Kobe quickly found the information he was looking for.
The NBA All-Star Game single-game scoring record belonged to Wilt Chamberlain. "I'm on every leaderboard there is." Chamberlain scored 42 points in the 1962 All-Star Game, and the record had stood ever since.
Second was Michael Jordan. The "god" had put up 40 points in the 1988 All-Star Game.
Further down were Rick Barry, Kevin Durant, and Blake Griffin with 38 points, Garnett with 37 in 2003, and Kobe with 37 in 2011.
Those were all the players in NBA history who had scored more than 37 points in an All-Star Game.
With the way Link was playing, scoring 42 points in this game was far from impossible.
Kobe watched the court with great interest. Just what was Link going to turn this game into?
After scoring five straight points, Link dialed it back a little.
After all, this was the All-Star Game. Everyone had the right to put on a show; it was not Link's personal stage alone.
Harden and Curry seized the opportunity to knock down threes, while the East began mounting a major counterattack.
But a few minutes later, Link once again took up the scoring banner. As the all-time leading vote-getter, Link showed no hesitation today. And whenever he got the ball, thunderous cheers erupted throughout Madison Square Garden.
"The whole world wants to watch Link perform. Every one of his offensive possessions is a pleasure to watch. If the Grizzlies weren't so dominant that they suppressed every other team, I believe nobody would dislike a player like Link."
As he spoke, Link scored on a post-up against James, adding more to his scoring total.
At this point in the game, Link was still shooting 100 percent. There was barely any defense in the All-Star Game to