Six Hundred and Seventy-Seven: One File Alone

"You've been fighting Christmas battles for so many years, aren't you used to it?"

James took the initiative to come to the door, and it was impossible for Link to ignore them. So Link could only watch Durant leave with resentful eyes, and then chatted with James.

"It doesn't matter how many times I don't spend Christmas with my family, I don't get used to it. And I've played Christmas games at home a few years ago, but this year I'm going to Memphis. My family won't be with me," said To be honest, it's really annoying."

"No way, I remember we were lucky last Christmas and we had a few days off. But this year, we have to play games on Christmas." Link doesn't want to play games on Christmas either, but who said the Grizzlies are now in the league The hottest team?

So, Link told George this summer. As long as your strength is strong enough, even if you play in a small city, you are not afraid of losing attention.

The Thunder, Spurs and Grizzlies are all small-market teams in this year's Christmas game. As it turns out, this is no accident.

Of course, if you're looking at things other than basketball, it's true that the big cities are better. For example, in the original history, Iguodala chose to go to the Warriors, not only for basketball reasons, but also for his own business reasons. In San Francisco, Iguodala created a business empire of his own.

But for someone like Link who just wants to play basketball, there is no difference between Los Angeles and Memphis.

"Yeah yeah, it's just me spending Christmas with you, hahahaha. Dwyane has been talking about you a lot this season, and he's been at your training camp this summer, and it's been great. He's telling me every day, Tell me how powerful you are. In a week, can I feel that power? Link."

James said, the smile faded away.

The throne of the league's No. 1 is threatened, do you think James is really willing? He's just not like Durant and Bill Simmons, who will show his unwillingness directly.

He has always been committed to being a "perfect" athlete, a good gentleman. But that doesn't mean James doesn't want to kick Link's ass.

"I think you will, LeBron. By the way, tell Dwayne by the way, tell him Merry Christmas."

James is a little confused, Merry Christmas? What's the meaning?

It's really unpredictable that two competitors who don't want to bring the conflict to the surface are spraying each other.

But that's okay,

A week later, when Link and James met again.

They don't have to treat each other so restrainedly anymore.

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The Grizzlies still have two games to play before Christmas. Both games are on the road, against the Mavericks and the Knicks, respectively.

The Grizzlies went 1-1 in these two games. Against the Mavericks, even if Dirk Nowitzki and Monta Ellis combined to score 38 points, they still could not escape bad luck.

Conley scored 25 points with ease under Ellis' distracted defense. Coupled with Link's 28 points, it's enough for the calf to drink a pot.

The Mavericks have fallen rapidly since their peak in 11 years, and are regarded as one of the fastest slumping defending champions in NBA history. In the first year after winning the championship, they could still play in the playoffs. Last season, the Mavericks simply did not even make it to the playoffs.

This season, the Mavericks' playoff prospects remain bleak. In the face of this team that once knocked itself out, the Grizzlies did not hesitate and won easily.

But the battle in New York did not go well. This time, Anthony finally won a game on Link's head. He scored 38 points, the highest score against Link in his career!

Anthony is in good shape today. Although the shot rights are still unbalanced, what is different from the past is that this time Anthony can throw the ball in and the hit rate is high.

In addition to Anthony, "As long as there is no convulsion, every day All-Star". Smith also performed bravely, shooting 4 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 22 points in the audience.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies, although Link's 32 points against Anthony Biao, but the Grizzlies lack a role like Smith today. Nick Young got a lot of playing time today, but failed to pick up.

In the end, the Grizzlies suffered a 4-point loss at Madison Square Garden, their second loss of the season.

After this game, Anthony can't say how excited he is. Since Link entered the league, every time he faced Link, he had no good results.

From the Nuggets to the Knicks, from the West to the East, Link has always been a lingering haze for Anthony. As a "social man", Anthony was repeatedly humiliated by Link's trash talk.

Today, Anthony finally raised his eyebrows. A few days later, in the Christmas battle, the Knicks' opponent is the Thunder, and Anthony will also face another new era super forward Durant.

The victory of this game undoubtedly gave Anthony great confidence. Link has it all done, are you afraid that Durant can't be done?

As for Link's side, he wasn't as unwilling to lose this game as he was when he lost to the Thunder. After all, the Knicks are not the mortal enemy of the Grizzlies. He and Anthony don't meet a few times a season, so there's nothing to worry about.

That's a mediocre loss in 82 regular-season games, and that's it.

But that guy Bill Simmons doesn't feel it anymore. It is rare to encounter such a thing. Simmons naturally took advantage of the topic and opened up black.

But to Simmons' expectations, his attack on Link made no waves this time around. His column did not become popular because of this, but it meant that some clicks were declining.

Simmons realized that going to Blacklink now would not have the support of the fans. Because everyone knew that Link would not keep losing like this.

Simmons just posted a Blacklink article, and the next day, the NBA officially announced the results of the second round of voting in the All-Star Game.

In Simmons' article, he predicted that Link would be overtaken by James, Durant and Kobe, and would "fight with Jeremy Lin" in fourth and fifth positions.

However, it turned out that Link still led the league with 854,000 votes. The second-ranked James and Link are not far behind, only 4,000 votes apart. But even so, he can only be ranked second.

As for Kobe and Durant, they haven't even got 800,000 votes, and they are still in the 700,000 range. Not to mention surpassing Link, they can't even get close.

The third-ranked Durant is 70,000 votes behind Link, and the fourth-ranked Kobe is 120,000 behind!

Link and James are completely unique, and there is no need to worry about being surpassed by others.

At this point, Bill Simmons was completely speechless. Even if Link didn't take action, he went to clean him up.

NBA legend Isaiah Thomas, a Hall of Famer and one of the top 50 stars, satirized Simmons after the results were announced.

"Do you think you're really omnipotent? No, you're just a speculator. Grandstanding is how you make money. And Link, he's a really great player. You're not on the same level as him. Come on. So shut your stinky mouth!"

It was not surprising that Isaiah Thomas spoke for Link. First, he was also the object of long-term smearing by Bill Simmons. Thomas' poor performance as general manager, even after so many years, is still occasionally ridiculed by Simmons.

The second reason was that Link allowed Jordan to lose money in the game, which made Thomas appreciate Link even more.

Overnight, Bill Simmons became the object of despise. Simmons knew that this time he would have to be quiet for a while. Otherwise, it is equivalent to pushing yourself into a fire pit.

"This kid's popularity is terrifying now. There are so many people defending him after losing the game." Seeing Bill Simmons being angered by all parties, James felt sad for Simmons.

"There are more votes than you, can you not be popular? But after today, people pay more attention to the Christmas battle. The final showdown between the first and second All-Star votes is full of gimmicks just thinking about it." Wade Smile next to James, this year's Christmas battle may be more tragic than in previous years.

"By the way, Link asked me to send you a message. He asked me to tell you Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas?" Wade frowned. After this summer, he and Wade had a good personal relationship.

Given Link's character, he probably wouldn't say good things to his opponent before the battle.

And just a merry Christmas, do you need to let others speak? If Link really wants to bless him, he can text and call.

"What do you mean?" Wade looked confused.

James spread his hands and shook his head. "Who knows, anyway, Dwayne."

James clenched his fists and his expression became serious, "This season, I will not be destroyed by him again."

LeBron never shows his desire to win, but this guy is smiling and his hands are black.