On the night after the All-Star break, Link didn't show up at the post-game players' party.

As is customary, All-Star MVPs have never been absent from such parties, but Link is an exception.

No one knows where Link has gone, not even Gasol Jr.

And at this time, on a bench somewhere in Central Park, New York.

Link, the hero of the world, is sitting there.

There was no spotlight, no cheers and no praise. Even the people who come and go don't look at the benches.

But Link enjoys the tranquility of the moment more than that.

"Why don't you go to the post-game party? I can't dominate the world's spotlight. Beside Link, Rachel, who had finally finished her busy work, leaned on Link's shoulder.

"It's better to stay with you than to accept praise from all over the world. The next time I'll be alone for such a long time will be summer......" Link pouted.

"It's okay, we've been together for a long time. Link, in the last two months, you must protect yourself and don't get hurt. ”

Hearing this, Link suddenly stared at Rachel's eyes, which made Rachel blush a little.

"How...... What's wrong? Rachel bowed her head slightly.

"It's nothing, it's just that every time we are together, you tell me not to get hurt." Link smiled and leaned back into the bench.

"Is there one? How I don't remember. ”

"I just remember it, and I'll keep it in my heart."

Link smiled, in fact, many people didn't want him to get hurt. After all, his injury to the Grizzlies will surely have a huge impact. He's injured and the media will struggle to find hot news. Even, the league's earnings are likely to decline.

But Rachel, unlike "a lot of people", doesn't want to hurt herself, she simply doesn't want to go through hardship.

I don't know when Link noticed that Rachel would tell himself every time, more than Judy. Seto is still diligent.

But Link didn't feel nagging and listened tirelessly every time.

The two snuggled up to each other and were silent for a few more minutes. But even then, they don't get bored.

"Rachel." After a long time, Link called his female companion.

"Huh?"

"This summer...... I have a particular idea. ”

"Oh? What's the idea? Going to an African nature reserve together? Rachel was immediately excited, her eyes lit up.

Being with Link every summer is the happiest time of the year for her.

"Hmm...... You'll know when the time comes. Let's go, go back. It's not too early, and we're all going to leave New York early tomorrow morning. ”

"Okay, then sit for another ten minutes."

"Good...... Okay, let's sit for another ten minutes......"

In the end, God knows how many ten minutes passed for the two snuggled together.

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After the All-Star break, Link was the biggest winner.

All-Star all-time record for most points in a half, All-Star all-time record for most points in a game, plus a win and the first All-Star MVP trophy in career history.

There simply isn't any player who could have had a better All-Star weekend than Link.

In the media, there was so much praise for Link that there wasn't even a single voice of disapproval.

Because of Link's performance at this year's All-Star Game, it can be said that there are no black spots.

You have to say that Link relies on piling up the data of his shots, and Link's hit rate is still high.

You have to say that Link is a lone 48 points, and he has six assists and seven rebounds.

To say that Link's opponent is not strong enough? That's even more bizarre.

Link's performance made it impossible to find out the thorns at all, so everyone could only speak in unison and blow collectively.

And the biggest loser of this All-Star Weekend, there is no doubt that this "honor" is not Kevin. Durant is none other than that.

Durant originally had nothing to do with the All-Star because of injuries. But there is no way, if you don't do it, you won't die.

Obviously, nothing will happen to Durant, an All-Star, but he doesn't, he just wants to stand up and express himself and raise the bar with Link.

Now it's okay, Durant's image as a "good man" in the hearts of the media is completely ruined. Link's win of the MVP also made Durant's remarks unreasonable, and more like a little boy's vexatiousness.

Most of the people on the West team were willing to help Link break the record, and most of the fans inside Madison Square Garden cheered for Link.

The statement that Link only won the award by relying on media favoritism is obviously untenable.

This time, no media continued to side with Durant to attack Link. Because Durant himself is now on the opposite side of the media.

From now on, Durant will have another quarrel with Link, and the media will not all help Link.

But if they don't continue to help Durant, that's a possibility......

Link's relationship with the media was originally very tense, but now it's okay, after Durant suddenly intervened, Link's relationship with the media eased instead.

The person who hates Link the most, but this time he gave Link a divine assist.

Durant's fancy death made it difficult for him to recuperate from an injury.

But he is by no means the only one in this world who has been broken by Link, and his teammate Russell. Westbrook and ESPN's famous "poisonous tongue" Bill. Simmons, surely too agitated right now.

The reason for their agitation is simple – Link carried over his unbeatable All-Star game performance into the regular season.

After the All-Star break, the stars had a short break to recuperate, and everyone continued to dive into the intense regular season battle.

The Grizzlies lost their main point guard Conley, but relied on Link's incredible play to maintain a very high winning rate.

In the first game after the All-Star break, on February 22, the Grizzlies challenged the Trail Blazers again.

This time, Link completely blocked Lillard at the No. 1 position. Although Lillard scored 18 points, he shot just 7 of 17 from the field and shot just 41.2 percent.

Link, on the other hand, had a big triple-double of 36 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds.

While recording his 13th triple-double of the season, he also led the team to a 108-96 victory.

Link is definitely a man who knows the difference between public and private, and he thanked Lillard for his support during the All-Star Game before the game. But as soon as the game started, Link "turned his face and didn't recognize anyone".

A 30-point triple-double just after the All-Star break put Westbrook's best spot in jeopardy.

Of course, also let Bill. Simmons felt a chill run over his head.

On Feb. 23, the Grizzlies played back-to-back games in Los Angeles. Because they played back-to-back away games, the Grizzlies ended up losing by 3 points.

The Clippers were working hard to take out the Grizzlies, and they finally got their wish.

But Paul didn't enjoy winning this game, as he completely lost the duel with Link.

Paul's 17 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds are actually not bad, but Link's performance of 30 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks is much more than Paul.

After the game, the local media in Los Angeles exclaimed, "Mike. Conley hurry up and come back, if Link continues to wreak havoc in the No. 1 position, the No. 1 position in the whole league will be beaten and shut up! ”

Unfortunately, Conley didn't make it back on time. The original plan was for Conley to return at the end of February. However, in the latest report from the Grizzlies, Conley's return was delayed until early March.

No one knows if Conley really didn't recover or if the Grizzlies deliberately wanted to use Link to play a few more point guards......

The loss to the Clippers can only be regarded as a nap for the Grizzlies. Because after that, they won the remaining three games in February in one fell swoop.

Playing the Kings on February 25, Link had 33 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, and didn't give Cousins any water at all.

On February 27, he fought the Clippers again, and Link scored 42 points and successfully took revenge!

The No. 28 Grizzlies have another round of back-to-back games, but the opponent is the Minnesota "Huskies" who are weak, with a current record of only 13 wins and 44 losses.

As a result, the Grizzlies won the game without a fight, and Link had 30 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds. After the All-Star break, he led the team to a 5-4 record.

By the end of February, the Grizzlies had consolidated their record to 49-8. The Warriors, who continue to suppress the 45-11 Warriors, sit first in the league.

At this point, Westbrook has completely disappeared from view.

Half a month ago, he was the most likely player to win the Western Conference Player of the Month in February.

But now, no one talks about it anymore.

After the second half of the month, everyone knew that Link's best of the month was definitely stable again.

Bill. Simmons and Westbrook are no less worried than Durant right now.