Unwatchful and penetrating Duncan's pass, Randolph was assisted with his hands on the frame. Superb offensive footwork to put Richard. Jefferson's old qualifications are too much to parry. He continued to perform well in the No. 4 position, shattering Popovich's tactics entirely......

Popovich stood on the sidelines, his mind full of the magic of that number 0 today. After decades in the NBA, Popovich and his Spurs have had all sorts of troubles. But the old man is sure that none of those troubles were brought to them by losing the draft. Today, though, that record has been broken.

At this point, the game had reached the fourth quarter. Since Link broke Bonner's three-point shooting tactics in the second quarter, the two sides have been grinding their positions. This game is estimated to have set the lowest rating record of all games today, with endless positional battles, low hit rates, and unpretentious offensive and defensive ......

For the fans who watched the excitement, this game was certainly not good-looking, and could even be said to be dull. But for the gatekeepers, the tactical sophistication of these two teams is breathtaking.

Especially the Memphis Grizzlies, although they are ranked eighth in the West, their tactical cultivation is really not bad compared to the Spurs. On the pitch, everyone's tactical execution was excellent.

Nine minutes into the fourth quarter, the two sides were still evenly matched, with the Spurs leading the Grizzlies by only one point, far from a big advantage.

Hollins called a halt to the game again, and the Grizzlies and Spurs were locked up for the entire game. But just now, after Ginobili took advantage of two free throws to give the Spurs a one-point lead, Tony . Allen's fouls have reached his fifth count! For Hollins, that's a red flag!

Ginobili really made too many fouls today, and so far, he has made 16 free throws from the free throw line! What is the concept of 16 balls? So far in the game, the Grizzlies have only made 16 free throws for the entire team.

It's not just Tony. Allen, another man on the back line, has also committed five fouls at this time. At first, Hollins didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that if there were two people to share it, he shouldn't be bothered by fouls. What's more, it's still two defenders.

But at this time, Conley and Tony. Allen had already been fouled five times, and Hollins felt it was more breathless than the one-point difference.

"Damn, the whistle is too tight today! That guy whistles as soon as he breaks through, it's disgusting! "Tony. As soon as Aaron walked off the field, he cursed.

Ginobili is certainly a foul maker, but his number of fouls is nowhere near as exaggerated as Martin and Harden. This season, Ginobili is averaging just 3.7 free throws per game.

This shows how much today's whistle is skewed in favor of the Spurs and Ginobili.

Today's game was played at the home of the Spurs, who are the first in the West. This kind of team has the predominance at the whistle, and to be honest, it's nothing new in the league.

Hollins had some trouble, which was too dangerous for the Grizzlies. Tony. Allen and Conley, the two main players, only need one more foul and have to be forced off. If it's unfortunate that both of them foul again, then neither of them will get it.

Even though there are only three minutes left in the game, such a situation is still very likely.

Hollins didn't want to sit still, and he also thought about substitution, but with whom? Mayo? The guy was as "steady" as ever today, scoring 0 points on 0-of-3 shooting, and Mayo was already going further and further down the road to death.

If Mayo is brought up, it will be too late for the Spurs to be happy.

So, Hollins has no one to replace. He had to assure that Tony. Aaron and Conley played the final three minutes safely.

Well, now there is only one way.

"Link, next, you go defend Manu." Hollins said to his best player today.

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22 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds, which is the stats that Link has already handed in today. After the All-Star break, Link also had 18.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

It can be said that Link is now completely on the right track. Whether it's the performance on the field or the statistical performance, it's very good. As a result, he has long since become one of Hollins' most trusted players.

Link has been called on more than once today, and when the team can't open the situation, he uses his individual attacking ability to break the deadlock. When the team was suppressed, he took the No. 4 position to resolve the crisis. And now, when Tony. When both Allen and Smallley were troubled by fouls, Link stepped up again.

His value to the Grizzlies has grown.

After the timeout came back for the first offense, Link and Conley played a pick-and-roll. This pick-and-roll is mainly to create the illusion that Conley is going to pass the ball to Link, but in fact, Conley himself breaks through to the basket.

The tactics were executed very successfully, and Link managed to attract the attention of the Spurs' defense after the pick-and-roll. Conley seized the opportunity to get to the basket and scored a backhand layup.

"Since when has Link been able to attract the attention of the opposing defence? The Spurs are behind again, and this game will not end easily. ”

Conley had a good day, scoring 19 points and shooting 52.9 percent from the field. But if he fouls again, no matter how good he is, he won't be able to help the team.

The Spurs naturally know this, so their offense is still handed over to the Argentine, hoping that the "Demon Knife" can make Tony . One of Aaron and Conley was fouled. But this time, when Ginobili received the basketball again, Popovich and Ginobili were stunned.

Neither Tony was standing in front of Ginobili. Allen isn't Parker either, but the No. 0 who has caused the Spurs so much trouble!

"Damn it!" Popovich scolded secretly, whenever the Spurs were about to take the advantage, Link always came out to disrupt the situation! In the second quarter, he put Bonner, the No. 4 position, from dumb fire, and now it's okay, and the trouble has found the No. 2 position again!

Ginobili didn't fight hard with Link, but covered with Duncan one by one. Link didn't hesitate and dragged his feet around the pick-and-roll.

Seeing this, Ginobili pulled up and shot outside the three-point line! If your opponent defends the pick-and-roll in a backward manner, the attacker will have a fleeting shot that the Argentine will not want to pass up.

Seeing that Ginobili seized the opportunity to shoot three points, Link was not nervous, he deliberately lured Ginobili to shoot three points! Ginobili performed well in all aspects today, but the three-point shooting rate was very spicy. The Grizzlies would now rather let Ginobili shoot a three-pointer than see him break through and cause damage.

Sure enough, the next second after Ginobili shot, the basketball hit the right side of the basket and missed! 2-of-8 from the field and shooting 25% from the field, Ginobili still hasn't found his touch outside the three-point line!

"Calm down, Manu, break through to the inside and make a move!"

Popovich was so anxious that he shouted on the outside, Ginobili is definitely a player that Popovich loves and hates. His passing is always somewhere between a top five and a turnover. His offense is always not like the style of the Spurs. His offensive stability has occasionally caused Popovich a headache.

Today, Ginobili's three-point shot was very shaky, but that guy wanted to shoot...... Popovich believes, though, that the Argentine will adjust on his own.

Watching Link take Ginobili into the pit in the first round, Hollins was very relieved. Whatever task he gives Link, Link won't mess up! Now, they have a chance to pull the score away!

Link received the ball directly from beyond the three-point line this time, and at this moment Link will not be an off-ball shooter, but will attack with the ball.

Randolph and Gasol Jr. are both lost today, and Tony Brown. Allen wasn't a scorer in the first place. As a result, the offense is basically all up to Link and Conley.

Spurs' defense, while strong, doesn't limit everyone in every game. Otherwise, the Spurs are championships every year.

Link almost put Richard today. Jefferson has given a psychological shadow, and the veteran is still being cleaned up by Link without any underestimating emotions.

Link didn't ask for cover, but pulled all the way to him for singles. Ginobili wanted to help defend because Tony. Allen can't shoot. But when I think of Tony. Allen's cut-in and Link's pass were always very well coordinated, and the Argentine dismissed the idea.

"Hold on, man." Ginobili could only pray silently for Jefferson in his heart.

I really can't hold it, Jefferson is basically a role player now, and his form has declined badly after he is over 30.

Link didn't have a polite approach to Jefferson and pushed forward with the ball with his back. Popovich wondered, why did Link's offense look more and more like that Los Angeles madman?

Jefferson covered Link with his slender arms to prevent him from rolling over for a jumper. But Link could feel that Jefferson's center of gravity was forward.

So Link took Jefferson as the axis, turned around flexibly, and stepped over Jefferson who was too far forward in one step!

"Superb footwork, he's an offensive kaleidoscope."

In Stephen. In Kerr's praise, Link threw in after the breakaway. Duncan is really fast enough to make up for the defense this time, but the offensive method of throwing is impossible to take off in most cases. If you want to be able to come down, it's basically a ball of interference.

Link's soft touch was still the same, and although he made physical contact with Duncan, he still threw the ball in steadily.

The point difference was overtaken by 3 points, and the Spurs were in crisis!

"Jefferson couldn't do anything with Link today, really couldn't do it. He's allowed that No. 0 to score 24 points, the Grizzlies' highest individual score of the day. The Spurs have to pick themselves up as soon as possible, and the Grizzlies are getting closer to victory. ”

The Spurs want to cheer up, too, but basketball isn't about what you want. Ginobili was once again targeted by Link and didn't get a chance, so he had to hit the ball to Duncan.

Duncan played Randolph with his back, but was met with strong obstacles. Randolph completely overturned on the offensive end today, and apart from a few clever passes and dunks from Link, there was basically no offensive performance.

But it is precisely because of this that Randolph wants to fill his lack on the offensive end with a hard defense.

In the end, Duncan's hook really missed. Once the big black bear launches a ruthless attack, its single defense ability is also very strong. Duncan is already 3-of-8 today, shooting only 37.5 percent. Randolph's attitude today was clear – I can't score, and you don't want to score.

Popovich clenched his fists, he started to get nervous! Seeing that game time was running out, the Spurs' scoring came to a standstill. Now trailing by 3 points, it's still the Grizzlies attacking. If you can't prevent it this time, then with only one minute left in the game, the situation is really dangerous.

Conley still handed the ball to Link in the middle of the half, and it was this No. 0 that pushed the Spurs to the edge of the cliff. And at this time, he was going to push it again.

"Defend against this attack!" Popovich shouted at the court with his hands in a trumpet shape, and the Spurs players were all focused.

Link didn't play alone with the ball, but played a hand-to-hand with Conley. Battier said it well, only if you deal with each other in different ways, the other party will not guess you. That's true for defense, it's also true for offense.

Hand-to-hand coordination, this is the usual trick of Link and Conley, Link will always take advantage of the situation when passing the ball to Conley with his hand, and help Conley get rid of the defender.

This time was no exception, Parker was blocked by Link, who cut in and received a pass from Conley after making a cover, which made both Parker and Jefferson nervous.

After the cover, Parker thought Jefferson would go after Conley, and Jefferson thought Parker would go around and continue to defend Conley. However, when they found out that they were all chasing Link, their hearts were shocked.

"It's over!" Popovich scolded from the sidelines.

In the next second, Link gave the ball to Conley, who was unmarked due to Link's attraction of two defenders!

Today, he was quite efficient and shot from outside the three-point line, and the hearts of all San Antonios were in their throats.

But something desperate happened, and Conley's three-point line hollowed into the net as if it had pierced the Spurs' chest.

In the last minute, the Memphis Grizzlies led the Spurs by 6 points! And Link also scored a double-double of 24 points and 10 assists after this assist.

"It was a pass that shattered the Spurs' hard defense!" Stephen. Here's how Kerr commented on Link's assist.

This is the third time in Link's career that he has cut two doubles! And this time the double double will most likely lead to the defeat of the Spurs!

Seeing Conley score, Link, who scored two double-doubles, raised his arms and yelled, venting all the anxiety and anxiety he had been feeling in the past few days. At this moment, he felt that his psychological burden was suddenly a lot lighter.

The Black Eight Miracle doesn't seem to be going to be destroyed in his own hands.