On February 24, the Grizzlies played the Celtics at home.

In this game, Paul Pierce and Anthony Walker both broke out, and the Grizzlies played hard, but in the final quarter, relying on a wave of Maddy's outbursts, the Grizzlies reversed by 5 points and successfully won.

Sixteen wins in a row!

Then, on Feb. 26, two days later, the refreshed Grizzlies played the Kings at home.

In the third quarter of the game, the Grizzlies led by 16 points, and in the fourth quarter, the two teams were all offensive and defenseless, and the whole game played a high score of 128:116, and the Grizzlies won by 12 points, winning 17 in a row!

On February 29, the Grizzlies fought the Kings in a row.

The battle between the two teams has attracted a lot of attention, because this game is a battle between the top two teams in the league's offensive efficiency, and because of the Grizzlies' 17-game winning streak, and after this game, the Grizzlies are about to face the Lakers, so NBC broadcast this game live in the United States, and as a result, this Princeton offensive battle almost broke the ratings of NBC live this season.

The Grizzlies also lived up to the expectations of their supporters, losing a straight 22-point lead in the third quarter, and then used bench players to play the fourth quarter, and at the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Kings 117-100, three times this season, to continue the winning streak! That's an 18-game winning streak for the Grizzlies!

After beating the Kings, the Grizzlies' February journey is over, and their record is an astonishing 13 wins!

Because there was an All-Star weekend in February, and there were only 29 days in February, there were only 13 games.

But even if there are few games, these 13 wins are already an amazing result, after all, this is a record of all wins in a single month.

The only team in history to win all of them in a single month is the Lakers, who won 14 consecutive wins in a single month in November and 16 consecutive wins in December in the 1971-1972 season, and the longest winning streak in NBA history was won this time.

Therefore, the Grizzlies' 13-month winning streak in February is at least the top three in the single-month winning record, and of course, it is also the only three-month winning streak.

Suddenly, Grizzly Bear and Qiao Hai were lifted to the sky.

ESPN expert Henry Abbott mentioned the Grizzlies in an evening commentary show, saying: "18 consecutive wins, 13 wins in a single month, plus the first place in the West and the first in the league, whoever wants to say that this Grizzlies is a dark horse, I will be in a hurry!" ”

Another ESPN expert, Smith, responded to Henry Abbott's statement: "That's right, the Grizzlies are now firmly in the first place in the league, even if the Lakers are chasing closely, they can't catch up with the Grizzlies, so to speak, the Grizzlies suppressed the defending champions, which proves from the side that the Grizzlies are no longer dark horses, on the contrary, they are already in the ranks of the championship." ”

ESPN expert Skip Bayless also agrees with the two experts: "Although Grizzlies head coach Qiao Hai never admits that the Grizzlies' goal this season is to compete for the championship, he has to admit that with the Grizzlies' current record and the state they have shown, the Grizzlies are a championship contender." ”

In this way, in an ESPN ball review show, Henry Abbott, . Smith and Skip Baylors directly pushed the Grizzlies to the championship powerhouse.

USA Today's Sam Amick predicted the awards for February, with the Western Conference Coach of the Month for February - Joe Hai, and the League Player of the Month for February - Maddie.

The latter may still be questionable, after all, Maddy's statistics in February are not very flashy, the Grizzlies won all 13 games, and more rely on the overall offense and tough defense to win the game, relying on superstars to win very few games.

So, there is no doubt about the former.

Winning all 13 games in a single month, the best coach of the month must be Qiao Hai!

No one felt in doubt, including Qiao Hai.

Before the away game against the Lakers on March 1, Qiao Hai was even ready to accept the award, although it was only the honor of Coach of the Month, but the league will announce the ownership of the Coach of the Month in advance, and the coach who won the Coach of the Month will at least get the news before the pre-game press conference of the game that day, and then at the pre-game press conference, the award-winning coach will be sought after by countless reporters.

So, at the request of David Falck, Joe Hai put on his Versace suit, which was a great publicity opportunity.

In Los Angeles, countless media reporters gathered, and fans are also paying attention to this game, even if Qiao Hai does not win the Coach of the Month, just the Grizzlies away game against the Lakers, this game is also worth their attention.

NBC and ESPN broadcast the game nationwide and will be the first and second largest in the West, as well as the first and second in the league.

As of this game, the Grizzlies had a 46-10 record and the Lakers had a 46-11 record, separating the two teams by just 0.5 wins.

If the Grizzlies win, their record will be 47-10, the Lakers will have a 46-12 record, and the difference between the two teams will be 1.5, then the Grizzlies will sit more firmly in the first place in the league, and the winning streak will continue to expand, heading for a 20-game winning streak.

If the Lakers win, the Lakers' record will become 47-11, and the Grizzlies' record will be 46-11, and the Lakers will overtake the Grizzlies by 0.5 wins to become the first in the league.

At the same time, the Lakers will end the Grizzlies' winning streak.

So, it's an important game for the regular season standings, and it's almost everyone who is watching it.

That afternoon, the Grizzlies flew to Los Angeles.

They scheduled a pre-match press conference at Staples Arena, and Joe took Maddie with him.

Because before that, the league announced that the February 2000 Western Coach of the Month of the Month went to Qiao Hai, and the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month was Larry Bird.

The league's Player of the Month is Tracy McGrady, which is also Maddy's second honor of the month this season, the last time was in December this season, and it was also the month of Maddy's explosion.

At the scene of the press conference, Qiao Hai walked in slowly, Maddie followed him, and the camera in the reporter's hand immediately clicked, and the scene was quiet when Qiao Hai sat down.

"Let's start asking questions."

Because it was an away game, and the Grizzlies arrived in Los Angeles a little late, the time was a bit urgent, so Qiao Hai directly asked the reporters to ask questions, and he didn't waste time at all.

The audience raised their hands like a forest, Qiao Hai clicked on a reporter from Vancouver, and first answered a formulaic answer to his feelings after winning the best coach of the month.

"Coach of the Month is a great tribute to all the hard work I've been putting in, and of course, I'm not going to be satisfied with that......"

After a lot of nonsense, the question gradually turned to the upcoming match.

Qiao Hai made a prediction for this match: "Grizzlies must win, there is no doubt about it!" ”

Qiao Hai looked confident, and the reporters in the audience thought of the Lakers' pre-game press conference, Phil Jackson almost the same sentence: "The Lakers will win, you don't have to doubt!" ”

Both sides are bound to win, so who wins and who loses?

No one knows.

Then.

The reporter asked Maddie, with a gun in the question, all kinds of saliva, what and Kobe Bryant one-on-one, Maddie felt who won and who lost, Maddie's answer was naturally that he won, and the words were a little arrogant, but the reporters knew very well that Maddie had arrogant capital.

The best two months of the season and the most players this season.

At this time, Maddie is already at least the top five superstars in the league today, and there are only a few people who can compare with him, such as O'Neal and Iverson, and Kobe Bryant is just the assistant coach under O'Neal, how can he be compared with Maddie at this time.

But the reporters still asked this question, because they knew that Kobe Bryant was the most unruly and unruly, and no one was convinced, including Michael Jordan, the god of basketball.

Now Maddie is conclusive that he and Kobe Bryant are one-on-one, and he wins.

Bryant was clearly unconvinced.

Kobe Bryant is not convinced, and in the upcoming big battle, reporters will be able to see Kobe and Maddie one-on-one as they wish, and this is their purpose.

The reporter asked a few questions in a row, and Maddie's answer was quite decent, which increased her prestige, but did not leave much truth for the reporter.

Some reporters wanted to ask again, but Qiao Hai interrupted them: "Okay, okay, friends, Tracy has answered enough questions, we don't have much time, let's end the press conference." ”

Maddie heard this and stood up.

Qiao Hai on the other side had already walked out quickly.

A reporter from Los Angeles complained in the audience: "When I came, I was slow and leisurely, and I didn't see a hurry, but I was very anxious when I left." ”

Maddie finally went out and was happy when she heard this complaint.

……

In the Staples Center in the away locker room, a tactical board has been erected in the center of the dressing room.

Qiao Hai stood in front of the tactical board, pondering something.

For the regular season, as long as the team enters the state of winning, Qiao Hai has always cared much about the next games, and he will only take some important games seriously, such as this game against the Lakers.

When it comes to the old master who abandoned him, Qiao Hai will never be soft.

At the beginning of the season, the Grizzlies had already won two games against the Lakers, and he would not give up this game, the Grizzlies will touch the Lakers four times a season, and Qiao Hai's goal is to kill the Lakers four times in the season.

In the first two games against the Lakers, Qiao Hai used the peak Brad Miller experience card in the first game, plus the strange move of low-post Princeton's offense, and the Grizzlies won a victory.

In the second game, the Grizzlies fell behind at halftime, but in the second half, Qiao Hai used Chauncey Billups to control the rhythm, coupled with the explosion of Maddie, who was close to his peak, the Grizzlies overtook the score in the third quarter, and then, in the fourth quarter, the shark directly cut the shark out of the court.

Against the Sharkless Lakers, the Grizzlies won again.

This game is the third big battle between the two teams, and Qiao Hai has no hole cards in his hand, but now the Grizzlies have the peak Maddie, coupled with a mature system, and a targeted arrangement before the game, this game is played.

Qiao Hai did not despise the Lakers because of the first two victories, the Lakers are definitely not weak, which Qiao Hai firmly believes.

The Lakers with the OK combination are definitely the league's No. 1 pure strength team, and if the Grizzlies want to win, they must first rely on the power of Maddie and Princeton's system, at least they must play a five-five game with the Lakers first, and finally, Qiao Hai also has to exert his strength, and he must use his excellent on-the-spot command to suppress Phil Jackson.

So, to sum up, Qiao Hai is the winner and loser in this game.

In the away team's locker room, Qiao Hai clapped his hands, and the noisy room immediately quieted down: "It's still half an hour before the game starts, guys." ”

Qiao Hai did not directly carry out the pre-game arrangement, but began his pre-war mobilization.

"This game was hyped up by the reporters out there, and I'm sure you know what this game is about and what it has to do, and we have to win because it's about our winning streak, we've won 18 in a row, 20 in a row, and it's a great opportunity to make history, and on top of that, we're the best in the league, but the Lakers are only half a win away from us, what does that mean?"

"That means that as long as the Lakers win this game, they will have a 1.5-win lead over us in turn, and our league number one will be lost!"

Qiao Hai turned his head to look at Maddie: "Trash, I don't think you want to see us lose the number one position in the league, it's March now, and there are still two months left after the end of the regular season, as long as we play the last two months, we will be the first in the league, and Tracy, you are likely to be the regular season MVP, of course, if we are not the first in the league, the regular season MVP will be the fat man's ...... in Los Angeles"

Maddie nodded solemnly, he knew what Qiao Hai meant, Qiao Hai meant, this game is very important.

"For all of you here, being first in the league means home advantage in the playoffs, we've got 46 wins, we're going to play the playoffs, and you should know how important home advantage is in the playoffs."

"In the end, the Lakers are not a terrible opponent, we've beaten them twice, and I don't think it's hard to do two more times, so come on!"

After saying this, Qiao Hai immediately turned the tactical board around: "Time is a little tight, let's briefly talk about how to play this game." ”

All the players are serious.

"First of all, starters, point guard Chauncey, scoring guard Tracy, small forward Sean, power forward Sherif and center Brad."

Qiao Hai adjusted the starter, Billups started instead of Mike Bibi, not that Qiao Hai didn't believe in Mike Bibi, but the opening, the Grizzlies need to control the rhythm, they have to speed up, Qiao Hai must ensure that the rhythm of the opening game is controlled by the Grizzlies, so that he can ensure that the Grizzlies can take the lead in the opening.

"Let's start with the speed, Chaunse, you control the tempo, you must bring up the speed."

Chauncy Billups nodded, at this time, he also understood Qiao Hai's intention to let him start, on the other hand, Mike Bibi also breathed a sigh of relief, at least he could comfort himself who did not start.

It's not because Chauncey is already better than him, but in this game, the team needs Chauncey to start.

"On the defensive end, we play strong side stacking, defending Kobe Bryant's singles, Sean, pay attention to hitting Kobe Bryant."

Sean Marion nodded, and Qiao Hai continued: "As for Shaquille O'Neal's defense, Brad, just hold him up and don't give him an easy score." ”

Brad Miller smiled: "Understood! ”

In this game, he is also an enemy of O'Neal, and he is very red-eyed, Brad Miller will definitely use all his energy to go to the shark O'Neal who had punched himself before, Brad Miller is from the grassroots, others are afraid of O'Neal's power, Brad Miller is not afraid!

After all the pre-game arrangements were over, Qiao Hai walked to the door of the locker room and opened the door.

With a bang, the noise in the Staples Arena rushed in.

Cheers, boos, and cacophonies......

"Alright, guys, get on! Let's celebrate the victory in front of those big-name fans in Los Angeles! ”