Although Duncan has always presented himself as a taciturn person, he is actually a very happy player. And, like Popovich, he likes to run trains with his mouth full.

When Duncan was drafted by the Spurs, the Spurs went to Duncan's hometown to inspect this talented big guy. Outcome. Because Popovich and his party were late, Duncan pretended to drown in the water in order to "punish" them, scaring Popovich and all the Spurs management in his company.

However, Duncan was actually a strong swimmer. If it weren't for the fear of sharks, he might have become a professional swimmer......

Another time was the first summer league game of Ken's career, and his shot was taken by the tough center Greg Murphy. Ostertag was covered. Seeing this, Popovich encouraged Duncan on the sidelines, "It's okay, keep shooting, we'll play great!" ”

As a result, Duncan said coldly, "I told you that you were wrong to choose me." ”

There are a lot of funny incidents about Duncan, not to mention his famous classic case of "laughing and laughing and being sent off".

So, if you think Duncan is just a boring big guy who doesn't speak, you're very wrong.

But this time, when Duncan said to the camera, "We'll see," no one knew if Duncan was joking or serious.

Duncan may be funny, but he almost never gets angry. Fighting with opponents before the game is even more inconsistent with Duncan's style.

But this time he took the initiative, which can only say one thing - Duncan is quite serious about this series!

Therefore, before today's game, people want to take a good look at what kind of performance Duncan will perform!

"The Memphis Grizzlies ended up playing the playoffs at the ATT Center, but instead of predicting the eighth in the Midwest, they came in fifth in the West! Here are the Western Conference semifinals, and I'm Steve. Welcome to the game! ”

Steve. Kerr sits on the podium and has been active in basketball as a commentator since he stepped out of Suns management. And the Spurs' game is the one he explains the most. After all, he had also played under Popovich and worked with Duncan. As a result, he was always able to analyse what the Spurs were thinking.

Of course, on top of that, he often gets some interesting facts about Popovich and Duncan.

On the pitch, players from both teams were already warming up. The scene gave Duncan and Randolph a split-screen close-up today, and the showdown between the two is undoubtedly the biggest attraction of the day.

"Zach has been very, very good this year, playing the Thunder in the first round, he scored 30 points in two games, and in one game he scored a big double-double of 20+20. During the regular season, Randolph's performance in every game almost overpowered Thiem. But the regular season and the playoffs are very different, besides, Duncan has already spoken yesterday, let's see! "Kerr threw out the highlights of this game as soon as he came up, Randolph vs Duncan, the fiercest confrontation in the fourth position, will decide the fate of both teams.

But at this time, Popovich was on the bench with the offensive tactics of Parker and Ginobili. This year, Popovich is experimenting with the tantamount of an experiment. He asked the team to try to transform from a defensive focus to a team offense. On the offensive side, the main two guards are Ginobili and Parker.

Ginobili started all regular season games for the first time in his career this year, and he marked the Spurs' transition from the "D era" to the "G era." Don't think that Popovich is an old handsome, he must be an antique. In fact, Popovich's tactical style of play has always been in step with the times.

"Don't be afraid of their defense, use the ball to find scoring opportunities. I know, Kevin. Durant and Russell. Westbrook was almost cried by the Grizzlies' outside in the last round. But they are children, you are not! Children can make mistakes, you can't! Go on the field and take advantage of the opportunity, as long as the attack continues, we can firmly control the rhythm! "Popovich still intends to rely on the defender offense to score points, and the key is that he can only use Ginobili and Parker under his men.

On the other side, on the Grizzlies bench, Hollins' strategy is naturally to attack the interior. He has confidence in the Black and White Bears, and the Spurs' interior this year is a little unsightly for Hollins.

Five minutes later, both starters were in their designated positions, and the ATT center was jubilant. They all believe in Duncan and Popovich and believe that the Western Conference semifinals are by no means the end of the Spurs.

But in Link's eyes, Spurs are lucky enough. After all, in the original history, the Spurs did not even pass the first round......

"The two sides jumped the ball, and Gasol Jr. easily fought for the ball! Popovich decided to start veteran interior McDyce in the playoffs and put Blair, who had risen from the second round, off the bench. But it has to be said that McDyce is also a short insider, his height of 2.06 meters is only better than Blair, who is known as wearing shoes by two meters. Playing the Hornets in the first round, McDies hasn't faced any challenges yet. But today, let's hope the veteran can withstand the firepower of the black and white bears! ”

As soon as Kerr finished speaking, the Grizzlies launched their first offense! The basketball was on the perimeter a few times, but in reality the Grizzlies were just waiting for Randolph to get a position. Randolph was also very positive, and he didn't want to lose face in front of Link and the others. In the face of Duncan's remarks, the only thing the big black bear thinks of is to respond with actions!

Duncan's face was expressionless, and he stubbornly resisted the meaty Randolph. He didn't grit his teeth, he didn't look nervous. It's as if you're just a nobody.

This is Duncan, and his composure on the court and his commotion off the court are not to be confused.

Randolph took his position and raised his right hand! Conley immediately hoisted the ball in, and the Grizzlies were about to attack the interior as soon as they came up!

"Randolph receives the basketball, can Duncan effectively defend this offense!"

The whole game, including Steve. Cole all stood up. Who would have thought that the biggest attraction of today's game would be staged at the beginning.

Randolph pushed back twice, but Duncan was unmoved. He's rock solid and doesn't give an inch on the defensive end! Duncan's words yesterday weren't a joke with Randolph! This guy is a typical off-the-field comic and ruthless on the field!

Randolph gritted his teeth, and he remembered that when he played the Spurs for the second time in the regular season this season, he was covered by Duncan on several of his opening offenses. Duncan didn't shake his head, and he was surprisingly accurate in judging Randolph's shots. That day, it was the Grizzlies who won the game thanks to Link's third career double-double of 24 points and 10 assists.

But Randolph doesn't believe in evil, Duncan's performance has been so poor all season, he can't change every time he comes to him!

So, Randolph suddenly took Duncan as the axis and quickly turned around and walked to the basket!

Duncan was not thrown away, but kept his chest against Randolph to prevent Lan Fat from breaking through comfortably. And raise his arms high at any time to prevent him from making a shot while also blocking Randolph's passing path.

"Damn!" Randolph was so blinded by Duncan that the No. 21 was much tighter defensively than Ibaka, who only knew how to use his body.

In just one round, Randolph recognized the gap between the Thunder and the Spurs, as well as Link's quote, "Your opponent is Tim. Duncan. ”

But it's too late to know that now. Randolph elbowed Duncan and forced a layup, but he still couldn't escape the doom of being blocked.

"Smack!" With a crisp sound, Duncan pressed Randolph's layup to the rebound!

Duncan is the player who has been named to the All-Defensive Team for 13 consecutive seasons! Although this record is broken this year, it doesn't mean that Duncan is easy to bully!

The basketball bounced back violently after hitting the rebound, and the veteran McDyce had already firmly stuck his position to protect the rebound. Subsequently, he made a long pass directly to Ginobili, and the Spurs' counterattack was instantly formed!

Popovich has been trying to get a faster pace of attack since the start of the year, which is why he needs Ginobili to start.

The Argentine demon knife went straight to the heart of the Grizzlies, and used a very deceptive European step to shake off the desperate Tony. Allen, easily countered and made a layup.

At that moment, the stands of the ATT Center seemed to roll over. What a dark horse, what a miracle. In the ATT center, all are only buried!

Randolph glanced back at Duncan, only to find that the other party was still expressionless, which made him even more angry.

The Grizzlies' first scoring point was deflated on the first offense, but Hollins wasn't worried, he looked up at Link and made a few gestures.

Wouldn't the problem be solved by changing the scoring point? Duncan is indeed old and gritty, but Spurs small forward Richard Brown. Not necessarily, Jefferson.

Hollins believes that the guy must not have forgotten the horror of being dominated by Link during the regular season.