Chapter 723 - 20 Consecutive Wins
It's still early before the real trade time, and Qiao Hai is not in a hurry to pursue some players, and the first comes are often not the best.
He continued to lead the team, and the Bobcats began their regular season campaign in December.
In the first game in December, the Bobcats faced off against the Wizards.
The Wizards have a good lineup, even if they left Larry Hughes, they didn't get Caron Butler like in their previous life, but with Gilbert Arenas and Antoine Jamison, they still have a main lineup that can make the playoffs.
But in recent seasons, they have had little luck and have always had injuries at key moments, and this season is no different, at the beginning of the season, Gilbert Arenas sprained his calf, and after a month of absence, the Wizards suddenly became Antoine Jamison's one-man team.
The Wizards have a 5-9 record since the start of the season, which is not an outstanding record, but in this game against the Bobcats, Gilbert Arenas is back.
Arenas returned, and the pressure on the Bobcats suddenly increased a lot.
However, in the new season, after the Bobcats have a defensive foundation, unless they are in very bad form, they will not lose easily.
The same was true of this match, with Gilbert Arenas facing Chris Paul, facing an opponent who was much shorter than himself, Arenas opened the game with his own touch, and then he was out of control.
The Bobcats' defense didn't seem to be able to do much against Arenas, and at halftime, the two teams almost tied as Arenas erupted, with the Bobcats only leading by 3 points.
However, from the second half, Qiao Hai directly adjusted the alignment on the defensive end, and Andre Iguodala began to play against Arenas more and put more pressure on Arenas.
In the second half, Arenas began to miss and the Bobcats' defensive efforts began to extend their lead.
In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Wizards 121-109, and the winning streak continued.
On December 3, the Bobcats defeated the Pistons, who had fallen to seventh in the East for the new season, and the winning streak had extended to 17 games.
And that's not all, on December 6, they will once again face up to the Spurs.
In this game, the Spurs broke out with a certain amount of combat power, Tony Parker in the first quarter of GDP and Manuginobili who came off the bench broke through the Bobcats' defense, but Tim Duncan on the inside was completely locked by the Bobcats.
At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs even took a four-point lead.
In the second quarter, they continued to crouch and defend, and the halftime lead was extended to nine points.
The Bobcats were beaten to a disadvantaged start, but Qiao Hai was not in a hurry, the Spurs squatted to defend, and he also changed to the regular lineup, which was also defense-oriented.
Defense against defense, the Bobcats gradually chased the trail to about 5 points.
At the last moment, Qiao Hai suddenly changed his tactics and changed to a five-small lineup, leaving only Kevin Garnett to focus on Duncan.
After the five small lineups rushed in a wave, the Bobcats played a wave of 11:4 and directly overtook the score.
In the end, the Bobcats relied on the impact of the small lineup, and finally narrowly defeated the Spurs 101-96, extending the winning streak to 18 games.
However, for Qiao Hai, the more important significance of this game is that this season, the Bobcats have completed the season double against the Spurs!
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After playing the Spurs, the Bobcats faced the Timberwolves at home.
This match is a battle between Kevin Garnett and Gerard Wallace against the old master, and although the suspense is not large, it still attracts a lot of attention.
The Timberwolves, who lost Garnett, have completely entered a state of rottenness, but the good thing is that their salary space has also been completely released with various trades after the swing.
Glenn Taylor is naturally happy to see this, because the team's salary situation has improved, and he can also save a lot of money.
Gerard Wallace has become the boss of this Timberwolves, and in the 18 games so far in the new season, Gerard Wallace has been in full attendance, averaging 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game.
However, obviously, relying on Gerard Wallace alone, the Timberwolves' record can only be poor, with 4 wins and 14 losses in 18 games, and they fell directly to the bottom of the West.
But that's exactly what Kevin McHale wants to see, and they're going to put it all in the way and go all out for a top-ranked lotto pick.
This game against the Bobcats, although the attention is high, but the result is very suspenseful, the Bobcats only played half a game, and they were already 18 points ahead of the Timberwolves, they played too easily.
After the game, the Bobcats won their 19th consecutive game since the start of the game, and they are only one game away from 20 consecutive wins!
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On December 10, the Bobcats continued to play at home, against the Suns.
If you follow the temperament of Qiao Hai last season and the way the Bobcats played last season, he may choose to play against the Suns in this game.
But in the new season, Qiao Hai's goal is to get an excellent result, while keeping a certain amount of hole cards and waiting for the playoffs.
Therefore, in this game, Qiao Hai showed considerable restraint, and he was very safe in the opening to line up a regular lineup, starting directly from defense.
Relying on the excellent defense they have built up in the new season, as well as the overall flexible running, the Bobcats stopped the Suns' run-and-gun offense from the beginning.
In just half of the game, the Bobcats had an 11-point lead.
In the second half, the Sun fought back frantically, with all kinds of quick counterattacks, but Qiao Hai's response suddenly became a set of five small lineups.
Quick counterattack to quick counterattack, the Bobcats and the Sun played a draw, and successfully survived the time of the Sun's counterattack.
Then, Qiao Hai changed to a regular lineup and continued to focus on defense.
The Bobcats continued to maintain the lead through this steady style of play.
In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Suns by 114-104, a difference of 10 points, and won their 20th consecutive game since the start of the season!
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With a 20-game winning streak, the Bobcats' fiery form has already left everyone jaw-dropping, and it looks like this is an invincible battleship that they can win the game in a variety of ways.
ESPN's Mark Stein wrote on Facebook immediately after the Bobcats beat the Suns: "The Bobcats have set a record with 20 consecutive wins, and their form is getting better and better, and it looks like the Bobcats have a chance to break the 72-win record held by the Chicago Bulls in the new season." ”
He was also quick to review Qiao Hai's winning streak: "Qiao Hai once won a wave of 24 consecutive wins with the Grizzlies, which is Qiao Hai's personal winning streak so far in charge, and this time, he seems to have a chance to break this record. ”
Hoop Sports' Zach Lowe also made an analysis: "With 20 consecutive wins, the Bobcats' performance has been getting better and better, Kevin Garnett has brought them a systematic defense, and the improvement of Chris Paul and Andre Iguodala has improved their offense. ”
"The current Bobcats, they have the ability to be a super defensive team if they want to defend, and if they want to attack, they can become the team with the most offensive firepower in the league."
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