Link dragged the Spurs into overtime in the last 0.3 seconds, giving him another top spot in the top five goals of the day.

This game not only disappoints Popovich and Spurs fans, but to be precise, it disappoints fans of the other 29 teams in the league.

The Spurs gave people hope, everyone thought the Spurs would stop the Grizzlies, and everyone thought the Spurs were the "savior".

But in the end, when hope was shattered, people would rather the Spurs had never given them hope.

After all, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

32 wins and 2 losses, 8 consecutive wins! The Memphis Grizzlies have no intention of stopping. More and more people believe that the Bulls' incredible 72 wins will be over this season.

Among them, the one who most hopes to see the Grizzlies break the record is undoubtedly Charles Barkley, who has been trampled by Jordan countless times.

"It's time to let the bulls in 1996 fall from the altar! I raise my hands to support the grizzly bear. After all, people cannot always live in the glory of the past. If possible, I am very willing to witness the birth of a new dynasty!"

Barkley now does not hide his love for the Grizzlies and Link on the show. People joke that Barkley will never dare to mess with any Chinese players again.

But in fact, many fans are looking forward to the Grizzlies being able to break history. Jordan in the 1990s is a memory of the last century, and many people have not actually experienced the era when Jordan ravaged the league.

And now young fans naturally hope that they can witness the birth of an era in person.

In addition to the record of 72 wins, the popularity of the dunk contest has also continued to ferment under Link's super popularity.

Originally, there were still no star reasons to participate in the dunk contest this year. But after Link announced that he participated, many players were ready to move.

After all, who doesn't want to beat the best players in the active league?

After the game with the Spurs, the NBA officially announced that the Indiana Pacers' star and Link's good brother Paul George joined the lineup of the dunk contest.

George's current status is not low. The seven games he fought with James in the Eastern Conference Finals last season have made him a first-tier star in the league.

This season, the Pacers' performance has been high. Up to now, the record is 27 wins and 6 losses, which is even better than the Spurs! It is also the team with the best record in the entire league except the Grizzlies.

George averaged 22.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game this season. The combination of the Pacers' record and George's personal data makes him absolutely worthy of the title of a first-tier superstar in the league.

George's joining made the dunk contest even more popular. Link vs. George, Fresno University Civil War, first-line superstars vs. first-line superstars... These exciting gimmicks have destined to be the success of this dunk contest.

Link was very surprised to learn that George was going to participate in the slam dunk contest. After all, George did not perform well in the slam dunk contest last season. Unexpectedly, after George became famous, he would choose to challenge again.

"You guy, don't even tell me in advance when you participate in the slam dunk competition?"

Link "screamed" on the phone, of course, cursed with a smile.

"Hehe, you always surprise others, and I have to give you a surprise too. Get ready, Link, this time I won't let you take away all the honors."

George was very excited. His desire to defeat Link was not that strong. But as long as he could compete with Link, even if he was just in the dunk competition, George was very satisfied.

Two days later, on January 10, before the Grizzlies and Suns match began, the NBA officially announced the results of the third round of All-Star voting.

Link didn't disappoint, or, again, Link let some down.

After three rounds, Link's votes rose to 1.07 million, ranking first, and still firmly ranked as the top voter! James ranked second with 1.05 million votes.

Durant, who has always been eager to surpass Link, is now unable to surpass James. Durant received 1.03 million votes after three rounds. He still can only rank third, getting further and further away from Link.

It is worth mentioning that due to Kobe's injury again, Paul George has completed a counterattack with 900,000 votes and has become the fourth player in the list.

From this we can also see how starry-catching this year's slam dunk contest is. The number one and fourth-ranked All-Star voting matches in the slam dunk contest, which fans never dared to think about before.

That night, the Suns met the Grizzlies again in a bitter way. Suns coach Horacek was speechless, as if his team was arranged to celebrate Link's reign as the voter.

In the end, the Suns also completed their "mission" excellently, losing 84 to 103, losing to the Grizzlies for the fourth time this season! At the same time, it also made the night when Link won the vote king again and became more perfect.

Tonight was both unfortunate and lucky for Horacek.

Unfortunately, the Suns once again lost shame on the Grizzlies. But fortunately, this is the last time the Suns have met the Grizzlies this season.

From now until next season, Horacek will no longer have to see these ruthless "villains". When he thinks of this, Horacek feels much more comfortable.

The Grizzlies won 9 consecutive victories, 33 wins and 2 losses!

On January 11, people thought it would be a peaceful day. As a result, another explosive news suddenly appeared.

"The Washington Wizards' star, 2010 No. 1 pick John Wall, announced his participation in the dunk contest!"

Now, the lineup of the slam dunk contest has become interesting again.

John Wall, who was the No. 1 pick in 2010, was criticized for his almost no progress in the second year of his career.

But in the third and fourth year of this year, Wall began to realize his talent. So far this season, Wall averaged 20.3 points, 9.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game!

His three-point shooting percentage, which has been criticized before, has also risen to 35.1% this season. Moreover, it is still the case that more three-point shootings are than in the previous three seasons.

In terms of data, Wall is even less than a top point guard like Paul.

And what about the record? This season's Wizards' record has improved significantly as well as Wall's personal data.

Last season, the Wizards ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference. And so far this season, the Wizards have a record of 16 wins and 18 losses, temporarily ranking seventh in the Eastern Conference!

Although this is not a very outstanding record, it has been a leap forward compared to previous seasons.

There is no doubt that Wall will definitely be selected into the All-Star lineup for the first time with his performance this year. There is no doubt that he is already one of the best point guards in the league.

Such players are also quite famous in the slam dunk competition!

For Wall, he is now in the rising period of his career. Therefore, he must have to strike while the iron is hot and accumulate popularity crazy.

And nothing can increase popularity better than participating in a slam dunk contest with Link. If Wall can defeat Link in the slam dunk contest, it will definitely increase Wall's popularity a lot on the original basis!

But then again, Wall was the No. 1 pick in 2010, and Link was not even selected in 2010!

The No. 1 pick has to take advantage of the popularity of the draft, which may be the first time in history.

So far, three of the four contestants in the Dunk Contest have announced, and all three players are rookies in the 2010 class! After four seasons of hard work, they are already the backbone of the league.

Comparing the contestants of the previous slam dunk contests, Nate Robinson, he is far from being a superstar. Terrence Ross, who has almost no presence except the slam dunk contest. Jeremy Evans, one of the most unpresented slam dunk champions in NBA history...

Compared with these guys, the lineup of this year's slam dunk competition is undoubtedly very, very luxurious.

The fans have been there for a long time and have not seen so many stars gather in the dunk contest.

However, in fact, the league did not dare to invite George and Wall at the beginning. Based on past years of experience, it would be thankful that the league could invite several well-known rookies.

But after Link announced that he would participate in the dunk contest, George and Wall took the initiative to contact the league and expressed their desire to participate.

Newell is right, only Link can save the dunk contest in this league.

Facing two powerful opponents, Link was not afraid, but was very excited.

If his opponents are just some unknown rookies, what else is there? George and Wall can make the dunk contest more fun.

Amid the excitement of the fans, the Grizzlies' progress did not stop.

On January 12, the Grizzlies defeated the Hawks, currently ranked fourth in the East, at home.

At this point, after the start of the 20-game winning streak, the Grizzlies won another 10-game winning streak in less than a month.

In the next two games, the Grizzlies will play a round of away back-to-back in Oklahoma and Milwaukee. For the Grizzlies, this is undoubtedly a serious test after ten consecutive victories.
Chapter completed!