After Link completed a coast-to-coast steal and thunderous dunk, the Warriors had fallen three points behind the Grizzlies.
At first, everyone on the Warriors had been expecting a satisfying blowout victory. But unexpectedly, the situation had become so tense.
Kerr sat on the bench with his fists clenched, having long since lost the confidence he had shown that morning when he said, "We'll win the entire series."
Harrison Barnes did not dare act rashly again. In just one possession, he had been completely conquered by Link.
For Barnes now, it was no longer a question of whether he could beat Link, but whether he even dared to face him.
Link's return had made this already unpredictable game even harder to read.
At the same time, it had completely tipped the scales of victory.
After Link made a throat-slashing gesture at Green, Green flew into a rage out of humiliation.
Knocking Link down with an elbow had initially left Green feeling rather pleased with himself.
But now, as Link got back up and taunted him, Green's sense of pride vanished in an instant.
Green was furious. He wished he could knock Link down again with another elbow.
But Green knew perfectly well that he no longer had that opportunity. What he had done last time had already caught the league's attention. If he did it again, a suspension would be unavoidable.
And the punishment certainly would not be light.
Green wanted badly to take Link out, but he did not want to pay the price of being suspended. If the Warriors truly won the championship, he wanted to be part of every step of that journey.
Besides, without Green, whether the Warriors could even win was an open question. Green might have been somewhat arrogant, but he truly was indispensable to