On the evening of December 13, the NBA officially announced the results of the first round of voting for the 2014 All-Star Game.

This time, the result of the vote was both unexpected and reasonable.

With 609,000 votes, Link became the vote king in the first round of this year's All-Star Poll!

Behind him is Heat superstar James, who received 607,000 votes. Durant, the youngest scoring champion with 605,000 votes, and Kobe Bryant with 602,000 votes.

Unexpectedly, because it's hard for you to imagine that in this era, James and Kobe Bryant are not at the top of the voting list.

And it stands to reason that Link is indeed the best player to play so far this season, and there is no one.

With a 20-0 record, no team can match the Grizzlies' record. At the same time, Link's performance was as good as ever. With an excellent record and a strong personal performance, Link surpassed James and Kobe, the two popular monsters, and was voted for the top of the All-Star voting list for the first time in his career!

While the vote continues, Link is also likely to be overtaken by the latter. But even if it's just a round of voting, it's very remarkable. After all, Link is competing with superstar-caliber athletes.

It's not easy to stand out from the crowd of superstars.

Link felt incredibly proud that once, Grant. Hill is also a favorite in the eyes of fans, and in his first year in the league, he was voted the All-Star by fans.

Even in those seasons when he was injured and couldn't play, the All-Star ticket king was Hill's. This shows how much fans love athletes like Hill.

It's both elegant and powerful. Both violent and personable.

Now, Link has truly taken over the mantle of Hill. Not only did he inherit Hill's style of play, but he also really got the job of hiring Grant. Hill's popularity.

Link thought that with his excellent performance this season, there should be no controversy about becoming the vote king.

But it backfired, and the next day, before the game against the Thunder began, Link still saw a lot of comments complaining about him.

"Kobe Bryant and James are such great athletes to be ranked behind Link? If you accept this result, then you must not be a pure basketball fan. ”

"This year, both Weibo and WeChat in China have opened voting channels. As a result, Link ate the dividends of the Chinese market. Jeremy Lin, who averages 12.5 points and 4.1 assists per game, is second only to Link, James, Durant and Kobe, ranking fifth in the overall list. It can be seen that the voting of Chinese fans is crazy. ”

"Link is the All-Star Ticket King? Please, let me breathe a sigh of relief, I can't accept this fact just yet. ”

The more famous a player is, the more people who hate him are the ones who like him. That's true of any superstar, and Jordan, Kobe, James, and others are no exception.

There are as many people who hate Kobe as there are those who like Kobe. Lakers fans love him, but James and Celtics fans can't wait to screw Kobe's head off. There are a lot of people in this world who hate James, even though he is already one of the best players in the game.

Every fan has a hero image of his own in his heart, and it is difficult for a star to satisfy all fans' fantasies about heroes. Therefore, even if Link has a 20-0 record, he still can't escape the doom of being sprayed.

Among them, Black Link's most energetic black is Bill. Simmons.

Although the last time he raised the bar with Link, Simmons overturned. But with Simmons' character, he will never stop. He himself said that until Link won the slam dunk contest, he was very keen to compete with Link to the end.

Bill. Simmons is such a straightforward person, not only against Link, but also for players like Carter and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

He even didn't hesitate to hack the star he hated in his book, for a simple and crude reason, not because the other party did anything wrong, but because, "This is my book, I can hack whoever I want." ”

"If Link didn't have yellow skin and didn't speak Chinese fluently, guess he would be in the top five? The Grizzlies' recent 20-game winning streak is indeed very impressive, but that doesn't mean that Link is the best superstar in the world. He's got some superstar genes off the line, I mean, there's no superstar who can take a championship and completely dominate the league. ”

Link was speechless, Bill. Simmons is all black for black's sake. However, as a loyal reader of the book "Basketball History", Link is also mentally prepared to be hacked by Simmons.

Simmons is a very subjective guy, and he never wants to be anything neutral, anything objective. For him, liking is liking, and hating is hating.

Except for Bill. Simmons Outside, Kevin. Durant is also eyeing Link today.

Seeing that Link, the former defeated subordinate, became the vote king, and Durant was only third, this black-bellied guy will certainly not be convinced.

In the Western Conference Finals last season, the Thunder suffered revenge from the Grizzlies. It wasn't until now in December that Durant got a chance to pull one back.

Originally, Durant wanted to perform well in front of Link, and now it happened to be an All-Star vote. Therefore, Durant is even more irritable tonight today.

Before the game began, Durant released cruel words in an interview, "The Grizzlies' 20-0 record is very remarkable, but after today's game, this will be history." ”

In this regard, Bill. Simmons doesn't say how supportive he is," Kevin. Durant is definitely the player who can compete with Link. I have to apologize to James and Anthony first, because I have to say, Kevin. Durant is the best scorer in the league."

As a result, the Thunder team really went berserk at the Federal Express Arena tonight.

The Thunder are already strong, and their record so far this season is 16-4, which is very good.

Today, Durant and Westbrook also put up near-perfect individual performances.

Westbrook didn't wave it today, shooting 58.3 percent from the field and putting down an all-around stats of 27 points, six rebounds and nine assists. Today, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" are invincible.

Not to be outdone, Durant still had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists under Link's tight defense. Moreover, the hit rate is as high as 50%.

Durant's hand today is very magical, many times, Link is not out of position at all, but Durant can score against Link's interference.

Relying on the violent play of the second youth, the Grizzlies lost their home court early this season. At the same time, the longest opening streak in league history has also stopped at 20 consecutive wins.

116-108, Grizzlies and Link suffered a painful loss!

The Thunder outscored opponents by 9.8 points per 100 possessions last season, higher than the Heat's 8.6. They have outscored their opponents by 20 points on 19 occasions, more than twice as many as the Heat! What the Thunder really suffered was their performance in key moments, as they won 2-7 in games within 3 points. In the playoffs last season, the Thunder overturned many times at critical moments.

But this kind of game that establishes an advantage early, the Thunder rarely lose. Today, they seized the opportunity in a solid way.

Link had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists today, and his performance was not outstanding. But unfortunately, the Thunder are indeed the better side.

After Durant won the game, he was so excited that he almost rushed to Link and roared. From the summer to the end of the year, Durant dreamed of winning Link. Now that it's realized, can you not get excited?

Link was also very disappointed with the loss in this game, and the Oklahoma City Thunder were even more difficult to deal with than before. This game made Link realize that he had not yet achieved true dominance over the league. A super-combination like Durant and Westbrook can still cause problems for the Grizzlies.

In stark contrast to Link's mood is Bill. Simmons too. Before the game, he said Durant was the one who could beat Link. This time, he won.

"What am I talking about? Link is a half-baked superstar. But whenever he meets a decent opponent, he is dumbfounded. Believe me, when his good fortune is gone, when the Grizzlies' aura fades, they will be no longer magical. After the results of the second round of All-Star voting come out, Link will definitely fall from the first position! Not convinced? Then take a look at the next game, Kobe Bryant. How will Bryant deal with Link? ”

Bill. Simmons was very proud, and he finally managed to pull one back today.

And Link found that this all-star ticket king is not easy to be.