Reverse Growth Superstar - 1323
There were two days of rest between the regular season and the playoffs. Link took a day to go to Oklahoma, and the next day he hurried back to Memphis to prepare for the playoffs.
Instead of feeling tired now, Link is very excited.
Because the long-awaited summer has finally arrived.
This is the last time he hit the championship, and also the last step to surpass Michael Jordan.
Four consecutive championships, this is a feat that no one has ever achieved in 85 years.
Seven championship rings. Throughout the history of modern basketball, only Robert Horry can have a role player who looks more like a super giant God-level player at the end of the game.
In the regular season, Link has left Jordan behind.
This time the playoffs will be the last step for Link to complete his goal!
After the Grizzlies’ dynasty lineup was disbanded last year, many people were not optimistic about the Grizzlies’ prospects this season.
Experts previously thought that the competition in the West was too great, and it would be difficult for the Grizzlies to easily break the siege.
But now, everything seems to be no different from the previous years.
The Grizzlies’ opponent in the first round was the Dallas Mavericks, who had a surprise performance this season, but were not strong enough.
The Mavericks star Doncic and Porzingis are both playing the playoffs for the first time. They have no idea of playoff-level confrontation.
Under such circumstances, encountering an “old player” like the Grizzlies, the probability that the Mavericks can perform the Black Eight Miracle is very low.
Therefore, most people believe that the Mavericks are unlikely to become the terminator of the Grizzlies.
If the Grizzlies advance from the first round, their opponent in the conference semifinals will be the winner between the Jazz and the Thunder.
The Utah Jazz sits on the twin stars of Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. In the middle of the season, they also got the powerful combo guard Jordan Clarkson from the Cavaliers, which made up for their vacancy in the number one position. The lineup is not bad.
But the Jazz still lack a dominant star, a star who can end the game at a critical moment. Mitchell is just a rookie, and his performance in the playoffs last season was comparable to that of a car rollover, shooting less than 35% from the field.
Rudy Gobert’s defense is indeed tough, but the biggest shortcoming of this defensive center is that it cannot contribute points at critical moments.
On the other hand, the Oklahoma City Thunder is definitely one of the most surprising teams this season.
Chris Paul took a group of “leftovers” and was stunned to bring the Thunder into the playoffs.
The Thunder has Paul’s steady metronome, but from the perspective of Paul’s performance in the playoffs last season, the former league’s first point guard is indeed exhausted.
At his peak, he couldn’t lead the Clippers to kill the Grizzlies. Now in his twilight years, he is unlikely to pose a threat to the Grizzlies.
So, everything seems to be no different from before.
The Grizzlies still won’t have any trouble in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Their real challenge has to wait until the Western Conference Finals and meet one of the Clippers or the Lakers before it officially arrives.
Other teams in the Western Conference this season are weaker than expected at the beginning of the season, and the Grizzlies are stronger than people expected!
The support for Link to win the championship is high, but Link did not take it lightly.
For the first day of preparation, Link was still very serious. He works hard, just like when he first came to the team ten years ago.
If you want to make a difference, maybe it was the person who encouraged everyone on the training ground ten years ago from Randolph to Link.
“All work harder, victory is here. I know this is the hardest time, but it is also the moment we are about to harvest!”
“Think about that **** championship ring! Only those who really persist to the end are worthy of it!”
“At the Federal Express Arena, we are invincible. Tomorrow, show some color to the young boys in Dallas.”
Link kept shouting in the training hall, constantly stimulating the nerves of his teammates.
Sometimes it’s not good to be too tight. But sometimes, being tighter will achieve a multiplier effect with half the effort.
When meeting a strong enemy, everyone was already very nervous, so there was no need to continue to put pressure on the teammates.
But when facing opponents who are weaker than yourself, the best thing is to make everyone vigilant.
In this way, there will be a greater probability of preventing rollovers.
These rules of the game, Link has long been familiar with.
Those 6 championship rings were not taken randomly.
In another training hall, Luka Doncic and his teammates are also actively training.
However, unlike the enthusiasm of the Grizzlies, the Mavericks’ training ground is less passionate and more worried.
Doncic is playing the playoffs for the first time, and he has no idea what the playoffs are like.
Although he does not ask himself to defeat Link, a living legend in the first year of the playoffs, it is rare to get a chance to play against the legend in the playoffs. If you can’t win a game, it would be too wasteful. Up.
So after the training, Doncic approached Dirk who was visiting the class.
Nowitzki came to Memphis to participate in the Mavericks training. Although he is not like Duncan, he currently has no plans to join the Mavericks coaching staff.
But as a player who has deep feelings for the Mavericks, he still wants to act as a guide in the first playoff trip of this group of lads.
“Dirk.”
“What? You won’t be nervous anymore?” Nowitzki immediately laughed as he watched Doncic walk towards him.
“Um…” Dongcic was speechless, and Nowitzki could still see it.
“Actually, I do feel a little nervous. What is it like to play in the playoffs with Link? Is he different from usual?”
“Um…” Nowitzki touched his chin, trying to remember.
Nowitzki played against Link in the playoffs in the first two seasons of Link’s career.
For the first time, they defeated the Grizzlies and defeated the Heat to win the championship.
The second time, the Grizzlies succeeded in revenge. Since then, the Mavericks have also started to go downhill.
What is it like to play against Link in the playoffs? Nowitzki is really a little blurred.
He only remembers some impressive clips: No matter how the Mavericks fight, Link and Grizzlies just don’t give up! You beat him down again and again, and he will stand up again and again. Even if their hope of winning is very slim, they will grit their teeth to the end.
That perseverance, that kind of madness, is something Nowitzki has rarely seen in his entire career.
The Grizzlies are like Xiaoqiang who can’t die. Such toughness is enough to kill all opponents!
“How do you say? If you compare Link in the playoffs to a super sports car. Then he in the regular season is at most a grocery shopping car. Link in the playoffs will not stay Kill the game quickly and emotionally.”
Nowitzki said and glanced at Doncic.
I found that the kid’s face was already pale…
Link was already so perverted during the regular season, he was just a grocery shopping cart! ?
Can’t fight yet!
“Hahahaha, actually you don’t have to worry that much. I think Link likes you a lot, he should be very gentle with you. Enjoy your first suffering journey, Luca. Okay, go back to rest and get ready Tomorrow’s playoffs opener.”
After Nowitzki finished speaking, Doncic was stunned, unable to take a single step.
tender? Suffering journey again? Is it really good for you to comfort me so perfunctorily…
Link that guy will be gentle, so it’s better to expect Draymond Green to stop talking trash.
Doncic regretted it, so he shouldn’t ask.
It’s all right now, and I can’t sleep anymore!
This is the eighth in the West. It’s really hard work.
At the regular press conference after the training in the afternoon, a reporter asked Link: “How many games do you think the Grizzlies can use to get the Mavericks?”
Link thought about it carefully ~www.mtlnovel.com~ and then slowly approached the microphone: “The Mavericks are a very talented team. The combination of Doncic and Porzingis has proven their strength. They are. What is missing is only experience.”
It’s rare for Link to blow a wave of his opponents in the playoffs before the game. Just when reporters thought Link would say “I won’t predict the score against such an opponent”, Link said that. 4 fingers.
“But it’s a pity that they just met me. I just want to end it quickly, so get ready, Luca.”
After seeing the report, Luka Doncic wanted to cry without tears. He worked hard for a season just to be abused?
Isn’t he fragrant after packing up his things and going on vacation? What is the picture of myself…
It’s so difficult.
Luka Doncic stayed up all night, this super genius, never felt so small.
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