When it came to winning streaks, Michael Jordan and Link really couldn't compare.
The longest winning streak the Bulls ever had at their peak came in the 1995-96 season.
As everyone knew, the Bulls had set the legendary 72-win record in the 1995-96 season.
Besides those 72 wins, the Bulls had also put together an 18-game winning streak in the regular season that year.
An 18-game winning streak had already been an astonishing record at the time.
After all, back then, teams that won more than 20 straight games were all ancient teams from the seventies.
In fact, the Bulls' 18-game winning streak was not broken until 2000, by the Lakers' "OK Combo."
It was only after the turn of the millennium that 20-plus-game winning streaks gradually became more common.
Jordan and the Bulls' 18-game streak had undoubtedly been remarkable in that era. But honestly, viewed through today's lens, an 18-game winning streak no longer seemed all that difficult.
Especially compared to the Grizzlies' unbelievable 31-game winning streak!
After the Grizzlies secured their 31st straight win in New York, nearly every one of them had become one of the brightest stars in professional sports.
Even professional athletes from other fields had taken to Twitter to offer their congratulations.
Looking across the entire history of professional sports, this was a truly monumental achievement. It had already transcended the boundaries of basketball and the NBA.
In the final season of his career, Link had once again set off an earthquake in the basketball world.
Now, the All-Star Game was approaching. Logically, the league's main promotional focus and the topic fans cared about should have been the All-Star Game.
Yet the Grizzlies' 31-game winning streak had forcibly overshadowed the All-Star Game's hype.
Why watch the All-Star Game? Every Grizzlies game was an All-Star