Four Hundred and Fifty-Four: Getting Closer and Closer

With a romantic proposal, of course, there must be a victory in the competition as a foil.

At home, the Grizzlies encountered deadly resistance from the Blazers. But in the end, the Grizzlies still gritted their teeth and slapped the Blazers, an "unkillable little strong".

Today, the Blazers played very hard. After a six-game winning streak in mid-December, the Blazers now have a record of 16 wins and 15 losses, and have a tendency to squeeze into the top eight in the Western Conference.

As a team that was a strong team in the Western Conference in previous seasons, the Blazers naturally hope that they can rise up and return to the playoffs as soon as possible. The price of complete rot is too high, not every team can accept it.

Therefore, for the Blazers, every game must be tried to win, even against the Grizzlies with the league record.

At the beginning of the game, Wesley Matthews shot Link in the face with two three-pointers. Also undrafted, Matthews seemed very excited when he took on Link. These two three-pointers also showed the Blazers' determination to fight every game.

After that, Lillard broke through again and successfully attacked the basket.

Aldridge made a solid mid-range jumper, playing Randolph with no temper, and the Blazers started 10-2!

But after the suspension was adjusted, the Grizzlies recovered. Link used screens to hit Matthews in a row, and pressed Matthews closely on the defensive end, making it impossible for him to easily start a jumper.

For Lillard, Conley is not abrupt. As a result, the No. 0 guard, who was still in his infancy, started a frenzied performance on the perimeter.

As for Aldridge, Stevens directly asked Gasol to guard him. The Trail Blazers' starting center was J.J. Hickson, who was 2.06 meters tall. When he first entered the industry, he played as a power forward. Therefore, let Randolph be replaced to prevent Hickson, and the height will not be too disadvantageous.

As a result, it is not so easy for Aldridge to score goals on the head of Gasol, who is 2.16 meters tall and has excellent defense.

After the game, the Grizzlies played steadily all the way. In the last 58 seconds of the game, the Grizzlies used their strong defense to zero out the Blazers, and the Blazers did not score a point in the most crucial 58 seconds!

In the end, the Grizzlies won the game 96-88 at home.

Although it wasn't a hearty victory, it at least brought a happy ending to Tony Allen's marriage proposal.

Link scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the game.

Among them, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 62.5%! As soon as he came up, he shot himself in the face and Matthews responded.

After the game, Link, who won the game and just won the best of the month and the All-Star starting position, surpassed Tony Allen in popularity and became the most popular object of reporters.

In the interview, Link blessed Tony Allen, and also said that he would continue to work hard to make the Grizzlies continue to climb.

After the interview, Link took a quick shower and ran out of the locker room before his teammates could react.

He has a date tonight.

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"I didn't expect Tony Allen to be a tender and tough guy. They were so happy tonight."

Walking on the banks of the Mississippi River, the breeze gently ruffled Rachel's hair. She pulled all her hair behind her ears, then looked at the tall man beside her.

At this time, there was only a gap between them.

"When I gave you the ring today, I found that you seemed... very excited?" Link asked tentatively, and the wind by the river made him wrap his coat tightly.

"Of course! Every girl likes those things!" Rachel didn't tell the truth, indeed, every girl liked those jewelry.

But in fact, things are not the point, the point is, whose mind this is.

"Well...but I see that you obviously don't like these things."

"That's because... the job needs, yes, the job needs. When you have time tomorrow, we will do the interview."

"Don't, I just finished the game, can I stop talking about work. By the way, Rachel, this year's All-Star Game is held in Houston, are you familiar with Houston? Anyway, I'm not busy with this year's All-Star Game, otherwise... ...let's find a place to play in Houston."

This year's All-Star weekend, Link is indeed a rare leisure time. Last season, he had to participate in the three-point contest, the rookie game and the All-Star game, and he had competition tasks for three consecutive days.

But this year, Link is no longer a rookie. The three-point contest has already broken records, and it's no fun to participate again. Therefore, this year's All-Star weekend, Link only needs to play the main game on the last day.

The rest of the time, except for business activities, Link can freely allocate.

"Okay, of course I'm going to All-Star Weekend. But, haven't you played for the Rockets before? Houston, you must be tired of it."

"Forget it, I don't know anything about Houston other than the road from Toyota Center to my home. That's it, see you in Houston this All-Star Weekend!"

"Haha, you may be the first player in NBA history to ask reporters out, but not for work. Facing reporters, it's too late for others to hide." Rachel slowly approached Link until the two shoulders and arms next to each other.

"Maybe it's because I didn't consider you a reporter." Link vaguely touched Rachel's hand.

"Then who do you take me for?"

"Of course a friend."

For some reason, Rachel felt a little lost after hearing this answer. But the next second, Rachel felt her cold hand suddenly warm up.

Link grabbed her hand, but still pretended that nothing had happened on his face.

Rachel smiled, it turned out that Link was such a character in this regard. No wonder, like a piece of wood.

He could trash talk with Pierce on the court, and yell at George Karl, "You gotta get someone to guard me." But in life, especially when facing myself, it has completely changed the person.

It's like Tony Allen, who is sturdy on the court, has completely changed his personality when facing his girlfriend.

So does this also mean that, to Link, he is not just an ordinary friend?

The wind on the banks of the Mississippi used to be piercing, but now, Rachel felt instantly warmer.

She took Link's hand, and then simply hugged Link's strong arm.

"Let's go back, it's too cold," Rachel said lightly.

"Well, I'll take you to a taxi. Tomorrow, I'll have time in the morning. In the evening, I need to practice more. So if you want an exclusive interview, you can come to me in the morning."

"Well, then, can you answer the question I just asked again? Who do you think of me? Just a friend?" Rachel stopped, stood in front of Link, and put her arms around Link's waist.

At this time, the distance between the two was only a few centimeters. Link could clearly see every strand of Rachel's hair, but even so, her skin was still flawless,

"Then, will you be my girlfriend in the future?"

Link's heart was beating fast, he would never say Tony Allen was a coward again.

Before he could react, Link felt his lips touch something soft. Only then did he realize that the distance between Rachel and him had now become 0.

Now, there is no distance between them.