On November 4, the Memphis Grizzlies' game against the Houston Rockets once again became ESPN's nationally televised matchup.
Two nationally televised games within a single week were enough to prove just how much draw the Grizzlies had this season.
Although this was Link's retirement season, the fans who came to the arena were not here to watch a retirement tour.
What was a retirement tour? It meant the fans did not expect you to play particularly well. As long as you got on the court, they were satisfied.
But Link was different. Though this was the final year of his career, the fans had come to watch him beat up the league's top shooting guard.
"Link and Harden are undoubtedly the two most dangerous scorers in the league this season. One scored 61 in a game, the other 59. That kind of scoring explosion is simply breathtaking. Hubie, how many points do you think they'll score individually tonight?"
Before the game began, Kevin Harlan asked Hubie Brown a question that every fan cared about.
Thirty points? Forty? Even fifty? Just what kind of game would Link and Harden have tonight?
Yet Hubie Brown's answer caught most people by surprise.
"I don't think either of them will score that much."
"What? Not that much?" Kevin Harlan was somewhat surprised.
"That's right. Link said he doesn't want to trade scoring blows with Harden, which means he wants defense to decide the outcome. Believe me, the Grizzlies won't easily allow one player to put up a huge score. They aren't the Wizards. Never expect to see an All-Star Game-like score at FedExForum."
Hubie Brown knew Link and the Grizzlies too well. Davis had scored 40 in the previous game because there had simply been no way to stop him.
But the Grizzlies were