385: Best start

The opening game was broadcast live in the United States to beat the Clippers, and the second game of the new season on November 2 easily took out the Warriors.

Before the season began, perhaps no one expected the Grizzlies to start so well. This branch was developed in John. Hollinger's new season preview is a team with a C+ rating, which impresses the whole league.

However, to everyone's surprise, the opening two consecutive wins were just the beginning.

On November 5, 2012, the Memphis Grizzlies finally welcomed their first home court of the new season. Grizzlies fans will finally be able to see their new coach and new players at home. Of course, I finally saw the core of the Grizzlies now.

Two years ago, absolutely no Memphis fan could have imagined that the Grizzlies could make it to the Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row. Little did they know that the team would be led by an Asian player.

Today at home against the Jazz, the Grizzlies fans were very enthusiastic and created the perfect home atmosphere for the team.

Speaking of Jazz, Stevens still has some special feelings for this opponent. After all, his favorite student in college, Gordon. Hayward played for the Jazz. The white small forward, who entered the league in the same year as Link, is now a well-known player after three years of growth.

Meeting his mentor in the NBA, Hayward was very excited. He scored 19 points and 5 rebounds in the game, and performed well.

But Link's quasi-triple-double of 22 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists overwhelmed Hayward without any suspense.

Although both are in their third season in the league, they have to admit that Hayward's progress is indeed not as fast as Link's.

103-94, the Grizzlies won by 9 points at home, opening three consecutive wins! The Grizzlies' first home court of the season did not disappoint the fans.

Two days later, in Milwaukee, the Grizzlies slaughtered the Bucks on the road with an impregnable defense.

The Bucks had previously started the game with two straight wins, and Monta. Ellis and Brand. Jennings' offensive talent has made the Bucks' firepower fierce.

But talent alone is not enough in offense, and once they run into a team that defends well, these two defenders who are vying for the right to play are blind.

Today "James Emperor" Jennings only hit 30% of the shots, Monta. Ellis was "superior" with just 27.8 percent shooting.

The Bucks took 91 shots in the game, and the two guards combined accounted for 40. This style of play makes Link feel speechless, and the Bucks can only have a ghost if they can do well.

108-90, the Grizzlies defeated the chaotic Bucks who relied only on talent to attack by 18 points on the road. Link had 25 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, and if it weren't for the fact that the second half of the fourth quarter was basically garbage time, Link's stats might have looked better.

Before the game, some people thought that the Bucks, who had won two in a row, would also make the Grizzlies suffer. But in the end, the Grizzlies won the biggest margin of the season against the Bucks.

At this point, the Grizzlies have won 4 consecutive games at the beginning! And this is the best start in team history since the Grizzlies entered the NBA in 1995!

Link once again led the Grizzlies to break a franchise record and complete a milestone. The strength of this Grizzlies has been preliminarily proven.

In the post-game press conference, the Grizzlies were even more popular than the home team, the Bucks. Many people were asking about the best start in team history, but at the end of the press conference, a reporter's question brought the already sleepy Link to his senses.

In the next game, the Grizzlies will host the Houston Rockets, who have been 2-1 since the start of the game. As we all know, James. Harden has been performing well since he joined the Rockets. Link, do you think your next game will be able to overshadow him? Can the Grizzlies continue to win against the Rockets? ”

At this point, Link's mind was not thinking about how to answer the reporter's question. His mind has entered the game the day after tomorrow.

The Houston Rockets finally have an interesting opponent.

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If fans were to vote for the most unexpected trade of the 2012 offseason, the Thunder and Rockets trade for Harden would certainly be at the top of the list.

At the beginning, both the Thunder and Harden actually had the intention of renews their contracts, but they didn't know that the talks collapsed at the last moment. So, this deal is actually a duck on the shelf.

And if fans were to pick the most surprising player so far this season, James. Harden would definitely be on the list.

In his first game with the Rockets, last season's Sixth Man of the Year scored 37 points and 12 assists, breaking the team record.

In the second game, Harden scored a career-high 45 points with a terrible shooting rate of 73.7%, like a super scoring guard, which is about to be born in Houston.

People say that Harden has proven that he has the ability to become a superstar, and the Rockets' 80 million is extremely cost-effective, and the Thunder is simply losing the whole world!

In the third game, the Rockets played the Trail Blazers, and although the Rockets swallowed the defeat, Harden's performance of 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists was still outstanding. Harden's fame has become so great that people can't wait to see what it looks like for him and the real superstar.

At this juncture, Link and Grizzly Bear arrive.

Before the game started, the outside world was vigorously playing up the matchup between Harden and Link. Although the two are not directly opposed, this still does not stop the media from hyping up this match.

"Link and Harden! Who will be the best star of the season!? ”

"Both players are starting to advance to a higher level, and this time the two sides will face each other head-to-head, and the fight will definitely be very intense!"

"Link and Harden, the matchup between two of the hottest young players of the new season. This could be a continuation of last season's Western Conference Finals, and of course, it could be the beginning of a new feud! ”

Looking at the exaggerated headlines in the newspaper, Link felt a little embarrassed. I don't know, I thought it was Jordan vs. Kobe.

Under the hype of the media, this game has become extremely hot. So much so that the day before the game, when the Rockets arrived at Memphis International Airport, they were like an all-star team, frantically besieged by the media.

Rockets coach Kevin. McHale is now in full swing, and he has been questioned for failing to lead the team to the playoffs last season. But this year, the Rockets are off to a good start, which has made McHale incredibly confident.

So, in an interview with reporters, he did not shy away from praising his players, "James will prove that he is better than Link, after all, so far this season, James's worst game is as good as Link's best game." So, naturally, I was full of confidence. ”

This old man in a suit and leather shoes is not polite at all in front of the camera, after all, he was an out-and-out villain back then.

In the 1984 Finals, McHale vs. Lakers forward Kurt. Lambis's "drying rack" foul was fouled by Pat. Riley thought it was the most insidious and vicious foul he had ever seen. In addition to his fists, McHale also has a nasty tongue. In 85, he said that he would smash the heads of 12 Lakers players with a hammer, and he is also this old man who now looks polite.

Although he is older, he has not been a player for many years. But McHale still has blood hidden in his body, and if he doesn't pay attention, his big tongue will attack again.

So the reporters weren't surprised at all to hear him call out Link.

Although Harden doesn't like the way McHale speaks, he doesn't really feel like it matters.

The beard thought to himself, when he was in the Thunder in the regular season last season, it seemed quite easy to beat Link and the Grizzlies? This year, it shouldn't be much worse.

With an incredibly relaxed mindset, the Rockets stepped into Memphis soil.

But everyone who has been here knows that this is actually the most difficult place in the whole league to be attacked!