Four Hundred and Seventy-Six: Excessive Gas Champion

Zach Randolph was successfully named to the All-Star bench, and now, the Grizzlies are no longer just an All-Star.

Memphis fans were happy when the full All-Star lineup was announced.

When Link said the phrase "we are all All-Stars" at the beginning, some media said that Link was comforting himself. But now that the Grizzlies do indeed have a second All-Star selection, those who waited to see the Grizzlies' joke were instantly speechless.

It's no easy feat for a team to have two players in the All-Star Game at the same time. But this year, the situation is very special.

Teams with two or more players selected for the All-Star team this season include the Spurs, Lakers, Heat, Celtics, Thunder, Clippers and Grizzlies! Most of the players in the All-Star lineup are from these seven teams!

It is not difficult to see how serious the situation is for the stars to play together now. But the fact that the Grizzlies are one of those seven teams must come as a surprise.

After all, in most people's impressions, the Grizzlies are Link's team alone. But now, they have a second veritable All-Star!

In the afternoon after the announcement, when the Grizzlies players returned to Memphis, they were naturally enthusiastically sought after by local reporters.

It's hard for the Grizzlies to come up with an All-Star player back then, but this is the second year in a row that the Grizzlies have two players selected for the All-Star Game!

Last season was Link + Gasol, this season is Link + Randolph.

After getting off the plane, Link and Randolph became the two most popular with reporters. The enthusiasm of these reporters was as if the Grizzlies had won at Chesapeake Energy Arena yesterday.

But now, everyone is immersed in the joy of Randolph's All-Star selection. That defeat yesterday? Few people care anymore.

In the afternoon, Randolph went to the mall and spent $260,000! The next morning, when all the Grizzlies players arrived in the locker room, they found a small, well-packaged box on their closet.

Link smiled at everyone and opened the box. Sure enough, there was a golden Rolex watch inside, and Randolph didn't break his promise!

"Wocao, it's really worth it!" Link took out the watch and tried it on his wrist, and found that his name was still engraved on the back of the watch!

Below everyone's watch,

All engraved with their names! This time, Randolph not only smashed money, but also smashed it very carefully.

Players posted photos of their watches on social media one after another, and for a while, Randolph's lavish gifts to his teammates were circulated on the Internet again.

The whole of Memphis is in harmony, and everyone on the Grizzlies is enjoying themselves. Everyone can't wait to see Link and Randolph play side by side in the All-Star Game, and the Grizzlies are ready for another great half of the season. However, another team with the opposite mood and the Grizzlies arrived at Memphis International Airport.

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When John Wall walked into the airport lobby, there were only a few reporters in front of him. When he and his teammates came out, almost no one cared.

For a moment, Wall felt like he was on a tour group, not a game in Memphis. The No. 1 draft pick who entered the league in the same year as Link smiled wryly, thinking that he was playing in college back then, and his battles were much bigger than this.

Wall shook his head, he has only been away for more than two months... Has he already been like this?

On September 29, 2012, a month before the start of the new NBA season, Wizards president Glenfield announced to the outside world that John Wall was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left knee due to repeated injuries and is expected to be absent. The first dozen games of the regular season of the new season. But in the end, the injury is not optimistic. Wall also went from missing a dozen games predicted to missing dozens of games...

From the announcement of the injury in September 2012, Wall did not finally return until January 12 some time ago. But when he reappeared on the court, he was handed a 5-28 team.

It has been the third year since Wall came to the league, but the Wizards are destined to miss the playoffs with their current results.

While Link was already battling Durant, Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and others in the top-level series in the West, Wall was a playoff debut.

Last season, Wall averaged 16.3 points, 8 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game, slightly lower than his rookie season, which was disappointing. Therefore, people have high hopes for Wall this season, hoping that he can be reborn and make significant progress.

But after Wall's comeback, his performance was still tepid, and the arc of progress was not great. Occasionally, he can score 20 points and 10 assists in some games, but sometimes, it is difficult to even score in double figures, and his performance is extremely unstable.

As a result, a voice pointed out, "The experience of two consecutive playoffs has allowed Link to leave Wall far behind."

As a No. 1 pick in the draft, was left behind by the undrafted? joke!

But even with such a hot topic, there are still no reporters in the airport to ask reporters questions. Wall clenched his fists, he had a feeling of being despised. What makes Wall more angry and helpless is that his performance in the last three games is indeed very poor.

On January 26, the Wizards played the Bulls. Wall had 14 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. On January 28th, the Wizards played against the 76ers. Wall scored 3 of 12, with 9 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds... Then on January 30th, the Wizards played against the King. Wall scored 7 points, 7 assists and 5 a basketball.

For three consecutive games, Wall's performance has been disappointing, and it is more disappointing each game! So now, no reporters come up to ask him questions at all, because in the eyes of people, the Wizards are in Memphis, and there is absolutely no chance of winning. Wall in the FedEx Arena, also can never shake Link's status.

Wall is both angry and helpless. The whole world is concerned about the watches that Randolph gave his teammates, while the Washington Wizards and him are like wearing an invisibility cloak and no one cares.

So in the afternoon, when the Wizards arrived in the visiting locker room at FedEx Arena, Wall's first words were, "Guys. We can't lose anymore."

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Does Wall want to lose? He really doesn't want to, it's not all Wall's responsibility for the Wizards to be like this this year.

After all, it will only be more than half a month before Wall returns to the court. Taking over a team with 5 wins and 28 losses, even if Jordan comes, there is a high probability that he will be blind.

So, while the Wizards' record is now hopeless, Wall's ambitions are still thriving. He urgently needs to prove himself this season. Link has become a popular player in the league. Griffin has been selected for the All-Star Game for the third consecutive year. Jeremy Lin has received an annual salary of tens of millions of yuan. Paul George has become the number one man of the Pacers. ......

Those guys who entered the alliance with Wall at the beginning have already made a breakthrough. As the champion, Wall is naturally not far behind!

In the previous three games, his state was very low, and the whole person has not recovered from the injury. But Wall is well aware that tonight is his chance to raise his eyebrows. If he can perform well at FedEx Arena, he will be back in everyone's sight immediately.

He still wants to win.

So at the beginning of the game, Wall played very hard. When the Grizzlies were still strolling slowly into the state, Wall led the Wizards to suddenly exert their strength.

He even made a pass and scored 7 points and 5 assists in the first quarter! The Grizzlies, on the other hand, didn't seem to get used to the sudden increase in strength, and they were a little bit stunned.

In the first quarter, Wall led the Wizards to a 30-23 offensive! Leading the Grizzlies by 7 points and entering the second quarter!

"What's going on? Do the Grizzlies still miss the watch they received? They are known for their defense and they actually let the Wizards score 30 points in the first quarter. It's unbelievable!"

Hubie Brown shook his head, Wall has a strong desire to attack today. If the Grizzlies don't wake up sooner or later, the gap will be widened sooner or later.

On the bench, Wall was triumphant, and he had a hunch that this would be a night that belonged to him.

"No one fucking wants to kill us here!" Link told his teammates on the Grizzlies bench.

These two young people did not admit defeat.