The Grizzlies beat the Warriors 110-91, a whopping 19-point difference. Truth be told, this score doesn't surprise most people. The Grizzlies and Warriors are not teams at the same level. One wants to make a difference in the playoffs, while the other is just trying to get a lottery draw next season.

It wasn't the score that people talked about in this game, but the magical performance of Link's 6-of-8 three-point shooting. In 2011, when the Grizzlies, who were averaging less than 4 three-pointers per game, suddenly had a player who made 6 three-pointers in a game and had a super high shooting percentage, and this player was a magical undrafted player, it was hard not to attract attention.

"Link responded strongly after a two-game losing streak, and he used a string of three-pointers to bid the Grizzlies off the losing streak!"

"A very scary question is: what else can Link do? Or rather, there is something Link can't do. ”

"Three-pointers on step-back, three-pointers after dribbling...... It's hard to imagine that this is a move that a draft loser can do. The Grizzlies gave Link a lot of freedom to play, and Link repaid the Grizzlies' trust with his second 30-point night in his career. ”

An ordinary regular season, but because of those 6 three-pointers, Link once again attracted attention. Many people believe that if it weren't for Link's presence in Memphis, he might have been even more popular than Griffin.

This statement is obviously not groundless, because soon, Link was affirmed by the alliance.

The day after the Grizzlies vs. Warriors game, the NBA officially announced the roster of the two Player of the Week for this week. Link defeated Kevin Martin with an all-around stats of 24.2 points, 6.7 assists and 9 rebounds per game this week, and won the Weekly Honor for the first time in his career!

Martin, who came second in the poll, led the Rockets to a three-game winning streak this week, but his 25.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists were not as convincing as Link.

After receiving this notice, Link jumped with excitement. It seems that this afternoon's media opening session, I have to be busy again. The best of the week, and the best of the week in the west, where there are so many strong people, is a great honor.

Although they have 23 chances to compete for Player of the Week in a season, for most people, it is still an honor that they cannot match.

Link's selection marks him as the only rookie of the year to be named Player of the Week! That's right, the only one!

In the East, most of the best weeks were divided between Howard, Stoudemire, Rose and James, and there was nothing to do with the top pick Wall. And on the western side, there is a lot of contention, Blake. Griffin's stats are gorgeous, but the Clippers' poor record dooms him to the best of the week.

With neither of the top picks in the Weekly Rankings, Link did. What neither champion can do, the Chinese lost the draft.

You don't have to think about it to know that this is sure to cause an uproar.

Link watched the newspaper reports with a lot of amusement, and his career had become more and more fantastic.

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On the last day of March, the Grizzlies did not play. Now that the playoffs are just around the corner, Hollins doesn't want anything to go wrong with the roster before the playoffs. So, today's training ended early, and the intensity was not great.

At night, Link is home alone and bored watching TV. Since joining the Grizzlies, Link has really had a rare night like this.

Usually, he is either playing games in the evenings, practicing and playing outside with his teammates.

But now that the playoffs are approaching, Randolph and Toney. Aaron's two old drivers rarely go out to play. In addition, Hollins is now explicitly forbidden to train Link in the evening, fearing that he will be injured due to fatigue before the playoffs. So, Link can now only sit at home and watch TV, and chat with Rachel on his mobile phone.

Teddy, Link suddenly switched to the TV station, and there are also several games to be broadcast live today. But in between the live broadcasts, a small playoff preview was inserted, which attracted Link's interest.

"There is still half a month left in the regular season, and now that the situation in the east and west has stabilized, let's start with the bottom half. In the East, the Hawks, Knicks, Philadelphia and Indianapolis should no longer be able to make the top half of the conference, and the gap between them and the top four in the East has been stretched very wide. So if nothing else, the matchup in the east is already very clear. ”

Along with the host's analysis, the TV screen played the predicted bracket for this year's East.

"And the western side, to be honest, is still more confusing. The gap between the teams is not large, and there is still room for the rankings to fluctuate. But what I do know for sure is that the Trail Blazers, Hornets and Grizzlies will definitely be No. 6, No. 7 or No. 8. The final order may be different, but these three teams will never make it above sixth place. The Spurs, Lakers and Thunder must be prepared to play tough battles, because in the West, even teams in the bottom half of the top eight are very tough. ”

Looking at the analysis on the TV, Link pouted. The Grizzlies now have a 45-31 record and have once again overtaken the Hornets to become seventh in the West. With half a month to go, the Grizzlies only need to win five or six more games to jump up to sixth place.

It's not easy to win five or six games in half a month, but it's not impossible. This host, why does he look down on grizzly bears so much.

In the west, anything is possible. For example, an undrafted player of the week.

At first, Link was also worried that his presence could lead to a change in history, and he was afraid that he would not be able to help the Grizzlies stage the Black Eight Miracle.

But now, Link isn't worried at all. It's not that he's confident he'll beat the Spurs for sure, it's that he thinks the Grizzlies probably won't continue to make the playoffs as eighth in the West.

History does change, but it's not the outcome of the game against the Spurs that will change, it's the Grizzlies' regular season standings!

Link also thought about it, if he joined, the Grizzlies' record would be the same as the original history, it would be too boring. Now that he has one more of himself, he should be able to win a few more games for the Grizzlies.

If the Grizzlies can make the playoffs as high as eighth, wouldn't they have to worry about the Black Eight failing?

What is called a grizzly bear ranking will definitely not jump to the sixth place, this is too dead to say.

When he first entered the league, Link was really not very confident in himself. But now, after a triple-double, a rookie MVP, a Man of the Week award, and one incredible thing after another, Link has realized the NBA slogan that miracles happen here.

Eighth in the West? It's time for a change in old history.

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On April 1, 2011, the Grizzlies had a big match. They will face direct rivals in the rankings, the New Orleans Hornets, at home.

The Hornets are now one win behind the Grizzlies and have dropped to eighth in the West. If they win this game, they will regain the ranking to seventh in the West. Because of the past record between the Hornets and the Grizzlies, the Hornets have the upper hand. Therefore, even if they have the same record as the Grizzlies, they can be ranked higher than the Grizzlies.

Everyone thought it was going to be a tight game, and the image of Link beating the Hornets in overtime was still vivid.

However, just after the game was played for a half, everyone was dumbfounded. By halftime, the Grizzlies had a 13-point lead over the Hornets......

"Chris. Paul's form today was a disaster, although he handed out 8 assists in the first half, he shot 0-of-5 from the field and didn't score any points in the game, and only scored a brilliant 1 point from the free throw! If it weren't for Carl. Landry is playing well, and the Hornets may be even more behind! ”

Hubi. Although Brown is on the side of the Grizzlies, he also hopes that the Grizzlies can win, but he really didn't expect the Grizzlies to eat the wasps so dead this time.

In the second half, the angry Randolph strengthened the defense against Landry, and the Hornets' offense was instantly blinded. Paul is still in a slump, and at this critical moment in the fight for a playoff standings, the "Queen Bee" dropped the chain.

In the end, although Paul dished out 13 assists in the game, he only scored five points and shot as low as 25%.

Link, on the other hand, continued to maintain his good form after promotion, with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, shooting 11-of-19 from the field and shooting 57.9% from the field.

93-80, the Grizzlies easily defeated their direct rival at home, opening up a two-game gap with the Hornets. And between them and the Trail Blazers, who are sixth in the West, the record is like a tie!

A beautiful corner overtaking show has officially begun.