 points!
But the Grizzlies scored in double digits and won the game 113-108.
At the moment the game ended, the whole audience was filled with joy.
The record of two 20 consecutive victories in a single season has officially been officially written as the Memphis Grizzlies since its entry, and this is the only one!
Link looked at the cheering fans and teammates celebrating wildly from afar, but he seemed very calm.
Two 20 consecutive victories in a single season, and the third time in team history, 70 wins in a single season, these are just accessories.
If you cannot win the championship, these records will not be that great.
It's like the Jazz and Suns' two 15 consecutive wins in a single season, and almost no one mentioned it.
Now, the regular season goals have basically been completed. Then, let’s move towards the playoffs goal!
Chapter completed!