1105: Dominant January

The Warriors lost to the Grizzlies for the second time in a row this season, casting a huge shadow over their prospects for defending their title.

Of course, this also made Durant completely disadvantage in the confrontation with Link.

At the post-game press conference, reporters were asking Durant about "double payback." Obviously, no one knows where Durant doubled back today.

Even if you don't win the game, you have to be better than Link to be reasonable.

However, today, both in terms of the result of the game and the individual performance, Durant lost to Link.

Such a double return can be said to be quite unusual.

Throughout the press conference, Durant spent it in embarrassment and humiliation.

If he could, he wished he could go back to a month ago, to the day the Warriors and Grizzlies met for the first time this season.

He didn't want to change the result of the game, but he wanted to remind himself at that time not to say anything stupid like double reward!

Meanwhile, in the Warriors' locker room, there were also countless reporters crowded into Draymond. Green approached him and asked him if there was a conflict with what he was yelling at Durant after the game.

Green, of course, denied those suspicions, saying only that he was in a discussion with Durant about the game.

But this explanation is something that only a fool would believe.

Although reporters have no evidence of a feud between Green and Durant for the time being, once a crack is formed, reporters have the ability to expand it little by little until it collapses!

Even if Green and Durant really don't have anything, reporters will write locker room stories as complex as Chinese palace fighting dramas.

And once a team has a locker room problem...... They're going to be away from the championship.

Not everyone is like Kobe and Shaq, who can still win three championships in the face of contradictions.

Link not only defeated the Warriors today, but also directly broke up the Warriors' seemingly close teammate.

After this game, ESPN also spent a lot of time analyzing the Warriors' losses.

The next day, in an ESPN article, they pointed out several points why the Warriors lost to the Grizzlies.

First, the Grizzlies nearly froze the Warriors' offense in the fourth quarter.

The Warriors were 1-of-9 from three-point range in the entire fourth quarter, and only one was scored by Curry. It's not just the three-pointers, but the Warriors are also tough in other areas.

Durant had two open shots, one of which was a key shot! In addition, Green and Livingston also missed some goals that should have been scored. Thompson was the most dramatic, conceding three free throws in the fourth quarter alone, including a crucial two-free throw.

Otherwise, how can you say that Link's ability at critical moments is unique in the whole league?

And yesterday's fourth-quarter game, the Warriors had only 2 assists! If you look at all of the Warriors' athletic shots in the fourth quarter, they only had three pass-based shots.

This is a world of difference from the Warriors' superb movement and transmission to score in the third quarter.

And the advantage on the Grizzlies' side yesterday Mark. Jackson has already analyzed, and that is that the Memphis people neither panic nor make mistakes at critical moments.

Whether it's Link or Randolph, they can hit key shots hard.

Whether there are 24 seconds or 2 seconds left on the offensive time, they can complete the attack with composure.

The whole article didn't say anything good about the Warriors in the fourth quarter.

The author's explanation for this is: "After watching the footage of the game between the two sides in the fourth quarter several times, I confirm that the Warriors did not put up any bright performance at all in the fourth quarter. It's no wonder that they will eventually be reversed. ”

This article is sought after by many fans because it is really very carefully analyzed.

Even Warriors fans don't have any points to refute.

Because the performance of the Warriors in the fourth quarter of the game was indeed no bright spots.

In this match, Link didn't just win and ended the losing streak.

He also kicked the warrior to the bottom.

This is perhaps the darkest time the Warriors have experienced since the start of the season.

Accusations, suspicions, losses, fan displeasure and locker room gossip swarmed up and wrapped the Warriors in their entirety.

It was indeed a double payback game.

However, it wasn't Link who took double the damage, it was the Golden State Warriors.

The result of the battle with the Warriors undoubtedly boosted the morale of the entire Grizzlies team, and also made everyone full of infinite expectations for the just coming 2017.

There are still a large number of people in this Grizzly Bear team who have not experienced three consecutive championships, or even seen a championship ring.

Therefore, the enthusiasm of the Grizzlies team is very high.

At the start of the regular season last October, it was said that no disbanded dynasty team could recover after a year.

But now, people are very skeptical of such views.

Because beating the Warriors was just the beginning of the Grizzlies' rampant havoc in 2017.

On Jan. 8, the Grizzlies beat the Jazz and re-embarked on a winning streak.

On January 11, the Grizzlies met the Thunder again. The last time the two sides met, Link hit a historic quadruple-double.

Today, Westbrook is on the verge of a disgrace.

As a result, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, where the Thunder didn't score in a sports battle and the fans didn't sit down, the Grizzlies were stunned to beat the Thunder an incredible 20-0 at the beginning!

The high morale of the Grizzlies has been transformed into an extremely tough defense on the court. Physically and mentally, the Grizzlies are tough defensively.

Thunder fans have sore legs, but they don't see the Thunder score! But there is no way, the rules I have set, I have to finish crying.

Although the Thunder eventually broke the scoring drought, the game was already very difficult for the Thunder when they had already been beaten 20-0 by the Grizzlies.

In the end, Westbrook hit a triple-double of 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, but the Thunder also lost 99-113.

Link proved once again that a triple-double that can't win a match is meaningless.

After the Thunder, on November 13, the Grizzlies met another Western giant, the Rockets.

In this battle, Harden and Link played a lot softer, and they didn't score each other, but both of them connected the whole team.

Harden had nine assists in a single game, and six Rockets scored in double figures.

Link dished out 12 assists and also allowed the Grizzlies to score with six hands.

The two sides fought anxiously until the last few rounds, and Link also began to step up and score on his own.

In the end, Link's 4-of-4 shooting in the crucial period helped the Grizzlies finally win 110-105 over the Rockets.

From the Warriors to the Thunder to the Rockets, the Grizzlies have defeated three Western powerhouses in a row!

And in every game, the Grizzlies coped with it with ease.

A week later, the Grizzlies met the Cavaliers at home.

During this period, the Grizzlies defeated the Bulls and Wizards respectively, and the winning streak has unknowingly reached six.

From a two-game losing streak to a six-game winning streak, the league may never find a second team that has bounced back as quickly as the Grizzlies.

And in this game against the Cavaliers on January 20, the Grizzlies also maintained their recent good form.

The Cavaliers are still playing hard in this game, and the duel between James and Link is still enjoyable for fans.

But Mark. Gasol's 5-of-10 three-pointer from beyond the three-point line was a turning point in the game.

The Cavaliers weren't too shy about Gasol's three-pointers at first. Lue doesn't think the three-point kill of a traditional center is dead. Therefore, the defensive strategy is based on shrinking to stop Link.

He just let Gasol vote, betting that the Spaniards would not get a few.

Then, they were killed by Gasol.

Link had 25 points, six rebounds and 11 assists, Gasol had 27 points, and the Grizzlies beat the Cavaliers 107-95.

So far, the Grizzlies have won seven consecutive victories! On top of that, they beat the Warriors, Thunder, Rockets, and Cavaliers in January and won the game!

The gold content of these seven consecutive wins can be known!

And the Grizzlies' current exaggerated record of 40-4 can't help but make people have infinite reverie about 70+ wins in a single season!

Maybe the grizzly bear can still do it!

"It's been a dominating month for the Grizzlies! They have beaten almost all strong opponents and are already one of the strongest teams in the league! I wouldn't be surprised if the Grizzlies win the trophy again this year! ”

After the game against the Cavaliers, the on-site commentators couldn't help but shout and applaud.

The day after the tournament ended, when ESPN updated the MVP leaderboard again.

Link finally showed up where he was supposed to be.