Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 290 290. The end of the regular season!Refresh the best record in NBA history!Crazy Grizzly!Arrogant Luke!
Time flies, and it's March in a blink of an eye.

During the All-Star weekend, the Grizzlies will get a good rest. Since the Grizzlies players are generally young, they have more advantages in terms of physical recovery.

Compared with the Boston Celtics, whose overall age is in their 30s, the energy shown by the Grizzlies late in the season is still very strong.

Even though the Celtics have suffered two consecutive defeats, the Grizzlies still maintain a very high morale.

As of mid-March, the Grizzlies had a record of 62 wins and 5 losses, six games higher than the second-ranked Boston Celtics in the league.

Right now, the Grizzlies have only the last 74 games left before the end of the regular season. As long as they can win 8 of them, the Grizzlies can break the Timberwolves' best record of [-] wins and [-] losses in history.

From the perspective of the Grizzlies' end-of-season schedule, 15 of the Grizzlies' remaining 9 opponents are in the playoffs, and only six opponents are non-playoff teams. This ratio is not friendly to the Grizzlies. .

But at the moment when the Grizzlies are getting closer and closer to breaking the best record in history, the enthusiasm of the Grizzlies players during the game is perfect.

No player can resist the temptation to break the best record in history. Whether it is a main player or a substitute player, they all hope that their names will be imprinted in the long river of history forever.

Even if he retires from the league after a few years, he will be proudly mentioned by the fans.

When the Timberwolves broke the Bulls' best record of 72 wins and 10 losses, the entire basketball circle was full of uproar, and even Charles Barkley said that no team would break the best record of 74 wins and 8 losses in the future.

After all, this record has touched the ceiling of the NBA, and it just sounds like it makes people have no confidence to break it.

But no one thought that only three years have passed since the Timberwolves set the best record in history, and the Grizzlies this season once again have the hope of creating a new best record in history

The dominance shown by the entire Grizzlies is even more terrifying than that of the Timberwolves back then, which is something no one can imagine.

In the next period of time, wherever the Grizzlies went, they were flying like dogs. No matter how difficult the opponents the team faced, the Grizzlies broke out with the dominance that a strong team should have.

Until the end of the game in March, the Grizzlies only lost one game against the Detroit Pistons, maintaining their record at 71 wins and 6 losses, one step closer to breaking the best record in history.

At present, the Grizzlies only have the last five games left to end the regular season. As long as the Grizzlies win four of the five games, they can rewrite the historical record set by the Grizzlies.

As the regular season draws to a close, each team will gradually arrange for the main players to take turns.

Except for a few teams that are on the verge of the playoffs and dare not relax at all, most teams are unwilling to fight the defending champion Grizzlies in the final stage.

This is good news for the Grizzlies, especially in the last five opponents only the Cavaliers and the Mavericks can pose a threat to the Grizzlies. As for other teams, it is difficult for the Grizzlies to cause trouble.

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"There are only the last five games left! Whether the team can set a new historical record depends on the last five games!"

"To be honest, I'm a little nervous. Lu, how sure are you? Can you let me know." At the high-level meeting, Grizzlies boss Heisley looked at Luke nervously.

Although Heisley is not an avid fan, it is still very important for the Grizzlies to break the best record in history this season.

As a thorough businessman, Heisley only has money and interests in his eyes. Originally, Heisley didn't care about the record. As long as he can earn enough money, the Grizzlies will count down every year. First, Heisley wouldn't mind.

But whether the Grizzlies can break the best record in history will directly affect the market value of the Grizzlies.

It is no exaggeration to say that once the Grizzlies break the record record of 74 wins and 8 losses set by the Timberwolves in the [-]-[-] season, the market value of the entire Grizzlies team will be improved again, and the minimum unit is [-] million The numbers are far beyond the imagination of fans.

Even as a businessman, Heisley has seen big winds and waves, but what the Grizzlies will bear in the last five games is hundreds of millions of dollars in banknotes, which makes the shareholder meeting headed by Heisley very nervous.

Tapping the table lightly with his fingers, the big boss Heisley cast his eyes on Luke who was on the opposite side. At this time, the entire conference room was silent, and everyone's eyes were subconsciously looking at Luke.

"There is nothing to be nervous about. Anyway, the worst situation is to tie the best record in history set by the Timberwolves. In the next five games, the only real threats to the team are the Cavaliers and Mavericks."

"The Mavericks are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference. They are very similar to the Rockets in front of them and the Suns behind them. Any victory is very precious to the Mavericks. Not only will the Mavericks not give up in this game, but they will definitely go all out. Go all out."

"The same is true for the Cavaliers. Although the Cavaliers have already secured the No. 1.5 position in the East, they only have [-] wins with the Celtics in front of them. If you are lucky, the Cavaliers have a chance to counterattack to No. [-] in the East. said Luke, frowning.

After hearing Luke's words, the big boss Heisley became even more nervous, "Stop torturing me, Lu, just talk about the chances of the team winning the game."

Luke shrugged slightly relaxedly: "These two teams are very strong, and it is indeed a tricky thing for the Grizzlies."

"However, I will go all out in the last two tough battles. Let's put aside the rest for now. As long as I win one of them, I will have no worries."

"In contrast, the threat of the Mavericks is far lower than that of the Cavaliers. The team's chances of winning are at least [-]%."

"Considering that the current ranking situation of the Mavericks will usher in a very fierce counterattack, the probability of the team winning the game will probably be reduced to [-]%."

"Actually, I don't know what level the Grizzlies can play when they go all out. As a pure offensive team, the Grizzlies don't have a ceiling."

"As long as they play normally, the Grizzlies can sweep any team in the league!"

The big boss, Heisley, let out a long sigh of relief, "I hope everything goes well."

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On April 4, the Grizzlies sat at home to meet the challenge of the Dallas Mavericks.

Before the game started, the entire FedEx Arena was packed, and all Grizzlies fans did not want to miss this historic moment.

After all, in the last five games of the Grizzlies, only the Mavericks and the Cavaliers have relatively strong opponents. In other words, as long as the Grizzlies can win one of them, breaking the best record in history this season is a certainty.

If this game can beat the Dallas Mavericks at home, even if they lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers next, the probability of the Grizzlies breaking the historical record is still as high as 90%.

Before the game started, Luke stood on the sidelines and shouted to the players with a serious face: "I believe everyone knows what this game means to the team, even if it is not a battle of life and death, but the team that wins this game It's going to be easier."

"Compared to putting all the pressure on the game against the Cavaliers, the team should go all out tonight to try to make the matter of breaking the record a certainty and avoid more accidents in Nightmare."

"Kevin, your performance in this game is very important. There are no players with particularly good defensive ability on the Mavericks' back line. I hope to see you play a dominant role in the game."

"30 points? 40 points? Or 50 points? It's not a difficult thing for you."

"Cheer up guys, I've worked hard for the whole season and the record is in sight. I don't want any accidents in this game, otherwise you should know the consequences!"

Luke's encouragement made the Grizzlies players show a bit of determination, especially Kevin Martin, who had the most obvious matchup advantage in this game, clenched his fists excitedly, "Don't worry! Coach! I will definitely go all out! Help the team Take this victory!"

The Mavericks' starting lineup for this game is: Kidd, Terry, Antoine Wright, Nowitzki, and Dampier.

For the Grizzlies, all players played, and none of the players were scheduled to take turns: Paul, Martin, Artest, Gasol and Marc Gasol.

As soon as the game came up, the Grizzlies took the lead in getting the ball.

For this game, Rick Carlisle arranged for Antoine Wright to defend Kevin Martin, deliberately letting Jason Terry avoid Kevin Martin to defend Artest.

After all, in the first two matches between the two sides, Martin beat Jason Terry on the offensive end, making the "Dallas Glider" lose face, and even started to tremble as soon as he saw Martin's calf.

Although Wright's defensive ability is also very average, far from being called a defensive champion, Wright has very high enthusiasm and vitality, and is the best choice for the Mavericks to defend Kevin Martin.

After halftime, Paul saw that the person defending Martin in front of him was not Terry but Antoine Wright. He waved his hand and gestured to Artest in the bottom corner to let Artest sit on the inside. Obviously he still wanted to target Martin. Jason Terry has an advantage at this point.

As Artest ran from the baseline to the left side of the penalty area, Paul passed the ball to Artest through a high-profile pass, and then fell into the bottom corner, standing in Artest's original offensive position.

Paul's judgment and understanding of the game is very smart. Falling into the corner position can ensure that the Mavericks' defense against Artest can only be executed by Kidd, the guard at most.

Although Kidd has been selected to the All-Defensive Team many times in his career, he is now a veteran player who is over 35 years old. Even if he helps defend in the penalty area for the first time, Artest does not have to be afraid of Kidd and Jason Terry at all. double-teaming.

After receiving the pass, Artest faced Terry with his back, without any fancy skills, but directly pressed Jason Terry's chest with the most brutal force.

Artest's strength is one of the best among the forward players. Even if he switches to the center, except for a few beasts, there is no pressure at all.

In contrast, Terry's small physique of only 82 kilograms is really not enough to look at. Artest flew half a meter with his back.

With two consecutive tops, Terry has completely lost his defensive position, and can only watch Artest easily score two points by turning around.

"唰~", 2:0
As Artest scored two points effortlessly at the basket, Carlisle stood off the court with his hands folded, his brows subconsciously frowned.

At this time, Carlisle misses Josh Howard very much. If Josh Howard is on the court, Carlisle can send Howard Garrett's defensive combination, so Artest can't play so easily.

It's a pity that Josh Howard was reimbursed for the season not long ago, and the cruciate ligament of his left knee was torn. It is still unknown whether he can recover in the future, let alone return to the game this season.

The Mavericks attacked, and Nowitzki took the ball to face Pau Gasol at the left corner. He feinted Gasol twice in a row without losing his defensive position at all.

In desperation, Nowitzki could only turn his back and push out a little space, and then turned over from the left mid-range and missed a jumper.

Marc Gasol firmly stuck Dampier behind him and easily accepted the backcourt rebound. At the moment of landing, Gasol Jr. saw Martin rushing to the frontcourt.

The brain didn't think at all, and Gasol rounded his arms and threw a quarterback long pass to the frontcourt.

As a center player with a ball quotient comparable to that of a guard, Marc Gasol is definitely one of the best passing big players in the league in active service, and his counterattack cooperation with his teammates in the regular season is even more proficient.

The first time he saw Kevin Martin rushing forward, Gasol Jr. made the most correct and bold pass choice.

After receiving the pass, only Antoine Wright followed up behind Martin. With his rich offensive experience, Martin slowed down for the first time and blocked Wright's sprinting position with his body.

In the face of Martin's substantial deceleration and change of direction, Wright had to slow down to prevent Kevin Martin from crashing into him to lose a foul.

Taking advantage of the gap obtained at this moment, Martin changed the ball to the left and made an easy layup, 4:0.

The Mavericks attack, this time with Kidd and Nowitzki in the high post to play the pick-and-roll.

As the big man with the softest shooting touch in the league, Nowitzki's pick-and-roll with defenders is very threatening. Whether it is shooting from the spot or breaking through to the inside, it is a test of the judgment of the defensive player.

However, this point of Kidd obviously hindered Nowitzki. The first time the pick-and-roll separated, Paul stuck to Nowitzki, and Paul Gasol sandwiched Nowitzki in the middle, forcing Novitzki Ski was slow to pass the ball to Kidd.

Because Kidd's offensive ability is very weak, although this season's three-pointers hit a career high, but only 30% of the offensive efficiency, Paul chose to let Kidd go without hesitation, and turned to Nowitzki. Tight double-teaming.

When Nowitzki used his height advantage to adjust the position of his feet and tried to pass the ball to Jason Kidd who was in the open position, the overly obvious passing intention was predicted by Artest in advance.

When Nowitzki passed the ball, Artest jumped out from the left corner in an instant, cut off Nowitzki's pass, and then faced the unguarded frontcourt and staged a powerful attack Heavy clasp of both hands!

"Bang!" 6:0!

Following Artest's dunk after the steal, the entire Grizzlies home court erupted with deafening cries, which made the Mavericks players in the away game look gloomy, and head coach Rick Carlisle even called a timeout angrily. Cursing and expressing dissatisfaction to the players.

During the timeout, Luke gave high-fives to the off-court players one by one for encouragement. When the team brain, Chris Paul, was off the field, Luke even patted Paul on the head, "Sensible brain, perfect choice, after retirement, you will definitely become Excellent basketball coach."

Chris Paul smiled and said, "It's all thanks to you, the coach."

"Okay! Does flattering depend on the occasion? I am a little embarrassed by your appearance!" Slapping Paul on the head, Lambiel said sullenly, pretending to be angry.

Back from the timeout, in order to make up the gap between Artest and Terry, Carlisle asked Dampier to keep an eye on Artest's position and prepare to help defend.

But with Gasol Jr. as a center whose offensive range can extend beyond the three-point line, Carlisle is destined to pay the price for this decision.

In the next few rounds, Marc Gasol shot consecutively from outside the three-point line, and hit two of the three three-pointers. Carlisle once doubted his life, and began to desperately defend the second and third defenses.

Watching the Mavericks defending the zone defense on the court, Lambiel, who was sitting off the court, couldn't help but tease, "Rick must have been confused, he probably doesn't know what a stupid decision it is to defend the zone defense against you. "

"I think this game has been concluded, and everyone can celebrate breaking the best record in history in advance."

Although Lambiel's ridicule was exaggerated, seeing the Mavericks being forced to defend the zone, Luke still smiled from the bottom of his heart, "Although I am a little conceited, I agree with you this time."

In the next period of time, the Mavericks saw what it means to be overwhelming. The Mavericks who shot a three-pointer from the outside once doubted life.

Head coach Rick Carlisle even sat on the sidelines with a sluggish expression, silenced by the Grizzlies' omnipotent offensive methods.

The defensive end made three consecutive changes, but the Grizzlies always had a way to complete the response, which made Carlisle wonder how to defeat the Grizzlies.

At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks by 39 points 26:[-].

Back in the second quarter, the Grizzlies' always-killing bench lineup began to exert its strength, especially Zach Randolph was almost omnipotent inside, almost destroying the Mavericks penalty area with his own strength.

Defensive player Brandon Bass was beaten back again and again by Randolph. Almost every body collision made Bass feel his muscles trembling crazily, and he was quite afraid of facing the "big shark" O'Neal.

Brandon Bass is 113 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms. He is definitely strong at the power forward position. This tonnage can even reach the fifth position as a center forward.

But in the brief fight with "Big Black Bear" Randolph in the second quarter, there was only one thought left in Bass' head, "You tell me this is a substitute? Is this the intensity I should face as a substitute player?"

With Randolph's unsolvable offense, the Mavericks' second team was quickly defeated. At the end of the half, the Grizzlies had widened the point difference to 21 points. The whole game was far better than the fans expected. Much smoother.

Seeing that the Mavericks were about to surrender at halftime, the on-site commentator Thomson said with a smile: "Originally everyone was still worried about whether the Mavericks, who had won the Grizzlies once in the regular season, would hit the Grizzlies with the best record in history. Threat, and now it seems that the Grizzlies who are going all out are not at all stopped by the Mavericks."

"Even though the Mavericks, who are eager to win more games, are also unrelenting, but when the Grizzlies lineup is complete, the Mavericks seem to have no strength to fight back, and can only let the Grizzlies slaughter."

Partner Tom Horvath said: "Yes, especially Zach, the advantage in the second team is too great. Facing Brandon Bass' defense is simply a dimensionality reduction blow. That scene is completely unbearable. See."

"I believe that after this game, Brandon will definitely have a fear of Zach. Once the two sides meet in the playoffs, there is a high probability that the series will be overwhelming."

Back in the second half, the Grizzlies, who had a lead of more than 20 points, still did not relax their vigilance. The players were on the court with full firepower, and it seemed that they did not want to give the Mavericks any hope of a comeback.

When Rick Carlisle replaced all the main players with a black face, the Grizzlies continued to play with the main players for more than three minutes.

It wasn't until the score expanded to more than [-] points that the players walked off the field contentedly, ensuring that there would be no turning point in the second half of the game.

Looking at the joy that the Grizzlies had already started celebrating ahead of schedule, the atmosphere on the Mavericks' side was undoubtedly a bit depressing. The head star Dirk Nowitzki even covered his face with a towel, as if he didn't want to stay in this field for a second.

At the end of the whole game, the Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks 131:96 and beat their opponents by 35 points at home.

The fighting power that the Grizzlies went all out not only surprised the fans, but even the head coach Luke didn't expect it.

Facing the Dallas Mavericks, who are in the playoffs, the Grizzlies went all out and beat their opponents by more than 30 points. This made Luke have to re-examine the team he built himself.

At the press conference after the game, when the reporter asked about hitting the best record in history again, even Luke, who has always been reluctant to answer directly, showed a touch of relief.

"The Grizzlies this season are destined to be remembered by more fans, and no team can stop the Grizzlies from breaking the best record in history."

"For the Grizzlies, and for all the players who have played for the Grizzlies this season, it's obviously something to celebrate."

"But for me, excitement is inevitable, but breaking my own record is really boring."

The reporter couldn't help wiping off the cold sweat: "The Grizzlies still have four games to play this season. Only by winning three of them can they break the best record in history set by the Timberwolves at that time. The season is not over yet. Coach Lu, you are like this. Is the victory of confidence set?"

Luke spread his hands with a smile on his face: "It's not just me who has confidence, you should ask who is not confident in the Grizzlies?"

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After defeating the Mavericks, the outside world generally believed that the Grizzlies broke the best record of 78 wins in history. Next, except for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it is difficult for the other three teams to pose a threat to the Grizzlies.

Luke's remarks after the game sounded a bit arrogant, but the fact is indeed the case, even more arrogant than the fans expected.

With the Grizzlies defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the last game, the Grizzlies not only won all the last four games, but finally set the record at 76 wins and 6 losses!
While breaking the Timberwolves' best record of 74 wins and 8 losses in history, it has raised this record by two games, almost reaching a ceiling height that will never be broken again in the future.

Even in the season when the Timberwolves played 74 wins and 8 losses, the outside world generally believes that this record will be forever sealed in history, and it is impossible to be broken by other teams.

But the 76 wins set by the Grizzlies this year are too terrifying. No one believes that this record can be broken. They only lost six games in a single season. I am afraid that only the Grizzlies themselves know the difficulty.

In contrast, the Celtics, who made up the luxury Big Five this season, only handed over 68 wins and 14 losses.

Although 68 wins is also the best in history, there is no harm without comparison. Compared with the Memphis Grizzlies who won 76 wins, the Celtics who won 68 became a joke among fans. object.

This made the "famous mouth" Charles Barkley call it too crazy!

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!

　　
　
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