Link opened his eyes the next day, and his mind was still in his mind.

The dunk of Kenyon Martin was blocked and a fierce inside player was dunked. Of course, what impressed Link the most was what happened in the locker room after the game.

Since this is the first time the Grizzlies have entered the playoffs in five years, they are very excited from players to coaches. After entering the locker room, everyone took a bottle of water and everyone was eager to try.

Hollins stood in the middle of the locker room, everyone was waiting for him to speak.

"We don't have champagne, but we have water. We shouldn't be complacent, but we should celebrate!"

As soon as Hollins finished speaking, the entire locker room became a waterspring festival. From the beginning of the season to the fifth in the West, only the Grizzlies players knew how much they had experienced.

Thinking of the experience in the locker room last night, Link couldn't help but giggle.

When I first came to Memphis, Austin said that this is the city with the highest crime rate in the United States. Fans here can get free tickets by voluntarily handing over guns. As soon as they arrived at the training hall, they were provoked by Randolph and met unfriendly eyes from Sam Yang and others.

At that time, Link would never have thought that he would fall in love with this team.

The fans here are not as vicious as the outside world imagined, and the players here are not just scraps left by people in the garbage dump. Link enjoys the time he works with this group of people, especially against the backdrop of the Rockets' experience.

Now, he and his team are going to playoffs, which makes Link very excited. He hopes to go further with these guys and create greater glory together.

With Link's Grizzlies, the ranking is three places higher than the original history. Link is naturally looking forward to helping the Grizzlies go further in the playoffs than they did in the original history.

Thinking of this, Link immediately got up. The regular season was over, but the truly exciting journey had just begun.

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"Everyone is training seriously, don't think that defeating the Nuggets is the end!"

Today, in the training hall, Randolph always urges everyone from time to time, and his voice is filled with the entire training hall.

Randolph was extremely serious today. He didn't joke with anyone, nor was he complacent about yesterday's victory. He came to the training hall early and started shooting and warming up early. This guy seemed to have completely changed his personality, but Link knew very well that this was Zach's true appearance.

Do you think he is hilarious? In fact, he has always been serious about the competition. Do you see that he is in nightclubs? In fact, he is very active in training and often practices more.

Randolph has always wanted to lead the Grizzlies into the playoffs, and he believes that this is his way of giving back to the Grizzlies. Now, this wish has been achieved. So Randolph has the next goal to help the Grizzlies win the first playoff game!

That's right, the Grizzlies have never won even a single game in the playoffs since they were established.

The Grizzlies entered the playoffs for the first time in the 2003-04 season, and were eliminated by the high-spirited Spurs swept 4-0.

In the 2004-05 season, the Grizzlies were still unable to resist the whirlwind Suns. At that time, the Suns had five major players, including Nash, Joe Johnson, Marion, Stoudemire and Quentin Richardson. Their attack power made the Grizzlies completely stunned. In the entire series, the Grizzlies averaged 113 points per game and lost 11 points per game to the Suns, which was simply unable to raise their heads!

The Grizzlies entered the playoffs for the third consecutive year in 2005-06. This year their opponent was the Dallas Mavericks. This year, the Grizzlies' paper lineup was too big compared to the Mavericks. The only player who averaged double points per game in the entire Grizzlies was Paul Gasol. The Mavericks swept the Grizzlies without any effort.

After that, the Grizzlies did not appear in the playoffs until this season.

The Grizzlies entered the playoffs three times, but the results were not very good. Therefore, what fans most hope to see this year is that the Grizzlies can win their first victory in the playoffs.

When Bathir first came to the Grizzlies, he said that his goal was to help the Grizzlies win the first playoff game.

It can be seen that winning in the playoffs has become an obsession among the Grizzlies fans and players. Every time they play in the playoffs, they are swept 4-0, which is a bit embarrassing.

So today, under Randolph's supervision, everyone trained very seriously. Including Mr. Mayo, who came the latest, did not slackew today.

The playoffs are coming, who doesn’t want to perform well in the playoffs? People say that the playoffs are the stage for stars, but in fact, the playoffs are also a dream factory for creating stars.

Many players who are not very famous in the regular season have soared because of their excellent performance in the playoffs. Therefore, even players like Mayo, who can be said to have no professional attitude, will train hard before the playoffs.

Link enjoyed this atmosphere very much, which made him feel like he was back in the Development League and back in the Blues. Even in training, everyone was fighting desperately!

At noon, training was suspended and media opening hours arrived. Today, many reporters came to FedEx Arena, but this would not surprise Hollins and the Grizzlies players.

The playoffs are approaching, and the reporters must have many questions to interview players. There are no NBA games these two days, and the news about NBA is supported by the reporters.

Today, there are many reporters around every player. Because Link went to the locker room to change his soaked jersey after training, so when he came out, the reporters had already interviewed others, and Link became the last one to be interviewed.

"Link, I'm going to play in the playoffs soon, how do you feel?" The first question is very routine, and it can be regarded as "hot mouthing" for Link.

"I can't wait to show my strength in the playoffs. Of course, I will pass the ball to Zach, and he is our first scoring point."

Link's little joke made the reporters laugh, and it was obvious that Link's mentality was still very relaxed.

"So how do you think of your opponent, the Oklahoma City Thunder? This season, the Grizzlies and the Thunder fought four times, and each team won two games. People say that Oklahoma is even likely to cause trouble for teams like the Los Angeles Lakers. So do you think the Grizzlies may pass the Thunder?"

The second question is that the reporters are no longer gentle. During the regular season, the Thunder and the Grizzlies have already had a lively fight. The matchup between Link and Harden, and Link and Durant is extremely exciting every time. The so-called enemy road is narrow, and the Grizzlies and the Thunder meet in the playoffs, which gives them more topics to hype.

"We are no longer in the West, so of course we are not trying to warm up the Thunder. If we have to answer, I can only say that we can win the series." After Link finished speaking, he found that the reporters were staring at him blankly.

When I first interviewed others, everyone in the Grizzlies said, "We will strive to win the team's first victory in the playoffs."

But when it comes to Link, it turns into a series victory!

"Are you sure it's a series win?"

"Of course, otherwise we will go to the fight for failure?" Link's answer was unhesitant and full of confidence.

Link knew very well what others said about "strive to the first playoff victory" just because they were modest. But Link has always liked to tell the truth.

Just the first playoff victory is definitely not satisfying the Grizzlies' appetite. A victory in the entire series is the real goal of the Grizzlies!
Chapter completed!