699: Superstar of the League
Conley completely put Isaiah. Thomas was devastated.
Today's match against the Kings was more scorching than people imagined. The Kings played well, especially Cousins, who restrained his temper today and didn't do anything superfluous.
As a result, this big guy who can run, jump and shoot has caused a lot of trouble for the Grizzlies.
But the trouble only lasted for two quarters, and in the second half, when Mike. After Conley began to share the scoring pressure for Link and pinned Thomas Jr. to the ground, the balance of victory began to tilt more and more in favor of the Grizzlies.
In the end, Cousins hit a big double-double of 22 points and 17 rebounds at the Federal Express Arena. But Conley's 25 points and 6 assists and Link's 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists still allowed the Kings to lose by 13 points.
It is worth mentioning that Thomas Jr. made only 5 of 14 shots today. Although he scored 14 points, he shot only 35.7 percent from the field.
Mike. Conley's outstanding performance deprived Cousins of his most trusted helper.
After the game, reporters were more concerned about Link's stats and the Grizzlies' two-game winning streak.
Although Conley had 25 points and six assists, people seemed to think he deserved it, and everyone was used to it.
Since it is customary for a player to cut 20+5 stats, why can't he be selected as an All-Star?
At the end of the day, it's all about exposure. In the original history, the Grizzlies did not have much exposure, and Conley's performance was honestly not too prominent among the star point guards. So when everyone is doing the same, Conley is often overlooked.
But that's different now, the Grizzlies are the defending champions, and the world is eyeing a 10-game winning streak at this point. Link believes that Conley will be able to gain unprecedented attention as long as he can continue to output during this time.
So far, the Grizzlies have won two in a row, and the results are outstanding. But there is still a long way to go before 10 consecutive wins.
The world is waiting to see how the Grizzlies are finally waiting for their third winning streak on January 20th!
On January 20, the Grizzlies played at home against the Pelicans. This is the third time the Grizzlies have met the Pelicans this season, having won the previous two times.
When the two teams met for the first time this season, Link "educated" Davis with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. In the second meeting, Davis was injured and the Grizzlies won easily.
Today, Davis is back with a full lineup of Pelicans who are aiming to win.
Davis also lived up to expectations, scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks and 4 steals! You can clearly see how hungry Davis is for victory, and he won't pass up a single opportunity to disrupt the Grizzlies' offense.
Link is being taken care of by Davis today, and he has to deal with the attack of two long-handed monsters, Aminu and Davis, at the same time.
At first, Link was not very efficient, after all, the defense of these two people is really deadly.
But then, it was Conley again, who bravely stepped up and helped Link pull through the gaps.
When Conley started to draw on the defense, he also started assisting Link in turn. With Link and Conley combined for offense, the Grizzlies eventually defeated the Pelicans 102-95.
Once again, Link and Conley team up to defend themselves against the enemy. When the game was over, Conley's stats stuck at 23 points and 10 assists, and people suddenly found out.
Conley, this guy has an operation!
He may always seem obscure, but whenever Link needs him, he will step up in time to give Link the greatest support.
With Randolph's form dipping slightly as he gets older, Conley has emerged as Link's best attacking helper this season.
After this game, Conley finally caught the attention of reporters. On the sidelines, Conley spoke to reporters. The reporter asked Conley, "Do you think you can make the All-Star team this season?" ”
Conley didn't answer yes or no, but smiled lightly, "It's up to someone else to decide, all I can do is show performance." ”
The day after the game, on January 21, the NBA officially announced the results of the fourth round and the final round of voting before the start of the All-Star break.
After the results were announced, the biggest news was undoubtedly that Link successfully sat on the throne of the All-Star vote king for the first time in his career with 1.41 million votes!
LeBron. James' final vote count was 1.38 million, which was very close to Link. But this time, the "little emperor" could not wear the crown.
Kevin. Durant is still ranked third, and he finally broke his embarrassment of being the "second oldest in the millennium" and became the third.
1.25 million votes, this is Durant's final score. I have to say that it is still far from Link and James.
But now, Durant doesn't care too much about the All-Star vote. As soon as he mentions this, Durant can proudly tell reporters, "I have beaten this year's vote king, and twice!" ”
At this point, the starting lineup of the East and West All-Stars has finally been released.
The Eastern Conference starters were Irving, Wade, George, James and Anthony. It's worth mentioning that there isn't a single pure interior player in the Eastern Conference starters this time.
In the West, the starting lineup is Curry, Harden, Link, Durant and Griffin.
The starting lineup in the West was somewhat surprising, as two new faces appeared, Harden and Curry.
Due to injury, Paul has fallen behind Curry in popularity in the third round of voting. Unexpectedly, in the end, Paul failed to complete the counterattack and let Curry sit in the starting lineup. After joining the Clippers, Paul was not selected as an All-Star starter for the first time.
Kobe Bryant was unable to play due to injury, so Harden replaced him.
Howard has been a complete rollover this year, and he has not even been in the starting line-up after Griffin and Love.
Both Curry and Harden were named to the All-Star starting lineup for the first time, which seemed to signal a new era on the horizon.
Regardless, Link is once again part of the All-Star starting lineup. He was no stranger to this.
The identity of the king of Link votes also proves the saying, "As many people love you, as many people hate you." ”
Don't look at Link, who is usually hacked quite badly, but his popularity is really high. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for so many people to vote for Link.
Link became the All-Star ticket king, which undoubtedly made Memphis fans very proud. After all, he is the first All-Star vote winner in Grizzlies history, which means that he is not just a Grizzlies star, but a superstar who belongs to the entire league!
Historically, players who can become All-Star voters are not good at stubble.
The whole of Memphis is reveling, and the media that support Link has become emboldened.
Link was also happy, but not just because he was the ticket king. At the same time as the starting lineup was announced, Link spotted a small vote ranking change. This change is the source of Link's happiness.
After the results of the fourth round of voting came out, in addition to the starting lineup, the final votes of everyone were also determined. Conley has managed to overtake the Spurs' "French sports car" Parker after the fourth vote and move up to fifth place in Western Conference guards.
While that still doesn't make Conley 100 percent All-Star, it does at least mean he's got attention.
It is believed that in the next bench selected by the coaches of the 30 teams in the league, Conley will also have some advantages.
At this point, Link has accomplished his small goal for the season. The dream of becoming an All-Star ticket has come true, allowing Link to call himself a top star with confidence.
After defeating the Pelicans, the Grizzlies' winning streak has also accumulated to three consecutive wins. There are six games left before the Oklahoma City Thunder meet again. The seventh scene is the time to end everything.
And until then, Link believes. The All-Star roster will not be the only Grizzlies player on its own.