The game had ultimately entered garbage time, and with more than four minutes remaining, Link scored his 50th point of the night.
That insane scoring ability had frightened Milwaukee fans pale.
To score 50 points, not only did one need superb scoring skills, but also enough playing time.
Take Kobe, for example. His 50-point playoff game had come in overtime.
But what about Link? He had reached 50 with more than four minutes still left in the game...
That was simply inhuman.
In the past, Milwaukee fans had been thankful to have a beast like Antetokounmpo.
But now, Antetokounmpo had become a tame lamb.
After the timeout, the Greek walked toward the bench like a walking corpse, swaying unsteadily.
His eyes were dull and his expression vacant. He had already been despondent in the fourth quarter, and Link's words just now had completely destroyed this burly "Greek Freak."
22 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists—looking at the stats alone, Antetokounmpo's performance could not be considered poor.
But the course of this game had been truly torturous for Antetokounmpo.
From the entire fourth quarter until now, he had not scored a single point. When the team needed its star to step up most, Antetokounmpo had done nothing.
He had been suppressed by Link all game, with no room whatsoever to fight back.
The two of them were like Jordan facing the rookie Miller back then.
Miller had once ambitiously wanted to pull Jordan down from his pedestal, only to be taught such a lesson that he could not say a word.
But Antetokounmpo was even worse off than Miller.
Miller had at least gone on to become one of Jordan's greatest rivals, and his game-winner after shoving Jordan aside had become a classic.
But Antetokounmpo... he would never have a chance