"I know about this. I knew it after he announced it before. I have always paid attention to him and I look forward to him returning to this arena."

After the Suns played their last game in January and ended all January schedule with a victory, Lin was also asked about Griffin, and he gave a simple answer.

The answer is very official.

Hmm... He can't just say "I almost forgot about him, right"?

In fact, before Griffin announced that he was about to come back, he had indeed forgotten that there was such a guy in the 2009 class. You can't blame him, but since he entered the league, all he has seen is Kevin.

With the existence of Garnett and Tim Duncan, how can one still pay special attention to Griffin's current situation?

You know, no matter how strong Griffin is, he is still the guy who was defeated by him in the NCAA.

For such a guy to be interested, he might as well pay more attention to the current situation of the Lakers. It's almost the end of February, and the last game of the season between the Suns and the Lakers is coming. Don't look at it, it's almost a month away.

time, but if you really want to say it, it is actually only 14 games.

Very fast!

Moreover, judging from the current situation of the Lakers in the past few games, they are changing in a good direction. The recent wave of five consecutive victories has even completed their revenge against the Cavaliers. It can be seen from the momentum that they will defend their title.

The champion is back!

So Lin Ri, whenever he has something to do during this period of time, he studies the Lakers games.

At this point in the schedule, Lin Ri also knows that the Lakers will definitely be their biggest opponent in the playoffs. If they can win the last game against the Lakers before the end of the regular season, it will be a good thing for them in the playoffs.

The mentality when meeting the Lakers can also play a positive role.

It’s not that Lin Ri has set his sights on the championship now!

It's about the Suns' current record and their ability to sweep the entire league in the regular season. If their results in the playoffs are less than ideal, it will arouse some criticism.

Maybe Lin Ri will also have to wear a hat like Nowitzki's.

Lin Ri does not want to be defined as a "regular season star."

Therefore, he does not feel any relaxation or expansion just because he is currently ranked first in the regular season.

Now he is more careful!

Of course, Lin Ri also thinks that this is a good thing for him to have such a character!

This ensures that he always has enough motivation to continue to improve.

…

The Suns ended January with a victory, and then started February with a victory over the Grizzlies.

After winning against the Grizzlies, Lin Ri breathed a sigh of relief.

Before this game, they had lost two consecutive games against the Grizzlies. This game was their last meeting before the end of the season. If they still lost, the Grizzlies would become the first team to sweep this season.

Now that the Suns have played at least one game with every team in the league, they will become the only team to sweep the Suns this season.

But based on the Suns' current record, there is only one explanation for being able to sweep them, and that is that the Grizzlies' style just restrained the Suns... Otherwise, there is really no explanation for the fact that they have just lost 10 games so far.

Why did the Suns lose to the Grizzlies one after another in the game...

Having a "Suns nemesis" appear in the league is not what Lin Ri is happy to see, nor is it what all members of the Suns are happy to see, so they are all very involved in this game, with that look on their face, they just follow the game.

Same as the championship.

It was also with the attitude of these three armies working hard that the Suns finally won the game!

However, it was not easy for the Suns to win this game. When Zach Randolph was in foul trouble, they just won the game with a 7-point difference.

Even if Steve Nash hadn't hit another three-pointer 25 seconds before the end of the game, the point difference would have been only 4 points!

Even though the main players were troubled by fouls and could not exert their full strength, it was still so difficult to win. This shows what a headache the Grizzlies are for the Suns.

Fortunately, no matter what, they won the game in the end.

The final score between these two teams in the regular season was 1-2, which was not too ugly.

In addition, after winning against the Grizzlies, no team can sweep them this season... This also prevents the Suns from leaving an embarrassing record in this season that jumped out like a dark horse.

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On the night when the Suns defeated the Grizzlies, the league officially announced the NBA's Eastern and Western Players of the Month for January, as well as the Eastern and Western Rookie of the Month.

Due to an injury and a period of absence, Lin Ri, who had dominated the rankings for two consecutive weeks, is finally no longer the Western Conference Player of the Month this time.

This month's Player of the Month went to Kobe.

The Lakers found their form as the defending champions in the second half of January. Throughout the month, they only lost 2 games. As the core of the team, Kobe Bryant also had an explosive period in January, averaging 1.0 points per game in a single month.

28.7 points. Since Pau Gasol came to the Lakers, he has rarely scored so high. He has become what experts call a "mature core of the team." However, his consecutive high scoring performances this month also made everyone

I know "It's not that Kobe can't fly, it's just that he doesn't have to. Whenever he wants to start racing, he will still be the Peter Pan that no one can stop"!

Speaking of which, the Lakers' recovery has something to do with Kobe Bryant's outbreak.

Everyone knows that Kobe's scoring success usually only happens when he feels that the team has no helpers.

This also made every Lakers player feel that Kobe was angry with him when he started to score points. This also made everyone in the Lakers team feel insecure. They were obviously more serious on the court than in the previous two months.

Quite a few, if you persist like this, your condition will return!

After all, they are the defending champion team, and the core lineup is just the right age. Once the condition is up at such an age, the Lakers will naturally "kill gods when God blocks, and Buddha blocks when Buddha blocks" throughout January.

After all, before the start of this season, the Lakers were called by many experts as a team that "further strengthened" because they acquired Artest from the Rockets!

They should have shown their current form earlier...

As a result, it has not been until now that we have reached our current state.

"Thankfully it's Kobe!"

Many experts analyzed the reason and attributed the problem to the fact that after winning the championship last season, most members of the Lakers team no longer have the spirit to strive for the championship.

But now, with Kobe expressing his dissatisfaction with practical actions, all Lakers players are back on track.

This can be regarded as another demonstration of leadership qualities.

Anyway, except for Kobe, few guys motivate the team by getting angry themselves...

Perhaps, this is why he is "Kobe Bryant"!

The Eastern Conference Player of the Month has not changed, it is still LeBron James.

It's just that although LeBron James has had his "three consecutive games", he may not be in a good mood. The Cavaliers also had a very good record in January, losing only two games.

It's just that in these two games, one was lost to the Suns, and the other was lost to the Lakers. They happen to be the two guys who currently have the greatest hope of entering the Finals in the Western Conference.

This season the Cavaliers can be said to be armed to the teeth, not because LeBron James has won three consecutive "Player of the Month" awards, but because they are rushing to win the championship.

Now that they have lost the two most important games in January, it is strange that they are in a good mood!

Although Lin Ri did not win the "Best Player of the Month", he still won the "Rookie of the Month Award". In addition, he was also selected as a candidate for the "Best Player of the Month Award", but he was not selected in the end.

Moreover, if we really want to say it, Lin Ri's position in the official mind is obviously getting higher and higher. Just look at the latest MVP list and you will know that Lin Ri has taken a step forward from the previous top five.

It has squeezed Howard under him and now ranks third, second only to LeBron James and Kobe!

When the whole league knew that the officials were clamoring for "23vs24", Lin Ri ranked third on the MVP list. It can be said that he was "below one person".

And this is only his first season in the league, and the first season has not even passed yet.

He became third on the MVP list so quickly... This made this night another night when Lin Ri received all kinds of praise!

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For NBA fans, the arrival of February is a happy event, as the All-Star Weekend is only two weeks away.

Naturally, various news comes one after another during this period.

No, the official just summarized the month of January yesterday, and immediately announced the Eastern and Western All-Star bench lineups the next day.

Derrick Rose from the Eastern Conference was selected for the first time in his career, and Kevin Durant from the Western Conference was also selected for the first time in his career. The two of them being selected into the All-Star bench team indicate that the rookies from the 2007-2008 class are starting to show their prominence in the league.

One of them waited for 2 years, and the other waited for 3 years.

Of course, this is a normal process for a player to transform into a star.

Even Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James did not escape this category.

This is why it was so surprising that Grant Hill became the "All-Star vote leader" in his rookie season.

And now, Lin Ri has also used his performance to tell everyone what kind of phenomenal performance he has to show if he wants to become the second Grant Hill!

For the Suns, Steve Nash was also selected as a substitute.

The Suns once again have two guys named All-Stars.

But unlike in the past, this time it's not Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire, but Steve Nash and Lin...

When Steve Nash learned that he was on the All-Star reserve list, he was still a little happy. It was interesting to think about being able to cooperate with Lin Ri on the All-Star court.

Of course, the reason why he is happy is not just because of this, but also because this time the All-Star Game started in Dallas. In 2004, he was given up by Mark Cuban, and then he came to the Suns and played the most glorious period of his career.

Time, judging from the overall results, he should thank Mark Cuban for "the grace of not killing", but when it comes to the original reason, it is Mark Cuban who is not optimistic about his growth.

Now, every time he returns, it is a "slap in the face" to Cuban.
To be continued...