After playing the Raptors, the Grizzlies won two in a row.

Just one day later, they faced Celtic back-to-back.

The current situation of the Celtics is average, Paul Pierce has ushered in an explosion this season, averaging 20 points per game so far, and Anthony Walker, the No. 6 rookie in 96, has also become a star forward with an average of 20+8 per game, but other than them, the other players of the Celtics are really poor.

Rick Pitino is a famous coach in the NCAA, but he also seems to be unaccustomed in the NBA, completely missing his coaching performance in the NCAA, leading the team with a high salary for two seasons, the Celtics have not improved, and they have missed the playoffs.

The same is true for the Celtics this season, with a 14-18 record and 10th place in the East, and of course, they are not far from the top eight in the East, and still have a chance to catch up.

That's why, after two consecutive season of failure, the Celtics still haven't fired Rick Pitino.

There was also a gimmick in this game, Chauncey Billups returned to the North Shore Garden Arena, and in 1997, the Celtics drafted Billups with a scout pick, but the Celtics did not give Billups much of a chance to prove himself, and after only half a season, Billups was sent away by the Celtics......

Now, Billups is back, he hasn't played as much as he should be, but the current Billups is at least better than most Celtics players, especially the Celtics' current starting point guard Kenny Anderson, Kenny Anderson, who was born in Queens, New York, was at his peak, but now he is too old to hide outside to catch and shoot.

It is completely incomparable to Chauncey Billups, who is gradually improving and growing, and is now the core of the Grizzlies' second team, and the young Billups still has a long way to go, which also means that Billups, who has been improving, will grow very well and gradually play the value of Tanhua.

Against the Celtics, Joe Hai started Billups and gave Billups plenty of playing time.

In terms of defense, Qiao Hai used Sean Marion to defend Paul Pierce, who was young and inexperienced, and put Anthony Walker to score, this defensive strategy of defending one and putting one is very effective, and it also reminds Qiao Hai of a defensive strategy shared by Kobe Bryant after retiring.

"There are players in teams who have signed max contracts, and there are players who are facing contract years and haven't signed those big contracts yet. If we were to take a specific strategy against these teams: we would have chosen to pack players who hadn't signed a fat contract yet, not to give them a shot, and put the max-paid players on a one-on-one. ”

Qiao Hai thinks this defensive strategy makes some sense, and when it is transplanted to Qiao Hai, it becomes: "Hit those players who play selflessly, and then put those players who play alone." ”

Reflected in the last two games, it is to pinch Carter, put Steve Francis, pinch Pierce, and put Anthony Walker.

This kind of defense works well, with the Grizzlies' current defensive configuration, with Sean Marion in the starters and Ragabel on the bench, if it is a team with this kind of twin stars, they can completely do it by locking one.

Playing the Celtics, Billups also seized the opportunity that Joe Hay gave him.

Two singles in the first quarter, four points on a pull-up jumper, and five points on two catches, Billups scored nine points in the first quarter, which is a new high in his career.

Then, in the second quarter, Qiao Hai played the first half of the dual-control combination, the rotation was exactly the same as the previous game, without the slightest change, Billups has adapted to this style of play, and in the second quarter, he immediately switched to controlling the rhythm and organizing the offense, and all kinds of passes and balls.

After a quarter and a half of play, Billups' stats became 14 points and five assists.

Then, Billups was replaced, and the Grizzlies came on to Maddie in the second half of the second quarter and played the first half with Maddie.

At halftime, the Celtics were really no match for the Grizzlies, they trailed by 16 points at halftime, and Rick Pitino was hoarse, but there was nothing he could do.

Against the NCAA coach, Qiao Hai continued to maintain the suppression of the opponent, he was one step ahead of each adjustment, and did not disrupt his rhythm in the slightest, the Grizzlies' rotation order remained the same, compared to the previous game, the only change was that he roughly did not play in the second quarter.

With the rotation unchanged, Qiao Hai was still able to suppress Rick Pitino with some small adjustments, and it has to be said that as time progressed, the ability of each player of the Grizzlies was squeezed to the extreme by Qiao Hai.

Princeton's tactical proficiency has reached 100 percent, and the Grizzlies' offense is getting smoother and smoother.

In the second half, the Grizzlies once again extended the margin to more than 20 points, and the game once again ushered in garbage time.

In garbage time, the bench players appeared, and they could probably play again and dare to fight.

He didn't play in the second quarter, but he came on with more than five minutes left in the third quarter.

Nick Hairston, the commentator on the sidelines of the North Shore Garden Arena, couldn't help but sigh: "Qiao Hai's courage is really big, Pisa still has a quarter and a half, and with a 20-point lead, he will go directly to the bench, and he is not afraid of the Celtics chasing points at all." ”

Qiao Hai is indeed not afraid, even if it is a substitute, Qiao Hai can let Ragabel lock up Pierce and let Anthony Walker throw in waves.

As long as the defense is in place, even if there is no main force on the floor, the Grizzlies can play a smooth Princeton offense, after all, the Grizzlies also have a Rasione Nestelovic off the bench, plus El Boykins' suddenness, without Maddy, Billups and Mike Bibby, the Grizzlies' offense is also booming.

This is also the reason why Qiao Hai always dares to directly replace the substitute after leading by 20 points.

The game ended, and the Grizzlies won the game.

Although Billups was a starter, because the game lost suspense early, Qiao Hai never had the habit of brushing data for the main players in garbage time, so Billups only played 25 minutes, scoring 19 points, 7 assists and 3 steals.

It was Billups' best game of the season, so when it was over, he was excited to give everyone a high-five, and walked to the sideline to give Joe a big hug.

The North Shore Garden Arena was full of boos, and no one knew if the boos were for Billups or the Celtic management.

After playing the game against the Celtics, the Grizzlies' road trip to the East came to an end, and after Qiao Hai returned, the Grizzlies won three in a row, each of which was a lead of more than 20 points before the end of the third quarter, and each game was a big win of more than 20 points.

Back in Vancouver, they will play five home games in a row, against the Suns, Cavaliers, Heat, Jazz and Magic, and the other four teams are playoff teams in addition to the Cavaliers.

However, now that the Grizzlies are in excellent shape, Qiao Hai is also full of confidence, and Qiao Hai does not care too much about the next five home games, he can play how he wants, it doesn't matter if he wins or loses, anyway, with the Grizzlies' current state, there are still many possibilities to win.

Just when Qiao Hai was completely relaxed and ready to lead the team to play the next five home games, someone called him.

"Wang Shao? Are you in Vancouver? Welcome, of course welcome! ”

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