889: Breaking the merits of Zhang Dashuai, the record of three consecutive doubles has been achieved
NBA is an alliance with no secrets
The morning after the league sent the announcement to the managers of each team, the media had exposed all the details of the All-Star voting reform.
Just like every time the league changed the rules back then, they would not name it to say that the rules were modified to limit whoever they were. But the fans were not stupid, and they all saw the obvious intention of the league.
And this time, the league obviously made such a change to limit Link.
Everyone knows that Link is not a good gentleman or a traditional hero.
But he has been breaking records, winning games, and becoming the vote king.
The league is powerless to do anything about the first two events, so it is impossible to operate the game blatantly.
So, we can only start with the All-Star voting.
Once the reform of the All-Star voting system was exposed, it immediately caused an uproar.
Especially in China, fans are very excited.
"The foundation of the league is fans, and fans are the ones who support the league. Since the All-Stars are fans' festivals, we must give the decision to the fans!"
"If you can't choose your favorite player to participate in the All-Star, what's the point of the All-Star?"
"All-stars are just fun to watch. Now, even the All-stars have to see the league's boring arrangements."
"Stop saying anything, joke about Sabi."
Chinese fans were quarreling on the Internet, and their actions, which were obviously targeted at Chinese fans and Chinese players, naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the fans.
The reporters also interviewed Link about this matter, asking him how he views the new rules and whether he would be worried about falling from the position of the vote king in the future because of the new rules.
"How do you think about it? This is a rule that deprives fans of their rights, not a rule that deprives players of their rights. For many reasons, I will not scold the president. But if he is not scolded by fans, I don't know." Link smiled relaxedly, with an attitude of "waiting to eat melons".
"As for worrying, that's even more redundant. I never worry about the position of the All-Star vote king, because I try my best to contribute the best game to the fans in every game. So, I believe them. It's like this time, I didn't send any canvassing videos, and didn't it also become the first in the first round of voting?"
Link handled it easily and easily, and he deliberately wanted to make the league defeated!
And after this incident, Link's desire for winning awards and breaking records became stronger.
The alliance doesn’t want to be a storefront? That won’t work, after all, my strength is here!
The best month, ticket king, mvp and championship, the more you don’t want to give it, the more I want to get it!
Link couldn't wait to see it, but the expression of jokes when he handed over the championship trophy to himself.
That expression that was obviously reluctant but had to smile was definitely very interesting.
So in the game that night, although the Grizzlies faced the Timberwolves, a weak team with 5 wins and 20 losses, Link was not ruthless at all.
Link was not ruthless in the match against No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins.
He scored 6 points in a row at the beginning, which made Wiggins lose his energy as soon as he got up.
In this game, people were looking forward to the showdown between Wiggins, the "future super giant" and Link.
Little did they know that Link ended this highlight mercilessly as soon as the show started.
Wiggins and Link are not on the same level at all, and they can't be compared!
However, today, in addition to scoring, people found that Link was also extremely enthusiastic about fighting for offensive rebounds.
The Grizzlies' three-point shooting percentage today is not very high, but the Grizzlies have made several shots, which have allowed Link to have a second offensive opportunity.
Link was like a predator lying in the jungle. Once he found his prey, he would pounce on it, not giving the basketball a chance to "escape".
In this way, Link easily got a lot of rebounds and assists.
It happened that the Timberwolves were very tenacious today. The unknown 2013 No. 14 Show Shabaz. Mohammed suddenly broke out in the second half and scored 18 points in the first half.
"All of them pass" Mo Williams also followed suit, and efficiently scored 13 points on 6 of 9 shots in the second half.
The sudden outbreak of these two guys did not give the Timberwolves a chance to win, but instead extended Link's playing time.
If Link clocked in early today because of garbage time, he might have lost all the results of a continuous triple-double record.
Thanks to "Mo Bu Pass" and Mohammed for their efforts, they allowed Link to play nine minutes in the fourth quarter and successfully scored 27 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in triple-double.
102 to 96, the Grizzlies won the Timberwolves away without any danger, giving the opponent five consecutive losses.
Of course, the most important thing is that Link successfully put the "ancient beast" Wilt Chamberlain under his command and became the player with the most consecutive triple-double games in NBA history!
At that moment, even the local Minneapolis commentator couldn't help but get up to celebrate.
“Link has created greatness in Minneapolis, and for the Target Center, it may be one of the few memorable moments this season!”
"It's incredible to have triple-double in 10 consecutive games! Link was the player with the most triple-doubles in the regular season in the league last season, but he only got 8 triple-doubles! But this season, Link has had as many as 10 consecutive triple-doubles!"
"I believe that this will be a record that has been sealed for many years! He is like an epoch-making player, setting goals for future players!"
"No matter how the league changes the rules, Link is the vote king in my heart. Only he deserves the identity of the vote king!"
The live commentator seemed to be more excited than Link, because they all knew how difficult it was for Link to break Chamberlain's record.
In Chamberlain's era, the rules themselves were not perfect and the degree of professionalism was not as high as that of now.
Therefore, Chamberlain's opponent is not as strong as the opponents Link has encountered now.
Moreover, Chamberlain is probably one of the earliest data brushes in NBA history.
He was able to produce so many incredible data because Chamberlain had a brush heart.
He often overtakes his personal data above team victories, which is also the reason why his winning rate in the finals is not high. What he is thinking about every night is not how to win, but how to get a 30+20.
Of course, this is why Bill Simmons, who is the "old friend" of Link, doesn't like Chamberlain.
In Simmons's view, Bill Russell, the "Lord of the Rings", is a real leader, a great player who is willing to sacrifice himself for victory and understand the true meaning of basketball.
Chamberlain is a clown who brushes data. If you brush data but don’t win the championship, it’s hard to be great.
To put it bluntly, it was an incredible and extremely difficult thing to break Chamberlain's record in this era.
If you don’t deliberately swipe data, you have to face a strong opponent, making Link’s 10 consecutive triple-doubles look particularly great.
In an interview after the game, even Timberwolves meritorious coach Philip Sanders bluntly said, "This may be a record that can never be broken. Whether you like him or not, Link's greatness is unquestionable. I wish him a success this season."
The league must be very frustrating now. They want to suppress Link, but they can't suppress him at all!
Once the record of triple-double in 10 consecutive games is released, Link's popularity will be as surging as a volcano erupts!
But thankfully, the Grizzlies' winning streak may soon stagnate.
After all, the Christmas war is coming soon. The league has also arranged a strong opponent for the Grizzlies with a strong and recent momentum.
Chapter completed!