Traveling Through the Night

People had expected the San Antonio Spurs to end the Grizzlies' winning streak, but unexpectedly, it was the Oklahoma City Thunder—who had not been given much hope—that ultimately pulled it off.

On January 14, before the eager eyes of countless fans, the giant bear finally fell.

And the team that brought them down was none other than the Grizzlies' opponent in last season's Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder!

The moment the game ended, Chesapeake Energy Arena seemed to transform into a carnival. Every Oklahoma City fan jumped and cheered wildly, as though the Thunder had just won the championship.

Link stood on the court and glanced at the big screen. 103 to 100, only a three-point difference. But whether it was three points or thirty, the loser was still the loser.

After celebrating, Durant looked at Link with a teasing expression. After all these years, Durant could finally look down on Link as the victor.

For the Thunder, this game was both an ordinary regular-season win and something far more than that.

This was already the second time the Oklahoma City Thunder had trampled the Grizzlies this season! That was why Thunder fans and Durant were so excited.

Including this loss, the Grizzlies had only lost three games all season. Yet two of those three losses had been handed to them by the Thunder.

That showed just how extraordinary this was. In other words, only the Oklahoma City Thunder could dominate the "final boss" that had dominated the entire league—the Grizzlies.

While other teams could not even touch a hair on the Grizzlies' heads, the Thunder had knocked them down twice. That truly was an incredible achievement.

For Durant personally, defeating Link twice was undoubtedly a night of sweet revenge.

Since last season, Durant had been thoroughly dominated