One Thousand One Hundred and Twenty One: The True Facade of the Alliance

86 to 82, both teams shot less than 40%.

Just looking at the score and shooting percentage, you can never imagine how exciting the game between the Grizzlies and the Spurs was.

So much so that the next day, many fans who missed the game cried out that they had lost their blood.

Although there are videos to watch, watching the videos while knowing the results of the game and experiencing the live broadcast are two completely different feelings.

Continuing from Link's long-range three-pointer to beat the Raptors not long ago, his mid-air layup provided another visual feast for the fans.

Stephen A. Smith, the "Lin blower", did not shy away from saying on his social media: "Half of the highlights in the NBA this season were contributed by Link. And they are still the most exciting half! "

A game that went against the times, had a low shooting percentage, and had no smooth offense, suddenly became a favorite among fans.

Facts have proved that rules and era do not necessarily change the viewing experience of basketball games, stars do!

Of course, Link wasn't the only one who became famous after this game.

Leonard, who forced Link to "amp up his moves", also occupies a place in the hearts of fans.

Previously, Leonard's popularity has not been explosive due to the fact that the Spurs have not received much attention this season.

But now, when people suddenly discovered that Leonard was so good, the surge in popularity was a certainty.

Everyone believes that Leonard is now the most underestimated player in the league. A player who can fight with Link until the end and only lose is definitely not easy.

One shot, two shots, this is the kind of game I'm talking about.

Of course, Leonard will definitely not be happy about this kind of thing.

No matter how many people recognize you, you can only rely on yourself on the basketball court.

Back then, when no one recognized him, Link also won the championship.

What Leonard cares about is not recognition, but winning.

But no matter how much he wanted to win, he could only wait a while longer with reluctance.

After this game is over,

The Grizzlies get a day of respite. The Grizzlies still have four games to play before the All-Star break.

Among them, there is another game against the Warriors.

But for Link and the Grizzlies generals, facing the Warriors now, they no longer feel special.

After all, they have beaten the defending champion twice this season, and both times they beat the Warriors particularly badly.

Even if they really lose next time, the Warriors will still be behind 1-2.

Overall, the Grizzlies players are very relaxed at this time.

At this stage of the season in February, most teams are exhausted.

The relaxed state of mind of a grizzly bear is quite rare.

During practice this afternoon, a photography team walked into the Grizzlies' training facility.

This team was officially sent by the league, and they hoped to shoot a promotional advertisement for Link for the All-Star Game.

It was probably Link saying something like "Welcome to the 2017 NBA All-Stars" into the camera.

Link shot this simple advertisement during a break in training. To his surprise, league president Adam Joke actually came to the scene.

Moreover, I was just silently waiting for Link's training to end with the photography team.

"Thank you, Link. You have contributed too many wonderful games and pictures to the league this season. I believe that with your invitation, more people will pay attention to the All-Star Weekend."

As soon as Link finished filming, Joke took the initiative to shake hands with Link.

"I didn't expect you to come, Mr. President. To be honest, I thought you would go to Oakland to film Kevin." Link smiled, but after hearing the joke, his face was full of black lines.

We are all adults and we all know what each other’s words mean.

Link was just making a mockery of the way the Warriors have been suppressing themselves while praising the Warriors.

Although Link has been in the United States since he was born, most people still treat him as a foreign player because of his skin color.

It's like although Olajuwon still played for the Dream Team back then, both the fans and the "Big Dream" themselves still regarded him as a foreign player.

Does the NBA allow a foreign player to become the face of the league? Obviously, they don't want to.

What's more, he is still a league face who is always rude, unrestrained on the court, and difficult to "discipline".

In other words, the NBA has actually been struggling and swinging left and right.

In the history of the NBA, there are only a few examples of foreigners almost becoming the face of the league.

For example, Nash, Dirk, Parker and so on.

But although they have enough honor and strength, their popularity is not that high. Their jersey sales have never reached the first place, and their commercial value is far less than that of American players.

Therefore, it is naturally impossible for them to become the face of the alliance.

But at this time, Link became the game-breaker.

This season, thanks to the league's team-building ethos, Link's commercial value and popularity have never been higher.

Fans already like him far more than they dislike him.

The NBA is always a business league, and there is no reason why you can't make money without making money. Therefore, when an influential foreign player appears, they will also make concessions.

Now the joke has given way.

No matter how much he dislikes Link, no matter whether he introduced the new All-Star voting rules that were collectively despised by the fans in order to curb Link, he must now personally push Link to the position of being the face of the league!

To put it bluntly, Link is now the player who can best help the league make money. If Joke doesn’t do this, others won’t agree.

Therefore, even though it was clear that Link was mocking himself, the joke still accompanied the smile.

"Hahaha, you are the most important player in the league. Of course we are the first to come to you. I hope you and your team can continue to perform well. I am optimistic about your prospects this season."

He joked and patted Link on the shoulder.

The forced smile on his face was simply hilarious.

"Actually, I'm here to ask for something. We hope you can participate in the skills challenge at next year's All-Star Weekend. I believe the fans will love to see this. And, if you win, you will also become The first player in NBA history to win three individual championships. Trust me, it's also better for your publicity."

Later, Joke also made a request to Link, with a very low profile!

This may be the first time in NBA history that the league president has personally invited a player to participate in an All-Star game.

The joke is clear, as long as Link participates in individual events, there is no need to worry about the ratings of that All-Star Game.

"Okay, why not?" Link shrugged and nodded lightly.

Mr. CEO has already licked me like this, so there is really no reason to refuse.

Soon, Joke and the league's official camera crew left FedEx Arena. And Link has undoubtedly become the key publicity target of this All-Star Game.

As long as you are strong enough, even the president of the alliance cannot defeat you!

It turns out that Joke's decision to give in now was a very smart one.

Because just the day after the commercial was filmed, the Grizzlies broke another record in the game against the Suns.

Facing the rebuilding Suns in this game, the Grizzlies won by 19 points without any blood.

Grizzlies player development consultant and former Suns legend Steve Nash kept shaking his head during the game.

On one hand, he's happy to see his team win. But on the other hand, he was a little sad to see the team to which he had devoted everything being pressed to the ground and rubbed like this.

Devin Booker once again failed to challenge Link. Facts have proved that these newcomers are still a long way from threatening Link's status.

After winning this game, the Grizzlies' record became 50 wins and 4 losses! This makes the Grizzlies the fastest team in NBA history to win 50 games!

In this record, the Grizzlies left the Warriors and Bulls far behind.

On February 8, it took only 54 games to achieve 50 wins. This is likely to be a record that no one can break in the future.

Riding on the momentum of the Grizzlies' record-breaking performance, Link's All-Star advertising has become extremely popular.

With his star power, this year's All-Star Weekend will definitely make a lot of money again.

Now, everything seems to be moving in the right direction.

That is until Link and Grizzly meet their nemesis for the third time this season.

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