The Lakers called a timeout, and after the timeout, their defense was a little bit better.

But Maddie is completely activated, and a Maddie in peak condition is almost undefensible! Even if the opposing defender is Kobe.

Of course, if you change to Gary Payton at the peak, there may still be a chance.

The Grizzlies broke out alone, and the whole team felt hot.

On the Lakers' side, there are still two outbreaks, and except for OK, everyone else can still only play soy sauce.

Before the timeout, the Grizzlies took a six-point lead.

At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies 29:23 Lakers, still only leading by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies came off the bench.

Manugino Billica and Mike Bibi partnered in the back line, with Stephen Jackson in the third position and roughly in the fourth position, and Rasiunestrovic in the center.

Seeing the Grizzlies' bench lineup, Phil Jackson hesitated for a long time, but still chose to keep Kobe Bryant on the court, point guard Fisher, small forward Isaiah Leddle, and Mark Madson plus Robert Horry on the inside.

The Lakers' bench lineup is not bad, and they also have Kobe Bryant, who is in good shape.

Therefore, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Grizzlies were slightly suppressed by the Lakers, Ginobili's state was average, and Mike Bibby was in good shape, but in this bench lineup, the real feeling was still rough.

At the beginning, he roughly made a three-pointer, and then took the pot from mid-range and scored another goal.

Relying on the rough feeling of hot hands, and Mike Bibby, who is still in good shape, the Grizzlies withstood the pressure of Kobe Bryant and Isaiah Leddle.

In the second half of the game, Qiao Hai was replaced by Madiga Ewing.

The Grizzlies had another outburst and led by 12 points at halftime.

In the third quarter, both teams were all-main forces, but obviously, the Grizzlies' side was stronger, Ewing increased the number of full-strength to limit O'Neal, and the outside Maddy and Kobe Bryant exploded each other, but Maddie was in better shape.

Coupled with the in-form Mike Bibby and Shaun Marion, the Grizzlies overwhelmed their opponents as a whole.

The score gap has also widened.

After three quarters, the Grizzlies' lead reached 17 points.

"At the end of the third quarter, the trend of this game is indeed like what Qiao Hai said before the game, the Grizzlies can win the Lakers casually, it's too easy!"

McBrin sighed.

The game went smoothly as always, Qiao Hai didn't even exert his strength, Maddie broke out alone, and the game was won.

In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Lakers by 117-102, 15 points, ending the final game of January of the new year.

At the end of the game, Qiao Hai found Phil Jackson to shake hands.

The two didn't communicate much, or after two consecutive seasons of crazy wins against Phil Jackson, Qiao Hai didn't have much feeling about such a victory.

Of course, the grudge against Phil Jackson and the Lakers is not so big, and even beating the Lakers, Qiao Hai doesn't take the Lakers and Phil Jackson very seriously.

Therefore, he has little interest in humiliating Phil Jackson with words anymore.

As for Phil Jackson, he ran against the wind on the road to the loss to Qiao Hai, and now he has also been a little numb by the wind.

Without any conversation, their hands touched, they shook it, and then they put it down, and the two of them walked towards their respective passages without looking back.

The camera is aimed at Qiao Hai, Qiao Hai is walking and applauding the fans on the sidelines.

"Joe Hay and Greg Popovich, the two are friends and foes, and Joe Hay and Phil Jackson are pure enemies......"

McBrin couldn't help but compare the relationship between Joe Hay and Popovich, Jo Hay and Phil Jackson, and obviously, Joe Hay and Popovich had a good relationship.

Mav Albert couldn't help but say: "Actually, Qiao Hai has a good relationship with most of the league coaches, for example, he has a good relationship with Don Nelson, it is said that the old Nelson has always admired Qiao Hai, as well as Qiao Hai and Mike Dunleavy, Jeff Van Gundy...... It's also a friend and foe......"

"No way, such a young and promising coach, and so many dry goods, it's hard not to appreciate him!" McBrin finally smiled and added, "Except for Phil Jackson!" ”

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defeated the Lakers for the third time this season, and it was also after Qiao Hai became the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies won seven consecutive regular season games against the Lakers.

After this race, all the races in January were over.

The Grizzlies lost two more games in January, two in November, and two in December.

In November, December and January, the Grizzlies' overall record was 39-6, ranking first in the league, so Qiao Hai officially locked up the coach of the All-Star Game.

According to the rules, in addition to the All-Star starters, the substitutes for the All-Star Game will be decided by Qiao Hai, which can be regarded as a benefit.

However, the current Qiao Hai has not thought much about who should be selected as a substitute for the main competition, because the official appointment of the league has not yet come.

Prior to February, the Grizzlies played 45 games, and there were 82 games in a season, and the Grizzlies played 45 games, meaning the halfway point was over.

This season, the playoffs in the West have been particularly competitive.

Except for the Grizzlies, the other teams are in order, and the ranking table is as follows:

Grizzlies: 39-6

Spurs: 32-15

Kings: 29-13

Trail Blazers: 28-15

Lakers: 28-16

Jazz: 28-16

Timberwolves: 29-19

Mavericks: 28-18

Suns: 26-18

Nuggets: 24-22

SuperSonics: 24-24

Rockets: 23-23

Warriors: 14-31

Clippers: 11-35

Of the 14 teams, only two teams have a winning percentage of less than 5 percent, the eighth-ranked Mavericks are 28-18, and the ninth-ranked Suns are also 26-18.

If these two teams are moved to the east.

The Mavericks' record is the same as the Heat, who are second in the East, and the Suns can also be ranked fifth in the East.

The Pacers, who are eighth in the East, have a record of 20-25, and the Cavaliers, who are seventh, are only 20-23.

With such a comparison, Qiao Hai knows that the west is strong and the east is weak this season, and the gap between the east and the west is too big! It's so big that it's a bit exaggerated.

Of course, in Qiao Hai's memory, the most exaggerated should be the 2007-2008 season in the future, when the ninth-place Warriors got 48 wins and failed to enter the playoffs, because the Nuggets, who were eighth in the West, got 50 wins!

This shows the extent of the tragedy in the west.

The season hasn't been bad either, and at this pace, only two teams in the West have a win rate of less than 50 percent, which means that all other teams have a chance to make the playoffs.

It's tragic!

But it has nothing to do with the Grizzlies, because the Grizzlies have pulled a notch away from this group of teams and basically locked up a playoff spot.

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On February 1, the league officially announced: Qiao Hai became the head coach of the All-Star West Team, and the head coach of the East Team is Larry Brown, the head coach of the 76ers in the East.