It Seems a Little Hot

June 5, the day the 2013–14 NBA Finals began.

Three hours before tipoff, Link underwent examinations by head team physician Moon and Judy Saito. Both agreed that the tension in Link's muscles had eased considerably.

His body was now in excellent condition!

After the examination, Link bounced around a couple of times himself. Honestly, he could feel that his body was much lighter. It was not some dramatic, qualitative leap compared to before, but at the very least, the fatigue was nowhere near as intense.

"The Finals are finally here. I don't have to rest anymore today, right?" Link had long been itching to go all out. Spending every day relaxing before the Finals—did people think Link was not anxious?

"Today, you can unleash all your strength." Saito smiled at Link. She believed that he would continue his dazzling performances today.

At that moment, Judy Saito was essentially unfastening the chains restraining a beast. As for how much destruction and damage that hungry beast would cause, that was beyond Saito's control.

Yet the outside world still had no idea that Link had cast off every shackle on his body.

They were still smugly convinced that Link's arrogance and complacency would let him taste defeat.

Among them, Bill Simmons, specially invited by ESPN to call today's game, was the most vocal.

"Link will lose, without question! A player's attitude toward a game already determines fifty percent of the outcome!"

Before the game began, Bill Simmons voiced his opinion to fans watching on television while chatting with his broadcast partners at the commentary desk.

Naturally, plenty of fans supported his view. After all, the Grizzlies were public enemy number one. That 49-to-1 support ratio from before was probably something no team would ever break.

"But we can't judge Link's attitude based on