The series was tied 1-1 by Link, and the Spurs lost home.

I thought that with Gay's season reimbursement and Randolph's form declining, the Spurs should be able to easily win the game if they meet the Grizzlies again this season.

As everyone knows, Link's rapid rise has frustrated Popovich's wishes. A guy who can make Leonard explode, Popovich really doesn't know who else can hold him down.

The series is coming to Memphis again, and fans here have been waiting for this game for a long time.

In the last round of the series, the city gained home field advantage for the first time. And now, the playoffs are here again. Fans are in high spirits, and according to local news stations, Memphis has seen crime rates plummet lately.

Everyone joked, "Several gangs have declared a truce because they have to watch the playoffs in the evening." ”

In short, Memphis, a city with a bad record, is now associated with the "mecca of basketball".

Link brought a lot of attention to the city of Memphis, and it was previously thought that a small town like this would never be able to host a big tournament. But now, the eyes of the world are focused on it.

So when Popovich and his players fended off Memphis, they were surprised to find that Link was as popular in the city as James was to Cleveland.

It's hard for small city teams to produce stars, because most of the time, stars are poached by big city teams as soon as they are developed. For example, the former "Bear King" Paul. Gasol.

So as long as there is a decent star, the fans of the small city team will adore him immensely. Last year, the city was still under Randolph's "rule". But now, Link is the true owner of Memphis City.

"The tenth giant poster of Link, my God, you can see Link's poster in Memphis even if you go the wrong way. This guy is frighteningly popular here, and he seems to be the ruler of the city. Popovich looked out the window and the "French magician" Burres next to him. Dior chatted.

"He's become the calling card of the city, and now when you think of Memphis, the first thing that comes to mind is Link." Dio nodded slightly, not just the poster, but he also saw the streets full of players wearing Grizzlies No. 0 jerseys.

"We're going to be in the Tiger's Den, and in Memphis, Link is going to be even more excited. By the way, Dior, you played seriously in this afternoon's training, and I want to see the effect of the new strategy. ”

Dio nodded again, then put on the blindfold and went back to sleep.

Although the French always look lazy, they always smell of coffee. But Popovich knew that Burres on the court. Dior, rarely disappoint!

Popovich's next game gave Dio a high tactical position, and since the No. 3 position didn't work, Popovich decided to find a different way.

There are many ways to win, and there are also many players who can make a difference for the Spurs.

※※※

Christian Dior took a cup of coffee and wandered through the players' tunnel at the Federal Express Arena.

Coffee was Dior's favorite, and because he didn't like the coffee provided by the Spurs, Dior simply got his own coffee machine and brought it to the locker room. So much so that wherever the Spurs play, the smell of coffee fills their locker room.

So Spurs players often joke, "Dio's influence on Spurs, you can smell it with your nose." ”

With coffee in hand and slippers, Dior staggered into a training gym. But as soon as I opened the door, I found that the Spurs players had all disappeared.

Dior scratched his head, don't look at the Spurs is a team with an older average age and a rather "dull" style of play. But off the basketball court, these old guys are not dull at all, they can joke about anything.

For example, everyone pretends to disappear when Dior goes out to see how he reacts.

"Don't make a fuss, let's all come out, or Pop should be angry again." Still strolling with his coffee, Dior walked to the center of the training hall.

Then, a shirtless Asian player stared at Dio in surprise, and Dio realized that there was someone in the training gym, and it was not a Spurs player.

He went to the wrong training gym.

"Lin, it's nice to meet you, I didn't mean to disturb your training. Oh my God, I'm not familiar with this place, you know, I've been playing for almost all the East teams for the past few years, and I don't come here very often......" Dio shook his head, and it was a shame to be embarrassed!

Since the Grizzlies' practice hasn't started today, there is no one outside the training hall. Otherwise, there would certainly be staff members who would have prevented Spurs players from entering the Grizzlies' training gym.

But then again, before the training began, Link was already sweating, which really surprised Dior.

"It's okay Burris, Tim. When Duncan was playing here, he couldn't even tell which was the Spurs' half. I have long said that this arena is too literary and complicated. Link shrugged at Dior, not looking angry.

"Poof!" Dior almost didn't laugh out loud, Link just complained about the incident when Duncan went to the Grizzlies to warm up in the half of the regular season this year, and then was miserably snubbed.

He always thought that Link was a serious person, but he didn't expect that he would be quite good at telling bad jokes, just like the Spurs group.

"Some espresso? I grind it myself. By the way, are there any famous cafes in Memphis that you can recommend? I want to find time to go once. Seeing that Link did not reject him, Dio wandered around the training hall again, of course, not forgetting to "sell" his coffee.

"I'm sorry Burres, I don't have much research on coffee. By the way, I heard that when you were with the Suns before, you wore slippers and won Stoudemire on the touch? Link looked at Dior, who had a little bulge in his belly, and couldn't help but think of a famous urban legend.

It is said that when Dior was in the sun, Dior was wearing flip-flops and holding a cappuccino one day in the training gym. Then he saw a machine that was touching heights and asked the trainer how to play with it.

After learning how to use it, Dio asked the Suns who jumped the highest. The trainer replied that it was Stoudemire, and at the time, Stoudemire was one of the most physical strikers in the league.

Then, unhurriedly, Dior took off his slippers, put down the cappuccino, and jumped to the same height as Stoudemire on the height machine. He muttered a sentence in his mouth, "It's not difficult." ”

Dior put on his flip-flops again, picked up the cappuccino, and continued to wander like an old man walking after a meal, hiding his merits and fame......

Link has known this joke for a long time, but he has never known whether it is true or not. Today, it was rare to meet Dior privately, and Link asked curiously.

"Hmm......" Dior looked down at the pork belly on his body, "I did jump higher than him back then, and now...... Horizontal development is too fast. ”

Dio didn't tell Link that there was even a weight loss clause in his contract with the Spurs...... It is stipulated that the weight should not exceed how much or how much. Every day, Popovich was forcing him to lose weight......

"I'd love to talk to you more, but I'm afraid I'll have to go back soon. Otherwise, Pop should be angry again. Hey, Link, how many things do you think you can take care of on the field? ”

"What?" Link was confused, and the topic shifted too quickly.

"Nothing, just casually. Goodbye Link, see you on the battlefield tomorrow night. Dior waved his hand kindly, stepped on his slippers with his coffee, and disappeared at the door of the training hall.

Link didn't think much of it and continued his training.

Now Link can't even imagine that this guy who is as fat as a ball and can't seem to walk with a cup of coffee.

Tomorrow, it will be the most lethal blow to the grizzly bears.

Spurs player, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.