With five minutes gone in the fourth quarter, Link guarded Westbrook.
The gap had already grown to 24 points, while Link had posted a triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Westbrook, on the other hand, who averaged a triple-double, had only 17 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, and 9 turnovers so far!
If Link could stop Westbrook on this possession, the Thunder's chances of mounting a comeback would become extremely slim.
And the individual battle between Link and Westbrook would end in Link's overwhelming victory.
Yet at that moment, every fan remained intently focused on Link. The atmosphere in the arena was still electric, as though the game were still close.
All the players on the Grizzlies' bench had risen to their feet as well, their expressions tense.
They all knew that on this possession, Link was very likely to break a record that had stood untouched for 22 years!
On the court, Link was as meticulous as ever. In fact, a quadruple-double was the last thing on his mind right now.
Link knew very well that the more deliberately you tried to pad a stat, the less likely you were to get it. You could not play with the mindset of chasing stats; if you let things happen naturally, the numbers would come naturally too.
Just like how many players, once they reached nine assists, would always try every possible way to force the tenth.
The result was that they passed just for the sake of passing and missed genuine opportunities.
Westbrook panted heavily. He knew that today, he had utterly disgraced himself.
He had wanted to use this game to prove himself, only to suffer an even worse defeat than he had against the Warriors last time!
He knew this possession was very likely the