606: must accept this era
"The Grizzlies win the championship with 18-point reversal in the final quarter".
"Nick Young scored 9 points in one minute, Link scored 14 points in a row, hitting the Heat."
"Wade poured two bottles of Gatorade on his knees in the locker room."
"Link becomes the first NBA history to lose the draft.
The finals ended, which also means that the war that started at the end of October last year has finally subsided this summer.
Although the game is over, the impact Link and the Grizzlies have only just begun to reflect.
The day after the game, news about the Grizzlies occupied the homepage or front page headlines of major news media. This time, the Grizzlies' influence was not only in the basketball world. Even outside of basketball, the Grizzlies' championship victory caused a sensation.
Originally, the Grizzlies won the championship was unpopular, not to mention that the process of the sixth battle was still so unusual.
Grizzlies fans who saw the Grizzlies fall behind 18 points and leave early said that they will leave regrets in their lives, and they are so stupid that they missed the opportunity to witness this historic moment.
The Grizzlies' success undoubtedly caused an uproar. To be honest, a team that had no sense of existence suddenly rose and was not accepted so quickly.
Although other teams also have ups and downs and sometimes show up, most of them have at least had a brilliant history and a certain historical heritage.
But the Memphis Grizzlies have been a bullied image since they entered the league. Until Link joined the team, the Grizzlies had not even won a playoff victory.
Although the Grizzlies played several playoffs during the Gasol period, they were still far from being a strong team.
The Grizzlies have not been ups and downs because the team has been at the bottom of the league's food chain.
The small market and the high crime rate have made big-name stars stop here. Therefore, if such a team wants to develop, it will be difficult to hell from the beginning.
But now, this team that seemed hopeless and was sold last season suddenly reached the top of the NBA.
It was as if an unknown team suddenly won the World Cup.
The Grizzlies' rise was so rapid that everyone wasn't even prepared.
An article by espn discussed this.
"This season, Kobe broke his Achilles tendon, and his team also experienced another trough. Duncan and GDP combination were swept out by the young Thunder before they could take revenge. Garnett and Pierce are still in the transfer rumors, and the final glory of the Celtics may become history. The Mavericks and Dirk seem to have no chance of recovery... They have become the past tense, now it is the era of young players such as 03, and even Paul, Durant, and Link. Maybe you will like this era, maybe you won't like this era, but no matter what, the Grizzlies' championship signifies that you must accept this era, an era dominated by young people. The story of the NBA has entered a new chapter."
We must accept this era, and this is what espn suggests to fans.
No matter how incredible the rise of the Grizzlies and Link are, they won the championship, that's the fact.
People always miss the past, but NBA's chapters never sympathize with old friends.
"It seems that we have completely changed the alliance structure now." Randolph held the newspaper in his hand and smiled proudly at Link beside him.
At this time, all the Grizzlies were sitting in the hall of the Federal Express Arena.
Everything that happened here last night was still very excited.
A magical game, an incredible reversal, and finally, there is the real glory.
After winning the championship, after playing the Champagne War in the locker room, the Grizzlies and their gang went to nightclubs for a nightclub and everyone had a great time.
It was not until six o'clock in the morning that everyone came out of the nightclub with unfulfilled pleasure. At that time, Link experienced deeply what morning milk is, it is really better to drink in the morning than late-night wine.
But everyone is happy. After working hard all season, going through a lot of hardships, we finally achieved our goal. So what if we indulge overnight?
On the afternoon of the second day after winning the championship, the Grizzlies players had to gather in the stadium to make a season summary, inform some things, and then the holiday officially began.
Although it was already afternoon, because I was so excited yesterday, most people were still sleepy, and Link was one of them.
"Yes...yes...the alliance pattern has completely changed..." Link yawned and answered Randolph lazily.
Link was not very interested in these follow-up reports of winning the championship. The only news that impressed him was the photo of Wade pouring Gatorade on his knees in the locker room with helpless look on his face.
In the original history, Wade should have held a cigar on his mouth and poured champagne on his knees...
Although it looks a little sad, there is nothing we can do about it. If Wade poured champagne on his knees, Link would be the one who cried now.
Seeing Link's listless look, Randolph curled up the corner of his mouth and smiled terrified, "You kid were exhausted last night?"
"Nonsense, I just finished the game and played until six in the morning. How can I not be exhausted?"
"I mean, are you exhausted after you get home? I remember that female reporter was drunk when she left. After you and her came home..."
"Damn, I knew you would say that! Why did you stare at me so well all day long?" Link widened his eyes in an instant, otherwise Randolph would have to make his own rumors again.
Last night, Rachel joined Link to attend the Grizzlies' post-winning carnival. This was originally a private party, and the players were allowed to take friends.
Rachel was also happy for Link. After all, she was one of the few people who watched Link grow from the Development League step by step to FMVP. So she became excited and drank a lot of wine.
As a result, after the carnival, Rachel was carried back by Link. Link was tired at the time and was too lazy to go to find a hotel or something, so he took Rachel home directly.
However, because he was too tired and drank a lot of alcohol, Link put Rachel in the room and fell asleep on the sofa.
It’s not that I don’t want to, but I really don’t have the energy to do other activities!
"Don't react so much, hehe, I'll just ask casually."
Link gave Randolph a glance. God knew what this guy had in mind. He had to ask casually that there would be something wrong.
"Everyone, how did you play last night?" At this moment, Stevens and Robert Pera walked into the hall hall. Pera was still holding the "heat" O'Brien Cup.
Yesterday, people knew how many people left their lip marks on the O'Brien Cup and how much champagne left. But now, the O'Brien Cup has been completely processed.
毫无疑问,佩拉这是要把奖杯放进球馆内新建的陈列室里了.
"Very happy! I really hope to come this time every year, haha!" Nick Yang responded loudly, which attracted everyone's unanimous agreement.
"I think too, but now, let's put the honors we just won first and the position he should put." Pera, who was holding the O'Brien Cup, waved and led the players to the showroom.
The showroom is newly built, and the walls of this room are full of classic photos of the Grizzlies, both big and small. But 90% of the photos come from Link joining the team. After all, before that, the Grizzlies didn't have many pictures that could be called classics.
There is a large showcase in the center of the showroom, inside which is already located in the Western Conference Championship Trophy that entered Memphis some time ago.
With the help of the staff, Pera carefully opened the display cabinet and gently put the cleaned O'Brien Cup in.
Once upon a time, the Federal Express Arena did not even have an honor showroom. But now it is not enough to put it in, and once it is put, two trophys are put in.
After locking the cabinet again, Pera looked at the trophy proudly, and almost moved herself to tears.
People say that his acquisition of Grizzlies was a loss-making business, and they say that as a businessman, he should not let interest occupy his mind.
In fact, Pera is indeed ready to lose money. Most NBA bosses who support teams lose money.
However, not only did the Grizzlies not lose money, but also made Pera make a lot of money. Before joining the Grizzlies, his stock had already begun to fall wildly. But now, it has more than doubled.
After a year of running the team, Pera is indeed proud of being a pride.
At least it was extremely correct for him to give up Guy's complete correcting Link's approach, which was extremely controversial at the time.
After moving his eyes away from the trophy, Pera looked at the players and smiled. Since Pera is not old and is only 35 years old, he is very close to the players and has no airs. He is also very casual when talking.
"I know what you are thinking now. You all want to know when the championship parade will start. Don't worry, you won't be waiting too long. I need to arrange it well, after all, this is an unprecedented large event in Memphis! So within three days, I will reply to you on my phone. In addition, today I have two things to announce, to be precise, your teammates and coaches have something to announce. Brad, Sean, it's yours."
After Pera finished speaking, he took the initiative to retreat aside. Stevens and Battier walked up and looked at everyone.
Everyone was confused, what was they going to do?
"You talk first, Sean." Stevens nodded to Bathir friendly.
Bathil did not refuse and spoke first, "Then I will say it first, damn, I didn't expect there would be such a day...I...I decided to officially retire this summer. For the game, I have given all I can do. I also got my wish in the Memphis Grizzlies. At the beginning of my career, I won the championship ring. Watching the rise of this team I love deeply...I have nothing else to contribute, and I feel no regrets about such an ending."
Chapter completed!