After the Grizzlies won two straight games in Cleveland to take match point, fans around the world believed it was a foregone conclusion that Memphis would win the championship.
Of course, fans around the world were also utterly disappointed by this series.
People had long known that the Cavaliers' raw strength could not compare to the Grizzlies', but the Cavaliers had James, and this was still the Finals.
When those two factors came together, it always seemed like something unexpected might happen.
Yet Link used his absolute strength to tell everyone—there were no surprises in front of the Grizzlies.
At this point, many billboards around Memphis had already put up advertisements celebrating the Grizzlies' championship in advance.
Countless businesses had begun rolling out promotions to celebrate the Grizzlies winning the title.
As for the fans, they had already dubbed Game 5 of the series the championship ceremony.
The fans buying tickets to watch the game were not there for the game itself, but for the award ceremony afterward.
When Link and his teammates returned to Memphis, they were in excellent spirits as well.
Although the series' ratings had suffered a disastrous collapse, and although fans complained that the series simply was not exciting enough.
Could the Grizzlies be blamed for that? Obviously not. After all, an exciting game required both sides to deliver.
If anyone was to blame, it could only be the Cavaliers for being too easy to beat.
The facts proved that the thirty-two-and-a-half-year-old James was no longer the guy who could force every matchup into an even battle, no matter the circumstances.
In front of Link, even he was beaten without any ability to fight back.
As for something like ratings, the Grizzlies players naturally did not care about them at all.
All they cared about was