: 591: Brilliant lineup

In the last 0.3 seconds, Link dragged the Spurs into the overtime goal, allowing him to once again win the top five of the day.
This game not only disappointed Popovich and Spurs fans, but also disappointed fans of the other 29 teams in the league.
The Spurs gave people hope. Everyone thought the Spurs would stop the Grizzlies. Everyone thought the Spurs were the "savior."
But in the end when hope is shattered, people would rather the Spurs did not give them hope.
After all, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
32 wins, 2 losses, 8 consecutive victories! The Memphis Grizzlies have no intention to stop. More and more people believe that the incredible 72 wins record of the Bulls will be over this season.
Among them, the one who most hopes to see the Grizzlies break the record is undoubtedly Charles Barkley, who has been stepped on by Jordan countless times.
"It's time to let the Bull of 1996 fall from the altar! I raised my hands to support the Grizzlies. After all, people can't live in the glory of the past. If possible, I am very willing to witness the birth of a new dynasty!"
Barkley is now making no secret of his love for Grizzlies and Link in the show. People joked that Barkley would never provoke any Chinese players anymore.
But in fact, many fans are expecting the Grizzlies to break history. Jordan in the 1990s is a memory of the last century. Many people have not actually experienced the era when Jordan raged the league.
The young fans now naturally hope that they can witness the birth of an era in person.
In addition to the record of 72 wins, the popularity of the dunk contest is also constantly fermenting under Link's super popularity.
Originally, there was still no reason for stars to participate in the dunk contest this year. But after Link announced that he would participate, many players were instantly ready to move.
After all, who doesn't want to beat the best players in the current league?
After the game with the Spurs, the NBA officially announced that the Indiana Pacers star, Link's good brother Paul George joined the slam dunk contest lineup.
George's current status is not low. The seven games he fought with James in the Eastern Conference Finals last season made him a top star in the league.
This season, the Pacers' results have gone all the way. So far, the record is 27 wins and 6 losses, even better than the Spurs! It is also the team with the best record in the league except for the Grizzlies.
George averaged 22.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game this season, which is also amazing. The combination of the Pacers' record and George's personal data makes him absolutely worthy of the title of the league's top star.
The addition of George made the dunk contest even more popular. Link VS George, Fresno University Civil War, first-line superstars versus first-line superstars...These exciting gimmicks have been doomed to the success of this dunk contest.
Link was very surprised when he learned that George was going to participate in the dunk contest. After all, George did not perform well in the dunk contest last season. Unexpectedly, after George is now famous, he would choose to challenge again.
"You guy, don't you tell me in advance to participate in the dunk contest?"
Link "swearing" on the phone, of course, smiling.
"Hey, you always surprise others, and I have to give you a surprise too. Get ready Link, this time I won't let you take away all the honor."
George was very excited, his desire to defeat Link was not so strong. But as long as he can compete with Link, even in the dunk contest, George is very satisfied.
Two days later, on January 10, before the Grizzlies vs. Suns game began, the NBA officially announced the results of the third round of the All-Star voting.
Link did not disappoint, or in other words, Link disappointed something again.
After three rounds, Link's votes rose to 1.07 million, ranking first, and he still holds the position of top vote! James ranked second with 1.05 million votes.
Durant, who has always been eager to surpass Link, is now unable to surpass even James. Durant got 1.03 million votes after three rounds. Still only ranked third, getting further and further away from Link.
It is worth mentioning that due to Kobe's re-injury, Paul George has completed a counterattack with 900,000 votes and became the fourth player in the overall list.
From this we can also see how star-studded this year's dunk contest is. The people who ranked No. 1 and No. 4 in the All-Star vote faced off in the dunk contest. Fans didn’t even think about it before.
That night, the sun struck the grizzly bear again. The Suns coach Hornacek was speechless, as if his team had been arranged specifically to celebrate Link's re-election.
In the end, the Suns also accomplished their "mission" brilliantly, losing 84 to 103 and losing to the Grizzlies for the fourth time this season! At the same time, it also made the night of Link's re-election as the ticket king more perfect.
For Hornacek, tonight is both unfortunate and lucky.
Unfortunately, the sun once again humiliated the Grizzlies and lost. Fortunately, this is the last time the Suns have met the Grizzlies this season.
From now on until the beginning of next season, Hornacek will no longer have to see this group of cruel
villains
. At the thought of this, Hornacek felt a lot more comfortable.
The Grizzlies have won 9 straight, 33 wins and 2 losses!
On January 11th, people thought it would be a peaceful day. As a result, another explosive news suddenly appeared.
"The Washington Wizards star, the 2010 No. 1 pick John Wall, announced his participation in the dunk contest!"
Now, the lineup of the dunk contest has become interesting again.
John Wall, who was the No. 1 pick in 2010, was criticized for making little progress in the second year of his career.
But in the third year and the fourth year of this year, Wall began to fulfill his talent. So far this season, Wall has averaged 20.3 points, 9.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game!
His previously criticized three-point shooting percentage has risen to 35.1% this season. Moreover, still in the case of more three-pointers than in the previous three seasons.
In terms of statistics, Wall is not even inferior to a top point guard like Paul.
And the record? The Wizards' record this season has improved as much as Wall's personal data.
Last season, the Wizards were 29 wins and 53 losses, ranking 12th in the East. And so far this season, the Wizards have a record of 16 wins and 18 losses, temporarily ranking seventh in the East!
Although this is not a great record, it is a leap forward compared to previous seasons.
There is no doubt that Wall, with his performance this year, will definitely be selected for the All-Star team for the first time. There is no doubt that he is already one of the best point guards in the league.
Such players are also quite big names in the dunk contest!
For Wall, he is now in the upswing of his career. Therefore, you must strike while the iron is hot and gain popularity frantically.
And there is nothing like participating in a dunk contest with Link, which can increase your popularity. If Wall can defeat Link in the dunk contest, it will definitely increase Wall's popularity on the original basis!
But then again. Wall was the top pick in 2010, and Link was not even selected in 2010!
The No. 1 pick in turn will lose the heat of the draft, which may be the first time in history.
So far, three of the four contestants in the dunk contest have been announced, and these three players are all rookies in the 2010 session! After four seasons of hard work, they are already the backbone of the league.
Compare with the previous contestants of the dunk contest, Nate Robinson, he is far from being a superstar. Terrence Rose has almost no sense of existence except for the dunk contest. Jeremy Evans, one of the most inexistent dunk kings in NBA history...
Compared with these guys, the lineup for this year's dunk contest is undoubtedly very, very luxurious.
The fans have not seen so many stars gathered in a dunk contest for a long time.
However, in fact, the league did not dare to invite George and Wall at all. Based on the experience of the past few years, the league will be able to invite several well-known rookies, thank God.
But after Link announced that they would participate in the dunk contest, George and Wall took the initiative to contact the league and expressed their desire to participate.
Newell is right ~EbookFREE.me~ In this league, only Link can save the dunk contest.
Facing two powerful opponents, Link was not afraid, but very excited.
If his opponents are just unknown rookies, what's the point? George and Wall can make the dunk contest more fun.
In the excitement of the fans, the Grizzlies did not stop.
On January 12, the Grizzlies defeated the current 20 wins and 17 losses at home and ranked fourth in the East.
So far, the Grizzlies have won a wave of 10 consecutive victories after less than a month after the opening 20-game winning streak.
In the next two games, the Grizzlies will play a back-to-back away round in Oklahoma and Milwaukee. For the Grizzlies, this is undoubtedly a severe test after ten consecutive victories.
Link regarded the Thunder and Durant as the number one dangerous target. Little did he know that in Milwaukee, the "Greek Monster" was also ready to fight the Grizzlies...