"Good news, Mr. John McCaw, yes, we won......"

At the General Motors Arena, the cheers of the fans were still ringing in his ears, and Stu Jackson hurriedly walked towards the side of the fan tunnel, found a corner with a little less noise, dialed the phone, and shouted at the top of his voice, looking very excited.

On the other end of the line was team owner John McCaw.

John McCaw is not a Vancouver, he is a Seattle native, and all his properties are also in Seattle, this important tie-break, John McCaw has other things to do and can't be there to watch the game, so he can only tell Stu Jackson that no matter whether the result of the game is good or bad, he must call him as soon as possible.

So, after 48 minutes of fighting, John McCaw received the call.

Listening to the crazy cheers on the other end of the phone, John McCaw also pulled his throat and replied: "Haha, Stu, I don't need you to say it, I understand when I hear this cheer!" ”

Stu Jackson was excited, in fact, he had long wanted to call John McCaw, and at halftime, the Grizzlies already led by 15 points.

In the third quarter, the Spurs played fast and wanted to chase the points.

Popovich also thinks that the Grizzlies will definitely follow the big four and play fast.

As a result, Qiao Hai suddenly switched to Billups to control the rhythm, making the team slow down, and playing a rhythm battle with the Spurs.

The Grizzlies' pure creeping offense directly dragged down the rhythm, and just like that, the Grizzlies beat the Spurs again unexpectedly, and the 15-point difference did not narrow, but further expanded, because the Spurs' offense was completely messed up, and the defense was also messed up.

Rao was Popovich's quick adjustment, and the Grizzlies found an opportunity, and the difference was extended to 23 points in one wave.

When the Grizzlies didn't finish the third quarter with a 23-point lead, Stu Jackson wanted to make a phone call to John McCaw, but he held back, with a quarter and a half left, who knows if the Spurs will break out and complete the comeback?

So, just to be on the safe side, Stu Jackson didn't make the call.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs narrowed the margin to 19 points after the adjustment.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs suddenly broke out, narrowing the gap to 13 points at once, which shocked Stu Jackson to sweat.

But then, Qiao Hai also adjusted and took control of the situation again, the Spurs wanted to chase the points, but the Grizzlies used the purebred creep attack to maintain the point difference.

Just when Stu Jackson was frightened, the final game was over, and the crazy cheers resounded through the General Motors arena, and Stu Jackson finally let go of his heart and went to the fan tunnel to dial the phone.

In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs with a 109-93, 16-point advantage and won the tie-break!

"Boss! We're going to the West! ”

Stu Jackson was excited, and John McCaw was even more excited.

At the beginning of the Grizzlies, John McCaw was only a small shareholder of the Grizzlies, but later, he felt that the NBA had great potential and was worth buying, so he raised funds and bought a majority stake in the team from major shareholder Arthur Griffiths.

But after taking over the Grizzlies, for two consecutive seasons, the Grizzlies' record was sparse and did not improve at all.

The ball market is also barren, and the team has been losing money year after year.

John McCaw is just a small owner, not a lot of money, two years after buying the team, John McCaw regretted it a little, thinking about whether to find an opportunity to sell the team again.

As a result, this season, Qiao Hai really gave him a surprise.

The grizzly bear came back to life and began to make a profit.

Not to mention, winning this tie-break game means that the Grizzlies have entered the West Finals.

The Western Conference Finals are only one step or two steps away from the highest honor of the NBA.

What does it mean that the team is profitable and has excellent results? This means that grizzly bears are worth a fortune!

This value is not only reflected in the team's profits, but also in the team's market value, to enter the Western Finals, the market value of the Grizzlies will rise by at least tens of millions, and then think about the Grizzlies' current lineup, they are all young people with unlimited potential, continue to develop, and the championship is obviously not a dream.

If the Grizzlies win the championship, it won't be a problem to multiply that market capitalization several times.

So, I can't help but John McCaw is not excited, he knows very well that the Grizzlies are playing so well and the team is alive! This investment he made three years ago is also alive!

John McCaw's estate is not his alone, to be precise, it belongs to the McCaw family, he is only the boss of the McCaw family, and he has the control of most of the funds, and when he bought the Grizzlies, there was constant opposition within the family, because no one thought that Vancouver could support an NBA team.

In the two years that followed, it seems that reality has justified these objections.

John McCaw has always been aggrieved, and now, his aggrieved career is over! Buying the Grizzlies would be an investment for John McCaw to prove himself.

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At this time, at the GM Arena, Qiao Hai enjoyed the cheers.

Amid the cheers, he found Popovich on the sidelines and shook his hand.

Popovich's face darkened: "Congratulations." ”

Popovich's congratulations were too brief, Qiao Hai felt insincere, and Mr. Bobo was quite funny, so he replied: "Thank you, Greg, don't take the loss to heart, you have done your best." ”

Popovich's face darkened, and he turned around and left, with Qiao Hai smiling like a flower behind him.

Popovich couldn't help but take it to heart, and after seven big fights, he ended up losing.

Popovich thought a lot.

The current Spurs, compared to the Grizzlies, have too many problems.

Qiao Hai's team, Qiao Hai's adjustment and tactics have given Popovich a lot of ideas.

First of all, the Spurs' book strength is not bad, with twin towers, but the problem lies in the twin towers, a team that can beat all opponents, must not be biased, Spurs are biased, they focus on the inside, so that the outside line can not even find an offensive strong point.

The regular season is okay that no one is addressing this issue.

But in the playoffs, especially against a shrewd coach like Qiao Hai, the Spurs' lack of offensive strength on the outside is the biggest problem for the Spurs.

Popovich must find a way to solve this problem, and it is imperative to bring in reinforcements or find an offensive strong point on the outside through the draft.

There is also a question that Popovich has been talking about, the Spurs also need a defensive strong point on the outside, Maddie has ravaged a series, but the Spurs have nothing to do with Maddy, they can only use heavy troops to defend Maddie.

If the Spurs could have a defensive strength on the outside, such as Sean Marion, or the Lakers' Bruce Bowen, the Spurs would not have played so hard in this tie-breaker.

Two problems, Popovich feels that time is very short, the 2000 draft is just around the corner, and the trade transfer market will also open after the draft, he must hurry up, lost to Qiao Hai for two consecutive years, Popovich is not very willing, he wants revenge.