"Coach Qiao Hai, what I want to ask is, does winning the Rockets by a big score mean that the Rockets are not the Lakers' opponents at all?"

At the post-match press conference, Qiao Hai sat on the stage with Scott Pippen next to him.

In front of him were more than 20 reporters, several reporters held their cameras and clicked, before entering the scene of the press conference, Qiao Hai first glanced around, and did not find Chinese faces, Qiao Hai coached the Lakers so far, he has met even one reporter from the motherland.

Qiao Hai also knows the reason, he knows that he can't even watch the NBA in China now.

Because the United States bombed the embassy of the Celestial Empire in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, there was a strong anti-American voice in the country, boycotting American goods, boycotting everything from the United States, including the NBA, the NBA was banned in China, and domestic sports reporters no longer came to the United States.

There were only a few American journalists on the scene, and every question was full of malice.

The reporter in front of him is from USA Today, this question is too straightforward, Qiao Hai didn't think about it, and responded directly: "For the rockets, such a question is disrespectful to them, I think the Houston reporter on the scene must be very angry when they hear this question, if it is not in Los Angeles, but in Houston, the reporter who asked the question will even be torn apart, for such a question, I don't think I need to answer it head-on." ”

Qiao Hai did not answer this question directly, but the reporter who asked the question was already flushed.

Such a question is indeed too stupid, Qiao Hai will not be fooled, Robin Lundberg, a veteran reporter of Sports Illustrated, thought about it, and asked a question around the current hot event - Phil Jackson will be in charge of the Lakers next season: "Coach Qiao Hai, has the Lakers' decision to change coaches next season been proved to be a wrong decision by the Lakers to change coaches next season?" ”

Hearing this question, Scott Pippen, who had been sitting on the sidelines and had nothing to do, looked directly at Qiao Hai, and he also wanted to hear Qiao Hai's answer.

Phil Jackson's arrival in the Lakers next season is indeed a hot event in recent times, although the Lakers have not responded, but there are many rumors, such as Phil Jackson has found a residence in Los Angeles and is ready to live permanently, and there are rumors that Scott Pippen has met Phil Jackson in Los Angeles......

There are many rumors, but none of them have been confirmed.

Therefore, Qiao Hai's answer is also very simple, even surprising: "I haven't heard that Phil Jackson is going to take over the Lakers, and now I am still the head coach of the Lakers, although I am an agent, I have the obligation to lead the team to play well, and the Lakers' goal is undoubtedly - championship, and I will try my best to lead the team to play every game." ”

Scott Pippen touched his nose and lowered his head, thoughtful.

Qiao Hai continued to deny it, but Scott Pippen, who had a meeting with Phil Jackson, knew very well that Phil Jackson would become the Lakers next season was an established fact, and Qiao Hai's denial made Scott Pippen a little puzzled, but at the same time, he also thought of the reason.

The Lakers only won one playoff game, and Qiao Hai hasn't quite proven himself yet.

Scott Pippen was right, and Joe Hai felt that the time had not come.

Jerry West did not announce Phil Jackson's order to join the Lakers, Qiao Hai did not take it to heart, anyway, he will not be a Lakers staff member as soon as the season is over, and when the time comes, Jerry West will not be able to control him or affect him.

Now, what Qiao Hai needs to wait for is an opportunity.

As long as Qiao Hai leads the team out of the West and reaches the Finals, it will be when Qiao Hai takes the initiative to announce that Phil Jackson will be in charge of the Lakers next season.

When the time comes, no one will scold Qiao Hai, because Qiao Hai led the team to the finals and proved his coaching ability, and everyone, including Lakers fans, will only scold the management, and even Phil Jackson is not welcome.

And Qiao Hai, who continues to lead the team to the finals, will be supported by a large number of fans, and the star players in the team will not disobey Qiao Hai, because the finals are just around the corner, and they pay more attention to the immediate interests (championship) and will not think about the future (Phil Jackson).

So, Qiao Hai still needs to wait.

After dealing with the questions of this group of reporters, Qiao Hai watched Scott Pippen being interviewed again.

A reporter also asked about the rumored Scott Pippen meeting with Phil Jackson, and under Qiao Hai's attention, Scott Pippen said directly: "I didn't know that I had met Mr. Phil Jackson recently." ”

Such an answer is obviously meaningful, in the interview, Scott Pippen gave Qiao Hai face, and when it came to the arena, Qiao Hai thought about it, and Scott Pippen would also give Qiao Hai face.

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On the other side, Rudy Tomjanovic was also interviewed.

Losing the first game by a big score, Rudy Tomjanovic faced the doubts of reporters, and Tang Shuai, a good old man, was under a lot of pressure, and he directly said that this defeat was an accident, and in the next game, he will make changes to ensure a victory.

In the first round of the playoffs in 1999, it was still a best-of-five three-game promotion system, and the home game of the second playoff game was still in Los Angeles, if the Lakers won two home games in a row, they would get the match point, and for the Rockets, falling behind 0-2 meant that the series was more than half over, and it was difficult for them to complete the comeback.

This is also one of the benefits of the Lakers gaining a regular season advantage.

So in the next game, the Rockets must win, and only by winning can they guarantee a chance to advance.

The Lakers Rockets battle ended with the Lakers winning by a large margin, Qiao Hai continued to prove himself, Phil Jackson's entry into the Lakers continued to ferment, but Qiao Hai temporarily escaped from the center of the incident, and then, he only needed to lead the team to play every game well, and he could completely get out of the incident.

In the remaining matchup between the East and West, the Jazz won a tough first game against the SuperSonics, and the SuperSonics created enough trouble throughout the game, Gary Payton almost killed John Stockton, but Karl Malone broke out and led the team to an 11-2 wave in the final quarter, and finally won by 6 points and won the first game of the series.

In the East, the Pacers easily defeated the Bucks under the leadership of Reggie Miller, and his junior shooter Ray Allen also performed very well, but in the end he lost to the hands of the big brother.

And Glenn Robinson was very sluggish as soon as he arrived in the playoffs, and it was difficult for the Bucks to win with Ray Allen alone.

The 76ers also defeated the Magic under Iverson's leadership.

As far away as Los Angeles, Qiao Hai returned home after winning the playoffs and received the system task reward.

"Ding, the host completes the task of 'winning the first game of the playoffs', gets 20 victory points, and chooses a five-attribute timeliness bonus card."

Qiao Hai first received 20 victory points, Qiao Hai's victory point reserve has reached 122 points, and the optional five-attribute timeliness bonus card Qiao Hai has also been selected, a three-point attribute, a physical attribute, a speed attribute, a single defense attribute and a rebounding attribute.

Five attribute bonuses, Qiao Hai wants to chase points in the last quarter, so the most important things are selected at critical moments, three points naturally do not need to be mentioned, the effect of chasing points at critical moments is very good, and the role of physical speed at the last moment is also very large, and single defense and rebounding are a series of roles, prevent the opponent's attack, and then grab the defensive rebound!