First round of voting, 1.01 million

NBA has never had such a thing in history. Even Howard, who won the historical votes in 2009, had only about 700,000 votes in the first round.

For comparison, the total number of votes James received in the All-Star voting last season was only 1.41 million.

And Link received 1.01 million votes in the first round alone!

Stephen Curry was resistant to this result. He thought that with his super high popularity this season, he could compete for the vote king.

However, the huge gap between Link and others made Curry give up this goal in the first round.

I really can't compete, it's so perverted!

Many All-Star players have not received 1 million votes by the end of the voting, and Link's votes are like Chamberlain's 20,000 women.

I can only admire it, but cannot surpass it.

"If you really have you, I got 1.01 million copies in the first round, hahaha. If I posted a canvassing video, I would probably be able to reach 1.1 million copies!" Jeff Austin laughed from ear to ear on the phone.

No wonder Link is indifferent to the canvassing offensive between Curry and James. It turns out that he had expected that he could lead far!

But in fact, Link was also surprised by the number of votes he received.

1.01 million pictures, which is indeed a bit exaggerated, especially when Link was scolded every few days.

But in fact, which famous superstar is not scolded? Espn also wrote some articles about Kobe in a few days, and James was even criticized in various ways, even Jordan.

However, even Jordan himself would be attacked.

Link's extremely high number of votes proves a sentence, "In the world of competitive sports, as many people love you, there are as many people who hate you."

The 74 wins that made history last season, coupled with Kobe's first consecutive championship, made Link's popularity soar.

Under the premise that he was already the top vote last season, Link's votes this season will naturally become quite exaggerated.

"Don't be too happy too early, Jeff. I can already imagine that the media would say that I got so many votes because the base of Chinese fans was too large." Link curled his lips.

After spending so many years in NBA, he has summarized a truth no matter how good you play, there will always be people who come out to pick on it.

But in fact, the impact of Link's big explosion of votes this time is far more than just being hacked

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On December 19, the NBA regular season continued to start.

The Memphis Grizzlies face the Chicago Bulls, who are currently 16-9, at home.

The Bulls are considered one of the Cavaliers' big opponents in the East this year, and the Bulls were even considered the Cavaliers' only opponent in the East for a time without Paul George's return.

People's expectations for the Bulls come from their iron-blooded style and outstanding record last season.

The Bulls' journey last season was full of twists and turns. The team started the new season with confidence. However, Ross, the former MVP point guard, only played 10 games and had not yet shaken off the rust on his body, he was reimbursed again.

After Ross was injured again, the Bulls' morale suffered a heavy blow. The next day he lost to the Clippers with a disadvantage of 39 points, and in the next month and a half, he only achieved a record of 8 wins and 13 losses.

Everyone thought the bull was going to be finished, and people even joked that the bull was going to start turning the front of the car and mainly used to make a mess.

However, Thibodeau led the tough bulls to fourth place in the East.

Although the Bulls were eventually eliminated by the Wizards in the first round of the playoffs, it was already a very remarkable achievement to be able to go from a "very bad" team to entering the playoffs.

Of course, people's greatest confidence in the Bulls still comes from Derek Rose!

The Bulls still won 48 games without Ross last season. This year, they retained the full set of core teams on the defensive end, and with a top scorer like Ross, it is reasonable to have no problem sitting firmly in the second place in the East.

But one and a half months after the start of the new season, the Bulls are no longer as expected as they were at the beginning of the season.

Their 16-9 record seems to be pretty good, but Derek Ross is not as good as people expected.

Ross has been playing only 16.8 points per game this season, and his shooting percentage has just reached 40%, only 40.5%.

Whether it is efficiency or scoring data, Rose is far from reaching the level of MVP.

What's more, Ross has not returned to a 100% healthy state now.

This season, Ross is still playing and stopping. For example, in this game, Ross will be absent due to knee discomfort.

Without the scenes of Rose vs. Link, this game actually doesn't have much highlights.

There is indeed a gap in hard power between the two sides. If nothing unexpected happens, Thibodeau's Bulls will have no power to fight back.

However, the ratings of this game, which was originally unattractive, remained high today.

The Federal Express Arena was even more seated, with all 18,300 seats sitting in full swing.

All of this is because of one thing in this game, Link will likely tie Chamberlain and score a triple-double record in 9 consecutive games!

"Look at the atmosphere and look at the fans who shouted for Link! I believe that you can feel this enthusiasm even through the TV screen! If Link really scored a triple-double data, then this would be a great milestone night!"

Hubby Brown's first sentence after the live broadcast began focused on Link.

The Chicago Bulls seemed to have been supporting roles from the beginning, and their winning or losing seemed to be unimportant at all.

Before the game started, when both sides were warming up, they saw Jimmy Butler, who was practicing shooting beside them, and Link was mixed with emotion.

If the Grizzlies had not intercepted Butler in advance, then he would have to compete with Butler in this game, and the Grizzlies would not be so easy.

But now, they have become teammates.

After the game started, the Bulls immediately showed their tenacious style.

Although the lineup on paper is not as strong as the Grizzlies, the Bulls dare to fight and are not afraid of confrontation on the defensive end.

However, Dunleavy is not Link's opponent on the defensive end. Although the Bulls work hard, as Mavericks coach Carlisle once said, "Just working alone can't beat a player like Link."

After the first half, the Grizzlies led by 12 points 56 to 44. Link scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, which was getting closer and closer to the record of first place in history.

Just when people thought the bulls were pressed to the ground and rubbed like this, Spanish first-year rookie Nikola Mirotic stood up from the bench.

Mirotic participated in the draft in 2011, but did not land in the NBA from the Spanish League until this year.

No one expected Mirotic to be a threat, but Mirotic made 6 of 6 three-pointers in the second half, scoring a career-high 27 points!

6 of 6 three-pointers, God knows how long Mirotic has accumulated a character to perform like this.

Under normal circumstances, if a player can make 6 of 6 shots from outside the three-point line in a certain game, he will most likely win the game and he will completely dominate today's game.

Unfortunately, Mirotic still did not break the law that "only grizzlies can create magic in Memphis."

After Mirotic scored a three-pointer, Link increased his offensive and killed Dunleavy in a single piece of armor.

In the end, Thibodeau had to choose to shrink and double-team. But in this way, Link's assists were flying again.

There is no way, who can make the Grizzlies even shoot at the fifth position Gasol?

In the end, with Link's 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Mirotic's 6 three-pointers were reduced to an empty score.

If the Bulls gave up on resistance early in this game, Link's triple-double record might not be that great.

But Mirotic's desperate resistance actually made Link.

At the moment of the game, people were concerned about not the score, but Link's data.

"The ninth game, the ninth consecutive game! Congratulations to Link, he became the second player in NBA history to win triple-double data in nine consecutive games! He is now as famous as Wilt Chamberlain and has become the player with the most consecutive triple-doubles! Mirotic's performance today is excellent enough, which is a pity that he met a historical opponent!"

Hubby Bryn's roar was soon overwhelmed by the cheers of the fans on the scene. Link took a big step to the technical stage and enjoyed the worship of the fans.

Behind him, Mirotic walked by in silence.

Is Mirotic not doing well enough? Of course not.

But if you lose the game, it will be useless to get any data.

The whole of Memphis was filled with joy and the whole world was shocked.

But at the same time, outside of the joyous Memphis, the NBA headquarters issued a vote to change the existing rules of the alliance.

It's obvious that they don't want to see Link dominate the All-Star voting.
Chapter completed!