NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 314 Locking the No. [-] in the West in advance
The 2019 All-Star Weekend ended in this way. Although Wang Feng unexpectedly lost the championship of the Skills Challenge, he still successfully won the rewards of the Three-Point Contest, the Slam Dunk Contest and the All-Star Game. Overall, he still gained a lot. Full.

After the All-Star weekend, it is the final sprint stage of the regular season.

Before the trade deadline, several transactions occurred in the league, most of which were insignificant and small transactions. The only one worth mentioning was the transaction between the Raptors and the Grizzlies.

The Raptors sent Valanciunas and other chips to get center Marc Gasol from the Grizzlies.

Gasol's state has further declined this season. This season, he averaged only 15+8 per game in the Grizzlies. It is difficult for a heavy center like Gasol to integrate into the tactics of the small ball era.

The reason why the Raptors chose to trade for Gasol is mainly because of Gasol's frame protection ability and organizational support ability. They are preparing for the upcoming playoffs.

In fact, it is precisely because of Gasol that the Raptors can easily defeat the Bucks 4:2 in the future Eastern Conference finals and successfully advance to the finals.

The Lakers did not make any trade reinforcements on the trade deadline, because the current Lakers lineup is complete, and there is no special need for reinforcements, or even if there are, the price to be paid to get the players they like is enough to discourage the Lakers. .

After the All-Star break, the Lakers' remaining three games in February are against the Houston Rockets, New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies.

Facing the Rockets again, the Lakers hit hard, Wang Feng scored 34 points and 12 rebounds, Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, Ingram scored 18 points, and beat the Rockets 111:106.

Harden made 24 of 11 shots in this game, scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. He failed to score higher than Wang Feng, and failed to win the game.

Then, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans, whose thick-browed brother Anthony Davis was absent due to injury, and the Memphis Grizzlies, whose strength was improved after the trade, and ended the final journey in February with a winning streak.

At the end of the game in February, the Lakers have played 2 games in the regular season. In these 61 games, the Lakers achieved a record of 61 wins and 48 losses, with a winning rate of 13%, continuing to lead the league.

However, due to the decline in the record in January and February, the Lakers' lead is not as huge as before.

On March 3, the Lakers lost 1:120 to the Milwaukee Bucks at home.

In this game, Antetokounmpo's performance was not very good. He made 14 of 7 shots and only 16 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, but he couldn't hold back the hot state of the Bucks.

Eric Bledsoe, nicknamed "Blood Cloth," scored 24 points on 12-of-31 shooting.

Malcolm Brogdon scored 28 points on 13-of-8 shooting in just 21 minutes. In addition, Khris Middleton, Nikola Mirotic and other players also performed well.

Relying on the victory of this game, the Bucks successfully chased the difference between the two teams to only 2 games.

However, the Lakers won all of the next five games against the Suns, Clippers, Nuggets, Celtics and Bulls, winning a wave of five consecutive victories and re-stabilizing the record.

On March 3, the Lakers challenged the Toronto Raptors away.

This is Wang Feng's first confrontation with Kawhi Leonard this season, or in recent years since Kawhi Leonard was injured.

When Wang Feng was still in the Warriors, he was not qualified for Leonard to defend at all. When he was in the Cavaliers, Leonard was also the one responsible for defending James, and it was also not Wang Feng's turn.

Many fans have always been curious, as the top perimeter defensive player, can Leonard effectively restrain Wang Feng, who is currently the most powerful scoring ability in the league?
As a result of the direct confrontation between the two, Wang Feng scored 29 points and 10 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was indeed affected, with 48% lower than his usual average of 53%.

But at the same time, Wang Feng is also a top perimeter defensive player, which didn't make Leonard feel much better.

在王峰的防守下，伦纳德20投8中，命中率仅为40%，得到21分8篮板4助攻。

Wang Feng was obviously better in the personal confrontation, but the Lakers lost the game.

The two insiders of the Raptors, Marc Gasol and Pascal Siakam, dominated the game at home, with a final score of 119:107.

The away game against the Raptors was the second game of the Lakers' five-game death streak in the March schedule, followed by the Lakers' 3:122 victory over the Detroit Pistons, and then the fourth consecutive away game against the New York Knicks 97:124.

However, in the last away game, the Lakers once again met the Bucks.

Consecutive away games have already exhausted the Lakers. Facing the Bucks who were waiting for work, they lost the game again.

This is the second season in which the Lakers have been double-killed by the Eastern Conference team. When facing the 76ers before, the Lakers also lost all home and away games.

Fortunately, such a loss did not disappoint the Lakers fans too much.

In other words, the Lakers can achieve the current results, which has made the fans very satisfied.

After losing to the Bucks, the Lakers have a record of 55 wins and 16 losses. In the remaining 11 games of the regular season, the only strong enemies left are the Warriors, Jazz, Clippers and Trail Blazers. 60 wins record!
Dating back to the last time the Lakers achieved a 60+ record, it was the 08-09 season. At that time, the Lakers were led by Kobe Bryant at his peak, and there were Paul Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar O. Dom and other great players.

The Lakers, who achieved 65 wins and 17 wins in the regular season that year, made it through the playoffs and finally won the championship trophy.

Time flies, and it is already 10 years later.

Who would have thought that the Lakers, who were at the bottom of the league two seasons ago and were vying for the No. 60 pick in the draft, would have a chance to win [-] games in the regular season?
On March 3, the Lakers finally ended their five-game losing streak and returned to the home court against the Brooklyn Nets. They won easily at 22:129, and then defeated the Saramento Kings and Washington Wizards at home one after another. The number of wins reached 115. win.

On March 3, the Lakers challenged the Utah Jazz away and lost the game 27:115.

3月29日，湖人主场121：110战胜夏洛特黄蜂，取得59胜。

Then, on the last day of March, the Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 3:130 in an away game, officially reaching 102 wins in the regular season!Lock in the first record in the Western Conference in advance!

So far, there are only 5 games left for the Lakers. The opponents are the Thunder, Warriors, Clippers, Jazz and Trail Blazers.

These five teams are all playoff-level teams. Among them, the Jazz, Thunder and Clippers have very close records, and they are still fighting fiercely for the ranking order in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)