Six Hundred and Ninetieth: I Am so Excited, so Excited

After Popovich was ejected, the Spurs seemed to lose their temper in an instant.

Although it is said that the role of the head coach in overtime is not as great as that of regular time, as one of the souls of the Spurs, Popovich is not there, and the Spurs players will always feel uneasy.

In the past, no matter what problems they encountered in the past, as long as they saw the old man standing on the sidelines with his arms crossed, the Grizzlies players would instantly feel relieved.

But now, when they were trying to find a spiritual support at a critical moment, they turned their faces and saw only a flustered Chip Englander.

"Stabilize the situation, the old man is not like us and we have to fight to the end!"

In the end, it was Duncan who gave a rare roar on the court, which calmed the emotions of the Spurs players.

However, in the case of Link's strong three-pointer, the Spurs players were still somewhat nervous.

During regular time, Leonard and Duncan worked together to kill Link.

But after entering overtime, Link blocked Duncan once and scored a three-pointer on Leonard's head, which made the young Leonard doubt the feasibility of defending Link.

Can this guy really be defended?

So in the next few minutes, Leonard was obviously not in good shape. On the offensive end, he didn't dare to shoot lightly, for fear of delaying the fighter. On the defensive end, he also became timid, for fear of being fouled by Link again.

When there was a problem with Leonard's first blockade, and when Duncan couldn't make up for the defense in time to worry about Conley, Link began to score continuously and got out of control.

"Link made a layup. This time, Link and Conley crossed positions, leaving Tim Duncan wondering who to guard. Beautiful goal, the point difference was further widened!"

"Link made a pull-up jumper in the mid-range, and Leonard stepped back too hard. He gave Link a lot of space to shoot. Go in, the Spurs are in danger!"

"Link broke through and was attacked by Leonard and Duncan. Wait... Link passed the ball out of the gap and sent it to Mike Conley! Duncan took care of this and lost the other, Conley relaxed Layup, no one stopped him! 8 points, the Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 8 points in the last 42 seconds! The Spurs are in danger, they obviously won the victory, and they are about to be snatched by the Grizzlies!"

Popovich sat in the locker room and kicked the tactical whiteboard.

Hubby Brown's words just stabbed Popovich in the heart of it.

"The Spurs clearly got the win, but the Grizzlies took it away."

Popovich was thinking, if it wasn't for that damn tip, or if Link's tip was a fraction of a second later, then he should be sitting in the media reception room and making all sorts of jokes to his heart's content. Grizzlies and Link.

Without that damn tip-off, the headlines on major sports portals tomorrow would be the Spurs stopping the Grizzlies' winning streak.

if......

However, this world has no ifs. That damn tip was made, and it was made before game time was over.

That tip-up has left Popovich sitting in an empty locker room and throwing a tantrum at the TV.

That tip-up made all the good fantasies in Popovich's mind can only be fantasies.

Once again, Popovich's plan was broken by Link. From that tip-up, Link had effectively sentenced Popovich to death.

In a trance, Popovich heard a shrill electronic beep from the TV.

At the end of overtime, Popovich glanced at the score at the bottom of the screen and shook his head.

112 to 101, Link scored 9 points and 2 assists in overtime, and scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the game, sending the Spurs from heaven to hell.

Popovich turned off the TV because Link was cheering on the camera as it was on the screen.

Popovich really didn't want to see this scene, it was a humiliation for him.

On the pitch, the fans jumped up and down with excitement. Once again, Link turns corruption into magic. A game that was about to be lost in 0.3 seconds was turned into a victory.

The Spurs players all shook their heads secretly. Even Tim Duncan, who was "facially paralyzed", couldn't hide the disappointment on his face today.

The Spurs have been chasing the Grizzlies all season, and they have done it to the extreme. Before this game, they had an impressive 26-8 record, leaving young teams like the Thunder and the Clippers behind.

After finally waiting for an opportunity to close the gap in person, the Spurs instead fell.

Duncan couldn't help but look up at the brand new championship pennant in the dome of FedEx Arena.

I don't know if they can successfully get back on top of the world this time.

In the past, the Spurs have always been able to kill those popular superstars and teams with outstanding records in a tepid way.

For example, the Cleveland Cavaliers and James in 2007. James was unstoppable back then. In the playoffs, James repeatedly showed amazing performances. Everyone thought that the "little emperor" would finally be officially crowned. Cleveland Cavaliers also won the biggest championship that year. Popular.

However, no one expected the San Antonio Spurs to be a spoiler. The old, out-of-date Spurs that have faded out of the public eye slapped James, the popular fried chicken, to the stage of the finals in a 4-0 manner.

But now, when Duncan looks at Link, at the championship pennant. He realized that the young Link was not as easy to deal with as James, who was also young.

The Spurs still want to overthrow another dynasty of league rulers? This time, I am afraid it will be very difficult.

Duncan dragged his tired figure to the tunnel, and it was not until today that he finally realized one thing-the era that belongs to them may really be over.

In the postgame press conference, Link didn't say much about Popovich.

With Link's character, many reporters believed that Link should sneer at Popovich after winning the game.

After all, Link has always been a guy who dares to speak and is not afraid to offend people.

Link, however, said nothing about Popovich today. Even if reporters took the initiative to ask about Popovich, Link just casually said a few words.

At first, Link was really afraid that he would make something wrong with Popovich. Popovich blushed like a monkey's ass as he left, and Link was worried that Popovich would burst a vein.

Second, Link would rather talk about his teammates than Popovich.

"Mike was great today and without him we would never have won."

"What do you think of Mike's missed last shot in regular time? No, it wasn't a miss, it was just a pass to me, and you didn't see it."

"Is Mike eligible to be an All-Star? If he doesn't, who is more eligible? Mike should have been an All-Star a long time ago. Hopefully this year, Mike can do it."

Link frantically said good things about Conley at the press conference, hoping to canvass for Conley.

As a member of the Grizzlies, Link certainly wants his teammates to make the All-Star team.

If you don't even have this bit of selfishness, then you can't talk about the star.

Instead, it was Popovich, who was furious at the press conference. He angrily scolded Link for not knowing what respect is, and he angrily accused the referee of not being rigorous in his decisions.

Compared with the personable Link on the other side, Popovich's performance today is simply self-depreciation.

As if Link was the mature and steady man, and Popovich was just a cranky boy.

After watching the performance of the two at the press conference, Jeff Austin couldn't help but smile.

Link's approach to the media has improved as rapidly as his game.

Austin was about to turn off the TV when he felt his phone vibrate.

He picked up the phone on the table and saw that it was a text message. The sender is a new customer that Jeff Austin just signed this summer, and he is also a key customer.

"Link's performance today was amazing! He turned defeat into victory under impossible circumstances, and Popovich was mad at him, hahahaha! I'm going to meet him soon, I'm so excited! Jeff! , can you tell me what Link likes? I can prepare a present for him!"

Looking at this childish text message, Jeff Austin shook his head with a smile.

"You don't have to prepare gifts, and you don't have to be so excited. Because you will soon discover that meeting Link is not something to be excited about. Get ready for the game, Giannis."

After Austin replied, he turned off the phone screen.

Really newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.