The Lakers' game against the Grizzlies ended up with no stunning, and no player played too strong a statistic.

Bryant had 24 points and nine assists, a double-double. Bynum had 15 points and 12 rebounds, but less than 40 percent shooting ruined it all. Link had 17 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, and this game was Link's new season low. Gay scored 19 points and still didn't break 20. Randolph had six points and five rebounds, and he almost became a fake starter......

But it was this game that did not kill and the stars did not play amazing statistics, but it became the most watched game of the day!

The picture of Kobe's three-point shot at the last moment being blocked by Link from the side was even rolled by major TV stations, becoming one of the most classic moments of the season.

Link's stats aren't impressive, but his key defense in the final moments is talked about. It is said that after Kobe Bryant's game that night, he specially practiced 500 shots for himself in the blocked position, looking at the news, Link really felt sorry for Kobe.

"Actually, you're not missing a key shot because you're shooting incorrectly, it's because you're blocked. So strictly speaking, it's useless to practice more......" Link muttered to himself, but Kobe Bryant's paranoia, where can he manage so much, he just needs a way to vent his inner dissatisfaction.

In any case, the game against the Lakers finally ended safely, and Link finally breathed a sigh of relief. His "Happy Sunday" was spent peacefully.

And the day after the game against the Lakers, the league officially announced the results of the first round of voting for the NBA All-Star Weekend.

After the first round of voting, Magic center Dwight D. Howard ranked first with 754737 votes and once again sat in the position of the vote king.

Looking at Howard's super popularity now, Link couldn't help but sigh, it's really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi.

In second place is Kobe Bryant, who was just blocked by Link and lost, although it is second, the gap between him and Howard has been widened. By the time the results were announced, Kobe Bryant had only 690613 votes.

And Link's biggest concern is naturally the voting results of the Western Strikers group!

To Link's disappointment, he was still third, failing to overtake Blake. Griffin, with the first Kevin. The gap between Durant is even greater. But happily, Link is not far from Griffin!

In the first round of voting, Kevin. Durant received 633538 votes and topped the Western Conference forward group. Griffin, who is second, has 394264 votes, but Link, who is third, is only nearly 5,000 votes less than Griffin! In a situation where the number of votes is based on 100,000 or even millions, the difference of 5000 is simply insignificant!

Griffin was named to the All-Star Game last season, and his popularity is terrifying. After Paul joined this season, Griffin was able to appear in the top five of the day with a variety of aerial relay dunks, like a popular harvester.

But compared to last season, Griffin's improvement arc is very small. You can say what he was like last season and what he is still like this season. How I played last season, how I still play this year. His stats are even a slight regression from last season. Therefore, the fans are not so fresh about him.

Even if it's a violent dunk, you will get tired of watching it every day. Because of this, Griffin's popularity has declined compared to last season.

Link's side is completely the opposite, in terms of record, the Grizzlies have played 6-2 this year, ranking among the top three in the West. In terms of data, Link still has 20+5+5 data, which is a lot more amazing than last season. Not to mention the performance, the clean sheet Westbrook, the 40-point triple-double got Rose, plus the "death entanglement" to Kobe Bryant at the critical moment yesterday...... There are less than 10 games to play in the new season, but Link has impressive performances in several games.

On the basketball court, Link is also more fresh. He can do some offense that he couldn't do last season and play defense that he couldn't do last season. In short, Link is surprising at every turn.

Link has gone from being a niche star to gradually entering the public eye. As a result, his popularity is actually growing faster than Griffin's.

Just when everyone thought Griffin's starting game was stable, Link came out halfway.

"He's going to be an All-Star starter, and I'm sure Link has that quality."

"In the history of the NBA, there has only been Ben. Wallace alone can enter the All-Star starting lineup as an undrafted player. Let's see if Link will be the second! ”

"It's not easy for a draft player to survive in the NBA, let alone be selected as an All-Star."

"So far in NBA history, only three undrafted players have made it to the All-Star Game. Wallace, Brad. Miller and John. Starks. Among them, only Big Ben can become an all-star starter! Bruce. Bowen? Raja. Bel? These are well-known undrafted players, but they've never had anything to do with the All-Star Game. ”

"No matter what happens in the end, this Chinese kid is making history."

As soon as the official voting results of the alliance came out, Link was stunned. I didn't expect that a person who ranked third in the Western Forward Group actually gained so much attention. People talk about him more than they talk about Howard, the vote king.

It seems that the identity of the undrafted is sometimes better than the champion. The selection of the champion to the All-Star seems to be a natural thing, and people are too lazy to discuss it. And the same selection for the All-Star team, the undrafted get much more attention.

While most fans would love to see this "sparrow turn phoenix" happen, the Los Angeles media is an exception.

They don't want their top pick to be overshadowed by a draft loss, not to mention that Link has just beaten one of the most popular players in Los Angeles. After San Antonio, the Los Angeles media also said that they had put Linkela on the blacklist — the list that was blacklisted.

All of L.A. was waiting, waiting for an opportunity to refute Link. But what they didn't expect was that this opportunity soon appeared.

After finishing the game with the Lakers, on January 10, the Grizzlies welcomed their second matchup of the season against the Thunder at home.

This time, Westbrook didn't drop the chain, he shot 12-of-20 and scored 30 points very efficiently, which was a shame.

With Westbrook supporting the offense, Durant can put more effort on the defensive end.

So on the Grizzlies' side, Link was pressed by Durant all the time, 8 of 16 from the field, with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Link's performance can't be said to be bad, but it is indeed some distance away from helping the team win.

Randolph still didn't play today, and the Grizzlies suddenly lost a big point of attack. Although Speights, who started for the first time this season, scored 10 points, his power was naturally not comparable to Randolph. Link struggled to go it alone, and in the end, the Grizzlies still lost the game.

100-95, the Thunder and Durant successfully took revenge, and the Young Guards finally let out a bad breath.

However, everyone didn't expect that after this game, it was not the Oklahoma media who was most excited, but the Los Angeles media!

Famous Clippers reporter John Brown. A minute after the Grizzlies lost, Buha tweeted, "If Link ends up outnumbering Blake. Griffin, that proves that there is a big problem with the all-star voting mechanism. Because from any point of view, Blake. Griffin are all stronger players. By the way, Griffin scored 22 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks today, and the Clippers also won the game. ”

This dynamic immediately attracted widespread discussion and attention, and it seems that an all-star storm is quietly brewing.