One day after the Grizzlies eliminated the Spurs, the Heat eliminated the Pacers. So, the Grizzlies and the Heat met again in this midsummer after last year.

This is the first time since the Bulls and Jazz in the 97-98 season, the NBA has encountered two teams in the Finals for two consecutive years.

In NBA history, there are not many examples of two teams meeting in the finals for two consecutive years. In the past 30 years, it has only appeared four times, and this is the fifth time for the Heat and the Grizzlies.

In the 81-82-83 seasons, the Lakers, led by "Magic" and Jabbar, played against Moses, Malone and "Dr. J" for two consecutive years in the finals! The Lakers won the first place, but the 76ers completed their revenge the following year, and the two sides were considered to be tied.

Later, the Lakers established their dominance in 9 years, relying on five championships, rather than two duels with the 76ers.

After that, it was the classic "black and white battle" era. In the 83-84 and 84-85 seasons, the Celtics and the Lakers also met in the finals for two consecutive years. The "Magician" vs. "Big Bird" was the most beautiful scenery of the NBA in that era. This was also the showdown between the two greatest superstars before Jordan appeared.

The final result was that the Lakers and the Celtics each won once. Of course, the Lakers met the Celtics again in the finals in the 1986-97 season and defeated them. However, due to a year interval, the two sides did not set a record of meeting in the finals for three consecutive years.

Later, the Lakers and the "Bad Boys Legion" Pistons divided the world. The result was the same, and the Pistons and the Lakers each won one championship.

Finally, there was a battle between Jordan and the Jazz from 96-97 and 97-98. But this time, the "tradition" of winning one championship was broken by Jordan. Jordan defeated the Jazz for two consecutive years and completed his second three-game championship. At the same time, it also established his unshakable historical position.

Carl Malone and John Stockton became the two largest supporting roles in NBA history.

It turns out that if one of the two teams that met in the finals continuously, if one of them did not get eliminated by this era, it would at least have to win a championship.

The Heat had lost once last year, so for James this year, he has no way out!

He knew that if he lost again this year, he would become the second Karl Malone!

Is Carl Malone great? No doubt he is one of the greatest players in NBA history.

He was selected as the Best First Team for 11 consecutive years, selected as the Best Defensive Team for 3 consecutive years, selected as the All-Star 14 times, 2 regular season MVP, one of the 50 superstars in NBA, and second in the NBA's historical scoring list!

Carl Malone has won countless honors, and his story can't be finished in three days and three nights.

However, even so, Carl Malone is still not the greatest. The reason is that he lost to Jordan in the finals for two consecutive years, and he has never created his own era.

His honors are more like a setting off Jordan's greatness!

James doesn't want people to mention themselves in the future. His first reaction is Link's number one background board.

In any case, James has to win this year. Even if the Heat have won two championships in three years, it is a very amazing achievement!

But if it ends up in the finals and only wins one time, it will have nothing to do with Greatness.

So, James will definitely not let the Grizzlies succeed again!

After the division finals, James seemed to have evaporated from the world. In addition to the training hall, the reporters even searched the entire South Coast and found Miami to the sky, but they could not see James.

It is not difficult to see James' determination. James will not relax himself until he wins the O'Brien Cup for the second time.

There is no doubt that James' actions gave Heat fans great confidence. They believe that once James, who is still the first player in the league, is 100% invested, no one on this planet can stop him, even if he is a unanimous MVP!

Bill Simmons seemed to have seen a chance to turn the tables, so he hurriedly stood up and publicly expressed his opinion that he was more optimistic about the Heat's winning the championship in his column.

"Many people think that LeBron's strength is already below Link. I feel deeply regretful about such people. Because if you know LeBron more, you won't seem so ignorant."

"Since the start of the playoffs, James's efficiency has reached 31.22, ranking first in the league! His real shooting percentage is also as high as 66.4%, the highest among all starting players who averaged at least 30 minutes per game. He averaged 5.5 points per game and ranked second in the field with 5.5 points per game, ranked fourth in the field with 4.9 points per game, and ranked fourth in the penalty area with 11.7 points per game. In addition, James' shooting percentage in the three-second zone is as high as 81.3%. He ranked first among players who have at least 50 shots in the three-second zone. As for offensive end, James is not only efficient, but also has great lethality."

"It's a pity that the NBA league only sets up regular season MVP and finals MVP. Unfortunately, they don't have the MVP awards like the playoffs. If there is, believe me, the winner must be LeBron!"

Bill Simmons' style is as always. Although he is a dark man, he is never blind. All the data he listed are true. As it turns out, James is still one of the most dominant players in the league.

What about Link? While James was preparing for the war seriously, the reporters took photos of Link and the mysterious woman shopping in the mall...

In the photo, Link, wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, was leisurely wandering in the mall with a slender woman with sunglasses. In this situation, it was as if the grizzly bear had been eliminated and Link had already started his own vacation.

After this photo was leaked, it caused a stir among the fans.

Link's "lazy" state before the finals undoubtedly made his image as a villain more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

It goes without saying who is more positive about a player who is serious about preparing for the game and is active and sunny, and who is not working hard before the game and is wandering around.

"I think this kid is floating? Does he think he will definitely win the championship?"

"Hahahaha, it seems that the Miami Heat will definitely win. Come on, LeBron and give this kid some color!"

"The hero is sad to be a beauty. No matter who this woman is, Link will be ruined by her. Look at the players who date the Kardashian family and you will know what the outcome of Link will be."

"The Grizzlies are simply self-defeating. Come on, LeBron, it's time to let Link suffer some trouble!"

On the Internet, Miami fans were cheering. Link went out to stroll around, and they almost set off fireworks on Miami Street just like a festival.

Fans who hope that the Grizzlies will fail are also welcome. They are very willing to see that Link pays the price for his laziness and underestimation.

Grizzlies fans are naturally trying their best to maintain the city hero Link, but to be honest, Link's leisurely state before the finals also made Grizzlies fans a little worried.

It's just that Grizzlies fans don't complain.

Link looked at the comments about him on the Internet and felt so heartless. So, now he was "been" again.

"I'm obviously very obedient, okay... Why am I a rat crossing the street again?" Link sat on the sofa and couldn't help but complain.

The reason why he has come out to relax in the past two days is because the Grizzlies' chief physiotherapist and Judy, the "secret weapon" that Kobe gave to Link last summer. Ms. Seito said that Link's muscles have been a little too tense recently and should be related to the fierce playoffs.

Because the Grizzlies broke the 72-win record this year, Link played in 82 games of the regular season and did not lose a single game. Even in the last moment of the regular season, Link did not get a chance to take a turn.

After 82 games, Link immediately tried his best to fight 13 games in the playoffs.

Although the Grizzlies only lose 1 game in three rounds, it seems that they will win very easily. But in fact, if Link had not tried his best in every game, the Grizzlies would not have fought such a devastating offensive.

This seemingly relaxed score is based on everyone's efforts.

By this calculation, Link didn't have a good rest for almost the whole season. Even on the All-Star Weekend, Link participated in the dunk contest and the main match.

Therefore, Saito suggested that Link have a good rest before the finals. Otherwise, in the more intense finals, there is a high risk of injury.

As soon as he heard the word "injured", Jogel waved his hand and canceled all the additional training and special training of Link.

Except for the team's basic restorative training and tactical drills every day, Link is not allowed to participate in any high-intensity training.

And in the past few days, Jogel himself has not arranged heavy training tasks. If a team wants to cram the team before the finals begin, it will be really over.

So, the Grizzlies basically ended in training at two or three in the afternoon these days.

Therefore, after the training is over every day, Link has nothing to do. He is still depressed by this. Now, he is related to the word "lazy" online again.

"There is no way, who has let your image of a bad person penetrate into the bone marrow?" In front of Link, the "sunglasses girl" in the photo, Rachel Demita couldn't help laughing.

Rachel came to Memphis with the TV station. She will appear as a sideline reporter this year in the first two matches of the finals.

Therefore, Rachel can finally be with Link Niwai this year before the holiday starts. She has lived directly at Link's house for the past two days.

After the training yesterday, she and Link went out for a walk. However, they didn't know that such a big storm had happened.

"Am I so like a bad guy?" Link threw down his phone. If he read more comments about him online, he would probably feel that he would be in absolutely unforgivable.

“Not like.”

"Then I'll be scolded if I go around the street."

"Because they are afraid of you, they can only find psychological comfort in this regard. They comfort themselves, but Link is not training seriously. They comfort themselves, but Link is underestimating the enemy. To put it bluntly, they are just looking for a possibility to defeat you."

"I am worthy of being a famous female host, and I speak well. But it doesn't matter. There are still three days left for the finals. After 3 days, they will know if I'm lazy."

Link curled his lips. Instead of worrying about this, it would be better to enjoy the short leisure time before the finals. Following the instructions of the physiotherapist and the head coach, he was preparing for the game seriously.
Chapter completed!