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After April 16, the 2013–14 NBA regular season had officially come to an end.

This regular season, the Memphis Grizzlies had undoubtedly been the only true protagonists. With 74 wins in a single season, they were not only first in the league, but first in history!

The second-place Spurs had a full 12 fewer wins than the first-place Grizzlies, something that had never happened before.

When the 1996 Bulls won 72 games, they had "only" been eight wins ahead of the second-place SuperSonics.

What did a 12-win gap mean? It was equivalent to the gap between second place and eighth place in the Western Conference.

Therefore, the Grizzlies were absolutely the sole protagonists of this regular season. They stood in a tier of their own. No team in the regular season could be mentioned in the same breath as the Grizzlies.

Thus, as soon as the regular season ended, people said that the destination of this season's MVP award had already lost all suspense.

Last season, Link won 70 games yet narrowly lost out to James for MVP, which had already caused enormous controversy. This year, Link had gone even further and won 74 games. There was no way people could give the MVP honor to anyone else.

What was more, Link's individual numbers this season were no worse than James's. He averaged 29 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game! He recorded eight triple-doubles in a single season, eleventh-most in history. He had two 50-point triple-doubles in a single season, the most in history!

Compared with last season's averages of 26.9 points, 6.4 assists, and 6.8 rebounds, he had improved significantly! Calling Link the most well-rounded player of this era would not be an exaggeration!

Last season, Link lost to James mainly because his