After the first quarter, as soon as he saw that the Grizzlies were leading, Max Coleman immediately changed his words: "The Grizzlies were leading in the first quarter, Sharif Abdulahim performed well, and Maddie was in good shape, it seems that the Grizzlies will not lose in a row, they are going to win." ”

Experts and commentators who are familiar with the Grizzlies know that once the Grizzlies take the lead, the Grizzlies will win the game nine times out of ten.

Therefore, Max Coleman is an expert commentator who is familiar with grizzly bears, and he was afraid of being slapped in the face, so he quickly changed his words.

But Stephen Smith next to him doesn't have the ability to "improvise", Stephen Smith still insists: "The Grizzlies only led by 5 points in the first quarter, and the SuperSonics still have a chance, Gary Payton put all his energy on the defensive end, and the offensive end hasn't made much effort, Wenbeck seems to be suppressed by Rahim, but when he finds his form, Raheem will not be his opponent, so, wait, after halftime, the trend of this game will be clear......"

But Stephen Smith's insistence has also turned into a kind of hard-mouthedness.

He didn't dare to say that it was the supersonic that won in the end, but that the supersonic still had a chance.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies changed to a rotation lineup, dual-control partner Maddie, plus the interior roughly and Rasian Nestrovich, it is worth mentioning that since Qiao Hai roughly increased his potential value last time, he has roughly entered the main rotation, sometimes he will appear in the second half of the first quarter, and most of the time he will appear in the second quarter.

The position is mainly in the No. 4 position, and occasionally when he has to run and hit, Qiao Hai will also let him make a cameo in the No. 5 position.

All in all, the approximate playing time has increased at a rate that is visible to the naked eye.

On the SuperSonics' side, Paul Westphall replaced Ben Baker and kept Gary Payton, plus Vernon Maxwell, Ruben Patterson, Rashad Lewis and Greg Foster, also a new rotation.

The supersonics' rotation lineup is not bad, Vernon Maxwell was the sixth man of the Kings last season, and Ruben Patterson was reused by Qiao Hai in the Lakers last season and played a valuable role, but this season he was sent to the SuperSonics by the Lakers because of personality problems.

Paul Westphaal is also an eclectic talent, Ruben Patterson has become the starting three of the SuperSonics this season, averaging 11.6 points per game, and more importantly, Ruben Patterson is a tough defensive player, and his presence has hardened the SuperSonics' wings.

Rashad Lewis, who was a rookie last season, didn't get much of a chance.

But this season, Paul Westphale had no one available, so he could only increase Lewis's playing time, and as a result, Lewis gave Paul Westphal a surprise, the big shooter's superb shooting skills and quickly integrated into the supersonic system.

But his defense is very poor, and he can't defend anyone alone, but he is not bad in supplemental defense.

Finally, there is Greg Foster, a white center with average strength but a lot of fighting spirit, barely playing in the rotation.

Therefore, the biggest problem with the SuperSonics' rotation lineup is defense, especially interior defense.

The Grizzlies hit the inside, and soon they were on fire, and even the outside projection was turned on.

After halftime, the Grizzlies led by 13 points.

Two quarters of the game, completely suppressed the supersonic.

At this moment, Stephen Smith is not stubborn, he is not afraid of being slapped in the face, and naturally switches over: "It looks like the Grizzlies are going to win, I have to say, the Grizzlies are too strong now, there is Maddie on the outside, Raheem on the inside, and Chauncey Billups plus Ear Boykins on the bench, everyone can pass, everyone can score, such an offense, once it is opened, it is too terrifying......"

Stephen Smith directly turned to the Grizzlies, and even Max Coleman was a little caught off guard by this change.

In the second half of the game, the Grizzlies continued to work hard and won easily.

In the end, 118-97, the Grizzlies won by 21 points.

After being ended by the Knicks, the Grizzlies did not lose streak and returned to their home court, but instead used a big win to announce the return of the Grizzlies who had won 24 in a row!

Three days later, the Grizzlies fought against the supersonics.

It's another big game, the Grizzlies are in average shape in this game, and they failed to lock a 20-point lead as soon as possible, and the game reached the fourth quarter, and the Grizzlies only led by 8 points, but it was this 8-point lead that was easily maintained by the Grizzlies to the end.

In the end, the Grizzlies won another game 98-90 and won two in a row.

SuperSonics swallowed the bitter fruit of two consecutive defeats, and the Western Conference ranking fell to seventh place.

Two more days passed, and on March 17, the Grizzlies hosted the Phoenix Suns.

The SuperSonics slipped in the rankings, and the Suns on the other side moved up the rankings, moving up to sixth place in the West and a playoff spot for the time being.

And this season, every time they play the Grizzlies, the Suns are always beaten badly, and Scott Skels is a coach who is good at studying, and he watched the video of the Grizzlies playing the Spurs, and then watching the video of the Grizzlies playing the Knicks.

Then, in this game, the Suns directly sacrificed a set of high-pressure defensive tactics and caught the Grizzlies off guard.

Although Qiao Hai's adjustment was timely, the pace of the game was inevitably slowed down by the sun.

As a result, the Grizzlies suffered a Waterloo and a surprising loss to the Suns.

You know, every time the Grizzlies encountered the Suns before, the ending was that the Grizzlies abused the Suns, but the ending of this game changed, and the Suns actually won!

Qiao Hai didn't react much, if he loses, he loses, who doesn't lose?

Including this loss, the Grizzlies have only lost 12 games, the least in the league.

Even if the Grizzlies lose two more games, the second-place Lakers can't catch up, so Qiao Hai's mentality is very relaxed, and he plays step by step, and the first place in the league is in the bag of the Grizzlies.

Qiao Hai is interested in being the first in this league, because his new contract with the Grizzlies has the first bonus in the league, which is 500,000, and he will not let go of any money he can make, not to mention 500,000 US dollars.

A day after the loss to the Suns, the Grizzlies played back-to-back games at home against the Pistons.

Because it was a continuous battle, Qiao Hai rotated significantly, Maddie and Raheem were all rested, and only Mike Bibby and Sean Marion were left in the starting lineup, and the three who replaced them were Ragabel, Roughly and Rasionetrovic.

With such a large rotation, it seems that Qiao Hai doesn't care about the outcome of a regular season at all.

Qiao Hai really didn't care about the outcome of such a game, but even the Grizzlies, who were heavily rotated, could still win against the Pistons without Grant Hill.

Grant Hill is injured, and the Pistons can only be supported by Jerry Starkerhouse alone in this game.

In the end, the Grizzlies won as a whole, with Mike Bibby scoring a game-high 27 points, along with eight assists and three steals, while Sean Marion also had 19 points and 11 rebounds.

He also roughly cut down the highest 13 points and 5 rebounds since joining the NBA, and the Grizzlies won the game, still not losing streak.