310: It should be easy
Link was excited about the upcoming game against the Heat, but Lionel. Hollins felt a headache. The back-to-back games are all counted, the key is that in these three consecutive games, the Grizzlies are not playing in the same place! If you fight a game, you will change places, and if you fight, you will change places.
He really didn't know how distorted the psychology of the people who arranged the schedule in the first place was to discharge this kind of perverted game.
On April 2, the Grizzlies took on the Heat on the road. After playing the Heat, they have to rush back to Memphis to play the Warriors at home. You know, this is a flight across the east and west!
After beating the Warriors, it's not over yet. After two exhausting games, the players will immediately rush to Oklahoma City to fight the mighty Thunder!
Not to mention the schedule for the players to play, Hollins felt tired just looking at it.
The only good thing is that the Heat also played back-to-back on April 2. On April 1, the Heat will take on the Green Shirts Celtics first. Then he had to fly back to Miami to prepare for the game against the Grizzlies.
For Hollins, this may be the only piece of good news.
With the playoffs just around the corner, Hollins is hoping not only for a regular season win, but also for the playoffs to go further. And health is the foundation for the Grizzlies to go far.
If you don't even have a playhouse, what are the playoffs?
And with back-to-back fixtures, the risk of injury to players is also considerable.
Don't win? No way. Regardless of whether the players are fighting to the death? It doesn't seem to work either.
Hollins sighed, then covered his head. NBA head coach is a really gaunting position. If Hollins had to pick again, he would really prefer to be an assistant coach again......
But there is no way, since you have chosen to lead the team, no matter how much pressure you have, you have to withstand it!
And just like that, on the afternoon of April 1, the Grizzlies embarked on a journey to Miami. It's just that it is unknown what will become when you return.
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As with most flights across the East and West, there are very few non-stop civilian flights from Memphis to Miami, which usually require a connecting flight. The time it takes to connect a flight can range from four or five hours to seven or eight hours.
The Grizzlies players were on a private flight, so naturally there was no need to make a connection, but a direct trip to Miami International Airport.
But even then, the journey takes 2 hours and 30 minutes of flight time. Once you arrive at Miami International Airport, you will need to take a bus for about 20 kilometers to reach downtown Miami.
That said, on the trip, it will take more than three hours for the Grizzlies players to settle down.
Today, I went to Miami a day early to prepare for the game, but I didn't feel that the road was far away. But tomorrow after the game will take almost the same amount of time to return to Memphis and play back-to-back games right away...... Hollins felt that he was really a little perverted.
The Grizzlies players left in the morning and didn't arrive at Miami International Airport until the afternoon. As soon as he got off the plane, Link was sweating profusely, he was wearing too much!
Although the time has come to April, Memphis is still a little cool. At this time of year in Memphis, you still have to get a coat when you go out.
But as soon as he stepped off the plane, Miami's first impression of Link was the bright sunshine and heat.
"I'm Cao, how many degrees do you have here! It's only April 1st! Link complained as soon as he got off the plane, and took off his coat by the way.
"How many degrees? The average temperature in Miami in January is 19 degrees Celsius. It's a city where it's summer all year round, Link. Battier quipped Link on the shoulder, Florida's climate is more enticing than Texas!
Hop on the team bus, Link and his teammates head to their hotel in the city. Upon entering the downtown area of Miami, Link was immediately drawn to the brightly colored city.
If Memphis is a serious and uninteresting gray, then Miami is a colorful world!
Golden sand, blue sea, pink benches, exaggerated graffiti...... The whole city is full of vitality.
Coconut palms, Cuban and Spanish buildings add to Memphis' exotic feel.
The team bus also passed by Miami's famous South Beach, a place Link had never been to before, but it was all too familiar. Although he hasn't been here, he didn't know how many times he was here in Vice City as a child.
"It's awesome here." Looking out the window, Link's mouth couldn't help but mumble.
"yes, no wonder LeBron left Cleveland, hahahaha." Beside Link, Randolph smiled sarcastically.
"Hmm...... But he eventually went back. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have gone back. Who would want to leave such a wonderful place? Link said to himself that James' move to Miami was just the beginning, and more interesting was yet to come.
There was no time to continue enjoying the beauty of Miami, and the team bus soon arrived at the hotel, and the players were now tasked with getting a break as soon as possible. Then, in the afternoon, they'll head to the American Airlines Center to begin preparing for tomorrow night's race.
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LeBron. James is very aggrieved, and tonight's game against the Celtics is too aggrieved.
72-91, the Heat lost to the Celtics by almost 20 points on the road! And 72 points is also the Heat's lowest single-game scoring record this season.
What is the concept of 72 points? When the Grizzlies slaughtered the Wizards with 50 points, the Wizards played like that and scored 69 points. And tonight's Heat only scored 3 more points than the Wizards......
obviously has a chance to surpass the Bulls and take the first place in the East, but now it's okay, and he was beaten into the second in the millennium all of a sudden.
James is really unhappy, there are too many inexplicable irons of the Heat team in this game. Of all the players who played, only James and Haslem shot 40 percent from the field, which is indeed too exaggerated.
In addition to that, James also allowed Pierce to score 23 points today, which undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
Therefore, after returning to the locker room after the game, James still gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
Just then, several chartered reporters entered the locker room and began to interview. Wade and James have the most reporters around them, and among them, a reporter asked James a question.
"The Heat don't seem to be in great shape in this game, the Heat are now 37-14 and you're back behind the Bulls again. And, I have to remind you that your current record is roughly equal to that of the Grizzlies at 37-13. Tomorrow back-to-back against the Grizzlies, who have a similar record with the Heat, do you think the game will be difficult? Will the Heat be bogged down in a losing streak? ”
James was already angry, and when he heard the reporter ask, he instantly became energetic, "We were not in very good shape today, and we were seized by the Celtics." But that's the way the NBA regular season is, and few teams can perform at their best every day. But we'll adjust soon and try to win at home tomorrow. ”
Although the tone of the "Little Emperor" was calm, everyone knew that he had already uttered his declaration of victory!
James is indeed confident, and first of all, he can't allow the Heat to lose again. Secondly, he thinks that it should be an easy thing to deal with Link by himself.
After all, that's what he did last year.