On November 24, the Atlanta Hawks played against the Los Angeles Clippers who owned Paul and Griffin at home.

In this game, Griffin and Paul scored 22 points and 19 points respectively, which was a good performance. But in the end, the Clippers still lost the showdown with the Hawks by 11 points.

Among them, Al Horford played an important role in the support and defense in the inside. Jeff Teague did not fear Paul and scored 19 points and 11 assists, which was also the reason why the Clippers "submerged".

But the most important thing is that Josh Smith scored 30 points in this game and shot as high as 60.5%.30 points, which is also the highest score that Josh Smith has ever scored this season.

Josh's 30 points are actually not very eye-catching, but because of Link's comments on Josh's social media, this number has become extremely popular now.

"Link threatens to score 30 points on Josh Smith's head, let's look forward to this game!"

"Josh fights Link, Link bravely responds! On December 4th, the Grizzlies vs. Clippers, please stay tuned!"

Josh Smith: "He can't get 30 points on my head. No one can get so many points on my head this season. If he's really that strong, they won't lose to the Spurs."

Link didn't expect that a casual reply would make a game extremely hot. It seems that he still has some influence in the league now.

However, Link didn't want to be too full. In the face of the reporter's interview, he adopted a roundabout tactic. "I just asked him what the highest score record of this season was, but I didn't say I wanted to get so many points. Of course, I put the team's victory, not personal data first. I hope everyone will not misinterpret my meaning."

"Damn, I believe you!" Josh Smith was so angry when he saw Link answering the reporter.

"It's too crazy, I think I have to teach him some lessons." Beside Josh, Georgian center Zaza Pachulia shook her head. Isn't it just that she has been taking it for a month, but her butt is raised to the sky.

They seemed to have forgotten that they were the ones who made the provocation first. But they were surprised that the best player of the month was really arguing with them.

On the morning of the game on December 8, countless local media in Atlanta also arrived in Memphis. It was obvious that a game that was originally ordinary, but it became lively because of the "keyboard battle" between two small forwards Link and Josh on social media.

"We have arrived in Memphis and are about to witness the collision between Josh and Link tonight! As the first-team defender of the 2nd team in the 2009-10 season, Josh Smith's defense has always been his advantage. So, he will definitely put Link in a passive position!"

"Josh Smith is the most powerful small forward in the league except James. Link must pay attention to his back when he is rushing to the basket today!"

The Hawks and the Grizzlies, two teams that are not even in the same way, now seem to have become mortal enemies.

At the Federal Express Arena at night, Memphis fans were not to be outdone. When Josh Smith entered the court, fans in the stands on both sides of the player passage booed him.

"Link is an All-Star, and you are nothing!"

"We have the highest record in the league, and you can't even rank in the East!"

"Don't worry, Link can end your pain in just three quarters!"

Josh Smith wrote his fists tightly and was furious. As soon as he stepped into the court, Josh found that Link was also staring at him.

Tonight, they were just playing directly again, and the battle was destined to be very intense.

In NBA, some things can’t be passed by just typing on the keyboard. Everyone looks up and sees them. The keyboards they have been typing on will have to be found on the basketball court sooner or later.

Josh has no way out now and his words have been released. The only thing he can do is to defeat the Western Conference Player of the Month!

From the keyboard to the court, this is the rules of the league.

This is not the first time that NBA has experienced such situations where both sides are squirting hard outside the court and then winning and losing on the court.

On the Internet, no matter how you scold, no one stops you. But on the court, people only recognize one thing as hard power.

If you win, you will be cruel. If you don’t win, you will get out with your tail. Instead, competitive sports have become more pure.

Although Link is very popular this season, Josh is still full of confidence. After all, he is not a simple player himself.

The 17th pick in the first round of 2004, which seemed ordinary and didn't even make the lottery range. But you have to know that Josh participated in the draft as a high school student that year!

During high school, Josh and Howard were already famous all over the United States. As a high school student, they had already appeared in Adidas' promotional posters. At the same time, Josh also had a good brother from high school who chose to go to college. He is now the Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo.

The guy who has been with the two superstars of the league since high school, naturally his strength will not be too bad.

The Hawks have never missed the playoffs since they returned to the playoffs in 2008. Josh Smith has made an indelible contribution to this.

Fans all say that Josh is "the strongest player outside the All-Star", "the ball quotient is one level lower than LeBron James", "If James only knows how to play with his body, it is probably what Josh Smith is."

These words seem to be ridiculous, but in fact they are also an admission of Josh's strength. After all, not all players can compare with James.

Josh knew very well what he could do. Maybe he didn't have as many scoring methods as Link, but he would make Link suffer the most on the defensive end!

The verbal battle between Josh and Link became the biggest highlight of this game. But when young coach Stevens made the final deployment, he reminded everyone, "Forget what the media hyped, we have to see the essence of the game."

"The Hawks have won 7 consecutive games in recent times, and they are unstoppable! I believe that this is not just Josh Smith's credit, Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, Louis Williams and Al Horford, and others, who are also very strong. I need you to attack and defend according to the plan, and don't make any trouble!"

Link nodded. He didn't want to fight Josh alone. As the same thing, the team's victory is the most important.

But if you can defeat Josh in a winning situation, it would be better.

At 7:50 pm, the five tigers of both sides officially stepped into the stadium. The Federal Express Arena became restless, and the TV also gave a split-screen close-up of Josh and Link.

Josh's height of 2.06 meters and a weight of nearly 110 kilograms make him look extremely burly. As for his figure, Josh must have the advantage.

But Link is not afraid. He has won all the real James, and is he still afraid of a "weakened version" of James?

Before the game started, there were only Horford among the Hawks, Korver and Teague slapped the Grizzlies players with high-highs. Josh and Pachuria had their faces full of hostility.

Link did not show off his face, and also slapped the rest of the Hawks and hugged them. Especially Horford, when he was a fan before traveling, Link admired him very much. But Josh and Pachulia were still indifferent. They not only ignored Link, but even the rest of the Grizzlies were too lazy to pay attention.

These two guys are so unique.

Suddenly, the smell of gunpowder became much stronger.

In this gunpowder-flavored atmosphere, Mark Gasol won the first attacking ball for the Grizzlies by relying on his height advantage.

The fans of the audience cheered desperately, hoping that Link would deduct one from the first time he came.

However, it was not Link who scored the goal first, but Gasol Jr.

Facing Pachuria's defense, Gasol easily scored the ball with a hook. Pachuria didn't seem to expect Gasol to take action directly when he arrived, so the interference was slowed down by half a beat. In this way, the Grizzlies got a good start.

Link applauded his teammates and then turned back to defend. However, he didn't even know that he hadn't even touched the ball, so Josh Smith's trash talk came first.

"No matter how you hide, you can't escape. I will deal with you like I'll get the first seven opponents."
Chapter completed!