122 to 105.

Popovich was still thinking about these two bloody numbers until he went to bed at night.

The Spurs, who conceded the fourth-fewest points in the league during the regular season, gave the Grizzlies 122 points. They were perfect on the wings, allowing Link and Butler to score 60 points together.

All the results point to the fact that it is almost impossible to contain the Grizzlies by defense.

Link's ability to create scoring opportunities is so strong that he can even wear Leonard's crotch, what else can't he do?

When he thought of Link, Popovich was so mad that he couldn't fall asleep.

Every provocation, every trash talk and even every brilliant goal of that Grizzlies No. 2 will roll through Popovich's head.

Link has completely turned into Popovich's nightmare!

Thinking of this mess, Popovich sat up abruptly and looked at the clock on the wall, it was already 3 o'clock in the morning!

This is the first time Popovich has suffered from insomnia after a loss.

The old man then got up, poured himself a glass of water, and calmed down.

The Grizzlies played really well in the first game, not only the players, but the coach of Jogle also played beyond Popovich's expectations.

They took the lead in coming up with a lineup of one big and four small, allowing the Grizzlies to take the initiative from the start.

Although they fell behind in the first quarter, the Grizzlies quickly made adjustments and regained control of the situation.

From this point of view, the next Spurs will have to put one big or four small as soon as they come up.

Popovich must ensure that the Spurs have the most offensive firepower from the start of the game.

Offensive firepower, offensive ......

Popovich stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his room and looked down from the 28th floor at the street view of Memphis.

If you want to conquer the city, you can't rely on defense, you have to rely on offense.

In addition to the fact that the Spurs lost so badly, another reason is that there will always be a gap in goals for a while.

In both the second and third quarters, the Spurs experienced several minutes of embarrassment without a score. The Grizzlies seized these two window periods and opened up the difference in one fell swoop.

If you are pulled away by the Grizzlies, it will be difficult to turn the tide again.

Therefore, the key to Spurs' second win is to avoid a window as much as possible.

Today, if the Spurs had won, GDP would have surpassed Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Cooper to become the most playoff winning trio in NBA history.

Both groups of players have now won 110 playoff games, and the Spurs only need one more win to break the record.

It's a pity that the Grizzlies let this record continue to be postponed.

As soon as he thought of this, Popovich couldn't help but clench his fists.

This year, all kinds of records and awards have been won by the Grizzlies and Link. It seems that the entire league has become a playground for grizzly bears.

Now, the Spurs finally have a chance to break the league record, and Popovich certainly doesn't want to let it go.

This is a moment of glory for the Spurs, as the Ivy League of this league, when the Spurs won the championship, the Grizzlies team didn't know if they could survive.

In his bones, Popovich still has a sense of pride. A kind of pride in the manager of a great team.

The Spurs are one of the most successful teams of the 21st century, how can you lose a game and give up! Memphis Grizzlies, a mere Chinese-American player, can't stop the great Spurs from continuing to write a legend!

Thinking of this, the old man lay back on the bed.

It's just 1 to 0, which doesn't mean anything.

The next day, Popovich was also worried that his players would be out of shape because of the blow. However, when he went to the training ground in the afternoon, the Spurs players in training uniforms on the training ground were practicing very seriously.

Popovich has never liked to show up early in training, because he firmly believes that if you come too early, the players will not treat you as a manager, but only as a miscellaneous player.

So for more than ten years, Popovich has become accustomed to showing up for a while after the start of training.

So by the time he showed up on the training ground, the Spurs players were already working on it.

Popovich looked at it, and the training seemed to be no different from usual. It seems that the players themselves are also very unwilling to accept yesterday's big defeat.

Everyone must also want to break the historical record belonging to the Spurs as soon as possible, and not all records in this league have to be related to the Grizzlies.

"They seem to be in better shape?" Standing on the sidelines, Popovich and his coaching staff member Chip Brown. England Germany chatted.

Chip. England is a key member of the Spurs coaching staff, and although he has never achieved anything decent in the professional field and has not even played in an NBA game, he has done a great job as a coach.

In the 99-00 season, England began working as a shooting coach with the Pistons. In the 03-05 season, he became a player development consultant for the Nuggets.

And since '05, he has been with the Spurs coaching staff. With his help, the "French sports car" Tony. Parker has only made significant progress in his shooting. Of course, Leonard's improvement in shooting is also due to England's Germany.

In fact, even Grant. Hill, it was also under the guidance of England that he finally developed the three-point shot.

England is one of the best shooting coaches in the country, and he is the foundation of the Spurs' shooting percentage this season.

Looking at Popovich's two big dark circles, England knew that the old man definitely didn't sleep well last night. Presumably, he's still worried about the series.

So, England smiled and tried to relax the old man, "Yes, the players' form has not been affected by the defeat. Even, because of that painful loss, I worked harder. Leonard was practicing his defense, and Duncan was tireless in honing his shot from close range. But none of their performances surprised me too much, do you know who surprised me the most today? ”

"Don't play tricks with me, Chip, just tell me the answer." Popovich waved his hand, indicating that he didn't like to play this "guess it" game.

"It's Danny. Green, his performance on the training pitch today was simply amazing! Chip replied directly.

"Danny?" Popovich said, looking at Green. At this time, Green is practicing shooting in interference with the help of a trainer.

One trainer is responsible for passing the ball, and the other is holding up a sign to interfere with Green's shot.

Popovich stared at Green for a long time, and he didn't miss a single shot!

Danny. Green is like an infallible shooting machine, and every shot he throws is just right, even the arc is exactly the same.

"How? Isn't it amazing? England raised an eyebrow at Popovich.

"Danny, when did you let us down again?" Popovich finally showed his first smile since yesterday's match.

"As long as I can get a chance, whatever I want to do, I will do it. I'll hand out towels, I'll hand out water, I'll do whatever I can. ”

The words that Green once said to Popovich are now starting to come back to his mind.

Danny at that time. Green, however, is a developmental league player. He did not manage to join the Spurs, but he still seems to be very worried about his future.

So Green said that to Popovich.

At that time, Popovich only felt that Green's attitude was good enough, and he didn't look like he was here to mess around.

Therefore, the old man decided that Green would stay and cultivate slowly, and slowly find the style and position he was good at.

As it turned out, the rewards for the Spurs were huge. Green is definitely the league's top 3-and-D player right now, and he may not be the main character, but he is definitely the most important player in a game other than the main character!

He was never expected to do so, but he never stopped running.

Popovich held his chin, the opportunity Green had always dreamed of, it was time to give him!

"Chip." Popovich opened his mouth as he stared at the training ground.

"How?"

"You say, if we give Green more three-point shots. With his state today, will we be able to solve the problem of the gap period tomorrow? ”

"Of course, Green is hot and now is the best time to use him."

England nodded affirmatively, knowing that after yesterday's defeat, the old man seemed to have found a way to equalise.

Adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust and keep adjusting until victory.

This is the key to Popovich's victory.

And now, the white-haired old man is about to adjust his strategy for the first time in the Western Conference Finals.

Danny. Green didn't know anything about it, and on the practice court he was thinking about one thing — how to put every ball in the basket.

"As long as you work hard, a lot of good things will happen."

This is Danny. Green's motto, he decided to bring all that he believed in to the Western Conference Finals.