The Official Handover of the League's Number One Person (4K)

After Link completed that explosive self-rebound, self-putback dunk, Spoelstra had no choice but to call a timeout.

He had racked his brains all day trying to stop Link, but every effort had come to nothing.

The facts proved that a true superstar could not be contained. Before this, neither championship coach Doc Rivers nor the shrewd Popovich had found a way to limit Link.

This was no longer the '90s, when the Pistons could still use the "Jordan Rules" to contain that unstoppable No. 23. But nowadays, in this offense-friendly era, a player like Link was nearly impossible to solve.

Therefore, during this timeout, Spoelstra did not draw up anything related to defense. He knew that any thought of containing Link was futile.

What the Heat needed to do now was execute in the clutch. If they made more clutch shots than the Grizzlies, they could take the win!

The Filipino-American head coach drew up plenty of offensive sets for Wade, Bosh, and James. He also sent Ray Allen back onto the court.

He still refused to believe that a Heat team with three elite scorers and Ray Allen, an all-time great three-point shooter, would fall at the final hurdle.

As long as they could survive these last two minutes, the Heat's Finals run would not be over.

Wade understood that clearly. He was ready for anything. He, James, Ray Allen, and the others had gone through countless clutch moments. When it came to clutch shots, they did not think they would lose.

It was only after coming off the court that Link learned he had become the first player in NBA history to record triple-doubles in consecutive Finals games.

Logically, a player who had created such a monumental record should have been thrilled. But after hearing that he had