Link scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and 51 for the game, marking the seventh 50-plus-point playoff performance of his career...
In his final year, he still had not stopped breaking record after record.
Seven 50-plus-point playoff games were already great enough.
When people discussed the question of "Why is it so hard to score 50 points in the playoffs?" in the future, Link and Jordan could both step forward, shrug, and tell the world, "Hard? Not hard at all."
But no one knew whether Link's record would continue to rise. Though Link was not someone who liked to pad his stats, the Grizzlies' upcoming opponents would be far tougher to deal with than the Jazz.
It would not be surprising if Link scored 50-plus again in the games to come.
After crushing the Jazz 4-0, the Grizzlies entered preparation mode once again.
Their preparation time really was longer than their playing time.
Online, fans were also talking more and more about Link. After all, Link's dominant playoff performances were simply too compelling not to discuss.
"Please slow down. At least pretend to lose a few games. Are you really that eager to retire...?"
"Sigh, somehow Link's career only has its final two rounds left. I hope his opponents in those last two rounds can hang on a little longer."
"Fifty-one points in a game, his seventh 50-plus-point playoff game. I bet Jordan is panicking like crazy right now."
In their teasing way, the fans praised Link's performances over the first two rounds.
Recently, that meme of Jordan crying had also begun spreading wildly online.
After all... well, plenty of people believed that once Link finished this season, Jordan, knocked off his pedestal, would truly be crying.
As usual, the entire world was talking about the Grizzlies. They were