1137: Let the Grizzly beat up
Five games, four big wins.
The dominance that the grizzly bears have shown recently has made people shudder.
Many fans who originally expected the Warriors to surpass the Grizzlies have now given up this idea.
Beyond the Grizzlies? The Warriors take the lead!
Facing two unthreatening Eastern Conference teams, the Warriors lost one game and narrowly won the other game.
These two results are obviously not in line with the Warriors' own expectations.
Although the Grizzlies played against the Rockets in a game that was not in line with expectations, they did not lose, but because they won too much.
The Golden State Warriors are now the most highly-reviewed team in the league, as most people are waiting to see their losses and their jokes.
Link is indeed not a good person, but compared to the Warriors, the "Galaxy Battleship", most fans prefer to see the Grizzlies win.
This time, the Warriors did not disappoint the hopes of most fans.
They lost to another Eastern team as most people expected.
On March 8, at the warm-hearted Oracle Arena, amid the cheers of Auckland fans.
The defending champion Golden State Warriors lost to the invading Boston Celtics 86-99 at home.
The Celtics are indeed a force that cannot be ignored in the East. They, along with the Cavaliers and the Raptors, divided the top three positions in the East.
But the "Celtic Shirts" has achieved a record of 40 wins and 24 losses this season, which is really not comparable to the Warriors' 52 wins and 11 losses.
The Celtics are indeed one of the best teams in the East, but judging from the record, the Warriors are still better than the Celtics.
In addition, the Warriors played very unsatisfactory in the previous two times, and people are looking forward to the defending champions bottoming out in this game.
However, when the finale came out, the fans of the audience were stunned.
In fact, the Warriors maintained their suppression of the Celtics in the first three quarters of this game. But in the fourth quarter, the Warriors suddenly became silent.
In the fourth quarter, the Warriors' team had only 5 sports goals in total! Curry made 0 of 3, Thompson made 0 of 2, and Durant failed to play in the fourth quarter.
Because Durant accidentally twisted his ankle during a rebound in the third quarter.
Durant was replaced at that time and was helped by the team doctor and walked into the player's passage.
And until the end of the game, he did not show up again.
Now, it is still unclear how serious Durant's injury is. If Durant is unable to play several consecutive games, it will undoubtedly add insult to injury for the Warriors.
Losing the game but losing the general, tonight is simply a nightmare for Warriors fans.
With the Warriors' poor performance in the fourth quarter, the Celtics won the victory.
The Celtics did not perform well today, with a shooting percentage of 44%, which was average. The three-point shooting percentage was 34.5%, which was ordinary.
The most exaggerated thing is that the Celtics were captured by the Warriors 13 times today! The blocking ratio between the two teams was incredible 13 to 1.
The Warriors lost the game even though the Celtics played so ordinary, which shows how bad the Warriors played in the fourth quarter today!
In the last three games, the Warriors lost 2 and won 1! This poor record has made Warriors fans feel desperate.
After the game, a reporter asked Cole: "Coach, after the defeat in this game, do you really have a chance to win the No. 1 spot in the West?"
Cole looked at the reporter, then awkward silence.
May I?
Now it is not the Warriors who have the final say, but the Grizzlies who have the final say.
The day after the game, the Warriors officially announced that Durant would be absent for at least 3-4 weeks!
This means that Durant is likely to be unable to catch up with the game when the Warriors face the Grizzlies on March 26.
After learning the news, Oakland fell into panic, and no one knew where the Warriors' March fate would go.
On the night when the Warriors announced that Durant was absent due to injury, the Grizzlies gave the Warriors a final blow.
Facing March's second strong rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, Link led the team to defeat his opponent by 98.
Link scored not many points in this game, only 25 points. However, six of the Grizzlies scored in double digits, with the team's shooting percentage reaching 51.3%.
Facing the Clippers, Link doesn't even need to explode. He just needs to use the strength of the team to resolve the crisis.
25 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, Link scored a triple-double for the tenth time this season!
Although it has not reached the point where Westbrook averages triple-double, it is generally believed that Link's triple-double is more valuable than Westbrook.
After the game, Link found that Paul was extremely disappointed.
Perhaps, CP3 has lost confidence in this team.
He came to Los Angeles with ambitions, hoping to make a world of success with Griffin, the popular No. 1 pick.
However, six years have passed, and his highest record with the Clippers is only in the semifinals of the division.
After 6 years, he has also gone from a 26-year-old first point guard in the league to a 32-year-old veteran.
How many more years can he waste? Do he really have to stay in Los Angeles and wait?
Link looked at Paul's lonely back and curled his lips.
It seems that I have accelerated the progress of another star leaving the team.
The victory of this game further widened the gap between the Grizzlies and the Warriors.
"March Crazy" is not over yet, and the Warriors seem to be out of place.
It’s like a five-round championship battle in a mixed martial arts competition, and the Warriors can no longer raise their hands after just halfway through the second round.
Then the rest of the time will be the only time to be beaten up by the other party.
The Grizzlies did indeed do this. They thought it would be March for the Grizzlies to suffer, but it turned into March for the Grizzlies to play a series of winning streaks.
Since the Clippers, the Grizzlies have defeated the Hawks and the Bucks respectively.
In the game against the Bucks, the Grizzlies won 20 points in a good match.
As it turns out, the "Greek Monster" Antetokounmpo is not a big threat to Link. Perhaps four or five years later, people will see the scene of Link and the Greeks meeting in the finals.
But at this moment, the "Greek Monster" was only trampled by Link.
After the Bucks, the Grizzlies won the Bulls and Hawks in succession, completing a complete victory against the Eastern Conference team!
On March 18, the Grizzlies ushered in another focus battle, against the Spurs at the Att Center.
Many people believe that this will be the end point of the Grizzlies' winning streak.
This game was indeed very fierce, and both sides once again used a suffocating defense.
However, in this game, the unexpected three-pointer made by "Big Black Bear" Zach Randolph in 1 minute and 12 seconds before the final game completely changed the trend of the game.
After that three-pointer, the Spurs seemed to be completely confused and suddenly became disorganized.
The Grizzlies took this opportunity to cancel the game in one fell swoop.
104 to 96, the Grizzlies finally beat the Spurs only 8 points. This is the most anxious game the Grizzlies have ever played since March.
But no matter what, the Grizzlies are the winners.
So far, the Memphis Grizzlies have won 11 consecutive victories! Before the March game ended, the Grizzlies have already won a terrible record of 63 wins and 6 losses!
What is the concept of 63 wins? In the 10-11 season, the Bulls, the No. 1 in the East and the No. 1 in the West, both had only 62 wins and 61 wins respectively, which was the case when the two teams finished 82 games.
The Grizzlies won 63 wins after only less than 70 games!
On the other hand, after losing to the Celtics, they lost Durant and even lost to the Hawks and Spurs in a row, experiencing the longest three-game losing streak!
Although they immediately won a row after this, the difference in the victory was widened and they were beaten to the point of being blue and swollen!
After the Spurs and Grizzlies' game, reporters asked Link: "Did you say the Warriors face a more sad thing? Is it their three-game losing streak?"
Faced with this problem, Link happily showed his white teeth: "Their previous three consecutive defeats were just warm-ups, and the real sadness has not arrived yet. By March 26, they will know what sadness means."
Chapter completed!