runaway point guard

Chapter 268 Two consecutive losses after eleven consecutive victories
The NBA regular season continues.

As the hottest team in the league at present, the Hornets are also the most concerned team, and their record has already stood at the pinnacle of the entire league.

Under such circumstances, the Hornets started two road trips.

However, these two road trips did not go so smoothly for the Hornets.

First, the Hornets are in Indiana, playing away to the Pacers.

The Pacers in this era are indeed a rather weird team-they face some weak teams that seem easier to beat, their performance is often surprising, and in the end they lose the game inexplicably.And when they face some strong teams, I don't know why... In short, they often win in the end.

Such a team has indeed been dubbed a "weird team" by many fans.

Indeed, this team really makes people feel a little weird.

It is because they specialize in overcoming strong teams!Many weak teams have found their self-confidence in them, while many strong teams have suffered a few embarrassing defeats on the Pacers.

As a result, this team has become more and more evil.

This season, the Celtics and the Lakers have lost here, and now, it's the Hornets' turn to lose.

I don't know if the Hornets should be sad or happy for this game...

Sadness means that they ended their winning streak here, and on the Pacers, they ended their winning streak. The 12-game winning streak came to an abrupt end before the footsteps of the horseshoes really stepped on.

Happy, first of all, the Pacers, a team that specializes in overpowering strong teams, let the Hornets suffocate on them, which proves that the Hornets have stepped into the ranks of truly strong teams... Although this is somewhat idealistic However, everyone can still think of these things, thinking that the Hornets have used another unconventional method to prove that they are now a strong team that cannot be underestimated...

Of course, such a statement is more or less a bit of ridicule and self-deception by the Hornets fans themselves.Well, the other one is indeed more reasonable.

That is, after the Hornets lost the game against the Pacers, they really let go of their burdens.Prior to this game, the Hornets had won eleven games, beating their opponents in every game.

It brought them more fame, and also made many players on the Hornets more and more famous based on such victories... The entire Hornets and the entire Hornets players benefited from their winning streak, Such a benefit has never been experienced before.

However, this put a lot of pressure on them, as if losing an innocuous game even a little bit was a huge sin.Hornets fans with this mentality, of course, can't show their true level, and often face some restrained situations during real games.

And now, the Hornets finally lost a game, perhaps the word should not be used... But indeed, the loss of this game allowed the Hornets to finally take off the shackles on their bodies, and no longer be in the same situation as before. The cusp.

Perhaps this will reduce the exposure of the Hornets and the players of the Hornets, and will cause many players to be beaten back to their original shape, and return to the point where their parents did not love their mothers.

However, for them, the meaning is more important, now they can put aside a lot of pressure brought about by their previous winning streak, can really play without any shackles, and work hard for the team's victory in the future .

In this way, the Hornets lost a game, in some respects, is indeed a good thing.

After losing this game, the players of the Hornets felt a little relieved.

Zhong Yu patted Paul on the shoulder, and then said: "We have tried our best in this game...Unfortunately, we still didn't win."

"I tried my best...but our team didn't perform very well..." Paul said.

Indeed, the Hornets' shooting percentage in this game is not high, and the players don't feel very good.The Pacers' defense became stronger and stronger, and in the end, many players of the Hornets played abnormally.

After the whole game, Zhong Yu scored 27 points, and Paul only scored 11 points and 6 assists. The abnormal performance of the two was also an important reason for the Hornets' loss.

"Although we lost..." Scott said with a heavy face: "To be honest, although in a way, it is not necessarily a bad thing for us to lose a game, but it is possible It will help us win in the future. But, after losing the game, we may also face more doubts and pressure."

Everyone also nodded thoughtfully. After standing on the cusp of the storm for too long, and then suddenly fell, some people would say strange things.

That night, a lot of news reports also made their own opinions on the Hornets game——

"The Hornets finally lost for the first time after a long winning streak and created a record that made it difficult for the younger Hornets to speak... However, so far, they are still 11 wins and 1 win. With a negative record, it ranks first in the league and the Western Conference. No one will think that the Hornets have left the ranks of strong teams because of a loss in one game... On the contrary, throwing away the burden of winning streak, the Hornets can carry light Go into battle and charge unreservedly for victory. Such a Hornets team may be even more terrifying."

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Most of the media have maintained this point of view.

Fans who really lost confidence in the Hornets team because of a defeat, thought that the Hornets had broken away from the ranks of strong teams, and finally showed their true nature, are a minority after all.

Most people still have enough sense.

Many people think that the Hornets have thrown away the shackles of their winning streak, and then they can really go into battle lightly and create more brilliant results.

Such reports, under the influence of the alliance, occupied the mainstream of public opinion.It is conceivable that the league now has a high level of protection for Zhong Yu and even the Hornets, especially for Zhong Yu.

In the loss to the Pacers, Zhong Yu scored 27 points. In fact, compared to his previous performance, his performance was more or less abnormal.

However, under the deliberate guidance of the alliance, almost no one took a stab at Zhong Yu's body.

The Hornets came to the next away game, away to challenge the Bobcats led by Joe.

In this game, the Hornets did not lose a game and no one paid attention in front of the goal. Instead, many people paid attention to this game because they wanted to witness the Hornets' victory.

A lot of people paid attention to this game. A bad team like the Bobcats, in fact, only got a certain amount of attention when they played against a strong team like the Hornets and a team that received a lot of attention. Exposure is up.

As a result, something surprising happened...

The Hornets capsized in the gutter during the game against the Bobcats!

Although at the last moment of the game, Zhong Yu broke out suddenly and scored 30 points within 7 seconds, but the Hornets still failed to win back the defeat...

Losing to a bad team like the Bobcats suddenly caused the Hornets' reputation to sink to the lowest point since the beginning of the game.

In this game, the Hornets lost the game, which can only be described as capsized in the gutter.In this game, the Hornets faced the same situation as the Pacers at the beginning of the game-the shooting rate was not high, and mistakes frequently appeared... In this way, the Bobcats seized an opportunity, Started ahead of the Hornets.

Then, the Bobcats started to play downwind, and the Hornets were forced by them to have no choice but to play quickly.However, as soon as the game was played quickly, the Hornets players' general bad touch was exposed. By the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Hornets had already fallen behind the Bobcats by many points.

In the last quarter of the game, the Bobcats seized the opportunity and scored frequently, no matter how many jump shots from outside the three-point line...

With the last 30 seconds left in the game, the Hornets were still 11 points behind their opponents. Zhong Yu scored 7 points in a row to finally regain some points, but the Hornets still lost the game...

108:104, the Hornets were very unwilling to lose this game.

Zhong Yu scored 35 points and 5 rebounds in the whole game, but the team still had no choice but to lose... I have to say that this is a very depressing thing.

If it is said that after the last game, many people thought that the Hornets should also lose a game, so there is not much objection to their loss, then, in this game, the Hornets' loss suddenly faced a different situation. Situation... Now, the Hornets are suddenly pushed back to the forefront.

However, this cusp is different from when they won [-] consecutive victories. Now they have sunk to the bottom... The Hornets have lost two games in a row. The black jumped out.

Also because of losing the game with the Bobcats, the Hornets' current record has fallen to the point where they share the league's first record with the Lakers and Cavaliers.In the Western Conference, the Hornets and Lakers currently have a record of 11 wins and 2 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference.

In this way, the two-game losing streak of the Hornets changed their situation drastically.

Moreover, many critical voices have also sounded——

"At the beginning of this season, the Hornets broke out and won a wave of 11 consecutive victories, which made many people exclaim that the most powerful Hornets team has been born... The Hornets also soared in popularity during this period , becoming the hottest team in the league. However, after a wave of 11 consecutive victories, they lost consecutively to the Pacers and Bobcats. If the Pacers are still a playoff team, then the Bobcats are like this All the big teams let the Hornets lose... We have to ask, is the Hornets' previous 11-game winning streak just an illusion created by themselves? In fact, the strength of the Hornets is still not too great. change?"

After the Hornets lost two games in a row, their morale has indeed sunk to the bottom. Moreover, many people who doubted them have now found an organization and started many similar doubts——

"From the very beginning, the sudden rise of the Hornets has had some flamboyant flavor... It seems that after they got Zhong Yu, they suddenly became the top team in the league. But in essence, the Hornets still They lack the background that many strong teams should have, and they are not mature enough to deal with some situations. The two-game losing streak is likely to be the beginning of the Hornets' collapse... To be honest, I think that for such a team We can't expect too much from this team..."

Of course, there are also many people who speak for the Hornets. They believe that winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. Even the Bulls in their heyday dare not say that they can beat any team in the league at any time, let alone the Hornets. What about the team?

It's just that such voices are usually drowned in the sea by more voices of doubt. In the information age, the speed of transmission of many things is really too fast...

So, the Hornets are now at a crossroads once again.

They have no way out... In the next game, they finally returned home to face the Kings.

If this game can't be won, the Hornets' prestige may fall further.

The Hornets are also in a more delicate place now.

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After losing to Charlotte, everyone was sitting on the plane. Because they had just lost to the Bobcats, the atmosphere in the plane was not very harmonious. Everyone was busy with their own affairs. smiley.

"A meeting, a meeting!" Scott thought for a while, and shouted loudly, "Everyone come here."

The players also came over, but most of them were a little listless.

"Look at you like this... really." Scott said with a bit of hatred: "As an NBA player, you don't just have yourself, you should also consider the team behind you. , and the fans behind the team."

These are all stereotypes, and not many people listen to them. Scott said: "Also, you may be able to feel the difference between our eleven-game winning streak and this damn humiliating two-game losing streak." We were the proudest team in the league, but now what do people say? They think we are just a bunch of fake guys... Many people think that the Hornets are finished... But I don't believe it ..."

Only then did the players start to get serious.

Indeed, after this humiliating two-game losing streak, the Hornets have stepped onto the edge of a cliff. If they still can't win, it is very likely that what they have won in the past eleven consecutive victories may be wiped out.

When it comes to these, everyone is more concerned.

As an NBA player, maybe the substitute players have to run around for their own livelihood and contracts, but no matter who they are, there is something called honor burning in their hearts.

"This game! Guys!" Scott patted his thigh and said: "We can't lose! We don't have the right to lose again! We need a victory! A hearty victory."

(End of this chapter)