Reverse Growth Superstar

On February 22, the first game after the end of the All-Star Weekend, the Grizzlies ushered in their old enemy Denver Nuggets at home.

Like the original history, the Nuggets reached a deal with the New York Knicks for Carmelo Anthony after the All-Star Game. The Nuggets lost their star, but this is not a bad thing for them.

After Anthony's deal is concluded, first of all George Karl can fully control the team. Second, the rest of the Nuggets are no longer panicking, and don't have to worry about being traded away as soon as they wake up the next day.

Therefore, today's matchup with the Nuggets is even harder than the last time the Nuggets had Anthony!

Smith broke out completely today, and under the expectation of George Carr, this "nerve knife" was finally picked up. Due to Anthony's departure, George Carr sent out a combination of three guards, Tay Lawson, Afflaro and Smith. At the beginning, Link and.

But the rotation time, when Sam Young played, he was completely liberated.

Throughout the rotation time, Sam Young was shot into scum by Smith. Thanks to Sam Young, Jean has a good feel. In the second quarter after that, when Link came back, he could no longer contain Smith who had gone mad.

In this way, today has become the most important offensive point for the Nuggets. His overall shooting percentage is not high, just 40%. But this guy made 6 of 11 three-pointers today. What Link hates the most is the players who make random shots after getting the touch.

Because when he feels hot, it doesn't matter whether you interfere.

And Afflaro and Tay Lawson both scored 21 points each without Anthony's control. The Nuggets' offensive firepower made Hollins amazed. It seems that the case of losing his star and getting better is not only happening to the Grizzlies.

In the end, the Grizzlies were avenged by the Nuggets 120-112 at home. The entire Nuggets played very hard, because they knew that the farce was over and they had to sprint for the playoffs.

On the Nuggets side, Smith, Lawson and Afflaro scored 20 points, which shows the terrible attack power.

Link's performance today is actually not bad, with the "most grassroots rookie game MVP" halo scored the Grizzlies' second highest 21 points. But no way, the Nuggets have three players like Link today.

After the game, Link was out of breath. The offense of the Nuggets is crazy, and the pace of today's game is faster than ever!

At this time, Link remembered what Kobe said to himself the day before yesterday, “As soon as the All-Star Game is over, all teams in the league will start sprinting towards the playoffs. So, your opponents, even if they have defeated them before, Opponents will become quite difficult."

The experience of the older generations is indeed very valuable. Fortunately, I already had Hill's valuable experience.

In the first game after the All-Star Game, the Nuggets even gave Link a smash. This undoubtedly sounded the alarm for him and the Grizzlies. If you want to maintain the ranking in the West, you have to be extra careful.

There is one and a half months left in the regular season. If the car rolls over in the last month and a half, it will be more than worth the loss.

After the game, Hollins was also quite frustrated. Today’s game the Nuggets played better, which is one reason for the loss. But the lack of depth of the Grizzlies lineup is also one of the reasons for the loss.

Especially at the third position, if it wasn't for Sam Young's lax defensiveness to let Smith find the touch, this guy would not be able to hit 6 of 11 three-pointers.

Facts have proved that Sam Young is still embarrassed to reuse in high-intensity games. And don't forget, this is just a slightly higher intensity regular season, and there is still a gap from the real playoffs.

Hollins couldn't imagine what Sam Young would be like in the playoffs. The playoffs are an unscrupulous place for victory. As long as you have a weakness, people will hold on to it and show no mercy.

This is why most coaches use short rotations in the playoffs. It's not because the coach doesn't want to change, but the players who have obvious shortcomings, the shortcomings will be infinitely amplified in the playoffs. Therefore, the coaches simply refused to let them play.

It is worth mentioning that the Grizzlies also sent Link's opponent in the development league today, DeMarre Carroll, who was once a member of the Viper team, who signed a 10-day short contract with the Grizzlies yesterday. In order to supplement the team's manpower for the third position, the Grizzlies did not hesitate to try this developmental league player who allowed Link to score 52 points.

Carol played for a few minutes today, but the effect was not very good. Not surprisingly, the Grizzlies should not renew his contract.

Speaking of which, the two people who were once opponents are now in a world of difference in the NBA.

Sam Young is not working, nor is Carol. After the game, Hollins contacted General Manager Chris Wallace by phone, and the deal they planned must be as soon as possible.

A player who can play a role in the playoffs and guide Link off the court, the Grizzlies are already very close to him.

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On February 23, just after playing the Nuggets, the Grizzlies rushed to the icy Minneapolis to play against the Timberwolves.

Although fighting back to back, the Timberwolves are not strong. So in this game, the Grizzlies won very easily.

Randolph had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Love was taught to be a man.

Conley had 22 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds. While scoring, he connected the Grizzlies' offense.

Due to the existence of Michael Beasley, Link failed to match Wesley Johnson today. Otherwise, this will definitely become another classic case of high draft rookies being abused by the draft.

But today, Beasley didn't find any good fruit on Link. Beasley has the highest number of shots among all the two teams today, up to 17 times. But his score can only rank eighth today...

Beasley made only 5 of 17 shots, and his 29.4% shooting rate made this former No. 2 face embarrassed.

After all, Link gave him a zero seal today. As for the 5 goals he scored, they were all scored on the head of Sam Young.

Link made 6 of 11 shots today, scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists ~www.readwn.com~ The performance was as stable as ever. His performance will definitely make the Timberwolves rookies blush.

Speaking of which, the Timberwolves team is really amazing. Kevin Love, the fifth overall pick in the first round of 2008, Michael Beasley, second place in the first round of 2008, and Darko Milicic, second place in the 2003 list. Wesley Johnson, the fourth pick in the first round of 10 years...Quan Te is a high pick.

But the record, but they are all in the opposite direction.

Returning to the locker room after the game, Hollins sat silent. He didn't speak until everyone had taken a bath and changed their clothes.

"Guys, let me say a few words and announce something."

Hollins' voice silenced the Grizzlies locker room. Link found that Thabeet seemed to suddenly become a little nervous, but didn't think much.

"I want to inform everyone that the team has just concluded a deal. So... Hashim, thank you for your continued contribution to the team. But the next game, you have to report to Houston ."

Thabeet nodded slightly, he must have been notified long ago. The rest of the Grizzlies are also relatively calm, after all, they are all people who have experienced trades.

This is the NBA, people come and go, never stop. Especially for players who haven't played out like Thabeet, it's normal to wander around.

Link was a little surprised, but the emotion of surprise only flashed past. NBA, business. And this matter, he probably already "foreseeed" it.

If nothing goes wrong, Thabeet will go to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Link's "ex-teammate"-Rockets captain, Sean Battier.

What happens when you work with Shane Battier? Link started to look forward to it.

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