Phil Jackson really has no other choice, he knows very well that this time the West Final is his last chance.

If he can't beat the Grizzlies and beat Joe Hay this time, then at the end of the season, he has only one way to go - get out of the Lakers coaching position!

Even if he doesn't take the initiative to get out, Lakers management will kick him out.

Therefore, Phil Jackson has been cornered and can only break the boat, and standing up and shouting slogans at this time, although it is a bit of a helplessness, it also boosts the team's morale from another angle, which is also a good thing for the Lakers.

……

……

There were still eight hours to go before the start of the game, and the smell of gunpowder had already spread.

At the hotel where the Lakers stayed, across the street, a group of Vancouver locals holding high the Canadian flag kept singing the Canadian national anthem, holding a loudspeaker, and constantly shouting some slogans......

Inside the hotel, there were guests running to the hotel lobby to protest, hoping that the hotel would come forward to help drive away the group of people who were gathering, because the loud noise was too disturbing.

But the person in charge of the hotel said there was nothing they could do.

So, a guest called the police, and the Vancouver police drove a police car around and drove the crowd away.

The cleansing lasted only a quarter of an hour or so, and the Vancouver locals in the gathering soon returned, and the Canadian national anthem sounded again.

……

By the hotel window, Phil Jackson took a puff of a cigar, looked at the crowd not far away from the window, and frowned: "There are more and more people." ”

Cortlambis slapped the back of the sofa chair on the side fiercely: "What, are these fans idle and have nothing to do?" ”

"Go ahead and call the police."

Soon, a coach called the police again.

Moments later, Phil Jackson received a response from the Vancouver police: "These people are lawful assemblies, and the police can't intervene anymore." ”

"Oh yes......," Cortlambis scolded again.

……

On the other side, in the Grizzly Bear Training Gym, all the players took a sweet nap, and after getting up, everyone had a short recovery training, and then took a bus to the General Motors Arena.

When the Grizzlies arrived outside the stadium gate, a purple-gold bus stopped in the middle of the crowd, and there seemed to be someone arguing with the stadium security guards outside the door.

And reporters from ESPN and other major TV stations are broadcasting everything that is happening on the scene.

"With three hours left before the game, the Lakers arrived at the GM arena first, but surprisingly, the security personnel at the arena stopped the Lakers bus on the grounds that there was still a long time before the game started, and the arena was not open, so the Lakers were not allowed to enter the arena......"

"Now, the Lakers bus has been spending more than half an hour outside the arena, and Lakers chief assistant coach Cortlampis is negotiating with the arena's security......

There was some noise outside the arena because a large number of Grizzlies fans had already arrived at the scene, and they were also stopped outside the door, so thousands of Grizzlies fans let out a frantic boo......

The ESPN reporter was hoarse, and when she turned her head, she saw the grizzly bus, blue and green, with a bear head with a bloody mouth at the head......

The female reporter shouted in surprise: "The grizzly bear is coming!" ”

The grizzly bear's bus approached at a rapid pace, and the crowd immediately moved out of the way, and slogans rang out.

“Let’s go Grizzlies！”

“Let’s go Grizzlies！”

“……”

The passage opened in an instant, and the Grizzly Bear bus sped into the parking lot on the ground floor of the arena......

Then, the security guards who had been blocking the Lakers bus also quickly let it go.

……

……

"Damn, the grizzly bear will let it go as soon as it comes! Such an obvious off-the-board move, it's so shameless! ”

Cortambis scolded, because of the quarrel just now, his voice was a little hoarse, and Phil Jackson, who was sitting next to him, also had a cold face and an unhappy face.

Phil Jackson had to admit that the Grizzlies' off-the-market move was successful, and the Lakers didn't rest at all all all afternoon under the harassment of noise.

In the evening, there was a delay of more than half an hour at the entrance of the arena, and it can be said that the results of the Lakers' flight to Vancouver a day earlier were all consumed by the Grizzlies' off-the-market moves.

The Lakers bus stopped behind the Grizzly Bears' buttocks, and the Grizzlies got off one after another, and the Lakers followed suit.

Before the game even started, Qiao Hai saw Phil Jackson.

The two looked at each other, Phil Jackson's face was very bad, Qiao Hai smiled, and then walked in their respective directions without looking back.

"Joe, are these off-the-board moves really necessary?" Stanlefour asked as he walked.

"It's necessary."

Qiao Hai nodded.

Stan Lefu asked, "But I don't see the effect of these off-the-plate moves." ”

Qiao Hai turned his head and smiled: "It doesn't have any special effect, but if I can make Phil Jackson stinky face, it will already achieve the effect I want." ”

……

The dressing room before the game, the calm before the big game.

Everyone is doing their own pre-game preparations, and so far in the playoffs, Maddie has a bit of knee discomfort and he can't take a break, so before the game, Maddie is wearing an ice pack.

And Rahim, who is a devout ***, who prays with his eyes closed before every game.

……

Finally, after arranging everything, Qiao Hai knocked on the tactical board in his hand, and then began to adjust and arrange before the game.

"For this game, our starting lineup is-" Qiao Hai first announced the starting lineup for this game. "Point guard Chauncey, scoring guard Tracy, small forward Sean, power forward Wang, center Patrick."

Regular starting lineup, no changes.

However, there are still some changes in the opening style of play.

"At the beginning, we rushed to attack, try to play as fast as possible, and when we got the ball, we attacked quickly, don't give them a chance to breathe, the Lakers like positional warfare, then we can't give them a chance to battlefield."

Qiao Hai looked at Billups: "Chauncey, bring up the rhythm, it must be fast, it's okay to be chaotic on the scene, understand?" ”

Billups nodded, "Got it, boss." ”

"In the offense, we play more high blocking, Tracy, you are the focus, get the ball more."

This time it was Maddie's turn to nod.

Qiao Hai continued: "High block and dismantle, block and dismantle, as long as there is a chance in the mid-distance position, immediately shoot, staring at the mid-distance position, and ...... to death"

In short, the Grizzlies just want to play fast, through the attack, to avoid being played by the Lakers at the beginning of the game, to take the lead, and the Lakers' mid-range waist defense is a weakness, and there is no special person to help defend, so staring at this point is obviously a correct strategy.

In the locker room, after Qiao Hai finished arranging the opening style of play, he opened the door of the locker room: "Okay, everyone, you are not rookies anymore, walking out of this door means that the game has officially begun, cheer up!" We have only one goal! What is it? ”

"Victory!"