Link took the initiative to pass the ball, and all the fans of the court immediately got a thrill.

They thought that the two All-Star starters who had just returned from the All-Star Game might not be able to recover due to continuous running. But it turns out that both of them have been fully committed to the regular season battle.

The moment Link received the basketball, the cheers in Madison Square Garden immediately doubled.

In this year's All-Star Game, Link really greatly improved his popularity. The dunk contest is indeed the most convenient way to increase popularity, and Link undoubtedly proves that even a famous superstar can make his popularity higher through the dunk contest.

Eman Shampoo, who was responsible for defending Link, was tense all over. He opened his arms and kept adjusting his position with small steps.

Do you think he is preparing for defense? No, he is just using such defense to relieve stress.

He didn't expect such a scene. He didn't expect that he would face such a bloodthirsty superstar. He thought he only had to fight a tired Link, but today his situation was undoubtedly much worse than he thought.

Shampoo kept easing himself, hoping that he would not collapse psychologically.

Link was calm and took a few tentative steps in front of Shampoo.

Just as Shampoo's center of gravity was swaying, Link suddenly accelerated, and as soon as he took the first step, he made a forward change of direction.

Shampoo was unable to react and was easily passed by Link. After Link entered the inside, facing the "boxing champion" Tyson, who was no longer as brave as before, he easily avoided the block with a small aerial pull rod and successfully scored a layup.

The moment Link scored, the New York commentator immediately shouted out a word, "Elegant!"

"The flowing movements, elegant last blow. Link is just as he wants on the basketball court now. Shampoo's defense is completely in danger to Link. I bet that Link will hit a high score in the garden today!"

The commentator is not groundless. Looking at the Knicks' roster, there are really no outside players with excellent defense except Shampoo.

Felton and Prigioni are both No. 1 position, and they are too detrimental to their height if they defend Link.

On the bench, Hardaway, a rookie, was not enough for Link. As for j.r. Smith? That guy can't even handle his own offense this season, so why are you talking about defense?

Although Artest still has a little oil in the fuel tank, he is troubled by injuries at this time and cannot suddenly take off his suit and play on the court.

Therefore, today Shampoo is already the best choice for the Knicks to defend Link, and others will only do worse on the defensive end than Shampoo.

However, Link has just proved that the best choice in New York is not worth mentioning at all in front of him.

Today's garden will definitely become a battle between Link and Anthony!

Link beautifully returned Anthony with a goal, but Anthony was not discouraged.

The last time the Knicks played against the Grizzlies, Link was in good shape and scored 32 points in the game. But Anthony did better than Link in that game, so he ended up laughing.

Today, Anthony will not let Link have any chance of winning!

Randolph is very uncomfortable now because Anthony started to attack with the ball from outside the three-point line.

The "Big Black Bear" was criticized most in New York and Portland. After coming to the Grizzlies, Randolph's defense made great progress, but he was still not an excellent single-defense player.

At low post, Randolph can also use his enthusiasm and tonnage to cause trouble to the offensive side. But on the outside, Randolph's defense is very fragile.

Anthony held the ball with his back and turned around with a simple cross step to clean Randolph.

It was not the first time Randolph had faced Anthony, so the Grizzlies could not be unprepared.

The moment Randolph was broken through, Gasol immediately returned to the basket and prepared to make up for defense!

But Anthony was always the scoring champion last season. He did not fear Gasol's defense, but leaned against Espanyol and slammed it.

Under Gasol's blockage, Anthony tried hard to keep his movements undeformed, and finally threw the ball steadily towards the rebound.

Basketball was refracted into the net, and Cameron Anthony scored consecutively!

"Even under the double blockade of the Black and White Bears, Anthony still scored! Cameron did what he said, and he still wanted to carry the team into the playoffs! If he could maintain such a state, then he would definitely succeed!"

Link curled his lips. As soon as he scored a goal, Anthony immediately responded. Today, the "Social Melon" is about to be as good as himself to die.

So, you can't treat the Knicks as an ordinary tenth in the Eastern Conference. It's dangerous to have Anthony's team, even if it's the Eastern Conference's bottom.

In the game after the first quarter, Anthony's strong performance never stopped. He scored continuously, showing his "offensive kaleidoscope" strength to the fullest.

I don’t know if it was influenced by Anthony, even J.R. Smith, who has been in a daze this season, has also played one of the best performances of the season after coming on as a substitute.

In the end, Anthony scored 14 points in a single quarter, and he did whatever he wanted in the fourth position. Whether it was Randolph or Tobias Harris, he had no choice but to do anything to Anthony.

With Anthony's strong performance, the Knicks also ended the first quarter with a 2-point advantage. The outstanding performance of Anthony and J.R. Smith allowed them to stabilize the situation even when they suffered a loss in defense.

"Beautiful personal performance, 14 points in a single quarter, every goal of Cameron is pleasing to the eye. The Grizzlies are in trouble today because the Knicks have no way out. So, they will resist more violently!"

Link, who scored 10 points in a single quarter and sent 3 assists, looked at the big screen on the scene, 28 to 30, both teams scored very high, and the defense of both sides today was almost useless.

The Grizzlies' fourth position could not defend Anthony, and the Knicks' outside line could not do anything to Link.

In the second half of the season, teams struggling on the edge of the playoffs tend to be harder to play than teams that have already established the top eight positions. Because teams that have already established playoff spots have to consider for the playoffs, they will not fight too fiercely.

And those teams that still have hope of squeezing into the playoffs but are temporarily out of the playoffs will not take care of so many.

They treat each game as the last one, at any cost and without any consequences.

As the second in the Eastern Conference last season, the Knicks are even more so.

Dave Jogel walked to the players with a frown. The situation was so anxious that this was not the result that Jogel wanted to see.

It is obvious that the Grizzlies' defense has had a big problem in the first quarter. Once a player like James or Anthony is on the fourth position, the Grizzlies' defense will always have a problem.

Dave Jogel glanced at Randolph, who also stared at Jogel, and then nodded silently, "I know I know, I don't care about my playing time. If you want to replace me, just do that, as long as you can win the game."

Randolph knew that if the team wanted to get out of the situation, they had to start from the fourth position. Heavy four positions like him had become increasingly limited in the game.

Randolph knew very well that the big player was gradually being eliminated by the times. But he didn't care, he was willing to make any sacrifices for the Grizzlies.

Link was ready to beat his hands. Usually in this case, he would be sent to the fourth position.

Link believes that as long as he can face Anthony, Anthony's offensive efficiency will definitely decline!

However, Jogel's decision was beyond Link's expectations.

"In the second quarter, Tony, you go to defend Anthony." Jogel did not ask Link to confront Anthony, but sent Tony Allen to!

"As for you, Link. I want you to vent all your firepower! I don't want you to be distracted on the defensive end. Today I need you to do one thing - offense!"

Dave Joggel personally "destroyed" the showdown that fans were looking forward to. Everyone wanted to watch Link vs. Anthony, and everyone wanted to watch the confrontation between these two super scorers.

But Jogel didn't want to see these things, he just wanted to win the game.

The most efficient way to win the game is to let Link concentrate his firepower on the offense without worrying about defense! After all, Anthony is in such a good state today, and the defense may not be able to defend. So Jogel simply decided to attack directly!

"All the firepower is poured out?" Link smiled. This is the command that all the stars dream of.

No one knows what will happen to Madison Square Garden tonight.
Chapter completed!