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746: Old Man's Ambition

The Grizzlies won 72 wins, becoming the second team in NBA history to win 72 wins in a single season.

Although people had a premonition that the grizzly bears could reach this record as early as March. Since then, people have been mentally prepared.

However, when all this happens, any psychological preparation is in vain. The reason why miracles can be called miracles is because they can break through everyone's psychological defense.

The whole of Memphis went crazy, and fans rushed to the streets, caring until the early morning like a championship parade.

The next day, almost all news media were reporting on this. Note that it was not just sports media, but all news media!

The small team of Memphis Grizzlies is now completely popular all over the world.

Now, people know that the 72 win record is no longer exclusive to the dynasty Bulls, nor is it exclusive to the "god" of Jordan. Some even believe that Link is already "above the gods"!

Although the Grizzlies may still have 73 wins and 74 wins in the future, the moment they draw 72 wins is undoubtedly the most exciting thing.

"Wade, James, Bosh, and Link pulled three superstars as background boards at once, and there was no more perfect script than this! This is the most painful defeat of the Heat after last year's Christmas battle!"

"In the game against the Grizzlies, James achieved his ninth single-season achievement of 2,000 points, second only to Malone and Jordan in NBA history. But how many people know or care about this? His popularity was taken away by Link, who won 72 wins! The helpless LeBron could only achieve a career 'milestone'."

"Link broke the myth of the Bulls dynasty with his unparalleled performance. People began to compare him with Jordan more and more. I think it's hard for you to believe that this is a history created by the undraft!"

The next day, there were reports about Link and 72 wins. As long as there are people paying attention to basketball in various countries and regions, no one doesn't know that the Grizzlies tied the record of 72 wins.

Of course, the hottest thing with Link's 72 wins was also what Link said after the game, "I still envy them!"

Link's remarks in an interview after the game caused heated discussions among fans. Some people said that Link deserves such arrogance. Although he has not won the championship, Link has already stood at the top of the world. He is like Bird who was at the peak of the sky back then, and it is not too crazy.

Of course, some people think that Link doesn't respect his opponents, he is just a scumbag.

But anyway, Link did cause a large-scale discussion, which itself was successful.

When people would rather discuss whether Link's speech was appropriate than care about 2,000 points in James' ninth single-season in his career, the pattern of the league has actually changed.

"You're such a bastard, Link. I'm a bastard, but I can't say that." Randolph looked at the news on his phone and smiled at Link happily.

"I'm not a bastard, look how friendly I smile." Link curled his lips. At that time, he really didn't want to deliberately anger his opponent, saying that those things were just blurting out.

It seems that he really has the potential to be a bad guy. In the past, Link was just considered a bad guy. But now, he has become a bad guy.

"The Miami people must be so angry that they must be very eager to take revenge on the finals stage. Haha, I can't wait! Let them do it, Dad Zach, I'll score 19 points in a single quarter in a minute!" Randolph was ready to go, thinking about the playoffs.

After playing the Heat, the Grizzlies still have four games left in the regular season. But in fact, for the Grizzlies players, the game against the Heat is the last one. The next four games are really irrelevant.

Until now, the Grizzlies players really started thinking about the playoffs.

After hearing Randolph's words, Link couldn't help but look at the ranking list of this season. Before he knew it, midsummer was coming again, and the bloodiest battle was about to begin again.

So far this season, the top eight in the Western Conference are the Grizzlies, Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Rockets, Trail Blazers, Warriors and Suns. The top four have basically been confirmed. No matter what happens in the last few games, the top four will not change again. In other words, the two stale rivals, the Spurs and the Thunder, will definitely not meet the Grizzlies in advance.

I don’t know who can come out this year or the Thunder.

Before the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies' Western Conference semi-finals will be the winners of the Rockets and Clippers.

The Clippers have made great progress this season. The three-man combination of Paul, Griffin and Jordan Jr. has become more mature, while Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick have made the Clippers' offensive choices more abundant. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be no problem for the Clippers to kill the Rockets. On the Rockets, Howard and Harden have not tried in the same direction at all, and they will defeat themselves.

If you meet the Clippers, Link believes that the ending will be the same as last season - the Grizzlies will win easily.

Because there is no player in the Clippers who can match Link at all.

Although Paul is an excellent point guard, even he cannot attack Link. Link believes that the Western Conference semi-finals will definitely not fail.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Grizzlies' opponent will be the winners of the Suns and the Mavericks. But to be honest, no matter who the two teams play, it is no different.

On the Suns, Dragic and Bledso are not considered superstars at the playoff level. How much they can play in the playoffs is simply unknown.

On the contrary, the Mavericks, who are now ranked ninth in the Western Conference, may be more difficult to deal with, and the Mavericks, who are likely to make a comeback to eighth.

After all, the Mavericks are a team that has just won the championship in three years. Dirk, who has returned from injury, is still superb offensive skills. Although the Germans have lost the speed, explosiveness, endurance and flexibility of the past. He can no longer use individual singles throughout the game, nor can he play Golden Roosters independent all-weather, but he can still use unball running, mid-range jump shots, steady three-pointers and high-level support to help the team.

Monta Ellis has also completed a gorgeous transformation this season. He has transformed from a single man who competes for the ball with Curry and scores with Jennings to a perfect team player. He is tough, tough, able to score key goals, and able to share the ball... He has become a well-deserved boss in Dallas.

But even so, the Mavericks are still not enough. Whether Dirk can withstand Randolph now is a problem. What's even more terrifying is that you can't imagine what 37-year-old Carter and 36-year-old Marion will be tortured by Link.

For these two old wingers, if the Mavericks make the playoffs, they will be in hell.

After thinking about it, this year seems that only from the Western Conference Finals can you feel the pressure.

Thinking of this, Link stopped thinking. In the next four games, the Grizzlies will start to take a rest and break the 72-win record. However, those are no longer important. After the Grizzlies won the game yesterday, people knew that it was only a matter of time before the 72-win record was broken.

Link is now starting to focus on the playoffs, the Thunder, the Spurs and the Heat. For Link, he only needs to defeat two of these three teams to achieve a winning streak!

In the NBA league, winning consecutive championships is not easy. Over the years of history, there have been so many championships, and only 5 teams have achieved success in winning consecutive championships.

Even the "Ivy" like the San Antonio Spurs has never experienced the feeling of winning consecutive championships.

Moreover, Link doesn't want to win the title of 70+ wins in the total runner-up. In the past history, the Warriors failed to win the championship, and it seems that their 73 wins are not as great as the Bulls' 72 wins. After all, the criteria for determining whether a team is successful this season is the championship.
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