For this victory, Qiao Hai has a feeling of being out of the woods.

In terms of performance on the court, the Lakers are going to lose to the Spurs, and if there is no five-attribute statute of limitations bonus card, the Lakers will be suppressed in this game and lose the game in the end.

Therefore, to win this game, the Lakers did not rely on their own strength.

In this way, Qiao Hai needs to think about the next game.

If you can't win against the Spurs, the Lakers won't be able to win the championship after all.

There are two paths in front of Qiao Hai.

One is to find a way to win the Spurs with strength through adjustment.

The other is to directly sacrifice the Michael Jordan experience card, use the object Kobe Bryant, give up the inside line, and rely on the peak "Joe" skin combination to defeat the weak Spurs on the outside by a big advantage.

Two roads, the first needs to be explored, the second will definitely succeed, the Michael Jordan experience card is valid for three games, counting the first game that the Lakers have won, that is, four wins, four wins, the Lakers can beat the Spurs 4:0 to advance to the second round.

However, Qiao Hai hesitated and decided not to use the Michael Jordan experience card for the time being.

The price of Michael Jordan's experience card is too high, and there are only two cards of this level, and the other is Ragnarok.

If he can win the championship, Qiao Hai has a chance to get the third one.

Therefore, Qiao Hai must cherish this card.

Perhaps exchanging victory points for time-sensitive bonus cards is a better option.

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In the second game, the Lakers continued to play on the road in San Antonio, and the script was the same as the first game, and the game turned into a defensive battle from the start.

There were various irons on both sides, and the Lakers led by one point at 20:19 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Spurs exploded to overtake the score and lock in a five-point lead in the seventh minute of the second quarter, which remained until halftime.

After trailing by 5 points at halftime, Qiao Hai made all kinds of adjustments, but it was useless.

In the second half, the Lakers relied on O'Neal's containment on the inside to erase the 5-point difference, and the game once again entered the decisive moment.

At the decisive moment, Qiao Hai decided not to use any props, holding Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, the two major breaking points, Qiao Hai wanted to see if he could fight for the next victory.

If you keep using time-sensitive props and rely on time-sensitive props to win this kind of game with a small score difference, Qiao Hai will feel that it is better to consume that Michael Jordan experience card and win the game with absolute strength.

Of course, if he can win a victory with real strength, Qiao Hai will not need to use the Michael Jordan experience card.

In the final three minutes, the Spurs and Lakers were tied.

For the Spurs, this game must not be lost, and if they lose again, what awaits the Spurs is the end of the Jazz in the previous round.

Therefore, at the last moment, the Spurs' offense played more resolutely.

Duncan chiseled the inside and scored consecutive points.

Outside Avery Johnson also broke out, hitting two three-pointers in a row.

And just like that, the second game of the series, at the last moment, was replaced by the Spurs to end the game in waves.

In the end, the Spurs won 87-80 against the Lakers, and the series was tied 1-1.

The Spurs and Lakers drew 1:1, and this Western Conference Finals was at least very exciting in terms of anxiety, but after the game, Qiao Hai suffered a lot of criticism, and many people thought that Qiao Hai was not able to play the true strength of the Lakers.

Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News believes that on paper, the Lakers are far stronger than the Spurs.

His argument is well-founded, and the arguments are as follows: First, the interior combination of Shaquille O'Neal and Robert Horry is slightly inferior to the combination of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, but on the outside, the combination of Scott Pippen and Kobe Bryant Bryant and Dererick Fisher completely beat the combination of Spurs Avery Johnson, Mario Alley and Sean Elliott, and on the bench, Bruce Bowen, Ruben Patterson, and Derrick Harper, who has been abandoned in the last two rounds of the playoffs, on the whole, the Lakers' lineup beats the Spurs.

But in fact, what Qiao Hai wants to respond to is that the game is not a casual combination of lineups, it depends on the chemistry.

Although the Spurs' outside line is weak, relying on the defense of the inside twin towers, the Spurs' defense can reach the top level in the league and just restrain the Lakers.

In fact, basketball is not afraid of strength crushing, what is afraid is style restraint, the Spurs just restrain the Lakers, the game played like this, Qiao Hai dared to say that he had tried his best, the composition of this Lakers' lineup is like this, can only play triangle offense, and defense can only play one-on-one defense.

Makmedina believes that with the strength of the Lakers, they should be able to sweep the Spurs.

Qiao Hai failed to do this, and if the coach was replaced by Phil Jackson, maybe it would have succeeded.

Sam Amick of the United States today has the same argument, Sam Amick believes that the battle between the Lakers and the Spurs turned into a defensive battle and failed to turn into an offensive battle, which means that from a tactical point of view, Johi was suppressed by Gregg Popovich.

Greg Popovich has only been in charge for three seasons, but he is already very old.

To deal with this kind of old and spicy coach, the Lakers must change to an equally old and spicy coach, such as Phil Jackson.

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After losing the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the wind of media and public opinion changed dramatically.

Almost all the media expressed the same opinion: judging by the Lakers' game against the Spurs, Qiao Hai is not as good as Phil Jackson.

The argument in favor of their view is that if Qiao Hai is really capable, he should turn the Western Decisive into an offensive battle, and the Western Final is now a defensive battle, which means that Qiao Hai is suppressed by Popovich.

Regarding the current trend of public opinion, Qiao Hai smelled a hint of unusualness.

Before this game, especially after the Lakers won the first game of the Western Conference Finals, public opinion was all - the Lakers should not lock Phil Jackson in advance to take over the Lakers next season, Qiao Hai did a good job, the Lakers should choose to believe Qiao Hai, the Lakers' management made a wrong decision, Jerry West is old and deaf.

As a result, the Lakers lost a game, and public opinion completely changed.

Jerry West is wise and martial, and has long seen Qiao Hai's shortcomings, and locked Phil Jackson in advance to take over the Lakers next season, which is a clever move.

Even if the Lakers win this series, it only depends on the strength of the players, and the head coach will still be the Lakers' shortcomings, etc.

With such a trend of public opinion, Qiao Hai knows that maybe some people are going to whitewash themselves.

With the current momentum of the Lakers, the Spurs only have a 50% chance of blocking the Lakers, if the Spurs fail to block the Lakers and the Lakers rush to the finals, then Qiao Hai will occupy the peak of public opinion.

At the very least, Jerry West can be whitewashed before Phil Jackson takes over the Lakers and reveals his true form.

And Qiao Hai will be crowned with a young hat, and many people will think that Qiao Hai still needs to exercise.

This is obviously a situation that Qiao Hai does not want to see, Qiao Hai feels that this group of people is forcing him - forcing him to throw out the Michael Jordan experience card! Beat the Spurs with absolute strength and play an absolute offensive battle!