On January 17, the NBA officially announced the list of participants in the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Contest.

Heat player James. Jones won the 2011 Three-Point Contest, so he automatically earned a spot in the Three-Point Contest. Another Heat guard, Chalmers, also qualified.

In addition to the two Heat players, the other four players invited to participate in the three-point contest are Timberwolves forward Kevin Brown. Love, Magic forward Ryan. Anderson, Nets guard Anthony. Morrow, as well as Link, who has recently turned purple, will replace injured Hawks guard Joe. Johnson participates in this three-point contest!

After yesterday's deliberations, Link finally decided to accept the alliance's invitation. It's okay to go and have fun. And to participate in the three-point contest is better than being pulled by Kobe to train at four or five o'clock in the morning...... Now, there is an excuse to refuse Kobe's invitation to train......

Link's participation suddenly made this All-Star Game even more interesting. Like Griffin last season, Link was almost the star of the All-Star Game.

Because from the first day of the Rookie Challenge to the three-point contest to the All-Star Game, Link participated in all of them.

The news of Time magazine and joining the three-point contest coincided, and Link literally swept the basketball circle.

But unlike the controversy when he was selected for the All-Star Game, this time Link participated in the three-point contest, and basically all the media and fans gave positive reviews.

First, Link's 38.5% three-point shooting rate per game this year is indeed high enough. Second, Link has been very popular recently, adding a lot of highlights to the star-studded three-point contest.

Seeing that the media was full of reports related to himself, Link pouted helplessly.

If he had this popularity last year, it is estimated that Griffin would not have been the best rookie or anything.

Speaking of which, Link was still envious of Griffin's popular monster last year. But this year, he himself has become a popular monster. This season's leap forward is indeed a dream for Link.

That night, the Grizzlies lost by one point at home to the Nuggets, ending their second seven-game winning streak of the season. But Link still satisfied the appetite of the fans with his three-pointers on 4-of-6 shooting.

Now, people are increasingly looking forward to Link's performance at All-Star Weekend.

But another player who played well from beyond the three-point line was completely overlooked. And he's trying to make everyone remember himself again.

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At the same time as the Grizzlies and Nuggets are battling, in Oklahoma City, the Thunder, who are currently ranked first in the West, are playing against the Golden State Warriors.

Before this game, no one thought the Warriors could cause any problems for the Thunder. After all, judging from the record, the two sides are not at the same level at all.

So far this season, the Thunder are 22-7. Kevin. Durant averaged 28 points per game, and he became a more mature scoring machine. Russell. Westbrook averaged 23.6 points per game and shot 45.7 percent from the field. Most of the time, this number 0 defender will stay calm. Sergi. Serge Ibaka is averaging a horrible 3.7 blocks per game! He made the Thunder's weak under-the-basket defense less vulnerable

Of course, the Thunder's biggest gain this season came from James on the bench. Harden!

In first grade, Harden averaged less than 10 points per game and shot a miserable 40 percent from the field.

Last season, Harden averaged 12.2 points per game, but he was still not a figure, and most players could easily lock him down.

And this season, Harden's scoring skyrocketed to 16.8 points, averaging 49.1% per game and 39% from three-point range!

In the prediction ranking for the Best Sixth Man award, James. Harden has been leading the way. He has become the most well-known sixth man in the league this season, and there is no one! His combination with Westbrook and Durant is starting to make people think more and more.

A defensive stalwort, two scoring machines plus a super sixth man...... Maybe this young team can really challenge for the championship!?

However, it is such a strong team with a terrible record. Today he was at home, struggling on the verge of a rollover.

All this because of one person, Stephen. Curry!

"Stephen, catch the ball and shoot straight over Westbrook's head, is there!? In, in! Three-point hit! Stephen. Curry, this is already his 6 three-pointers in this game! It was crazy, 6-of-8 three-point shooting, Stephen. Curry is fighting against the Thunder on his own! ”

On the commentary stage, Weber's voice was hoarse. Curry is like a guy today, and he has three points to open!

After Curry scored, he swung his fist very hard. He is not demonstrating against the Thunder players and fans, but expressing his inner unwillingness.

This season has been too difficult for Curry.

Last offseason, Curry underwent ankle surgery to repair a torn ankle ligament, but that didn't make a fundamental improvement for him. In the first seven games of the season, Curry sprained his ankle twice. In January '12, Curry sprained his right foot. Sprained again in February, and it's only been a few days since he came back.

Due to his constant injury, Curry has not played many games this season and his stats have plummeted. From averaging 18.6 points per game last season, to just 14.7 points.

He was frustrated, feeling like he hadn't done anything but recover his ankle since last summer.

Seeing that the day of the early contract extension of the third-year player with the parent team is approaching, the Golden State Warriors have not made an offer for a long time. With a 45.5 percent three-point shooting percentage, Curry didn't receive an invitation from the league to participate in the three-point contest...... These two events made him realize that he seemed to be abandoned and forgotten!

Therefore, today Curry vented all the grievances and unhappiness in his heart. He's going to prove to the Warriors, to the world, that I'm not down yet, that I can still fight, that I can still win!

Unfortunately, the Oklahoma City Thunder hit the muzzle.

After Curry hit the three-pointer, the Warriors led the Thunder by four points with 43.5 seconds left in the game. The Thunder have only lost seven games so far this season. But they would never have imagined that the Warriors, who couldn't even make it into the top eight in the West, would become the eighth team to defeat them.

In the final moments, the Thunder missed a couple of key shots, and eventually, the nightmare became a reality. The Thunder, the first in the West, lost to the Golden State Warriors, who are ranked third from the bottom in the West, at home!

At the end of the game, the baby-faced, unpopular defender raised his arms to celebrate his victory.

With 34 points and 8 assists, and 6 of 8 three-pointers, Curry completed the redemption of himself with an impeccable performance. For the first time this season, Stephen Brown. Curry scored 30 points per game.

After the game, Stephen. Once again, Curry has won the hearts of journalists. He couldn't remember how long he had been forgotten.

"Stephen, it's a great win. The league didn't invite you to the three-point contest, did they not respect you enough? As soon as the reporter came up, he threw out a very sharp question.

Curry smiled wryly and didn't answer. But that smile is worth a thousand words.

"Then the next game is against the Memphis Grizzlies and against the replacement Joe. Johnson's three-point contest Link, do you think he can continue to play well? ”

"I'm going to do my best and fight every game."

Curry's eyes are firm, and although he is baby-faced, he uses the heart of a strong man.

Unbeknownst to Link and his teammates, they have already been targeted by their opponents for the next game.

A Stephen who is eager to prove himself. Curry, perhaps, will also bring huge trouble to the Grizzlies.