StuJackson was quick to get things done, and by the time Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals began, the Grizzlies were already in Los Angeles.

However, at present, Qiao Hai's task is to lead the team to complete the fifth battle of the Western Finals.

In the fifth game of the Western Conference finals, the atmosphere at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio was very hot, the Spurs fell behind 1:3 and were eliminated from the tournament with only one loss.

Qiao Hai didn't have any pressure, he directly discharged the full main lineup, Kobe Bryant continued to explode in the first quarter, and the Spurs were powerless to resist.

Similar to the plot of the first two games, after the first quarter, the Lakers established an 8-point lead, and the Spurs did a good offensive job in this game, withstanding the pressure, but the Lakers still took an 8-point lead.

Then, in the second quarter, Qiao Hai replaced O'Neal in the same way and partnered with Scott Pippen with Kobe.

It was another half-quarter, and the Lakers extended their lead to 15 points.

Kobe Bryant is still unstoppable, Popovich feels powerless, he has always wanted to see Kobe Bryant return to Kobe form, and as a result, for three consecutive games, Kobe has always been in Jordan form.

It wasn't so much that the Spurs lost to the Lakers and Popovich lost to Joe, but that the Spurs' weak outside line lost to the unstoppable Kobe Bryant.

In the second half, Qiao Hai replaced O'Neal, and the OK combination made a force at halftime, and the Lakers led by 20 points.

In the second half, the Lakers continued to lead by 27 points in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs did not give up, this is the last game, and if they give up this game, there will be no next game, so Popovich simply let the main team continue to play and continue to work hard.

While there is no hope of winning, the Spurs' five starters are still fighting.

The Alamo Dome was full of boos, the Lakers were going to advance, and with 12 minutes left, the opponent was going to celebrate the victory on their home court, and after the Western Conference Finals victory, the league had a Western Conference championship trophy to be awarded, and the Spurs fans didn't want to see the Lakers celebrate the victory here and lift the Western Conference championship trophy, so they booed wildly and vented their frustration.

Amid a hail of boos, Joe Hai staggered playing time for O'Neal, Bryant and Scott Pippen in the fourth quarter and took turns.

The Spurs pulled back some points in the fourth quarter, but the 27-point deficit in the third quarter was too great, and in the end, 117-99, the Lakers won by 18 points.

With a total score of 4:1, the Lakers advanced to the finals!

The boos from the crowd couldn't stop the Lakers from celebrating the victory.

Qiao Hai stood on the sidelines and high-fived his players one by one.

Finally, he walked over to the technical desk, found Greg Popovich, and shook hands.

"Congratulations, Joe."

Qiao Hai smiled: "Thank you, Mr. Greg Popovich, you are a respectable opponent." ”

Qiao Hai is right, the Spurs' performance is already very good, and without the Michael Jordan experience card, this Western Conference final battle will obviously not be so easy.

Popovich also smiled and raised his eyes to look at Qiao Hai: "Thank you, but you are stronger, especially you in the last three games." ”

Qiao Hai didn't say anything more, the two shook hands, Qiao Hai pulled Popovich and hugged him, and turned to look for his player.

After a short celebration, the Lakers withdrew, and the league did not hold a ceremony for them in the court, but arranged it at the press conference, and the Lakers prepared in the locker room for a while, and then the whole team arrived at the press conference to win the Western Conference championship trophy!

Shaquille O'Neal lifted the trophy and he was excited.

Now, he is just one step away from lifting the first O'Brien Cup of his career, and their opponents have not yet been decided in the final finals, but with the Lakers' performance in the Western Conference finals, Shaquille O'Neal believes that no team can stop them.

Shaquille O'Neal wanted to say thank you to Johi.

In the first two games of the Western Finals, the team played very hard, O'Neal once thought that the Lakers were going to fall in the Western Finals, but in the last three games, Qiao Hai adjusted his tactics after consulting him, and the three games broke out, although O'Neal failed to get the most balls and opportunities in the team, he played very happily, and every game against the Spurs, the Lakers won completely.

At the post-game press conference, the entire Lakers team was there.

So the questions of the media are a bit scattered, and Qiao Hai only answered two questions, one was raised by Kevinding of the Los Angeles Times, what is Qiao Hai's evaluation of Qiao Hai's opponent, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.

Joe's answer: "Greg Popovich is a good coach, the Spurs have improved a lot under him, they have a strong overall defense, we won this season, but maybe next season." ”

Qiao Hai's answer actually has a layer of implication, the Lakers won this season, and next season, Qiao Hai is not there, and it is not certain whether the Lakers can win or not.

Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wonarowski also asked a question, the subject of which was Qiao Hai, he asked Qiao Hai's opinion on the finals, and at the same time, Adrian Wonarowski also mentioned Qiao Hai's prediction for the Western Conference Finals before the third game.

At that time, Qiao Hai predicted that the Lakers would win each of the three games after the Western Conference Finals, and each of them would be a crushing win.

In the end, the results of the last three matches proved the correctness of Qiao Hai's prediction.

The Lakers won the Spurs by 31 points in the third game, 27 points in the fourth game, and 18 points in the fifth game, with an average of 25.3 points in the three games.

So, Adrian Wonarowski wants to hear what Joe Hai has to say about the finals.

It is better to predict the grand final.

However, Qiao Hai's answer disappointed Adrian Wonarowski: "We don't even know who the opponent of the finals is, so I can only say that no matter who the opponent of the finals is, we will try to win." ”

After the post-game press conference, the Lakers set off for home.

The team that broke out of the West in the finals is out, it is the Lakers that many people don't want to see, the Lakers rushed out of the West, 3:0 in the first round, 4:0 in the second round, 4:1 in the Western Conference finals, the Lakers only lost one game in the first three rounds, such a performance, coupled with Shaquille O'Neal's dominance in the restricted area, some people are already sighing: Maybe the era of the Lakers is about to begin.

However, there are those who don't want to see the Lakers' era begin at this time.

The media in North America and Los Angeles frantically looked for Phil Jackson in Los Angeles, but Phil Jackson, who appeared in front of the media half a month ago, disappeared without a trace.

Kevin Ding of the Los Angeles Times mentioned in his personal column: The Lakers entered the Finals, and now the most pressure is Phil Jackson, if the Lakers win the championship, then Phil Jackson is facing the next season to take over the Lakers, and Phil Jackson has to win the championship.

On the other side, Qiao Hai returned to Los Angeles and found a time to meet with the high-level executives sent by the Grizzlies......