After Popovich was ejected, the Spurs seemed to lose their hearts in an instant.

Although the head coach is not as important in overtime as in regular time, as one of the soul of the Spurs, Popovich is not there, and the Spurs players will always feel uneasy.

In the past, no matter what problems they encountered, as long as they saw the old man standing on the sideline with his hands on his chest, the Grizzlies players would instantly feel at ease.

But now, when they wanted to find their spiritual support at a critical moment, they turned their faces and saw only a panicked Chip. England Germany.

"Stabilize the situation, the old man has to fight to the end if he is not in us!"

In the end, it was Duncan who yelled on the court, which calmed the emotions of the Spurs players.

However, with Link hitting a strong three-pointer, the Spurs players were still a little nervous.

In regular time, Leonard and Duncan worked together to eat Link to death.

But after going into overtime, Link blocked Duncan once and hit a three-pointer on Leonard's head, which made the young Leonard doubt the viability of defending Link.

Can this guy really be prevented?

So in the next few minutes, Leonard was clearly out of shape. On the offensive end, he didn't dare to shoot easily, for fear of delaying the fighter. On the defensive end, he also became timid, for fear of being fouled by Link again.

When Leonard's first blockade line was problematic and Duncan couldn't make up for it in time for Conley, Link began to score in a row and was out of control.

Link drove to the basket, and this time Link and Conley crossed the run, allowing Tim to make a layup. Duncan didn't know who to defend against. Beautiful goal, the difference was further widened! ”

"Link made a pull-up jump shot from mid-range, and Leonard stepped back too hard, and he gave Link a lot of room to shoot. In, the Spurs are in danger! ”

Link broke through and was caught between Leonard and Duncan. Wait a minute...... Link passes the ball out of the slit and sends it to Mike. Conley in his hands! Duncan cares about one or the other, Conley makes an easy layup, and no one stops him! 8 points, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by 8 points in the final 42 seconds! The Spurs are in danger, and the victory they have obviously won is about to be snatched away by the Grizzlies! ”

Popovich sat in the locker room and kicked over the tactical whiteboard.

Hubi. Brown's words just now were like a stab in Popovich's heart, "The Spurs obviously got the victory, but the Grizzlies snatched it." ”

Popovich thought that if it hadn't been for that damn layup, or if Link had been a few tenths of a second late, he would have sat in the media room right now, taunting the Grizzlies and Link with all sorts of sneering jokes.

Without that damn rebound, tomorrow's front-page headlines across major sports portals would be the news that the Spurs stopped the Grizzlies' winning streak.

If......

However, there are no ifs in this world. That damn layup went in, and it went in before the game time was over.

That layup left Popovich now sitting in an empty locker room and throwing a tantrum at the TV.

That rebound made all the beautiful fantasies in Popovich's mind only fantasies.

Once again, Popovich's plan was broken by Link. From that stoppage, Link had effectively pronounced Popovich's death sentence.

In a trance, Popovich heard a shrill electronic beep on the television.

At the end of overtime, Popovich looked at the score at the bottom of the screen and shook his head.

112-101, Link blasted 9 points and 2 assists in overtime, and scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the game, making the Spurs fall from heaven to hell at a rapid pace.

Popovich turned off the TV as Link was cheering at the camera.

Popovich really didn't want to see it, it was a humiliation for him.

On the pitch, the fans jumped up and down with excitement. Once again, Link transforms decay into magic. A game that was about to be lost with 0.3 seconds left turned into a victory.

The Spurs players all shook their heads secretly, even the "facial paralysis" Tim. Duncan, I can't hide the disappointment on his face today.

The Spurs have been chasing the Grizzlies all season, and they've done it to the limit, putting together a proud 26-8 record ahead of this game, leaving young teams like the Thunder and Clippers behind.

finally waited for an opportunity to close the gap in person, and the Spurs fell instead.

Duncan couldn't help but look up at the brand-new championship pennant at the dome of the Federal Express Arena.

I don't know if they will succeed in getting back to the top of the world this time.

In the past, the Spurs have always been able to take out those popular superstars and teams with excellent records in a tepid way.

For example, the Cleveland Cavaliers and James in 2007, James was unstoppable that year, and James repeatedly showed miraculous performances in the playoffs, everyone thought that the "little emperor" was finally officially crowned, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were also the biggest favorites to win the championship that year.

However, no one expected the San Antonio Spurs to be the spoilers. The Spurs, who are old, outdated, and have faded out of people's vision, slapped James' popular fried chicken on the stage of the Finals 4-0.

But now, when Duncan looks at Link, looks at that championship pennant. He realized that young Link was not as easy to deal with as the equally young James.

The Spurs still want to topple another dynasty of League rulers? This time, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.

Duncan dragged his tired figure towards the players' tunnel, and it wasn't until today that he finally realized one thing - their time might really be over.

In the post-match press conference, Link didn't say much about Popovich.

With Link's personality, many reporters thought that Link should have sneered at Popovich after winning the match.

After all, Link has always been a guy who dares to speak up and is not afraid to offend people.

Link, however, said nothing about Popovich today. Even if the reporter took the initiative to ask about something related to Popovich, Link only casually said a few perfunctory words.

For one, Link was really afraid that he would make Popovich angry. Popovich's face was as red as a monkey's ass when he left the game, and Link was worried that Popovich would burst his veins.

Second, Link would rather talk about his teammates than Popovich.

'Mike was outstanding today and we wouldn't have won without him.'

"What do you think of Mike's final shot missed in regulation time? No, it's not a miss, it's just a pass to me, you guys don't see it. ”

"Does Mike qualify for an All-Star? If he doesn't, who is more qualified? Once upon a time, Mike should have been an All-Star. Let's hope this year, Mike can get his wish. ”

Link went crazy at the press conference to say good things about Conley, hoping to get a vote for Conley.

As a member of the Grizzlies, Link certainly wants his teammates to be on the All-Star team.

If you don't even have this selfishness, then what kind of star is there to talk about.

Instead, it was Popovich who was furious at the press conference. He angrily accused Link of not knowing what respect was, and he angrily accused the referee of not being rigorous.

Compared with the personable Link on the other side, Popovich's performance today is simply self-defeating.

It's as if Link is a mature and steady man, and Popovich is just a grumpy boy.

After watching the performance of the two at the press conference, Jeff. Austin couldn't help but smile.

Link's approach to the media has improved as fast as his skills.

Austin was about to turn off the TV when he felt his phone vibrate.

He picked up the phone on the table and saw that it was a text message. The sender is Jeff. Austin's new client, who just signed this summer, is also a key customer.

"Link was so good today! He was stunned that he turned defeat into victory in an impossible situation, and Popovich was mad at him, hahahaha! I'm so excited to meet him soon! Jeff, can you tell me what Link likes? I'm going to get him a gift! ”

Looking at this childish text message, Jeff. Austin smiled and shook his head.

"You don't have to prepare gifts, you don't have to be so excited. Because you'll soon find out that meeting Link isn't anything to be excited about. Prepare for the game, Janis. ”

After Austin replied, he pressed off the phone screen.

It's true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.