"Joe, there's a question, why did you make a last-minute five-man lineup in this game?"

For Qiao Hai's operation in this game, the assistant coaches of the coaching staff are naturally puzzled, in the past dozens of games, the Bobcats relied on the opening Paul and Michael Reed's small range of passing and cutting cooperation, plus five small rotation lineups, two moves to win 19 games, only lost 2 games.

But in this game, Qiao Hai was unusual, the regular time was not five small, until the final moment of the game was replaced by five small, and the last five small forces won in one wave.

From the perspective of the process, the role of the five small is still very large, it can be said that without the five small, the victory of the lynx will not be so easy.

So, the question is, why did Qiao Hai delay until the last minute to use the five small?

The assistant coaches on the coaching staff all learned from Qiao Hai, and Qiao Hai naturally needed to give them some answers: "In the past few games, our opponents have gradually found ways to deal with the five, and after we lost to the Raptors, I thought about something. ”

"In the end, we came to the conclusion that our five-small team should not be overused, especially in regular moments, and the opponent has many ways to restrain our five-small line-up, in contrast, our regular line-up is not bad, and even more consistent."

"So I decided that in the next game, change the rotation order of the team, in regular time, Chris Paul and Michael Reid take turns to lead the team, and when it comes to the critical moment, if the difference still can't be opened, we will go to five smaller."

"The five will be more powerful in the final moments because they are facing an opponent who is not very physical, and they can use their speed and energy to limit the opponent on both ends of the floor."

"This game against the Nuggets is a clear proof that the regular lineup against the regular lineup, we even won a little bit, and in the last minute of the final quarter, the opponent's big man is no longer able to guarantee the shooting rate on the offensive end, and the speed on the defensive end has dropped a lot."

"That's the main reason why we ended up playing an 11-4 wave."

Qiao Hai thought very simply, and to sum it up, Wuxiao could not be used as a rotation lineup in regular time, but only as a finishing lineup at the end moment.

……

The Bobcats have four games to play before Christmas.

The opponents in these four games are the Nets, Pistons, Kings and Bulls, and all four opponents are not weak, especially the Pistons, who will be direct competitors to the Bobcats for the first place in the East.

Qiao Hai is busy again, in addition to developing relevant strategies to deal with the Pistons, he also has to prepare for this year's Christmas game.

In this year's Christmas war, David Stern added Qiao Hai again, no way, who made Qiao Hai the most gorgeous, the most topical, and the hottest coach in the current coaching.

Coupled with the fact that the Bobcats became a dark horse last season and had an excellent record, the league naturally added the Bobcats to the ranks of the Christmas War.

In this year's Christmas game, the Bobcats' opponent will be the Lakers, which means that they will travel to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers away.

It would be the first meeting between the Bobcats and the Lakers this season, and Joe Hai only wanted a win, so he put half of his energy into analyzing the Pistons and the other half into the Lakers.

……

On the 14th, back-to-back against the Nets, in this game, Qiao Hai continued to reduce the use of the five-small lineup, from the process, the game was slightly difficult, but in fact, the Bobcats played very easily in this game.

Qiao Hai didn't even adjust much, but when it was time to change people, he went to five small at the final moment, and won in one wave, which was very easy.

……

On the 17th, the Bobcat faced the pistons.

In the first half, after the Bobcats were defended by the Pistons and scored only 41 points in the half, in the second half, Qiao Hai increased the use of the five-small lineup, which can be regarded as a response of Qiao Hai on the court.

But the effect of this response is very average, because of the presence of Big Ben, as a short center and three-time best defensive player, Big Ben can keep up with the fast pace of the Bobcats' five-small lineup, and the Bobcats' five-small lineup was inherently restrained by Big Ben.

The fast attack can't be opened, and if the Bobcats want to establish an advantage in the second half, it can only be a fool's dream.

At the end of the game, the Bobcats finally lost to their opponent with a score of 87:93 and 6 points, reaping their third defeat of the season.

……

On the 19th, the Bobcats defeated the Kings at home, and they avenged the previous loss.

But the next day, back-to-back, the Bobcats faced the Bulls, because of the physical disadvantage, in the end, they lost the game with a score of 92:105, the fourth loss of the season.

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After playing these four games, the Bobcats have a 23-4 record and the first place in the league, ushering in one of the highlights of the season, the Christmas War.

"Alright, guys, are you all playing in the Christmas War for the first time?"

The special plane to Los Angeles, boring time, Qiao Hai asked a question.

Soon, Gerard Wallace raised his hand: "I fought a Christmas battle at the King. ”

"Do you feel anything?"

Gerard Wallace then began to describe: "We were a rookie in that game, and we had just been in the league for a short time, so I didn't get time to play, but I was in the squad, and I sat on the bench on the sidelines and watched the game up close. ”

"VIP seats on the sidelines, good viewing angles." Qiao Hai interjected and made a small joke, and there was laughter on the plane.

Gerard Wallace also smiled, and then continued: "The feeling of the Christmas War is that at the beginning, it was like a show, everyone dressed up and flashed up, and then showed up at the Madison Square Garden arena, or Staples, enjoying the exposure brought by the spotlight. ”

"But when the game really starts, it's not a show, it's a war, everybody wants to win, everybody wants to play in a game like this, so everybody is desperately ......"

Qiao Hai kept nodding his head, and Gerard Wallace was right.

The stars on the sidelines at the Staples Centre treat the Christmas game as a show, and the players actually think the same way, but the difference is that the way they attract attention is not based on appearances, nor do they have appearances, they rely on hard work, blood, and excellent individual performances on the field.

In terms of intensity, the intensity of the Christmas game should be second only to the playoffs.

So, this game will be a test for the Bobcats, and the Lakers will certainly not want to lose a Christmas game on their home court.

And on the Lynx's side, Qiao Hai is facing the old master, and he doesn't want anything but victory!