Forge Your Own Path (4th Update)

"Did Link think breaking the 72-win record would be as easy as beating the Thunder? He's just an arrogant maniac."

"I have no doubt about the Grizzlies' ability, but I do doubt their physical reserves. If they give everything they have in the regular season, what will they have left for the Western Conference Finals?"

"If I were Link, I definitely wouldn't have spoken so absolutely. The NBA isn't his playground. Now that he's said it, everyone will want to stop him."

After Link finished the show, it indeed sparked heated debate among the media and fans.

People usually reacted with confusion and incomprehension toward things beyond their abilities and understanding, and that confusion and incomprehension would ultimately turn into hostility.

Without question, winning no fewer than 20 of the remaining 25 regular-season games was something beyond most people's abilities and comprehension.

As a result, people began questioning whether Link was being too arrogant. Although the Grizzlies had lost only five of their 57 games so far, winning at least 20 of the next 25 was indeed no easy task.

During the final stretch of the regular season, every team began sprinting toward the finish. Looking back through history, teams that had once come close to 70 regular-season wins had also tended to lose more often after the All-Star Game.

At this stage, strong teams hoped to preserve their strength for the playoffs. Teams desperate to climb the standings, meanwhile, would do whatever it took to add to their win totals.

Under such circumstances, upsets by weaker teams would become easier to come by than at any previous point.

Of course, plenty of people still supported Link—their All-Star voting leader, their Slam Dunk Contest savior.

But as a highly controversial superstar, Link had always been loved by as many people