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

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

After Anthony's deal was concluded, first of all, George Carl could fully control the team. Secondly, the rest of the Nuggets were no longer panic, and there was no need to worry that they would be traded when they woke up the next day.

Therefore, today's duel with the Nuggets is even more difficult than when the Nuggets had Anthony last time!

Smith broke out completely today. Under the expectation of George Carl, the "nervous knife" finally got started. Since Anthony ran away, George Carl sent out an outside combination of three defenders, Ty Lawson, Avlaro and Smith. At the beginning, Link and the matchup had not made any score.

But when Sam Young came on the court, he was completely liberated.

During the entire rotation period, Sam Young was shot into a scum by Smith. Thanks to Sam Young, Jean made a hit. In the second quarter, when Link came back, he could no longer stop Smith from playing crazy.

In this way, today it became the most important offensive point for the Nuggets. His overall shooting percentage was not high, just 40%. But this guy made 6 of 11 three-pointers today. What Link hates most is the player who makes a random shot after pulling the touch.

Because when his hands feel hot, it doesn't matter whether you have any interference.

Avraro and Ty Lawson both scored 21 points without Anthony's right to take action. The Nuggets' offensive firepower surprised Hollins. It seems that the cases of losing their leading star have become better, not only happening to the Grizzlies.

In the end, the Grizzlies were revenged 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 Avraro scored 20 points, which shows how terrible his attack power was.

Link's performance today is actually not bad. With the halo of "the most grassroots rookie match MVP", he scored the second highest 21 points for the Grizzlies. But there is no way, there are three players like Link today for the Nuggets.

After this game, Link was out of breath. The Nuggets' offense was crazy, and the pace of the game today was faster than any other game before!

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 wildly. Therefore, your opponents, even some opponents who have defeated before, will become quite difficult."

The experience of the old senior is indeed very valuable. Fortunately, I already have Hill’s valuable experience.

In the first game after the All-Stars, even if the Nuggets gave Link a warning, 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 are still one and a half months left in the regular season, and if the last month and a half fail, it will be more than worth the loss.

After the game, Hollins was also quite frustrated. The Nuggets performed better in this game today, which was one of the reasons for losing. But the Grizzlies lacked depth in lineup, which is also one of the reasons for losing.

Especially at the third position, if Sam Yang Song's relaxed defense had allowed Smith to find the touch, this guy would not have scored 6 of 11 shots.

As it turns out, Sam Young is still embarrassing and reusing it in high-intensity games. And don't forget that this is just a slightly more intense regular season game, and there is still a gap from the real playoffs.

Hollins really dares to think about what Sam Young will be like in the playoffs. The playoffs are a place where you can do anything to win. As long as you have a weakness, people will hold on without any mercy.

This is also why most coaches use short rotations in the playoffs. It is not because the coach does not want to substitutions, but because those players with obvious shortcomings will be infinitely amplified in the playoffs. Therefore, the coaches simply do not allow them to play.

It is worth mentioning that the Grizzlies also sent Link's opponent in the Development League today, Demare Carroll, who was once affiliated with the Vipers. He signed a 10-day short contract with the Grizzlies yesterday. In order to supplement the team's No. 3 position, the Grizzlies did not hesitate to try this Development League player who allowed Link to score 52 points.

Carol played for a few minutes today, but the effect was not very good. If nothing unexpected happens, the Grizzlies should not renew their contract with him.

Speaking of which, the two who were once opponents now have a huge difference in their position in NBA.

Sam Yang didn't work, and Carol didn't work either. After the game, Hollins contacted General Manager Chris Wallace by phone. The deal they planned must be as soon as possible.

A player who can play in the playoffs and coach Link off the court, the Grizzlies are already extremely close to him.

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

Although it is a back-to-back battle, the Timberwolves are not strong. So the Grizzlies won this game very easily.

Randolph scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and Love was taught to be a good person.

Conley scored 22 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds, and while scoring, the Grizzlies' offense was connected.

Due to the existence of Michael Beasley, Link failed to match Wesley Johnson today. Otherwise, this would definitely become another classic case of a high-ranking rookie being abused by a undraft.

However, today, Beasley didn't get any good results from Link. Beasley is the first in all of the two teams today, with the highest number of shots, up to 17 times. But his score can only rank eighth today

Beasley made only 5 of 17 shots, and his 29.4% shooting percentage made this former second-tier face full of embarrassment.

After all, Link directly scored him a penalty today. As for the five goals he scored, they were all scored on Sam Young's head.

Link made 6 of 11 shots today, scoring 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and his performance was as stable as ever. His performance will definitely make the Timberwolves' high pick rookies blush.

Speaking of which, the Timberwolves' lineup is really weird. Kevin Love, the fifth pick in the first round in 2008, Michael Beasley, the second pick in the first round in 2008, Dako Milicic, the second pick in 2003, Wesley Johnson, the fourth pick in the first round in 2010, is a high pick rookie.

But the record is just the opposite of them.

After the game, he returned to the locker room, and Hollins sat down without saying anything. He spoke just after everyone took a shower and changed his clothes.

"I'll say a few words and announce something, guys."

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

"I want to inform everyone that the team has reached a deal just now. So Hashem, thank you for your contribution to the team all the time. But for the next game, you have to go to Houston to report."

Tabitt nodded slightly, and he must have been notified long ago. The rest of the Grizzlies were also relatively calm, after all, they were all people who had experienced the trade.

This is NBA, people come and go, never stop. Especially players like Tabit, who have not played, wandering around is even more normal.

Link was a little surprised, but his surprise only flashed through. NBA, business. And he probably had "predicted" this matter.

If nothing unexpected happens, Tabitt's trip to the Houston Rockets will be Link's "former teammate" Rocket Captain Sean Bathir.
Chapter completed!