Six Hundred and Eighty-Eighth: Angry Old Man

Manu Ginobili screamed in the sky. Although he lost his long fluttering hair, the eagle of Pampas never stopped his soaring.

Seeing Ginobili's goal, Jogel shook his head helplessly.

The Spurs' final shot is the hardest to guard because you really can't predict who Popovich will send the final shot.

People say that the biggest disadvantage of team basketball is that no one can stand up when it matters.

But the Spurs are just the opposite. Not only do they have someone who can stand up at the critical moment, but there are quite a few people who can stand up. In the Spurs, everyone has to have the ability to hit the ball in the clutch.

Manu Ginobili, Parker, Duncan, Danny Green and even Leonard...they won't give in at critical moments. Perhaps, this is what differentiates the Spurs from other team-based teams.

Duncan patted Ginobili's head excitedly, while Parker hugged his good partner tightly. Leonard was unsmiling, but he also waved his fist secretly.

"Well done, brat! That's like a Spurs player!"

After Ginobili came off the court, even Popovich, who had always been calm, couldn't help shouting.

The Spurs needed this win over the Grizzlies so much, they've been craving this revenge for too long.

What could be more disappointing than a lore? It's no wonder that even Popovich couldn't contain his excitement.

The pride he lost has finally been found again!

The FedEx Arena lost its voice in an instant, and the fans covered their heads with their hands in annoyance, in great pain.

Indeed, the Grizzlies have lost twice this season. But there has never been a defeat because of a lore by an opponent.

Only the Grizzlies have always killed someone with the final blow, and the fans present have not experienced what it feels like to be killed by an opponent's final blow this season.

All hope is in the last 4 seconds. But everyone has to admit that 4 seconds is too tight.

Jogel, on the advice of Quinn Snyder, the offensive coach, arranged two plans for A and B.

The first plan is naturally Link's main attack,

If given the chance, Link will kill the game straight from beyond the arc.

The second plan is to hand over the ball to Conley, who has scored 24 points. Conley is in great shape today, and Jogel is willing to believe him.

Both of them nodded lightly without any objection. It's a trust that the head coach chooses you to execute the final offense. So, whether you like it or not, go for it!

Conley gritted his teeth, and he's actually been brooding over his inability to make the All-Star team.

In the West, the competition between guards is really too fierce. It's not that Conley is weak, it's just that his popularity is not very high.

This is the seventh year of Conley's career, but he has not even been selected to the All-Star bench.

This season, Conley is going to make his dream come true no matter what!

Thinking of this, Conley clenched his fists and stepped into the court.

On the side of the Spurs, everyone is waiting in full force. As the leading side at the last minute, the Spurs have the absolute initiative.

They don't panic, which means they don't make mistakes. This offense of the Grizzlies will be very tough!

This is not the first time that Link has experienced this kind of moment. Since he completed the lore over Paul in his rookie season, Link has gone further and further on the road to this lore.

Because of this, Link's defense at critical moments has become more and more rigorous.

This time, Leonard was not the only one around Link. Tim Duncan also blocked Link's receiving route at any time. The Spurs did not dare to let Link touch the basketball at all!

Link was trying to get rid of it, but Leonard's defense wasn't something he could get rid of.

Under the strict obstruction of Leonard and Duncan, Pau Gasol finally had to choose to implement Plan B - sending the basketball to Conley!

The moment Conley got the basketball, his mind was filled with the obsession of becoming an All-Star! It was as if he was guaranteed to be an All-Star if he made that shot.

So, after Conley caught the ball and dribbled two steps, he shot directly from one step away from the three-point line!

"Mike is in such a hurry!" Snyder gritted his teeth, obviously he had four seconds, but Conley shot in a panic.

The hero is not so easy to be, it is not a hero who can be a hero by throwing the ball at the critical moment and taking a chance.

Conley's distractions and just impatient shot made his shot miss the target!

The basketball slammed hard on the side of the rim and bounced back.

Missed the shot!

"No!" Conley roared inwardly, this was his chance, but he screwed up!

Obviously his previous performance was perfect, but because of this last-minute lore miss, all Conley's previous efforts will be denied!

Popovich has raised his arms in advance, and he will get his revenge! This day, he has waited long enough!

The old man was already thinking what kind of bad joke he was going to use to make fun of Grizzlies later.

Just when everyone thought the overall situation was set, Link suddenly jumped into the air and tapped the basketball that bounced to the mid-range with one hand.

But the time when Link touched the basketball was almost the same as when the red light on the backboard turned on. After the red light came on, the basketball miraculously rolled up a "wave"!

Link's one-handed tip shot from the mid-range!

But the fans at the scene did not cheer, and the Grizzlies players did not rush to surround Link.

The Spurs players weren't upset, they just laughed playfully.

Being able to point the ball into the frame with one hand from the mid-range position, Popovich admitted that Link has done something that many have never done.

But unfortunately, the game is over! Even if you score another 100 goals after the game, it won't help!

"Do you think you can still beat me? Accept the fact of defeat!" Popovich shouted proudly from Link. This time, the silver-haired old man was finally able to confront Link as a winner.

Link ignored Popovich, but went straight to the technical desk and found the referee, "Don't you watch the video?"

"That's right! The ball just now can't be judged with the naked eye at all! If you don't watch the video, you will be unfair!" Jogel also rushed up, adding fuel to the jealousy with Link.

The referee shook his head and motioned for the playback center to record himself from all angles.

In the ball just now, the time when Link touched the basketball almost coincided with the time when the lights were on. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, the first impression is that it has timed out.

Otherwise, there is no way that FedEx Arena will be without any cheers. Because in most people's first impressions, that shot was indeed overtime.

Otherwise, Link had made such a crucial shot, and the FedEx Arena would have been shaken long ago.

So the referee watched the video and didn't think about turning it over, just to convince the Grizzlies to lose.

Popovich found out that the referee was actually watching the video, so he joined up, "Don't waste everyone's time, admit it, you lost! You fucking lost, you don't think you can stay with the Spurs forever. Take the win on the team? You don't think you can really dominate the league, do you? I think you're only fit for playing that kind of women's game with Bill Simmons."

"Shut up old man, is this your time to speak!?"

As everyone knows, Link responded very rudely and rudely. And the look in Popovich's eyes is very fierce!

"What the fuck did you say!? You little bastard, you bloody yellow-skinned monkey! Who the fuck do you think you are? You give me..."

Popovich was dragged aside by the assistant coach before he finished cursing. During this process, Popovich also slapped the technical table very hard.

The scene became chaotic, and the referee not only had to watch the video, but also had to maintain order.

Can Popovich not be angry? No player has ever dared to speak to him like that. Any reporter, any coach or even a referee, treat him with respect.

You rarely hear people say that Popovich is not, he is simply a perfect intelligent man in the eyes of most people.

But Link knew that Popovich couldn't fly or shoot lasers in his eyes, he was just an ordinary person. Respect him, but there is no need to myth him, and there is no need to swallow him up everywhere.

Popovich has always been outspoken, both to players and to reporters.

Most of the time, people interpret Popovich's outspokenness as "humor." But just now, Popovich's trash talk didn't make Link feel humorous.

I was watching the video originally, and Link really didn't know what unnecessary things Popovich said. And at the end of the game, the first time Popovich said trash, Link had already put up with it once. As a result, Popovich not only did not let go, but continued to bite, so don't blame Link for being shameless.

Popovich blushed with anger over there, but Link, the other party involved, was still standing beside the referee, waiting for the result of the video.

In the end, the referee found the clearest angle. Then, the moment Link's hand touched the basketball, the screen paused.

Finally, the screen showed that when Link touched the basketball, the number on the timer was "0.3". And when the red light on the backboard came on, the referee paused the screen again.

Everyone could clearly see that there was indeed a gap between Link and basketball.

Link shot before game time was over!

In the next second, there was an uproar in the audience. The fans cheered, and Popovich's eyes widened, unable to believe that the game he had won just flew away!

The referee also made a formal decision, indicating that Link's tip-up was valid, adding two points for the Grizzlies!

As a result, Link's goal in the last 0.3 seconds made the two sides tied at 98-98. They will continue to play it out through overtime!

Link looked at Popovich in a frenzy and shrugged. From the looks of it, Link is more like a calm old man, while Popovich is like a stunned young man who has lost his demeanor.

Afterwards, Link returned to the bench to prepare for overtime.

Popovich wants to stop the Grizzlies from ravaging the league? There are no doors!

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