Chapter 668: Injuries and Illnesses (3/4)
Qiao Hai, who never jokes, found Kobe, Sean Marion and Pau Gasol on the sidelines, and the three cores of the Lakers were all players under Qiao Hai.
Among them, Kobe Bryant and Qiao Hai cooperated to win one championship, Sean Marion won two championships, and Pau Gasol entered the Grizzlies as a star show in the season when Qiao Hai left the Grizzlies, and the two only worked together for half a season, but Qiao Hai still gave Gasol a lot of help.
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In the post-game press conference, Qiao Hai said: "It is undoubtedly a happy thing to get such a victory on Christmas, the Lakers are not a bad opponent, on the contrary, they are strong. ”
"The score of this game doesn't say anything, we were just lucky, we met a Kobe who was not in very good shape, we limited Kobe on the defensive end, and then naturally won the game very easily."
"Byron is obviously a good coach, the Lakers are strong this season, not to be underestimated, and they have a good chance of success at the end of the season."
On the other hand, the Lakers' response to Qiao Hai, Byron Scott said: "Qiao Hai has taught me a lot, and this game is the same, I think I already know what we have to do, and when we meet again in the next game, he (Qiao Hai) will not win so easily." ”
Bryant also said: "I'll remember everything about this game, remember that I only scored nine goals on 26 shots, remember that I only scored 20 points, remember this loss, remember the player who the Bobcats have been defending me, I remember his name, Andre Iguodala. ”
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On the second day of the Christmas game, the Bobcats were already back in Charlotte, and they had a two-day break before the next game, which was also a compensation given by the league to the teams involved in the Christmas game.
Qiao Hai also directly gave his players a holiday, of course, he also gave himself a vacation, and ran to Winston Salem again.
In half a year, Han Xue is about to graduate from Wake Forest University, and as a medical graduate, Han Xue has not yet thought about what to do after graduation.
Qiao Hai gave Han Xue two paths.
"Either stay in the U.S. and open a private clinic and I'll fund you, or I'll offer you a job as an NBA team doctor, choose one of the two."
Han Xue quickly made a choice: "I'll choose one and open a private clinic." ”
Han Xue didn't want to stay with Qiao Hai to work, because she knew that distance was the best way to keep it fresh, and she also wanted to have a career of her own.
Of course, Qiao Hai was willing to provide funds, and she did not refuse.
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Qiao Hai came to Winston-Salem this time, in addition to dating Han Xue, he still focused on basketball.
The NCAA preseason has already begun, and according to Samsinki's report, Wake Forest University has had a good season with six consecutive wins in the preseason and only one loss.
Along with the state's University of North Carolina, it also lost two games in a row to Wake Forest University.
Greg Oden was known as the Great in high school, and after this string of outstanding performances in the NCAA, Oden was compared to his senior, Tim Duncan.
Similarly, McConley, who is at the point guard position, has been compared to Chris Paul, who has excelled in the NBA this season.
Only Li Ao has not received much attention from the three cores, the reason is that in the new season, Li Ao's offense is still in a hurry, and the average score per game has just broken 6, which is completely a blue-collar performance, so no one thinks that Li Ao has the ability to enter the NBA.
Before leaving Winston-Salem, Joe had a chat with Brad Stevens, all about basketball.
Wake Forest's outstanding record in the new season, 7-1 in the preseason, has helped them get the status of the top seed in the league, but it is also true that McConley and Greg Oden are indeed the most championship-looking teams in North Carolina.
However, at the same time, Qiao Hai is also inquiring about the possibility of Greg Oden participating in the NBA draft after the end of this season.
"I haven't asked Greg about that, and it's a little too early to think about whether to participate in the NBA draft." Brad Stevens looked at Qiao Hai with bad intentions: "Joe, don't tell me you have a crush on Greg. ”
Qiao Hai didn't deny it at all: "That's right, I just fell in love with him." ”
"You guy, I just got started here, and you want to poach people."
Qiao Hai smiled, Brad Stevens was also very helpless, and after complaining, he still turned his head: "When I have time or opportunity, I'll help you ask." ”
Qiao Hai nodded: "Okay." ”
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Returning from Winston-Salem, the Bobcats first faced the Bulls at home in the final games of December, and after a 106-93 victory, the Bobcats successfully completed their revenge and won two in a row.
Then, they went to the away stadium and beat the Hawks with a score of 113-90 to make it three wins in a row, and it seems that the Bobcats are still in extremely hot form.
But at the same time, after these two games, the bad news of injuries suddenly came.
In the team training, during a confrontation practice, Michael Reid suddenly twisted, and then fell to the floor in pain, holding his left leg, in a cold sweat.
He was then rushed to the hospital, where he was given a one-month break for a strained left leg and a one-month break after the doctor announced that Michael Reid had strained his left leg and would be out of action for a month.
Hearing this news, Qiao Hai immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew very well that in his previous life, Michael Reed at his peak, was a goalscorer comparable to Ray Allen, but his subsequent development failed to meet expectations, and the cause was injury.
Serious injuries after injuries gradually made Michael Reed lose his explosiveness, lose his touch, lose his confidence in himself, and finally get lost in constant injuries.
In this life, because of the influence brought by Qiao Hai, Michael Reid was Maddie's substitute in his first four seasons, and it was not until the fifth season that he returned to Qiao Hai's command, playing the main team and playing an All-Star level individual performance.
But in between, Michael Reid has never stopped suffering minor injuries, and the only full-time season in his career so far was last season.
Qiao Hai's rotation policy has largely ensured Michael Reid's health.
But it has to be said that sometimes injuries are not due to overuse, such as this time, Michael Reid's left leg strain, obviously not caused by fatigue and overuse, because in the past few games, Michael Reid has not played much, only in the early 30 minutes.
"Fortunately, it's just a strain in the left leg, so let the team doctor tell Michael to let him recover from the injury and we will wait for him to come back from the injury."
It's just a strain in his left leg, which is not a major injury that affects his career, and Qiao Hai's worries have also dropped a level, but at the same time, he has to worry about one thing.
Michael Reed won't be able to play for the next month, so who will fill his place?