1137: Let the grizzly bear get beaten
Five games, four big wins.
The dominance of the Grizzlies has sent chills down the spine.
Many fans who originally expected the Warriors to surpass the Grizzlies have now dismissed this idea.
Beyond the Grizzlies? The Warriors take the head over!
Against two Eastern teams that were otherwise unthreatening, the Warriors lost one and narrowly won.
Both of these results clearly did not meet the Warriors' own expectations.
The Grizzlies didn't meet expectations when they played the Rockets, but they didn't lose because they won too much.
The Golden State Warriors have now become the most high-profile team in the league because most people are waiting to see their losses and their jokes.
Link is indeed not a good person, but most fans would rather see the Grizzlies win than the "Galaxy Battleship" of the Warriors.
This time, the Warriors did not live up to the hopes of most fans.
They were defeated by another Eastern Conference team, as most expected.
On March 8, at the enthusiastic atmosphere of Oracle Arena, in the cheers of Auckland fans.
The defending champion Golden State Warriors lost 86-99 at home to the incoming Boston Celtics.
The Celtics are indeed a force to be reckoned with in the East, and they share the top three positions in the East with the Cavaliers and Raptors.
But the Green Shirts' 40-24 record this season is really no match for the Warriors' 52-11.
The Celtics are indeed one of the best teams in the East, but in terms of record, the Warriors are still one notch better than the Celtics.
Coupled with the fact that the previous two Warriors have played very poorly, people are expecting the defending champions to bottom out in this game.
However, when the final ending came out, the fans were dumbfounded.
In fact, the Warriors maintained their suppression of the Celtics in the first three quarters of this game. But in the crucial fourth quarter, the Warriors suddenly went silent.
In the entire fourth quarter, the entire Warriors team combined for only 5 field goals! Curry was 0 of 3, Thompson was 0 of 2, and Durant missed the fourth quarter.
Because in the process of rushing for a rebound in the third quarter, Durant accidentally twisted his ankle.
Durant was substituted off the court at that time and was helped into the tunnel by the team doctor.
And until the end of the game, he didn't show up again.
Now, it's unclear exactly how serious Durant's injury is. If Durant is going to be unavailable for several games in a row, it will undoubtedly be worse for the Warriors.
Losing the game and losing the big man is a nightmare for Warriors fans tonight.
With the Warriors' fourth-quarter hip pull, the Celtics won the game.
The Celtics didn't play well today, shooting 44% from the field, which was decent. The three-point shooting rate is 34.5%, which is average.
The most exaggerated thing is that the Celtics were attacked by the Warriors 13 times today! The block ratio between the two teams is an incredible 13 to 1.
The Warriors lost in such an ordinary situation when the Celtics played so ordinary, which shows how bad the Warriors played in the fourth quarter today!
In the last three games, the Warriors have won 2-1! This poor record has made Warriors fans despair.
After the game, a reporter asked Kerr: "Coach, after the loss of this game, do you really have a chance to win the first place in the West?" ”
Cole looked at the reporter, followed by an awkward silence.
May I?
Now it's not the Warriors who have the final say, it's the Grizzlies who have the final say.
The day after the game, the Warriors officially announced that Durant would have to be out for at least 3-4 weeks!
This means that in the game where the Warriors face the Grizzlies on March 26, Durant will most likely not be able to catch up.
Oakland was in a panic after learning the news, and no one knew where the Warriors' fate would go in March.
On the night when the Warriors announced that Durant would be absent due to injury, the Grizzlies gave the Warriors another miracle to make up for it.
Facing the Los Angeles Clippers, the second tough opponent in March, Link led the team to a 98-98 victory.
Link didn't score much in this game, only 25 points. However, the Grizzlies team had 6 players score double-doubles, and the team's shooting rate was as high as 51.3%.
Against the Clippers, Link didn't even need to explode. It only takes the strength of the team to resolve the crisis.
With 25 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, Link hit a triple-double for the tenth time this season!
Although it has not yet reached the point where Westbrook averages a triple-double per game, it is generally believed that Link's triple-double has a higher gold content than Westbrook.
After the game, Link noticed that Paul was extremely disappointed.
Perhaps, CP3 has lost faith in this team.
He came to Los Angeles with ambitions in mind to make a name for himself with Griffin, a popular player.
However, six years later, the highest record between him and the Clippers is only in the division semifinals.
In 6 years, he has also changed from a 26-year-old No. 1 point guard in the league to a 32-year-old veteran.
How many more 6 years can he waste? Do you really want to stay in Los Angeles and wait?
Link looked at Paul's lonely back and pouted.
It seems that I have accelerated the progress of another star leaving the team.
The victory in this game allowed the Grizzlies to further widen the gap with the Warriors.
"March Madness" is not even halfway through, and the Warriors seem to be out of order.
It's like a five-round title fight in a mixed martial arts match, and the warrior is only halfway through the second round, and he can't lift his hands.
Then the rest of the time is only to be beaten by the other party.
The Grizzlies did exactly that, and what was supposed to be a March of Grizzlies suffering turned into a March where the Grizzlies played a series of winning streaks.
Since the Clippers, the Grizzlies have beaten the Hawks and Bucks.
In the game against the Bucks, the Grizzlies won by exactly 20 points.
Antetokounmpo "The Greek Monster" proved to be not a big enough threat to Link, and maybe four or five years from now, people will see Link and the Greeks meet in the finals.
But at this moment, the "Greek monster" can only be trampled under Link's feet.
After the Bucks, the Grizzlies won the Bulls and Hawks in a row to complete the complete victory against the Eastern team!
On March 18, the Grizzlies had another high-profile battle against the Spurs at the ATT Center.
Many believe that this will be the end point of the Grizzlies' devastating winning streak.
The game was indeed very fierce, and the two sides once again sacrificed a suffocating defense.
However, this time, the "big black bear" Zack. Randolph's unexpected three-pointer 1:12 before the end changed the game.
After that three-pointer, the Spurs suddenly messed up as if they were completely confused.
The Grizzlies took advantage of this opportunity and closed the game in one fell swoop.
104-96, the Grizzlies ended up winning by only 8 points against the Spurs. It was the most scorching game the Grizzlies have played since March.
But in any case, the Grizzlies are the winners after all.
So far, the Memphis Grizzlies have won 11 in a row! Before the March game was over, the Grizzlies had already won a terrible 63-6 record!
What is the concept of 63 wins? In the 10-11 season, the Bulls, who are first in the East, and the Spurs, who are first in the West, have only 62 and 61 wins respectively, and this is when the two teams have played 82 games.
And the Grizzlies have won 63 in less than 70 games!
On the other hand, the Warriors, after losing to the Celtics, they lost Durant and lost to the Hawks and Spurs in a row, experiencing the longest three-game losing streak of the season!
Although they immediately won a wave of consecutive victories after that, the difference between wins has been widened, and they were beaten to the point that their noses and faces were swollen!
After the Spurs' game against the Grizzlies, reporters asked Link: "Did you mean their three-game losing streak when you said the Warriors would face something more sad?" ”
Faced with this question, Link happily showed his white teeth: "Their previous three consecutive defeats were just a warm-up, and the real sadness has not yet arrived." By March 26, they would know what it meant to be sad. ”
Link is fist-fighting, but don't think that without Durant, he will be soft on the Warriors.