The Memphis Grizzlies didn't finally end their winning streak until January 3.

On January 3, 2015, the Grizzlies lost to the Nuggets 98-104 in the Denver Plateau.

Since the Grizzlies No. 2 just finished the game in Los Angeles, they immediately went to the Denver Plateau to report on the No. 3, which is undoubtedly a huge test for the physical fitness of the Grizzlies players.

So in this game at Pepsi Center, the Grizzlies were showing signs of fatigue.

But as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

Unless the horse is really running fast.

If the Grizzlies are just tired, it will be difficult for the Nuggets, who cannot even enter the top eight in the West, to challenge the Grizzlies.

But the Nuggets performed very well in this game.

Tai Lawson made 10 of 14 shots and scored 25 points and 11 rebounds with a super high shooting percentage of 71.2%.

Avraro made 8 of 12 and scored 23 points with a shooting percentage of 66.7%.

The bursting touch of these two backcourts made the Grizzlies very passive. In addition to Lawson and Avlaro, the Nuggets also had four players scoring in double digits.

There is no doubt that this is the result that the Nuggets cannot achieve in previous games.

The Nuggets scored 51.9% shooting percentage and 46.7% three-point shooting percentage throughout the game. Teams that can hit this kind of shooting percentage on the Grizzlies this season can count one hand.

Or to put it more bluntly - this one is the only one!

In this way, the Nuggets won the game with their super-level performance and the Grizzlies' fatigue, and the Grizzlies' winning streak record stopped at 13 consecutive wins.

However, the defeat in this game did not worry too much about Grizzlies fans. It was just a regular season record that was not painful and was not afraid.

Although the Grizzlies are unlikely to score another terrifying result of 70+ wins this year, there should be no problem in stabilizing the number one in the West.

After all, the Grizzlies have won 70 games and above in a single season for two consecutive years. After the Bulls won 72 wins that year, they failed to continue their 70-win myth.

Originally, 74 wins were the ultimate goal, and even under the same circumstances, it was difficult to replicate such a miracle.

The outside world is quite tolerant of the defeat in this game. Almost everyone believes that as long as the Grizzlies take a little rest, they can continue to win a series of victories.

But at this point, Link's view is different from that of the public.

It was not an impossible thing for the Grizzlies to win 70 wins in the regular season for three consecutive years.

After all, Link has really reached its peak since this season.

Although the Grizzlies left Nick Young and others, the lineup changes generally are not big.

Compared with last season, the Grizzlies' strength has not declined but increased.

But the main reason why the Grizzlies cannot achieve an exaggerated 70-win record this year is that they have lost 6 games just in January is due to injuries!

In the two seasons when I won 70 wins, the Grizzlies' lineup was quite healthy. From the main players to the role players, they did not encounter any serious injuries.

But this season, the Grizzlies' lineup has almost never been completely completed.

At the beginning of the season, Randolph and Iguodala knelt down. Iguodala has only returned recently, while Randolph is still unspeakable.

This is not over yet. Tony Allen injured his right cornea a few days ago. Although "Teacher Tony" will return in the next game, if he were there, Avraro might not be able to hit such a high shooting rate today.

Injuries are the biggest obstacle to limiting the Grizzlies' pace.

Now, after the back-to-back match with the Nuggets, injuries came to the door again.

"What!? In this way, won't we have no inside players??" In the head coach's office of the Federal Express Arena, Dave Joggel looked at the chief team doctor Moon in front of him, with the word "unbelievable" written on his face.

"It's a pity, but I'm afraid yes." Moon shook his head, "Marc and Nurkic fought too hard yesterday, and he said he was a little uncomfortable with his right calf today. For safety reasons, we must put him on the daily watch list."

In yesterday's game, Yusuf Nurkic and Gasol were considered the European derby.

Gasol is very famous in Europe, and all European players take Gasol's two brothers as role models.

Nurkic, who has just entered the league, is no exception.

In Europe, this "European derby" was hyped quite a lot. Therefore, Nurkic had been preparing for the showdown against yesterday for a long time.

Nurkic finally lived up to expectations and played very positively yesterday. He scored a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes.

Facing a young, passionate and hard-working Nurkic, Gasol, who fought back to back, was a little tired of dealing with it.

Although he insisted on playing the whole game, he won the second highest in the Grizzlies, second only to Link's 18 points.

But in the game yesterday, Gasol felt a little uncomfortable with his right calf.

Today, after being questioned and examined by the team doctor, Gasol was added to the daily observation list.

Protect before you are truly injured, it will always be faster than treating it after you are injured.

But in this way, even the "Black and White Two Bears" can't appear.

Randolph was about to make a comeback a few days ago, but he still felt uncomfortable in his knees and did not improve.

The medical team was afraid that Randolph would be injured continuously, so they kept putting him on the daily observation list and were not activated for a long time.

Now, Randolph's return date is not yet determined, and Gasol is gone, and the Grizzlies' inside power has undoubtedly been greatly weakened.

Although the Grizzlies had signed a guaranteed contract with Whiteside until the end of the season, even if Whiteside was added before, the Grizzlies' inside line was barely enough.

Now that the "Black and White Bears" are both injured, the Grizzlies' inside reserves are getting short of money again.

"What a fuck... we're going to be in constant injuries this season." Jogel was very helpless. If it weren't for the injury, what would happen to the Warriors, the number one in the West?

If it weren't for injury, the Warriors' 16 consecutive wins wouldn't have been the longest winning streak of the season.

"There's no way. Zach is already 34 years old after all. Gasol is less than 20 days away and he is 30. This is the fifth year that Link has joined the Grizzlies. Dave, and everyone's age will not stop growing."

Moon's words made Jogel even more worried. Yes, the villains who were making trouble in the league were already in their thirties.

Time flies quickly, but in the blink of an eye.

"However, Mark fell down so badly. On the 7th, we will meet a difficult opponent." Jogel looked at the schedule and drew a red circle on the grid on January 7th.

"You always have a way to get through the difficulties, right?" Moon shrugged. He was only responsible for healing his injuries, and making a game plan would be beyond his ability.

"It's not that I always have a way to overcome the difficulties, but that Link always has a way to overcome the difficulties. If Mark could not come back on the 7th... Link would probably really have to make a brand new attempt..."

Jogel rubbed his temples, which was really a headache.

A few days later, on January 7, the Memphis Grizzlies will play against the Atlanta Hawks away.

The Hawks were only eighth in the Eastern Conference last season, and their record of 38 wins and 44 losses will not even be included in the top ten if they are in the Western Conference.

Atlanta Eagles, never considered a trouble.

But this year, their current record is 26 wins and 8 losses, which is only two more games than the Grizzlies...
Chapter completed!