Three Hundred and Forty-Three: Iconic Superstar

Diaw was already very tired, and his huge weight allowed him to carry the impact of the Grizzlies, but it also made him full of burdens.

Popovich is already considering whether to replace Diaw with Splitter. Of course, he is also determined to let Diaw lose weight. That guy's figure doesn't look like a professional player at all.

But the Grizzlies will not wait for Dior to recover before launching an attack. Before Dior can catch his breath, he sees Link come in with the ball.

Leonard tried his best to block beside Link, but Link did not slow down, still determined to hit the basket.

Dio took a deep breath, ready to confront Link head-on. However, just when Link was about to collide violently with the "French streaks", he passed the ball to his side.

"Oops!" Dio wanted to turn around and chase after him, but he couldn't lift his legs.

Now, the only part of Dior's body that can move is his neck. He turned his head and looked at Randolph, the big black bear who had been emptied by himself, with despair on his face.

Randolph made a mid-range open jumper, and the basketball went into the net crisply. Dior wanted to block Link, who completely dominated the game in the last five minutes, but lost sight of the other.

After Randolph scored the goal, the game was suspended again. Popovich called a timeout, he had to call a timeout. Because of Randolph's mid-range, the Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 11 points! And five minutes ago, the two teams were still tied!

Now, there are only 32 seconds left in the game. This timeout is the Spurs' last chance.

Of course, the fans at the scene don't care what tactics Popovich will arrange. They only know that after that beautiful ground pass assist just now, Link's assist count also reached 10!

With 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, this is Link's first playoff triple-double in his career!

"This is a milestone night for Linkey, with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists! He became the first player in the history of the Grizzlies to score a triple-double in the playoffs! Years have been breaking various records in team history. At the end of the regular season, he had just become the player with the most triple-doubles in a single season in the history of the Grizzlies. Now, he has broken another record. Link's Existence, let the Grizzlies fill many gaps in team history records!"

With Hubie Brown shouting excitedly, all the fans cheered for Link. It can be said that the cheers were so loud that they even affected the Spurs' tactics.

Popovich now has to yell in players' ears to make sure they can barely hear what he's saying.

On the Grizzlies side, players and coaches were hugging Link, celebrating that he won another record in team history.

The Grizzlies have not played a few playoffs since the establishment of the team, so all kinds of records are blank. It can be said that Link has almost become the Grizzlies' first historic figure. In just two seasons, Link broke countless records in team history.

When the game was about to end, T.NT TV displayed the data of Dior and Link at the bottom of the screen for comparison.

Diaw's stats have hardly changed from five minutes ago, still 16 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. The only thing that has changed is that there is one more turnover and the shooting percentage has become lower.

And Link, with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, has made great progress compared to five minutes ago. Compared with Dior, it is indeed a bit off.

Now, no one will ever say that Dio is as good as Link.

After Popovich arranged the tactics, he felt a burning pain in his throat. The enthusiastic fans in Memphis have turned this place into a big disco scene, and communication can only be done by shouting.

The old man then looked up at the auditorium behind him, and found that most of the fans were holding Link's head portrait or slogans related to him. And the fans wearing the Grizzlies No. 0 jersey accounted for at least one-third of the entire arena!

From that day in Memphis, Popovich felt as if the city had been taken over by Link. In the past, even when Pau Gasol was still in Memphis,

None of the Grizzlies have a leader of this level.

And now... Popovich feels that Link may become the first generation of iconic superstars in the history of the Grizzlies. Of course, it's also quite possibly the greatest one...

What is an iconic superstar? It's like "Magician" is to the Lakers, Olajuwon is to the Rockets, and Duncan is to the Spurs!

If Link continues to be so crazy, 10 years later, when people mention the Memphis Grizzlies, Link will be the first thing people think of.

"No," Popovich said to himself, shaking his head, "maybe less than 10 years!"

In the last 30 seconds or so, the Spurs were still resolutely chasing points. Duncan's classic 45° rebound shot seemed to give Spurs fans hope, but the rapidly beating numbers on the timer told them, "Don't be foolish."

11 points in 32 seconds? Difficult, it is too difficult. The Spurs experienced the dream moment of chasing 13 points in 35 seconds, but unfortunately, even that time, the Spurs were the one who was killed.

When Conley, who was fouled tactically, made two free throws at the free throw line, with only 1.3 seconds left in the game, Popovich lowered his head and smashed the tactical board in his hand.

, The San Antonio Spurs lost by 8 points. Link relied on his record-breaking triple-double performance to help the Grizzlies reverse the total score of the series to 2-1 when they were behind 1-0!

"Great victory, the Memphis Grizzlies remain undefeated at home in the playoffs! Boris Diaw once wanted to dominate the game. But Link, who was stronger than him, stood up and snatched the victory from him abruptly Diaw is a player who can make a team better, and Link, a player who can finish games! Cheers, Memphis Grizzlies will continue to advance in the series!"

The Spurs players walked off the court helplessly one by one. They were so close to victory, but their illusions were finally broken.

At critical moments, Link can always play an unstoppable performance. In the last game, he personally destroyed Leonard. Today, I told Dior what it means to be comprehensive to the extreme.

Duncan felt that he was quite unlucky. This year Randolph failed, and Link rose again as a result.

Why did this kind of collision on the muzzle cause the Spurs to run into it.

Duncan scored 22 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds today. It is not an exaggeration to say that Randolph was blown away.

But it's useless. If you want to defeat the Grizzlies, it's useless to just blow up Randolph. Someone needs to defeat Link. And right now, Popovich's two attempts to beat Link have failed...

After the game, Link, who scored a triple-double in the playoffs, was sought after by the media.

From March 23 last year, he scored 26 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds against the Celtics, and today he has 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Link went from his first triple-double in his career to his first triple-double in the playoffs in just one season.

From Randolph's deputy to the absolute core of the Grizzlies, it only took one season.

"Penny" Hardaway has always believed that the playoffs are the stage to test the true level of a player. It doesn't matter how awesome the regular season is, how well you play in the playoffs can show what kind of player you are.

After this game, Hardaway expressed his love for Link to his partner and future Grizzlies boss Robert Pera.

"I underestimated him before, this kid is fully capable of playing the role of the cornerstone of the team!"

"Hahaha, that's right. So during this offseason, the first thing we have to do is to establish Link's core position!" Robert Pera laughed happily, as if it was more important than a triple-double player. Link himself was happy.

"Establish a core? He's already a core, man."

"No, if Rudy Gay is here, Link won't be able to enjoy the real core treatment for the rest of his life. What we need is a player who can assist Link, not a player who competes with him. Next season, Gay Time to come back. There's no way we're not going to let him play unless..."

Hardaway shook his head, the young boss really acted vigorously and resolutely.

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