122 to 105.
Popovich thought about these two bloody numbers until he went to bed at night.
The Spurs, the fourth lowest in the league in the regular season, gave the Grizzlies 122 points. They had a perfect flank, with link and Butler scoring 60 points.
All the results point to the fact that it is almost impossible to contain the Grizzlies by defense.
Link''s ability to create scoring opportunities is so strong that he can even wear Leonard''s crotch. What else can''t he do?
Popovich was so mad at the thought of link that he couldn''t sleep.
Every provocation of grizzly 2, every trash word, even every wonderful goal, will be played in Popovich''s mind.
Link has become Popovich''s nightmare!
Thinking of all this mess, Popovich suddenly sat up and looked at the clock on the wall. It was already three o''clock in the morning!
It was the first time Popovich had insomnia after a defeat.
The old man got up and poured himself a glass of water and calmed down.
Grizzlies played a good first game, not only the players, but also the coach of Joel played better than Popovich expected.
They took the lead to take out a big four small lineup, let the Grizzlies from the beginning to stand in control of the initiative.
Although the first quarter fell behind, the Grizzlies quickly adjusted and regained control of the situation.
So the next Spurs will have to be big and four small.
Popovich must ensure that the Spurs have the most powerful offensive firepower from the start of the game.
Offensive firepower, offensive...
Popovich stood in front of the French window of the room and looked down at the street view of Memphis from the 28th floor.
If you want to conquer this city, you can''t rely on defense. You have to rely on attack.
The Spurs lost so miserably, in addition to defensive defense, there is another reason is that the goal will always appear for a period of time blank.
In the second and third quarters, the Spurs experienced several minutes without a point. The grizzly grizzly seized the two empty windows and opened the difference in one fell swoop.
It''s hard to reverse the situation if the Grizzlies pull the difference.
Therefore, the key to the Spurs to win the second game is to avoid empty windows as much as possible.
Today, if the Spurs had won, GDP would have surpassed magic, Jabbar and Cooper to become the three man team with the most wins in the playoffs in NBA history.
The two groups have won 110 games in the playoffs, and the Spurs need only one more win to break the record.
It''s a pity that the Grizzlies have delayed the record.
Popovich clenched his fist at the thought.
This year, Grizzlies and link have won all kinds of records and awards. It seems that the whole league has become a grizzly bear playground.
Now, the Spurs finally have a chance to break the League record, Popovich certainly does not want to let go.
This is a glorious moment for the Spurs. As the Ivy League, when the Spurs won the championship, the Grizzlies didn''t know whether they could survive.
At heart, Popovich still has a kind of pride. A kind of pride in the head coach of a great team.
The Spurs are one of the most successful teams in the 21st century. How can they give up once they lose! Just Memphis Grizzlies, just a Chinese American player, can''t stop the great spurs from writing a legend!
Thinking of this, the old man went back to bed.
It''s just 1-0, which doesn''t mean anything.
The next day, Popovich was 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 their training suits practiced very seriously.
Popovich has always been reluctant to arrive in training early because he firmly believes that if you come too early, the players will not regard you as the head coach, only as the chores.
So for more than a decade, Popovich has been used to coming back after training.
So by the time he showed up on the training ground, the Spurs had already started.
Popovich glanced, training seems to be no different from usual. It seems that the players themselves were not happy with yesterday''s big defeat.
We all want to break the historical records of the Spurs as soon as possible. In this league, not all records must be related to Grizzlies.
"They seem to be in better shape?" Standing on the sidelines, Popovich chatted with his coach, chip Englander.
Chip Englander is an important member of the Spurs'' coaching team. Although he has never made a decent achievement in the field of professional players, or even played in the NBA game, he has made great achievements in coaching.
In 1999-00 season, Englander began to coach the pistons in shooting. During the 2003-05 season, he became a player development consultant for the Nuggets.Since 2005, he has been playing in the Spurs coaching team. With his help, Tony Parker, the French sports car, made significant progress in shooting. Of course, Leonard''s progress in shooting has also been attributed to Englander.
In fact, even Grant Hill, under the guidance of Englander, finally developed the three-point goal.
Englander is one of the best shooting coaches in the United States, and he is also the basis of the Spurs'' shooting percentage this season.
Looking at Popovich''s two big black eyes, Englander knew that the old man must not have slept well last night. He must be worried about the series.
So Englander grinned and tried to make the old man relax. "Yes, the players'' state was not affected by the defeat. Even, because of that painful defeat, and become more efforts. Leonard is practicing his defense, and Duncan takes the trouble to hone his shot from close range. But they didn''t surprise me too much. Do you know who surprised me most today? "
"Don''t play games with me, chip. Just tell me the answer." Popovich waved his hand to show that he didn''t like to play this "you guess" game.
"It''s Denny green. He''s amazing on the training ground today." Chip replied directly.
"Denny?" Said Popovich, turning his eyes to green. At this time, with the help of the trainer, green is practicing shooting in interference,
one trainer is responsible for passing the ball, and the other trainer holds up a sign to interfere with Green''s shooting.
Popovich looked at green for a long time, and he didn''t miss a single goal!
Danny as like as two peas shot machines that can make no mistake, every shot he throws just perfect, even the arc is exactly the same. Green.
"How about it? Isn''t it amazing? " De Chong Popovich of England raised his eyebrows.
"When has Denny let us down again?" Popovich finally showed his first smile since the end of yesterday''s game.
"As long as I can get a chance, I will do whatever I want to do. I''ll give out towels and water, and I''ll do whatever I can
What Green said to Popovich, once, is now coming back to him.
At that time, Denny green was just a Development League player. He finally joined the Spurs, but seems to be very worried about his future.
So green said that to Popovich.
At that time, Popovich only thought that the green boy had a good attitude and didn''t want to make a living.
Therefore, the old man decided that green would stay to cultivate and find his own style and position.
As it turns out, the rewards for the Spurs are huge. Green is definitely the top 3D player in the league now. He may not be the leading player, but he is also the most important player in a game besides the leading role!
He was never expected, but he never stopped running.
Popovich holds his chin. It''s time to give green the chance he dreams of!
"Chip." Popovich stared at the training ground and spoke.
"What?"
"You say, if we give greeno some three-point tactics. In his present state, will we be able to solve the problem of the open window tomorrow? "
"Of course, green felt hot, and now is the best time to use him."
Englander nodded positively. He knew that after yesterday''s defeat, the old man seemed to have found a way to level the score.
Adjust, adjust, adjust, constantly adjust until victory.
This is the key to Popovich''s victory.
and now, the white haired old man is going to adjust his strategy for the first time in the western finals.
Denny green didn''t know anything about it. He was just thinking about one thing on the training ground - how to get every ball into the basket.
"As long as you work hard, a lot of good things will happen."
It''s Denny Green''s motto, and he''s decided to take all that he believes in to the Western Conference finals.
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