664: It's not time to celebrate
At the end of the game, both sides had already replaced all substitutes.
When Link assisted Iguodala to hit a three-pointer and easily scored 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, the game lost its suspense.
The Houston Rockets came to the Federal Express Arena in a blazing manner, and ultimately they could not protect anything.
Even though the game has entered garbage time, the Grizzlies fans still did not leave the field early. After all, this was a night witnessing history.
In McHale's lost eyes, the edge of the rebound was red, and the whole game ended.
106 to 93, under Link's leadership, the Grizzlies won the Rockets by 13 points.
At that moment, all the fans stood up and cheered. The big number "15" was shown on the big screen on the scene.
With 15 consecutive wins at the beginning, NBA's longest opening record in history, it was tied by the Grizzlies!
Link stood up from the bench, applauded and hugged his teammates. He once again touched the league record, but Link was not bored at all.
When you open the league record list in the future, people will see a bunch of Memphis Grizzlies names, which is the result that Link wants.
It is better to make a team that is great and make it more fulfilling than to join a team that is already great!
In sharp contrast to the Grizzlies players are the lost Aerospace City players.
Especially Dwight Howard, he wanted to make a comeback with this highly anticipated game. However, he didn't know that he had failed to turn things around and was defeated.
Before the game started, Howard threatened to protect Houston's glory. However, today he only scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. In addition, he also had 5 eye-catching mistakes.
For comparison, the Grizzlies made 8 mistakes in the whole game today, while Howard made 5 mistakes alone.
15 points and 7 rebounds, this data is not bad, but it depends on who got it.
If Terrence Jones scored 15 points and 7 rebounds today, he would definitely be blown away by the media, and he might be blown into the next Super Four by the Houston media.
But Howard, who still claims to be a superstar, is a bit too dull to produce such a painless data. Compared with his own data averaging 21.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in the first three games, it is not a small margin.
Howard and Harden's scores combined today are 1 point less than Link. He thought he and Harden would turn the tide today, but in fact, they are neither in shape.
"Warcraft" now just wants to leave the stadium as soon as possible. He feels a shame if he stays in the Federal Express Stadium for one more second.
He was ridiculed by Link, shook off by Link with beautiful low footsteps, and was stolen by Link... These not-so-beautiful scenes have been circling in Howard's mind.
Now, he seemed to understand why Harden was not excited about this game.
In front of Link, resisting is a waste of effort, it is better to die comfortably than to die...
Howard was thinking, and looked up at the stadium and found that Harden was nowhere to be seen. Howard didn't know if he would get used to losing and losing after he had played against Link for too many times.
For some reason, Howard was surprised to find that he had begun to miss Kobe's pervert who did his best to win.
Howard shook his head quickly. This idea was really terrible.
"World Beast" thought there would be reporters coming to interview him and embarrass him. But until he entered the player channel, no reporters came to disturb him. Most of the reporters were in front of Link at this time.
At that moment, Howard felt that the temperature at the Federal Express Arena was low to freezing point.
Back then, he was the most popular player among reporters after every game. Even if he failed, the reporters would surround him, and he would give the fans a sunny smile.
But now? He found that he was really cold. Even if he came to embarrass him, the reporters were too lazy to come.
He always regarded himself as one of the protagonists of this game, but in the end he realized that this game was Link's one-man show from the beginning.
He no longer attracts much attention, whether he loses or wins, no longer cares about so many people.
His superstar aura completely fell in front of Link. Link broke Howard's last fantasy of himself, making Howard realize that he could no longer dominate the game as he pleased.
Howard stood at the entrance of the player's passage, his eyes gloomy.
The "happy beast" that brought people unforgettable moments in the slam dunk competition was completely dead today.
After receiving the interview, Link happened to see Howard's lonely back.
It seems that if Link meets the Rockets in the future, he will have another enemy who hates him.
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Robert Pera is in a good mood. If the Grizzlies were a dark horse last season, then this season, the Grizzlies are really dominating this league!
The Grizzlies have played 15 games in the regular season, but the Grizzlies have not yet met their opponents. 15 consecutive wins are not only the best start-up winning streak in the league, but also the longest winning streak in the history of the Grizzlies.
Even though the Grizzlies won an incredible 70 wins last season, they never won 15 games in a row.
Of course, the better the record, the better the money-making ability. The Grizzlies are now one of the most money-making teams in the league. As a small city team, it is thankful to not lose money. However, the Grizzlies not only make money, but also make a lot of money.
Pera hummed a little song and walked into the player channel. He decided to visit the players who have created countless glory for him. The young boss loves to get along with the players. Pera is definitely the boss of the team that is closest to the players except Cuban of the Mavericks.
He knocked on the locker room door, and Delavidova came to answer the door. It seems that all the trivial matters in the locker room this season were covered by Delavidova.
"Hey! Congratulations to everyone! You win 15 consecutive games at the beginning, you are the best in history now!" Pera opened her arms and walked into the locker room with a smile.
He thought he would be greeted with applause and cheers, but in the end he was embarrassed to find that the players were looking at him very calmly, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.
"Uh...why? Don't you celebrate?" The atmosphere of the locker room was very different from what Pera imagined. He thought the locker room would definitely be very lively now. But in fact, the locker room was no different from the past.
The players seemed to have won an ordinary game and were not particularly excited.
"It's not time to celebrate yet, Pera. We're just tied the league's best start winning streak. When we break this record, it's not too late to celebrate again. There's only one game left, and we can break this record, right?"
Link stood up and said something, alleviating Pera's embarrassment.
It turns out that the Grizzlies didn't take the start of the 15-game winning streak seriously. What they really want is not a draw, but a rewrite of this number!
Why not start with 16 consecutive victories and 17 consecutive victories and start with 15 consecutive victories? Why do you have to share this record with the Rockets and the Washington Congress instead of establishing your own door?
Link and his teammates' ambitions are more than that.
"Ha! Well, I'm so happy too early. When you break this record, I'll celebrate with you again. Come on, guys, I won't bother you to rest."
Pera left the scene with embarrassment, but she was very happy.
They have already won 15 consecutive games, but those kids have not won enough! It would be great if they can create a record similar to 72 wins in a single season like the Bulls, which would be almost impossible to break!
Two days later, on November 30, the Grizzlies defeated the Brooklyn Nets, which had the most expensive starter in the league by 16 points at home, but now had a record of only 4 wins and 12 losses.
After this game, the Grizzlies set a new league record. They started with 16 consecutive victories and became the latest league best.
From now on, the Houston Rockets and the Washington Congress will not appear in this record again. The Memphis Grizzlies have become the sole owner of the record.
The entire league was panicked and had already won 16 consecutive victories, but the Grizzlies still didn't seem to have any intention of stopping.
Chapter completed!