Dallas and Houston were both in Texas, so they were not far apart.
It only took an hour by plane for the Grizzlies players to arrive in Houston.
Though the distance was short, playing on the second night of a back-to-back was still grueling.
Fortunately, tonight's game against the Mavericks had entered garbage time early, so no one had expended much energy. Otherwise, Link didn't dare imagine how difficult tomorrow's game against the Rockets would be.
After checking into the hotel, most of the players quickly went to rest and prepare for tomorrow's game.
Before going to sleep, however, Link checked his phone and looked at people's reactions online.
Sure enough, no one found the Grizzlies' blowout win over the Mavericks particularly surprising.
The Grizzlies were supposed to win. If they had lost or struggled badly to win, that would have been the surprising part.
No one even mentioned the Grizzlies' big win tonight. Instead, everyone had turned their attention to the upcoming game between the Grizzlies and Rockets.
Most people believed the next Grizzlies-Rockets game would be a hard-fought tug-of-war.
After all, their previous three meetings had all been fiercely contested. Though the Grizzlies had won all three, the largest margin of victory had been only four points.
Tomorrow's game would surely follow the same rhythm. Every clash between Harden and Link always produced sparks.
Link looked at those comments and predictions, then turned off his phone screen.
Did playing the Rockets mean they had to battle until the final second? Who said so?
Durant, Green, and the others must be looking forward to tomorrow's game right now, hoping Harden would step up and erase the humiliation of those losses.
Hmm... then he would let them be thoroughly disappointed!
On March 4, the month's marquee matchup finally took