After soaking in his teammates' joy and the fans' cheers, Link finally calmed down a little.
He had been far too excited after the game ended.
Because throughout the game, Link had been suppressing his emotions, forcing himself to stay calm.
So once the game was over, all that pent-up emotion burst out at once. One could only imagine how fired up Link had been.
To the point that, during a nationally televised game, he actually cursed right at the camera...
He really hadn't set a good example as a father.
Now that he had regained his composure, Link looked at the score on the big screen and drew a sharp breath himself.
That had been way too close!
In those 37 seconds, if even one shot had missed—even just one!
The outcome would have been completely different.
You didn't feel scared while climbing, but once you reached the summit and looked back down at where you had been, you still felt a lingering sense of fear.
That was exactly how Link felt right now.
He let out a long breath. Fortunately, he never liked to overthink during games. That was why, no matter how impossible something seemed, Link had confidence that he could do it.
If he had carefully considered whether it was even possible during the game, he probably wouldn't have had any confidence himself.
Link was glad that his motivation in games had always been simple: he just wanted to win.
So sometimes, thinking too much wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Driven by that simple desire to win, Link had created another one of the greatest nights in NBA history.
From 36 points to 53, in just 37 seconds!
Even Michael Jordan probably hadn't expected Link to tie one of the greatest records of his career in