In the fourth quarter, the Rockets were firmly in control of the score.

The Grizzlies fought back frantically, but the Rockets quickly stabilized the situation, relying on Yao Ming and Steve Francis, who were in excellent form, and the Rockets maintained a lead of about 10 points.

As the game entered the final 4:52 of the fourth quarter, the Rockets even held a 14-point lead at one point.

For the Grizzlies, their hopes of winning are increasingly slim.

"With four minutes left in the game, the Grizzlies still have a 14-point disadvantage, and this game is already far for them."

The live broadcast duly gave Billy Knight a shot on the sidelines.

But it was clear that Billy Knight's face was extremely ugly, and at first, he didn't notice the shot until everyone around him looked at him.

He glanced at the big screen, and then quickly lowered his head with an unkind face.

It seems that he exchanged a few words with his companion, and then the camera shows that Billy Knight just got up and left!

"It should be a very right choice for Billy Knight to leave at this time, because if he doesn't leave, he will probably be stopped by all the reporters after the game and asked questions that humiliate him......"

Billy Knight walks to the fan tunnel, and the camera stays focused on him.

The Compaq Center immediately resounded with the invective of thousands of Rocket fans.

"Get out!"

"Billy the Dog! Get out of the Compaq Centre! ”

“……”

……

On the sidelines, Qiao Hai was smiling happily, but it had nothing to do with Billy Knight, because just now, he got good news, the Lakers lost!

Coupled with the Timberwolves' win and the Rockets' victory over the Grizzlies in this game, the situation in the West was instantly chaotic.

The Spurs directly locked the first place in the West, while the Timberwolves overtook the Lakers and rushed to the fifth place in the West.

As a result, the Lakers fell to sixth.

All the teams still have one last game to play, but before the final game, the Western Conference standings are almost decided.

The first should be the Spurs, then the Grizzlies, the third is the Kings, the fourth is the Mavericks, the fifth is the Timberwolves, the sixth is the Lakers, the seventh is naturally the Rockets, and finally, the eighth is also changed from the Jazz to the Trail Blazers.

With such a ranking, only the Timberwolves in fifth and the Lakers in sixth may be left.

If the Timberwolves lose and the Lakers win the next game, then the Lakers will be overtaken to fifth, but if the Lakers lose and the Timberwolves win, then the standings will remain the same.

There is another possibility, and that is that both the Lakers and the Timberwolves will win, and the final result will still be the same ranking.

Therefore, the loss of the Lakers is indeed a good thing for the Rockets, which means that if the Rockets want to face the Lakers in the second round, they don't need to look at the face of the Timberwolves.

Because no matter what, as long as the Rockets can beat the Lakers, the Lakers must be in sixth place in the West.

Unlike before, the Timberwolves lost, and the Rockets beat the Lakers, and the Timberwolves have no chance to overtake the Lakers.

Now, the chances of the Timberwolves completely overtaking the Lakers are still very big, maybe 90%.

……

The beep of the final timer sounds, the red light comes on, and the game is over!

"Congratulations to the Rockets, who scored a crucial victory before the end of the season, beating the Grizzlies 116-104, and after this victory, the Grizzlies completely missed the top spot in the league."

"Coupled with the fact that the Rockets have confirmed their seventh place in the West, an exciting playoff matchup has been formed, and the Rockets will challenge the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs!"

"And for Qiao Hai, this victory is his first victory against his old club after leaving the Grizzlies, which is a good start, but I don't know if there will be a good ending......

……

……

On the sidelines, Qiao Hai found Hubi Brown to shake hands, and also dropped a sentence: "Hubi, this is just the beginning!" ”

Hubie Brown has long since lost his face, and after this loss, he will need to endure doubts from management, as well as from Grizzlies fans and major media outlets in Vancouver.

At this time, Hubi Brown is like Phil Jackson back then, although he has no direct conflict with Qiao Hai, everyone in the Grizzlies will inevitably use him to compare Qiao Hai.

Such a defeat has put a lot of pressure on Hubby Brown.

So, at this time, Qiao Hai threw down a trash word, and Hubi Brown immediately glared.

……

Qiao Hai took Yao Ming, who scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in this game, to participate in the post-game press conference, which gathered some reporters from all over North America, as well as a large number of reporters from the Celestial Empire across the ocean.

This game is the focus of the competition in North America, and it is even more of the focus in the Celestial Empire.

The major sports media in the Celestial Empire paid more attention to this game, and as a result, they sent a large number of reporters.

Qiao Hai answered a few questions.

Regarding the duel between Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, CCTV's special reporter asked: "Yao Ming, who scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, and Wang Zhizhi, who scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in this game, these two are your disciples, how would you evaluate them?" ”

"Da Yao's talent is obviously stronger, and he showed that in this game, and he's the heart of the Houston Rockets right now, the absolute core."

This answer, because it was a CCTV reporter's question, so he answered in full Chinese, and the rocket also assigned Qiao Hai a translator, and the translator was responsible for translating Qiao Hai's Chinese answer into English.

"The general talent is actually not bad, but because the Grizzlies are a team with many superstars, he doesn't get many opportunities, and for his future, he should probably consider leaving the Grizzlies."

Qiao Hai's general evaluation is actually a little selfish.

He wanted to leave the grizzly bear roughly, but he knew very well that the grizzly bear couldn't let go of a money printing machine like this, so if it really got into trouble because of Qiao Hai's words.

The end result could be that the Grizzlies have a significant increase in ball possession.

Then, the Grizzlies will become the rockets of the future, and they will get roughly the same ball as Maddie, the Yao Mai combination will become the Wang Mai combination, and Sean Marion, Billups and Pau Gasol will leave the Grizzlies due to lack of ball possession, and the final result will naturally go without saying......

Qiao Hai's answer to the victory in this match was: "This victory is wonderful, but I will say that this victory is just the beginning, just the beginning!" ”

A reporter from the Vancouver Business Daily immediately asked: "So, the Rockets will face the Grizzlies in the playoffs, and you think this victory is just the beginning, so what is the end?" ”

"I said, this win is just the beginning, and when the playoffs come, we will win game after game."

"So the Rockets will black seven grizzly bears?"

"You're right!"