Chapter 715: Focus Battle

After playing the Cavaliers, the Bobcats rested for three days and then continued to play on the regular season court.

On the 8th, they traveled to Boston to challenge the Celtics away and won a big 108-90 victory.

The Celtics still haven't made a big deal this season, and they wanted to sign Ben Wallace, but in the end they lost to the Bulls halfway through the competition.

Therefore, in the new season, the Celtics are still led by Paul Pierce alone, and the best helper is Wallis Zebiak, who is gradually entering the end of his career.

The two Celtics' first-round picks owned by the Bobcats have both been sent to the Timberwolves, and there is one less reason why the Bobcats must beat the Celtics.

But after a three-day break, the Bobcats were full of energy and energy, and won the victory very easily.

On the 10th, the Bobcats played against the SuperSonics at home, 105:99, and won by 6 points.

The SuperSonics have not had a great record this season, and counting the loss to the Bobcats, they currently have a 1-5 record and are at the bottom of the West, and the twin stars of Ray Allengara and Lewis can't save the SuperSonics.

As a result, the SuperSonics are currently looking for a trade to send away Ray Allen and Rashad Lewis, especially Rashad Lewis, whose contract is about to expire.

On the 12th, the Bobcats continued to play at home, facing the Nuggets, and finally won 101-98, winning by only 3 points.

The Bobcats played a little tougher in this game, and the Nuggets have reached their peak this year, with Daco Milicic and Ruhr Deng at the core, and Andre Miller and Andre Miller in the role players. Smith, Marcus Camby, and Nenehilario.

Coupled with the arrival of the old coach George Karl, the Nuggets' impact this season is ferocious, this game is a proof of this, Qiao Hai changed to a five-small lineup at the last moment, relying on a wave of impact from the five-small, only 3 points narrowly beat the Nuggets.

On the 14th, the Bobcats faced the Hornets and won 115-94.

After playing this game, the Bobcat has started a wave of 7 consecutive wins, and the state is extremely hot, and in the entire league, only the Bobcat is still undefeated in the game.

Even the Rockets lost one game to the Jazz in the opening wave.

So, the Bobcats, who have won seven in a row, are now number one in the league.

In this wave of seven consecutive wins, Chris Paul broke out, and his personal performance has surpassed Michael Reed, coupled with Kevin Garnett's outstanding performance.

In the new season, the Bobcats have turned into a quasi-Big Three team.

In addition to the big three, Kendrick Perkins and Andre Iguodala are regular starters, Danny Granger and Josh Smith are the main firepower points of the bench, and Anthony Parker and Andre Biedrins also get some playing time.

In the first seven games, the Bobcats have formed a nine-man rotation lineup, and it has been fixed.

"In the new season, we definitely have to produce results, the fixed rotation is very important, this set of nine rotation, is enough to help us achieve our goals, the possible mid-season trade is not mentioned for the time being, we first have to use our lineup to help us achieve some goals, such as the first in the halfway league."

On November 16, the Bobcats face off against the Spurs in San Antonio.

TNT, Hoop Sports, and ESPN all broadcast the key game live across the United States, with the Bobcats on one side and the Spurs, who are tied for second in the league and first in the West with the Rockets at 6-1 on the other.

This game has attracted a lot of attention, and the Bobcats have finally come up against a strong team capable of causing them difficulties after a wave of easy schedules at the start of the season.

Before the game, Qiao Hai said to his coaching staff: "The Spurs are definitely the top three teams in terms of strength this season, except for the Rockets and us, it is the Spurs." ”

"Tony Parker in the GDP mix has grown to the peak, Manuginobili and Tim Duncan are also in their prime, they haven't declined, their system has also gone through a few seasons of experience, it has been very mature, and the result of this game can prove something to a certain extent."

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Qiao Hai decided to do his best to fight for the next victory, and use this victory to give himself some confidence.

On the day of the game, the SBC Center Arena, which was quickly filled by San Antonios, made all sorts of noise.

The Bobcats came on amid a chorus of boos, while the Spurs came on amid the cheers of the audience.

Influenced by Qiao Hai, the Spurs, who should have won three O'Brien Cups as of 2006, have only one O'Brien Cup in 2003 so far.

But even so, Popovich, who led the Spurs to a championship, was also praised because since the 1999 season and up to last season, Joe Hay has almost dominated the league.

He won one championship with the Lakers and two with the Grizzlies, and then Rick Carlisle led the Lakers to break Joe's dominance (but also because Joehai left the Grizzlies in the middle of the season) and stole one of them, and Popovich followed up with another.

Qiao Hai led the third team, the Rockets, to a fourth championship in the 2004 season.

Then the Rockets completed three consecutive championships, although the last two championships led the team by Stan Love, but everyone knows that the biggest contributor to the Rockets' championship is actually Qiao Hai.

That is to say, in the eight seasons after Qiao Hai entered the league, only Rick Carlisle led the Lakers to a championship, and Popovich led the Spurs to a championship, Qiao Hai dominated the league, if there is a personal dynasty, in these eight seasons, Qiao Hai should have completed a dynasty of his own.

The difference between Popovich and Rick Carlisle's two O'Brien Cups, Rick Carlisle, has not been able to maintain his strength after leaving the Lakers, and the Pacers' record is getting worse year by year.

In contrast, Popovich has maintained a stable core with the Spurs, showing great competitiveness every year, and that's the gap between the two.

So, after Qiao Hai entered the league and coached for eight seasons, most media reporters believe that Popovich is the only coach who can compete with Qiao Hai!

This game has attracted much attention, and naturally there are reasons for this, and the duel between Qiao Hai and Popovich is also one of the highlights of this game.

In the SBC Center's commentary box, Hoop Sports fielded their strongest commentary duo at the moment, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.

Before the start of the game, Kenny Smith also summed up another big point of interest: "Chris Paul is basically Tony Parker, Michael Reed is basically Manuginobili, Kevin Garnett is basically Tim Duncan." ”

"The core lineup of the two teams is in the same position, and the biggest attraction should be whether Kevin Garnett can lead the team to win against Tim Duncan after having excellent teammates."

Then, he turned his head to look at Charles Barkley: "Charles, who do you think will win this game between the Bobcats and the Spurs?" ”

"I think?" Charles Barkley was a little surprised, and then he gave an affirmative answer: "Obviously the Bobcats, they have a better lineup." ”

"Aside from the trio that you summarized, their role players are even better, so I'm more optimistic that the Bobcats can win this game."