After playing the Knicks, the Bobcats embarked on a four-game game in the West.

In the first game, they traveled to Los Angeles to take on the Clippers on the road.

In the first three quarters, the two teams were tied, and in the first half of the fourth quarter, the two teams were still tied, and the game was very anxious and looked full of suspense.

In the last five minutes, Johi suddenly switched to a small lineup, Josh Smith center, power forward Gerard Wallace, small forward Andre Iguodala, scoring guard Michael Reed, and point guard Anfernee Hardaway.

This lineup has both impact and organizational fluency on the offensive end, the Bobcats rushed up, and then played a wave of 11:2 in an instant, and the game lost its suspense all of a sudden.

In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Clippers by 108-99, a difference of 9 points, a wave of four consecutive wins, and the recent form has been hot to the extreme.

The Bobcats also jumped to fourth in the East, up from seventh in the East at the end of November.

After the game, Qiao Hai said in an interview: "We have a good schedule recently, so, we have won in a row and achieved our goal, and then we will have a devil's schedule and we may lose, but we try to make sure we don't lose." ”

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Qiao Hai just made a guarantee, and then, in the second game of the road, the Bobcats lost 102-109 to the Kings in Sacramento, and the winning streak came to an end.

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On December 10, the Bobcats faced the Phoenix Suns again.

This season, the Suns, led by head coaches Mike De Anthony and Steve Nash, have exploded in full swing, with a 14-5 record since the start of the season, second only to the 15-4 Rockets.

Many people are saying that the Bobcats are dark horses, in fact, the Suns are more completely black, but many reporters predicted the possible outbreak of the Suns before the season, so the Suns are not regarded as a dark horse.

Against the Suns, Qiao Hai was under a lot of pressure, and he quickly felt the gap between the Bobcats and the strong teams in the league through this game.

In the first quarter of the game, the Bobcats' defense allowed the Suns to score 35 points.

However, the Bobcats did not do a bad job offensively, and they also scored a 29 points, trailing by six points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Suns continued to extend their advantage, and in this quarter they extended their three-point lead, and at halftime, the Suns led the Bobcats by nine points, 64-55.

The 9-point gap is not too big, and Qiao Hai thinks they still have hope of winning, but they need to move quickly.

Therefore, in the third quarter, Qiao Hai directly went to the small lineup, the two teams attacked, the duel between speed and speed, the duel between shooting and shooting, and this offensive battle suddenly came to its highest moment.

But in this quarter, the Bobcats still lost by 5 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats trailed by 14 points.

In the end, the Bobcats lost to the Suns 106-115, losing two in a row.

After this loss, Qiao Hai was very helpless, the loss in this game was completely due to the difference in strength, the Suns had Steve Nash, and the Bobcats did not.

The Suns' team configuration is very suitable for small ball, while the Bobcats' lineup configuration still has some flaws, such as slow point guard speed, lack of core point guard, etc.

So, to a certain extent, Qiao Hai is very envious of Mike De Anthony, and De Shuai very easily obtained a lineup that perfectly fits his tactics, as well as a perfect core point guard.

After the game, Steve Nash approached Johi and the two had a conversation.

"Mr. Joe, your team is great, you have a lot of potential, Bill told me about the offseason, I'm sorry, but I'm sure if you could have come to me sooner, I'll have chosen your team."

When Steve Nash said this, Qiao Hai smiled even more bitterly, and he shook his head: "Steve, I also congratulate you on joining a team that is the most suitable for you." ”

In fact, Qiao Hai later thought that Steve Nash was not suitable for his team, the reason was that Nash's defense was not good, and Qiao Hai knew one thing very well, a team that aims for a championship must not be bad in defense.

The Bobcats play small ball, but their team building template is the Warriors for the time being, and the Warriors play small ball, but their defense is not bad, not only is it not bad, but the defense under the Warriors' real outburst can even be regarded as the league's top defense.

Nash's defense is very poor, if Qiao Hai really has to sign Nash, the Bobcats may also need a main lineup suitable for Nash, the scoring guard needs to be equipped with a 3D player, and even the small forward needs to be equipped with such a player, and the interior line has to put a frame to supplement the top forward player.

This requires a higher configuration of the team.

So, now that I think about it, giving up on Nash might still be a good option.

As for the Bobcats' future master control, Qiao Hai also has some ideas, the next draft Chris Paul is good, Deron Williams is not bad, and even Raymond Fieldon can be considered.

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In the last game of the Western road trip, the Bobcats faced the Warriors, and after two consecutive defeats on the road, the Bobcats defeated the Warriors with an absolute advantage, 117:99, ending the losing streak.

Then they went back to their home stadium.

However, back at home, the Bobcats are still facing a Western team - the New Orleans Hornets.

The Hornets were reclassified to the West because of the addition of the Bobcats, and they made the playoffs in the East last season, but this season they have suddenly plummeted.

Byron Davis was injured, and only David Wesley led the team, and the Hornets actually achieved a super bad record of 1 win and 18 losses in the first 19 games, ranking at the bottom of the league.

Against the bottom team in the league, the Bobcats were also unrelenting, and finally won the game by easily defeating the Hornets 104-93.

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The time quickly came to mid-December, and the North Carolina high school league also kicked off at this time, and Qiao Hai also took a day to go to Charlotte Christian School to watch the opening game of Charlotte Christian School.

On the day of the game, Charlotte Christ School's 3,000-seat small stadium was filled with fans, most of whom were students of the school, but also some of the parents of the players.

Qiao Hai is naturally the parent of the player, he came low-key, but the position of the sideline ticket he bought was not low-key, he bought a front-row ticket, which was located near the bench.

When Joe arrived at the scene, only a part of the players from both teams came out to warm up, and Joe saw Jimmy Butler on the sidelines.

"Jimmy, do a good job, this game is very important, you have to pass this game and establish your core position in one fell swoop, understand?"

Joe called Jimmy Butler and said this.

When he spoke, he didn't deliberately lower his voice, so a middle-aged black man who had been standing beside Qiao Hai was a little dissatisfied.

"Jimmy is very strong, but if it is compared to my two sons, he is probably a little bit worse, so he will not get the core position."

A voice suddenly came from behind him, Qiao Hai was a little surprised, turned his head to look, but saw a somewhat familiar face.

Of course, the familiar face was also surprised.