On April 15, the playoffs will begin. However, because the Grizzlies are first in the West, they won't play until April 16.

So, on April 14, the day before the playoffs began, Link invited his teammates to his home for a reunion.

It's not the first time you've been to Link's house this season, but every time you do, everyone has a lot of fun.

Playing cards, fishing, playing games, chatting...... You'll never get bored with Link.

Although Link's villa is not as magnificent as Kobe, it can be regarded as complete.

Every time Link looks at the lively scene in front of him, he feels very relieved.

Wins come and go, but this kind of family-like team atmosphere is not something that can be experienced anywhere.

Although the Grizzlies have changed several times over the years, the core ones have never changed. As a result, any player who comes to the Grizzlies can quickly fit in.

Speaking of which, this time last year, Link also called everyone to his home for a get-together to let everyone relax before the playoffs.

Everything looks the same as last year, but in reality, it's very different.

Mark. Gasol has stayed fit this season and has been doing well in the regular season. Crucially, the three-point shot has also become his regular weapon.

With him in the playoffs this year, the game will be a lot easier.

Jokic's guy is still the same as last year, full of Coke to drink. But this year, he is much more mature than last season.

Since starting this season, Jokic's form has been on the rise, and he has been included in ESPN's ranking of the league's top 10 young centers.

Link believes that this guy will perform several times better in the playoffs than last year.

By the way, the goal of the Olympic defeat on Green's head, Jokic was still talking to Link a few days ago. That guy's heart is still full of unwillingness.

And this unwillingness will sooner or later turn into strength and burst out.

If the Grizzlies' opponent in this year's Western Conference Finals is still the Warriors, then Jokic will definitely be able to hit them hard!

Tobias. Harris has been finalized, and he has now grown into a very reliable point of fire. Harrell's progress is visible to the naked eye, and he will certainly be able to help even more this season.

Iguodala is not old, and the playoffs are about to get out of the "play dead" state.

Vince. Carter still has killer qualities, and God knows if this guy will hit the key ball in the bottom corner again.

Conley has no season reimbursement this season, and Link is very relieved to have him in control of the tempo.

Dinwiddie has shown that he has the potential to become an All-Star caliber this season, and he can certainly help Link a lot.

Richardson is in solid form and can hardly make mistakes. Wade has also completely come out of the labor pain at this time, and players like him tend to perform better in the playoffs than in the regular season.

You never know when he's going to suddenly step up and take over the game.

Link looked at his teammates at home and couldn't help but smile.

Nothing seems to have changed, but everything has changed drastically!

This year's grizzlies are no longer at a disadvantage.

Still want to imprison us in the west? There are no doors!

"Hey, Link, come over for dinner!"

At this point, Link heard Rachel shouting. Then, all the eyes of everyone in the room fell on him who was standing in the courtyard in a daze, and waited for him to be seated.

Link shook his head, this scene really looked like a big family......

"Come on, I'll start by saying, don't drink tonight. Well, and certainly not Coke! ”

Link smiled again and walked over to the group.

With these people fighting alongside him, he is full of confidence!

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Lillard felt that he shouldn't be a professional player, he should be a professional lottery player.

In the "jackpot" for two consecutive seasons, Lillard also admires his luck.

The Trail Blazers were sixth in the West last season, and even if he was killed, the Grizzlies would fall to third in the West.

Just like that, he had to meet Link in the first round of the playoffs.

This season, the Trail Blazers are eighth in the West. Then the Grizzlies seemed to do it on purpose, and actually soared to the first place in the West with a record of 75 wins!

For the second year in a row, the Trail Blazers had to meet the Grizzlies in the first round.

Lillard was speechless, if this luck could be used to buy lottery tickets, he probably could concentrate on rapping.

Even Lillard must admit that the Grizzlies are a formidable opponent.

A team that can win 75 games in the regular season doesn't win so many games by luck.

But Lillard is also a player with a strong will, although the Trail Blazers have a small chance of winning, but Lillard has no intention of giving up directly!

Lillard is definitely a player who dares to stand up to the powerful, and he is fearless against any tough opponent.

Last season, he scored two wins against the Grizzlies. This season, Lillard is just as confident.

Even if you are eliminated, you can't be eliminated like a lost dog!

Echoing Lillard's thoughts is his backcourt partner C.J. McCollum.

McCollum also did not surrender directly under the white flag because his opponent was a grizzly bear.

Before the playoffs began, he stayed after regular training to practice his shooting.

This guy who was less than 1.6 meters tall in high school and couldn't attract the attention of any NCAA scouts at all is well aware. If you are happy to accept fate, you can only be played with by fate.

There must be a determination to resist in order to create miracles.

Perhaps, that's why Lillard and McCollum are so compatible.

On April 15, the first matchday of the playoffs officially began.

On the first day of the playoffs, there were a lot of surprises.

On the eastern side, Paul. George caused a lot of trouble for James again. George shot 6-of-8 from beyond the three-point line today!

With George's outstanding performance, the Pacers and the Cavaliers were exhausted until the end.

With the final 11 seconds, the Pacers trailed by just one point. If it weren't for Irving's big heart stealing Stephenson at a critical moment and aborting the Pacers' final offense, the winner of this game wouldn't have been the Cavaliers.

109-108, the Cavaliers narrowly beat the Pacers by one point at home.

It seems that it may take some time for James to recover from his recuperating state.

In another game, the Bucks, who were ranked lower, tortured the Raptors, one of the top three in the East, to death.

Antetokounmpo shot 13-of-18 from the field, shooting 72.2%!

The Raptors were completely devoid of players who could match Antetokounmpo on the top level, and they were beaten to the ground.

The Bucks made the first offense of this year's playoffs, and it turns out that the playoffs never follow the rules, and that's the beauty of the playoffs.

The two games in the West were equally scorching.

The Thunder were just four points shy of topping the defending champion Warriors, and the Rockets relied on Gordon's last-minute strike to win.

Sure enough, this year's playoffs lived up to the expectations of fans. On the first day of the competition, it was so intense!

And after watching the first day of the series, Lillard and McCollum also became more confident.

This is the playoffs, where anything can happen.

Link says he doesn't want to play six more games against the Trail Blazers this year?

That's not his own decision!