On January 7 and January 8, they played the Suns on the road, and then they immediately flew to Sacramento to play the Kings. After a day off on the 9th, No. 10 played the Warriors away, and No. 11 finally returned to the home court to play back-to-back against the Spurs. No. 13 rested for the second time, and then No. 14 and No. 15 played at home against the Mavericks and Clippers.

8 days, 6 games. Although this is not a shrinking season, the Grizzlies have encountered this perverted schedule.

Three consecutive back-to-backs is not only a test of the strength of the Grizzlies players, but also a test of the Grizzlies' physical fitness.

82 regular season games, in fact, is not much. But this unreasonable arrangement is the main culprit that caused the injuries of the players.

The Grizzlies have played so far this season and have had a very healthy roster. Therefore, Stevens does not want to see injuries in the course of eight days and six games.

So, the next week is really going to be very tough for the Grizzlies. They need to stay healthy with a guaranteed win rate.

Link complained bitterly, he had just established a relationship with Rachel, which was good, but his busy work made him have no time to take care of his little girlfriend. The Grizzlies team has entered a state of intense preparation, and in the blink of an eye, the first game of 8 days and 6 games has arrived.

In Phoenix, I don't know if the Grizzlies were a little too nervous, but they were unfavorable, and they were upset by the Suns as soon as they came up.

"I don't think even the Suns fans expected them to get a win today. The Grizzlies' offense today was tight and not natural at all. The Suns have recently lost five in a row, but they didn't expect to end this miserable losing streak on the mighty Grizzlies. ”

The local commentator shook his head, the Grizzlies' biggest problem today was that they weren't decisive enough on the offensive end. They were so desperate to follow the tactics that they missed a lot of opportunities that had already arisen.

"The Grizzlies' dysfunction is one thing, and the Suns were just as good today. All five of them scored in double figures, with Scola and Dragic contributing 21 and 20 points respectively! The sun that burst the seeds burned the grizzly bear that was napping today. ”

Link scored 21 points today, and also dished out four assists and six rebounds. But with the Suns bursting out, the Grizzlies still lost a game by 5 points that shouldn't have been lost.

The first game of the Devils' schedule showed the Grizzlies players how tough it was to have a tough week. As soon as you take a nap, someone else will cut your throat with a dagger.

After the game, Link only had to send two text messages to Rachel and then followed the team on the journey to Sacramento.

Now, the whole world is watching the Grizzlies play against the Kings. After the Grizzlies lost to the Suns, they haven't been questioned too much. After all, it's inevitable to roll over in the regular season. Losing once in a while, the media won't take it too seriously.

But if the Grizzlies lose to the Kings in a row, Link believes that he and his teammates will be drowned out by the media in a matter of minutes.

It's true that the Grizzlies are now No. 1 in the league, but one of the situations that No. 1 in the league must face is that most people are waiting for you to lose, waiting to see your jokes!

Before the game against the Kings, Stevens told everyone, "Put down your stress and don't think about it so much!" The Kings are just the bottom team in the West, and their management is desperate for the team to lose a few more games! As long as we play normally, we will get a day off! Hold on, the devil's race is almost a third of the way! ”

Stevens' "chicken soup" worked, and the Grizzlies players did get the "nutrients."

Against the Kings, the Grizzlies disappointed reporters who were ready to shoot.

This ball, with Charles. Barkley's commentary sums it up in one word, and that is - slaughter!

In the whole game, the Grizzlies limited the Kings to only 36.8% shooting as a team, forcing the Kings to shoot only 5 of 21 three-pointers.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies themselves shot 55% from three-point range and 48.8% overall. Nick. Young pumped up again today, shooting 10-of-11 from the field and 6-of-7 from three-point range! After only 26 minutes of play, he scored a game-high 26 points with incredible efficiency!

After the game, Nick. Yang was directly carried by Randolph. I don't know, I thought he was the Grizzlies' current number one.

It's still the same sentence, you are strong, you are strong, Lao Tzu Nick. Yang.

However, this is exactly what Nick is. The value of a player like Young. Occasionally, he can put up this incredible performance, which is worthy of his contract.

113-81, the king was beaten to the point that he wanted to retire. Kings coach Keith. Smart probably wondered why the sun had a good thing to do with an upset, and when it arrived at the king, there was only blood bursting.

Thanks to Nick. Young, Link only scored 17 points today, grabbing 7 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists by the way. However, as long as the Grizzlies win, his stats are slightly lower than usual, which is not unacceptable.

After the game, Link and Cousins had a good chat before they had to leave Sacramento.

Although there was no game the next day, the Grizzlies players couldn't rest on their laurels just yet. Early tomorrow morning, they'll say goodbye to Sacramento and board a flight to the Bay Area.

Against the Warriors, the Grizzlies played a much tougher game than the last one. After all, the Warriors and Kings are not teams at the same level at all.

At the start of the season, people were not optimistic about the Warriors after losing Ellis. Now, however, the Warriors sit firmly within the top six in the East with a 22-11 record.

In this game, the Warriors have been biting with the Grizzlies until the end. Today was also the first time that the Grizzlies encountered an "elevator door tactic" that would later be banned by the league.

Leaning on Mark. Jackson's elevator door, Curry and Thompson cast flowers today. One is 24 points, the other is 20 points, and the power of the Splash Brothers has been initially revealed. Link was several times used as an elevator door for Boggart and David. Lee blocked, and could only watch as Thompson made an easy shot.

But fortunately, the first in the league finally relied on a more solid offense and won in the Bay Area without danger. 94-88, the Grizzlies almost rolled over twice.

Today, the Grizzlies' offense takes the word "egalitarianism" to the extreme. The team had 30 assists, and there were three players with more than five assists. Link had six assists, Conley had six and Gasol Jr. had five assists.

Under such an offense, the Grizzlies played very efficiently and also showed a performance of five players scoring double-doubles. But the downside of this is that a single player doesn't score too much.

So, after continuing his 17 points in the previous game, Link did not score 20 points again today. With 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Link's data can't be said to be bad, but compared with the explosive data in December, it seems to be a little worse.

Popovich watched the game all of it today, and he appreciated the Grizzlies' team offense. But Popovich wasn't here to watch the Grizzlies, but to find a way to beat them.

The Grizzlies play team offense, and in Popovich's view, it is a compromise made by Stevens to save the player's physical strength.

By spreading the offensive pressure, individual players don't have to work so hard to score. After all, this is the third game the Grizzlies have played in 4 days, and not being tired must be fake.

In that case, then Popovich has the right medicine!

In the next game, he decided to strictly enforce the man-to-man defense! Let Link go toe-to-toe with Leonard, block his passing lanes and force Link to score in the toughest way possible.

After playing like this, Popovich believes that in the second half of the game, when Link is tired and half dead, and the rest of the Grizzlies can't open again, the Spurs will be able to do whatever they want.

Federal Express Arena is destined to be impossible to capture? Popovich doesn't believe in this!

The last time the two sides met, Spurs could win, and tomorrow, he can win again.