The Denver Nuggets ultimately lost, with a 33-point margin of 33 points, their worst loss of the season.

Kawaii. Kawhi Leonard was the biggest contributor to the Spurs' win today, with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

A very typical "Link-esque" data.

What is "Link-style" data? That is, in every data column except for mistakes, they can fill in the numbers!

In addition to the dazzling statistics, Leonard's defense also gave the Nuggets a taste of desperation.

Today, the Nuggets have a total of three people facing Leonard: Chandler, Moodier and Weir. Barton.

And the hit rates of these three people today were 36.4%, 20% and 33.3% respectively, and the whole scene of a large rollover.

Their hit rate can only remind everyone of one word - miserable.

Once again, Leonard used his extremely destructive power to destroy the entire perimeter of the Nuggets!

The killing of this "war machine" has been going on for most of the season.

As soon as the game ended, a bunch of reporters immediately approached Leonard.

But Leonard has never been a man of many words, and his answers to reporters' questions are all in the right place.

But on only one question, the reporters found that Leonard's face was paralyzed, but there was a subtle change in expression.

In the next game, the Spurs will play the Grizzlies for the first time this season. Is there anything you would like to say about this? What do you think you and Link will get into together? ”

As soon as this question came out, Leonard frowned slightly. Sure enough, Link was the only one in the league who could make this, and an expression appeared on the face of the paralyzed guy.

Link, the name is very harsh to Leonard.

Although he is not like Durant, he has become an old enemy with Link. It's also not like James, who is always compared to Link.

But in fact, the two sides have been secretly competing all along.

From the last glory days of GDP to the present, Leonard has been the player who has played the most against the Spurs and Link.

Of course, the relationship between Link and Leonard doesn't stop there.

People only remember that it was the Warriors who eliminated the Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals last season, but they all forget that the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs through a seven-tie to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

People only remember that Link is this year's All-Star ticket king, but they forget that if it weren't for Link, Leonard might have become this year's All-Star starter!

Although Leonard has never complained in front of the media, he has never had any verbal altercations with Link.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't want to win, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to be an All-Star starter!

The heart-wrenching pain after last season's tie-break loss is still fresh in Leonard's memory.

In Duncan's final season, the entire Spurs team wanted to make a name for themselves. As a result, it was all ruined by the seventh game.

Last season's Western Conference semifinals tie-breaker, if it weren't for Link's five points in a row at a critical moment, the Spurs would not have been eliminated.

And those 5 points were all scored on top of Leonard's head.

Since then, Leonard has been waiting for a chance at redemption.

Duncan can't come back, and last season's tie-break can't be a restart.

But at least now, he has a chance to make a fuss!

"Kawaii?" Seeing that Leonard didn't gnaw for a long time, the reporter called him again.

"Hmm...... I don't have much to say at this point. What will be the way my fight with Link, I don't count. The performance on the field speaks for itself. ”

Leonard turned away, not giving the reporters any hot topics.

Perhaps, this is why Leonard is often overlooked.

But in fact, the trouble this guy caused to Link is not necessarily less than Durant......

Although Leonard himself didn't say much, at the post-game press conference, the coaches of both sides said a lot for the "facial paralysis".

Popovich is the same old again, "How do you evaluate Kawai's performance? That guy was so selfish today, he scored nearly 30 points alone. There is no doubt that I will criticize him. ”

That's what Popovich always says when a Spurs player scores a game highly.

However, this is really just an alternative show-off.

On the other side, Nuggets coach Mike Brown. Malone also praised Leonard.

"How so? He destroyed almost every player I sent against him. He's amazing defensively, and he's a lot more mature in offense than he used to be. Now Kawai is already a full-fledged superstar. ”

Mike. Ma Long didn't skimp on his praise, anyway, he lost so much today, no matter how much he explained, it would be in vain.

It's better to praise and praise the opponent, but it can also alleviate some embarrassment.

"So, who do you think is stronger, Link or Kawaii? Who do you think will win the game the day after tomorrow? "The reporters didn't let Mike go. Malone, instead, threw this hot question at him.

If you put it before, Mike. Marlon would not hesitate to say, "Of course Link will win." ”

But today, after experiencing the fear of being dominated by Leonard, Mike. Malone doesn't think so anymore.

"I don't know, I can't predict. The only thing I can tell you is that it will definitely be a war of the century. ”

Leonard and Link...... This kind of duel between monsters is simply unpredictable for ordinary people.

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Link looked at the schedule, looked at the red circle on Feb. 6, and clenched his fists.

San Antonio Spurs, Cavai. Leonard, they are definitely the most underrated team and star of the season.

With the win over the Nuggets, the Spurs' record has changed to 39-11 and is third in the West.

This record may not be as good as the Grizzlies' exaggerated 48-4 after a 15-game winning streak, or even as good as the Warriors' current 43-8.

But this does not mean that the Spurs have a bad record, it only shows that the Grizzlies and Warriors have a good record.

With 39 wins and 11 losses, no team in the league has reached such heights.

If you have to calculate it, the Spurs are only 3 wins away from the Warriors.

But when the gap is not large, the most talked about this season are the Warriors and Grizzlies, often leaving the Spurs aside.

However, Link won't ignore the Spurs, and he hasn't forgotten the hard-fought matchup against the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals last season.

Although the Grizzlies were full of injuries last season, they were forced to tie seven by the Spurs, which was indeed very embarrassing.

And Leonard, a superstar who integrates offense and defense, Link will not ignore his existence.

If until last season, Leonard was still living under the protection of GDP. So this season, Leonard is really on his own.

He averaged 25.5 points per game and shot 38 percent from three-point range, plus 1.8 steals.

It's no exaggeration to say that he's one of the best No. 3 spots in the league!

His stats and performance are properly All-Star starters in the East. In the West, if it weren't for Link and Durant, Leonard would never have been just a replacement.

After Duncan's departure, Leonard ushered in a real explosion and growth. Suffice it to say, if Spurs don't have Aldridge, then they might drop a bit in the rankings.

But if the Spurs don't have Leonard, there's a good chance they won't even be able to make the playoffs.

It's not much easier to deal with Leonard than it is to deal with Durant.

The Spurs are also aiming for a championship this year, but people take it for granted.

Everyone is used to the Spurs being strong and used to him occupying the playoff spots for decades.

So much so that people don't really realize how strong Spurs really are this season.

Thinking of this, Link shook his head and didn't continue to stare at the red circle on the schedule.

Indeed, the hype of this match was not so intense, and there was no pre-match scolding.

But the difficulty of this game will not be any lessened.

A taciturn challenger who has already begun to make its way to Memphis.

And all Link needs to do is destroy them one more time!

However, it is clear that this game may be as tough as last season's tie-break.