Nine Hundred and Thirty-Two: Durant Is Not the only One Who Is Anxious.

The night after the All-Star Game, Link did not show up at the players' party after the game.

According to usual practice, the All-Star MVP will never miss this kind of party, but Link is an exception.

No one knows where Link has gone, not even Gasol.

At this time, on a bench somewhere in New York's Central Park.

Link, the hero of the world, was sitting there.

There was no spotlight, no cheers and no praise. In fact, even people coming and going will not take a second look at the bench.

But compared to those, Link enjoys the current tranquility more.

"Why don't you go to the party after the game? I can't monopolize the world's attention." Next to Link, Rachel, who had finally finished her busy work, leaned on Link's shoulder.

"Instead of accepting praise from the whole world, it would be better to stay with you. The next time I can be alone for such a long time, I have to wait until summer..." Link curled his lips.

"It doesn't matter, we have been together for a long time. Link, in the next two months, you must protect yourself and don't get hurt."

Hearing this, Link suddenly stared into Rachel's eyes, making Rachel blush a little.

"What...what's wrong?" Rachel lowered her head slightly.

"It's nothing, it's just that every time we are together, you always tell me not to get hurt." Link smiled and leaned on the bench again.

"Really? Why don't I remember."

"It's all I need to remember, and I'll keep it in mind."

Link smiled. In fact, many people didn't want him to get hurt. After all, if he is injured, the Grizzlies' record will definitely be greatly affected. He's injured and the media will have trouble finding hot stories. In fact, the alliance's revenue may even decline.

But Rachel is different from those "many people". She doesn't want to get hurt, she simply doesn't want to experience suffering.

I don't know since when, Link noticed that Rachel would remind him every time, even more frequently than Judy Seto.

But Link didn't feel nagging and listened tirelessly every time.

The two cuddled together in silence for a few more minutes. But even so, they won't get bored.

"Rachel." After a long time, Link called his female companion.

"Um?"

"This summer...I have a special idea."

"Oh? What do you think? Let's go to an African nature reserve together?" Rachel immediately became excited, her eyes shining.

Spending time with Link every summer was her happiest moment of the year.

"Well... you'll know by then. Let's go back. It's getting late. We will all leave New York early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, then sit there for another ten minutes."

"Okay...Okay, let's sit there for another ten minutes..."

In the end, God knows how many ten minutes the two of them spent cuddling together.

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After the All-Star Game,

Link defeated the others and became the biggest winner.

The highest half-time scoring record in All-Star history, the highest full-game scoring record in All-Star history, plus a victory and the first All-Star MVP trophy in his career.

There is simply no player who could have had a more perfect All-Star Weekend than Link.

In the media, people are overwhelmingly praising Link, and not even a single voice of disapproval can be found.

Because Link's performance in this year's All-Star Game can be said to be without any black spots.

You have to say that Link's statistics are based on the number of shots he makes, and Link's hit rate is still high.

You have to say that Link scored 48 points alone, and he also had 6 assists and 7 rebounds.

Are you saying that Link's opponent is not strong enough? That would be even more incredible.

Link's performance was completely impossible to find fault with, so everyone could only use the same voice and start bragging collectively.

The biggest loser of this All-Star Weekend is undoubtedly Kevin Durant.

Durant originally had nothing to do with the All-Stars due to injuries. But there is no way, if you don’t do it, you won’t die.

Obviously nothing will happen to Durant, an All-Star, but not to him. He just wants to stand up and express himself and argue with Link.

Now, Durant's image as a "good boy" in the media's mind has been completely destroyed. The fact that Link won the MVP also made Durant's remarks unreasonable and more like the unreasonable troubles of a little boy.

While most of the Western Conference team was willing to help Link break the record, most of the fans in Madison Square Garden were cheering for Link.

The argument that "Link only relied on media favoritism to win the award" is obviously untenable.

This time, no media continued to side with Durant and attack Link. Because Durant himself is now on the opposite side of the media.

From now on, if Durant quarrels with Link again, the media will not all help Link.

But it’s uncertain whether they will continue to help Durant...

The relationship between Link and the media was originally very tense, but now it is better. After Durant suddenly intervened, the relationship between Link and the media has eased.

The person who hated Link the most gave Link a divine assist this time.

Durant's tricks made him uneasy even after being injured.

But he is by no means the only person in the world who is upset because of Link. His teammate Russell Westbrook and ESPN's famous "venomous tongue" Bill Simmons must also be very anxious now.

The reason for their anxiety is simple - Link continued his unrivaled performance in the All-Star Game into the regular season.

After the All-Star Game, as soon as the short rest time for the stars ended, everyone continued to engage in the fierce regular season battle.

Even though the Grizzlies lost their main point guard Conley, they still maintained a very high winning rate thanks to Link's incredible performance.

In the first game after the All-Star Game, on February 22, the Grizzlies once again challenged the Trail Blazers away from home.

This time, Link completely blocked Lillard at the No. 1 position. Although Lillard scored 18 points, he only made 7 of 17 shots and his shooting percentage was only 41.2%.

On the other hand, Link scored a huge triple-double with 36 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds.

While scoring his 13th triple-double of the season, he also led the team to win the final victory 108-96.

Link is definitely a person who distinguishes between public and private matters. Before the game, he sincerely thanked Lillard for his support in the All-Star Game. But as soon as the game started, Link "turned his back and refused to recognize anyone else."

Immediately after the All-Star Game ended, he scored a 30-point triple-double, which put Westbrook's best position of the month in jeopardy.

Of course, it also made Bill Simmons feel a little chilly.

On February 23, the Grizzlies made back-to-back trips to Los Angeles. Since it was back-to-back away games, the Grizzlies ultimately lost by 3 points.

The Clippers tried their best to defeat the Grizzlies, and they finally got their wish.

But Paul's victory in this game was not satisfying, because he completely lost in the duel with Link.

Paul's 17 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds are actually not bad, but Link's performance of 30 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks surpassed Paul by a lot.

After the game, the local media in Los Angeles exclaimed, "Mike Conley, please come back quickly. If Link continues to wreak havoc at the No. 1 position, all No. 1 positions in the league will be beaten to death!"

Unfortunately, Conley failed to return on time. In the original plan, Conley could return at the end of February. However, in the latest report updated by the Grizzlies, Conley's return time has been postponed to early March.

No one knows whether Conley really has not recovered, or the Grizzlies deliberately want to use Link to play point guard for a few more games...

Losing to the Clippers can only be regarded as the Grizzlies taking a nap. Because after that, they won the remaining three games in February.

Against the Kings on February 25, Link had 33 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, not letting Cousins ​​down at all.

Against the Clippers again on February 27, Link scored 42 points and successfully got revenge!

On the 28th, the Grizzlies ushered in another round of back-to-back games, but their opponent was the weak Minnesota "Huskies" with a current record of only 13 wins and 44 losses.

As a result, the Grizzlies won the game without sacrificing any blood. Link scored 30 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds. After the All-Star Game, he led the team to a record of 5 wins and 4 losses.

After February, the Grizzlies' record also consolidated to 49 wins and 8 losses. Continue to suppress the Warriors with 45 wins and 11 losses, firmly ranking first in the league.

At this point, Westbrook has completely disappeared from people's sight.

Half a month ago, he was still the most likely player to win the Western Conference Player of the Month in February.

But now, no one mentions this matter anymore.

After the second half of the game, everyone knew that Link's best of the month was definitely stable again.

Bill Simmons and Westbrook are no less worried than Durant right now.

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