: Four hundred and sixty-five: 1 group of centers compete for second place

On the evening of January 13, the lights of the Federal Express Arena came on again. Following the San Antonio Spurs the day before yesterday, the Grizzlies ushered in an opponent from Texas today, the Dallas Mavericks.
Today, live cameras are always sweeping the Grizzlies bench from time to time. Because in that group of substitute players, is sitting the Grizzlies' biggest star-Link.
Link appeared on the sidelines in a dark blue casual outfit today, and Stevens let Link take turns today. Of course, the external argument is that he could not play because of injuries.
In fact, Link's health is fine. It was just that Link was too hard in the last game. In order to let Link rest and protect, Stevens let Link take a rotation. But in order to cover up, Stevens dropped Link on the injury list.
Even so, Link is still the most watched player in the game today. Whenever there is a chance, the camera will give him close-ups.
This is simply superstar-like treatment.
Although Link did not play, the Grizzlies still controlled the Mavericks at home today. The Mavericks have been really miserable this season. The current record is only 12 wins and 23 losses, and they will miss the playoffs.
Missing the playoffs is a big blow to the Mavericks. After all, since Mark Cuban took over the Mavericks in 2000, the Mavericks have not missed the playoffs any year. It has been so for more than ten years.
It would be very sad for the Dallas fans if it suddenly cut off this year.
But the NBA is like this, 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 has been unable to reproduce the glory of two years ago. His 17.3 points per game this season is the lowest since his rookie season.
The old Grizzlies O.J. Mayo is Cuban’s hope for the Mavericks to rise, and even Dirk has publicly expressed his willingness to give way to Mayo.
Early in the season, Mayo played really well. But as the season progressed, Mayo began to engage in what some did not. Now, averaging 15 points per game, the efficiency is not as good as the old Dirk. As someone who averaged 18.5 points per game in his rookie season. Mayo's performance this year can still only be described by the word "disappointing".
Then, who is left of the Mavericks? 35-year-old Carter, 34-year-old Marion, Darren Collison, who is not at the top, Kaman who is no longer at the top... It is basically impossible to use this lineup to make a breakthrough in the West. of.
So today, even if Link didn't make it, the Grizzlies had crushed the Mavericks. Randolph made a big deal, hitting a large double-double with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Two years ago, Dirk beat Randolph out of temper. Now, Feng Shui takes turns.
Conley also played well today, with 17 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds. Although he is still missing in the Western Conference All-Star vote this year, Conley is indeed a strong player.
People say that Josh Smith is the strongest player outside the All-Stars. But in Link's view, this title should belong to Conley.
Gasol had 14 points and Iguodala had 11 points. Link took a break, but the Grizzlies still slaughtered the bull with a huge gap of 104 to 83 at home.
After the game, Link, who hadn't played for a minute, became the subject of reporters competing for interviews.
"How do you think your teammates performed today?"
"Tomorrow back to back playing the Clippers, will you be under pressure?"
"Are you able to survive the last match of 8 days and 6 battles?"
Link was speechless. He had a rare "slacking" day, but in the end he couldn't escape the pursuit of reporters.
Fortunately, at least after Link goes home, he no longer has to worry about being harassed by reporters. Because during the day today, Link has bought his new house in Ariel.
A villa by the lake, which Link called "luxurious like a castle", has become Link's new home.
After watching Randolph and the real estate manager for a while yesterday, Link hit the house at a glance.
The house is right by the lake, three stories high, and very impressive. Although not as exaggerated as the mansion of Kobe and Jordan, it is just a villa, but it is enough for Link to build half a basketball court, a gym and a garage that can fit four cars.
The balcony faces Lake Ellier, which is cozy. There are so many rooms and comfortable. The living room is full of floor-to-ceiling windows, so big and magnificent!
The backyard near the lake is full of various plants, and there is someone to help them clean it up. Coupled with a series of services such as intercepting strangers, security work, and cleaning up, one month's community service fee would cost 1,000 US dollars.
But Link felt that it was very worthwhile.
Of course, as Randolph said, Link also bought a small boat in the backyard, ready to go fishing in the lake. Link has seen it. The lake is very clear and the water quality is good. In summer, it’s no problem to go swimming directly. I heard that the community will hold triathlon competitions in the summer, and Link seems to have also discovered a new way to exercise physical fitness.
The only disadvantage of living in the Allier area is that it is too far from the central city, so it takes 40 minutes to drive to the Federal Express Arena every day. But overall, there are still flaws.
In the end, everything was done and it cost Link 800,000 US dollars. For most people, this is an astronomical figure. When Link played in the Development League, his salary was only 10,000 to 20,000 a year, and he couldn't afford this kind of house until his gray hair.
But for Link now, this is just a scrap of consumption.
During the day, Link had asked someone to help him move. Going back now, it should be no problem to move in directly.
Link was very excited at the thought of moving into a new home. This time, I finally looked like a superstar.
As for tomorrow's game with the Clippers...Chris Paul was injured and the Clippers lost the captain. Although the Grizzlies played 6 games in 8 days, Link had already rested for two full days.
He believes that tomorrow's game will definitely not go wrong.
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Although it was winter, Link heard a few bird calls in the early morning. When we slept together, outside the window was the wide Elir Lake, and the whole person suddenly became refreshed.
The home is equipped with underfloor heating, so Link will never sleep in bed because of the cold. He got up earlier than usual, and the first night in his new home was fairly pleasant.
But, because the house is too big, Link's previous furniture is not enough. The whole house looked empty and always felt a little deserted.
When I turned on the news, there was finally a voice at home. Link listened to sports news while frying eggs, and then thought about tonight's game.
"ESPN yesterday released a prediction ranking of the best defensive player. Among them, LeBron James ranked first, Grizzlies center Mark Gasol ranked second, and last season's best defensive player Tyson Chandler ranked second. 3. In fourth place is Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. Only LeBron is a frontcourt player in the top four, and Marc Gasol ranked in the top three for the first time. He has made great defensive progress this season. , Has become the defensive pillar of the Grizzlies, the best defensive team."
Hearing this news from ESPN, Link was happy for Gasol. Indeed, it is time for Gasol to let others realize his own strength. The Grizzlies' record this year is so outstanding, not Linke alone.
Some people are happy for Gasol, and naturally some people feel angry.
In the afternoon, Link saw that Good Multimedia was questioning the accuracy of this predicted ranking.
"Marc Gasol? The main center who averaged less than 8 rebounds per game?"
"Marc Gasol actually ranks above Tyson Chandler~EbookFREE.me~ This is so funny."
"If it weren't for the Grizzlies system, guess how far can Marc Gasol's defense be?"
"It's because of Link that makes it popular."
All kinds of questions came into view, but the most striking one came from Clippers center DeAndre Jordan.
"Tonight, I will prove that I should be ranked above Marc Gasol. I can beat him on defense!"
Then Link found that the cheerful Marc Gasol hadn't spoken much this afternoon.
Some people are either destroyed in silence.
Or, it broke out in silence.
Link only hopes that Gasol belongs to the latter.