The Grizzlies advanced to the Finals first, and they lifted the Western Conference Championship trophy in the newsroom in Staples, the second since Qiao Hai coached the Grizzlies.

Because it's the second one, the Grizzlies don't have much of a feel for this trophy anymore.

Team owner Michael Hasley thought it was a novelty, and he kept holding the Western Conference championship trophy and refused to let go of his hand.

On the other side, Qiao Hai, who had just finished dealing with the media, was stopped by Stu Jackson, and the two hid in the corner and chatted.

Stu Jackson lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "I'll leave after the finals, and the draft won't help you." ”

Qiao Hai didn't count on Stu Jackson to help either.

There was just one thing he had to be sure of: "Has your successor been chosen?" ”

"It's settled, it's Billy."

Qiao Hai nodded, for Billy Knight, he still has to guard against it, the off-field incident of the West Final, Billy Knight, obviously did not take Qiao Hai in his eyes.

For his next cooperation with Billy Knight, Qiao Hai is not confident.

Moreover, the team's new owner, Michael Haesley, obviously doesn't pee on Qiao Hai's pot, and Qiao Hai feels that, perhaps, he won't stay long with the Grizzlies.

But now that he's wearing two championship rings, a third soon, two Coach of the Year trophies, and a variety of records, at least he's ready for his new job.

Stu Jackson also saw that Qiao Hai might not be in the Grizzlies for long, he took a sharp puff of his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt out of his hand, and said, "I will emphasize your rights to Billy, after I leave, the transfer rights are still yours." ”

Qiao Hai nodded, not taking Stu Jackson's words to heart at all.

He knew that StuJackson's words were no longer working, and that Billy Knight couldn't afford to ignore a former boss who was about to leave.

……

On May 28, the Grizzlies returned to Vancouver from Los Angeles and waited quietly for the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Grizzlies have swept the Lakers in four games, and the 76ers and Bucks in the East have also played four games.

In the first game, the 76ers defeated the Bucks 93-85 and led 1-0.

In this game, Iverson and Ray Allen faced off, one scored 34 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, and the other scored 31 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

But Aaron McGee's outburst and the 76ers' better defense allowed the 76ers to win the first game.

In the second game, still in the center of Wachovia, the 76ers lost one game with a score of 78:92.

In this game, Ray Allen continued to explode, cutting 38 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Iverson's form fell to the bottom, shooting 5-of-26 and scoring only 16 points, and the 76ers eventually lost the game and tied the series 1-1.

In the third game, the game went to Midvorkee.

Iverson was sidelined for a game with right knee soreness, and the Bucks won 80-74 to give the series a 2-1 lead.

In the fourth game, Iverson came back and was still in average condition, scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 10-of-32 shooting, but at the last moment, Iverson broke out and scored 7 points in a row.

helped the team win the game 89-83, and the series score was tied again.

The next game is what happens after the Grizzlies return to Vancouver, in order to get the most out of their next opponent, and of course the last opponent before the championship.

In the fifth game, the game returned to Philadelphia.

At the Wajovia Center, Iverson continued his poor form, shooting 5-of-27 and continuing to play wildly, finishing with 15 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals.

The Bucks also played a lot of iron, and at the last minute of the game, Eriksno stepped up to save the 76ers, making two consecutive shots, especially the mid-range shot in 31.7 seconds before the end, which directly helped the 76ers lock up the victory.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Bucks 89-88 and won the series point.

On June 1, the sixth game of the Eastern Conference finals, Mivolki, the Bucks' back.

This game once again turned into a big battle between Ray Allen and Iverson, and after a series of crazy plays, Iverson finally found his form, and scored 46 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 14-of-33 shooting.

Ray Allen also scored 41 points and 4 assists on 12-of-25 shooting.

The Bucks played well overall, with Glenn Robinson scoring 22 points and Sam Cassell and Scott Williams scoring double-doubles, and the Bucks finally played a perfect offensive game.

Defeated the 76ers 110-100 in the final game and dragged the series into a tiebreaker!

Two days later, at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, the Battle of the Seven was staged as scheduled.

In the first quarter of the game, the two teams almost tied the game, with the 76ers trailing the Bucks by one point at 25-26, with Ray Allen scoring eight points and Iverson also scoring eight points.

In the second quarter of the game, Iverson began to exert his strength.

He scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter to help the 76ers win by seven points at 31-24, and at halftime, the 76ers led the Bucks by six points.

In the third quarter, Iverson continued to explode, scoring 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting.

The 76ers continued to extend their lead, leading the Bucks by 10 points at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, the Bucks still couldn't find a good way to break through the 76ers' defense, so the beep of the final timer sounded, and the 76ers finally defeated the Bucks 108-91 and won the tiebreaker.

This also means that the opponent of the Grizzlies Finals will be decided, and in the 2001 Finals, the Grizzlies will play the Philadelphia 76ers!

Qiao Hai looked at the 76ers players celebrating the victory on the screen, watched Allen Iverson lift the Eastern Conference championship trophy, and sighed in his heart: The inertia of history exists, but at the same time, his little butterfly still affects many people or things.

"Okay, the opponent has been decided." Qiao Customs dropped the TV, and there was no need to watch the cup of the 76ers in the end.

"It's easy to play the 76ers, just lock up Allen Iverson." The first to speak was Brad Stevens.

Qiao Hai nodded: "It's true, it's okay to lock up Iverson, but it's easier said than done." ”

Brad Stevens immediately talked eloquently: "Locking Iverson is one of the options, although it is difficult to do, but we definitely have to try, for Iverson's defense, we can find another way, use Chaunsibillups to follow Iverson, and then use Madiga Sean Marion to jointly lock Iverson......"

Brad Stevens quickly offered an idea, and then Tang Yi made another point.

"The Bucks have done a good job defensively, Iverson has only shot more than four percent in two of the seven games, so we have to defend at the level of the Bucks, and then, from the offensive end, make sure we win."

Tang Yi continued: "The Bucks' offense is not doing well, of course, it is also related to the 76ers' excellent defense, but we are different from the Bucks, I think, our offense should be able to break through the 76ers' defense. ”

Qiao Hai kept nodding his head, and the group of young teaching assistants under him gradually came out, these suggestions and ideas were very reasonable and useful.

Playing the 76ers, the Grizzlies' defensive focus must be Iverson, using a small one to defend Iverson, which is a bit like Tyronn Lue's success limit on Iverson in the previous life.

And as Tang Yi said, the Bucks have done a good job of restricting Iverson, of course, part of the reason is Iverson's personal injury.

For the Grizzlies, Iverson in the Finals will be an Iverson in full condition, and it will be more difficult to limit Iverson.

So, defense is one of them, and more importantly on the offensive end, the Grizzlies must break down the 76ers' defensive barriers.

The discussion continued, Lionel Hollins and Stan Lefu gradually put forward different ideas, and Qiao Hai slowly summed up a set of plans for playing the 76ers.

"On the defensive end, we use the style of play proposed by Brad, use a small point guard to follow Iverson, and other players complement the defense to help defend and try to lock Iverson."

"On the offensive end, we focus on the perimeter ......"

The offensive end focuses on the outside because the 76ers' interior defense is very strong, and a Deacon Beth Mutombo is in charge, and he can directly lock up a large area of interior offense.

In contrast, the 76ers' outside defense is poor, Aaron McGee and Iverson can only be regarded as qualified outside defensive players, and the Grizzlies' outside offense still has a great chance against the 76ers' outside defense.

The battle plan for the finals was released, and the Grizzlies' coaching meeting ended, and the next step was to adjust the training and prepare for the finals.

Of course, Qiao Hai has other things to do.

There is still more than half a month to go before the start of the draft, and this season, the Grizzlies do not have a first-round pick, but they do have a second-round pick, which is the 29th pick in the second round, which is the penultimate pick.

There are really no players to choose for this position, but Qiao Hai still studied it for a while.

In the end, he gave two plans, one is to learn from the European stocking plan of the Spurs in the previous life, select a young European player who is not strong enough to play in the NBA in this pick, and then stocked in Europe, when it can be used, and when to pull it to the United States.

Another option is to see if any team is interested in this pick, and then sell that pick.

The two sets of plans, Qiao Hai directly handed over to Stu Jackson, and Stu Jackson transferred the plan to Billy Knight, as for the final result, Qiao Hai did not know.

The finals are getting closer and closer, and the league has confirmed the schedule, with the first game to be played on June 6.

And while the Grizzlies were working hard to prepare for the finals, Qiao Hai's system suddenly released another task......

"Final Chapter of the War Book Mission: Ai's Revenge!"

"Your team defeated the 76ers in the regular season, and Maddie also blew up Iverson in the individual matchup, and met in the finals, this time, Iverson is holding back his strength, and he is going to get revenge!"

"Effect: Iverson was seeded for revenge, and during the finals, Iverson's full stats skyrocketed to 150%."

"Mission requirements: In the face of such Iverson, the Grizzlies must win the Finals! Grizzlies players must lift the MVP trophy! ”

"Winning the Finals and letting the Grizzlies lift the MVP trophy is a success, and the entire mission is a success."

"If you lose the Finals, or if Iverson wins the MVP trophy as a loser, the entire battle book mission will fail, and the system will punish you!"

"Final Chapter Quest Reward: 1 Dynasty Point, 3 Instant Level Potential Enhancement Cards, and 1 Blank Tactical Board."