One record after another was broken by Link, created by Link.
One miraculous achievement after another became the glorious adornments of Link's career.
Seventeen points in 37 seconds became the most talked-about explosive scoring performance since the McGrady moment.
Link was a man who had already won nearly every honor in the league.
From this day forward, whenever people compiled the top ten of any ranking, Link would be a name impossible to avoid.
He was hailed as the new god of modern basketball, unquestionably the greatest player of the 2010s, a top-ten superstar in NBA history, and the player closest to Jordan.
Of course, more and more people had begun to believe that he was a man who had already surpassed Michael Jordan!
When such a legend arrived at Staples Center, Los Angeles fans were under immense pressure.
This might have been the first time in history that proud Los Angeles fans felt fear in the playoffs because of a certain star's arrival.
They were like the Jazz, Pistons, Pacers, and SuperSonics of the 1990s.
Back then, whenever Michael Jordan appeared, fans of those teams would prepare themselves for the worst. As long as that guy in the red number 23 jersey took the court, the entire arena would be engulfed in fear.
Now, the people of Los Angeles had finally experienced that feeling.
When Link stepped onto the court to warm up, all the Clippers fans immediately began to feel on edge.
Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals had finally arrived in Los Angeles, on the Clippers' home turf.
Yet the Clippers fans were not particularly excited. On the contrary, they were terrified.
The broadcast cut to a close-up of Link, while a mythic achievement from his previous game appeared beneath the screen—17 points in 37 seconds.