On January 17, NBA finally announced the list of participants in the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Competition.

Heat player James Jones automatically won a seat in the three-point competition because he won the 2011 three-point competition. Another Heat defender, Chalmos, also qualified for the competition.

In addition to the two Heat players, the other four players invited to participate in the three-point competition are Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, Magic forward Ryan Anderson, Nets guard Anthony Morrow and recently the purple-red Link, who will replace the injured Hawks guard Joe Johnson in this three-point competition!

After yesterday's consideration, Link finally decided to accept the invitation from the league. It's not harmful to go and play. Moreover, participating in the three-point competition is better than being pulled by Kobe to train at four or five in the morning. Now, there is an excuse to refuse Kobe's invitation to train.

Link's participation suddenly made this All-Star Game more interesting. Like Griffin last season, Link almost became the protagonist of this All-Star Game.

Because from the first day of the rookie challenge to the three-point competition to the All-Star Game, Link participated in all the games.

The news of appearing in Time magazine and joining the three-point competition happened to meet, and Link almost flooded the entire basketball circle.

But unlike being controversial when he was selected for the All-Star Game, this time Link participated in the three-point competition, basically all media and fans gave positive comments.

First, Link's average three-point shooting percentage of 38.5% this year is indeed high. Second, Link's popularity has been very strong recently, adding a lot of highlights to the bleak three-point competition.

Seeing the media full of reports related to him, Link curled his lips helplessly.

If I had become so popular last year, it would probably be Griffin's turn to be the best rookie or something.

But speaking of this, last year, Link was still envious of Griffin, a popular monster. But this year, he himself became a popular monster. The leap this season really made Link feel dreamy.

That night, the Grizzlies lost to the Nuggets by 1 point at home, ending their second seven-game winning streak of the season. But Link still used his 4-of-6 three-pointer to satisfy the appetite of fans.

Now, people are increasingly looking forward to Link's performance on the All-Star Weekend.

But another player who performed well outside the three-point line was completely ignored. And he was trying to make everyone remember himself again.

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Just as the Grizzlies were fighting with the Nuggets, in Oklahoma City, the Thunder, currently ranked No. 1 in the West, is fighting against the Golden State Warriors.

Before the game started, no one thought that the Warriors could cause any trouble for the Thunder. After all, judging from the record, the two sides were not at the same level at all.

So far this season, the Thunder have only 7 losses in 22 wins and only 7 losses. Kevin Durant averaged 28 points per game, and he has become a more mature scoring machine. Russell Westbrook averaged 23.6 points per game, and his shooting percentage increased to 45.7%. Most of the time, this No. 0 guard will remain calm. Serge Ibaka can make a terrible 3.7 blocks per game! He makes the Thunder's weak basket defense no longer fragile.

Of course, the Thunder’s biggest gain this season is James Harden on the bench!

In the first grade, Harden averaged less than 10 points per game, and his shooting percentage was only 40%.

Last season, Harden averaged 12.2 points per game, but he is still not a figure, and most players can easily lock him up.

This season, Harden's score soared to 16.8 points, with an average shooting percentage of 49.1% and a three-point shooting percentage of 39%!

James Harden has always maintained a lead in the forecast ranking of the Best Sixth Man Awards. He has become the most well-known sixth man in the league this season, no one! His combination with Westbrook and Durant has begun to make people more and more imaginative.

A defensive player, two scoring machines, and a super sixth man, maybe this young team can really win the championship!?

However, it is such a strong and terrifying team. Today, they are struggling at home and on the verge of a failure.

All this is just because of one person, Stephen Curry!

"Stephen, after receiving the ball, he shot directly from Westbrook's head. Is there any?? He made a goal, he made a three-pointer! Stephen Curry, this is already his 6 three-pointers in this game! This is crazy, 6 of 8 three-pointers are made. Stephen Curry is fighting against the Thunder with his own strength!"

On the commentary stage, Webber's voice was hoarse. Curry was like a cheat today, and he had three-pointers!

After Curry scored the goal, he waved his fist very hard. He was not demonstrating against Thunder players and fans, but expressing his inner unwillingness.

This season is really not easy for Curry.

During the offseason last year, Curry had ankle surgery to repair the torn ankle ligament, but this did not fundamentally improve his condition. Curry sprained his ankle twice in the first seven games of this season. In January 2012, Curry sprained his right foot. He sprained again in February, and has just returned for a few days.

Due to constant injuries, Curry has not played many times this season and his data has plummeted. From an average of 18.6 points last season to only 14.7 points.

He was extremely frustrated and felt that since last summer, he had done nothing but recovered his ankle.

It was about to be the day when the third-grade player renewed his contract with his parent team in advance, but the Golden State Warriors did not give a quote. With a super high three-point shooting percentage of 45.5%, Curry did not receive an invitation from the league to participate in the three-point competition. These two things made him realize that he seemed to have been abandoned and forgotten!

Therefore, today Curry vented all the aggrievance and unhappiness in his heart. He wanted to prove to the Warriors and the world that I have not fallen yet, I can still fight and I can still win!

Unfortunately, the Oklahoma City Thunder hit the muzzle.

After Curry made this three-pointer, the Warriors led the Thunder by 4 points in the last 43.5 seconds of the game. The Thunder have only lost 7 games so far this season. But they never expected that the Warriors, who can't even enter the top eight in the Western Conference, would become the 8th team to defeat them.

In the last moment, the Thunder missed several key shots, and finally, the nightmare became a reality. The Thunder, the No. 1 in the West, lost to the Golden State Warriors, who ranked third from the bottom in the West at home!

At the moment of the game, the defender with a baby face who was not favored by all parties raised his arms to celebrate his victory.

With 34 points and 8 assists, 6 of 8 three-pointers, Curry completed his redemption with impeccable performance. This is also the first time this season, Stephen Curry scored 30 in a single game.

After the game, Stephen Curry once again won the favor of reporters. He no longer remembers how long he had been forgotten by everyone.

"Stephen, this is a great victory. The league did not invite you to the three-point competition. Is it because they don't respect you enough?" The reporter raised a very sharp question as soon as he came up.

Curry smiled bitterly, without answering. But that smile was better than a thousand words.

"So in the next game, facing the Memphis Grizzlies, facing Link who replaced Joe Johnson in the three-point competition, do you think you can continue to perform well?"

"I will do my best to fight every game."

Curry's eyes were firm. Although he had a baby face, he used the heart of a strong man.

Link and his teammates didn't know yet that they had been targeted by their opponents in the next game in advance.
Chapter completed!