Six Hundred and Twenty-Eight: I Really Don't Want to Fight Him One-on-One

The Spurs have been lagging behind except for the first 3-pointer.

Link's performance is too eye-catching, blocking, stealing, assisting, scoring, there is nothing he can't do.

Leonard did limit Link's defense a bit, but not enough.

When you're facing an opponent who can hit you where you can score, it becomes almost impossible to completely limit him.

The Spurs have been trying to chase points, but Link's excellent play left the Spurs breathless.

During the preseason, Link has shown everyone how good he is. However, some people think that the preseason is not a real game, and Link's performance in the official game is likely to shrink.

But today it's the opposite, Link is doing better than he did in the preseason!

When Link went off the court, he had already swept away 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, filling up the data sheet. The Spurs also trailed the Grizzlies by 6 points with 4 minutes left in the first quarter.

The score difference is not big, but from the scene, the Spurs have no advantage at all. If you continue to play at this rhythm, it is only a matter of time before the points difference is widened.

But seeing Link's end, Popovich's eyes lit up immediately. His long-awaited opportunity is finally here!

No matter how good Link is, he can't make his teammates play like him!

"Manu, make more breakthroughs and make fouls. The rotation players on the opposite side are just a bunch of brats, let them pay the price!"

"Dior, look for opportunities on the outside, open up space, and grab open shots!"

"Mills! If you make a mistake, you're screwed!"

Popovich picked up the tactical board to write and draw, and he was extremely confident in the depth of the Spurs' bench.

The Grizzlies may have a strong starter, but no matter how strong a starter is, they can't play the full 48 minutes. Uh...except for Tom Thibodeau's starter.

The Grizzlies' bench lineup is basically dominated by young people. Dellavedova is a rookie or undrafted. Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris are not very experienced either.

Ezeli, a second grader, was not mature enough. Only Tony Allen, who has enough qualifications and won the championship in the Celtics and Grizzlies respectively, can't attack yet.

So taking advantage of the Grizzlies' full-replacement stage to tie or even open the score is Popovich's strategy.

On the other side, Dave Jogel was also nervously arranging tactics. Typically, he's actually rarely fielding an all-reserve lineup. But today is the first game, and Joger also hopes to test the depth of the team's bench.

Preseason? The preseason is all about getting players back into shape and letting the team run in the lineup. But in a game where everyone is not playing too seriously, it is impossible to test the strength of the team's bench lineup.

Link sat on the bench and silently watched Joger lay out his tactics. When the timeout expired and the electronic buzzer sounded again, Link stood up and put his arms around Jimmy Butler and Harris' necks.

"Well, don't embarrass me. You practiced with me for a summer, let the Spurs see your progress. The Spurs definitely want an advantage over you, tell them, stop dreaming."

After speaking, Link patted Butler and Harris on the shoulders, then returned to the bench and leaned back on the chair easily.

"What did you tell them?" Randolph asked curiously.

"Nothing, just tell them to fight like a champion!"

"Ha, then you can't let the Spurs take a breath." Randolph waved his hand, and Link has begun to really control the team.

Can't the rest of the Grizzlies fight like Link? Not necessarily.

The game resumed with Link on the bench, but the camera still gave him a close-up.

"No one knows what Link said to them, I think the Spurs must be very nervous right now. They thought Link would be able to catch his breath when he was off the court, but now Link has conveyed his will to Butler and Harris. body.

Let's see how the Grizzlies' bench plays out. "

Popovich was really nervous, he didn't know what Link said to those two guys. But he knew that Link would definitely not talk nonsense with them.

The game resumed, the Spurs' offensive round. Manu Ginobili used his ghostly move to cut to the basket as planned.

The running and jumping ability of "Demon Sword" has never been at the top of the league, but it relies on excellent insight and elusive walking to obtain opportunities. So even after getting older, Manu's breakthrough is still irritating.

Under Ezeli's interception, Manu Ginobili evaded the block sideways and easily made a layup.

Popovich breathed a sigh of relief, and the ball stabilized the situation. He even wondered if he was a little nervous. The Spurs had Manu Ginobili on the bench. Even if he was afraid, the Grizzlies were afraid!

Jimmy Butler couldn't help turning his head to look at the bench after seeing Ginobili's goal. Then, he found that Link was staring at him with a frown!

Butler shivered, didn't he just let Ginobili score a goal, as for it! ?

Link's requirements for him are getting higher and higher, and it's not a good feeling to be stared at by the boss all the time. Butler knew that if he didn't return one, those eyes would definitely stay behind him.

Butler wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the basketball and passed by Dellavedova, "Dela, try to pass the ball to me if you have a chance."

"what?"

"Ah what, or else the one-on-one fight with Link will be counted on you?"

"Oh...Understood." Dellavedova understood in an instant, didn't want to be caught by Link and tortured the next day? Then torture your opponent today.

"Grizzlies offense, and honestly, the Grizzlies lacked a point of attack on the second unit. Last season, Vasquez was a great breaker and a perfect point of attack. But Dellavedo replaced him. Watts...As an undrafted, he still has a long way to go. And the rest of the lineup may not be able to score steadily. Is Coach Jogel too conservative? Shouldn't he play Nick Young?"

Just as Mike Breen questioned Joger's strategy, Dellavedova dribbled the ball past halftime.

Just as Mills was about to press, Dellavedova hurriedly handed the ball to Tony Allen, obviously a little afraid of making mistakes in the press.

Popovich almost didn't laugh out loud. Are there any point guards in the world who dare not handle the ball?

Tony Allen catches the ball, which is what the Spurs want to see. Tony Allen signed a four-year, $20 million extension with the Grizzlies this summer, not four years and $40 million. The less 20 million is less on offense.

Tony Allen didn't dribble, but played a hand-off with Jimmy Butler.

Popovich is still not too concerned. Although Jimmy Butler scored 20+ points in a single game in the finals last season, it was only a flash in the pan.

Jimmy Butler's biggest role is defense. As Mike Breen said, the Grizzlies don't seem to be able to score in this lineup.

Jimmy Butler took the basketball from Tony Allen, and his defender became the Italian Belinelli.

Butler lowered his center of gravity and started to accelerate!

Belinelli, though not fast, is experienced. He quickly retreated, trying to block Butler's breakthrough.

Anyway, Butler is not a particularly delicate offensive player, he just has momentum. Don't let him get to the basket, he's not a threat.

Belinelli was thinking so, but Butler made a sudden stop and then skillfully made a jumper.

"Stop-stop jumper?" Belinelli was stunned for a moment before blocking it.

It wasn't that Belinelli was unresponsive, it was really unprepared. Butler's mid-range shooting was a disaster last season. Outside of the rim and the 3-point line, he doesn't shoot more than 35 percent from anywhere.

You can't do an open shot well, and you just want to make a pull-up jumper?

Butler's offense was really bad last season, but this summer, he also paid a lot of sweat.

Under Belinelli's equal to no interference, Butler made the shot coherently! One-on-one with Link? Forget it!

"brush!"

"The ball went in, the pull-up jumper from Jimmy Butler, hahahaha, last season, Butler didn't have that. Butler was also a member of Link's training camp this summer. Maybe he and others It's the same, it's been reborn long ago!"

Mike Breen applauded, and on the court, Jimmy Butler shouted excitedly.

People thought he was excited to score goals, but in fact, he was excited to not have to fight Link tomorrow.

Popovich's face is purple, Jimmy Butler makes a pull-up jumper? Still in! ? So fantastic!

It's hard to see a little sign of overtaking, and it's back to 6 points.

Popovich then made a few gestures, and he motioned Mills to go to Dellavedova and play the undrafted!

Link was also undrafted, but no one believed the Grizzlies could get a second "Link" in a row.

Dellavedova's stats in summer league are also very mediocre. If it weren't for the lack of quality point guard the Grizzlies could get in free agency this summer, they wouldn't have signed Dellavedova.

It's okay to catch this guy, Popovich can't accept that the Spurs are passive in the rotation time.

Mills, as planned, took cover with Bonner. Bonner's three-point range left Ezeli nailed beyond the arc, unable to help Dellavedova defend Mills.

Mills made a breakthrough, Popovich thought, this should happen!

Mills aimed for the rim, ready for a layup. Just when he was about to take three steps, he suddenly felt that he was hit by someone.

Looking down, it was a crazy "groundhog".

Dellavedova desperately chased back and got on the body immediately. Under this strong confrontation, Mills felt a little unstable, so he hurriedly started to pass the ball.

But because the pass was too sudden, not only Mills was not ready, but Manu Ginobili, who received the ball, was not ready either.

In this way, the basketball flew out of the bottom line, and Dellavedova won the ball with his toughness!

"Foul, foul, can't you see? Fuck, let that Aussie play rugby!" Popovich was furious, and of course he couldn't laugh when he saw Dellavedova again.

Dellavedova's action just now is indeed great, but it is in the range of blowing or not blowing. The referee did not say that it was useless for Popovich to shout.

The Grizzlies got the ball and the Spurs lost the chance to close the game.

Butler and Dellavedova both turned their heads to look at Link, and found that Link gave them a thumbs up.

The two let out a sigh of relief and were temporarily safe!

Tobias Harris swallowed, and now the pressure is on him... It's not that he doesn't want to let the Spurs go, he really doesn't want to fight Link!

After Popovich quarreled with the referee to no avail, he dropped the tactical board in his hand.

I thought the Grizzlies only had Link as a bastard, but now Popovich found that the Grizzlies' bench is not easy to mess with.

This team has been deeply influenced by Link. Even if Link is not present, the rest of the Grizzlies seem to have Link's shadow.

From now on, Link can tell others righteously that this is his team.

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