Los Angeles, Staples Center.

In every MLB game, the arena is like a show, with celebrities from Los Angeles and Hollywood appearing first before it is the turn of the real protagonists of the game.

The game hasn't started yet, and in the locker room, the Rockets are preparing for the game.

Although the strong enemy was in front, Qiao Hai still showed a very relaxed performance.

After walking around the visiting locker room in the Staples Center, Qiao Hai gradually walked to the door of the locker room, the door was ajar, for ventilation, because the smell in the locker room was a bit big, the smell of all kinds of stinky socks.

After thinking about it, Qiao Hai decided to open the door and go out to breathe.

Outside the door, a few reporters who were familiar with the Lakers gathered here, and when they saw Qiao Hai, they didn't have much reaction.

Because they knew very well that at this time period, even if they surrounded them, Qiao Hai would not answer any of the questions they asked.

But there was still a reporter who took a picture with a camera.

In his words, it is: "Anyway, shoot it first, and then then talk about it, what if you use it after the game?" ”

Qiao Hai didn't care, but leaned against the door of the locker room, posed a few times, and specially photographed these reporters.

Stamrefour and they also stepped up, and in the dressing room, the players were changing their clothes, and it was really none of their business.

Several people stood outside the door and gossiped, and the topic had nothing to do with this game at all.

Several reporters listened with their ears pricked up, but failed to hear what they were trying to hear, so two of the young reporters looked disappointed.

Johi noticed the expressions, and he smiled, patted Stamprefour and Bernie Bixduff, and motioned for them to extinguish their cigarettes.

"Let's go, the game is about to begin."

After more than ten minutes of breath outside the locker room door, the Rockets' coaching staff went back.

……

All the players have already packed everything, dressed up and are sitting in their places.

There was silence in the locker room, and Qiao Hai quickly took out his tactical board and briefly laid out the style of play for this game: "Our tactical play is as usual in this game, but on the defensive end, we need to make one or two changes, and for Shaquille O'Neal, we need to trap him." ”

"As soon as he gets the ball, grab him immediately!" Qiao Hai made a gesture with his hands together, and several of the team's interior players nodded.

"If I make that gesture if necessary, you'll have to foul Shaquille O'Neal!" Qiao Hai made another movement, stretched out his index fingers with both hands, crossed his lips, and whistled with a single blow.

In other words, when the whistle blows, the shark cutting tactic must be immediately executed on the field.

"For Kobe Bryant's defense, Ron."

Qiao Hai suddenly turned to Ron Artest, and Atai raised his head and looked at Qiao Hai seriously.

"This important task will be handed over to you, can you do it to prevent him from dying?"

Ron Artest nodded heavily: "Leave it to me, boss!" ”

The defensive arrangement is over, and on the offensive end, the Rockets don't need to make changes for the time being, so Qiao Hai's pre-game arrangement is all over.

He put down the tactical board in his hand and pointed to the locker room door that he had just closed: "Alright, guys, now, it's your turn!" ”

"Remember, this game is a national broadcast game, and your opponent is the defending champions, so we are only allowed to win this game, not lose!"

……

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Amid the cheers from the sky, the Lakers and Rockets appeared.

As the away team, the Rockets were greeted with endless boos, and when Qiao Hai finally appeared, the boos on the scene reached their peak, but Qiao Hai still found a trace of cheers and shouts from this crazy boo.

In Los Angeles, there is still a group of die-hard Qiao Hai fans.

The four stands at the Staples Center were all filled, and behind the stands were large swaths of purple and gold, all of which were fans wearing Lakers jerseys, and in the front row of the arena, a group of brightly dressed celebrities from the City of Angels gathered.

"Welcome to the 2002-2003 MLS regular season, the battle between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets!"

"Originally, this game would be a very ordinary and ordinary regular season game, but because Qiao Hai is the head coach of the Rockets, this game suddenly has some other meanings."

"Since Qiao Hai left the Lakers in 1999, his feud with this team has been smacked, especially during his two-and-a-half-year tenure with the Grizzlies, where his team maintained an unanimous win against the Lakers!"

"Therefore, the biggest suspense in this game should be whether Qiao Hai's personal victory over the Lakers can be maintained."

"Actually, I really want to mention that before Qiao Hai took over the Rockets, the Rockets had already played a game with the Lakers, and the final result was that the Rockets won!"

"In other words, when Qiao Hai didn't become the coach of the Rockets, his entire buff to the Lakers was already there?"

"That's right."

“……”

While the commentary bench was blowing frantically, the two teams had already finished their warm-ups, and the game was about to start.

Qiao Hai found Rick Carlisle in front of the technical table, and the two head coaches shook hands in full view of everyone, and seemed to have some exchange.

However, no one knows what they are communicating with, only Joe Hay and Rick Carlisle.

"What did he tell you?"

Rick Carlisle shrugged his shoulders when he heard Dwayne Casey's question, "What can you say?" I complimented his team, he complimented my team, and then he said, he knows my team very well, so it's going to be them who will win. ”

Dwayne Casey smiled, "I'm afraid he doesn't know, we've studied all the game footage during his eight-game winning streak with the Rockets." ”

"Even their bottom corner three-point play has been thoroughly studied."

Rick Carlisle also smiled: "It's better to be careful, let them expand the defense at the beginning, and when the Rockets adjust first, we will move the defense to the bottom corner." ”

Dwayne Casey nodded, indicating that he understood.

The race started quickly.

On the field, the starters of both teams were divided on either side.

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith on the commentary bench introduced the starters on both sides.

"The starters of both teams have been decided, and the Rockets are still their regular starters, point guard Steve Francis, scoring guard James Posey, small forward Ron Artest, power forward Chris Anderson and center Yao Ming."

"The Lakers' starting lineup has not changed, with point guard Derrick Fisher, scoring guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Rick Fox, power forward Samaki Walker and center Shaquille O'Neal."

Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal stood on the middle circle, ready to jump the ball, and the game officially kicked off.