One Hundred and Two: Brothers in Trouble (14/40)

Link stared at Maggette in front of him, confident and composed. Corey Maggette's mouth twitched a few times. As an old-school muscular forward, Maggette was never afraid of anyone's challenge. But today, this Chinese No. 0, who looks much thinner than him, is always like a snake, finding an opportunity to kill his opponent in the gap.

Link, who was holding the ball in both hands, suddenly started. His speed was not fast, but his rhythm was very strange.

As soon as Maggette took a step laterally, she felt as if she had hit a wall. Looking up, he found that the sturdy "Big Black Bear" Randolph had already stopped by his side.

"Link and Zach cooperated in a tacit pick-and-roll again, and the Chinese boy successfully broke through!"

The commentator used the word "again" for Link and Randolph's pick-and-roll combination. Indeed, in this game, they have played this kind of cooperation more than once.

Link made a breakthrough with the ball, the Bucks power forward Ilyasova was chasing him, and at the same time, the strong Maggette also followed Link's ass.

As an all-rounder, Link can throw, go up and pass after a breakthrough, which is a huge threat. Therefore, the Bucks players did not dare to slack off on his breakthrough today.

With Ilyasova on the left, and Maggette chasing after, Link used a hook to swipe the basketball into the air at will.

Turkish striker Ilyasova looked back and saw Randolph, who was so fat that he could barely see his neck, rose into the air and received a pass from Link in the air.

He tapped lightly in the air and the basketball was in. Randolph was not held back as Link attracted the defense of Ilyasova and Maggette.

"Alley-oop layup, Z-Bo, he and Link work so well together! Is this the first assist that Link has given Randolph today? I've lost count. In short, the Grizzlies No. 50 and No. 0 combined, and the Bucks took a big hit."

After scoring the goal, Randolph happily pointed to Link. Link nodded slightly and looked at Ilyasova's unlovable expression and the dark blue jersey on his body.

The feeling of being a villain bullying someone is really cool.

Today is January 23, two days have passed since Link reversed the Warriors with 14 points in a single quarter, and just one day has passed since Link and Randolph shot a poster together.

After chatting with Randolph at the restaurant yesterday, Link felt both himself and Randolph energized. The two of them seemed to have found a confidant, so today, they have a tacit understanding.

At this point, the Grizzlies' game with the Bucks on the road has gone to the last 1 minute and 38 seconds of the fourth quarter. And Randolph's alley-oop has given the Grizzlies a 15-point lead.

With "The King" Brandon Jennings injured, the Bucks, who lacked scoring points, have little chance of reversal.

Bucks coach Scott Skiles called the game off, and as everyone knows, it heralded the Bucks raising the white flag.

"16 points and 11 rebounds, this is Zach's double-double data. 15 points and 8 assists, this is the performance contributed by Link. Of Link's 8 assists, 5 of them came from Zach. Also In other words, more than half of Zach's points are related to Link. What can I say? This pair broke the Bucks' horns today!"

Following the commentator's commentary, Link and Randolph, who walked off the court, gave each other high-fives.

"How about Link? I'll just say, I'm better than KG!" Randolph yelled at Link excitedly after a high five.

"Yes, yes, you are much better than KG, Zach!" Link also answered happily, what should I say? He seemed to suddenly rediscover the feeling of playing with Upshaw on the Blues.

In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Milwaukee Bucks 94-81. The connection between Link and Randolph began to bring more changes to the Grizzlies' weak offense. Beside Link, there was a big player who always pestered him and asked, "Who is better between me and KG?" stature.

When interviewed after the game, Randolph was in a good mood.

"Today is just a small test. Link and I will continue to perform even crazier in the future."

The reporters thought Randolph was just joking at first, but later games proved that Uncle Zach was serious.

On January 24, the Grizzlies flew back-to-back to Toronto to play against the Raptors. The last time the Raptors lost to the Grizzlies, Raptors boss Bargnali was sidelined with an injury. Today, the Italian No. 1 pick is back, but still unable to stop the ferocious attack of the Grizzlies.

Randolph scored a large double-double with 24 points and 15 rebounds in the whole game, completely blowing up the Italians.

The poor Bargnaly was almost crushed by the strong Randolph. In the era that Link passed through, Bargnaly, who likes to float from the outside, may be very popular. It's a pity that in 2011, a 4 can't fight in the low post, and it's difficult to survive.

Link also continued his efficient performance. With limited shooting opportunities, he made 8 of 10 shots and scored 19 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. The connections between Link and Randolph are also interesting.

, the Grizzlies have won four straight, ending the back-to-back trip safely.

"Zach didn't say it. We will keep this momentum going. We are a combination? No, we are just a pair of spoilers." Randolph style.

The extent to which these two guys influence each other is far beyond people's imagination.

And just like that, Link and Randolph's wild show continued until the end of January.

On January 26, although the Grizzlies lost to the Nets, Link had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Randolph had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and scored a double-double.

On January 28, the Grizzlies played away against the 76ers, Randolph had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and Link had 16 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.

On January 29, in back-to-back games against the Wizards, Randolph scored 24 points and 20 rebounds, hitting double-20 data. Link had 15 points and 12 assists and scored a double-double for the second time in his career. As always, most of his assists went to Randolph.

On January 31st, the Grizzlies' last game of January will face the Eastern Magic. Although today, the most dazzling showdown is center to center, Pau Gasol to Howard. In the end, Pau Gasol lived up to expectations with 19 points and 8 rebounds.

But Link and Randolph's contribution to the game's victory is still huge. The former 13 points and 5 rebounds, the latter 17 points and 10 rebounds, is still a double-double.

The magic of Randolph and Link allowed the Grizzlies to win 5 of 6 games at the end of the month! Randolph scored a double-double in six consecutive games, including a 20+20 performance. And Link also got the second double-double of his career during this period.

In the top five shots, the cooperation between Link and Randolph is often on the list. This pair of villains has aroused extensive discussion among the media and fans. In the end, they also attracted the attention of the league.

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On February 1, Link got up early. Seeing the little white bar in front of him getting closer and closer to fullness, Link has naturally been training very crazy these days.

Although the team will fly to Minneapolis tomorrow to play away games, Link still does not want to relax his training. The sooner he gets promoted, the more helpful he will be to the team.

As always, Link turned on the TV and listened to this morning's sports news while making breakfast for himself. The Grizzlies, as a low-profile team, are rarely mentioned on the morning sports news. But today, as soon as Link turned on the TV, he heard a message about the Grizzlies.

"The NBA officially announced this morning that the winners of the two best players in January, Randolph of the Grizzlies and LeBron James of the Heat, have become the players of the month."

Hearing the sound of the TV, Link thought he had heard it wrong at first. LeBron James selected for the best of the month? This is normal. But another person?

and many more? Are they talking about Zach Randolph! ?

Link threw down the egg he was stirring and rushed to the TV. Sure enough, Randolph is really the best player in the Western Conference in January!

"In January, Zach Randolph averaged a double-double of 22.4 points and 14.2 rebounds per game, and the Grizzlies jumped to the eighth place in the Western Conference and opened the gap with the Rockets. Dove was named the best of the month for the first time in his career, and hopefully his Memphis career will continue to climb. We'll keep an eye on the next news..."

"Yeah! It's really him! Hahahaha!" Link shouted excitedly after watching the TV report, as if he was selected for the Best of the Month.

He was about to call to tell Randolph the news, but just took out his mobile phone, but found that his phone rang first.

But the person calling was not Randolph, but the Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace.

"Huh?" Link scratched his head. Unless a transaction was involved, the general manager seldom contacted the players directly during this period.

Speaking of which, it's February, and it's the peak of mid-season trading. what the hell? You can't be traded yourself? Link is still very satisfied with his performance.

Without thinking any further, Link answered the phone nervously. But soon, Chris Wallace's tone reassured Link.

"Link! Congratulations!" Wallace roared happily as soon as the call was connected.

"Um...what's the matter? Mr. Chris Wallace?"

"I just received a call from the league office. You are selected for this year's All-Star Rookie Game! The first-year team is very likely to start! You and Zach, the best of the month, one is selected for the All-Star! It's a double happiness, Hahahahaha!"

Wallace laughed on the phone, and Link's head suddenly went blank.

All-Star? This Nima came too suddenly.