The next day, the headlines of major sports media were all about photos of Grizzlies playing on the court celebrating.

Link's last 1.4 seconds of super winning, and after he pulled the rebound and counter-killed the Thunder in the defense of the Big Three this season, he was once again treated as a rolling broadcast on the TV station.

Another particularly popular photo is **Vicci's lonely expression when he was interviewed at a press conference after the game.

This old man, who was full of confidence, showed signs of fatigue after the defeat in this game.

This one-point defeat seems to be even more depressing than the first game of more than ten points.

The Spurs have achieved their best, and Danny Green has also burst out his full strength.

But in the end, all this effort went into nothing in the last 1.4 seconds. I have to say that it was indeed quite a blow to people.

Link's 1.4-second shot also turned the total score of the series into 2-0.

Generally speaking, people agree that a team is the end of the day when it falls behind 3-0. But in fact, the situation of falling behind 0-2 is not much better.

Looking at the history of NBA, the probability of a turnaround in 0-2 is only 6%. In the history of the Spurs, there have been 12 cases of 0-2 falling behind in 12 times, of which 11 of which the Spurs were eventually eliminated, with a loss rate of up to 91.7%!

The only time the Spurs made a comeback when they were behind 0-2 was in the 2007-08 season. That season, the Spurs, as the defending champion, encountered big trouble in the Western Conference semi-finals. They met the Hornets, who had just risen by Paul, and the Spurs lost 19 points and 18 points in the first two games, both of which were defeated.

As a result, after reaching the home court, the Spurs turned the tide and took advantage of the Hornets' shortcomings of instability and inexperience to launch a Jedi counterattack.

In the end, the tenacious Spurs dragged the series to tiebreak. In the tiebreak, the experienced Spurs finally laughed, killed the Hornets by 9 points, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals without any danger.

This is the only record of a 0-2 turnover in the history of the Spurs.

But now, the situation is completely different from that time. The Grizzlies are not Hornets, and no one thinks that the Hornets in the 2007-08 season can be compared with the 74-winning Grizzlies.

At that time, Paul was in the third grade and was not yet mature enough. Moreover, the Hornets' hard strength was completely incomparable to the Grizzlies. Although the Hornets were second in the West that year, they only won 56 wins.

With 56 wins this season, I can't even get into the top four in the West.

Therefore, the outside world almost unanimously believes that the San Antonio Spurs are in a desperate situation. Their failure is a foregone conclusion.

Perhaps the Spurs can win a game at home and get some face. But 90% of people believe that the Grizzlies will eliminate the Spurs at most 6 games.

It seems that the Spurs only lost 1 point to the Grizzlies in the last game, and it seems that things are not that serious. If Link hadn't taken that goal early, the Spurs would have won.

But everyone knows that the second game is the Spurs doing their best to take out all their strength. In this way, they cannot win the Grizzlies cleanly, and they will not get any chance after that.

After all, the Spurs cannot play so well in every game. But the Grizzlies can easily do better than the second game.

In the second game of the series, Link made only 2 of 9 three-pointers. In this case, even if Link made two more three-pointers, the game would not be so anxious.

Isn't it easy to make Link's three-pointer shots more accurate than the second game? After all, Link rarely has such a strong moment throughout the season.

Therefore, the Grizzlies have almost killed the Spurs. Even many local San Antonio fans have recognized this, which has led to many fans losing their enthusiasm to watch the game on site.

This ultimately led to an unprecedented price reduction for the Spurs finals tickets!

This is the first time the whole world realizes that San Antonio basketball may really be at a time when it is time to change dynasties. The glory of GDP is already a thing of the past.

Before this, some people have realized the Spurs' old attitude and also realized that a new storm is about to break out in the league.

The Grizzlies' power of the first, first, fourth, and first small, was undoubtedly revealed in the Western Conference Finals. As it turns out, the league has completely entered an era where it is smaller, faster and shooting farther from the basket!

Whoever can beat the small lineup to the extreme will win!

Steve Cole believed in his judgment, so he sat here and sat in the office of Warriors general manager Bob Myers.

"I'm glad we've reached an agreement, Steve. I believe our cooperation can create glory." Miles happily put away the contract and looked at the guy opposite him who was sitting on the commentary stage a month ago and explained the game.

Thinking about everything that happened in the past month, it was actually a bit surprising.

After the regular season, those teams that did not enter the playoffs naturally began to prepare for the transformation of the team immediately. The Knicks, who had a superstar like Anthony but failed to enter the playoffs, were the first team to hope to change.

The new official took office as three hottest news. After "Zen Master" Phil Jackson became the general manager of the Knicks in March, he has been planning to transform the team. The first thing Jackson did when he came to the Knicks was to move his triangle offensive system to New York!

To play triangular offense, Jackson hopes to find a head coach who truly masters triangular offense. In the past few years, many coaches who claim to be proficient in triangular offense have turned over. But in Jackson's eyes, there is a person who can really replicate the triangular offense.

He is Jackson's former beloved disciple Steve Cole!

Although Cole has retired for a long time and has worked on TV most of the time after retirement, Cole still left some reputation in the league during the period when the Suns were general manager.

People know that Cole is a basketball expert. His understanding of basketball games is no less than that of those who are being head coaches, guys.

After learning that Cole really wanted to join the head coaching industry, Phil Jackson decisively fired former coach Mike Woodson, and as soon as the regular season ended, he had contact with Cole.

Moreover, Jackson did not prepare any B plan. From the beginning to the end, his only goal was Cole.

If Cole doesn't come, the Knicks will have no head coach and not even a candidate. But the "Zen Master" firmly believes that with his personal relationship with Cole, Cole cannot refuse!

What's more, the price of 20 million yuan offered by the Knicks for four years is already considered a high salary in the head coaching industry.

Everyone outside has the same idea as the "Zen Master", and everyone thinks that Cole joins the Knicks is a foregone conclusion. After all, he is the successor of the triangular offensive chosen by the "Zen Master".

However, Cole unexpectedly refused the Knicks and mentor Jackson, and completed the signing with the Golden State Warriors in a flash!

Of course, people don’t know what happened to Cole and the Warriors signing, because the contract has just been signed. But it is estimated that the Warriors official will announce the result in an hour.

Bob Miles was also a little surprised to sign Cole. After Miles fired former coach Mark Jackson, his first target was originally Stan Van Gundy.

Little did he know that the Pistons actually let Van Gundy serve as head coach and president of basketball affairs, and he immediately "catched" Van Gundy.

At this time, Miles tentatively contacted Cole. But he didn't expect that Cole quickly agreed to the meeting. And today a week later, he signed a contract with the Warriors!

That’s right, the “Zen Master” and Cole had been in contact for a month. The Warriors and Cole only had contact for only one week!

Therefore, when I look back now, Miles finds it incredible. Cole and the Warriors were originally incompatible. But now, they have signed a contract to cooperate.

"Can I ask you a question? Steve." After the signing, Miles couldn't help it. He wanted to know why Cole refused the Knicks and chose the Warriors.

"Are you trying to ask me why I chose you?" Cole guessed Miles' doubts.

Myers nodded slightly.

"It's very simple, because I don't want to, and it's unlikely that I can play a triangle offense well. I remember when I was communicating before, I told you that I wanted to build a system with the Warriors according to their own thoughts, rather than playing a triangle offense."

"It's really that simple?" Cole's answer surprised Miles. At first he thought that the real reason why Cole refused New York was because he had an unknown bad relationship with the "Zen Master" and the Knicks.

But unexpectedly, Cole's choice of Warriors was really the reason for his tactical philosophy!

In the eyes of the outside world, the Warriors are actually more suitable for triangular attack than the Knicks.

The Warriors' two big men, Boggart and David Lee, are both very good at passing and have certain offensive abilities. Harrison Barnes also has strong passing abilities and can become an organizational forward and play the role of Scott Pippen. These configurations are not available to the Knicks.

But even so, Cole really doesn't seem to have plans to attack the triangle.

"It's that simple, the triangle offense is outdated, Myers. I don't know if you have watched the Grizzlies and Spurs series. On the surface, they seem to be as strong as before, and nothing strange. But in fact, they have proved that a new era has arrived. Next season, I hope to play in the Warriors as well. I have studied that there is no team in the league that is more suitable to play in the small lineup than the Warriors! I believe that according to my ideas, the team will usher in a qualitative change in the new season!"

Looking at Cole who is full of confidence, Miles is becoming more and more excited about next season.

A coach who refuses to attack the triangle and wants to build a system according to his own ideas sounds much more reliable than the so-called "successors of attack".

"So do you have any suggestions for signing this summer?" Myers continued to ask. Since he had signed the contract, he certainly hoped that Cole would start working as soon as possible.

"If possible, I hope we can win Andre Iguodala this summer. His contract with the Grizzlies ends this summer, and the Grizzlies need to renew Link this summer, so they will definitely not be able to fully satisfy Andre in terms of money. Believe me, his joining will make us succeed faster." Cole replied without hesitation. All plans had been brewing in his mind...
Chapter completed!