After the rocket, the Grizzlies fought for the supersonic again.

The loss in the opening game made the SuperSonics realize their shortcomings, and after a series of painful losses, Paul Westphaal was also quickly sacked and Nate McMillan took over as head coach.

The new coach took office and immediately figured out a way.

Nate McMillan used the 2.08-meter-tall, blue-collar meat shield-type interior Jeranie McCoy to play center, which barely filled the vacancy in the center position, and Wenbeck, who had a poor defensive attitude, was demoted to a substitute, and after a series of actions, the SuperSonics formed a new starting lineup.

Point guard Gary Payton, shooting guard Desmond Mason, small forward Ruben Patterson, power forward Rashad Lewis and center Gerani McCoy.

In this starting lineup, Desmond Mason, Ruben Patterson and Rashad Lewis are all young, and Geralney McCoy is reluctant to start, but you must know that the league is short of centers now, like the SuperSonics, there are many teams that use a pseudo-starter for the center position.

Before he knew it, Nate McMillan had helped SuperSonics complete part of the rebuild.

But the SuperSonics' record still hasn't improved much, with 11 wins and 12 losses, tied for ninth in the West with the Rockets, who lost the last game, and still outside the playoffs.

In this game, the supersonic lost again.

The Grizzlies are getting better and better, in this game, the outside three small middle, Billups is in average condition, Mike Bibi and Ginobili are in a hot state, the two teamed up to score 57 points, relying on the excellent play of Mike Bibi and Ginobili, the Grizzlies won 108:93, one more win, five consecutive wins!

Two days later, on December 15, the Raptors' trade with the Rockets was officially announced.

Steve Francis plus Brian Trivesga's first-round pick next year in exchange for Michael Dixon and Jamal Marshburn, a deal that gave them a possible future centerpiece to swallow Brian Trives' garbage contract while also getting a future first-round pick.

Through this deal, the Raptors sent away the unease in the team and further established Vince Carter's core position.

New arrival Michael Dixon could fill the void of Steve Francis perfectly, and Jamal Mashburn is also a better small forward than Collis Williams.

And on the same day, the Grizzlies host the Magic.

In the offseason, the Magic took the limelight and began to be interested in Maddy, and after Maddie extended his contract early, they snatched food from the Lakers, snatched Grant Hill, and finally almost snatched Tim Duncan, perhaps if Doug Rivers agreed to let Duncan's girlfriend occasionally take the team plane, Duncan was already a member of the Magic at this time.

It's a pity that there was no if, and the Magic got out of the limelight, and in the end only one Grant Hill was dug up.

What's even more regrettable is that Grant Hill played one opener, then two games out with minor injuries, and one game after his comeback, continuing to have minor injuries and continuing to truce.

Finally, on December 12, three days ago, Grant Hill, who suffered a serious ankle injury, was declared out for the season.

Without Grant Hill, Chaki Atkinson and Ben Wallace, who performed well last season, were sent away, and the Magic only had Darrell Armstrong left in the lineup, plus the rookie McMiller, who performed well, and this Magic team is obviously headed for the lottery.

Doug Rivers, who once wanted to make a big career in Orlando, was also rumored to be interested in leaving.

For the Magic, after a summer of gambles, everything seems to be back to square one.

In this game, the Grizzlies still settled the battle at halftime, leading by 22 points directly.

In garbage time in the second half, Qiao Hai replaced himself as a pure substitute and played the whole game.

122:98, a wave of six consecutive wins, the Grizzlies continue to occupy the top spot, and since the start of the regular season, the Grizzlies still only lose 3 games.

Then, on December 17, the Grizzlies hosted the Wizards, and this season, Michael Jordan took over the Wizards and became the general manager of the Wizards, but in the first season, the Wizards did not change much, and the main lineup was still the same as last season.

But Richard Hamilton has grown, Mitch Ridgemond has regressed, and the Wizards are still one of the worst teams in the East.

In this game, the Grizzlies won 118-104, winning seven in a row.

On December 22, the Grizzlies continued to play at home against the Kings.

In the new season, after the Grizzlies switched to defense, the Kings, who insisted on Princeton's offense, occupied the top of the offensive scoring list and the offensive efficiency list, becoming the most firepower offensive team in the league.

In this game, the Grizzlies worked the defensive end to prevent the king's offense, and finally won 103:92 and won a wave of eight consecutive wins!

After an eight-game winning streak, the Grizzlies remain at home against the Clippers.

At the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies played the Clippers and Lakers on the road, and this time it was the same, the Grizzlies will play the Clippers at home first, but after playing the Clippers, the Grizzlies need to face the Lakers away on Christmas Day.

The away game against the Lakers is also known as the Christmas game.

In this season's Christmas war, the league gave priority to last season's championship Grizzlies, so the Grizzlies were scheduled for the Christmas war, and their opponent was naturally the Grizzlies led by Qiao Hai, who was in the big city of Los Angeles and had various grievances and grievances with the Grizzlies.

In addition to this game, there is also a Knicks vs. Heat, which can be regarded as the main theme of the Eastern Conference playoffs in the past few seasons, and the master-apprentice matchup between Jeff Van Gundy and Pat Riley is also a highlight.

However, on the Grizzly Bear's side, Qiao Hai scratched his head for the Christmas War, because he made an appointment with Han Xue that he would go to a player's or coach's house for Christmas to spend Christmas, but now he can only change it to Christmas Eve, but in Qiao Hai's opinion, the most important thing about Christmas is Christmas Eve, especially for outsiders like them......

And for players and coaches in the United States, it's a terrible thing to have to leave Vancouver for a game in Los Angeles for Christmas.

Stephen Jackson, who has always been fast-talking, said in front of the media: "The Christmas war is the worst arrangement in the league, and no one wants to be with their families during the holidays!" ”

But there is no way, in order to commercialize the NBA and expand its influence, David Stern has decided to make the Christmas War a must-have feast every year.

On Christmas Eve, Qiao Hai arranged his own itinerary.

Before Christmas, the Grizzlies will play a game of the Clippers at home, and after the Clippers play, it will be Christmas Eve, Qiao Hai looked around the team, and finally decided that on Christmas Eve, he would go to Maddy's house with Han Xue and roughly together to spend this Christmas Eve.

After Christmas Eve, the Grizzlies will fly to Los Angeles to prepare for the Christmas War.

For this Christmas battle, Qiao Hai's goal is to win!