Nine Hundred and Six: The Big Black Bear Who Is Confused

3.51 million votes, the most in NBA history.

He became the All-Star vote winner for three consecutive years, the fourth player in NBA history to achieve this achievement.

These two honors alone are great enough.

What's more, Link is still a forward, and he has to compete with several people.

To get 3.51 million votes under such circumstances, in the words of Stephen A. Smith, "This is simply a miracle!"

Link's current popularity has made him a superstar.

Facts have proved that being polite, well-spoken, and nice are not labels that fans love.

Whether it is Jordan, Bird, James, or Kobe, the reason why they are so popular is because they can win, not because they are polite!

Now, Link and the Grizzlies are undoubtedly the most winning teams in the league.

When the black and white bears fell one after another, people thought that the grizzly bears would usher in a period of low ebb. But Link immediately blocked everyone's mouths with a wave of two consecutive victories.

Adam Joke no longer feels embarrassed when he sees Link becoming the NBA All-Star voting leader. After all, he was used to Link breaking league records one after another.

Now, the joke can only be on hoping that the new voting rules for next season will bring out a brand new figure in the league.

The news that Link broke the All-Star record for the most votes and became the All-Star vote leader for three consecutive years shocked the entire basketball world.

Everyone was talking about Link, and everyone was amazed at Link's dominance.

.T TV station even made a half-way summary of the regular season from Link’s perspective.

"With 30 wins and 6 losses, the Memphis Grizzlies once again firmly occupy the first place in the Western Conference. I know that the Grizzlies have been first in the Western Conference for two consecutive seasons. You must be used to the Grizzlies' current ranking and think that the Western Conference No. 1 is nothing special. But that’s a big mistake. The Grizzlies are really amazing to be able to maintain the No. 1 ranking in the Western Conference under this extremely turbulent situation this year.”

On the TV screen, Sir Charles Flying Pig Buckley started talking. On the big electronic screen behind him, the rankings of the Western Conference so far this season and the detailed records of each team appeared.

On the record list,

The Golden State Warriors, currently 27 wins and 6 losses, are ranked second in the Western Conference because they have played three fewer games than the Grizzlies and have lost to the Grizzlies.

The Portland Trail Blazers, ranked third in the Western Conference, currently have a record of 27 wins and 8 losses.

None of the top three teams in the Western Conference has lost double digits!

The Warriors and Trail Blazers, in any previous season, would have been enough to occupy the first place in the Western Conference.

It's just a pity that now, the Memphis Grizzlies are pressing on them. Moreover, both teams have been defeated by the Grizzlies.

Link's existence has turned the already difficult West into a hell!

"If the league wants to choose a half-season MVP, the winner can only be Link. 36 games, 11 triple-doubles, 30 wins... No, I believe that even if we choose the MVP of the entire season, Link will definitely be able to win again. He was the unanimous MVP last season. This year, if LeBron and his Cavaliers can't catch up with the Hawks, then I wouldn't be surprised if Link wins another unanimous MVP."

"Speaking of LeBron, he is definitely the most disappointing star in the middle of the season. Currently, the Cavaliers have a record of only 19 wins and 17 losses. With such results, they cannot even make it into the top five in the Western Conference. In people's expectations, The Cavaliers should compete with the Grizzlies. But currently, the two teams are far apart."

"If LeBron wants to beat Link, he must start serious from the regular season. If he wants to try again in the playoffs, it will be too late. But then again, let alone the Grizzlies, any team in the Western Conference Eight teams are not easy to deal with..."

.T Past half-way summaries of the regular season usually start from the perspective of multiple teams.

But this year, almost all the talk revolves around Link.

With Link's popularity soaring, only a few people saw a new message posted on the Grizzlies' official website.

Zach Randolph will return to the court in the next game.

When Link saw Randolph on the training ground the next day, the fat black man's face was full of expectations.

From the beginning of the season to now, Randolph can only sit on the sidelines in a suit and watch every night. Link believes that guy must have itchy hands.

He is now like a great white shark that smells blood and just wants to pounce on its prey and the game immediately.

"Zach, they finally allowed you to leave your mother's arms?" Tony Allen looked at Randolph who was practicing shooting and couldn't help but tease.

"Shut up Tony, after Uncle Zach comes back, just wait to get up from the bench and scream every night." Randolph responded mercilessly. This is how he expresses his feelings to his teammates.

"Now, as long as Mark returns to health, our lineup will be complete. It's really rare. I really want to see what we can do after returning to health." Link did not join Randolph and Tony Allen's "play." "It's not about love, but it's full of longing for the future."

30 wins and 6 losses, this does seem to be an amazing result.

But during the same period last season, the Grizzlies' record was a terrifying 34 wins and 2 losses!

Don't underestimate the gap of 4 wins. Sometimes, the difference between first place in the division and third place in the division is only 4 wins.

Link only hopes that everyone can continue to work hard and continue to have a great season.

When he held his regular press conference in the afternoon, Link also told reporters and fans about this expectation.

"You must have been waiting for Zach for a long time, right? Do you think Zach's return will bring any changes to the Grizzlies?" At today's press conference, reporters naturally focused on Lando Regarding the return of her husband, she asked Link a question related to Randolph.

"Change? It will probably give us a few more technical fouls." Link shrugged, and Randolph, who was sitting next to him waiting to be praised, almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Okay, I was just joking. Seriously, I'm glad to have Zach back. We've been on the right track recently, and Zach's return definitely gives us a push to move forward faster. .I’m ready to have another winning streak, and Zach can definitely help a lot.”

After hearing what Link said, Randolph's eyes finally became gentle.

Everyone believes in Link, and they also believe that Randolph's return can help the Grizzlies reach the next level.

But good wishes are often not so easy to achieve.

Randolph's first game back was on January 9, when the Grizzlies played against the Pelicans.

Facing Anthony Davis, who was already an All-Star starter, Randolph played 34 minutes and only scored 9 points. Anthony Davis scored a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Randolph was at a loss on both offense and defense. On the contrary, the Grizzlies were more efficient after switching to a lineup with one large and four small.

Although the Grizzlies still defeated the opponent 106-95 in the end, there is no doubt that this was not the way to win the game that the fans expected.

Of course, people also think that Anthony Davis is indeed too strong for Randolph. There are few better fourth-position players in this league than Davis.

Everyone believes that Randolph will definitely be able to produce in the next game.

On January 11, the Grizzlies faced the Phoenix Suns at home.

In this game, the Suns power forward is Markieff Morris. It is generally believed that there will not be much problem with Randolph taking down Morris.

As a result, the problem is huge.

Morris made 11 of 16 shots from the field and scored 27 points with a super high shooting rate of 68.8%.

Randolph is like a rookie now, and his bulky body seems to be unable to adapt to the current rhythm. Whether he is defending or grabbing rebounds, he seems to be a half a beat slower than others.

Although the Grizzlies still slaughtered the Suns, there is no doubt that Randolph completely overturned.

The bright future Link imagined at the press conference did not materialize for Randolph.

In fact, even Link didn't expect Randolph to be in this state. Not only the game state, Randolph's training state is also very bad.

So, not surprisingly, after the game, the "Big Black Bear" fell into verbal criticism from the media.

The future doesn't seem so bright anymore.

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