Anthony Davis's beautiful coast-to-coast spinning layup sent the fans inside Staples Center into a frenzy.
They had waited a long time for Davis, ever since the middle of last season.
But the facts proved that every moment of waiting had been worth it.
Davis had not let everyone down. With him, the Lakers finally had the confidence to go toe-to-toe with the Grizzlies.
"Anthony Davis is absolutely one of the most talented active players in the league, and he isn't even 27 yet. His prime still has a long way to go! Davis has never posed such a huge threat to Link before, and today, Link can't guard Davis himself either."
Mike Breen remembered that whenever the Grizzlies faced the Pelicans in the past, if Harrell and the others simply could not contain Davis, Link would step in personally.
But that would not work now. If Link went to guard Davis, James would be freed up again.
Although James had entered the decline phase of his career, there were still only a handful of players in the league who could truly contend with him.
In the past, the Grizzlies could still send Iguodala to battle James. But now, even Iguodala found it extremely difficult to defend James.
It looked as though the Grizzlies had fallen into a dead end. The Lakers fans had probably long since grown impatient, eager to see a bloody slaughter.
The Grizzlies went on offense. This time, Conley quickly handed the ball to Link after crossing half court.
Link received the basketball on the right side of the court, then waved to his teammates.
At once, the Lakers fans in the arena tensed up.
Link was going one-on-one!
After Davis scored that spectacular basket, Link wanted to answer immediately.
James versus Link, one-on-one—this was a scene