Chapter 364: 71 wins, runner-up

In the last two games of March, the Grizzlies won first against the Magic and then against the Raptors, winning two games in a row.

At the end of March, the Grizzlies won another 2-2 record, and the overall season record has reached 3-0, locking up the first place in the league.

For the Grizzlies, they now have 0 losses, which means the Grizzlies still have a chance to tie the regular season record set by the Bulls, which is 72 wins, and the Bulls have lost just 0 games that season.

In April, the Grizzlies have nine games left.

Nine games against none of them, three Trail Blazers, one Timberwolves, one Jazz, three teams on the verge of the playoffs, and then the Rockets, Warriors, Clippers, Nuggets, and other lotto teams that have missed the playoffs early.

Suffice it to say, if the Grizzlies finish the regular season with a nine-game winning streak, they will tie the Bulls with another 72-win streak.

What does 72 wins mean? It means that the Grizzlies will become another team to make history, and it means that the possibility of the Grizzlies defending the championship is endless.

Qiao Hai is indifferent to 72 wins, he knows that with the memory bonus of his previous life, as well as the system bonus, let alone 72 wins, even if it is 82 wins and 0 losses, it is not impossible.

For Qiao Hai, the regular season record is meaningless, especially at this stage, what he needs is not a historical regular season record, but to plunder one championship after another and make himself a real dynasty coach.

In 999, Qiao Hai won a championship in Los Angeles, and in 2000, Qiao Hai moved to Vancouver and won another championship.

This season, if Qiao Hai leads the Grizzlies to win the championship again, then for the Grizzlies, they will win a two-game championship, and for Qiao Hai, he will win a three-in-a-row championship of his own.

Three consecutive championships, the definition of the NBA is a dynasty.

Therefore, Qiao Hai's goal is to create a dynasty of his own.

The last nine regular season games really didn't matter to him.

On April, the Grizzlies played the Jazz at home.

Prior to this game, the Jazz had already won their 48th game of the season, but surprisingly, they still failed to secure a playoff spot, as the Timberwolves, who are ninth in the West, have also picked up a 43-win record, and theoretically, the Jazz could still fall out of the playoffs.

In this game, Maddy returned, and the Grizzlies had rested for two days before, and they were the main players in all positions.

The Grizzlies, who are all the main players, as long as they are not in very bad shape, there is no team in the league that can beat this Grizzlies.

Because even if the main force can't beat you, the substitute can kill you.

The Grizzlies beat the Jazz 02-88 at home to earn their fourth win of the season and continue to extend their lead.

After the Jazz game, the Grizzlies rested for two more days before another game was played on April 4.

In this game, the Grizzlies still did not take a break.

Because Qiao Hai felt that it was unnecessary, the last game itself was an easy victory, and when it came to the fourth quarter, the main force basically stopped playing.

Coupled with two days of rest in between, the Grizzlies only had one day of training, in which case there was no need for a rotational break.

It's the right thing to do to let the main force come on and stay in shape.

The opponent in this game is the Clippers, the Clippers, who have no desire and have begun to rot at this time.

In the face of such an opponent, the Grizzlies locked a 27-point lead at halftime, and in the second half, the main force was no longer on the court, and the Grizzlies won again!

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On April 5, the Grizzlies played the Trail Blazers at home.

Joe Hay rotated slightly in this game, with Mike Bibby and Maddy partnering in the backcourt, small forward Stephen Jackson, and Sean Marion and Rasione Nestrovic on the inside.

With such a lineup, Qiao Hai almost got rid of it.

At halftime, the Grizzlies were directly behind by 3 points, so much so that McBrin kept shaking his head and sighing in the commentary: "The Grizzlies are going to lose, they can only get a maximum of 7 wins at most......"

As a result, in the second half, Qiao Hai replaced Billups back, plus Patrick Ewing, the two combined, and the Grizzlies' defense suddenly made a force, and a wave of reversal!

In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Trail Blazers 98-88 and continued to win.

But what should come will come.

On the second day of winning at home against the Trail Blazers, the Grizzlies played the Nuggets in a row on the road, and after 48 minutes of hard fighting, the Grizzlies lost the game by 97-98, a one-point difference.

It was the Grizzlies' first loss of the season.

The loss also meant the Grizzlies had lost the chance to tie the Bulls' 72-win record.

But Qiao Hai didn't care at all, and at the press conference after the game, he said: "72 wins is a record, we missed a chance, a chance to tie the record, but I don't want this record because it doesn't belong to me or the Grizzlies, I want a record that belongs to us more, such as 73 wins!" ”

All in all, Qiao Hai didn't take 72 wins to heart.

If there is still a reporter to ask, he will pull out another reason: "72 wins are nothing to say, more important is the championship, if you win 72 wins, or even 73 wins, and you fail to win the championship in the end, it will be the biggest shame in NBA history." ”

"I don't want to be a shame."

Qiao Hai didn't want to be the runner-up with 72 wins, but after losing to the Nuggets, the Grizzlies won back-to-back victories over the Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Rockets, Trail Blazers and Warriors, and the last wave of five straight wins ended the 2000-200 regular season.

The Grizzlies also scored seven wins, putting their overall regular season record at seven wins.

Therefore, some media ridiculed Qiao Hai: "It will be a shame if you can't win the championship with 7 wins!" ”

This is obvious, Qiao Hai is well aware of this, and 7 wins is also a historic regular season record, and only the Bulls in the 995-99 season and the Grizzlies this season have won more than 70 regular season games in the history of the NBA.

Since it is a historic regular season record, it is naturally a shame if you can't win the championship.

But these media obviously misunderstood what Qiao Hai meant.

Qiao Hai gave up trying for 72 wins, not to avoid 72 wins overall runner-up, he did not deliberately go to lose to avoid 72 wins.

What he avoided was an injury or fitness problem in order to win 72 wins.

With a few games left before the playoffs, Qiao Hai's focus is on the playoffs.

Now, the Grizzlies have finished the last few regular season games without damage and have won seven regular season games, which is the second best result and what Qiao Hai wants to see.

7 wins and losses, North America is also boiling because of the Grizzlies' regular season record, except for a few reports that ridicule Qiao Hai, most of them are touting the Grizzlies.

"7 wins, second only to the Bulls! Is this the first appearance of the dynasty? Or the shame of being runner-up with 7 wins? ”

"The Grizzlies are destined to be remembered in history, with a top-three team in the league in both offense and defense, and this is perhaps the best team in league history!"

"Qiao Hai almost led the Grizzlies to make regular season history, but he is not a pity at all, because he can still make history in the playoffs!"

"With 7 wins, the Grizzlies are the biggest favorites for the championship this season!"