Qiao Hai's concept of the ultimate five was quickly spread, and some media began to analyze the game between the Bobcats and the Wizards, and Qiao Hai's finishing lineup at the end of the fourth quarter.

"Point guard Chris Paul and scoring guard Michael Reed, these two are obviously the two real cores of this Bobcats, and in regular time, the Bobcats rely on the cooperation of Paul and Reed to win some advantages."

"Andre Iguodala at small forward, Gerard Wallace at power forward, and of course, Danny Granger at one point at the back, Josh Smith at center."

"All in all, the core element of this lineup is that the five players on the field are all the kind of players who are fast and above the level of defense, once the defensive end is one-on-one, everyone will not suffer, of course, this has to remove Paul, who may face the opponent's wing star player, his height is still too disadvantaged."

"Actually, playing the Wizards, the difficulty of the Bobcats to the end is also related to Paul's defense, he can't prevent the tall Gilbert Arenas, and directly let the opponent explode."

"That's the way it is on the defensive end, everyone's opposition defense is not at a loss, and Josh Smith, who played as a guest center, is also very good in terms of complement defense and co-defense, so to speak, this small lineup of the Bobcats has a systematic defense."

"Offensively, each of them can shoot, Paul, Iguodala, Danny Granger and Michael Reed all have a solid three-point shot, Gerald Wallace and Josh Smith don't have a good three-point shot, but they can shoot it, and if it's a big open and gives them enough space, their three-point shooting percentage is still very respectable."

'Each of them can pass the ball, Iguodala and Gerard Wallace are versatile forwards, and Josh Smith has a good passing hand in the guest centre, and with Paul, who is a top playmaker, each of them can make good passes.

"Finally, coupled with Qiao Hai's passing and cutting tactics, this small lineup of the Bobcats is also very explosive on the offensive end!"

To sum up, some media also raised a question about this set of ultimate five small ones: "If they encounter a big center, they are likely to lose to the opponent's unlimited power of the big center, such as the Rockets." ”

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And in the Bobcats' intra-team meeting, Qiao Hai did not deny this at all, and he said to his coaching staff: "Indeed, if we play against the Rockets, the probability of winning is too low, and none of us can defend Yao Ming." ”

Ervin Gentry shrugged his shoulders helplessly, Qiao Hai created a difficult opponent for himself, perhaps, this also reflects from the side that Qiao Hai's real opponent is only himself?

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After playing the Wizards, the Bobcats ushered in a wave of Western four-game travel schedules.

In the first battle, they faced the king.

This season's Kings continue to decline compared to the previous season, and after Chris Webber left, the new core Pejastojakovic did not perform well, at least, he did not play like a star of the house.

Fortunately, Tang Zhendong filled in some of Brad Miller's weaknesses and greatly strengthened the defense of this Kings team, plus the explosion of Mike Bibby on the outside.

The Kings are still a playoff powerhouse in the West.

In this game against the Bobcats, Rick Adelman seems to have studied a lot of Bobcats' tactical play, and found out some of the above problems, he directly let Brad Miller, Tang Zhendong and Raheem take turns on the court to force the inside.

It worked well, and the Kings' offense quickly broke through the Bobcats' defense, and the game between the two teams immediately turned into an offensive battle.

At the end of the game, the Bobcats and the Kings were tied 102-102, and at the critical moment of the key ball competition, the Bobcats did not perform well, and on the Kings' side, Mike Bibby hit a drifting three-pointer.

After this goal was scored, time was a little short for the Bobcats, and they immediately tried to chase a two-point, but did not score.

Then, the game moved on to tactical free throws.

But the king's free throws are still very accurate, whether it is Mike Bibby and Peja on the outside, or Tang Zhendong and Brad Miller and Raheem on the inside, they are all free throw masters.

In the end, the Bobcats lost to the Kings by 104:109, a difference of 5 points, and the winning streak ended.

The loss to the Kings also clearly exposed a fatal problem for the Bobcats, who are afraid of teams with excellent interior lines.

Several of the Kings' interior lines are not up to the All-Star standard, but a few together, continuous offensive interior, is equivalent to a superstar-level interior line.

The Bobcats were ultimately unable to block the impact of this level, and coupled with the outburst of Mike Bibby on the outside, the Bobcats lost and ended their winning streak.

After losing this game, the media came to step on people, but as Tang Yi said, they didn't dare to step on Qiao Hai without scruples, so they could only say: "Losing the battle of the king, the Bobcat exposes a major problem, or its fate." ”

ESPN is one of the more daring media outlets, and the report they wrote was nothing more than that: "The Kings offer the rest of the league a way to play against the Bobcats, and the next schedule will be much more difficult for the Bobcats." ”

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In the final game of November, the Bobcats played against the SuperSonics away.

In this game, the SuperSonics naturally wanted to try a wave of strong attack on the inside, but helplessly, they did not have an excellent interior lineup in their lineup, but some of them were a few outside shooters.

Against such an opponent, the Bobcats naturally made it easier, and the Bobcats directly expanded the defense and defended supersonic shots.

In the end, Ray Allen didn't score any three-pointers, and could only score 19 points on breakouts and occasional mid-range shots, and Rashad Lewis only scored 13 points.

The Bobcats eventually won a wild game with a score of 104-79, and after losing to the Kings, they started winning again.

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At the end of November, the Bobcats finished with a 15-1 record, losing only one game to the Kings and winning the rest of the games!

After the start of December, the league quickly announced the November Nativity of the Month.

Qiao Hai led the team to the first place in the league with a record of 15 wins and 1 loss, and deservedly won the trophy of Coach of the Month, of course, only the best coach of the month in the East.

The Western Coach of the Month was won by Greg Popovich, who led the team 11-3 in the first month, and the two were bright for a while.

The rookie of the month in the East is naturally none other than Chris Paul, but the player of the month was taken by the Cavaliers' LeBron James.

In November, James led the team to a 10-5 record, a huge improvement from last season, averaging 28.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.9 blocks per game.

Although James' election is a bit of a league star-making, Qiao Hai also has to admit that James's election is also a matter of course.

It's just that Qiao Hai also thinks that Michael Reid, whose data is slightly worse but the team's record is more than better, deserves the Player of the Month trophy, and even Chris Paul is more qualified than James.