Three Hundred and Thirty Nine: French Magician

The series was tied 1-1 by Link, and the Spurs lost at home.

I thought that with Gay being reimbursed for the season and Randolph declining again, the Spurs should be able to easily win the game if they encounter the Grizzlies again this season.

However, Link's rapid rise made Popovich's wish come true. A guy who can make Leonard's mentality explode, Popovich really doesn't know who else can clamp him.

The series is back in Memphis, a game fans here have been waiting for a long time.

The last round of the series saw the city gain home-court advantage for the first time. And now, the playoffs are here again. The enthusiasm of the fans is very high. According to the report of the local news station, the crime rate in Memphis has plummeted recently.

Everyone joked, "Several gangs have declared a truce because they want to watch the playoffs tonight."

In short, Memphis, a city with a lot of bad records, has now been linked to the "Holy Land of Basketball".

Link brought a lot of attention to the city of Memphis, which was thought to never be able to host a big game. But now, the eyes of the world are on it.

So when Popovich and his players fended off Memphis, they were surprised to find that Link was as popular in the city as James was in Cleveland.

It is difficult for small city teams to produce stars, because most of the time, stars will be poached by big city teams as soon as they are cultivated. For example, the former "Bear King" Paul Gasol.

So as long as there is a decent star, the fans of the small city team will worship him extremely. Last year, the city was still under Randolph's "rule". But now, Link is the real master of Memphis City.

"The tenth huge poster of Link, oh my God, you can see Link's poster even if you go the wrong way in Memphis. This guy is so popular here, he seems to be the ruler of this city who." Popovich looked out the window and chatted with the "French magician" Boris Dior next to him.

"He has become the business card of this city. Now when Memphis is mentioned, the first thing people think of is Link." Dior nodded slightly. Not only the posters, but he also saw the Grizzlies wearing No. 0 all over the street. jersey player.

"We are going into the tiger's den. In Memphis, Link will play more excitedly. By the way, Dior, you should play more seriously in this afternoon's training. I want to see the effect of the new strategy."

Dio nodded again, then put on the blindfold and went back to sleep.

Although the French always look lazy, they always smell of coffee. But Popovich knows that Boris Diaw rarely disappoints on the court!

Popovich gave Dior a high tactical status in the next game. Since the method of smashing Link in the third position did not work, Popovich decided to find another way.

There are many ways to win, and there are also many players who can make a difference for the Spurs.

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With a cup of coffee in his hand, Dior wandered in the player tunnel of the FedEx Arena.

Coffee is Dior's favorite. Because he disliked the coffee provided by the Spurs, Dior simply got a coffee machine for the locker room. As a result, no matter where the Spurs play, their locker room will be filled with the smell of coffee.

So the Spurs players often joked, "Diao's influence in the Spurs, you can smell it with your nose."

Holding a cup of coffee, Dior walked into a training hall unsteadily in slippers. But when he opened the door, he found that all the Spurs players had disappeared.

Diaw scratched his head. Don't look at the Spurs as a team with a relatively older average age and a rather "dull" style of play. But off the basketball court, these old guys are not dull at all, they can make any jokes.

For example, everyone pretends to disappear when Dio goes out to see how he reacts.

"Stop making trouble, come out, or Pop will be angry again.

"Dior still strolled leisurely with coffee and walked to the center of the training hall.

Then, a shirtless Asian player stared at Dior in surprise, and Dior realized that there were people in the training hall, and they were not Spurs players.

He went to the wrong gym.

"Lin, nice to meet you, I didn't mean to interrupt your practice. God, I'm not familiar with this place, you know, I almost played on the Eastern Conference team in the past few years, and rarely came here.. ...." Dio shook his head, this time he was ashamed!

Since the Grizzlies' training has not yet started today, there is no one outside the training hall. Otherwise, there will definitely be staff preventing Spurs players from entering the Grizzlies' training facility.

But having said that, before the training started, Link was already sweating, which really surprised Dio.

"It's okay Boris, when Tim Duncan was playing here, he couldn't even tell which side was the Spurs' half. I have already said that this arena is too literary and complicated." Link shrugged at Dior. He shrugged and didn't look angry.

"Pfft!" Dior almost didn't laugh out loud. What Link just complained about was that Duncan went to the Grizzlies to warm up at halftime in the regular season this year, and then he was left out in the cold.

He always thought that Link was a serious person, but unexpectedly, he could tell cold jokes, just like the Spurs.

"Would you like some espresso? I ground it myself. By the way, are there any famous cafes in Memphis that are worth recommending? I want to go there once." Seeing that Link didn't reject him, Dio went to the training hall again. Nei wandered up, of course, not forgetting to "sell" his coffee.

"I'm sorry Boris, I don't have much research on coffee. By the way, I heard that when you were in the Suns, you beat Stoudemire in the high touch while wearing slippers?" Link looked at his belly with a little bulge Dior, can't help but think of a well-known urban legend.

It is said that when Dior was in the sun, Dior wandered around the training hall one day wearing flip-flops and holding a cup of cappuccino. Then he saw a height-touching machine and asked the trainer how to play it.

After learning how to use it, Dior asked the Suns who jumped the highest. The trainer answered Stoudemire. At that time, Stoudemire was still one of the most physically fit forwards in the league.

Then, Dior unhurriedly took off his slippers, put down his cappuccino, jumped, and reached the same height as Stoudemire on the height touching machine. Muttering in his mouth, he dropped a sentence, "It's not difficult."

Dior put on his flip-flops again, picked up his cappuccino, and continued to sway like an old man taking a walk after dinner, hiding his achievements and fame...

Link has known this joke for a long time, but has never known whether it is true or not. Today, it was rare to meet Dior in private, so Link asked curiously.

"Well..." Dio looked down at the pork belly on his body, "I did jump higher than him back then, but now... the horizontal development is too fast."

Diaw didn't tell Link that his contract with the Spurs even had a weight-loss clause...that stipulated that he couldn't exceed a certain amount of weight. Every day, Popovich is pushing him to lose weight...

"Would love to talk to you more, but I'm afraid I'll have to go back. Otherwise, Pop's going to lose his temper again. Hey, Link, how many things do you think you can worry about on the court?"

"What?" Link was confused by the question, and the topic changed too quickly.

"It's nothing, just a casual talk. Goodbye Link, see you on the battlefield tomorrow night." Dio waved his hand kindly, stepped on his slippers with a cup of coffee, and disappeared at the entrance of the training hall.

Link didn't think too much, and continued with his extra training.

The current Link couldn't have imagined that this guy was as fat as a ball, and he seemed to be unable to walk while holding a cup of coffee.

Tomorrow will bring the most deadly blow to the Grizzlies.

Spurs player, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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