The ball swished through the net, and the cheers inside FedExForum somehow grew even louder despite already being deafening.
Link pumped his fist excitedly. Luckily, the referee had gotten out of the way quickly, or else history might have repeated itself, with Link punching a referee in the stomach like Boozer had during a celebration.
After throwing that punch, Link was hugged from behind by the charging Wade.
In the stands, every fan rose to their feet and cheered for that unbelievable layup.
In front of their televisions, countless fans had their mouths hanging open in astonishment.
Only 2.8 seconds remained, and Link's basket had given the Grizzlies a four-point lead!
Four points was not a particularly large gap in basketball.
But under these circumstances, those four points were an insurmountable chasm.
One steal, one difficult jumper over tight defense, and one unbelievable layup—at the crucial moment of the crucial fourth quarter, Link once again displayed his unrivaled clutch ability!
"Link is absolutely a star built for tough battles. Do you know why the Grizzlies always win? Because in the final three minutes, he doesn't just think about passing like Chris Webber! I mean no disrespect to Webber, I'm just saying... Link is fucking incredible!"
Hubie Brown could no longer contain his emotions. At his age, such intense excitement was usually rare.
Yet Link had made Hubie Brown leap around in excitement again and again.
After calling so many of Link's games, Hubie Brown felt as though he had grown younger.
That was right. There was a reason the Grizzlies had such a great record.
First of all, the Grizzlies' raw strength already surpassed that of most teams. On top of that, Link's unimaginable clutch ability allowed the Grizzlies to win most of their evenly matched games.
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