530: Two kills in three days
The moment Link's three-pointer went through the net, Popovich felt as if he had gone into cardiac arrest.
It was only in a trance that Link only equalized and did not kill the game.
The old man was already scared of Link.
This time, though, Popovich believes Link won't be able to pull off another stunner.
Indeed, the Spurs have gone through countless heart-wrenching moments since Popovich took over. But today, Popovich thinks he's killed all chances of Link finishing the kill.
Leonard pressed closely, Danny. The Green Yellow Finch is behind. Iguodala? Let that guy shoot. If Link passes the ball to Iguodala, Green can get back quickly.
For a player like Iguodala, it doesn't matter much if the interference is late.
The last time the two sides met, Link killed the Spurs in the last minute. This time, Popovich will kill the Grizzlies.
First, start with the offense!
After the timeout, both sides switched back to their starters. Today, the substitutes of both teams played decently, not brilliant, but not weak either.
So at critical moments, both coaches chose to play with the most trusted people. The Spurs didn't bring on Ginobili, and this time, the Argentine Devil will sit on the bench to watch the key performance of his teammates.
However, for Popovich's arrangement, Ginobili is naturally very trusting.
The on-set camera gave Link a close-up, and a small subtitle was played on the screen, "There was a spurs on January 11." ”
Even the audience outside the stadium knows how much the Spurs care about Link.
But now it's the Spurs offense, and if the Spurs can shoot three points, at least they can avoid a direct loss.
The Grizzlies also know this, so this time defensively, the Grizzlies completely blocked the three-point line. I'd rather let the Spurs break through than let them get a three-point shot!
Outside the three-point line, whether it's Danny. Neither Green nor Leonard were guarded to the point where there was no room to connect to the ball.
Want to catch the ball? Yes, you can catch the ball by cutting inside. But correspondingly, cut inside, and the Spurs can't shoot three-pointers.
Seeing that the time to attack is getting less and less, Popovich is also anxious. He stood up and yelled at the sidelines, "Two points, two points!" ”
Two points is better than nothing.
After hearing the command, Parker had to break through on his own with the little time left and then make a pull-up jump shot.
It's a pity that Conley was focused the whole time. The moment he shot Parker, he blocked it.
Parker was already very aggrieved today, and he didn't feel thrown. Now, the nervousness coupled with Conley's interference makes Parker's crosshairs all the same!
"Bang!" The basket made a crisp sound, Tony. Parker misses key shot!
At that moment, the French covered their heads in chagrin. He knew that his dream state had been interrupted.
Popovich's face turned purple with anger, and he was thinking about getting three points. Well, now I can't get a point!
"The Grizzlies defended so well that the Spurs could only rush to shoot before the end of the 24 seconds."
"That's right, Mike. Once again, Conley defended Parker empty-handed. Parker wants to be a hero, and if that goal goes in, it will be a quasi-stunner. It's a pity that at the Federal Express Arena, the hero can never be a Spurs player. ”
Hubi. While Brown and his partner were hilarious, the Grizzlies also used up their last timeout.
This time offensively, the Grizzlies have two strategies. In fact, for every key offense, the Grizzlies have two sets of AB plans. It's just that Link is very capable of execution, and Plan B is almost never implemented.
This time, everyone is also confident. Link's ability this season is obvious to all, but even so, Conley has been preparing all the time.
If the real thing was on his head, Conley didn't want to disappoint everyone, especially Link.
The timeout came back with 6 seconds left in the game. The crowd cheered, and many fans even held up signs related to Link.
Just a few dozen seconds earlier, Link had just hit a three-pointer that pulled the Grizzlies back from the edge of the cliff. So it is believed that Link can do it again,
Popovich stood on the sidelines, the corners of the old man's mouth slightly hooked.
Destroy their heroes with their own hands in front of Grizzlies fans? Well, that sounds interesting.
The Grizzlies only have 6 seconds, so there isn't much time to buffer. As soon as you get the ball, you have to get into a fighting state.
Both teams were in a heap near the free-throw line, and Link looked up to see himself surrounded by Spurs players in black jerseys.
Link took a deep breath and prepared to start the sprint. Trying to rush out to catch the ball in the final round is actually similar to playing rugby.
The referee blew the whistle and handed the basketball to Gasol Jr. Link immediately kicks in, and at the same time, Randolph and Iguodala start building a wall for Link.
But to no avail, Leonard quickly rushed over, and on the other side, Danny. Green tugging at Link's jersey!
Gasol passes the ball, and Link strides two steps to pick it up. But he was dragged to the jersey, but he couldn't go full throttle!
"That should be a foul move!" Hubi. Brown yelled angrily, but as long as the referee didn't blow it, everything wouldn't stop!
Under the double interference of Green and Leonard, Link only touched the basketball with his fingertips and did not take the ball down completely!
And what's worse is that the basketball is flying towards the halfway line.
If the basketball lands, the ball will be a violation!
So, Link shook off Green's hand and jumped!
Catch the ball from near the midfield line before the ball hits the ground!
Link spun face up in the air and shoved the ball into Conley's hand the moment he landed.
It's up to you, brother!
Conley received the basketball, and he was stunned. For about a second, his mind went blank.
A tactic failed? The Grizzlies really haven't experienced anything like this.
Soon, though, Conley relented. It can be seen that the Spurs have not made special arrangements for players other than Link. In Popovich's words, "The rest of the Grizzlies can't kill the game." ”
Conley calmly confronts Parker and accelerates the breakthrough! But just as Conley broke through to the free throw line, Grizzly No. 11 suddenly changed direction under his crotch and went to the left!
Being able to change direction in such a small space is really something that everyone didn't expect. Mike. Conley, when did you become so strong?
It's always been so strong!
Throwing off Parker, Conley went straight to the basket, at this point, Split made up for it, but Conley was not afraid, he jumped to the basket, and after a confrontation with Split in the air, he threw the ball to the top of the rebound.
"I believe in you, Mike." The voices of Link and Auden were echoing in Conley's ears at this time.
He is an emotional person, so he does not allow himself to disappoint his friends!
"Mike made a break, but could his layup kill the game!?"
Everyone was staring at the number 11 who shot in the air, and Link who got up from the ground was no exception. It turns out that the lore in front of so many people is such a picture.
"Beep~~~~" The buzzer sounded throughout the audience, but everyone didn't move.
"Boom!" The basketball hits the rebound and starts falling.
"Brush!" Refracted into the net, the net tumbles. Now, everyone is moving!
"Layup! Mike. Conley! Hahaha, Link was right! The Grizzlies have one of the best point guards in the league, so why should they be afraid of Parker!? Well done, well done! Link is not the only hero of the Grizzlies, and each of them can step up in a critical moment! Cheers, for Mike. Conley! ”
Popovich watched in disbelief at what was happening on the field, feeling God's greatest malice towards him.
After being killed by the Heat in the last game, the Spurs actually fell to the last second in the second game in a row, and suffered two kills in three days! And this is also the second game in a row for the Grizzlies, beating the Spurs!
At that moment, the old man fell into despair in his body. He was proud, and he had to bow to fate.
Link was the first to rush forward, and he was so excited that he lifted Conley straight up.
Even Link didn't expect Conley to decide the outcome of the match today.
He supported his teammates when everyone was making things difficult, but his teammates responded to Link more!
"Link!" Conley was on everyone's shoulders and yelled at Link.
"At your disposal, my lord!" Link responded in a joking tone.
As everyone knows, Conley pinched Link's shoulder seriously, "Thank you, thank you very much!" I will always fight with you, and I will fight for you whenever you need me! ”
Link nodded slightly, he's partying right now, don't be so sensational.
Bastard.