On the evening of January 13, the lights of the Federal Express Arena came on again. After the San Antonio Spurs the day before yesterday, the Grizzlies welcomed another opponent from Texas today, the Dallas Mavericks.

Today, the on-set camera always sweeps over the Grizzlies bench every now and then. Because in that group of bench players, there is the biggest star of the Grizzlies - Link.

Link appeared on the sidelines in a dark blue casual suit today, and Stevens took Link off today. Of course, the external statement is that he will not be able to play because of injury.

In fact, Link is in good health. It's just that Link worked too hard in the last game, and for the purpose of letting Link rest and protect, Stevens let Link take a rest. However, in order to hide people's eyes, Stevens dropped Link from the injury list.

Even so, Link is still the most high-profile player on the field today. Whenever he gets the chance, the camera will give him a close-up.

It's a superstar treatment.

Although Link did not play, the Grizzlies still controlled the Mavericks at home today. The Mavericks have been a really miserable season, with a current record of only 12 wins and 23 losses, and they are about to miss the playoffs.

Missing the playoffs is a big blow for the Mavericks. After all, from 2000 Mark. Since Cuban took over the Mavericks, the Mavericks haven't missed the playoffs in any year. It's been more than a decade, and it's been that way.

If it suddenly breaks off this year, it will be a very sad thing for Dallas fans.

But that's the way the NBA is, no team can stay alive forever. The Mavericks' lineup this season is indeed not competitive.

The 34-and-a-half-year-old "Silver Horn King" Dirk. Nowitzki can't regain the glory of two years ago, and his 17.3 points per game this season is the lowest since his rookie season.

Grizzlies veteran O.J. Mayo was Cuban's hope for the Mavericks to rise, and even Dirk publicly expressed his willingness to give way to Mayo.

At the beginning of the season, Mayo did play well. But as the season progressed, Mayo began to engage in those who didn't. Now, averaging 15 points per game, the efficiency is not as good as that of the old Dirk. As a guy who averaged 18.5 points per game in his rookie season. Mayo's performance this year can only be described as "disappointing".

So, who is left with the Mavericks? 35-year-old Carter, 34-year-old Marion, Darren who can't get up or down. Collison, Carman who is no longer at his peak...... It is basically impossible to use this lineup to break out in the west.

So today, even if Link didn't make it, the Grizzlies crushed the calf. Randolph had a big double-double with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Two years ago, Dirk beat Randolph to the point of losing his temper. Now, Feng Shui takes turns.

Conley also played well today, with 17 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds. Although he is still nowhere to be seen in the All-Star voting in the West this year, Conley is indeed a strong player.

People say, Josh. Smith is the strongest player outside of the All-Star team. But in Link's opinion, the title should belong to Conley.

Gasol scored 14 points and Iguodala scored 11 points, Link was rested, but the Grizzlies still slaughtered the cattle easily by a huge margin of 104-83 at home.

After the game, Link, who obviously didn't play for a minute, actually became the target of reporters scrambling for interviews.

"How do you think your teammates played today?"

"Tomorrow back-to-back against the Clippers, will you be under pressure?"

"In the last battle of 8 days and 6 battles, can you still hold on?"

Link was speechless, he was rarely "lazy" for a day, but in the end he couldn't escape the pursuit of reporters.

But thankfully, at least Link doesn't have to worry about being harassed by reporters when he goes home. Because during the day today, Link has already bought his new house in the Ariel district.

A villa on the edge of the lake, which Link described as "luxurious as a castle", has become Link's new home.

After looking around with Randolph and the real estate manager yesterday, Link fell in love with the house at a glance.

The house is right on the lake, three storeys high, very imposing. It's not as flamboyant as Kobe and Jordan's mansion, it's just a villa, but it's enough for Link to build half a basketball court, a gym and a garage that can fit four cars.

The balcony faces Lake Ellier and is pleasant. Loads of rooms and comfortable. The living room has floor-to-ceiling windows, which are ridiculously large and magnificent!

The backyard near the lake is full of all kinds of plants, and there is a special person to help with the tidying up. Add in a series of services such as intercepting strangers, security work, and helping with cleaning, and the community service fee costs $1,000 a month.

However, Link felt that it was already very worthwhile.

Of course, as Randolph said, Link also bought a dinghy to put in his backyard and could go fishing in the lake at any time. Link has seen it, the lake is very clear and the water quality is very good. In the summer, it's okay to go swimming. Hearing that the community also hosts triathlon competitions in the summer, Link seems to have discovered a new way to exercise his fitness.

The only downside to staying in Ellir is that it's too far from the central city, so you have to drive 40 minutes a day to get to the Federal Express Arena. But overall, it's still flawed.

In the end, everything was finished, and it cost Link a total of $800,000. For most people, this is an astronomical amount, thinking that Link played in the Development League back then, and his salary was only one or two hundred thousand a year, and he couldn't afford to buy this kind of house until his hair turned gray.

But for Link now, it's just a drop in the bucket.

During the day, Link had already asked someone to help him move. Go back now, it should be no problem to move in directly.

The thought of moving into his new home made Link excited. Now, it's finally a bit of a superstar.

As for tomorrow's game against the Clippers...... Chris. Paul was injured and the Clippers were without a captain. Although the Grizzlies have six games in eight days, Link has rested for two days.

He believes that tomorrow's game will definitely not go wrong.

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Even though it was winter, Link heard a few bird calls in the early morning. As soon as I got up, I saw the wide Ariel Lake outside the window, and I was suddenly refreshed.

The home has underfloor heating, so Link will never have to lie in bed because of the cold again. He woke up earlier than usual and had a pleasant first night in his new home.

Well, though, because the house was so big, Link's old furniture wasn't enough to fit in. The whole house looked empty, and it always felt a little deserted.

Turn on the news, and there is finally some sound in the house. Link fried eggs while listening to sports news and then thought about tonight's game.

"ESPN yesterday released a prediction ranking of the best defensive players, in which LeBron . James is ranked No. 1, and Grizzlies center Mark Brown. Gasol was ranked second and last season's Defensive Player of the Year, Tyson. Chandler came in third. In fourth place is Clippers center DeAndrew. Jordan. There is only one frontcourt player in the first four, LeBron. Gasol finished in the top three for the first time. He's improved on the defensive end this season and has become a pillar of defense for the Grizzlies, the best defensive team. ”

Hearing this news from ESPN, Link was happy for Gasol. Indeed, it is time for Gasol Jr. to make others realize his strength. The Grizzlies' record this year is not due to Link alone.

Some people are happy for little Gasol, and naturally some people feel angry.

In the afternoon, Link saw that the media were questioning the accuracy of this prediction ranking.

"Mark. Gasol? The main center who averaged less than 8 rebounds per game? ”

"Mark. Gasol actually ranked in Tyson. Above Chandler, it's ridiculous. ”

"If it weren't for the Grizzlies' system, you guess Mark. How far can Gasol's defense go? ”

"It's because of Link that it's so popular."

All sorts of doubts have come into view, but the most striking one is from Clippers center DeAndrew. Jordan.

"Tonight I'll prove myself in the rankings that I deserve to be in the mark. Gasol above. I can beat him if I defend it! ”

Then Link found that the cheerful Mark. Gasol didn't speak much all afternoon.

Some, either in silence to perish.

Either that, or it erupts in silence.

Link only hopes that little Gasol belongs to the latter.