The early March schedule was a bit scary, with the Grizzlies taking on the Lakers, then the Spurs, then two Kings, and one 76ers, a schedule that the Vancouver Business Daily reporter called a preview of the Western Conference Finals or even the Finals.

Because the first three opponents, plus the Grizzlies, are basically the top four in the West this season, plus the 76ers, who are the first in the East, this is the top five in the league.

Qiao Hai also attaches great importance to this schedule.

Even when Han Xue pulled him to eat together, Qiao Hai was holding a bunch of materials and studying the playing style of these three games.

There is nothing to say about playing the Lakers, the old routine, Maddy and Kobe Bryant, pinching O'Neal on the inside, and finally using thick bench depth to win the game.

The Grizzlies have beaten the Lakers three times this season, almost all of them.

Then play the Spurs, this is a difficult point, the Spurs are still the team that most restrained the Grizzlies, especially this season, after the Spurs have strengthened the perimeter, the weaknesses are not obvious.

With such a Spurs, the Grizzlies can only win if they do their best.

In the end, there are two kings, and it is not as difficult as imagined to fight the king, but I am afraid of accidents.

The Kings' offense is very strong, and once it erupts, the Grizzlies can't resist it.

There is also a 76ers, the 76ers have nothing to say, just be careful not to be found by Iverson to break out, it is worth mentioning that the 76ers have completed a trade with the Hawks, using the season-reimbursed Theolatliff Gatoni Kukoc, from the Hawks in exchange for Deacon Bemutombo.

The deal is an obvious addition, and Mutombo is not comparable to Theolatliv, even with the addition of Tony Kukoc.

The four opponents are very strong, as the reporter of the Vancouver Business Daily said, these five games are basically a preview of the Western Conference finals and even the finals, and more importantly, after playing these five games, the Grizzlies' game against the top five in the league is basically over.

Prior to this, the Grizzlies had won three games against the Lakers, won all three games, won three games against the Spurs, won 1-2, played the Kings twice, won 2-0, and then played the 76ers with 1-0.

That said, so far this season, the Grizzlies' top-five record in the league is an all-round advantage, excluding the Spurs, of course.

If the Grizzlies can win Game 4 against the Spurs, they may be able to pull it off, but of course, be careful to avoid being tied by the Kings and 76ers.

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Han Xue was a little dissatisfied, and glared at Qiao Hai, who had to work even during meal time.

Qiao Hai was a little helpless, to be honest, Qiao Hai couldn't understand what Han Xue, a little girl, thought, obviously there were so many rich second generations chasing after her in college, so she had to come to Qiao Hai for a day or two.

Some time ago, during the All-Star Weekend, plus that road trip at the end of February, Qiao Hai was not in Vancouver for more than ten days a year.

As a result, as soon as she came back, Han Xue came to ask for the guilt.

What do you say Qiao Hai has been out for more than ten days, which makes her bored in Vancouver, and she can't find someone to play with......

Qiao Hai is indeed Han Xue's friend now, so he can only invite guests to dinner to make amends.

But then, Qiao Hai was at a loss.

Is he and Han Xue really friends?

I have to mention that the gap between the two is too big, the conditions in Han Xue's house, Qiao Hai has a little understanding, it is very scary, and even Wang Weiye warned Qiao Hai that he can only have a shallow relationship with Han Xue, not a deep relationship.

Otherwise, the end will be serious.

But now Han Xue obviously wants to have a deep friendship with Qiao Hai, and Qiao Hai is very hesitant and doesn't know what to do.

Of course, sometimes, Qiao Hai also remembered those two songs and thought about it: Is it because Han Xue also wants to enter the entertainment industry that he has been pestering himself?

So, Qiao Hai, who had returned to Vancouver for less than two days, studied and researched again, and was going to copy two songs and give them to Han Xue.

After the meal, the two were not embarrassed or embarrassed, they looked very familiar, but in fact they said goodbye from a long distance, Qiao Hai went home, and Han Xue went back to the dormitory.

Before leaving, Han Xue said again that in the past few days, she was going to find Qiao Hai for dinner.

Qiao Hai could only nod in agreement.

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On March 3, the first game of the five-game trip to the Western Conference Finals or Finals was played at the General Motors arena against the Lakers.

Eating and sleeping to beat the Lakers, Qiao Hai is now very proficient.

However, in this game, Qiao Hai changed the Grizzlies' starter.

The guard line has not changed, Billups has partnered with Maddie, which is already the strongest starting guard combination on both ends of the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive ends, and the substitute is Mike Bibi and Manuginobili, which is also the strongest bench guard line in the league.

The small forward and center have not changed, with Sean Marion playing small forward and sweeping the mid-range, and Patrick Ewing playing center and protecting the basket.

The only thing that has changed is the power forward.

It's finally the first launch!

This time the start was different from the previous ones, Raheem was still healthy, and he was about to start.

In fact, this start, Qiao Hai also hesitated again and again before deciding, thinking about it, he felt that the general start would be a greater gain for the Grizzlies.

First of all, on the offensive end, you can roughly open up the space infinitely, until outside the three-point line, and at the same time, the quality of the 2.13-meter-13 block is also much higher.

Defensively, the general assistance defense is average, but the top defense is quite good, at least certainly better than Rahim.

So, the rough start is obviously a good thing for the Lakers.

And in terms of this game, the approximate starters can make the Grizzlies more unscrupulous to wrap O'Neal......

The game started quickly, and the Lakers' starting lineup remained the same for thousands of years, with point guard Ron Harper, a point guard familiar with the triangle offense, scoring guard Kobe, small forward Rick Fox and center O'Neal, all three of which were the best options for the Lakers at the same position.

Finally, the start of power forward Hollis Grant made up for O'Neal's defensive shortcomings.

But the problem with this starting lineup is also obvious, that is, the offensive routine is single.

Either Kobe Bryant singles or O'Neal singles, sharing the ball when he encounters a bag, this style of play is too single and boring compared to pure offensive teams like the Grizzlies and Kings.

Even the Spurs have made a number of changes to add an offensive end.

So, in the first quarter of the game, the Grizzlies' defense was very simple, Kobe and Maddy exploded each other, roughly and Patrick Ewing frantically sandwiched O'Neal.

The Grizzlies' own offense was very vigorous, and the Grizzlies took the lead in the opening game.

After half a quarter, Qiao Hai gradually replaced him.

Manuginobili and Rahim appear one by one.

By the time the second quarter began, the Grizzlies had become a full bench lineup.

Point guard Mike Bibby, shooting guard Manuginobili, small forward Michael Reed, power forward Raheem, and center Rasian Netrovic.

Faced with such a set of substitute lineups, commentator Cherry Miller said helplessly: "Mike Bibi plus Manuel Reid, as well as Sherif and Lachew on the inside, this lineup is put on other teams, and if you play as a starter, the playoffs will not be a problem......"

Ernie Johnson on the side also nodded: "That's right, the Grizzlies' bench depth is a bit too strong!" ”