: Ninety-four: I really didn't want to take the best month

James Harden sat in the locker room with a lonely face.
I don't know, I must have thought that the Rockets lost again today.
But in fact, the Rockets played very well today. James Harden also put out an efficient performance, letting Pope face down.
Ariza, who had just walked out of the shower room, saw that Harden's state seemed a little wrong, so he went up and asked with concern.
"What's wrong? Are you about to take the best month?" Ariza patted Harden on the shoulder. He was as confident as Harden.
"It would be great if I could get it. I'm afraid I can't get it." Harden still frowned.
"How is it possible? As far as I know, you have basically occupied the headlines of major sports media for the past two weeks. If Link has any exaggeration, the media will definitely be the first to report him. ." Ariza thought Harden was a little too nervous.
Ever since Randolph broke Aldridge, the Memphis Grizzlies have been in a tepid state.
Occasionally I can see Grizzlies news in the news, but only a few words are mentioned.
Link didn't break any incredible records, nor did he wait for triple-doubles at every turn.
On the contrary, Harden is often reported for his outstanding performance.
At least from the influence of this half month, Harden has a better chance of winning the player of the month.
Moreover, Ariza knows that the player of the month is hard to come by. When he played next to Kobe, Kobe didn't always have the best of the month.
Especially in the west, it is even more difficult to be the best of the month, let alone the best for three consecutive months.
After hearing what Ariza said, Harden's mood did not improve.
He just shook the phone and handed it to Ariza.
Ariza didn't know what Harden meant, only took the phone and looked at it.
It turns out that on the phone, there is a fresh article from ESPN.
The title of this article has pointed out all of the following, "Link VS Harden, Western Conference Players of the Month Forecast."
After reading the title, Ariza became interested in an instant, so he read it along.
"James Harden performed very well in January. In the words of Pacers coach Frank Vogel, Harden played MVP-level performance."
Seeing the opening paragraph, Ariza smiled slightly. Isn't this a good comment?
Next, is a long summary of Harden's January. The average data, wins, 30+ games, triple-doubles, etc. are all counted.
If you only read the beginning of this article, you must think that Harden's month is the best stable.
But when the article was halfway through, a sudden turn took place.
"Harden did a great performance in January, and there was even a game with 40+ points, but..."
Seeing this "but", Ariza knew that something was wrong, and somewhat guessed the reason for Harden's frustration now.
"...However, Link's performance in January was not worse than Harden. First look at the team record. The Rockets' record in January was 11 wins and 6 losses. The Memphis Grizzlies' record in January, It was 14 wins and 1 loss! So far, the Grizzlies have won 13 consecutive victories. This is the second 13-game winning streak for the Grizzlies this season."
"Let’s take a look at the performance of his personal data. In January, Link didn’t have a consecutive triple-double. He didn’t score 40+ games, and he didn’t average a triple-double. But his average assists and 7.3 rebounds per game are still More comprehensive and better than Harden."
Seeing this, Ariza was a little surprised.
The Grizzlies have a 13-game winning streak? Lost only one game in January?
Didn't I have any impression before?
It stands to reason that this kind of news should be widely reported by the media.
Moreover, Link's performance in January was even better than Harden's, but there was no waves in the media.
On the contrary, Harden has become the sweet pastry in the hearts of the media.
Ariza realized that he was too optimistic before.
With the record and personal data not as good as Link, Harden's best of the month seems to hang again.
Perhaps for the media, Link's quasi-triple-double data with a score of 20+ is already commonplace, and it is not worth reporting.
13 consecutive victories? That is also the norm. The Warriors have played 16 consecutive victories this season. What's so amazing about the Grizzlies' 13 consecutive victories.
For the media, if the Grizzlies lose or Link performs badly suddenly, that's something worth talking about.
On the surface, it seems that Link has been under the weight of Harden for the past half month. But that’s not because Harden’s performance is really better than Link, but because Link’s regular performance is even better than Harden’s bright month...
Thinking about it this way, it is not difficult for Ariza to understand Harden's mood at this time.
Your best state is nothing more than a routine operation of others. This huge gap makes it easy for people to doubt themselves.
After reading the article, Ariza couldn't laugh anymore. He patted Harden on the shoulder again, but this time it meant completely different.
"It doesn't matter... Maybe they are tired of aesthetics? Maybe, people need a new month's best candidate."
"Yeah, maybe..." Harden sighed, wanting to take the first monthly best of his career, why is it so difficult.
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On February 2, 2015, the NBA regular season continued.
After the battle in January, the Grizzlies further consolidated their first place in the West.
At this point, neither the Warriors' 38-8 losses nor the Eagles' 40-8 losses can compare with the Grizzlies' 41-6 losses.
The return of Randolph really allowed the Grizzlies to regain their former dominance.
Of course, Link's consistent performance as always is the key to the Grizzlies being able to stand out.
Today, the Grizzlies will continue their journey in Phoenix.
Half an hour before the start of the game, the NBA officially announced the final results of the best player of the East and West in December.
The best player of the Eastern Conference in December was awarded to all five starting five of the Eagles for an unprecedented time.
In the past, the NBA had a situation where two people in a division were selected at the same time.
For example, the best player in the Eastern Conference of the 10-11 season is that James and Wade were selected together.
But it is unprecedented to award such an honor directly to an entire starting lineup.
The Eagles did very well in January. Like the Grizzlies, they lost one game throughout January.
If it weren't for the Grizzlies to disrupt the game, the Hawks would have played a winning month.
As the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference, it is understandable that the Player of the Month is selected by the Eagles.
But the headache is that the Hawks players are taken out individually, and it seems that no one really deserves the best title of last month.
Therefore, the league simply awarded this honor to the Eagles' entire starting five, five of them are the best in the Eastern Conference in January!
And the best player in the Western Conference in January is undoubtedly the only guy who gave the Hawks a losing battle...
At the American Airlines Center, home of the Suns, reporters found Link, who was warming up, on the sidelines and told him that he became the best player of the Western Conference in January.
In addition, Link is the first player in NBA history to be the best player in three consecutive seasons in the West.
Hearing the news, Link was very surprised. He was as surprised as Ariza when he watched the news yesterday.
Because in his opinion, he didn't make any burst performance in January, but it was just a regular play.
And before ~EbookFREE.me~ the media said that Harden has the best chance to be the best of the month.
Yeah, it's my turn again! ?
"Link, you must be very excited to be the Player of the Month in the Western Conference for three consecutive months? You said in an interview before that you don't care about the Player of the Month, but you must still be competing with Harden in private?" The reporter put the microphone together. It came to Link's lips.
Link pouted, wronged!
"Um... you may not believe it, I really didn't want to take the best month! I just didn't expect that the ordinary performance would surpass Harden."
When Link said this, the reporter's eyes widened in disbelief.
This is too bad for Harden!
Link stretched out his hands helplessly, "So I said, you may not believe it..."
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