In the 2002-2003 playoffs, the rules of the first round of the playoffs were officially changed, from the past 5 games to the best of 7 games.

There is also a discussion within the Rockets about the change in the format.

"Overall, it doesn't have much impact on us, it's just that we have to win one more game to be able to black seven." Tang Yi also learned to say sassy words, and this sentence was very sassy.

Qiao Hai smiled, and then thought of a meme: "But the impact on the grizzly bear should not be small." ”

Tang Yi was stunned for a moment, Brad Stevens was also a little puzzled, Qiao Hai continued: "Because Tracy may say when they are leading 3:0, 3:1 or 3:2, if it was last year's playoff rules, I would already be preparing for the next round!" ”

Stan Lefu immediately laughed, and Brad Stevens and Tang Yi were still confused.

This stalk, it existed in the previous life, it also exists in this life, and in this life, Maddie has already shown her IQ once.

But Qiao Hai also believes that it should be impossible for Maddie to do it again, because after the last time he showed off his IQ, Qiao Hai warned Maddie.

And this time, Qiao Hai will not give Maddie another chance to show off his IQ.

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The matchup between the Grizzlies and the Rockets is the focus of the first round of the playoffs, and the main highlight is Qiao Hai vs. his old club.

Before the start of the game, the war of words between the two teams was already a big fight.

Billy Knight, who had learned to play well after the penultimate loss of the regular season, stopped speaking out and chose to dodge in the face of reporters.

But what is surprising is that Rockets owner Leslie Alexander, who has never been interviewed by reporters, was interviewed by the Houston Documentary before the playoffs.

"The regular season is over, we're doing well, getting 50 wins and making the playoffs, I've forgotten how many seasons we've missed the playoffs, but this season, Joe led us into the playoffs and he's shown what he can do."

"He's a good coach and I think I owe a debt of credit to Michael Hasley and Mr. Billy Knight, because the Rockets wouldn't have gotten such a great coach without their wrong choices......"

Leslie Alexander thinks he was just being interviewed by local media in Houston and, as such, didn't pay much attention to the answers.

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Soon, because of this passage from Leslie Alexander, the Grizzlies' counterattack came.

Michael Haesley never thought it was a mistake for him to force Joe away, and now, fellow boss, Leslie Alexander, is calling him wrong.

Michael Hasley was not happy.

If the Rockets' record is better than the Grizzlies, it's okay to say, the main problem is that the Rockets' record is far worse than the Grizzlies, one is second in the West, and the other is seventh in the West, which can be said to be a notch worse.

Therefore, Michael Hasley believes that no matter how good Qiao Hai's team performance is, it can't compare to the Grizzlies, which can't prove whether he Michael Hasley made a mistake.

So, Michael Haisley's counterattack was simple: "Did we make a mistake? I don't think so. ”

"Our record is 59 wins, and the Rockets only got 50 wins, we are second in the West, they are seventh in the West, Qiao Hai's team results are far inferior to Hubi's team results, I don't understand where we made mistakes, wait for Qiao Hai's team results to surpass us and then talk about this problem."

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In this reply, Leslie Alexander, who has always had nothing to say, appeared again, this time in an interview with Hoop Sports.

He echoed Michael Haasley's response.

"Everybody knows that the Grizzlies have an All-Star roster, and they deserve to be better than us, and Joe led the Grizzlies to two O'Brien Cups, but after Joe left, they didn't win even one O'Brien Cup, and that's the mistake they made."

In addition to Leslie Alexander, Stu Jackson, the former general manager of the Grizzlies, also stepped up to respond to Michael Haasley.

"Michael didn't show respect for Joe, and I think he should always be aware that Joe was the godfather of the Grizzlies, he led the Grizzlies to the playoffs for the first time, and led the Grizzlies to the only two O'Brien Cups, and the Grizzlies roster that won the championship was almost single-handedly built by Joe."

"If it weren't for Joe, the Grizzlies with their All-Star roster wouldn't exist now, and it's just a joke that the so-called better record is better."

As an assistant coach who has been following Qiao Hai, Stanreford also said: "Even if it is to compare the record, it should be Hubi Brown's record this season compared to the record of Joe's last full season with the Grizzlies." ”

"By the way, what was Joe's record in the last full season with the Grizzlies?"

"71-11? How many more wins than 59 wins, who can count? ”

"12 wins, what a gap!"

And in the playoffs that year, the Grizzlies had a championship record of 15-0! Without a single defeat, can Hubi do it? Or can any other coach do that? ”

"No one can do that!"

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Qiao Hai's camp hit three times in a row, and Michael Haesley was already so angry that he couldn't speak.

His faithful dog-legged Billie Knight had to stand up and speak for his boss at this time, and Billy Knight directly changed the concept of the record comparison.

"The Stamrefour comparison is unfair, everyone knows that the Grizzlies in the 2000-2001 season were the best Grizzlies, the Grizzlies have been a lot worse in the past two years, we have gone a lot of good role players, and we are missing a best defensive player......"

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On Qiao Hai's side, Stamrefour returned to Billy Knight in seconds.

"The loss of the squad? This has to be said to be another mistake of Billy Knight, before the 2001-2002 season Joe suggested that he trade Mike Bibby and Raheem for a top defensive center, but Billy Knight did not do so, and he traded for the second pick and Lorenzen Wright. ”

Everyone has seen the consequences of this, and this Grizzlies team does not have a qualified rim center. In addition, Manu was also exchanged by this guy! ”

"It's pretty obvious that Billy Knight is a mediocre general manager, and I don't know why he's trying to defend himself."

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The war of words has reached this point, and the grizzly bears are almost speechless.

Billy Knight was silent immediately after Stamreford's second return, and reporters chased and intercepted him.

In the end, Billy Knight had no choice but to give a response: "There's nothing to say, we're going to win this series and send them home!" ”

The meaning is very simple, whoever wins is justified.

This is equivalent to declaring war on Rocket and Qiao Hai, after Rocket flew to Vancouver, Qiao Hai finally stood up in person and responded: "Our target is Black Seven, send them to fishing!" ”