In the second quarter, there were substitutes on both sides.

The Grizzlies have brought in Sean Marion, Chauncy Billups and Nesterovic on their side, plus Maddy and Ragabel, and the bench is biased towards the Quick.

On the Lakers' side, O'Neal is temporarily rested, Kobe Bryant leads the team, Derrick Fisher, Bruce Bowen, Robert Horriga AC Green.

At the start of the second quarter, there was no change in the tactics of either team, except that the Grizzlies added Maddy's singles.

And the Lakers' side is still Kobe Bryant's singles.

As a result, the second quarter instantly became a showdown between Kobe Bryant and Maddie.

At the beginning of the game, Kobe Bryant hit a step-back jumper first.

Maddie made a pull-up jump shot after a flank block.

Then, Kobe Bryant made a step-back jumper in the same position, and Ragabel's defense was good enough, but in this position Kobe Bryant had already found his touch, leaned back and shot, and scored a goal with a bang.

Not to be outdone, Maddie cut this time in the air, with Nesterovic giving the ball straight after Maddy's cut.

Maddie received the ball, faced Bruce Bowen's defense, took three steps, made a layup, and scored 2 points.

The scoring or hitting iron on both sides is almost synchronized, and the role players also play, but the play is limited, and the game becomes a battle of superstars, all kinds of singles.

The score has been close, either 1 point 2 points ahead, or 1 point 2 points behind.

Although this kind of game looks tense, it is what Qiao Hai wants to see.

As long as the score difference can be bitten and dragged to the end, Qiao Hai will sacrifice the statute of limitations bonus card, and he will be able to win the game in one wave.

But in the second half of the second quarter, O'Neal came out, and the Grizzlies could also use Raheem to respond.

Qiao Hai realized that the game turned into a superstar duel, the Grizzlies suffered a loss, and O'Neal's outburst was not something that the Grizzlies could stop, so Qiao Hai called a timeout and repeatedly emphasized the tactics, he replaced Maddie and used Raheem and Brad Miller to partner on the inside line and beat Princeton offensively.

Princeton attacked O'Neal, and the Grizzlies continued to bite the difference.

After halftime, the Grizzlies trailed the Lakers by three points, 53-56.

The game was very intense, the quality was also very high, it was definitely not a rookie pecking each other, two quarters of the game, the two teams played a superstar duel, a tactical duel, the offense was very smooth, the quality of the defense was not low, and the score was very close.

McBrin summed up at halftime: "No one could have imagined that the Grizzlies, a team at the bottom of the team, could play such a result under the tutelage of Qiao Hai, the top four in the West in November, played 5 games in December, and continued to maintain the top four. ”

"The Grizzlies' offense has been systematic, and the Princeton offense has allowed them to play the most offensive firepower in the league, and in November they were the first in the league, and in December they slipped slightly, but they are still in the top three in the league."

"In the first half of the game, I have to mention Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady, the two young top wing matchups, Maddy scored 17 points alone, 7 of 14 shots, and the shooting rate was just 50%, Kobe Bryant's performance was slightly inferior, he scored 14 points, hit 6 of 13 shots, and the shooting rate was only one goal away from reaching 50%."

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McBlin's halftime summary was biased toward praising the Grizzlies.

In fact, neutral commentators or fans are biased towards the underdog, although the Grizzlies beat the Lakers at the beginning of the season and are now ranked ahead of the Lakers in the rankings because of that victory, but in the eyes of fans, the Grizzlies are the weak.

Because last season, the Grizzlies were the bottom of the league, and the Lakers were the champions.

The gap between the two teams is too big, and now the Grizzlies are catching up, which is naturally the credit of Qiao Hai, and the Grizzlies can play with the Lakers, which is naturally unexpected by many people, and it is also what many neutral fans want to see, they want to see the weak defeat the strong.

The Grizzlies beat the Lakers, and the game at the beginning of the season was considered a weak victory over the strong, and this game is no longer counted in the strict sense.

But many neutral commentators and fans still think it's counted.

The game was played at halftime, and the Grizzlies were only three points behind, and the intense game was what McBrin wanted to see.

But that's not what Phil Jackson wants.

Phil Jackson was going to be ashamed, and if it was a tough and thrilling victory, Phil Jackson felt that it was completely insufficient.

Because the last time they lost to the Grizzlies and Qiao Hai, the Lakers lost by 20 points, and if they want to win back this time, they must win at least 20 points, so they only led by 3 points at halftime, and Phil Jackson was very dissatisfied.

Phil Jackson is a very controlling coach, he can lead the Bulls to two triple championships, and it is also because of this desire to control, he can give the superstars absolute freedom, but at the same time, the superstars have to do what he asks them to do, and they have to complete the tasks he assigns.

Now, it's clear that the Lakers didn't do what Phil Jackson set for them in the first half.

In the home team's locker room, Phil Jackson was furious and turned on the hair dryer mode.

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On the other hand, Qiao Hai has never been the kind of coach who will get angry, if there is any problem, he always says calmly, even if some games are too bad, Qiao Hai will only use some special ways to boost the fighting spirit of the players.

For example, now, when we were 3 points behind at halftime, Qiao Hai was not impatient, and said calmly: "We were behind at halftime, but only 3 points behind, which means that we still have a chance to win this game!" I said before the game that this game is only allowed to be won and not lost, so in the second half, we must erase the three-point deficit! ”

Qiao Hai has always believed that the players who can play in the NBA are not brainless, at least the players can think independently, Qiao Hai only needs to say what he wants, and these young players will do their best to do it without slacking off.

After making some adjustments, the Grizzlies' goal in the third quarter was to erase the three-point deficit and continue to bite the score.

In the second half of the second quarter, O'Neal's outburst made Qiao Hai understand that the Lakers are very strong, as long as there is nothing wrong with the Lakers' state, the Grizzlies can play like they are now, which is already very good, so he can't be greedy, greed is not enough to swallow elephants, this sentence makes a lot of sense.

Qiao Hai will not be greedy, all he asks now is for the team to bite the score and leave it for the decisive battle in the final quarter!

In the third quarter, the Lakers and Grizzlies were both in full force, with Chauncy Billups as the main controller, Maddy, Sean Marion, Raheem and Brad Miller on the Grizzlies' side.

On the Lakers' side, point guard Derrick Fisher, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Bruce Bowen, power forward Robert Horry and center O'Neal.

Judging from this lineup in the third quarter, the Lakers' starting point guard Ron Harper and starting small forward Scott Pippen are a bit of a pseudo-starter, the Grizzlies are different, Billups has been improving, and in terms of absolute strength, he is not as good as Mike Bibie, but in terms of control of the rhythm, Bilops is stronger than Mike Bibie, and the defense is also stronger than Mike Bibie, and at some moments, Bilops is more suitable for the Grizzlies than Mike Bibie.

As a result, Billups is also playing a lot of minutes now, often playing more games than Mike Bibi who started.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Billups also quickly played his role, controlling the tempo, so that the rhythm on the court followed the Grizzlies, fast or slow.

By the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies had recovered a three-point deficit.

At 82:81, after three quarters, the Grizzlies still led by one point.

Phil Jackson had a bad look and wanted to extend the lead in the third quarter, but the reality was that the Grizzlies overtook the score......