418: The first to be pulled out for a meeting
"The Bobcats' record is 4 wins and 3 losses."
When Link learned about the Bobcats’ record of the current season, he was very surprised. In his impression, the Bobcats in this period should still be the bad team among the bad teams. But unexpectedly, their start was so dreamy.
Indeed, compared with the Grizzlies' eight-game winning start, the Bobcats' 4-3 wins and 3 losses seem to be nothing. But after all, the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the Big Four, have only 3-5 losses now.
With the hard power of the Bobcats, their start was already excellent enough.
In the first game of the opening game, the Bobcats defeated the Eastern Power Pacers. Recently, they have experienced three consecutive victories, defeating the Mavericks, Timberwolves and Wizards respectively, which can be said to be in full swing.
No wonder Stevens brought everyone to Time Warner Center a day in advance. With Bobcats' current state, they are indeed in a state of upset. What Stevens has to do is to minimize this possibility.
"Link, why did you come back so early last night?" Just as Link was sitting in the locker room studying the Bobcats' recent situation, Randolph, who had changed his jersey, started chatting with Link.
Last night, Link returned to the hotel after 10 o'clock, and took a shower and went to bed as soon as he came back. Randolph, who lived in the same room with Link, was always curious, but he did not disturb him when he saw Link sleeping.
The big black bear was thinking seriously, who did Link go on a date with yesterday? If it weren't for Rachel, wouldn't he have lied to Tony Allen for $1,000? If it was with Rachel...why would he come back?
"I'm going to play today. How late do you think I can play?" Link shrugged and continued to look at the Bobcats' statistics for each game.
"Then you were yesterday"
"Stop asking, I just went out for a meal with Rachel."
"And then, come back?"
"I'm back after eating and then walking around, what's wrong?" Link looked at Randolph in surprise. There was nothing wrong with it!
"Damn, it's so boring. I was ready to sleep alone yesterday. If I had such a date, you wouldn't be able to see me all night."
"That's you, Zach. And first of all, you have to have such a date first." Link shook his head. It would be great if Randolph could be as serious as he was on the basketball court in life. He is a father, and he still wants to have something to do.
But speaking of this, although I took Rachel back to the hotel after having dinner and walking around yesterday, the entire date seemed to be filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.
Since sending a text message to Rachel with a private number, Link feels that something has become different. Rachel seems to be more proactive with herself?
Take the initiative to hold your hand and kiss your cheek before leaving. Link is not stupid. He can feel Rachel's feelings. A girl will not be so enthusiastic about you for no reason. Even if a female reporter wants to get close to the player, she will not use this method.
Besides, Link also believed that Rachel would not do this just because she wanted to get close to him. Because even if Rachel didn't, they were already very close.
Although Rachel is not a supermodel or a big Hollywood star, she is just a female journalist who is well-known, likes basketball and pursues her dreams.
But thinking about those celebrities with chaotic private lives and deep entertainment circles, Rachel seems to be more suitable to be a girlfriend.
I won’t mention her beauty, and her figure is also good. Sometimes she can be so fresh that she reminds you of the female classmates in the next class, and can instantly put on heavy makeup to interpret the mature style. Of course, what is more important than these is that she has a heart that loves basketball.
She can understand how difficult it is on the basketball court, and can discuss with you which is more lethal to Kobe or Jordan's back jump shot is more lethal. She can even take the ball to play with you.
Link slapped his forehead, maybe he shouldn't have gone back yesterday
"Guys, all are ready!" Stevens' clapping voice pulled Link out of his extremely dangerous thoughts, "It's time for us to warm up!"
Link shook his head and quickly threw away all the messy thoughts.
The date time has long ended, and now he should be in the arms of basketball.
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The game against the Bobcats was indeed more difficult than expected. The Bobcats performed very well at home. After all, they were all young players and were very excited after winning three games in a row. You just asked them to play in the finals now, and they may all believe they can win the championship.
But excitement and momentum are not the whole factor in winning the game. In the end, it depends on hard strength. In this regard, the Grizzlies are so taller than the Bobcats that they know where they go.
The Bobcats can bite you with a harsh force today. Kemba Walker, Gilchrist, Ramon Sessions, Ben Gordon and other players are all capable of attacking.
But their offensive stability and sustainability are too poor, they are completely scattered soldiers and brave men. Whoever feels better will come and cannot form a scale.
On the contrary, the Grizzlies did not treat the bobcats as the slim fish, so they fought very steadily from the first second. The five Grizzlies bloomed more than one point today, with clear primary and secondary points. They used their calmness to suppress the restless bobcats.
On the surface, the Bobcats seem to have never been thrown away. But in fact, they didn't have any good chances throughout the game and could not see any hope of winning.
In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Bobcats by 94-87 and 7 points away, ending their three-game winning streak. The Grizzlies all scored in double digits today, Link scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Randolph and Gasol Jr. each scored 16 points, Conley and Iguodala each scored 12 points.
Surprisingly, after the game, a reporter asked Link, "Today, you defeated the Bobcats without three quarters. Is there any problem in which link?"
Link was speechless when he heard this question. Now that the Grizzlies can't clock in and get off work in three quarters, it's a failure.
After the game, as usual, Link should strike while the iron is hot and continue to have Rachel spend the night together.
But unfortunately, he is a professional player and has a special job nature. Unfortunately, the Grizzlies will usher in their first back-to-back game of the season tomorrow.
Speaking of which, this time, back-to-back is quite fucked, and another back-to-back arrangement spans two places.
After fighting the Bobcats today, I will fly to the Denver Plateau again without stopping, and I will fight the Nuggets soon tomorrow.
I thought I wouldn't encounter such an arrangement again after the shrinking season, but it turned out that Link was too naive.
So, let alone dates, Link wanted to sign the fans after the game, but Stevens urged him to go to the bus. If you want to rest more, you will have to compete every minute.
In the end, dragging his tired body, climbed to the Denver Plateau for a long time, and played against the Nuggets, which liked to play fast-paced, the Grizzlies finally gave up their first defeat of the season.
The Nuggets are happy to bring first blood.
97-92, George Carl's Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies by 5 points. The Grizzlies' best winning streak in the opening game also stopped in 9 games.
The Nuggets are not weak teams at all, and the Grizzlies are fighting back to back on the plateau, so they are exhausted.
George Carl deliberately beat the pace very quickly, and this move really dragged down the strong Grizzlies. The Nuggets, known as the "Denver Track and Field Team", liked this fast-paced chaos. So in the end, they saved their home court in the familiar rhythm.
Although this was just an ordinary defeat, Link had a hard time after the game. Because at the critical moment, Link's three-point missed a key three-pointer, which made the Nuggets fight back, which widened the gap to 5 points.
As the well-deserved core of the Grizzlies this season, Link may not be the most glorious when winning, but when losing, Link must be the first to be pulled out for a meeting.
After the game, countless microphones were facing Link, and the problems were very explicit.
"Link, do you think you should be responsible for this loss?"
"What were you thinking before the last shot? That was actually an opportunity, but why didn't you seize it?"
"Link, is it too much pressure for you to shoot key shots as a core? Do you think others should be allowed to execute key shots?"
After the game, Link was panting, he had to face these troublesome problems and felt exhausted physically and mentally.
Chapter completed!