The San Antonio Spurs have been struggling to catch up behind the Grizzlies this season, and neither the upstart Clippers nor the young and energetic Thunder have played as well this season as the Spurs.

So far in the regular season, the Thunder have a 25-9 record, which is slightly inferior to the Spurs. The Clippers are even worse, having lost 13 games this season.

Therefore, the only one who can really bite the Grizzlies this year is the Spurs.

As a team with older core members, a team that has barely brought in big-name stars in the free agent market and transfer market. But the spurs are like ivy and will never wither.

It's just that the Grizzlies' record this season is so good that Popovich finds that no matter how much he chases, he just can't catch up.

With 31 wins and 2 losses, this is an exaggerated result beyond Popovich's expectations. But considering that the Grizzlies had already won 70 games last season and were only two games away from that greatness, it makes sense.

However, even with the Grizzlies' exaggerated 31-2 record, and even as the league went into a panic, Popovich remained undaunted. On the contrary, he is more eager to fight the Grizzlies than everyone else in the league!

Popovich's pride has been trampled by the Grizzlies to worthlessness in recent years, and he was eliminated by the Grizzlies for two consecutive years, and although he was not eliminated by the Grizzlies in the third year, Popovich could only watch the team he despised hold the O'Brien Cup in the palm of his hand.

In the opening game of this season, the Spurs became the biggest backdrop, allowing Link to hit a beautiful triple-double in the first game of the new season.

All this hatred, Popovich has in his head. If you think he's just a kind and humorous old man, you're wrong.

This guy is very vindictive, and as a former soldier, his personality is tougher than he looks.

So, in today's game, Popovich took his control of the team to the extreme. Just like the slaughter of the Clippers in Staples two days ago, the Spurs played extremely efficiently today.

The Spurs' physical talent is definitely the bottom of the league, if not the worst in the league. If the game can only be played one by one, the Spurs are estimated to not be able to beat more than half of the teams in the league.

But the magic of the Spurs is that they can rely on seamless teamwork to cover up other shortcomings. The Spurs' offense seems to be like an onion, not that their ball looks spicy, but the Spurs' offense is like an onion, you peel off a layer, and there's another layer behind it. The layers of layers make you unorganized, and that's the characteristic of their offense.

For a long time, the Spurs have relied on such "onion-style" offense to run rampant in the league. This style of play may make people drowsy, because they can't enjoy the stars in action.

Again and again, I watched the Spurs cut in the air, conducted, and looked for opportunities...... These are not unexciting, but they require a certain threshold of appreciation. For a lot of fans who just watched the fun, the Spurs' ball was a bit too boring.

But the Spurs relied on this "boring" system to remain among the top teams in the West in the league for more than ten years. When the Spurs can still gather a bunch of players who can play on this basis, then they will instantly become a strong contender for the championship!

And Link knows that in the original history, this season's Spurs are just a championship-level team!

So this game was going on when Hubby. Brown's words vividly embodied the horror of the Spurs, "The San Antonio Spurs played the ultimate team basketball at the Federal Express Arena!" ”

The ultimate team basketball, this word is not something that can be used casually. Do the Heat play team basketball? Of course they are, but their offense is still based on James and Wade individually.

Do Grizzlies play team basketball? Undoubtedly, too. But the Grizzlies' team basketball is not the ultimate, and there are still more moments that rely on Link's individual ability.

Only a team like the Spurs deserves the title of the ultimate team basketball.

There are so many Spurs routines that almost every game you can use on the basketball court, except for the open catch, can be seen in their games. Their positional offense pays attention to the word "movement", less confrontation and more empty cuts, emphasizing opportunities, reducing strong attacks, and paying great attention to the fluidity of the ball. And everyone's task is actually not much, the key is to cooperate with each other and grasp the timing.

And today, the Spurs are cornered by the blessing of this extreme team basketball!

Throughout the game, the Spurs couldn't find the center of gravity defensively. The Grizzlies' defense has actually done a good job, but no matter how good the defense is, it can't be perfect every time.

But for the Spurs, an imperfect defense is an opportunity!

Spurs are always able to find scoring opportunities through smooth conduction and aggressive running.

Sealed Duncan? Then look for Ginobili! Sealed Parker? Then look for Danny from beyond the three-point line. Green!

Everyone knows where their teammates should be when and where they need to go, and everyone knows where to go when they move on to the next layer after this layer of tactics is played. Such tacit understanding and clear thinking cannot be cultivated in a day or two.

The more complex the tactic, the lower the success rate of execution. And the Spurs have managed to turn the success rate of complex tactics into a very high one!

Fortunately, the Grizzlies' offense played well. Conley was on a hot streak today, scoring more points than Link. Link was mainly "taken care of" by Leonard and Duncan, and there were not many scoring opportunities. Conley then carried the scoring banner and led the Grizzlies and Spurs to the end.

At first, Link was full of confidence in the game. He had expected to win today, as usual, without any danger.

But the game was played until the last 10 seconds, and the winner was not decided.

In the final 10 seconds, Conley's crucial goal allowed the Grizzlies to level the score. Today, the offensive efficiency of both sides was too high, and neither could prevent the other.

But in the final 10 seconds, the Grizzlies had to defend successfully to keep the game from losing.

Popovich called a timeout in the final 10 seconds, and no one knew what the cunning old man was arranging. Jogger, on his part, is emphasizing infinite defensive changes.

"No matter how they run, how they block and dismantle, I want you to complete the change of defense as soon as possible! Don't give Spurs any easy shots, we won't fail here! ”

Joggle yelled, gesturing to the floor of the Federal Express Arena.

The timeout ended quickly, and in the final 10 seconds, the fans raised their arms and cheered, hoping to put the Spurs under pressure.

However, the old spurs have experienced countless such desperate moments. Any team in the league can be scared of this situation, except for the Spurs.

For 10 seconds, the Spurs still executed a tactic that was not simple.

Ginobili swam through a complex off-ball screen, and Parker broke through to give "The Devil Knife" a small chance to play big.

Randolph faced Ginobili and was sweating profusely. The rest of the Grizzlies team is also inconvenient to change defenses, so they can only see if Randolph can hold on.

However, the riotous Ginobili naturally would not be bluffed by Randolph. He made a nice break into the box and then threw a shot before Gasol came back!

The moment he watched the basketball enter the net, Link's heart seemed to be slammed!

In the past, it was the grizzly bear who killed others. Today, the grizzly bear suffered a fatal blow at a critical moment!

"Ginobili's breakthrough was very beautiful, and his variations left Randolph at a loss! The goal went in, and the San Antonio Spurs scored the crucial goal and they almost won the game! Now, with just four seconds left before full-time, the Grizzlies are two points behind, and they still have a chance to make the final shot! However, they may not be as lucky as the Spurs! ”

Joggle immediately used up the last timeout he left, and the last four seconds will determine whether the Grizzlies' rampant pace will be stopped.

The pressure is now all on the defending champions' side.

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