At the end of the first quarter, the live camera gave Popovich a close-up of his face.
Before the game began, he was full of confidence and clamored to let the Grizzlies relive the feeling of losing in a row and let the Grizzlies fall down from the altar.
But now, the old man looks lonely, not as he did 12 minutes ago.
28-18, the Spurs didn''t even score 20 in the first quarter.
Instead of gaining any advantage over the Grizzlies, the defending champion opened the gap to 10 points in the first quarter.
Whiteside scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks in the first quarter, and another inspirational story of "loser''s counterattack" began to spread among fans.
But link knows that there are so many inspirational stories. The Whiteside guy just wants to be comfortable playing 2K...
"well done, Hassan, you finished the task well in the first quarter. Keep it going. It''s a long game During the break, Joel also praised Whiteside.
At the beginning, Joel only hoped that Whiteside would not be destroyed and that he could give Gasol more rest time.
Little did not know, this looks the four limbs to be developed, the simple mind guy, actually is the Spurs inside line explodes the face. An empty pick-up, a jump in place after Conley''s wonderful pass.
Whiteside began to wreak havoc under the Spurs'' basket.
As a small substitute, single energy saving scored 4 points, is already a very good result. The Spurs certainly did not expect that they would encounter such a strong block.
Unable to get inside advantage, the Spurs have been a failure, not to mention they are still slightly inferior under the basket.
Becky Harmon didn''t know what to do during the break. She was just glad that she was now an assistant coach with Popovich in front of her.
If she was the head coach, her team would be a complete wreck.
The woman basketball player can''t help but look up at the championship flag on the dome of the FedEx stadium. Is this the strength of the world''s strongest team?
"In the second quarter, we always look for opportunities outside the three-point line. If we have the opportunity, we will try to level the score as soon as possible." Popovich has changed his strategy. He doesn''t expect to find an advantage in the interior, nor does he expect Leonard to freeze link.
The Spurs must use their superb team offense and match it with a super high shooting percentage to establish an advantage.
It''s just the first quarter, But Becky Harmon knows that the Spurs are half lost.
None of their pre match plans worked, which was a devastating blow to the team''s preparation.
Now that the Spurs suddenly change their strategy, Popovich is just a gamble.
Whether we can win depends on how the players perform.
After the start of the second quarter, the Spurs, who originally emphasized breakthrough and interior attack, suddenly spread their firepower outside the three-point line.
Denny green shot one after another, and Leonard chose to shoot outside the three-point line.
But outside defense, this is exactly the Grizzlies'' strong point.
Conley, link and Butler are all players at the best defensive lineup level. Even Tony Allen, who is on the bench, has a great defensive ability.
The Spurs want to open up on the outside, and it''s all about hitting the hardest part of the Grizzlies defense.
And the end result of this is usually their own head and blood.
In the second quarter, the Spurs went out of the three-point line nine times, but only hit one ball, efficiency further declined.
And the grizzly''s attack, under the leadership of link, played vividly.
Link not only scored in the second quarter, but also completely liberated his teammates.
He passes the ball as accurately as a scalpel, always making a gap in the Spurs'' defense line.
By the end of the second quarter, the Spurs were 18 points behind.
Mark Jackson shook his head. "If the situation in the second half is not reversed, it will be a disappointing game. Popovich and San Antonio media are very arrogant before the game, but their performance and the attitude before the game is diametrically opposite
"I said before the game, although injured two people, the Grizzlies are still the best team in the league. If the Spurs beat up the Grizzlies as their first 11 opponents, that''s not going to work Hubie Brown also agreed that the Spurs today''s performance, let alone give the Grizzlies two consecutive losses, is to bring trouble to the Grizzlies.
awesome at the time when two commentators were not enough to make complaints about the Spurs, Linc held the ball in the middle distance from the side to avoid Leonard''s defense.
Leonard did his best to block the ball without fouls. It seems that link did it in a serious interference.
But when the red light on the backboard is on, watching the basketball is impartial and hollow into the net.
Once again, link scored under Leonard''s tight defense, and it was a whistle.After this goal, the Grizzlies officially extended the 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 this completely no move, he had to use Dior instead of split, play a big four small.
However, the reason why the Spurs lost so miserably in the Western Conference finals last season was that they fought with the Grizzlies one big and four small.
Link finished the whistle shot, and Leonard left in front of him in dismay. The prestige he had accumulated in his 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 be in the lead at half-time.
As a result, they now have to stand in front of link. "Link, what do you think of Hassan Whiteside''s performance today? How much influence do you think he has on today''s game situation? "
Before the game started, it was estimated that these reporters would not have thought of killing them. In this crucial battle, they actually went to talk about a short-term worker with a 10 day contract!
"What do you think? You all saw him fly. You should ask Greg Popovich if he is disappointed with the game. I really want to experience the feeling of losing again and again. Unfortunately, the Spurs don''t have this ability. "
Link smile, all the pre game and unwilling, this moment has been released.
"I can only say that 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 see what Hassan Whiteside will do in the second half
In the second half, the situation remained almost unchanged.
Whiteside also had two successful second half defensive experiences against Duncan, and these two defences were enough to make him from a nobody to be known.
When link in the fourth quarter of the ninth minute and Whiteside again completed the air cooperation, Whiteside blasted down today''s 10th point, took 10 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks of the alternative data!
Whiteside had scored 29 points in the NBA two seasons before. 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 the assist, link also shot down 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
At the same time of winning the first triple double of this season, link''s career total triple double has surpassed Kobe!
Career total 22 times triple double, this number may not be ranked in the league history. But just four years to surpass in the league in 19 years of Kobe, is undoubtedly very great.
You know, Jordan, who has played the ball intermittently for 15 years in the league, has only 30 triple doubles in his career.
Not surprisingly, link can surpass Jordan in triple doubles this season!
No player can get so many triple doubles in such a short time.
The Spurs are 27 points behind the Grizzlies after the landmark assist.
With only three minutes left in the game, the Grizzlies can be said to have won ahead of time.
Popovich stopped the game and was expected to withdraw all the main players.
Link and Whiteside looked at each other with a smile. They clapped hands and walked off the court together.
three minutes later, the score was set at 123-101 when the buzzer played at the end of the game.
The Spurs, which claim to push grizzly down from the altar, set off the status of Grizzlies.
After the game, Popovich immediately turned to leave.
But at the entrance of the player''s passageway, he was caught by reporters.
"Greg, can you talk about the game? The Grizzlies won the Spurs just by adding an unknown little role. What do you think of the loss? By the way, Leonard let link easily win three double figures. Do you think he is still the best defensive gate in the league? "
When Popovich heard the question, he turned pale and refused the interview directly.
The gray haired old Marshal found that instead of pushing grizzly down from the altar, he could not keep his own life at night because of his repeated strength in the face of link.
It''s like the sad Jerry Sloan behind Jordan.
In the career of link legend, Popovich also became the background board of legend completely.
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