476: Over-the-air champion
Zack. Randolph was named to the All-Star bench lineup, and now, the Grizzlies don't have just one All-Star anymore.
After the full All-Star roster was announced, Memphis fans were in full bloom.
At the beginning, when Link said "We are all All-Star players", some media said that Link was comforting himself. But now, the Grizzlies do have a second player named an All-Star, and those who are waiting to see the Grizzlies' jokes are instantly speechless.
It's not easy for a team to have two players in the All-Star Game at the same time. But this year, the situation is very special.
The teams that have two or more players selected for the All-Star team at the same time this season are the Spurs, Lakers, Heat, Celtics, Thunder, Clippers and Grizzlies! Most of the players on the All-Star roster are from these seven teams!
It's not hard to see how serious the situation is with stars playing in groups these days. But the Grizzlies are one of those seven teams, which must have been a big surprise.
After all, in most people's minds, the Grizzlies are Link's one-man team. But now, they have a second veritable All-Star!
When the Grizzlies players returned to Memphis in Memphis that afternoon, they were naturally enthusiastically pursued by local reporters.
It's hard to think of an All-Star player for the Grizzlies, but this is the second year in a row that the Grizzlies have two players selected for the All-Star Game!
Last season it was Link + Gasol Jr., this season it is Link + Randolph.
After getting off the plane, Link and Randolph became the two most popular journalists. The reporters were as enthusiastic as the Grizzlies won yesterday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
But now, everyone is basking in the joy of Randolph's All-Star selection. Yesterday's defeat? Few people care anymore.
In the afternoon, Randolph went to the mall and spent $260,000! The next morning, when all the Grizzlies players arrived in the locker room, they found a small, beautifully packaged box on their cabinet.
Link smiled at everyone and opened the box. Sure enough, inside was a golden Rolex watch, and Randolph didn't break his promise!
"Wocao, it's really bloody!" Link took out the watch and tried it on his wrist, and then found that his name was still engraved on the back of the watch!
Everyone's watch has their name engraved on it! This time, Randolph didn't just throw money, but he also threw it very hard.
The players posted photos of their watches on social media, and for a while, Randolph's gift to his teammates was spread on the Internet.
The whole of Memphis was in harmony, and everyone on the Grizzlies was having a good time. Everyone can't wait to see Link and Randolph play side by side in the All-Star Game, and the Grizzlies players are ready to do another great thing in the next half of the season. However, another team with the opposite mood to the Grizzlies arrived at Memphis International Airport.
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When John. When Wall walked into the airport lobby, there were only a few reporters in front of him. When he and his teammates came out, almost no one cared.
For a moment, Wall felt like a tour group rather than a game in Memphis. The draft champion who entered the league at the same time as Link smiled bitterly, thinking that back then, he was playing in college, and the formation was much bigger than that.
Wall shook his head, he had only been gone for more than two months...... Have you fallen into this way?
On September 29, 2012, one month before the start of the new NBA season, Wizards President Glenfield announced to the outside world that John Brown. Wall is expected to miss the first dozen games of the regular season due to a recurrent injury and has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left knee. But in the end, the injury is not optimistic. Wall has also gone from a predicted absence of a dozen games to a dozen of them......
Since the injury was announced in September 2012, Wall did not finally return until January 12, some time ago. But when he reappeared on the court, he was greeted with a team with a 5-28 record.
It's been the third year since Wall came to the league, but the Wizards' current results are destined to miss the playoffs again.
While Link was already battling Durant, Duncan, Nowitzki and others in the West's highest-level series, Wall was still making his playoff debut.
Last season, Wall averaged 16.3 points, eight assists and 4.5 rebounds per game, slightly lower than his rookie season. As a result, there are high hopes for Wall this season, hoping that he can be reborn and make significant progress.
But after Wall's comeback, his performance was still tepid, and the arc of improvement was not large. He can occasionally score 20 points and 10 assists in some games, but sometimes, it is difficult to even score double-doubles, and his performance is extremely inconsistent.
As a result, a voice pointed out that "the experience of the playoffs for two consecutive years has allowed Link to leave Wall far behind." ”
As a draft champion, left behind by a failed draft? Joke!
However, even with such a hot topic, there are still no reporters at the airport to ask reporters questions. Wall clenched his fists, and he had a feeling of being slighted. What makes Wall even more angry and helpless is that his performance in the last three games has indeed been very poor.
On January 26, the Wizards played the Bulls, and Wall had 14 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. On January 28, the Wizards played the 76ers, and Wall was 3-of-12 from the field, with 9 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds...... Then on January 30, the Wizards played the Kings, and Wall had 7 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds.
In three games in a row, Wall's performance has been disappointing, and it has been even more disappointing every game! So now, no reporter came up to him and asked him questions, because in people's eyes, the Wizards in Memphis have no chance of winning at all. Wall is at the Federal Express Arena, and he doesn't want to shake Link's position.
Wall is angry and helpless, the whole world cares about Randolph's watches for his teammates, while the Washington Wizards and him are like wearing an invisibility cloak, and no one cares.
So in the afternoon, when the Wizards arrived in the visiting locker room at Federal Express Arena, the first thing Wall said was, "Guys. We can't afford to lose anymore. ”
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Does Wall want to lose? He really doesn't want to, and it's not all Wall's responsibility for the Wizards to play like this this year.
After all, it has only been more than half a month since Wall returned to the court. Taking over a team with 5 wins and 28 losses, even if Jordan comes, there is a high probability that he will be blind.
So, while the Wizards' current record is hopeless, Wall's ambitions are still thriving. He urgently needs to prove himself this season, Link has become a popular fried chicken in the league, Griffin has been selected to the All-Star Game for the third year in a row, Jeremy Lin has received an annual salary of tens of millions, and Paul has been selected for the All-Star Game. George has become the number one man for the Pacers......
These guys who entered the alliance with Wall at the beginning have already broken through. As the champion, Wall is naturally not far behind!
In the previous three games, he was in very low form and has not yet recovered from the injury. But Wall knew it was clear that tonight was his chance to raise his eyebrows. If he can perform well at the Federal Express Arena, he will immediately return to everyone's attention.
He still wants to win.
So at the beginning of this game, Wall played hard. While the Grizzlies were still walking around and slowly entering the state, Wall led the Wizards to suddenly make a move.
He made a sudden pass, and scored 7 points and 5 assists in the first quarter of the game! On the Grizzly Bear's side, it seems that he hasn't adapted to the sudden increase in intensity, and he is a little stunned.
In the first quarter of the game, Wall led the Wizards to a wave of 30-23 offense! Lead the Grizzlies by 7 points and head into the second quarter!
"What's going on? Are the Grizzlies players still nostalgic for the watches they received? They are known for their defense, and they actually let the Wizards score 30 points in the first quarter, which is unbelievable! ”
Hubi. Brown shook his head, Wall had a strong desire to attack today. If the grizzlies don't wake up sooner, the margin will be pulled apart sooner or later.
Wall on the bench was beaming, and he had a hunch that it would be his night.
"Don't try to kill us here!" And on the Grizzlies bench, this is what Link told his teammates.
These two young men did not admit defeat.