: 699: Superstars of the League

Conley completely destroyed Isaiah Thomas.
Today's game against the Kings was more anxious than people thought. The Kings played very well, especially Cousins, who tempered his temper today and did nothing extra.
As a result, this big guy who can run, jump and have a range brings a lot of trouble to the Grizzlies.
But this trouble only lasted for two quarters. In the second half, when Mike Conley began to share the scoring pressure for Link and clamped down Thomas, the balance of victory began to tilt more and more toward the Grizzlies. Up.
In the end, Cousins ​​scored a large double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds in the Federal Express Arena. But Conley's 25 points and 6 assists and Link's 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists still made the Kings lose by 13 points.
It is worth mentioning that Thomas Jr. made only 5 of 14 shots today. Although he scored 14 points, his shooting percentage was only 35.7%.
Mike Conley's outstanding performance made Cousins ​​lose his most trusted helper.
After the game, reporters are more concerned about Link's data and the Grizzlies' two-game winning streak.
Although Conley scored 25 points and 6 assists, people seemed to think he should be, and everyone was accustomed to it.
Since a player is used to scoring 20+5 data, why can't he be selected for the All-Star?
In the final analysis, it is still a matter of exposure. In the original history, the Grizzlies didn't have much exposure, and Conley's performance was not too prominent among star point guards to be honest. Therefore, Conley is often ignored when everyone has similar performance.
But now it's different. The Grizzlies are the defending champion, and the whole world is staring at the 10-game winning streak. Link believes that as long as Conley can continue to output during this period, he will be able to get unprecedented attention.
So far, the Grizzlies have won two consecutive victories and the results are outstanding. But with 10 consecutive victories, there is still a long distance.
The whole world is waiting and waiting. Finally, on January 20th, people waited for the Grizzlies' third straight win!
On January 20, the Grizzlies played against the Pelicans at home. This is the third time the Grizzlies have met the Pelicans this season, and the Grizzlies have won the first two times.
When the two teams met for the first time this season, Link used the all-around data of 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists to "educate" Davis. In the second encounter, Davis was injured and the Grizzlies won easily.
Today, Davis is back, the Pelicans have a complete lineup, and they are determined to win.
Davis lived up to expectations, scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks and 4 steals! You can clearly see how eager Davis is for victory. He will not give up any opportunity to disrupt the Grizzlies offense.
Link was taken care of by Davis today, and he had to face the attack of the two long-hand monsters, Aminu and Davis at the same time.
In the beginning, Link was not efficient, after all, the defense of these two men was really terrible.
But then, it was Conley again, and he bravely stood up to help Link break the gap.
When Conley began to attract defense, he in turn started assisting Link. Under Link and Conley's joint attack, the Grizzlies finally beat the Pelicans 102 to 95.
Once again, Link and Conley joined forces to fend off the enemy. When the game was over, Conley's data stayed at 23 points and 10 assists before people suddenly discovered it.
Conley, this guy does it!
He may always appear unknown, but whenever Link needs him, he will stand up in time to give Link the greatest support.
With Randolph's condition slightly declining due to his age, Conley has become Link's best offensive helper this season.
After this game, Conley finally attracted the attention of reporters. On the sidelines, Conley accepted an interview with reporters. The reporter asked Conley, "Do you think you can make the All-Star team this season?"
Conley didn't answer yes or no, but smiled lightly, "This has to be left to others to judge. All I can do is show it."
The day after the game, on January 21, the NBA officially announced the fourth round, which was also the result of the final round of voting before the start of the All-Star Game.
After the results were announced, the biggest news was undoubtedly that Link, with 1.41 million votes, successfully sat on the throne of the All-Star vote for the first time in his career!
LeBron James finally got 1.38 million votes, very close to Link. But this time, the "little emperor" could not wear the crown.
Kevin Durant is still ranked third, he finally broke his "year-old second" embarrassment and became the third.
1.25 million votes, this is Durant's final result. It has to be said that it is still far from Link and James.
But now, Durant doesn't care much about the All-Star voting. As soon as this incident was mentioned, Durant could proudly tell reporters, "I have defeated this year's vote king, and I still have it twice!"
At this point, the East and West All-Star starting lineup is finally released.
The Eastern Conference starters are Irving, Wade, George, James and Anthony. It is worth mentioning that this time there is no pure insider in the Eastern Conference starting.
In the West, the starting lineup is Curry, Harden, Link, Durant and Griffin.
The Western Conference starting lineup was somewhat unexpected, because two new faces, Harden and Curry, appeared.
Paul has fallen behind Curry in popularity in the third round of voting due to injury. Unexpectedly, Paul failed to complete the counterattack in the end, allowing Curry to sit on the starting lineup. After joining the Clippers, Paul failed to make the All-Star starter for the first time.
Kobe was unable to compete due to injury, so Harden replaced him.
Howard has a complete rollover this year. His ranking in the vote is even after Griffin and Love, and he has no chance of starting.
Both Curry and Harden have been selected to the All-Star starting lineup for the first time, which seems to herald a new era.
In any case, Link has once again become a member of the All-Star starting lineup. In this regard, he has taken offense.
The status of King Linkotiao also proves that sentence, "How many people love you, how many people hate you."
Don't look at Lin Ke's usual hacking, but his popularity is really high. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many people to vote for Link.
Link became the All-Star ticket king, which undoubtedly makes Memphis fans very proud. After all, he is the first All-Star ticket king in the history of the Grizzlies, which means that he is not only a star of the Grizzlies, but a superstar belonging to the entire league!
Historically, players who can become the All-Star vote leader are not good candidates.
The whole Memphis was carnival, and the media that supported Link became more confident.
Link was also very happy, but not just because he became the ticket king. At the same time that the starting lineup was announced, ~EbookFREE.me~ Link noticed a small vote ranking change. This change is the source of Link's happiness.
After the results of the fourth round of voting came out, in addition to determining the starting lineup, everyone's final votes were also determined. After the fourth vote, Conley has successfully surpassed Spurs' "French sports car" Parker to rise to fifth place in the Western Conference defender.
Although this still cannot make Conley 100% into the All-Star, at least it means that he has attracted people's attention.
I believe that Conley will also have some advantages in the next bench selected by the coaches of the league's 30 teams.
At this point, Link has completed his small goal this season. The dream of becoming the All-Star ticket king was realized, allowing Link to call himself a top star with confidence.
After defeating the Pelicans, the Grizzlies have won three consecutive victories. The distance and the Oklahoma City Thunder meet again, with 6 games left. The seventh game is when everything is over.
And before that, Link believed. In the roster of the All-Star team, there will not be only one Grizzlies player.