Who Can Stand It

Don't look at people and penetrate Duncan's pass, assisting Randolph to hang his hands in the frame. The superb offensive footsteps have beaten Richard Jefferson, a veteran, unstoppable. Consistently good at the 4, shattering Popovich's entire play. . . .

Popovich stood on the sidelines, thinking about the amazing performance of the No. 0 today. Over the decades in the NBA, Popovich and his Spurs have faced all kinds of troubles. But the old man is sure that those troubles were not brought to them by the undrafted. Today, however, that record was broken.

At this point, the game has reached the fourth quarter. Since Link broke Bonner's three-pointer in the second quarter, the two sides have been grinding their positions. This game is estimated to have created the lowest ratings of all games today, with endless positional battles, low hit rates, and unpretentious offense and defense...

For fans watching the lively, this game is definitely not good-looking, it can even be said to be dull. But to the fans watching the door, the tactical cultivation of these two teams is breathtaking.

Especially the Memphis Grizzlies, although they are ranked eighth in the West, their tactical training is really not bad compared to the Spurs. On the court, everyone's tactical execution ability is very good.

Nine minutes into the fourth quarter, the two sides were still evenly matched, with the Spurs leading the Grizzlies by only 1 point, which is far from a big advantage.

Hollins called off the game again, and the Grizzlies and the Spurs struggled the entire game. But just now, after Ginobili used two free throws to help the Spurs lead by one point, Tony Allen's foul count has reached the fifth time! For Hollins, this was a red flag!

Ginobili made too many fouls today. As of now, he has made 16 free throws at the free throw line! What is the concept of 16 balls? So far, the Grizzlies have made only 16 free throws.

It's not just Tony Allen, but Conley Jr., another guy on the guard line, has also fouled five times at this time. Hollins didn't care much at first, thinking that if there are two people to share, there should be no foul trouble. What's more, there are two defenders.

But at this time, Conley and Tony Allen had both fouled five times, and Hollins felt that it was more breathless than the one-point gap.

"Damn, the whistle is too tight today! That guy will whistle as soon as he breaks through. It's so fucking disgusting!" Tony Allen scolded as soon as he walked off the stage.

Ginobili is certainly a master of fouls, but the number of fouls he draws is far less exaggerated than Martin and Harden. This season, Ginobili averaged only 3.7 free throws per game.

This shows how much the whistle is biased towards the Spurs and Manu Ginobili today.

Today's game was originally played at the home of the Spurs, and the Spurs are the first in the West. This kind of team has an advantage at the whistle, and honestly it's nothing new in the league.

Hollins is in trouble, which is too dangerous for the Grizzlies. Tony. Allen and Conley, these two main players as long as one more foul, have to be forced off. If unfortunately both of them foul again, then neither of them gets it.

Although there are only three minutes left in the game, such a situation is still very likely to happen.

Hollins didn't want to sit still. He also thought about changing people, but who should be replaced? Mayo? The guy was as "stable" as ever today, scoring 0 points on 0-for-3 shooting, and Mayo has gone further and further on the road to death.

If Mayo comes up, it's too late for the Spurs to be happy.

So, no one can replace Hollins. He had to make sure that Tony Allen and Conley played the final three minutes safely.

Well, now there is only one way.

"Link, next, you go to guard Manu." Hollins said to his best player today.

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22 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds, this is the data that Link has handed over today. After the All-Star Game, Link has also scored 18.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

It can be said that now Link is completely on the right track. Both on-field performance and stats performance are very good. As a result, he has long since become one of Hollins' most trusted players.

Link has been called in danger more than once today. When the team couldn't open the situation, he used his personal offensive ability to break the deadlock. When the team was suppressed, he took the four position to defuse the crisis. And now, when Tony Allen and Conley Jr. both encountered foul trouble, Link stood up again.

His value to the Grizzlies is getting bigger and bigger.

The first offense came back from a timeout, and Link and Conley played a pick-and-roll. This pick-and-roll was mainly to create the illusion that Conley was going to pass the ball to Link, but it was actually Conley himself who made a layup.

The tactics were executed very successfully, and Link managed to attract the Spurs' defensive attention after the pick-and-roll. Conley seized the opportunity to get to the basket and scored a backhand layup.

"Since when has Link been able to attract the attention of the opponent's defense? The Spurs are behind again, and this game will not end easily."

Conley played well today, scoring 19 points and hitting 52.9 percent from the field. But if he fouls again, no matter how good he is, it won't help the team.

The Spurs naturally know this truth, so their offense is still handed over to the Argentines, hoping that the "Demon Knife" will make one of Tony Allen and Conley full of fouls. But this time, when Ginobili received the basketball again, both Popovich and Ginobili were stunned.

Guarding in front of Ginobili is neither Tony Allen nor Parker, but the No. 0 who has created countless troubles for the Spurs!

"Damn it!" Popovich scolded secretly. Whenever the Spurs are about to gain an advantage, this guy Link always comes out to disrupt the game! In the second quarter, he only managed to prevent the fourth position of Bonner from misfiring. Now that he is good, the trouble is to find the second position again!

Manu Ginobili didn't fight Link, but dutifully screened with Duncan. Link didn't hesitate, just dragged back and bypassed the pick-and-roll.

Seeing this situation, Manu Ginobili pulls up and shoots from beyond the three-point line! If your opponent is defending the pick-and-roll in a delayed manner, the offense will get a fleeting shot that the Argentine doesn't want to let go.

Seeing Ginobili seize the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer, Link is not nervous. He deliberately lured Ginobili to shoot a three-pointer! Ginobili performed well in all aspects today, that is, the three-point shooting rate is very hot. The Grizzlies would rather let Ginobili shoot a 3-pointer than watch him break through and cause damage.

Sure enough, the next second after Ginobili shot, the basketball hit the right side of the basket and failed to hit! 2 of 8, shooting 25%, Ginobili still didn't find his touch beyond the three-point line!

"Calm down, Manu, break through to the inside and shoot!"

Popovich shouted on the outside in a hurry, Ginobili is definitely a player that Popovich loves and hates. His passing is always somewhere between a top five and a turnover. His offense is not always the style of the Spurs. His offensive stability has occasionally caused Popovich a headache.

Today, Manu Ginobili's three-pointer is very unstable, but the guy wants to shoot... But Popovich believes that the Argentine will adjust.

Seeing that Link took Manu Ginobili into the pit in the first round, Hollins was very relieved. Link will never screw up any task he gives Link! Now, they have a chance to pull the score away!

Link received the ball directly from beyond the three-point line this time. At this moment, Link was not an off-ball shooter, but would attack with the ball.

Randolph and Gasol both lost today, Tony. Allen is not a scorer. Therefore, the offense basically depends on Link and Conley.

The Spurs' defense is strong, but not every game can limit everyone. Otherwise, the Spurs are championships every year.

Link almost cast a psychological shadow on Richard Jefferson today. The veteran was still docilely handled by Link without any feeling of underestimating the enemy.

Link didn't want to cover, but pulled all out to give him singles. Ginobili wanted to help defend, after all, Tony Allen couldn't shoot. But when he thought that Tony Allen's cut and Link's passing were always very tacit, the Argentine gave up the idea.

"Hold on, man." Ginobili could only pray silently for Jefferson in his heart.

Really can't hold it, Jefferson is basically a role player now, and his form has declined dramatically after the age of 30.

Link was not polite to Jefferson, and directly pushed forward with the ball behind his back. Popovich thought it was strange. Why does Link's offense look more and more like that lunatic in Los Angeles?

Jefferson covered Link with his slender arms, preventing him from turning over and making a jumper. But Link could feel that Jefferson's center of gravity was forward.

So Link took Jefferson as the axis, turned around with agile steps, and stepped over Jefferson, whose center of gravity was too forward!

"Superb footwork, he's an attacking kaleidoscope."

Amid the praise of Stephen Cole, Link made a successful throw after breaking through. Duncan's defense was really fast enough this time, but in most cases, the offense of throwing can't take it off. To be able to come down, it is basically an interference ball.

Link's soft touch remained the same. Although he made physical contact with Duncan, he still threw the ball in steadily.

The point difference was overtaken by 3 points, and the Spurs were in crisis!

"Jefferson can't do anything about Link today, really can't do anything about it. He's got 24 points from that 0, which is the Grizzlies' highest individual score today. The Spurs have to pick themselves up as soon as possible. The Bears are getting closer to victory."

The Spurs want to cheer up too, but basketball isn't just about anything. Ginobili was stared at by Link again this time and did not get a chance, so he had to hit the ball to Duncan.

Duncan singled Randolph on his back, but encountered strong obstacles. Randolph completely overturned on the offensive end today. Except for the few dunks that Link gave him, there was basically no offensive performance.

But it is precisely because of this that Randolph wants to use hard defense to make up for his lack of offensive end.

In the end, Duncan's hook really missed. Once the big black bear is ruthless, its single defense ability is also very strong. Duncan is already 3-for-8 today, shooting only 37.5%. Randolph's attitude today was clear - I can't score, you can't score.

Popovich clenched his fists, he was getting nervous! Seeing the game time dwindling, the Spurs' scoring stagnated. Now 3 points behind, or the Grizzlies offense. If it can't be defended this time, the situation can be really dangerous when there is only one minute left in the game.

Conley still handed the ball over to Link after halftime, and it was this No. 0 that pushed the Spurs to the edge of the cliff. At this time, he also intends to push again.

"Defend this offense!" Popovich shouted as he trumpeted the field with both hands, and the Spurs players were all focused.

Link did not play singles with the ball, but played a hand-off with Conley. Shane said it well, only if you deal with each other in different ways, the other party will not guess you. As with defense, so with offense.

Hand-by-hand cooperation is the usual trick of Link and Conley. When Link passes the ball to Conley, he will always take advantage of the situation and help Conley get rid of the defender.

This time was no exception. Parker was blocked by Link. After Link finished the screen, he immediately cut in and received a pass from Conley, which made Parker and Jefferson nervous.

After the screen, Parker thought that Jefferson would go after Conley, and Jefferson also thought that Parker would go around and continue to defend Conley. However, when they found out that they were both chasing Link, they were shocked.

"It's over!" Popovich scolded off the court.

In the next second, Link gave the ball to Conley. Because Link attracted two people to defend, Conley was left unmarked!

Today, he was very efficient and shot from the open three-point line, and the hearts of all San Antonio people were mentioned in their throats.

But desperate things happened, and Conley's 3-point line hollowed into the net, as if piercing the Spurs' chest.

In the last minute, the Memphis Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 6 points! After this assist, Link also scored a double-double with 24 points and 10 assists.

"This is a pass that smashes the Spurs' tough defense!" Stephen Kerr commented on Link's assists.

This is Link's third double-double in his career! And this time a double-double will likely lead to a loss for the Spurs!

Seeing Conley scoring a goal and scoring two pairs of stats, Link raised his arms and roared, venting all his anxiety and anxiety over the past few days. This time, he felt that his psychological burden was suddenly much lighter.

It seems that the Black Eight Miracles will not be destroyed in his own hands.

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