Seven Hundred and Seventy-Nine: The First Adjustment of the Old Man

122 to 105.

Popovich went to bed at night with those two bloody numbers on his mind.

The Spurs, which dropped the fourth fewest points in the regular season, gave the Grizzlies 122 points. With perfect flanks, Link and Butler scored 60 points together.

All the results point to the fact that it is almost impossible to stop the Grizzlies by defense.

Link's ability to create scoring opportunities is too strong, he can even wear Leonard's crotch, what else can he not do?

The thought of Link made Popovich so mad that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Every challenge from that Grizzlies 2, every trash talk and even every brilliant goal, would roll over in Popovich's head.

Link has completely turned into Popovich's nightmare!

Thinking of all this mess, Popovich sat up suddenly and looked at the clock on the wall, it was already 3 am now!

This is the first time Popovich has suffered from insomnia after a loss.

The old man got up and poured himself a glass of water and calmed down.

The Grizzlies played really well in Game 1, not just the players, but the coach Joger played beyond Popovich's expectations.

They took the lead in coming up with a lineup of one big and four small, allowing the Grizzlies to take the initiative from the very beginning.

Although trailing in the first quarter, the Grizzlies quickly adjusted and regained control.

From this point of view, the next Spurs will have to play one big or four small as soon as they come up.

Popovich must ensure that the Spurs have the most powerful offensive firepower from the start of the game.

Offensive Fire, Offensive...

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his room, Popovich looked down at the Memphis streetscape from the 28th floor.

If you want to conquer this city, you cannot rely on defense, you must rely on offense.

The Spurs lost so badly, in addition to being unable to defend, another reason is that there will always be a gap in goals for a period of time.

In the second and third quarters, the Spurs went through the embarrassment of not scoring a single point for several minutes. The Grizzlies seized these two window periods and widened the difference in one fell swoop.

With the Grizzlies widening the gap, it will be difficult to reverse the situation.

Therefore, the key to the Spurs' second win is to avoid the window as much as possible.

Today, if the Spurs had won, GDP should have surpassed Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Cooper as the trio with the most wins in the playoffs in NBA history.

Both teams have now won 110 in the playoffs, and the Spurs need just one more win to break the record.

It's a pity that the Grizzlies let this record continue to be delayed.

Thinking of this, Popovich couldn't help clenching his fists.

This year, all kinds of records and awards have been won by the Grizzlies and Link. It seems that the entire league has become a playground for the Grizzlies.

Now, the Spurs finally have a chance to break a league record, and Popovich certainly doesn't want to let it go.

This is a glorious moment for the Spurs. As the Ivy League in this league, when the Spurs won the championship, the Grizzlies didn't know if they could survive.

In his bones, Popovich still has a sense of pride. The kind of pride that is characteristic of a great team coach.

The Spurs are one of the most successful teams in the 21st century, how can they give up after losing a game! A mere Memphis Grizzlies, a mere Chinese player, can't stop the great Spurs from continuing to write a legend!

Thinking of this, the old man lay back on the bed again.

It's 1-0, which means nothing.

The next day, Popovich also worried that the players would be out of shape because of the blow. However, when he went to the training ground in the afternoon, the Spurs players in training uniforms practiced very seriously.

Popovich has always disliked coming to the field early in practice because he firmly believes that if you come too early, the players will not treat you as a head coach, but only as a chorus.

So for more than ten years, Popovich has become accustomed to appearing after a period of training starts.

So by the time he showed up on the practice court, the Spurs had already practiced.

Popovich glanced at it, and the training seemed to be no different from usual. It seems that the players themselves are also very unwilling to the big defeat yesterday.

Everyone must also want to break the historical record belonging to the Spurs as soon as possible. In this league, not all records have to be related to the Grizzlies.

"They seem to be in better shape?" Standing on the sidelines, Popovich chatted with his coaching staff member Chip England.

Chip Englander is an important member of the Spurs coaching staff. Although he has never made a decent achievement in the field of professional players, he has not even played an NBA game, but he has done a good job in the coaching position.

In the 99-00 season, England began as a shooting coach in the Pistons. During the 03-05 season, he became a player development consultant for the Nuggets.

He has been with the Spurs coaching staff since 2005. With his help, "French little sports car" Tony Parker made obvious progress in shooting. Of course, Leonard's improvement in shooting also has England's credit.

In fact, even Grant Hill finally developed the three-pointer under the guidance of England.

England is one of the best shooting coaches in the country, and he's also the foundation of the Spurs' shooting percentage this season.

Looking at Popovich's two big dark circles, England knew that the old man must not have slept well last night. Presumably, he is still worried about the series.

So, England smiled and tried to let the old man relax, "Yeah, the players' state was not affected by the loss. Even, because of that tragic loss, he became even harder. Leonard was in Practicing his defense, Duncan took the trouble to hone his shot from close range. But none of them surprised me too much, know who surprised me the most today?"

"Don't play tricks with me, Chip, just tell me the answer." Popovich waved his hand, indicating that he didn't like to play this "guess" game.

"It's Danny Green. His performance on the training ground today was amazing!" Chip replied directly.

"Danny?" Popovich said, looking at Green. At this time, with the help of the trainer, Green is practicing shooting in the interference,

One trainer was in charge of passing the ball, while the other held up a sign to interfere with Green's shot.

Popovich stared at Green for a while, and he didn't miss a shot!

Danny Green is like an infallible shooting machine. Every shot he makes is just right, even the arc is exactly the same.

"How's it going? Isn't it amazing?" England raised Popovich's eyebrows.

"Danny, when did we let us down again?" Popovich finally showed his first smile since the end of yesterday's game.

"As long as I get a chance, I'll do whatever I'm going to do. I'll hand out towels, hand out water, I'll do whatever I can."

The words Green said to Popovich once, are now replaying in his mind.

At that time, Danny Green was just a G League player. He finally joined the Spurs, but still seems to be very worried about his prospects.

So Green said that to Popovich.

At that time, Popovich only thought that the kid Green had a good attitude and didn't seem to be messing around.

Therefore, the old man decided that Green would stay and cultivate slowly, and slowly find the style and position that he was good at.

The rewards for the Spurs have proven to be huge. Green is definitely the top 3D player in the league now. He may not be the protagonist, but he is definitely the most important player besides the protagonist in a game!

He was never expected to be high, but he never stopped running.

Popovich held his chin, Green's dream opportunity, it's time to give him!

"Chip." Popovich said while staring at the training ground.

"how?"

"You said, if we give Green more three-pointer tactics. With his state today, can we solve the problem of the empty window tomorrow?"

"That's of course, Green feels hot and now is the best time to use him."

England nodded affirmatively, he knew that after yesterday's loss, the old man seemed to have found a way to tie the game.

Tweak, tweak, tweak, keep tweaking until victory.

That's Popovich's key to victory.

And now, the white-haired old man is about to adjust his strategy in the Western Conference finals for the first time.

Danny Green didn't know anything about it, and he was only thinking about one thing on the practice court at this time - how to get every shot into the basket.

"As long as you work hard, a lot of beautiful things will happen."

That's Danny Green's motto, and he decided to take what he believed in to the Western Conference finals.

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