Qiao Haigang thought that the team might lose to the Spurs, and the next day, the Grizzlies played the Spurs back-to-back, and they really lost.

Because it was a back-to-back battle, Qiao Hai's idea was to fight in the opening game, win if he could, and pull the machine down if he couldn't win, so, at the beginning, Manuginobili started the game, and Manu Ginobili was partnered with Mike Bibi.

After Mike Bibby played a few good games, Qiao Hai returned the starting position, after all, players who played well still need praise and encouragement.

But in this game, Mike Bibie's performance was bad again, he missed three shots in the opening game, a stop-and-go jump shot, a three-point shot that caught the ball, and finally, a close throw didn't go in, but Mike Bibby played very reasonably, shot when he should shoot, and passed the ball when he should pass, so Qiao Hai didn't replace him.

Mike Bibi is in bad form, but Manuginobili is in good form.

In the opening game, he and Mike Bibi made a small pick-and-roll combination, rushed to the middle distance, and raised his hand to shoot.

Bang! Ball in! Help the Grizzlies score 2 points first.

After playing more than five minutes in the first quarter, the Grizzlies 11:13 Spurs, only 2 points behind the Spurs, relying on Manu Ginobili's play, the Grizzlies scored 11 points, Ginobili alone took 6 points and 1 assist, except for Ewing's rebound, the Grizzlies' other scores are related to Ginobili.

In this game, the Spurs have been suppressing the Grizzlies, but relying on Qiao Hai's deployment and Ginobili's excellent performance, the Grizzlies have been biting the point difference.

At halftime, the score was 52-55, and the Grizzlies were only three points behind.

Ginobili had a 17 points and four assists in the half.

Popovich couldn't help but sigh: "This Argentine is too strong, and it was a loss for us to not be able to trade him in the summer......"

The loss has already been made, and there's not much Popovich can do, and they're just one step late to the Grizzlies.

In fact, Qiao Hai watched this game, his heart was actually a little weird, and he was a little secretly happy, Manuginobili was wearing the jerseys of other teams, against the Spurs in the black and white main color jerseys, such a scene, he didn't dare to think about it in his previous life.

Qiao Hai doesn't know if the GDP combination will appear, but what Qiao Hai knows is that if he stays with the Grizzlies, it is impossible for the GDP combination to appear, because Qiao Hai can't give Manu to the Spurs.

Ginobili played well, and although the Grizzlies have been behind, the margin has not widened.

However, in the second half, the fitness problems of back-to-back games began to appear, and the Spurs tore apart the Grizzlies' defense step by step, and the point difference also widened.

In the end, the Grizzlies lost 89-101, which was also the first loss of the season for the Grizzlies.

However, in this game, Manu Ginobili's performance was still excellent, he scored 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and his performance was still the best in the game, including the score also broke his personal single-game record, and this game was Ginobili's first start this season.

hit a career high on his first start, so after this game, the voice of calling for Qiao Hai to directly let Ginobili start was loud.

Qiao Hai's approach to these voices is to ignore them all.

In fact, there is the same voice within the Grizzlies, and Byron Scott suggested: "Joe, why don't you let Manu start, I think the current Manu can perfectly replace Tracy's position." ”

Qiao Hai shook his head, Manu perfectly replaced Maddie's position? He didn't think so.

First of all, Ginobili is two scoring guards with completely different styles compared to Maddie, Maddie has strong personal ability and can break out in various ways, while Ginobili is more stable and very stable, this is the difference between the two.

For Ginobili, Qiao Hai's positioning is to come off the bench and make a consistent contribution on the offensive end.

Joe did not agree to Byron Scott's proposal, because he still felt that the most suitable position for Ginobili was the sixth man.

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After a day of rest in San Antonio, the Grizzlies head to Houston in southern Texas, which will be the focus of the Grizzlies' road trip.

There is a saying in later generations, called the most difficult and devilish road trip, the first place is the Texas road trip, Texas has three strong, Mavericks, Spurs and Rockets, in the 21st century, these three teams are the top teams in the league, and if you play these three teams in a row, you have to peel off your skin if you don't die.

In fact, from the 2000 season, the Texas road trip was a bit of a devil's thing.

The Rockets are slightly weaker in the top three, the Mavericks are gradually reaching the top, and the Spurs are already the strongest teams in the West, only the Rockets, who have just turned from prosperity to decline, are still waiting for their savior to arrive.

However, the Rockets team has always been at the peak and going fast, especially in the new century, this season, the Rockets' record is also good, after replacing Eddie Jones with Jamal Marshburn, the old cat Catino Mobley has been liberated, plus the new recruit Morris Taylor obtained from the Clippers trade has taken the vacancy of Charles Barkley's retirement, and the Rockets have played better in the new season than last season.

3 wins and 3 losses in the opening game, with a 50% win rate.

But in this game, in the face of the Grizzlies who rested for a day, the Rockets still lost.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies led by 20 points, and at the end of the game, the Grizzlies won their sixth game of the season with 117-102.

Texas walked around, the Grizzlies were 2-1, and they inevitably lost a game, but overall, this result was in line with Qiao Hai's expectations, back-to-back games against the Mavericks and Spurs, and it was difficult for you not to lose.

After playing the Rockets, the second week of the game was over, with 3-0 in the first week, the Grizzlies missed the best of the week, and 3-1 in the second week, but the Grizzlies won a weekly honor.

In the four games of the second week, Manuginobili averaged 25.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game, performing well in a row, and the team also played an excellent record of 3 wins and 1 loss.

But Ginobili was not convinced by many people who won the best of the week, especially the Los Angeles media.

Since the departure of Kevinding, the Los Angeles Times has changed an editor-in-chief named Eric Pincas, this new editor-in-chief has no idea about Joe, and sometimes cooperates with the Lakers to hack Joe, this time, Eric Pincus has found an opportunity.

In the second week of the regular season, Ginobili averaged 25.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game, which is obviously not as gorgeous as Shaquille O'Neal's 30.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game.

The Lakers also had an excellent second week with a 3-0 record and no losses.

So, Eric Pincus took it upon himself to call out for Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers......