Two Hundred and Fifty-Five: This Time Was Selected

On the evening of January 22, the Grizzlies players after training did not go out or stay in their rooms, but all gathered in Link's room.

After the game against the Kings on the 21st, Hollins took the players to Oakland the next day. On the 23rd, the Grizzlies will play the Golden State Warriors in the Bay Area. On the 24th, I will immediately rush to Portland back-to-back to fight the Blazers.

So, Hollins decided to take the players to the Bay Area a day early to prepare for the game. In this way, the players can also have more time to rest.

After all, this is another round of disgusting 4 days and 3 games.

The Grizzlies players have grown accustomed to this life of playing a game every other day. The shortened season is what it is, and every team is treated the same.

Therefore, on the night of the 22nd, all the Grizzlies players were in the hotel in the Bay Area and gathered in Link's room.

Don't get me wrong, Link didn't set up a bet to invite his teammates to play. All Grizzlies gathered here, just waiting for the NBA to officially announce the starting lineup for this year's Orlando All-Star Game!

"How long? Why the fuck are they still advertising?"

"Hey, who wants juice, I have leftovers in this bottle."

"Zach, man, get your head out of the way, I can't see the TV!"

Link's room was very lively, quite a bit like when everyone in the university dormitory was waiting to watch the live broadcast of the game together.

Link sat in the middle, with his hands folded and his chin supported. He really didn't expect that he would become so nervous. First All-Star starter in Grizzlies history? Making the All-Star Game for the first time in his career?

These are all milestone achievements, and it's no wonder that Link isn't nervous.

Finally, at 7:30 in the evening, ESPN officially started the announcement ceremony of the NBA All-Star Game starting lineup.

"Hello everyone, welcome to ESPN! I think everyone has been waiting for this moment for a long time, so let's not talk nonsense! Just now, the NBA officially announced the results of the second round of voting for the All-Star Weekend. Magic center Dwight Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls followed Howard with 1,040,210 votes to become another player in the league with more than 1 million votes. Next, I will announce the East and West star teams starting roster.”

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The host took out a small envelope and made a mystery. In fact, there are already complete All-Star starters online now, but the players haven't seen it. Well, life still has to have a sense of ceremony. Go directly to the list, where is it exciting to watch the live broadcast.

"The king of the Western Conference votes belongs to Kobe Bryant on the guard line. His 1,110,379 votes are chasing Howard, and Chris Paul ranks second in the Western guards with 835,026 votes. Therefore, the Western Conference has two starting guards, namely Kobe Bryant. Bryant and Chris Paul, congratulations!"

This result is not very surprising. Kobe and Paul are the two top guards in the league. Thinking about it this way, it's not hard to understand why the "basketball reason" appeared in the offseason this year. The two strongest guards in the league join forces, and other teams will definitely not do it.

"Western forward, the two-game scoring champion Kevin Durant still ranks first with 973,152 votes, and he has confirmed an All-Star starting position." Speaking of which, the host paused deliberately. It seems that he knows the fans very well. What are they most eager to know.

"As for the other forward in the West, it's ... Tom Lin from the Memphis Grizzlies, Link! He is second with 859,623 votes, ranking second among Western Conference forwards and becoming a Western All-Star team. The second starting forward, congratulations! Blake Griffin won 619,913 votes, only ranked third and missed the All-Star start!"

"Haha!" The moment the results were announced, Link's room was directly fried.

Everyone raised their arms and cheered, and hugged Link one by one! Randolph was even more exaggerated. This guy directly sent a "depth charge" and fell on the bed with a back-and-forth, almost squashing the bed.

"All-star starter, starter! Wocao, it's amazing! Congratulations, Link, congratulations!"

"From now on the Grizzlies also have an All-Star starter! Hahahaha!"

"Good Link, at the All-Star Game, let people see the style of the Grizzlies players!"

All the noise in Link's ears was the roar of his teammates. But he did not feel noisy, but felt extremely happy. Another career milestone, won!

Of course, how could one forget that $1 million reward clause.

Soon, Link's phone kept ringing. George, Rachel, Brockman, Martha, parents and manager Jeff Austin, including Kobe Bryant, all called to congratulate.

Link has not experienced the draft, but today he has the feeling of waiting for the results of the draft with his family.

The whole family stayed in front of the TV, just to wait until the person above called their name.

Only this time, Link was really chosen!

After all the results of the All-Star start were announced, Link found that his 850,000 votes were not low.

On the east side, "Social Melon" Anthony, one of the starting forwards, won no more than 770,000 votes. On the West side, Paul only had 830,000 votes. The starting center Bynum, on a big stage like Los Angeles, played so much this season, only 770,000 votes.

After looking around for a while, Link found that his votes were second only to Kobe and Durant, ranking third in the West!

It seems that even he himself underestimated his popularity. In the last round of voting, he was on the same level as Griffin, but after this little half-month match, he and Griffin have completely opened the gap.

A month from now, in Orlando, Link will be more than just the protagonist of a "court game." This time, he's a serious All-Star!

There's a game tomorrow, and the Grizzlies' stalwarts are overwhelmed by the hotel room, so the celebration is over quickly. After a while, only Link and Randolph were left in the room.

"How do you feel?" Randolph patted Link's shoulder in relief.

"I'm very excited, Zach, it feels like a dream come true." Link made no secret of his inner excitement, starting the All-Star Game, which is an honor that many players cannot have in their lifetime!

"Yeah, it's a dream come true. But I guess the people of Los Angeles may be pissed off. Especially the Clippers reporter named John Buha, who probably wants to swallow his previous words back. Yes, hahahahaha."

"Well, Los Angeles... By the way, Zach, are we about to hit the Clippers?" Link suddenly turned to look at Randolph, who immediately took out his phone and called up the schedule.

Playing the Warriors tomorrow, No. 24 will play the Blazers back-to-back. On Jan. 26, after a day off, the Grizzlies will head to Staples Center. Only this time, the Grizzlies' opponent is no longer the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Clippers!

"You said... the Clippers' revenge will be very heavy." Link pouted, playing the Clippers when he was so tired after back-to-back, it was absolutely amazing...

"Trust me Link," Randolph tilted his head, "they will use the most violent firepower to retaliate against us."

"Ah!" Link and Randolph sighed, then both collapsed on the bed tiredly.