256: Griffin's Resolve
Link was selected as the All-Star, which undoubtedly caused an uproar. Of course, since the vote was originally the fans themselves, this was considered a popular outcome.
Ben Wallace started his NBA career at Washington Bullet in 1996. It was not until the All-Star in 2003 that he became the first and only undrafted All-Star player in history.
Wallace has been walking this road for 7 years.
It only took Link two years to go from a undraft to an All-Star!
Not to mention losing the draft, even a lottery rookie who can enter the All-Star lineup in two years is not an ordinary person.
Durant is awesome? But he was not selected into the All-Star lineup until his third year of his career, and he became an All-Star in the fourth year. Who are the All-Stars in the second year of his career? The honest man in San Antonio, Tim, smiled cutely. Duncan, the paranoid Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, and LeBron James, who is known as the "Son of Chosen"
Those who are selected as All-Stars in the second grade are all such great masters!
Even Derek Ross was selected into the All-Star lineup during his MVP season.
When Link's name is brought to the table with great players such as Duncan, Kobe, and James, it will naturally cause widespread discussion.
Jeff Austin is now happy. The All-Star voting has undoubtedly made Link's popularity and commercial value soar.
When a player causes discussion among fans around the world, his business value is immeasurable.
However, Link himself is not very interested in that record and data. What is the first All-Star in the history of the Grizzlies, the second player in the history of the NBA to become an All-Star from a undraft, and what kind of people who can enter the All-Star in the second year of their career are all great masters, and Link doesn't care about any of them.
Because he knows very well that these records are all false. Tyrek Evans scored 20+5+5 per game per game in the rookie season. People say he is a super rookie once in a decade. What's the result?
Griffin averaged double-double in the rookie season last season. People say that only an epic inside player like O'Neal and Duncan can play this data only in the rookie season. What's the result? Griffin won't be robbed by the All-Star this season. And Link knows very well that Griffin will not become an epic monster like Duncan and O'Neal in the future.
You must look up at the starry sky and be down-to-earth. Therefore, no matter how the outside world blows, Link will not float. Once you float, you will have to fall.
While the outside world was praising Link, Link was seriously preparing for tonight's game. He did not relax his vigilance because he was selected as the All-Star.
Elston Turner was extremely pleased with this. Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why that kid was able to succeed.
Sure enough, in the evening against the Warriors, the Grizzlies did not play as easily as they did in the last game of abuse of the Kings.
Although the Warriors have only 5 wins and 10 losses this season, they are the most powerful team in the top eight in the West under the leadership of Mark Jackson.
Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis are still competing to take action, and Klay Thompson on the bench has not yet fully formed. However, this team is extremely talented, so today it will force the Grizzlies into a desperate situation.
In the last moment, Randolph's strong play at the basket laid the victory for the Grizzlies and achieved a 4-point lead that decided the victory or defeat.
In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors 94-90 away. Link scored 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and Randolph scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist. The Grizzlies won away without any danger, but in this game, the Warriors brought huge trouble to the Grizzlies, which consumed a lot of money from the Grizzlies players one by one.
After the game, the reporters asked the most about how Link viewed his all-star selection.
And Link's answer was the same every time, "I just want to focus on the current game, it's still early for the All-Star game."
The intensive schedule and difficult opponents made Link breathless. He had no intention of thinking about the All-Star thing.
Sure enough, the next day in Portland, the Grizzlies finally fell down overwhelmed.
The Trail Blazers have officially entered the post-Roy Oden era, and Aldridge has been pushed to the core position and has performed well this season.
The short and strong Randolph is very disadvantageous in defending the shooting fourth position, because he can't reach the ball! Aldry won't fight you head-on, and he will shoot you to death with his shot.
What's more, Randolph is still extremely tired today, and his defensive end is not as powerful as before.
In intensive back-to-back competitions, no matter who comes, you will be exhausted.
So, Aldri scored 61.5% shooting percentage in the whole game, scored 23 points lightly, and reaped the victory.
The exhausted Grizzlies played badly today. No player except Link, except for Link, had a shooting percentage of more than 40%!
Randolph made 1 of 6, with a shooting percentage of 16.7%, Conley made 3 of 13, with a shooting percentage of only 23.1%. Guy’s 33% and Gasol’s Jr.’s 28.6%, are also very eye-catching.
After four consecutive days and three games, it seems that the Grizzlies' last bit of physical fitness has been squeezed out. After the game, Hollins also admitted frankly, "The Trail Blazers are very powerful, they have the strength to win. But the overly intensive schedule still affects our performance."
The Grizzlies' seven-game winning streak ended, and discussions about Link becoming an All-Star are decreasing day by day.
Sometimes, this kind of heat is a gust of wind. If you are complacent, you will really lose.
Although the game with the Trail Blazers is over, the Grizzlies players cannot relax. Because tomorrow they will fly to Los Angeles without stopping. The day after tomorrow, the Grizzlies will meet the Clippers for the first time this season.
Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers and angry Clippers fan Link leaned on the closet tiredly, why is there no good things every time you go to Staples?
This time I took the All-Star to Los Angeles, but I have to enjoy a truly All-Star defensive treatment.
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Just as the Grizzlies lost to the Trail Blazers and the seven consecutive wins were over, Chris Paul, who missed most of the game, finally returned from injury in the Los Angeles derby between the Clippers and the Lakers. Although Paul really wanted to join the Lakers during the offseason this year, he and Kobe had also established a good relationship.
But Wade once said, "On the basketball court, Paul will not treat anyone as a friend."
So, the Lakers and the Clippers had a derby battle. However, Paul was not in good shape because he had just returned from injury. He made 2 of 8 shots in the game and scored only 4 points, but gave 14 assists. Blake Griffin scored 26 points and 9 rebounds, which was considered to be a big hit.
But the final result of the game did not satisfy the Clippers players, because the Clippers eventually lost 5 points to the Lakers. Kobe's data with 24 points, 6 assists and 7 rebounds looked quite like Link.
As soon as the game ended, Paul and Griffin walked into the player channel disappointed and did not accept interviews from reporters.
No one knew where they were coming, but after the game, the Clippers reporter John Buha broke the news, "Paul and Griffin went to the training hall as soon as the game ended, trying to find a better state. I asked Blake and asked him what he planned for the next game, and Griffin's answer was simply."
"I want to defend this last bottom line and defend my home court."
When a game is given more than just the game itself, then this basketball game may be more intense than fighting!
The All-Star bonus has not been enjoyed, but Link has encountered a lot of disadvantages after becoming an All-Star.
Chapter completed!