Joe Hai won on his debut, and Jerry West was also paying attention.

At the end of the match, he asked Mitch Kupchak to turn off the TV.

Smash it, smash it, Jerry Westton said, "Joe's tactics in this game...... It's a triangle offense, right? ”

Mitch Kupchak nodded: "It should be." ”

"It was used in the game so quickly, and the effect is not bad?"

Mitch Kupchak continued to nod: "It's not bad, at least this game looks like this, Kobe Bryant scored 24 points, and Shaq also had 33 points. ”

"3-8, there is hope for this season."

……

Jerry West finally muttered that far away in Denver, the victory did not scare the Lakers' minds, but it has already swept away the minds of some Lakers fans and the media.

Mark Medina, a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News who traveled with the team, is an avid Lakers fan, and this season, the Lakers' poor performance at the beginning of the season made Mark Medina impatient, and the Lakers won only two of the first ten games of the season, and the Lakers won both of these games.

Obviously, the situation is very bad.

As a result, the Lakers won by 22 points at halftime in this game, and after the game, they won the game by 15 points.

Mark Medina directly ignored the strength of the opponent and wrote directly: "The Lakers have won, a 15-point victory, they have been attacking, the scene is very good, Shaq scored 33 points, even Kobe Bryant has 24 points in the account, it seems that everything is normal, the Lakers seem to be on the right track, be careful, the other 28 NBA teams, the real Lakers are coming!" ”

For Qiao Hai, he also commented: "As soon as he took office, Coach Qiao Hai showed his housekeeping skills, this game the Lakers played full of discipline, their style of play is like a triangle offense, this is the championship tactic that has dominated the NBA in the past ten years, maybe we can see the Lakers rise in the hands of the young Coach Qiao Hai." ”

Makmedina bragged about Qiao Hai, and the Los Angeles Times reporter Brad Turner, who was the owner of each other, didn't think so at all, he felt that Qiao Hai was just lucky to run into the weak Nuggets, and this victory didn't mean anything at all.

But Bradturner can't post an article, after all, the Lakers won, and at this time, posting an article criticizing the team will only be ridiculed and abused by fans.

ESPN also reported on the game, and they put a question mark: form recovery? Are the real Lakers back?

Obviously, as can be seen from the title, ESPN does not dare to judge the Lakers yet, and no one knows if the Lakers just won one game and won the worst team in the West.

……

The day after winning the Nuggets, the Lakers rushed to Vancouver overnight to prepare for back-to-back games against the Grizzlies.

If the Nuggets are the bottom of the West, the Grizzlies are the bottom of the West, but the difference is that the Grizzlies won the last game, plus the Clippers lost to the Pacers, so now the Grizzlies are the bottom three in the West.

In the second game of the team, Qiao Hai continued to continue his luck, and the opponent in this game was only a little stronger than the Nuggets, and even inferior to the Nuggets on paper.

The star of the Grizzlies is Sherif Abdulahim, a prospect in the '96 draft, and Rahim is obviously a lot worse than Antonio McDyce, who was still flying before the big injury.

However, the Grizzlies' point guard is stronger than the Nuggets, although they are still rookies, Mike Bibie, who averages 13.5 points and 6.8 assists per game, is obviously much better than Nick Van Exel, and Brian Reeves is also a good center, but after a major injury, Reeves lost his offensive ability and can now only be regarded as a blue-collar worker.

The Grizzlies' other positions were so poor that they had to rely on the performance of Sharif Abdulahim and Mike Bibby, so they have only won two games so far.

In the face of such an opponent who was interested in winning, Qiao Hai was still a little more careful, he specially arranged the defense against Raheem and Mike Bibby, and then continued to practice the triangle offensive tactics.

Before the start of the game, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell left the Lakers' big team, obviously, the news came from the management, the deal was completed, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell officially left the team, and will trade from the Houston Rockets for veteran Scott Pippen, two for one, and the Rockets also cut Matt Maloney to free up a spot space.

Getting Scott Pippen, Qiao Hai can be regarded as getting a new boost, but obviously, before the game with the Grizzlies, Scott Pippen can't help Qiao Hai.

Of course, Qiao Hai doesn't need Scott Pippen's help in this game.

In the first quarter, Qiao Hai continued to put on a regular lineup, marking Raheem and Mike Bibby very successfully, relying on defense and triangle offense, the Lakers took the lead again in the first quarter, this time only a 6-point lead.

However, in the second quarter, Qiao Hai waved his hand again, adding Kobe Bryant and O'Neal's singles, and the situation suddenly fell to the side of the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant and O'Neal both scored 12 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers went 35:20 in the second quarter, directly extending the difference to 21 points.

It's still the same plot, the difference is that the Lakers' triangle offense is more proficient in this game, and the rookie commentator Kenny Smith on the commentary bench directly saw it: "The Lakers seem to be playing a triangle offensive tactic, and throughout the second quarter, they have been playing the two-person rotation of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, relying on the play of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers directly defeated the Grizzlies." ”

"There are some surprising games, if the Lakers really play a triangle offensive strategy, I can only say that all of us underestimate the Lakers' rookie acting head coach, he really has the material, not long after taking office, he actually brought the Lakers a perfect championship system."

"Many people have criticized the Lakers' management before, and many people look down on this young rookie coach, perhaps, they are going to be slapped in the face......"

Not long after Kenny Smith finished blowing, Qiao Hai repeated his old tricks in the second half, staggering the playing time of O'Neal and Kobe, and then, in the second half, the Lakers still played very hard.

Qiao Hai sighed: "It looks like you still have to practice, if you have to be OK and all present, it will be too difficult." ”

Think about it again: "But Scott Pippen is almost here, he is here, it should be much better, whether it is him and Kobe, or him and O'Neal, it will be a good match." ”

In the end, the Lakers won 113:93 away, with a 20-point lead and another victory, since Qiao Hai took over the Lakers, the Lakers have won two wins in a row, one is a 15-point victory, and the other is a 20-point victory, and the Lakers' record has come to 4-8, and the situation is indeed slowly improving.

However, Qiao Hai looked at the other side, because of back-to-back battles, the Lakers did not train, only relied on a real combat drill, and the proficiency of triangle offensive tactics rose again, and it has come to 55%, more than half.

However, after two consecutive wins, Qiao Hai's challenge is finally coming......