Four Hundred and Fifty Nine: Scoring Mode, Start

Nick Young is the most important scoring point on the Grizzlies' bench this year. When the Grizzlies signed him, it was for the purpose of allowing him to score hard.

Nick Young also lived up to expectations. In addition to the occasional god-level performance this season, he can also provide stable firepower output during the rotation time. Just now, Nick Young received a pass from Vasquez one step away from the three-point line, and then defied Ginobili's interference, he made a long-range three-pointer, and the basketball hollowed into the net!

After this goal, the score became a 25-25 tie, 13.7 seconds from the end of the first quarter, and the Spurs also had 13.7 seconds of attack time.

Stevens shouted and commanded the defense from the sidelines, while Link, sitting on the bench behind Stevens, lowered his head and adjusted his breathing with great gulps.

Today's game is so tiring!

The offense at the beginning of the game was the epitome of the Grizzlies' first quarter. After the game, the Grizzlies did not play any decent cooperation, and the Spurs' defense was executed too well.

As a result, Link could only attack under Leonard's strong defense again and again. Link has scored 8 points since the first quarter, and none of the 8 points was easy. Whether it's shooting from the outside or attacking the frame from close range, Link has to play under Leonard's tough defense.

The same is true for the rest of the Grizzlies, except for some simple passing balls, most of the offense relies on difficult singles.

This situation did not change until the rotation time began.

At this point, Nick Young's three-pointer allowed the Grizzlies to tie the game. But the crisis is not over yet, and the Spurs have one more chance to attack.

Ginobili controlled the rhythm from beyond the arc and wasted time on the offense. Tony Allen was on guard, keeping a safe distance from Ginobili.

But once the "demon knife" becomes violent, no distance is safe.

In the last 5.8 seconds of the first quarter, the Argentines began to move. He called for Dio, who smelled of coffee, to cover himself, trying to break through.

But when Tony Allen stepped back, the Argentine unexpectedly stepped back to the three-point line. By the time Mr. Tony reacted, Ginobili had already made a three-pointer!

A red light appeared on the backboard, and at the same time, the basketball hollowed into the net! Ginobili hit a shot at the buzzer, and the San Antonio Spurs gave the Grizzlies a blow at the last minute of the first quarter!

"Manu Ginobili's ability to hold the ball is incredible,

With a buzzer at the last minute, Ginobili made the score 28-25, and the San Antonio Spurs entered the second quarter with a 3-point advantage! "

Seeing Ginobili scoring, Link couldn't help but lowered his head. The first quarter was so tough, it wasn't the result the Grizzlies wanted.

Indeed, it seems that the three-point difference seems to be nothing. But in the first quarter, the Grizzlies players were still full of physical fitness. Wait until the second quarter, wait until the second half?

At that time, it will be extremely difficult to recover a single point!

Popovich hugged Ginobili as he walked off the court, and the presence of the Argentine didn't let the Grizzlies take advantage of the rotation time.

Right now, the Grizzlies are having a tough starter, and the rotation time can't pull the score apart. Popovich believes that he can slowly grind to death the Grizzlies today!

In the face of a "behemoth" like a grizzly, it is difficult to kill it in one hit. But if you are strong enough and persevering enough, you can kill it in long-term hand-to-hand combat!

"Playing well, the Grizzlies are dead. Continue to spend with them like this, even if they can survive the second quarter, they will never be able to maintain their intensity in the second half! Think about who we have been eliminated in the past two years. Today, they must pay their blood for their debts!" ​​Popovich waved his fist like a general who was about to send his soldiers to the battlefield.

War, Popovich treated the Grizzlies game as war. Since it is a war, there will be no mercy!

"The Spurs won't let us play as a team, but we have to figure out our own way. Play more pick-and-rolls, create dislocations and gaps. When we have the opportunity to make a decisive shot, we must fight hard with the Spurs in every possession!" Stevens didn't have a very good way, and now deploying too complicated tactics is nonsense.

With the current physical condition of the Grizzlies players, it is impossible to execute too complicated tactics.

The more complex the tactics, the lower the success rate of execution. If it fails, the Spurs will seize the opportunity to fight back. Therefore, Stevens' strategy is still very simple, just play more pick-and-rolls!

Now, it's up to the players to see if the simple tactics can be effective. To put it bluntly, it is the players themselves who ultimately play against each other on the basketball court.

The inter-quarter break ended quickly, and Leonard stepped into the court confidently. Although he allowed Link to score 8 points in the first quarter, he was sure that he had greatly consumed Link’s physical strength.

In the next three quarters, Link would only struggle more and more!

Before going on the court, Link said a word to Stevens and Leonard respectively.

To Stevens, "Get me bananas, Gatorade, and dry towels."

As for what he said to Leonard, this No. 2 had lingering fears, "Leon, do you think me and you, who will be exhausted first?"

At the end of the first quarter, Link was actually worried too. But if you are afraid, you will lose completely.

Don't the Spurs want to force themselves to play singles? I hope they don't regret it!

Score mode, on!

Although he rested for a few minutes, Hubie Brown was still very worried about the physical condition of the Grizzlies' starter. The last game against the Warriors would have been fine if it entered garbage time, but the Warriors persisted tenaciously to the end, which undoubtedly caused too much trouble for the Grizzlies.

In the second quarter, the Spurs were the first to attack. Parker was in excellent form today, scoring 6 points in the first quarter and feeling hot.

Conley doesn't dare to go directly to the intensity, after all, he hopes to achieve an even distribution of physical energy at both ends of the offense and defense. In the face of another screen from Duncan, Conley did not want to forcefully squeeze past, but hoped to bypass Duncan and then block Parker.

There is no doubt that this is the most energy-saving way.

But if it does, Parker will get room to fire. For Westbrook's shaky three-point guard, it's understandable to go around the pick-and-roll from behind. But facing the hot Parker, Conley's choice was a bit risky.

Sure enough, when Conley circled behind Duncan, Parker fired directly from the three-point line! When the Frenchman warmed up today, he felt that he could shoot how he could. Coupled with his excellent performance in the first quarter, he was very confident in his shot now.

However, Parker had just thrown the ball, and the basketball was about to leave his hand, but a "big mountain" broke out of the ground and suddenly crossed in front of Parker, blocking the basket and all the lights.

The stunned Parker couldn't see anything, only the big number on the opponent's jersey - 0.

"Bang!" Link waved his arm in the air, his long arm was like a whip, and he slapped the basketball fiercely. Tony Parker's three-point shot was hit by the volleyball!

"I was taken! Link actively defended and gave Tony Parker a blood attack! The Spurs players would never have imagined that Link could still play so aggressively!"

Hubie Brown was ready to praise Parker, but Link killed him halfway.

The guy rushed towards Parker the moment Conley was out of position, showing no signs of exhaustion.

The Spurs want to use the physical factor to curb the Grizzlies and kill their enthusiasm, but Link won't let them do so!

Iguodala ran at a high speed, rushed to the front, and picked up the basketball that was swiped by Link. Then, unguarded, stretch out in the air and perform a Tomahawk-style dunk with perfect power, height and movement for the home fans!

Link applauded vigorously, applauding Iguodala's goal. Afterwards, he looked at the Spurs bench and looked at Popovich.

This time, the two did not speak to each other. But Link believes he has a chance to confront Popovich behind him.

After the Spurs' offense, Duncan continued to make plays in the paint. This big guy No. 21 will not make a move. Once he makes a move, the efficiency is quite high.

This time, Duncan showed off his signature 45-degree rebounding shot. Duncan's movement is not fast, but every step is very stable, Randolph is difficult to defend.

Duncan's goal stabilized the Spurs' morale, and Popovich also ate a reassurance. But soon, that damn grizzly bear No. 0 made the old man's blood pressure soar again!

This time, the Spurs' defense followed the principles of the first quarter, forcing Link to play singles!

Link didn't hide it anymore. Once the scoring mode was turned on, it couldn't be turned off.

He faced Leonard's entanglement from outside the three-point line and called for a double screen from the black and white bears. This time, Leonard couldn't tell which side Link would break through, and could only rely on on-the-spot reactions.

Link accelerated to the left while Leonard hesitated! Gasol immediately turned around and blocked Leonard!

Brazilian center Split immediately rushed over to make up for the defense. Link suddenly stopped and straightened his back as if he was about to shoot!

So, the Brazilian didn't hesitate and jumped quickly, hoping to return Link to a block!

However, when Split was in the air, he found out that Link didn't even shoot at all, it was just a Buddha fake!

Link easily passed by the Brazilian who jumped up, and Split wanted to chase after him immediately after landing, but due to too much force, he slipped and fell to the ground.

Split, who was originally 2.11 meters, could only look up and watch Link vigorously smash the ball into the frame with both hands.

Aren't you going to force me to play singles? This is the result!

One offense and one defense, Link used his enthusiasm to tell the Spurs, "I'm not afraid of exhausting you. Even if I want to drain the last bit of my strength, I will do my best to fight!"

After scoring the goal, Link opened his hands and enjoyed the cheers that belonged only to the King of Tennessee. Then, as he passed the Spurs bench, Link turned his head and yelled at Popovich.

"You'll regret it, Pop, I promise! You're giving me a chance to score high, look!"

After George Carr continued, the authority of another Qiansheng coach was challenged by Link.

"Crazy, this guy is crazy!" Facing Link's provocation, Popovich shook his head.

He is playing like this now, he doesn't want to play the second half.

But in fact, Popovich still has some fear in his heart. He didn't know whether he opened a road to victory today or opened a Pandora's box.

As a result, we can only wait for time to verify.