846: How Does It Compare with Michael?

Latest website: 63 points in a single game. Although this is not the highest scoring record in NBA history, it has also become the focus of discussion among fans.

After all, Link's background of scoring 63 points is quite special.

First of all, before the game, both the Houston media and Dwight Howard had provoked Link and said that they would make the injury-ridden Grizzlies pay the price and fall from the altar.

Moreover, the Rockets are indeed one of the strongest teams in the league at this stage. Their previous record of 6 wins and 0 losses was the same as the Grizzlies.

Link's 63 points were neither scored on a weak team nor in an insignificant game.

He scored 60+ points in a single game against a strong opponent and a key game. So this 63 points is extremely valuable.

And among Link's 63 points, only 12 came from free throws, and the rest were all from sports games. For comparison, although Harden only scored 35 points, his free throws accounted for 18 points.

Link told everyone with his practical actions that if you want to score high scores, you don't necessarily have to rely on free throws.

Link's extremely high efficiency, extremely arrogant celebration with his gun drawn, and his usual arrogant speech after the game made him once again the focus of basketball fans around the world.

Almost all sports news is talking about Link's 63 points, and sports TV stations will show the highlights of Link's 63 points from time to time. Because as long as Link's 63-minute highlights are shown, the ratings will increase significantly.

The Grizzlies even took the opportunity to launch a commemorative T-shirt for Link's 63 points, which was sold out as soon as it was announced.

Even on the second night, the heat wave caused by Link had not dissipated.

The next day, before the start of the Heat vs. Mavericks game, when reporters interviewed Wade on the sidelines, they completely put aside the game itself and asked a question related to Link.

"Dwayne, how do you evaluate Link's 63 points last night? By the way, I must remind you that 63 points in a single game is the highest in a single game in the NBA since Kobe Bryant scored 82 points against the Raptors in January 2006. Scoring record! In other words, in the past 8 years, no player in the NBA has scored more points in a single game than yesterday's Link."

When reporters asked Wade this question, it was because they wanted to cause trouble.

With Wade’s unyielding character,

Coupled with the experience of the two competing for the championship in the past few years, reporters believe that Wade will definitely express disdain for Link's 63 points.

But what surprised the reporters was that instead of expressing disdain for Link, Wade used all kinds of complimentary words about Link.

"It was undoubtedly a great game. Link almost carried the team on his own. 63 points is amazing. If he wanted to, he could even score higher." Wade encouraged himself. Two cheeks, a slight smile.

"Huh?" The reporters were stunned. The style of the painting was wrong!

Originally, they wanted to use this incident to hype up the hostile relationship between Wade and Link, but Wade was completely uncooperative.

Although Wade and Link did compete for the championship in the past two years, reporters still underestimated Link's personal relationship in the league.

Wade was really happy for Link.

In addition to Wade, many stars also expressed their opinions on Link's 63 points.

Wade's opponent today, "German Tank" Nowitzki, who led the Mavericks to an upset championship in 2011, also praised Link endlessly.

"In 2011, Link caused us a lot of trouble. At that time, I believed that he would become the best player in the league."

"Best player? You mean?"

"I mean, until he retires, he is the best player in the league." When the German said this, it was as if he was praising his teammates.

In the Indianapolis training facility of the Pacers, George, who was out for half the season but has been able to conduct simple training, said even more exaggeratedly, "I'm not surprised at all. Link has always been the kind of person who can score as many points as he wants." How many points does a player have? The reason why he only scored 63 points this year is because the Grizzlies, who had a tidy lineup before, did not need him to take so many shots. The reason why he only scored 63 points yesterday was because 63 points were enough for the Grizzlies to win. ”

That night, on the first show of .T, Scottie Pippen was also asked about Link-related questions.

"Scott, I think the whole world is thinking about a question now. Who is stronger, Link or Michael?" During the show, O'Neal directly put the question to Pippen.

In today's era, few players are compared with Jordan. At most, people say that so-and-so is the next James and the next Kobe, but they rarely say that so-and-so is the next Jordan like they did in the late 1990s and early millennium.

Because too many facts have proven that Jordan cannot be surpassed and approached. From the earliest Grant Hill and Anfernee Hardaway to the later Kobe, Carter and James. Of all these so-called "Jordan successors", no one can truly reach Jordan's heights.

Over time, people no longer compare players with Jordan.

But now, the question of who is better, a certain player or Jordan, has resurfaced because of Link.

Pippen is not shy about this question, because he has answered countless times, "Compared with honor, Link is currently nothing in front of Michael."

Pippen couldn't hide his pride when he answered, but he didn't want to belittle Link. Soon, he continued to add, "But compared to the ability to dominate the game, I really think Link is very scary. His scoring ability is so versatile. , the defense is so strong that I often see the shadow of Michael.”

"Maybe right now, Link isn't on par with Michael, but if his career is as long as Michael's, who knows?"

Pippen did not directly answer who is stronger between Link and Jordan, but his meaning was very clear, "As long as there is enough time, Link may really reach the height of Jordan."

Pippen's words are still quite weighty. After all, he was the most effective assistant next to Jordan. No one knew Jordan better than him.

If Wade, Nowitzki and George previously praised Link, they could still be interpreted by fans as "the personal relationship is good, so they are flattering." As for Pippen, who has almost no personal relationship with Link, there is no such thing as private praise.

For two nights, people were talking about Link and his 63 points.

Some people think that Link's 60+ points are nothing remarkable, and it is too early to compare them with Jordan.

But some people think that Link's 63 points are already quite outstanding. Because 63 points does not represent Link's upper limit, but only his lower limit! He can score 63 points, but not only 63 points!

Once again, Link is at the center of controversy.

As the protagonist of this incident, Link did not care about online public opinion at this time.

He didn't even watch the news on TV. Instead, he held a small party at home and invited all his teammates to come and play.

Having just finished playing consecutive away games and back-to-back games, the Grizzlies players are very tired. So Link organized a party as soon as he got back to Memphis, hoping everyone could relax before the next game.

"Link, the discussion about you on the Internet has gone viral." Carter held his cigar in his mouth and shook his cell phone. He had been paying attention to news related to Link all day long.

"No, I don't want to read basketball-related news at all right now, please spare me." Link waved his hand, he was really exhausted.

In back-to-back games, there was only a 3-minute break in the second game. Only Link himself knows how hard it was to score 63 points.

Now when he mentioned last night's game, Link felt worried. Link is not a god. He would go crazy if he discussed basketball 24 hours a day.

Carter smiled, put away his phone, and stopped discussing the game with Link.

The Grizzlies players spent a few relaxing moments leisurely in Link's lakeside villa.

The Grizzlies players are finally recovering from the torture of consecutive away games and back-to-back games.

But Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace still can't escape from his job.

Randolph's return date has not yet been determined, and Ezeli is somewhat unable to be reused. The Grizzlies' inside reserves are now very tight. Although the Grizzlies defeated the Rockets in the last game, the Grizzlies' lack of internal reserves was completely exposed.

Now, he must continue to hunt for treasure in the free agent market.

What if we find another treasure boy like Link?