Reverse Growth Superstar

On November 21, 2014, the San Antonio Spurs finally waited for the chance to make a shame in the Federal Express Arena.

Gregg Popovich said before the game more than once, "We can win this game because the Grizzlies have exposed many problems. As long as we catch those problems, we can win!"

Bill Simmons, who hadn’t spoken for a long time, was naturally on Popovich’s side. He finally caught the chance that the Grizzlies might lose, and he certainly wouldn’t let it go easily. “The Grizzlies have not tasted it for a whole year. It’s been a two-game losing streak, and now it’s time for them to remember."

The local media in San Antonio are confident of Leonard, "Link can score 63 points on the rocket, but in front of Leonard, he doesn't even think about it!"

From the public opinion before the game, everyone is more optimistic about the Spurs. The biggest highlight of this game seems to be how the Spurs let the Grizzlies fall from the altar.

From Link to the inside, it is believed that the Grizzlies will collapse after encountering the Spurs.

In a boxing match, people usually refer to the party with a lower winning percentage from the bookmaker as the "dog".

Today, the Memphis Grizzlies undoubtedly play the role of "underdog".

Before the start of the game, Popovich looked like he was holding the winning ticket. In an interview with David Aldridge on the sidelines before the game, Popovich unabashedly showed his arrogance.

"I know that the Grizzlies have just signed a firefighter. But if they think that can stop the Spurs, they would be wrong. Look, today my team will play at its own level."

Popovich's attitude towards Whiteside's signing with the Grizzlies is actually the attitude of most people towards this matter.

Players on short 10-day contracts are generally very inconspicuous. Even if many players sign a 10-day contract with a certain team, there will be no news reports.

Before the fans realize that a certain team has a new addition, the player may have been cut.

Link was the same back then. When he signed a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies, even many local fans in Memphis were unaware.

If Popovich hadn't been studying Grizzlies these days, he might not have noticed this news.

The Memphis Grizzlies once used a 10-day short contract to bet on a link, which is already a very incredible thing.

No one believes that miracles will happen twice.

What's more, Hassan Whiteside is not like Link back then. Link at the time can be said to be a blank, and he was completely ignored by NBA teams in college.

But Whiteside, everyone still knows his situation somewhat. After all, he has briefly played for the Kings and is also a frequent visitor in the Development League.

The most important thing is that many team coaches still remember the brain-dead things Whiteside did.

People understand Whiteside better than the Link of the year. According to their judgment, Whiteside does not have the ability to establish a foothold in the league, and there is no condition for miracles.

So Popovich is not worried at all. He still doesn't believe that a temporary worker with a short 10-day contract can ruin the Spurs' winning strategy.

On the other hand, although Whiteside itself is not worth mentioning, but because he joined the league's most concerned team. So before the game, Whiteside also received the treatment of being interviewed on the sidelines.

"Hassan, we all know that joining the championship team is an opportunity for you. What do you think is your biggest goal for today's game?"

Whiteside looked at the reporter, thought for a while, and then categorically replied, "My goal is to improve my 2K ability value. 2K games should improve my ability in all aspects. I am not that weak."

The reporter thought that Whiteside was joking at first, but the serious expression of "Bao Baibian" surprised the reporter.

This guy... his head is as bad as it was four or five years ago...

Seeing Whiteside's naive answer in the interview, let alone Spurs fans, even many Memphis fans almost didn't laugh.

Whiteside was still the Tiehan who boasted of his "big dream", and he might just be a passerby in Memphis.

No one took Whiteside seriously, but Link murmured a few words with Whiteside before the game started.

"Remember, your task today is to show yourself and try to improve your 2K ability value. Don't do unnecessary things and compete seriously."

"Look at me, Link!" Whiteside nodded solemnly, then sat back on the bench.

In the eyes of others, Whiteside's reasons are very naive.

But in Link's view, it was a powerful medicine that could make Whiteside violent at any time.

The two sides stepped onto the court in the first place. The game that the whole world is looking forward to the Grizzlies lose, officially begins!

"Last season's Western Conference Finals, the approval rating between the Grizzlies and the Spurs was 1 to 49. Of the 50 states in the United States, only Tennessee supported itself. I think today, the approval rating may not have changed. Everyone is clamoring that the Grizzlies are about to come. After losing streak, you are about to lose your dominance. What do you think of this?"

Before the game started, the commentators also began to cut into the theme. As soon as it came up, Mark Jackson, who had turned from Warriors coach to commentator, threw a question to Hubie Brown.

"First of all, I have to remind everyone that the Grizzlies are still the best team in the league. Their record of 10 wins and 2 losses is much more respectable than the Spurs' 7 wins and 4 losses. Now discussing the dominance of the Grizzlies, some are fashionable. Early. The focus of today’s game is actually the duel between Link and Leonard. Whether Leonard can restrict Link will directly determine whether the Spurs can win."

Hubby Brown knew that the final outcome of the game would still be decided by the two small forwards.

But the inside line does affect the trend of the game.

The Spurs fielded a double-high lineup of Parker, Green, Leonard, Duncan and Split today.

Popovich's purpose is very clear, is to use the height advantage to find a breakthrough inside.

If Gasol can get into foul trouble as early as the Raptors in the previous game, Popovich believes the Spurs will win half!

The Grizzlies are still the same. Except for Harris instead of Randolph, nothing else has changed.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs did not shy away from starting to execute the plan.

They did not cover up, but tried to gain an advantage from the start.

After Splitter fought for the Spurs' first goal, Parker went inside on his first attack.

"French Sports Car" used Duncan's pick and roll to rush in, and Tobias Harris had to change defense.

However, Harris was not excellent at protecting the frame, and eventually Parker made a layup easily.

Parker has not averaged many points per game this season, but his efficiency is still high. Spurs players, their actual effect on the court is far greater than the statistics.

Georgel was a little helpless. Once, the Grizzlies were the most luxurious team inside the league. But now, the inside line has become a weak point.

Then the Grizzlies began to attack, and Leonard's defense of Link was directly promoted to the highest level without any gradual process.

Leonard released Link without the ball in his hand to prevent Link from suddenly cutting in. But even so, Conley did not dare to hand the ball to Link easily, because Leonard's long arm was enough to allow him to intercept the pass while letting go.

In the end, Conley hit the ball to Harris, hoping that he can eat Duncan faster.

Harris speeds up the breakthrough immediately after holding the ball. It is indeed more difficult for Duncan to delay Harris.

Harris stopped halfway through Duncan and made a jump shot because he knew that if he went further, he would be caught between Split and Duncan.

Harris did get some shot space, but the space is not particularly ideal. His emergency stop jumper was somewhat disturbed by Duncan. Seeing this, Popovich raised his mouth triumphantly.

"Did you see it? It's not a superstar, so don't do the work of a superstar." Just as Popovich finished talking to Becky Harmon, Harris shot out of the box!

His emergency stop jumper failed to hit. The kind of interference that Duncan had just made may not be a big deal to Link, but it is very difficult for Harris.

Harbing’s season has indeed improved tremendously and his scoring has skyrocketed. But as Popovich said, he is not a superstar yet.

Splitter grabbed a rebound and the Spurs counterattacked.

Through the Spurs' subtle teamwork, Danny Green finally got a three-pointer in the right corner.

Jimmy Butler has been defensively from start to finish, but under the Spurs' superb off-the-ball screens and Green's coquettish off-ball position, he still lost.

Green fired from the bottom corner and the basketball hollowed into the net. As soon as the game opened, the Spurs made consecutive shots!

Popovich clapped vigorously from the sidelines, seeming very proud. Link glanced at the old man with disdain, but the old man returned an arrogant look.

Link shook his head, so he directly asked for the baseline ball, intending to personally control the ball for half the time.

Since the pass is not safe, just skip this step!

Now, as a star, he must first stabilize the rhythm.

Leonard lays facelessly near the midfield line, and anyone who sees a "sentimental" defender like him loses half of his confidence.

But Link won't, he didn't let the guy frown.

Seeing Link and Leonard start to face off early, the fans on the spot yelled in excitement.

Before the game, both Popovich and the San Antonio media clamored that Leonard could limit Link. In this regard, Memphis fans are very unconvinced.

Now, Link's chance to prove himself is here!

Link met Leonard's close defense just after crossing the midfield line, but he still did not pass the ball, but signaled everyone to pull away.

In this way, Lin Keqiang leaned on Leonard and hit the middle distance!

Leonard tried to steal several times on the way, but was unsuccessful. Link's control of basketball is beyond the reach of other strikers. .

After reaching the middle distance, Link suddenly slowed down and changed to post-up singles.

Leonard's nerves are tense, Link's back singles, there are countless possibilities!

It was too late to say that it was fast, and Leonard had just thought of this when Link made the move.

I saw Link suddenly shook his shoulders and took a step, as if he was going to turn around and break through!

Leonard reacted immediately, preparing to retreat. But at this moment, Link turned in the opposite direction again. His real purpose was to turn over and shoot a jumper!

If it were an ordinary person, Link would have been taken away by the clouds. But Leonard immediately adjusted his center of gravity, rushed forward, and blocked Link's shooting angle!

He leaped slightly, stretched his long arms, and waited for Link to strike the iron.

His defense, as always, does not leak!

But after Leonard floated into the air, he realized that Link was still a fake action!

Back-turned breakthrough is fake, turn-over jump shot is also fake! After flying Leonard, Link looked at Spurs 2 in the air and said softly, "Bye."

Afterwards, Link passed by Leonard who was taking off, and then easily succeeded in making a jumper.

There is usually only one fake action by others ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but for Link, there is no difficulty in two consecutive fake actions.

Link's goal triggered the first climax of the Federal Express Arena. Popovich said before the game that Leonard could handle Link. In the end, instead of getting it done, he was swayed directly by Link!

"Nice fake moves, so it is not reliable to restrict Link. He is a super scorer with a combination of skills and physicality. 63 points in a single game are not good luck."

After Hubie Brown finished speaking, he couldn't help but glance at Popovich. The old man's expression on the east just disappeared instantly.

Link broke the old man's illusion in just one round. Leonard's defense is indeed very strong, but Link's offense is even stronger!

But the Spurs are not in a hurry, even if Leonard can't freeze Link, it doesn't matter.

After all, they still have an inside advantage...

(End of this chapter)