At the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York, a tired grizzly bear arrives on a bus.

Qiao Hai clapped his hands: "Hurry up, go to the locker room first, and go warm up after changing clothes!" ”

The players got out of the car one after another, quickly picked up their luggage and rushed to the visiting team's locker room.

This game was the fourth and second back-to-back game of the Grizzlies' road trip to the East, and the Grizzlies' opponent was the Knicks, so they came to the NBA's Mecca mecca, Madison Square Garden Arena.

This season, the Knicks have been on a serious decline and Patrick Ewing has become blue-collar, so Alan Houston and Ratlers Prewell have taken on more of the offensive load.

But Alan Houston and Ratlis Prewell are not alone in the team, the Knicks' record is unstable, if it weren't for Jeff Van Gundy, maybe the current Knicks have entered a rebuilding state.

But the limitations, relying on defense, the Knicks are still firmly in the top six in the East and are not in the playoffs.

The Knicks have an excellent defense, and this season, they limit opponents to 90.7 points per game, ranking in the top two in the league in defense, behind the Spurs with twin towers.

The Grizzlies are also the league's top offensive scoring and efficiency lists, averaging 109.6 points per game.

It can be said that this game is a spear and shield duel.

Qiao Hai didn't care much about this game, after 24 consecutive wins, the Grizzlies' prestige has reached a peak, the media frantically touted the Grizzlies, and even ESPN, which has been singing about the Grizzlies, has two voices, one continues to sing about the Grizzlies, and the other blows the Grizzlies from another angle.

"Even if the Grizzlies end their winning streak, they will be the biggest favorites to win the championship this season!"

The spinach company seems to have responded to ESPN's touting and continued to adjust the odds for the Grizzlies to win the championship, and the Grizzlies have overtaken the Lakers to become the biggest favorites in the ranking of spinach odds to win the championship.

Grizzly bears are lifted into the sky, which is not a good sign.

Qiao Hai knows very well that now they are being held very high, and if they fall down in the future, they will also fall badly.

But Qiao Hai will not take the initiative to let the team fall, continue to play the game that should be played, continue to win the game when he should win, the team is in good shape, he can't suppress the team's good state, but more often, Qiao Hai will let the players decide the outcome of the game by themselves.

After breaking the 20-game winning streak, Qiao Hai was not so interested in winning streak, 33 consecutive wins was too far, and Qiao Hai didn't think the Grizzlies could achieve 33 consecutive wins.

Therefore, in this game against the Knicks, Qiao Hai's pre-game layout is simple, and the lineup is the main force.

But against this strong defensive team, Qiao Hai is really not confident in victory.

In the past 24 consecutive wins, Qiao Hai summed up one of the characteristics of the Grizzlies - the Grizzlies are not afraid to attack strong teams, because with the offensive power of the Grizzlies, no matter which team, they can't win the attack against the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies are afraid of strong defensive teams, so the Grizzlies were killed by the Spurs, and they were also beaten badly by the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers.

The Knicks in this game are also a defensive powerhouse, second only to the Spurs.

In terms of defense, the Knicks have to be a little more pure, because they don't have a young Duncan, only the aging Ewing, and they can only rely on defense.

The Grizzlies players were changing their jerseys and training coats in the locker room, Qiao Hai arrived on the court first, looked around the courtside, and found Old Joe and Qiao Zhishui.

Because it was a back-to-back battle, Qiao Hai didn't have much time to find Lao Qiao and Qiao Zhishui to catch up, so he could only prepare two tickets for them in the first row, so that they could come and see each other by the way.

Qiao Hai walked to the sidelines and left the range of the visiting team's dugout, so the Madison Square Garden Arena, which was already full of fans, rang out with boos.

Qiao Hai smiled and didn't care.

The fans in New York are not convinced, everyone is booed, sometimes even their own people are booed, Qiao Hai just walked to the sidelines, this group of fans booed, and when the game was halfway through, once the Grizzlies finished blowing up the Knicks, this group of fans would turn to their home team.

"Old Qiao, Ah Shui."

"The sea."

After saying hello, Qiao Hai grinned.

"That's right, the sea, 24 consecutive wins, you kid is a coach, it's just one word, cow!"

Lao Qiao praised Qiao Hai as soon as they met, but Qiao Hai knew that this old Qiao was holding back, and there must be a sentence left behind: "But when it comes to playing, you are not my opponent." ”

Sure enough, after saying this, Lao Qiao continued: "I don't know how your kid is playing, there are so many masters around him, have you learned a trick and a half?" ”

Qiao Hai smiled and shook his head: "I'm a coach, what do you ...... learn?"

Qiao Zhishui asked: "Do you want to go back to Vancouver directly after the game?" Or stay for the night? ”

Qiao Hai thought for a while: "Let's go back directly, our team has limited funds." ”

Qiao Zhishui nodded: "Okay, then I can only wait for you to come back next time you have time." ”

"How?"

"No, I think you should come over regularly to see the company's operations and investments, after all, you are the second boss."

"Second boss......" Qiao Hai muttered for a while, what's the matter with this father and son? One made his own jokes as soon as he came up, and the other also gave Qiao Hai the title of second boss.

However, Qiao Zhishui's suggestion was correct, so Qiao Hai nodded: "If I have time, I will come to New York regularly." ”

After exchanging for a while, Qiao Hai raised his hand and glanced at his watch, the time was almost up, and it was time for him to arrange the opening tactics.

Saying goodbye, Qiao Hai returned to the vicinity of the coach's box.

The Grizzlies have warmed up, and Joe has announced the starting lineup.

Point guard Mike Bibby, shooting guard Maddy, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Raheem and center Brad Miller.

The opening tactical play is Princeton's offense, with a stacked defense on the outside, and there are no special changes, obviously, the outcome of this game is decided by the players on the field.

On the Knicks' side, the five starters are point guard Charlie Ward, shooting guard Alan Houston, small forward Ratlis Prewell, power forward Larry Johnson and center Patrick Ewing.

A few minutes later, the game began.

Brad Miller and Ewing jump ball, Brad Miller wins.

The Grizzlies attacked first, Maddie broke through with the ball, and encountered the single defense of the madman Sprewell.

Maddie rushed in with the ball and couldn't shake off Sprewell, and it has to be said that although Sprewell has a bad character, his strength should be recognized, with excellent defense and desperate offense.

Maddie met the opponent, the Knicks' defense was very layered, Maddie broke through the inside, and encountered the opponent's pinch.

Forced a shot at the opening, but didn't go in.

The Knicks grabbed the rebound, pressed the tempo, and battled the position.

Ratlis Prewell took the ball, forced a breakthrough, and distributed the ball to the outside, Alan Houston received the ball and shot, and with a bang, hit.

The Knicks scored first.

And in the next game, Maddie was locked by Ratley Les Prewell with the Knicks' overall defense, and he could only hit the interior with various mid-range shots.

As a last resort, the Grizzlies could only pass the ball more to the interior and add Raheem's singles.

But in the face of Aunt Larry Johnson, Raheem didn't play very well, scoring one goal and conceding one, and the shooting rate was five or five.

The Grizzlies' offense was tough and trailing in the opening period.