Inside Staples Center, most people wore the exact same expression.
Rihanna no longer had a smile on her face, nor was she quietly watching James.
At that moment, the queenly woman looked like a little girl frightened by a nightmare. She stared at Number 0 in terror, completely motionless.
Snoop Dogg could no longer keep it together. Before the game began, he had posted a video on social media, roughly saying that he would make Link and the Grizzlies pay.
Yet now, he held his head in both hands, stripped of his usual big-shot swagger.
Most of the others in the stands wore the same expression.
Even Kobe and Gianna could not calmly process what had just happened.
Everyone had risen to their feet, yet no one cheered.
The game had reached the fourth quarter.
Anthony Davis forced his way past Jokic and drew a foul from the Serbian.
At the free-throw line, "The Brow" took two deep breaths, then calmly knocked down both free throws.
After the free throws, the number in the scoring column on Davis's stat sheet became 40.
Anthony Davis had scored his 40th point of the game!
JaMychal Green's absence truly left the Grizzlies helpless against Davis.
Throughout the game, he had used his talent to overwhelm every Grizzlies player who stepped in at power forward.
Yet the Lakers fans still showed no reaction, as though Davis's 40 points did not exist.
Even Anthony Davis himself did not show the slightest smile.
After the free throws, he immediately ran back to his own half to get ready for defense.
The Lakers' five starters were all panting, arms spread wide as though facing a formidable enemy.
Conley took the inbound pass and slowly made his way toward the Lakers' half. The two teams' states could not