With the venue changing, there was a two-day break between Games 4 and 5 of the Finals.
Over those two days, all of Memphis prepared to celebrate the team's third championship.
In the plaza outside FedExForum, the Grizzlies had erected a huge model of the Larry O'Brien Trophy to create a championship atmosphere.
Inside the arena, everything had been beautifully decorated. Photos from the Grizzlies' previous two championships were posted everywhere.
This arena, the most artistic in the entire league, had now become the one with the strongest championship atmosphere as well.
And it was not just the arena. Posters celebrating the title had been put up on streets and in alleys throughout the city.
The billboards atop every major building had all been replaced with content related to the Grizzlies winning the championship.
On the streets, nearly every citizen wore a Grizzlies jersey or team T-shirt. Most of them wore number 0 jerseys.
Some businesses had even launched sales to celebrate the Grizzlies establishing a dynasty! Their discounts were comparable to those of the annual Christmas sales.
The entire city of Memphis was filled with joy, as if it were celebrating a holiday—a holiday that belonged only to the people of this city.
The scent of championship glory had already begun to spread throughout the city.
Meanwhile, Link, the central figure of this "holiday," was in Oklahoma City, 750 kilometers away from Memphis. He brought along his previous two championship rings and arrived at the cemetery he knew so well.
There were not many people in the cemetery today, and it was very quiet—perfect for a conversation.
Link walked up to a gravestone and discovered a bouquet of flowers sitting in front of it. The flowers had neither wilted nor been cleared away, meaning they had only just been