Two Hundred and Sixty-One: Unlock New Poses

More than a minute after Link got the rebound that turned his data into a triple-double, the game was over. The score was fixed at 108-101, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers by 7 points on the road, once again avoiding the occurrence of a losing streak.

At the end of the game, almost all the fans in the Staples stand covered their heads with their hands, and it was difficult to accept such an ending.

In their fantasy, the Los Angeles Clippers should have a big win. In their fantasies, Griffin, the "hero", would defeat the "villain" who had robbed him of his All-Star starting spot, with a proud face. In their fantasy, Chris Paul would take the helm and lead the Clippers in the right direction.

As a result, it all ended up in vain, and none of them ever came to fruition.

The Clippers lost again, their second losing streak since Paul came back. Griffin also lost to Link at the same time, and his near triple-double was overwhelmed by Link's true triple-double. Not to mention, 3 of Link's 4 steals today were Griffin's ball. Chris Paul was still in the shadow of injury. He was too weak in the second half of the game and didn't even show his half-success.

All the bad things that could happen happened today.

Reality is countless times crueler than fantasy, and Charles Barkley even commented on the commentary stand, "For Los Angeles fans, this is literally Black Thursday."

Paul shook his head on his hips, his injuries were as fierce as a tiger! Griffin bit his lip unwillingly, he was only short of 1 rebound and 2 assists! But sometimes, this small gap can make a huge difference in the results.

Others don't care that Griffin is only a few stats short of getting a triple-double. They only know that Link did it and Griffin didn't. It's that simple.

The collective collapse of the Los Angeles people, the Grizzlies players can be very refreshing. Randolph, who was elbowed at the beginning of the game, deliberately cheered in front of the stands, and it is estimated that Clippers fans wanted to rush up and beat the fat man.

Randolph did it on purpose. Others hated him and couldn't get rid of him. Randolph liked it the most.

Pau Gasol is also very excited, and his hand-to-hand fight with Jordan in this game is going on almost every minute. But in the end, he lived to the end. Of course, he also took a solid step forward in his shaving plan.

The Grizzlies cheered, but Link was the calmest of them all.

For him, the final result only means that all this is over, and he is relieved.

At the beginning,

People questioned him as less qualified than Griffin as an All-Star starter. Later, Link played better than Griffin, and people said Griffin was just not in good shape during that time.

But tonight, Link beat Blake Griffin with his own hands at Staples, in front of all Clippers fans! If the Clippers fans have any objection now, it is forcibly excused. At that time, even if Link doesn't speak up, fans all over the league will take the initiative to stand on Link's side!

Sure enough, nothing solves a problem better than winning!

Reporters have picked up their cameras and stepped onto the court, with Griffin and Link being the two most popular.

"Blake, what do you think of Link's selection as an All-Star starter?" The reporters asked Griffin a very embarrassing question as soon as they came up.

Griffin had not spoken out on this matter before. He originally wanted to express his dissatisfaction after winning Link. But now, the first condition to win, he didn't do it. After that, the opportunity to express dissatisfaction naturally disappeared.

"That is the choice of the fans, and Link is indeed an excellent player, I have nothing to say about it." Griffin finished, clenching his fist.

It's too embarrassing to praise others when you lose!

On the other hand, Link was also asked a similar question, "What do you think of the doubts after becoming the All-Star starter? Today, have you proved that you are qualified to be the starting forward of the Western All-Star team?"

Link's answer was very understated, "Blake is indeed a good player, maybe I'm just luckier and got more votes. But if Blake becomes the All-Star starter, I think it's reasonable. How do you say it? ? It's the choice of the fans, it's not directly related to who of us is better."

What an official answer, what a friendly attitude. The winner was Link anyway, so whatever he said was reasonable.

Competitive sports, what is competitive sports? If you win, you are awesome. If you win, you are qualified to say to the loser lightly, "Brother, our friendship is the first, and the competition is the second."

Although Link did not use words to attack opponents and slander Griffin from the front like Jordan did, he felt very refreshing.

The loser can also attack people, but only the winner has the qualification to make a heroic speech!

Unlocked a new pose for a forceful look!

So at the post-match press conference, Link made the most of his "new posture".

"Blake was as good as me in this game, really, he's only one rebound and four assists less than me."

"The gap in votes? It's not that big. Anyway, we don't have more than one million votes. The gap of hundreds of thousands is actually not as exaggerated as everyone thinks."

"DeAndre Jordan is a great player, and what Zach and I said about him before the game was just for the sake of the game. We won, and it turns out that our words worked and his words didn't."

Seeing Link sitting next to him changing his ways and pretending to be forceful, Randolph almost couldn't help but want to complain.

This guy Link is really bad!

Finally, Link's popularity skyrocketed because of this game.

The next day, several Los Angeles media even said, "Link is very general."

After all, not all fans and media in Los Angeles support the Clippers. Don’t forget that the most popular team in Los Angeles is still the Lakers.

Randolph saw these reports on the plane, and he bluntly complained, "There is a ghostly general style, and that kid Link won't feel good after winning!"

Link himself was not very interested in these reports at this time. After he finished yesterday, it would be a bit boring to read these reports today.

He was sleeping with his head tilted in his seat with headphones on. I was so tired from playing the game yesterday, and I have to fly to Phoenix again this morning. Link is already exhausted.

Even a physically fit player like Link will feel exhausted by the end of January. When he has time to sleep, Link usually doesn't want to waste it.

It can also be seen from the serious injury problems of each team, how torturous this shortened season is.

The Grizzlies still have 3 games left in January. After playing the Suns tomorrow, they will have a day off. No. 30 and 31 will be back-to-back again, playing against the Nuggets and Spurs respectively. In the last few days, the Grizzlies players still had to get plenty of rest.

In this grueling schedule, the Grizzlies were upset by the Suns on the 28th. Nash and Dudley combined to score 45 points back and forth, stunned the Grizzlies, and lost by 2 points.

No. 30 Grizzlies survived to defeat the Nuggets, but in the back-to-back game on No. 31, the Grizzlies, who had been exhausted in the last game, faced the Spurs, who were defeated in the Western Conference semifinals last season, but lost 10 points.

In this game, the expressionless Spurs No. 2 scored a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds, and caused a lot of trouble for Link on the defensive end.

Just as Link thought, when he saw Leonard this time, the guy was different from the last time.

And, this is the second time the Grizzlies have lost to the Spurs this season.