From sparring to superstar

Chapter 318 316. The second consecutive victory in history!

Victory can whitewash everything.

Relying on the main 8-man rotation, as well as the modified triangle offense and Princeton, plus the strongest duo of OK combination, the Lakers maintained their offensive performance, averaging 102.6 points per game this season, only the Pistons averaged 104.4 points per game. , the Warriors, who average 103.9 points per game, are higher than them, beating the Kings, who average 101 points per game, and the Clippers, who average 100.6 points per game, ranking third in the league.

Looking only at the 16-game winning streak, it's even more exaggerated. They averaged 107 points per game, ranking first in the league in the past month.

The Lakers have been winning in the past month. What people can see is how violent their offense is. In this era when defense is king, they can average 105+ per game in a single month.

But if you take a closer look, you will know how much hidden dangers there are in this Lakers team that seems to be 'returning to the top'.

The Lakers conceded an average of 98.8 points per game this season, and their defense ranked 19th in the league!

This season, the league's 29 teams averaged 96.4 points per game. The Lakers' overall defense is lower than the league average even with two players who are good at first defense.

And thanks to O'Neal's hard work this season, the Lakers' defense barely collapsed, otherwise they would have fallen into the bottom ten.

In the first half of the first quarter tonight, when O'Neal was at his strongest, the Lakers were able to defend the Clippers' mediocre starting lineup for 6 and a half minutes and only score 7 points.

But in the first half of the quarter, O'Neal was consumed by O'Neal on the offensive end. On the defensive end, he was consumed by the impact of the "frontline gangster combination" and by O'Neal's pick-and-roll cuts. In the second half of the quarter, O'Neal's defense continued to decline, and the Lakers' defense Duan's fig leaf was torn off by the Clippers!

This is not to blame for the OK group, they are stronger than ever.

But their teammates are also the worst in the 7 seasons they have been together!
One point made by Lakers fans is actually okay - the overall strength of the opponents during the Clippers' 20-game winning streak was not as good as those during the Lakers' 16-game winning streak.

But this does not mean that the Clippers cannot beat the opponents the Lakers encounter!
The Lakers are in really good shape recently, but the Clippers are in better shape than the Lakers!
...

The Lakers started to fight hard in the second quarter.

The Lakers usually take advantage in the first quarter, drag on in the second quarter, look to Kobe in the third quarter, and rely on O'Neal to start the fourth quarter. In the past 16 games, except for a few difficult games, the Lakers have done this in most games. Once the combo is done, there will be no opponents left.

But tonight the Lakers didn't have an advantage in the first quarter, and Jordan wasn't even on the court yet!
Therefore, the OK combination can only start to exert force from the second quarter.

The Clippers continued their rotation rhythm. Gentry replaced the combination of Yaric, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, and Jaylon Collins, and the triangle offense started!
Kobe was firing on all cylinders to compete with the Clippers, and O'Neal spared no effort to step in when Kobe needed a break in singles.

However, facing the triangle offensive style of Jordan's main attack, Odom's support, Yalic's transition, and Li Ao's support, the OK combination failed to take advantage.

这哥俩发挥很好，科比打了11分钟拿到10分、奥尼尔打了9分钟拿到8分，但湖人队全队单节只拿到26分，他们哥俩出手12次拿到18分，队友们出手10次拿到8分……

快船队这边多点开花，乔丹打了5分钟拿到5分、李敖打了8分钟拿到4分2助攻2盖帽、奥多姆4分、雅里奇3分、轮换上场的小奥尼尔4分……全队单节拿到29分！
As Li Ao slapped Horry's catch for a layup, the whistle sounded at the end of the first half.

With the OK combination working hard, the Clippers not only did not fall behind, but went into the halftime break with a 47-point lead over the Lakers 46-1!
At this point, not only the Lakers fans feel the strength gap between them and the Clippers, but the Lakers players also feel it.

The main reason is that other Lakers players have become conscious.

The OK team already knew at the beginning of the season that their team was no longer the strongest, so they chose to accept each other again, adjust their playing styles for each other, and support the crumbling building of the Purple and Gold Army.

The other players of the Lakers are not completely unaware, but the recent wave of 16-game winning streak has made them mistakenly think that they are still the same players as they were in the past three seasons, because at this stage in the past three seasons, they have been very strong. By the playoffs, O'Neal had reduced his weight to his best, and they were still the top favorites for the championship... As everyone knows, after this year's All-Star Weekend, O'Neal had already entered his best form, and his weight even reached a new low in four years. Now they are At the strongest stage, there is no room for further progress.

Now, seeing the OK combination playing so well in the second quarter, fighting so hard, and being overtaken by the score, the other Lakers players are at a loss...

After the halftime break, Jackson did not continue to fight against the Sharks, letting him rest on the bench, and continued to send in their X-factor Black Mamba.

Gentry replaced the combination of Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, and O'Neal... Harvest time!
In the third quarter, Kobe did not give up. Faced with Li Ao's single defense, Jordan's assist defense, and O'Neal Jr.'s defense at the basket, he chose to throw wildly!
On the defensive end, Kobe did not guard Li Ao, but guarded Jordan. For him, it was easier to guard Jordan than to guard Li Ao. It did not mean that he could guard against Jordan who concentrated his energy on output in the third quarter, but that he could guard against the stand-up. Jordan's playing style is easier than Li Ao's running defense.

Jordan did not push forward. He played the role of a checker and let Li Ao take the main attack.

Without the restriction of the primary defense boss, Li Ao turned on the scoring mode when faced with the defense of Rick Fox or Devin George, scoring 13 points in a single quarter.

On Kobe's side, he turned on the "哐哐哐" mode... Facing the Clippers' lineup without O'Neal, it was still too much for him at the moment.

After O'Neal came on in the second half of the quarter, Kobe's scoring environment failed to improve. In the first half of the quarter, the Clippers exhausted Fisher on the wing, Rick Fox and Horry in the arc. The fleet's defense shrinks even more...

单节26比19，三节打完，快船队以73比65领先湖人队8分！
In the final quarter, the OK combination tried to counterattack, but failed.

After gaining a clear lead, Gentry chose the safest alternative this year - defense + star singles.

李敖末节8投3中，其中三分球1中0，加上2中2的罚球，拿到8分2板1助攻2盖帽，率领快船队在末节打出17比15的比分，拿下胜利！

首节5分、第二节4分、第三节13分、第四节8分，23投11中，其中三分球5中2，加上6中6的罚球，李敖拿到30分8板3助攻2抢断5盖帽。

首节7分、第二节10分、第三节6分、第四节5分，25投9中，其中三分球5中1，加上11中9的罚球，科比拿到28分6板5助攻2抢断1盖帽。

首节6分、第二节8分、第三节5分、第四节4分，18投9中，外加8中5的罚球，奥尼尔拿到23分14板3助攻3盖帽。

90 to 80, the Clippers defeated the Lakers and won their 21st consecutive victory, ending the Lakers' 16th consecutive victory!

"If you don't steam the steamed buns, you will lose your breath:

The host has led the team to become the last team to end the winning streak among the 5 teams with a long winning streak. Goal 1 has been completed.

The host has led the team to become the team with the longest winning streak among the five teams with a long winning streak. Goal 5 has been completed.

Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 10000 achievement points, 4 level 1 skill upgrade card, and 1 random basic attribute point. "

“A new chapter in the City of Angels:
This season's regular season match against the Lakers has 3 wins and 1 loss, and goal 1 has been completed.

The host scored 30 points in this game, Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, and goal 2 has been completed.

The number of blocks blocked by the host in this game: 5 times, the number of blocked shots by O'Neal: 3 times, and goal 3 has been completed.

Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 30000 achievement points and 2 basic attribute points. "

At 10:24 pm, the final whistle sounded, and Li Ao received a reminder that the task was completed and received the reward.

The random basic attribute point drawn was strength, plus the previous basic strength attribute point, there were two. He used one of the newly obtained basic attribute points to convert it into a basic strength attribute point, and synthesized an advanced strength basic attribute point. , increasing the strength from 1 to 1, and the explosive power from 91 to 92.

At present, he has 1 basic attribute point left, 1 basic attribute point each for flexibility and bounce, and 2 basic attribute points for bullet speed.

He has no bullet speed, explosive attributes, missions or draws to talk about.

For the level 4 skill upgrade card, he chose to upgrade 'Vacation Killer'.

"Open Killer Level 4: 1. When catching and shooting in an open position, the shooting speed increases by 15%. 2. When the hand feels cold, open shots will speed up the recovery of shooting feel and rhythm. 3. After hitting an open shot, if the next round If you continue to get open shooting opportunities, you will have a 15% chance of feeling hot, which can be combined with the hot feeling bonus probability of skills such as 'Punch Nursing Home'."

The new effect enhances the continuity of open shots, which is very nice!I didn't get new skills, new equipment, or new technologies this season, and I saved a lot of achievement points. Is it past the explosive period of technology development at the beginning of my career and entering the first period of stable growth?

Li Ao speculated.

Indeed, with the situation of their team this season, he does not have much time to develop new technologies. Integrating the new technologies developed during the offseason into the game and gradually taking over the team's responsibilities from Jordan have already been spent. Most of the energy.

Turning off the system, Li Ao watched the more than 3000 Lakers fans leaving the field and the excited expressions of more than 6000 fans of his own team... This feeling was so good!

Lakers fans are unwilling to accept reality, but there is nothing they can do.

The OK group is not willing to give in now, and they have no choice at the moment, but the fire in their hearts has not been extinguished, but has become stronger.

Being beaten by the Clippers, the OK combination's anger was burning!

With such a common enemy, an enemy that is becoming more and more powerful and has an unlimited future, the relationship between Kobe and O'Neal, which was originally estranged, gradually gets closer...

Now, the two of them stand together with their hands on their hips. This scene reminds the fans in front of the TV of the scene after the Lakers lost to the Spurs 99-4 in the second round of G107 in 118 and were swept.

After that series, the OK combination turned on the invincible mode and won two consecutive championships.

This picture made the fans in front of the TV have endless reveries. They believed that the Lakers would come back. The Lakers have the best OK combination in the world!

...

The Clippers have won 21 consecutive games, surpassing themselves and the Bucks for the second-longest winning streak in the NBA, and occupy No. 2 in the winning streak rankings!

The only player ahead of the Clippers is the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

These two teams are both Los Angeles teams. The two teams have won three championships since the new century. The topic of "Two Giants in Angel City" has become popular again under the promotion of Stern.

As the Clippers defeated the Lakers, their fierce rival, to win 21 consecutive games, a new topic has become popular - can the Clippers continue to win consecutively until the end of the regular season?Become the second team in NBA history to win 30+ consecutive games?
In that case, the Clippers will surpass the Bulls and set a new record for the best record in history!
After defeating the Lakers, who had a 16-game winning streak, fans had such expectations for the Clippers.

On the 29th, the Clippers faced the challenge of the Raptors at home.

Carter has been fully active this season, playing 72 games, averaging 27.9 points, 6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 46.2% from the field, 42.1% from the three-point range, and 80.6% from the free throw line...

Scoring, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage, offensive efficiency, defensive efficiency... all hit career highs.

Under Carter's leadership, the Raptors have been performing very strongly this season. At the end of the season, the Raptors relied on a 6-game winning streak to successfully surpass the Pacers, surpassing the 47-25 Pacers with 46 wins and 26 losses. , squeeze into the top four in the Eastern Conference!
With 47 wins, the Raptors have tied for the most wins in team history. If nothing else happens, Carter will lead the team to a new chapter...

The game started at 8 p.m., and Carter was extremely efficient in the first quarter.

出场10分钟，6投4中，其中三分球1中1，加上1中1的罚球，单节拿到10分2板2助攻1盖帽，率领猛龙队首节以35比30领先快船队5分！
The Clippers actually played well in the first quarter, with more success. All 8 players on the field scored, but they couldn't defend it.

In the second quarter, Gentry's defensive adjustments worked and contained Carter's explosive momentum. Carter only scored 6 points on 2 of 5 shots.

However, Carter attracted the defense, and the rest of the Raptors had better scoring opportunities. His teammates scored 22 points in a single quarter, and the team scored 27 points in a single quarter.

But the Raptors role players performed well, and the Clippers role players performed better!
替补上场的大Q打了8分钟，5投3中，其中三分球2中2，加上4中3的罚球，单节拿到11分。

加上乔丹的4分、小奥尼尔的5分、李敖的3分、毕比2分2助攻、奥多姆4分3助攻……快船队第二节轰出了32比27的比分！
62 to 62, the two teams entered the halftime break tied!
In the second half, the two teams entered a long tug-of-war.

Carter rested for 2 minutes in the first quarter and Li Ao rested for 2 minutes in the second quarter. In the remaining time, the two did not get a second of rest and entered a deadlock mode.

The Clippers scored 26-24 in the third quarter, leading the Raptors by two points 88-86 entering the final quarter.

末节前9分钟，猛龙队打出24比18的比分，以110比106反超快船队4分，将快船队打停。

Carter was extremely excited. He tried his best and played 45 of the first 43 minutes. He made 24 of 13 shots, including 6 of 3 three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 34 points. He was finally going to win. They are going to end the Clippers' long winning streak!

Then...he felt the despair that his cousin felt in last year's finals...

In the final quarter, Carter caused a serious decline in offensive efficiency. Li Ao, who made only 9 of 4 shots in the first 1 minutes, scored two goals in a row after returning from the timeout, a three-pointer and a long two-pointer. He scored 5 points in a row to overtake the score. …

The residual blood Spider-Man is online!
It was not the first time that Li Ao suddenly broke out when others looked exhausted. The Raptors responded quickly and strengthened their defense against him.

Carter also immediately entered the vigorous mode and opened fire with all his strength.

But after Li Ao was blocked and couldn't get the ball away from the defense, Bibby stepped forward.

Carter scored two long two-pointers at the last moment. Bibby hit a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll and a small floater in a single, scoring 5 points in a row and overpowering Carter!

The game came to an end as Carter missed a three-pointer at the buzzer more than one meter away from the three-point line...

李敖28投14中，其中三分球8中3，加上7中5的罚球，拿到36分7板5助攻2抢断2盖帽；毕比常规时间拿到10分7助攻，关键时刻拿到5分；小奥尼尔12投7中，加上6中4的罚球，拿到18分14板。

The three of them overpowered Carter, who scored 38 points. The Clippers narrowly defeated the Raptors 116-114 and won their 22nd consecutive victory!

Thanks to the fact that the Raptors management did not have a fit last summer and did some personnel work, the Raptors have a quite luxurious lineup of role players. In this battle between the "new and old Flyers", although Jordan only played 20 minutes, his statistics were only 9 He scored 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. The highlight of the 'Flyers Battle' was not realized, but the scene between Bibby + O'Neal Jr. + Li Ao against the new Flyers was very exciting.

Carter soared with 38 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, leading many teammates to score in double figures. The Clippers won all of them, and the fans have more confidence in the Clippers' continued winning streak.

Then, on March 3, the Clippers challenged the Kings away from home and lost 31-106...

韦伯20投11中，加上13中11的罚球，狂飙33分10板11助攻2抢断1盖帽，力压拿到24分8板4助攻的李敖、16分5助攻的乔丹、12分8助攻的毕比、10分12板3助攻的奥多姆、18分8板的小奥尼尔。

The Clippers' mighty winning streak came to an abrupt end, much to the chagrin of the fans who had high expectations for them. In addition to Bulls fans, even Lakers fans wanted to see the Clippers surpass the Bulls' best record in history. Achievements...

但快船队五大球星合砍80分，其他7名上场的球员出手33次只拿到26分，对面韦伯还拿到了30+三双的恐怖表现……快船队连胜被终结倒也正常。

The fans in front of the TV watched Webber, who was killing everyone tonight, and couldn't help but sigh.

Weber is not a popular superstar. He does not have many die-hard fans, so he does not have many negative fans. The same is true for the Kings. They have little controversy and can easily win the favor of passerby fans.

In the past two years, the Kings' gorgeous style of play and strong strength have attracted the attention of a lot of fans. Therefore, the collapse of the Kings this year also made the fans very regretful.

Some people have long analyzed the hidden dangers of the Kings, but at that time, the Kings were not healthy enough, and the concerns of a few people were laughed at. Now, as long as one of the eight main players of the Kings is injured, they will be injured continuously, creating a chain reaction... Only the fans know those concerns. It’s not unfounded!

When the eight main players of the Kings are healthy this season, the Kings are still strong, but now fans have clearly realized that Adelman's rotation strategy that pursues the ultimate is destined to not last long...

(End of this chapter)