The day after the Grizzlies eliminated the Spurs, the Heat eliminated the Pacers. So, after last year, the Grizzlies and the Heat met again in the middle of summer.

This is the first time since the Bulls and Jazz in the '97-98 season that two teams have met in the Finals for two consecutive years.

There aren't many examples in NBA history where two teams have met in the Finals two years in a row. In the past 30 years, there have only been 4 times, and this is the 5th time for the Heat and Grizzlies.

In the '81-82 and '82-83 seasons, the Magician and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the showtime Lakers for two years in a row and owned the Lakers with Moses. Malone and "Dr. J's" 76 face each other in the finals! The Lakers won the championship first, but the 76ers completed their revenge the next year, and the two sides were tied.

Later, the Showtime Lakers established their dominance, relying on 5 championships in 9 years, rather than two matchups with the 76ers.

After that, it was the classic "black and white" era, and in the 83-84 and 84-85 seasons, the Celtics and Lakers also met in the Finals for two consecutive years. "Magic" vs. "Big Bird" was the most beautiful scenery in the NBA at that time. It was also a showdown between two of the greatest superstars before Jordan came along.

The end result was also one win for the Lakers and one win for the Celtics, and of course, the Lakers met the Celtics again in the Finals in the '86-97 season and knocked them down. However, due to the gap of one year, the two sides did not set a record for three consecutive years of meeting in the finals.

Later, it was the Lakers and the "Bad Boy Army" Pistons who divided the world. The result was the same, with the Pistons and Lakers winning one championship each.

In the end, it was the 96-97 and 97-98 years, the battle between Jordan and the Jazz. But this time, the "tradition" of winning one championship each was broken by Jordan. Jordan defeated the Jazz for two consecutive years and completed his second three-game winning streak. At the same time, it has also established its own unshakable historical position.

And Carl. Malone and John. Stockton has become the two biggest supporting characters in NBA history.

As it turns out, if one of the two teams that have met in the finals in a row wants to win at least once if they want not to be eliminated by this era.

The Heat had already lost once last year, so there was no way back for James this year!

He knew that if he lost again this year, he would become the second Karl. Malone!

Cal. Is Malone great? Without a doubt, he is one of the greatest players in NBA history.

He has been named to the All-NBA First Team for 11 consecutive years, the All-Defensive First Team for 3 consecutive years, an All-Star 14 times, a regular season MVP of 2 times, one of the NBA's 50 superstars, and No. 2 on the NBA all-time scoring list!

Cal. Malone has won countless honors, and his story can't be told for three days and three nights.

However, even so, Carl. Marlon is still not the greatest. The reason is simple, he lost to Jordan in the Finals two years in a row, and he has not created an era of his own.

His honors are more like they exist to set off Jordan's greatness!

James didn't want people to talk about himself in the future, and his first reaction was Link's number one backdrop.

Regardless, James is going to have to fight for victory this year. Even if the Heat complete 2 championships in 3 years, it is a very remarkable achievement!

But if it turns out to be 4 finals and only 1 championship, it will have nothing to do with greatness.

So, James definitely won't let the Grizzlies succeed again!

After the division finals, James seemed to have evaporated from the world. Except in the training hall, reporters are rummaging through the entire South Coast, looking for Miami to the bottom, and James is nowhere to be seen.

It's not hard to see James' determination, and he won't let himself up until he lifts the O'Brien Cup for the second time.

There is no doubt that what James has done has given Heat fans a great deal of confidence. They believe that once James, who is still the first person in the league, is 100% committed, no one on the planet can stop him, not even the unanimous MVP!

Bill. Simmons seemed to see an opportunity to turn the tables, so he hurriedly stood up and publicly expressed his opinion in his column that he was more optimistic about the Heat winning the championship.

"Many people think that LeBron's strength is already below Link. I deeply regret this kind of person. Because if you know more about LeBron, you won't seem so ignorant. ”

"Since the start of the playoffs, James has reached an efficiency rating of 31.22, which is the highest in the league! He also shot 66.4 percent from the field, the highest of any starter who averaged at least 30 minutes per game. He ranks No. 2 with 5.5 points per game on opponents' turnovers, No. 4 with 4.9 points per game on fast breaks, and No. 4 with 11.7 points per game from the restricted area. In addition, James shot a whopping 81.3 percent from the three-second zone. Ranked first among players who have made at least 50 shots in the three-second zone. On the offensive end, James is not only efficient, but also extremely lethal. ”

"It's a pity that the NBA league only has regular season MVPs and Finals MVPs. Unfortunately, they don't have the playoff MVP award. If anything, trust me, the winner is definitely LeBron! ”

Bill. Simmons' style is the same as always, although he is a sunspot, he is never blind. All the data he listed were true. As it turns out, James remains one of the league's most dominant players.

And what about Link? While James was seriously preparing for the game, reporters took photos of Link and the mysterious woman visiting the mall......

In the photo, Link, wearing sunglasses and a peaked cap, is leisurely strolling around the mall with a slender woman who also wears sunglasses. It's as if the Grizzlies have been eliminated and Link has already started his vacation.

After the photo was leaked, it caused an uproar among fans.

Link's "lazy" state before the finals undoubtedly made his villain's image more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It goes without saying who has a more positive image of a player who prepares seriously and is positive and sunny and a player who doesn't work hard before the game and runs out blindly.

"I think this kid is floating, right? Did he think he was going to win the championship? ”

"Hahahaha, so it looks like the Miami Heat have won. Come on LeBron, give this kid some color! ”

"The hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, no matter who this woman is, Link will be ruined on her. Look at the players who are in a relationship with the women of the Kardashian family, and you can see what happened to Link. ”

"The Grizzlies are simply self-defeating, come on LeBron, it's time for Link to suffer some!"

On the Internet, Miami fans cheered. Link went out shopping, and they almost didn't set off fireworks on Miami Street.

And those fans who hope that the Grizzlies will roll over are also happy to hear about it. They are more than willing to see that Link pays the price for his laziness and contempt.

Grizzlies fans are naturally trying their best to maintain Link, the hero of the city, but to be honest, Link's laid-back state before the Finals also makes Grizzlies fans a little worried.

It's just that Grizzlies fans don't complain.

Link looked at the comments about himself on the Internet, and he was almost crying. Yes, now, I am "villain" again.

"I'm obviously very obedient, okay...... Why am I a street rat again? Link sat on the couch and couldn't help but complain.

The reason why he came out to relax leisurely in the past two days was because of the Grizzlies' chief physical therapist and Kobe Bryant's "secret weapon" to Link last summer. Ms. Seto said Link's muscles have been a little too tense lately, and it should have something to do with the intense competition in the playoffs.

This year, because the Grizzlies are going to break the 72-win record, in the 82 regular season games, Link played full attendance and did not fall a single game. Even in the final moments of the regular season, Link did not get a chance to rest.

After 82 games, Link immediately fought hard for 13 more games in the playoffs.

Don't look at the Grizzlies who only lost 1 game in three rounds, it seems that it was a particularly easy win. But in reality, if Link hadn't given his best every game, the Grizzlies wouldn't have been able to play such a devastating offense.

This seemingly easy score is based on everyone's hard work.

In this way, Link has hardly had a good rest for the whole season. Even during All-Star Weekend, Link participated in the slam dunk contest and the main game.

So, Seto advised Link to get a good rest before the finals. Otherwise, in the more competitive finals, there is a high risk of injury.

As soon as he heard the word "injury", Joggle waved his hand and canceled all of Link's additional and special training.

Aside from the team's basic recovery drills and tactical drills, Link is not allowed to participate in any high-intensity training every day.

And in the past few days, Jogel himself has not arranged a heavy training task. If a team doesn't crap until the finals begin, that's the end of it.

So, these days, the Grizzlies basically end their practice at two or three o'clock in the afternoon.

Therefore, after the training session is over early every day, Link has nothing to do. He himself is still depressed about this. It's good now, but I have something to do with the word "lazy" on the Internet.

"No way, who made your bad guy image already deep in the bone marrow?" Link is in front of him, and the "sunglasses girl" in the photo is Rachel. Demita couldn't help but laugh.

Rachel came to Memphis with the TV station, and she will appear as a sideline reporter in the first two showdowns of the Finals this year.

Therefore, Rachel can finally be with Link before the holidays start this year. For both days, she stayed directly at Link's house.

After training yesterday, she and Link went out for a walk. As everyone knows, there was such a big turmoil.

"Am I that bad?" Link threw down his phone, if he read more of the comments on himself on the Internet, he probably felt that he was not forgiving.

"Not really."

"Then I'll be scolded if I go shopping."

"Because they're afraid of you, they can only find psychological comfort from this aspect. They consoled themselves that Link wasn't training seriously. They consoled themselves that Link was underestimating the enemy. To put it bluntly, I'm just looking for a possibility that can beat you. ”

"is worthy of being a famous hostess, and her speech is level. But it doesn't matter, the finals are still 3 days away. After 3 days, they knew if I was lazy. ”

Link pouted, instead of worrying about it, he might as well enjoy the short time before the finals. Following the instructions of the physiotherapist and the head coach is also considered to be seriously preparing.

Link believes that Kobe's "secret weapon" will definitely not make a stupid move.