A More Dangerous Situation Than Last Year

In the final two minutes, with James out of the game, the Heat steadily fell apart.

Wade and Bosh fought hard to turn things around, but without a key scoring option, that seemingly small gap remained impossible to close.

Heat fans all hoped James would stage a king's return, but until the final buzzer, they never saw James back on the court.

In the end, the Grizzlies crushed the Heat 110–102 at home, taking a 1–0 lead in the Finals.

Link posted 37 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, recording a triple-double in Game 1 of the Finals. It was also Link's second triple-double since the start of this year's playoffs.

By comparison, James's 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists simply did not measure up.

From the stats to the final result, Link had James firmly pinned beneath him!

This year, the Thunder and Grizzlies had not met in the playoffs, so the anticipated Western Conference showdown between Link and Durant never happened.

As a result, people said that Link's unanimous MVP had never truly been tested.

But now, when Link had thoroughly dominated even the great LeBron James, no one would question the value of that unanimous MVP anymore.

Claiming an overwhelming victory against such a formidable opponent made Link's unanimous MVP truly deserving of its name.

After the game, the fans in the arena erupted in cheers. They were cheering not only because the Grizzlies had won, nor only because Link had put up another triple-double. More than that, they cheered because Link had truly crushed James this time.

Since entering the league, James had always been known for his freakish physical gifts. In terms of athleticism, no one in the entire league could compare with James.

Even in his thirties, James remained one of the most