While everyone was cheering for the Grizzlies players and Link, the Grizzlies players didn't have a way to celebrate the victory.

Because as soon as the game was over, they changed their clothes and boarded the plane back to Memphis, bidding farewell to this glamorous city.

Back-to-back, this kind of schedule that only appears in the shrinking season is arguably the most inhumane schedule in NBA league history. The players had to go through a mental and physical devastation and didn't even have time to celebrate.

Before Link could enjoy the fun of defeating Wade and James, he had to rush to the next battlefield without stopping.

Luckily, the shrinking season doesn't happen very often, otherwise Link would have to be driven crazy.

The next day, Link slept straight into noon before waking up. It's not that he's lazy, it's that yesterday's consumption in Miami was too great.

After a whole game against James, Link felt as if his body had been hollowed out. Whether it's on the defensive end or on the offensive end, the pressure James gives people is huge. So yesterday almost as soon as he got on the team bus, Link fell asleep.

Link dragged his tired body to his feet, and outside the window, the sky in Memphis was no longer gray. In April, the weather is gradually warming up, and a pleasant summer is coming.

And the arrival of summer indicates that the playoffs are approaching step by step.

Thinking of this, Link suddenly fell asleep. The only way to get home-court advantage in the playoffs is to stick with it for the month.

As usual, Link turned on the TV and watched the news while eating before heading out. He missed the top five yesterday, but yesterday's big five embarrassed Link just caught up.

Watching Jimmy Butler trip himself over himself on the bench, Link almost didn't squirt milk, it was really hard for Hollins, he must have been suffocating on the bench yesterday.

But seriously, it's really nice to shoot on the top of Wade and James' heads. It's a pity that yesterday it was the home court of the Heat, and the cheers of the fans could not be heard.

After watching the five embarrassments, Link went out to get ready to drive. But as soon as he walked out of the house, he retreated again.

He forgot to take his luggage.

After today's game, the Grizzlies are going to fly to Oklahoma City again, so the players have to take their luggage directly to the court today, and they have to leave immediately after playing the Warriors.

I just went home to sleep, and I had to go again

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That night, the Grizzlies still played well at home against the Warriors.

Although the Grizzlies are fighting back-to-back, and yesterday they had a pretty close fight with the Heat. But on the Warriors' side, hard power is really not good. Ellis was traded, Curry suffered another nth ankle injury, and the Warriors lost two shots in the backcourt, which is equivalent to losing the offensive firepower.

So at home, the Grizzlies effortlessly took out the Warriors and won back-to-back games 9-4.

Link looked at the bench without Curry and sighed to himself. This is likely to be the last season in which the Warriors can be casually abused, because after this season, Mark Jackson will take over as the head coach of the Warriors.

And Mark Jackson built a complete system with the Warriors and allowed Curry and Klay Thompson to play their power.

After that, the Warriors will enter the Steve Roll era. When the time comes, the Golden State Warriors will be even more indescribable.

After the game and interviews with reporters, Link and his teammates set out on the journey again.

Twenty-four hours later, in Oklahoma City, the exhausted Grizzlies finally collapsed under the thunderous storm of youth.

This season's Thunder is already strong, and until now they still occupy the first place in the West. What's more, this is the third consecutive back-to-back game for the Grizzlies, and the third consecutive game back and forth.

Today, even Link, who has always been known for his good physical fitness, overturned. Although he scored 22 points, his shooting percentage of 421 and his 1-of-5 three-point shooting were significantly lower than average. Fitness issues have made Link's offense less consistent, while the Thunder are full of energy due to the fact that they have only been rested for two days.

As a result, the Grizzlies lost 94-9 to the Thunder on the road. Durant and Westbrook combined for 52 points, and James Harden, who came off the bench, also scored 14 points. Their firepower is well deserved to be the first in the West.

At this point, the Grizzlies' encounter with the Thunder this season is over. Unlike last year, this season the Grizzlies met the Thunder, with a record of only 1 win and 3 losses!

After being raised by reporters after the game, both Link and Hollins were alarmed.

Link's side remembered that the Thunder made it to the finals this year! And the whole process is basically a devastating victory all the way to the promotion.

In the original history, the Thunder eliminated the defending champion Mavericks 4-0 in the first round, ended the Lakers' final glory 4-1 in the second round, and only let the old Spurs win 2 games in the Western Conference finals. If it weren't for the sudden power outage of Harden and Wei Shao in the finals, James' first championship might have to be postponed.

Hollins, on the other hand, had to plan for this season's playoff matchups. The regular season was 1-3 against the Thunder, which was obviously not a good result. So in the playoffs, the Grizzlies need to avoid the Thunder as much as possible.

At the current standings, if the Grizzlies remain third in the West, they will meet the Spurs, who are second in the West, in the second round of the playoffs. But if you fall out of the top three, then you have to meet the Thunder in the second round in advance!

Therefore, the Grizzlies' strategy is very clear next - to hold on to the third place in the West as much as possible, and not to give the two teams in Los Angeles a chance.

For the Lakers and Clippers, they certainly don't want to have a Los Angeles derby in the first round of the playoffs.

They are both more willing to fight the inexperienced Thunder than hurt each other. Therefore, in the next half a month, the Lakers and Clippers will definitely start to sprint like crazy. As long as they finish third in the West, they can avoid an early Los Angeles derby.

The Grizzlies have a tough job of keeping up the rankings.

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"What do you say? Are you interested in the Memphis Grizzlies? A casually dressed black man sat in front of a young and well-mannered young white man with a look of surprise.

"What? Do you think it's so incredible? The young man smiled, his face full of confidence.

"Well, how do you say that? Memphis isn't a big market, and the Grizzlies aren't the most profitable team. I know they've made progress in the last two years. But you can also see that even so, no one treats them as an orthodox powerhouse. To put it mildly, their current identity is more like a-stirring stick. They can play but it's hard to get real honours. The black man spread his hands, he knew too much about the NBA.

After all, he was also one of the players back then.

"For now, that's right, Anferne. But if we intervene, it might not be the same. The white man is still very confident, after all, it is not luck that he has reached the position he is today, he trusts his own judgment.

The black man known as Anfernee is none other than "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway, one of the most famous successors to Jordan. But he also ended up with another Jordan successor, Grant Hill, who ultimately failed to reach the heights he expected due to injury.

Hardaway couldn't believe that the 35-year-old "Diamond King Five" Robert Pera would actually pull himself into the Grizzlies.

Indeed, Pera, who has already had a successful career, grew up in Los Angeles, loves basketball, and wants to have a team of her own.

But Hardaway really didn't know what Pera wanted to buy the Grizzlies. Can Grizzlies help him make money? Not necessarily.

While the Grizzlies are being told, this is indeed the best chance to get involved in the NBA. But the Memphis Grizzlies? Seriously, in the days when Hardaway played, the grizzlies were a joke! This stereotype is still ingrained in Hardaway's mind to this day.

"Different? What do you think would have been different if we had intervened? Hardaway spread his hands, and seeing that he could not speak of Pera, he decided to hear what the genius capitalist would have to say.

'We can build a team around Link, Anferne. If we step in, we'll tailor everything for him, from teammates to coaches to management, and we'll provide him with the best resources. And he, I don't know what you think, but in my opinion, that guy is definitely a cornerstone player to be trusted. He's only in his second year, Anferne, but he's already deflated most of the league's stars. I can see his potential, and if he is used wisely, the Grizzlies will get out of the status quo and get rid of your so-called-stirring personality and become a real title contender. And we will also make a lot of money because of it! Haisley rescued the Grizzlies from the devastation of Vancouver, and it's time for us to take the Grizzlies one step further. ”

Hardaway smiled playfully, confident in the Grizzlies because of a draft loss? He thought Robert Pera was crazy.