122: The Gift of the Unexpected (34/40)
Cousins reached out to steal Ty Gibson who was showing the dribble. Gibson looked confused. What is this guy doing? What is the promised performance?
In the All-Star Game, big players show their dribble, and the defense generally won't take the initiative to steal. But Cousins bent over and stretched out his hand, making Gibson's face full of embarrassment.
Cousins does want to perform, but he is already having fun and doesn't want to watch others perform, he just wants to perform by himself. There is no way, Cousins is so "reasonable".
After stealing Gibson, Cousins personally controlled the ball and advanced. On the commentary stage, countless commentators were joking about how Cousins was all-around, and as a No. 5 position, he could also drive the ball to counterattack by himself.
It must be said that Cousins became an unexpected focus today. Originally, the rookie match, which belonged to the two No. 1 picks, had nothing to do with Cousins. But under Link's leadership, Cousins became highly-attractive.
Cousins held the ball and pushed quickly. There was only Curry, a second-year team in front of him. Curry saw Cousins' serious attitude and quietly retreated to the side. In order to block the naughty young man, Curry would hate himself.
There was no one in front of Cousins, so it was logical that it was just deducted.
But he didn't, but looked back and found that Link was following him, so Cousins threw the ball to the rebound.
"This is" the commentators held their breath, and they knew that there would be a wonderful performance in the next second!
Link then jumped up, grabbed the basketball that bounced back after hitting the rebound with both hands in the air, stretched out his body, then suddenly curled up and dunked violently!
Cousins and Link completed a blank round!
"Boom!" The basket made a loud noise.
At that moment, Staples stood up. The commentators shouted at the top of their voices, hoping to increase the decibels as much as possible. Cousins and Link's performances were so explosive that they truly showed the rookies' yelling firepower.
"I've entered again. I can't remember how many times this was the tacit cooperation between Link and Cousins. In short, my mind was full of their pictures! I promise that this may be the most exciting All-Star rookie match in recent years! Before the game, I said that Asian players would not perform. I must admit that I was wrong and I took back my words!"
The commentators became fans at this time, cheering for Link and Cousins' cooperation. Even the first-year assistant coach Stodmeier fell on the bench exaggeratedly, as if they were scared of myocardial infarction by their cooperation.
Under the court, big-name stars such as Schwarzenegger, Beckham, Jack Nicholson also applauded. Los Angeles is not only shining on the court, but also full of stars under the court.
At this time, the game had reached the sixth minute of the fourth quarter. Since Link and Cousins played a double free-kick in one quarter, the two of them were out of control.
Link likes to make balls for Cousins, and Cousins also likes to make balls for Link. Cousins is such a guy, he is really a bit stubborn. So he has to use some stubborn methods to deal with him.
The more you fight against him, the more fierce he becomes. But if you can follow him and let him enjoy the sweetness, he will be nice to you.
In this way, Link and Cousins successfully grabbed the camera and attention from the two No. 1 picks Griffin and Wall, just as they planned.
In the third quarter, Link hit the ground hard. After the basketball bounced high, Cousins had already detonated the entire game. However, in the fourth quarter, Link actually performed a super dunk for everyone, which was really exciting.
Now, Link really lets the whole world see his style. He told the whole world, "I'm not here to accompany you!"
Wall saw Link and Cousins having such a good time today, and didn't bother him. So, unlike the original history, Wall did not break the highest assist record in the rookie game set by Paul today. Link, who has already scored 17 assists, just need to pass another good goal to break the record!
Because Griffin also had to participate in the dunk contest and the All-Star Game, he played for a while before leaving the court to rest early.
Therefore, the theme of this rookie match is that it has really changed from two No. 1 picks to Link and Cousins!
"Linklinklink, I'm full of this guy's name. He's amazing, it's amazing from beginning to end. It's amazing enough to be selected for the All-Star Rookie Tournament as a undrafted draft. Now he's still dominating the entire rookie tournament with Cousins. This is the All-Star weekend, and there's always no shortage of the craziest performances here!"
Rachel's voice was hoarse today. She couldn't believe that the player who performed best among the best young people in the NBA was actually her friend! Today's ticket was simply worth the money.
After the dunk landed, Link quivered Cousins lightly. As a time traveler, Link actually felt that Cousins was not that annoying.
To put it bluntly, this guy is just too childish. In the future, George Carl yells with him and will definitely be in conflict with the generals. The referee argues with him, which will definitely lead to this guy explode on the spot. But using childish methods to deal with childish people may achieve miraculous results.
After this performance, there was basically no suspense in Link breaking Paul's assist record. In the rookie game, in order to attract attention, the NBA still hopes that a new record can be born.
In the last few minutes of the game, Link passed several good goals. In order not to destroy the atmosphere, the second-year team also used the tricks and did not interfere with Link's data.
In this way, when the rookie game ended, Link got 20 assists, breaking the NBA rookie game's highest assist record! And the first-year team also defeated the second-year class with a score of 148 to 142 and won the game!
In the original history, Wall scored 22 assists today, and Link was 2 less than Wall. But who cares? People don’t need specific data at all. People only know that Link and Cousins play well, that’s enough.
All Staples was brainwashed by Link. Griffin, who ended up early? Wall was so happy on the court? Who still remembers them!
Link felt very happy after playing. When he was a fan, he always felt that this kind of performance-oriented game was particularly boring. As for competitive sports, there was no more flavor of competitive sports, so what else was there?
But today, when Link experienced rookie games as a player, he realized that rookie games are not all performances for players. The players want to steal the scene from each other, which is also a reflection of competitive nature! Therefore, Link played happily throughout the game.
In the end, he and Cousins won a great victory, which made Link feel extremely happy.
The rookie match was over, but the warm atmosphere still did not dissipate. On the big screen on the scene, Link and Cousins were still replaying the wonderful cooperation again and again.
At the end of the game, it is time to announce the rookie match MVP. There is no doubt that this has become a long-awaited moment.
On one side are Wall and Griffin, who are very popular, and on the other side are excellent, almost igniting Link and Cousins in the entire rookie game.
This year, the rookie match has many suspense. But no matter who wins this MVP, Wall, Griffin or Cousins, it is still within a reasonable range. After all, two of them are still the No. 1 picks, and one is the high-ranking rookie.
But it would be incredible if Link won the award in the end. After all, Link was out of the draft! It would be exaggerated to be selected into the All-Star Rookie Championship if he lost the draft. If he won the rookie MVP again, his counterattack would be terrible.
"Link beat many high-couped rookies in the regular season. Today, if he can get MVP, he will be equivalent to directly defeating two No. 1 picks!"
On the commentary stage, the commentators also discovered this problem. If Link got MVP, it would be too dramatic. In this way, Link would definitely become the fastest counterattack in NBA history!
Link didn't think so much. He just wanted to steal the scene. He just didn't want to be the background board for Wall and Griffin. Now it seems that he has exceeded the task.
mvp? Let's go with the flow. In terms of fame, everyone present is more famous than him. In terms of data, Cousins has the best 33 points and 14 rebounds today.
No matter how you look at it, the rookie MVP has nothing to do with Link.
Finally, the host on the scene walked to the middle of the stadium and held the microphone. Next to him was the crystal clear rookie match MVP trophy. The whole audience was quiet. Everyone knows that this guy is about to announce the result.
"Link, Link, please!" Rachel put his hands together on his chest and prayed for Link. Today is already crazy enough, so why not be crazy anymore?
"The MVP winner of the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Tournament" The host deliberately paused, and the live shots were swept away on Wall, Griffin, Cousins and Link respectively. Creating suspense is the NBA's specialty.
"Mvp winner is, Link! From Memphis Grizzlies!"
The moment the result was announced, the audience was in full bloom. This result was a popular outcome.
Link was a little surprised. Although he scored 20 assists today, he broke the highest personal assist record in the rookie game set by Paul, his score was only 15 points, which was not high.
"Hahahaha, you guys are really yours!" Cousins roared and pushed Link forward, and then Link realized that he had heard nothing wrong with his ears.
It seems that NBA has more experience in creating drama.
"Link, it's Link! It's a magical night. A undrafted pick and actually won the trophy of the rookie MVP! Cheer, this is unprecedented and is also likely to be a record of no one!"
With the commentator's shouts and cheers from the fans, Link walked to the center of the stadium and took over the transparent crystal trophy from the host.
At first he said he worked with Cousins, but he didn't want Cousins to continue annoying himself. Unexpectedly, he accidentally received such an unexpected gift.
The cold trophy made Link cheer up instantly. He slowly raised the trophy with a green smile. Then, the audience ushered in another climax.
Link looked up at the trophy, which was the first personal honor he had won in NBA.
Chapter completed!