The MVP Has Already Been Decided

The moment Link scored, Madison Square Garden seemed to turn into FedExForum, with everyone cheering for Link's magnificent performance.

The Grizzlies players swarmed over, pulled Link up from the floor, then bumped chests and exchanged high-fives with him one after another.

Scoring 54 points at Madison Square Garden was already an incredible achievement.

What was more, on top of that, Link had recorded a 50-point triple-double!

In all the years of Madison Square Garden's history, no one had ever done that before!

Even New York fans took pride in witnessing such a historic performance!

By the time Link got back to his feet, Anthony had already taken a seat on the bench. Stoudemire came in to replace Anthony, signaling that the game had officially entered garbage time.

After resisting for 45 minutes, the Knicks had finally chosen to surrender.

Anthony had put up 44 points, 5 assists, and 8 rebounds tonight. On any other night, a performance like that would have earned him victory in both the stat sheet and the final result.

But tonight, he could only lower his head in silence and hope this damn night would end soon.

Link showed no mercy because of it. He stepped to the free-throw line and calmly knocked down the and-one.

55 points. Link had tied Michael Jordan as the fourth-highest scorer in Madison Square Garden history.

After Link made the free throw, the Grizzlies called a timeout. Everyone knew that Joerger's purpose was to pull all the starters.

Link had played for far too long tonight. It was time for him to get some rest during garbage time.

With that, the showdown between Link and Anthony came to an end. Smiles filled everyone's faces, and Link's performance had made everyone feel they had gotten their money's worth.

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