310: It should be easy
Link was excited about the upcoming game against the Heat, but Lionel Hollins felt extremely headache. He had to forget about back-to-back games. The key is that in these three consecutive games, the Grizzlies were not in the same place! One game changed the place, and one game had to change the place.
He really didn't know how distorted the people who arranged the schedule at the time were to arrange such abnormal competitions.
On April 2, the Grizzlies challenged the Heat away. After playing against the Heat, they rushed back to Memphis to play the Warriors at home. You know, this is a flight across the east and west!
After playing against the Warriors, everything is not over. After two tired games, the players have to rush to Oklahoma City immediately to fight the powerful Thunder again!
Not to mention letting the players play this schedule, Hollins felt tired just by watching it.
The only thing that is thankful is that the Heat also fought back to back on April 2. On April 1, the Heat will first fight against the Celtics, and then fly back to Miami immediately to prepare for the game against the Grizzlies.
For Hollins, this may be the only good news.
The playoffs are approaching soon. Hollins hopes not only for regular season victory, but also for the playoffs to go further. Health is the basis for the Grizzlies to go far.
If there aren't even players on the court, what are the playoff results?
The back-to-back schedule is also quite risky to injure players.
If you don’t fight for victory? No matter how hard the players fight, it doesn’t seem to work.
Hollins sighed and covered his head. NBA head coach is such a exhausting position. If Hollins chooses again, he would really be more willing to be an assistant coach again.
But there is no way. Since you have chosen to lead the team, no matter how stressed you are, you have to withstand it!
In this way, on the afternoon of April 1, the Grizzlies embarked on their journey to Miami. But it is unknown what they will look like when they come back.
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Like most flights across the east and west, there are few direct civil flights from Memphis to Miami, which usually require a transfer. The time required for a transfer is as short as four or five hours, and the time required for a transfer takes seven or eight hours.
Grizzlies players take private flights, so naturally they don’t need to transfer, but go directly to Miami International Airport.
But even so, this journey takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to fly. After arriving at Miami International Airport, you have to take a bus to travel about 20 kilometers before you can reach downtown Miami.
In other words, it takes more than three hours for the Grizzlies players to settle down on the itinerary.
I went to Miami to prepare for the game a day in advance, but I didn’t think the journey was too long. But after playing the game tomorrow, I would spend almost the same time returning to Memphis, and then immediately played back-to-back games. Hollins felt that it was really perverted.
The Grizzlies players set off in the morning and did not arrive at Miami International Airport until the afternoon. As soon as they got off the plane, Link was sweating profusely. He was dressed too much!
Although it is already April, Memphis is still a little cold. This is the time in Memphis, and you still have to pack a coat when you go out.
But when Miami got off the plane, the first impression Miami gave Link was the bright sunshine and high temperatures.
"I, Cao, how many degrees do you need here? Today is April 1st!" Link started complaining as soon as he got off the plane and took off his coat.
"How many degrees? The average temperature in Miami in January is 19 degrees Celsius. This is a city that is summer all year round, Link." Battier quipped Link's shoulder. The climate in Florida is more attractive than that in Texas!
Taking the team bus, Link and his teammates headed towards the hotel in the city. After entering Miami's downtown, Link was immediately attracted by the brightly colored city.
If the main color of Memphis is a serious and boring gray, then Miami is a colorful world!
The golden beaches, the blue sea, the pink benches, and the exaggerated graffiti of the whole city all reveal a sense of vitality.
Coconut trees, Cuban and Spanish style buildings add a bit of exotic style to Memphis.
The team bus also passed through Miami's famous South Beach. Link has never been there, but he is extremely familiar with it. Although he has never been there, he has been in the game "Sin City" when he was a child.
"It's awesome here." Looking out the window, Link couldn't help but mutter.
"Yes, no wonder LeBron left Cleveland, hahahaha." Randolph smiled sarcastically beside Link.
"Well, he went back in the end. If it were me, I might not have gone back. Who would have wanted to leave such a wonderful place?" Link said to himself. James's switch to Miami was just the beginning, and the more interesting thing was still to come.
There was no time to continue to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Miami, and the team bus arrived at the hotel soon. The players' task is to take a break quickly. Then in the afternoon, they will go to the American Airlines Center to prepare for tomorrow's game.
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LeBron James is very frustrated. He lost to the Celtics tonight.
72 to 91, the Heat lost nearly 20 points away from the Celtics! 72 points is also the Heat's lowest score record in a single game this season.
What does 72 points mean? The Grizzlies slaughtered the Wizards with 50 points, and the Wizards scored like that and scored 69 points. Tonight's Heat only scored 3 more points
He clearly had the chance to surpass the Bulls to win the number one in the East, but now he was beaten to become the second-year-old.
James was really unhappy. There were too many inexplicable iron shots in this game. Among all the players who played, only James and Haslem's shooting percentage increased by 40%, which is indeed too exaggerated.
In addition, James also scored 23 points today, which undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
Therefore, after returning to the locker room after the game, James still gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
At this moment, several licensed reporters entered the locker room and started interviewing. Wade and James had the most reporters around him, and some of them asked James a question.
"The Heat don't seem to be in good shape in this game. The Heat are now 37 wins and 14 losses, and you are behind the Bulls again. Moreover, I must remind you that your current record is basically the same as the Grizzlies with 37 wins and 13 losses. Tomorrow, you will face the Grizzlies with similar record as the Heat. Do you think the game will be difficult? Will the Heat fall into the quagmire of losing streak?"
James was already angry, and when he heard the reporter's question, he was excited in an instant, "We are not in good shape today, and the Celtics seized the opportunity. But this is the case in the NBA regular season. Few teams can maintain their best shape every day. But we will adjust soon and strive to win at home tomorrow."
Although the tone of "Little Emperor" was calm, everyone knew that he had already expressed his declaration of victory!
James is indeed full of confidence. First of all, he cannot allow the Heat to lose again. Secondly, he believes that it should be a relaxing task to deal with Link himself.
Chapter completed!