The Grizzlies fans all breathed a sigh of relief. The four higher-ranked teams were undoubtedly very nervous yesterday. But now, seeing the Grizzlies far ahead, everyone was happy to watch the popcorn and beer on the stage.

The Grizzlies still need to watch the first round of the game? In a blink of an eye, another big victory!

On the court, the Mavericks players are still resisting. This group of veterans fight to the death to enter the playoffs, not to serve as a foil for the Grizzlies.

Maybe the idea is crazy, but the Mavericks really want to win! They even plan to take a win away from the Federal Express Arena!

But now, they have undoubtedly discovered how impractical their plans are.

Nowitzki, whose neckline was completely soaked in sweat, took the ball and made a three-threatening move, and then suddenly dribbled through.

This time, the German magically wiped Randolph and stretched out his long arms to send the ball to the basket.

But what is incredible is that Nowitzki's layup also hit the box and failed to hit it!

The Mavericks have been in poor form since the first quarter of the team's history, and their shooting percentage has been falling. Until now, the Mavericks' starting five tigers have no one else who can hit 40% except Delham Porter.

Although Dalemport has a 50% shooting percentage, that's just because he only took two shots.

The Mavericks seemed at a loss under the Grizzlies' playoff level defense, but people did not expect that the Mavericks players' touch is so cold that they will miss even when they make layups.

"Dike didn't actually make the ball! It seems that today, the Mavericks are powerless to make the day come back. There are only 4 minutes left before the end of the game, and the Mavericks are 18 points behind the Grizzlies."

As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking, Link assisted Gasol Jr. to score a goal on Dalemport's head.

"Okay, the gap is 20 points now." Smith curled his lips. 20 points in 4 minutes, which basically means that the Mavericks were sentenced to death.

After this goal, Rick Carlisle requested a timeout. It seemed that he wanted to do something in the last 4 minutes.

But on the Grizzlies, Jogel took the lead in replacing his main lineup and was extremely confident.

With Nowitzki, who has a shooting percentage of only 28%, Monta Ellis, who has a shooting percentage of only 4 of 14 shots, and Marion, who has a shooting percentage of 36.4%, Carlisle does not have the capital to do anything. No matter how good the head coach is, he decides that everything will always be a player on the court.

Jogel has announced the victory of the game. In the last 4 minutes, the Dallas Mavericks, who had struggled for the whole game, could not suddenly explode.

After returning from the timeout, when the Mavericks veterans were still ready to make a try, they found that the Grizzlies had replaced all the main players.

God knows how sad they are at this time.

However, the Grizzlies' substitute lineup did not make the Mavericks much easier. After all, they had just been won by the Mavericks a few days ago. This time, the young substitutes of the Grizzlies do not want to miss the opportunity to avenge their previous shame.

Therefore, in the last 4 minutes of the game, the Grizzlies still maintained control of the scene. In the end, the battle between the two sides reached 104 to 85.

The Grizzlies won 74 and beat the eighth Mavericks in the West by 19 points at home! This team, which is the most dominant in the regular season, has completely moved their dominance to the playoffs.

"Everything is over. The Dallas Mavericks are not the opponent of the defending champion at all. The gap between them is all-round! The Grizzlies once again rejected the unpopular appearance and won the game cleanly!"

With the cheers of fans and the shouts of Kenny Smith, Nowitzki stood there with his hands on his hips, gasping for breath.

Today, he had done his best. He played for another 40 minutes, running tirelessly on the court like a young player in his 20s. He was eager to replicate the miracle of 2011, but eventually he was desperate to find that his strength was so insignificant in front of the Memphis Grizzlies.

With 11 points and 8 rebounds in the game, his shooting percentage is less than 30%. If Dirk was a "god" in 2011, then today, he is a player who is as ordinary as it can no longer be ordinary. Nowitzki failed to play a hero again, and he was powerless in front of the most dominant team.

If it weren't for Devin Harris, who came on as a substitute today, scored 19 points with a 50% shooting percentage, God knows how big the difference would be.

Dirk couldn't help but turn his head and look at Link. The guy who easily scored 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, and the guy who locked in MVP as soon as the regular season ended.

Three years ago, he was comforting the young man, telling him not to give up hope. Now thinking about it, Nowitzki felt that his comfort was redundant at all.

In the first year of playing in the NBA, he was able to reach the Western Conference Finals with the team. At that time, Link's success was already destined.

"Dike, let's go, we have a second game and a third game, we haven't lost yet."

Seeing Nowitzki staying in place, Marion came up and patted the German on the shoulder.

Nowitzki nodded slightly and walked into the player's passage with Marion.

He knew that Marion wanted to comfort himself, so he said so.

In fact, everyone knows it very well. Even if there is a second and third game, even if you return to Dallas, it will be difficult for the Mavericks to hurt the Grizzlies!

Veterans have strong psychological qualities, and at the same time, they can see the gap between the two teams more easily than young people and accept reality more easily.

This team has been a force that the West cannot ignore since the 21st century, but now...it is very likely that everything of this brilliant will end.

"Shawn." Walking in the player's passage, Nowitzki suddenly called out to Marion.

"Um?"

"Do you still remember the situation when the 3-year-old fights with the Grizzlies?"

"Of course, the Memphis made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in team history as a dark horse. As a result, we did it neatly." Marion smiled. It was the brightest season of his career.

"Yes...clean and neat. But in just three years, we are no match for them at all..." Nowitzki smiled bitterly, "What are your plans this summer?"

Facing Nowitzki's question, Marion remained silent.

Yes, they can even start thinking about this summer holiday...

"Do you think that kid can succeed? I mean, win in a row." After a while of silence, Marion started another topic.

"Who? Link? If we lose, I believe he can do it. Because he listened to everything I told him three years ago."

Speaking of this, the two of them came to the door of the locker room.

Nowitzki took a deep breath and pushed the door in. He was the spiritual pillar of this team, and all those weaknesses and unwillingness must stay outside the locker room door...

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On the court, the Grizzlies players had already celebrated their victory. As it turned out, Link's strictness achieved results. The Grizzlies not only failed, but also beat the Mavericks to the point of failure.

This team with the best record in NBA regular season history shows their unique strength in the league.

Link didn't even sweat much when he was interviewed.

26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, it was as easy as eating and sleeping for Link.

"Congratulations, Link, congratulations on your first victory in the intense playoffs and taking the first step towards the goal of defending the championship. Tell me about this game, do you think the Mavericks are not performing well today, or do you really suppress the opponent?"

The reporter didn't want to make things difficult for Link, so he asked a relatively "boring" question.

Link remained silent before the game started, but after the game, Link was very interested in saying a few more words.

"The Mavericks fought fiercely today, and they were respectable opponents. If it weren't for Mark Cuban, I think they would have lost a few points today. If you want to blame, you'd blame the Mavericks for having a boss with a big mouth but poor speaking. My biggest gain in this game was to make Cuban uncomfortable."

Link pointed to the camera, as if he was directly poking Cuban's nose.

At this time, Cuban, who was sitting in front of the TV, was so angry that he couldn't speak. This feeling of "hate you but can't get rid of you" is enough to make people crazy.
Chapter completed!