The Grizzlies started behind, and Maddie was badly defended.

Raheem also had a goal without a goal, Qiao Hai changed to double control, and there was still no improvement on the offensive end.

The game is fought, and it becomes a defensive battle.

Qiao Hai deployed troops one after another, but the disadvantage of the game was irreparable.

The Grizzlies trailed by 10 points at halftime, and in the second half, the Grizzlies chased for a while and chased to about 5 points.

In this way, the five-point difference was maintained until the end, and the Grizzlies finally lost.

At 89:94 in the final game, the Grizzlies lost by five points.

The 24-game winning streak is over, and so is the Grizzlies' streak journey.

Qiao Hai didn't feel regretful, but breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally Te Ma lost!"

Walking to the center of the field, Qiao Hai found Jeff Van Gundy and shook hands: "Jeff, thank you for your two tickets. ”

Qiao Hai's two tickets to Lao Qiao and Qiao Zhishui were provided by Jeff Van Gundy, Qiao Hai is the coach of the away team, and obviously can't buy tickets for the home team, so he can only call Jeff Van Gundy for help, but fortunately, Little Van Gundy gave Qiao Hai this face and sent two tickets to Old Joe and Qiao Zhishui.

After the game, in addition to sending the victory of the last game as a thank you, Qiao Hai did not forget to come up and say thank you in person, Qiao Hai felt a little cheap.

Jeff Van Gundy was very angry and said directly: "No, Joe, it's all a small thing. ”

Then squinted his eyes: "I have to thank you for not killing." ”

Qiao Hai was sweating wildly.

These old coaches in the league are all guys who can't afford to die.

However, Qiao Hai also knew that Jeff Van Gundy was also a well-intentioned joke and had no malicious intent, so Qiao Hai smiled and went with him.

……

In the visiting locker room at Madison Square Garden Arena, Qiao Hai pushed the door in, looked around, and didn't notice any unusual emotions on the team.

Think about it, all the players on this team were almost all unambitious players last season, such as Maddy, who was still playing on the bench for the Raptors last season, who would have thought that this season would become the league's No. 1 star? He also led the team to a 24-game winning streak.

There is also Chauncy Billups, who was a tanhua when he first entered the league, but in recent seasons he has not been able to reuse it, and he has been displaced, and this season Billups can play the main rotation with the Grizzlies, occasionally starting, and the data is also very efficient, Billups is already very satisfied.

So, 24 consecutive wins is good enough, the winning streak is over, they don't think too much about it, they will feel pity at most, and then they will happily face the next game

Qiao Hai had other ideas, he clapped his hands: "Okay, guys, we finally lost, which is a good thing." ”

Qiao Hai smiled, and the players laughed too, it's a good thing to lose, they heard about it for the first time.

"The crazy winning streak is good, but it also puts us under a lot of pressure, so it's good to lose, but at the same time, we also need to sum up, this game, we lost, we lost well, because this defeat also made us discover our biggest problem, against strong defensive teams, it's always hard for us to win......"

Losing this game is indeed an output.

The Grizzlies can't beat the Spurs, they can't beat the Knicks, and it's also difficult to beat the Pacers and Timberwolves, but they can abuse the Lakers in a fancy way, which proves that the Grizzlies' current style is difficult to deal with defensive teams like the Spurs and Knicks.

From this, the Grizzlies can draw a lot of things and also find the team's biggest problem right now.

At least next time he plays the Spurs or the Knicks, Qiao Hai can make targeted arrangements and try to overcome these problems.

In the away team's locker room after the game, Qiao Hai made a summary.

Then called Raheem, the best in the Grizzlies team in this game, in this game, Raheem faced Larry Johnson's defense and scored the Grizzlies' highest 26 points and 8 rebounds, so Joe decided to take Raheem to the post-game press conference.

The Grizzlies have a good team structure, there are no prickly players, even Raheem, the boss of the Grizzlies before Qiao Hai came, is a pious ***** and has a good temper.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Qiao Hai to manage this team.

Raheem followed after Qiao Hai, following suit.

At the press conference after the game, in the face of the reporter's question "How do you feel about the end of the winning streak", Qiao Hai's answer was: "It's a normal loss, there's nothing to say." ”

The reporter asked: "But the 24-game winning streak is over." ”

Qiao Hai had no choice but to reply: "The winning streak will always end, there is nothing to say." ”

"Isn't it a shame that you're only nine wins away from a 33-game winning streak?"

Qiao Hai continued to be helpless: "Everyone will feel that it is a pity, we can only put down the winning streak and continue to move forward, more important than the winning streak is to play every next game." ”

Raheem accompanied Johi to a press conference for the first time, and he found that the young somewhat over-the-top coach was a master at dealing with the media.

Although the tone was very helpless, no matter how he answered, he didn't give the reporter much material.

Raheem also learned from Johi to answer a few questions, and the Grizzlies' post-game press conference to end their winning streak ended there.

After the game, the Grizzlies' 24-game winning streak ended, and the turmoil across the league was upsetting.

ESPN – "Grizzlies' winning streak is over, and the form is gone. ”

Sports Illustrated - "Ending the winning streak, the Grizzlies are in danger of losing streak." ”

USA Today — "The second-longest winning streak in history is over, and the Grizzlies' form is in doubt." ”

After four consecutive visits, the Grizzlies have to fight against the supersonic speed, and the supersonic speed is obviously not easy to fight, if the Grizzlies' state really plummets, if Qiao Hai does not handle it well, the Grizzlies may really suffer a losing streak.

The media are the kind of creatures who win, blow, lose, and depreciate, so it is not surprising that Qiao Hai sings about the media.

Back at home, the Grizzlies held a press conference first, team owner John McCaw, general manager Stu Jackson, deputy general manager Billy Knight, as well as Qiao Hai and Qiao Hai's agent David Falke were all present.

Obviously, the theme of this press conference is Qiao Hai's contract renewal.

"We announced that we will renew the contract with Celestial Empire coach Qiao Hai for three years, although Coach Qiao Hai is young, he has led the team with outstanding results, and is currently the top coach in the league, and the Grizzlies are currently ranked first in the league, with a huge achievement of 24 consecutive wins, so we decided to renew the contract with Coach Qiao Hai for three years to keep this young and promising head coach......"

Stu Jackson bragged about Qiao Hai, and Qiao Hai's face turned red when he heard it.

But I have to say that Qiao Hai really conquered many people with his team leadership, at least, when Stu Jackson blew Qiao Hai, no one had any objections, and no one had a strange expression.

Qiao Hai stood up and said thank you.

Then, the reporter asked: "Mr. StuJackson, can you tell us about the amount of the contract?" ”

Stu Jackson nodded and said yes: "Sign for three years with an annual salary of $1.5 million, plus some bonus terms." ”

revealed that the contract amount was negotiated between David Falke and Stu Jackson, with an annual salary of $1.5 million, and now in the league, the only coaches with an annual salary of more than $1.5 million are Lakers' Phil Jackson and Heat's Pat Riley, and most of the other coaches have an annual salary of about one million, so Qiao Hai's contract with an annual salary of 1.5 million has also improved Qiao Hai's status to a certain extent, and now he is the third highest-paid coach in the league.