Popovich directly called a long timeout, first, to cool Li Lei's hand, and second, to pour chicken soup into his disciple.

When he came back from the timeout, Popovich also fine-tuned the lineup:

Duncan, Oberto, Finley, Barry, Parker.

Replacing Bowen with Finley is not that I think Finley's defense is better than Bowen's.

It's that Bowen can't prevent it anyway, so it's better to let someone else try.

It's the same wheel battle, but Popovich's mentality is different now than the previous two.

In the first two games, Popovich caught Li Lei's weakness, was confident and full of confidence.

And now, Popovich has a question in his heart: Can the wheel war still be able to prevent Li Lei?

The game resumes.

Parker's jumper that broke through to mid-range still didn't go in under Lowry's stalking.

The Spurs are really in a scoring drought.

Li Lei grabbed the rebound by himself, ran for a long distance, and when he arrived in the front court, he took off directly into the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with Barry in one move.

Bang!

9：14。

Li Lei scored 12 points in a row.

After the pause, Li Lei's scoring continued.

The atmosphere at the FedEx Center continues to heat up, and the enthusiasm of Memphis fans has brought summer to an early start.

At the critical moment, Duncan forced Milicic under the basket and turned around to score a dunk.

Bang!

。

In good times and in adversity, at this time, Duncan is the most reliable.

Duncan's goal also reassured the Spurs players a lot.

"They have Li Lei, we have Duncan, who is afraid of whom?"

Grizzlies offense.

Li Lei faced Finley, changed direction continuously, followed by a step-back jump shot, and pulled up directly.

Finley defends very seriously, but his defensive ability is obviously inferior to Bowen, leaving Li Lei a lot of space.

Coupled with Li Lei's height advantage (205cm vs. Finley's 201cm), Li Lei was not disturbed too much.

Swish!

One arrow through the heart, and! Li Lei scored another long two points.

。

Hahahaha!

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun in the broadcast seat laughed.

"Ho ho ho! Tonight's basket is as wide as the sea, and the stones are really thrown and entered! ”

"Bowen can't! Finley can't! I think the only way for the Spurs to defend against the rocks is to sign Michael, who is watching from the sidelines? Jordan! ”

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun were extremely relaxed and happy, and they all joked.

But what they said was right, it turned out that Finley couldn't prevent Li Lei who was in full swing at all.

In the second half of the quarter, Li Lei continued to play efficiently, treating Finley as nothing.

In the first quarter, Li Lei scored 21 points and led the Grizzlies to a nine-point lead over the Spurs.

This is still when Duncan played extraordinarily and also scored 10 points and 3 rebounds in the first quarter.

This can't be helped, Li Lei is too strong tonight, and his personal score is close to the entire Spurs team.

……

Back in the second quarter, Popovich adjusted his tactics.

Bag clip Li Lei!

In this round of the series, Popovich is actually not the first time to trap Li Lei.

That time, the Grizzlies' shooters cost the Spurs dearly.

Because of that game, Popovich was actually unwilling to adopt a trap tactic against Li Lei again.

But tonight, he really couldn't help it.

Li Lei tonight is too strong, he is simply omnipotent. Whether it was Bowen or Finley, they were directly beaten by Li Lei.

The Spurs simply couldn't find anyone who could defend Li Lei one-on-one. No! It's that you can't even find someone who restricts Li Lei.

In such a situation, Popovich was forced to use the trap tactic again.

He's betting: Betting that the Grizzlies role players aren't in good shape tonight.

Of course, this is not a casual statement.

At the beginning of tonight's game, Li Lei let his teammates play first, but his teammates couldn't shoot in various ways, and he was directly beaten to a 2-7 start.

Mainly because the Grizzlies have too many young players and are easily influenced by the outside world. The Grizzlies have suffered two big losses before, and the sluggish form of young players can be explained.

Then, Popovich won the bet.

The Grizzlies' young players didn't disappoint Popovich, shooting 0-of-6 from three-point range in the second quarter.

And Li Lei was trapped, and "only" scored 8 points in a single quarter.

After halftime, Li Lei scored 29 points.

But the Grizzlies trailed by three points instead.

Excluding Li Lei, the rest of the Grizzlies scored a total of 23 points.

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun were anxious to watch the game, and shouted anxiously in the broadcast seat.

"Lowry is a great young player who is known for his breakaways and three-point shooting. He received a pass from the stone, it was empty, and he threw it...... Bang dang! Alas, why didn't you get in, it's a pity! Lowry is still a rookie after all, understandably. ”

"Milicic is a talented big man from Europe, he has a three-point shot that is not inferior to that of a defender, and he is very accurate. He ran out of the open space, he caught the ball, he shot...... Bang dang! Alas, why didn't you get in? Understandably, understandably, Milicic has been delayed for more than two years with the Pistons, his offensive ability has deteriorated, and it will take time to get it back. ”

"Add? Jones is Li Lei's longest-serving teammate, and he and Li Lei have a very tacit understanding. Li Lei passed, Jones shot, they have played countless times with such cooperation, there is no problem...... Bang dang! Uh......"

"I simply can't understand what this is. You're going to get one! Can't you make any of them? What else is this playing? ”

……

Zhang Weiping and Su Qun were originally full of confidence, but they almost saw high blood pressure, myocardial infarction, and diabetes when they watched the game...... The Grizzlies' performance of this group of role players was too annoying.

At halftime, Popovich spoke to the media.

"Everybody knows what a good player Stone is. But he alone can't beat us. I think I've figured out how to deal with the Grizzlies. ”

Popovich's implication: Except for Li Lei, the Grizzlies have no one who can play!

Li Lei was strong, but the rest of the Grizzlies held him back.

It's not that Popovich is deliberately provocative, but that he wants to use his words to continue to put pressure on the Grizzlies' role players.

Newcomers are the most susceptible to interference.

Sure enough, at halftime, the Grizzlies' home locker room was particularly depressing.

Lowry, Guy, and Varick all bowed their heads and remained silent.

They felt that they had dragged Li Lei back and were very ashamed.

Li Lei thought about it and high-fived everyone together.

"Guys, remember what our goals were at the beginning of the season?"

"Playoffs!"

Someone replied.

On the first open day of training camp, Li Lei made it clear to everyone that the Grizzlies' goal this season is the playoffs.

"That's right!"

Li Lei said, and then threw another question.

"So now, what are we playing?"

"Western Conference Finals."

Lowry said tentatively.

Li Lei nodded: "Very good!" What does this mean? We've overfinished the race. This season, I have no regrets. Every game that follows, is earned. ”

Li Lei nodded himself: "I earned it!" ”

He nodded Lowry again: "You earned it too, and you made it to the division finals in your rookie season." ”

Then he nodded Gasol: "You earned it too, and you finally passed the first round." ”

Then he nodded Milicic: "You earned it too, you became a starter for a strong team in the West." ”

"All of us earned. Oh! Except for Add. This old guy may have been tired of running for a long time and wanted to go fishing. ”

Li Lei made a joke at the right time.

The Grizzlies all laughed, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

Old Jones hugged Li Lei and directly gave him a "throat lock", and he also smiled backwards.

Then Li Lei continued: "Saying this, I just want to tell you that we have earned it. Every next game, even every minute, is earned, so what do we have to be sad about? What is there to fear? What's not to do? ”

The atmosphere in the dressing room changed again and the expressions of the young players changed.

Li Lei continued: "Brothers, I still want to thank you. The Grizzlies wouldn't be here without any of you, each of you is unique and indispensable. ”

"I can't do anything without you!"

"Every minute of the next moment, I want you to stand with me. So now, who's going to take out the San Antonio Spurs with me? ”

Li Lei raised his fist.

"Me!"

Zhu Fangyu was the first to stand up, stretched out his fist, and bumped fists with Li Lei.

"And me!"

And then there's Lowry.

"Add me one!"

After that came Guy.

"Me!"

"Me!"

"Me!"

……

It's every Grizzlies player.

At this moment, the Grizzlies are working together and fighting high.

It is true that young people are vulnerable to disadvantages, but they are also the most likely to be inspired and motivated.

Outside the locker room, Jerry? Old man West, Rick? Coach Carlisle put his ear to the door and looked at each other and smiled.

I couldn't have done anything without you.

That's a beautiful thing to say! Rick, it looks like you don't need to go through the trouble of boiling chicken soup anymore. ”

West said.

Carlisle shook his head: "Stone is so good, he can do anything. I feel like in a few years, I'm going to be out of class. ”

Carlisle was clearly joking.

Still, West patted Carlisle on the shoulder: "As long as I'm on the Grizzlies, you're not going to get out of class." ”

The old man gave Carlisle a guarantee.

Jerry? West's guarantee is still worth the money.

……

When the Grizzlies walked out of the tunnel again, Popovich's eyes changed.

The group of young people with their heads down, all full of energy and high morale, were like two people in the first half.

Popovich was surprised and looked at Carlisle: How can this young head coach be so capable?

The manager not only needs to be able to adjust the tactics and arrange the lineup, but also adjust the atmosphere of the team.

Carlisle has shown his tactical ability before, and now he has shown his ability to adjust the atmosphere of the team, much to Popovich's surprise.

Popovich's assessment of Carlisle has been taken up another notch.

Carlisle didn't know what Popovich was thinking, and of course he didn't care.

Next, there is the battle between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, as well as the battle between Carlisle and Popovich.

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