: Eight hundred and fifty-four: Who on earth fell off the altar?

At the end of the first quarter, the live camera gave Popovich a close-up of his face.
Before the game started, he was full of confidence and clamored to let the Grizzlies recall the feeling of losing streak and let the Grizzlies fall from the altar.
But now, the old man looks lonely, no longer the air of 12 minutes ago.
28 to 18, the Spurs didn't even score 20 in the first quarter.
Instead of gaining any advantage over the Grizzlies, they were reduced to 10 points by the defending champion in the first quarter.
Whiteside scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks in the first quarter, and another inspirational story of "Diaosi counterattack" began to circulate among the fans.
But Link knows very well where there are so many inspirational stories. The Whiteside guy is just a little more comfortable when he wants to play 2K...
"Good job Hassan, you completed the task very well in the first quarter. Keep it going, the game is still long." During the break, Georgel also praised Whiteside.
In the beginning, Georgel only hoped that Whiteside would not be blown up, so that Gasol would be able to buy some rest time.
As everyone knows, this guy with well-developed limbs and simple mind, on the contrary, blasted the Spurs' internal lines to the ground. One empty pick, one pick-up after Conley's pass.
Instead, Whiteside began to wreak havoc under the Spurs basket.
As a small substitute, Shan Energy Saving scored 4 points, which is already a very good result. The Spurs certainly didn't expect that they would encounter such a strong resistance.
The inability to gain an inside advantage is a great failure for the Spurs, let alone a slight disadvantage at the basket.
Becky Harmon had no idea what to do during the break, she was only fortunate that she was now an assistant coach, and there was Popovich in front of her.
If she is the head coach, her team is completely ruined.
The women's basketball star couldn't help but look up at the championship pennant on the dome of the Federal Express Arena. Is this the strength of the world's strongest team?
"In the second quarter, we mostly looked for opportunities from beyond the three-point line, and shot when we had the opportunity to try to equalize the score as soon as possible!" Popovich changed his strategy. He didn't expect to find an advantage inside, and he no longer expected Leoner. Deneng freezes Link.
The Spurs must use their superb team offense and matching super high shooting percentage to lay an advantage.
Although this has only just finished the first quarter, Becky Harmon knows very well that the Spurs have lost half.
None of their planned plans before the game worked. It was a devastating blow to the preparation of the entire team.
Now that the Spurs suddenly change their strategy, Popovich is just taking a gamble.
Whether the bet can be won depends on how the players execute it.
After the start of the second quarter, the Spurs, who originally emphasized breakthroughs and inside attack, suddenly spread their firepower outside the three-point line.
Danny Green shot one after another, and Leonard also chose to shoot from beyond the three-point line.
But perimeter defense, this is precisely the strength of the Grizzlies.
Conley, Link and Butler, they are all players in the best defensive team. Even Tony Allen on the bench has good defensive ability.
The Spurs want to open the situation on the perimeter, which is completely hitting the hardest part of the Grizzlies defense.
And the result of doing so is usually that he hit his head and broke his blood.
Throughout the second quarter, the Spurs made a total of 9 shots from the three-point line, but only hit one goal, which further reduced their efficiency.
The Grizzlies' offense was played vigorously under Link's leadership.
Link not only scored in the second quarter, but also completely liberated his teammates.
He passes the ball with precision like a scalpel and can always make a gap in the Spurs' defense.
Before the end of the second quarter, the Spurs were 18 points behind.
Mark Jackson kept shook his head, "If the situation cannot be reversed in the second half, then this will undoubtedly be a disappointing game. Popovich and the San Antonio media were very arrogant before the game, but their performance and match. The attitude of the former is completely opposite."
"I also said before the game. Although two people were injured, the Grizzlies are still the best team in the league. The Spurs are playing the Grizzlies as their previous 11 opponents, and that will definitely not work." Brown also echoed that the Spurs' performance today, not to mention giving the Grizzlies a two-game losing streak, could not even cause trouble to the Grizzlies.
Just when the two commentators complained that the Spurs were not strong enough, Link held the ball from the right mid-range and used a back step jumper to avoid Leonard's defense.
Leonard tried his best to block without fouling. It seems that Link did indeed make a shot in serious interference.
But while the red light on the backboard was on, watching the basketball went into the net unbiasedly.
Once again, Link scored under Leonard's dripping defense, and it was a buzzer.
After this ball, the Grizzlies officially widened the point difference to double digits!
66 to 46, the Grizzlies are unstoppable today.
The Spurs have no advantage either outside the three-point line or inside.
Popovich is completely out of action this time, he can only replace Split with Dior, playing a junior and senior.
However, the reason why the Spurs lost so badly in the Western Conference Finals last season was because they played the Grizzlies against the Grizzlies...
In terms of scoring explosiveness, no one can be better than the Grizzlies.
Link completed the buzzer shot, Leonard left in front of Link griefly. The prestige he accumulated in the previous 11 games collapsed in this half.
The reporters had prepared a lot of questions to tell Popovich, because they had predicted that the Spurs would lead at halftime.
As a result, they now have to stand in front of Link, "Link, how do you evaluate Hassan Whiteside's performance today? How do you think he has had an impact on the game today?"
Before the start of the game, it is estimated that they would not have thought of killing these reporters. In this critical battle, they would actually go to talk about a short-term 10-day contract worker!
"How do you think? You all saw him fly off. You should ask Gregg Popovich if he is disappointed in this game. I really want to experience the feeling of losing streak, but unfortunately, the Spurs did not This ability."
Link smiled, all the frustration and unwillingness before the game were released at this moment.
The reporter watched Link turned and left, and shook his head helplessly at the camera, "I can only say that the Memphis Grizzlies are the best team in the league to sign a 10-day short contract. There was Link a few years ago. Now let's take a look. What kind of performance will Hassan Whiteside show in the second half?"
In the second half, the situation was almost unchanged from before.
Whiteside also had two successful defenses against Duncan in the second half, and these two defenses were enough to make him known from an unknown person.
When Link completed the aerial coordination with Whiteside again in the ninth minute of the fourth quarter, Whiteside scored today's 10th point, scoring 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shots!
Whiteside's previous two seasons in the NBA have all scored together for a total of 29 points. Today, he scored 10 points in a game!
After more than two seasons, Whiteside is finally ready to land in the NBA.
Of course, after this assist, Link also scored 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
While winning the first triple-double of the season, Link's career total triple-double has also surpassed Kobe!
A total of 22 triple-doubles in his career, this data may not be ranked in the league history temporarily. But it took only 4 years to surpass Kobe, who has worked hard for the 19th year in the league, which is undoubtedly very great.
You know, Jordan, who has played intermittently in the league for 15 years, has only 30 triple-doubles in his career.
Not surprisingly, Link can reach a triple-double this season to surpass Jordan's achievement!
No player can get so many triple-doubles in such a short time.
After this landmark assist, the Spurs also trailed the Grizzlies by 27 points.
With only 3 minutes left in the game, the Grizzlies can be said to have won the victory early.
Popovich called the game to a halt, and it is estimated that he is preparing to remove all the main players.
Link and Whiteside smiled at each other and walked off the court together after an intimate high-five. ,
Three minutes later, when the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 123~EbookFREE.me~ The Spurs, who claimed to push the Grizzlies off the altar, set off the Grizzlies' status. stand up.
After the game, Popovich immediately turned around and planned to leave.
But he was caught by reporters at the player's entrance.
"Greg, can you talk about this game? The Grizzlies just added an unknown little role to defeat the Spurs. What do you think of this loss? By the way, Leonard made Link easy. With a triple-double, do you think he is still the best defensive gate in the league?"
After Popovich heard the question, his face became pale and he directly declined the interview.
The gray-haired old man found that it was not that he pushed the Grizzlies off the altar, but that his repeated strength in the face of Link made him a little bit late.
It's like Jordan has a sad Jerry Sloan behind.
In Link's legendary career, Popovich has completely become the background board of the legend.