Grizzlies and Warriors.

Before the start of this season, no one could have thought that the Golden State Warriors would be the Golden State Warriors who split the West this season with the Grizzlies.

After all, the image of the Warriors' "weak team" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Apart from the Black Eight Mavericks back then, you can hardly find any highlight moments of the Warriors in the 21st century.

Before this season, the Warriors had only entered the playoffs for two consecutive years. No one would associate a team that had entered the playoffs for only two consecutive years with the word "champion".

But this season, the growth rate of this youth army has exceeded everyone's imagination.

Steve Cole opened the shackles that imprisoned these young people like a key.

This young force caused chaos in the western world and changed the pattern of the entire western and even the entire alliance.

Not only that, they even changed the playing style of this era.

Before the Warriors, no one thought that shooting could kill his opponent, and no one thought that he could win with three-pointers.

No one thinks a guard who has experienced major injuries and does not have enough confrontation and defense to succeed.

But the appearance of the Warriors changed these views, and 66 wins are proof of it.

66 wins are the best record in Golden State Warriors' history. But no Warriors players are satisfied with this result, and they think they have not really proved themselves.

Because they are only second in the West, not first! No one will be complacent because they have won the second.

The most effective way to prove that they really began to rule this alliance is to defeat the original ruler of the alliance.

And the original ruler said he would step over their bloody corpses as soon as he arrived in Auckland...

This undoubtedly made the Warriors players very angry.

Even Klay Thompson, who has always been gentle, felt very unhappy.

"Link doesn't know how to respect people. Does he think we will let go of this home court easily?"

On April 13, on the day the showdown between the Grizzlies and the Warriors began, Klay Thompson couldn't help sitting in the locker room and began to complain.

Draymond Green, who was standing by, couldn't help but grin when he heard Thompson's complaints, "Yes, yes, Link is so arrogant! We are one of the teams that have won the most at home this season. Last time, the Grizzlies interrupted our 16-game winning streak. This time, they wanted to steal the West No. 1. Damn, he didn't take us seriously at all! He thought we were the same as those previous opponents."

"Well... I forgot if you don't say it. Our 16-game winning streak was interrupted by the Grizzlies." Thompson clenched his fists and turned off the screen of his phone.

"Okay, don't be so angry. Didn't we beat the Grizzlies once last month? It's nothing difficult. As long as we win this game, our record will be flat. In this way, we win the Grizzlies more times, and we are the number one in the West! Stay calm and focus, and let Link know that his time is over."

Curry smiled and ended the brief conversation between the three.

Although Curry is not a very hostile player, this does not mean that he does not desire victory or first place in the Western Conference!

Curry has not been favored since college, and no one thinks he can succeed. Now he has finally had a chance to prove his success, so Curry won't let it go easily.

Curry, Thompson and Green looked at each other, then stood up and headed for the stadium.

They want to see who stepped over who was his body today.

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"Hey, your father, I am Kobe Bryant."

In the VIP passage of the Oracle Arena, a strong bald man was leading a little girl toward the field.

These two special audiences attracted the attention of many reporters, but they didn't care and still talked to themselves.

"I know, you are the greatest basketball player in NBA history!" the little girl replied with a smile.

"Since your father is the greatest basketball player in NBA history, why do you have to clamor to watch this game? I think your interest in going to Staples to watch the game is not that strong." Kobe looked at his daughter helplessly, and his heart was in a state of pain.

Gianna had long been trying to see the battle between the Grizzlies and the Warriors. At first, Kobe was too lazy to fly around, but after her repeated begging, Kobe had to agree.

Generally speaking, Kobe would not go to watch other teams' games. Even if he went to watch the games, he would only go to Staples.

But for the sake of his daughter, Kobe made an exception. No father could easily reject his daughter.

At first, Kobe thought Jaina was visiting Curry. As a result, the little girl came to visit her Chinese teacher, Link.

Since Kobe asked Linkdo and Gianna to communicate in Chinese, they have often chatted on their phones. After a while, the two became familiar with each other, and Gianna watched Link's game on TV a lot.

Finally, a few days ago, Gianna told Kobe that she wanted to come to watch the football on site, and emphasized that she was watching Link play.

Kobe was very sad after learning about the situation. He felt that he had fallen out of favor...

"Why are you here to watch the game? Because Dad, you also said that Uncle Link is one of the greatest basketball players. You are the greatest and he is also the greatest. But now you can't play for the moment, so I can only watch his game."

"Uh...had I said this?" Kobe curled his lips.

"Of course, I remember clearly!"

"Okay, hey, don't say this in front of outsiders, okay?"

"Why?" Jaina looked at Kobe in confusion, but Kobe's expression became arrogant.

"Because I am Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant won't praise others so bluntly!"

The father and son finally stepped into the court with each other.

When they entered the court, the Warriors players were already starting to warm up.

Kobe said that he didn't want to come, but as soon as he stepped into the court, he was infected by the warm atmosphere.

The pinnacle battle in the West, the ultimate showdown between Link and the "Splash Brothers"...

As long as you like basketball, you cannot refuse the attraction of this game.

As soon as Kobe and Jaina sat down, they heard the sound of the Nets rolling.

The two turned their heads and found that Curry and Thompson had never missed three-pointers during the Warriors' warm-up half!

Kobe stared at him for a long time, but the two of them didn't miss a single three-pointer!

Even Kobe was scared by those two guys.

Even when you are warming up, your hit rate is too high.

"Hey, Dad, he's here!"

Jaina shouted excitedly, and Kobe looked at the other half.

Over there, Link led his teammates into the Oracle Arena.

Link's eyes made Kobe instantly get goosebumps. Kobe has seen this look before.

Although I don’t want to admit it, every time Kobe sees Link showing such a look, he and the Lakers will be beaten up...

There are not many players who have played warm-up for the Grizzlies, after all, there are three main players in their team that cannot play.

Randolph was directly reimbursed for the season, while Conley and Carter were absent for a long time. The Grizzlies can play now with 9 people. If they count as 5 starters and 5 substitutes, there is still one less person.

Some time ago, the Grizzlies recalled Spencer Dinwiddie, who was selected last summer, to play a few games, but not long after, Dinwiddie was transferred to the Development League again.

Dinwiddie's performance in the NBA is not good. As it turns out, Dinwiddie is not able to help the team now. After all, he is a second round pick, and the Grizzlies must be more patient with him.

So the Grizzlies could only rely on the original old lineup to hold on until now.

Link did not find Kobe and Jaina on the scene, so from beginning to end, his frown brows never let go for even a second.

Before the game began, Curry staged his repertoire at home.

Curry, under the gaze of everyone, made a very long shot from the player's passage 20 meters away from the basket.

Before the game started, three-pointers were shot from the player channel, which has become Curry's habitual performance before each game started.

This habit stems from a bet between him and St. Cruz, the team's deputy general manager, when the two bet that if Curry can shoot in the player channel, Cruz will invite him to a big meal. If he doesn't make the shot, Curry needs to invite Cruz to a big meal.

In order to win this bet, Curry once practiced his shooting skills in the player channel. Finally, he could almost hit every shot.

Because of the frequent practice before the game, shooting from the player channel has become a landmark performance before every game of Curry and an indispensable picture in the Oracle Arena.

People believe that as long as Curry can score this goal, he will feel a lot today and the Warriors will win.

Today, Curry once again made this extremely long shot that directly exceeded the scope of the basketball court. The entire Oracle Arena was filled with joy, and the fans and players were all smiling.

It can be seen that they are extremely confident and do not take the murderous Link and the Grizzlies seriously at all.

For fans, it seemed like a carnival, celebrating their first place in the West after a hard-earned full season.

The game hasn't started yet, but Warriors fans confidently believe that the exhausted Grizzlies will fall here.

What about Link? He was indifferent to Curry's performance, but was still warming up on his own and took his teammates over from time to time to remind him.

It seemed that Link was very serious. Seeing that Link was so serious, Kobe didn't go up to disturb him.

Finally, when the five tigers of both sides stepped into the court, Link discovered Kobe and his daughter two special fans.

Jaina waved at Link and gave her a thumbs up.

Kobe pointed at Link, as if saying, "Let's see you next, boy."

Link smiled. This was the first smile he showed after stepping into Oracle Stadium today.

There are two special fans watching the game, and now, Link has another reason to not lose.

The referee whistle sounded and the basketball was thrown into the air.

The final battle for the number one in the West has officially begun!

Link and his teammates' tenacity, Thompson, Curry and Green's unwillingness...
Chapter completed!