Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 221 McGrady wants to retire and asks for recommendation

After the Los Angeles Lakers returned to Los Angeles in a good mood with an away winning streak, they were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs at their home court at the last minute, not to mention how depressed they were.Of course, the loss of the Los Angeles Lakers can be said to be the good luck of the San Antonio Spurs, or it can be said that the Los Angeles Lakers' tactical arrangement was inappropriate. They should have fouled early at the last moment. Time game.

No matter how unwilling the generals of the Los Angeles Lakers are, no matter whether it is the luck of the opponent or their own tactical mistakes, a loss is a loss anyway.

After losing to the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Lakers got two days off before facing the Milwaukee Bucks in the East.

Today, the signature of the Milwaukee Bucks is still their own backcourt double guns Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings. What a good thing, the two guards hardly pass the ball very much, two of you come and I go to play on your own. Only when you are happy and have fun will you think that you should give two balls to your teammates and let everyone play together.The reason for doing this is that the team's record fluctuates a lot in the future. In addition, the team does not have a strong inside line. When you encounter a team with a tall inside line and your own double guns feel bad, there is nothing to win. Ball hoped.

In fact, the management of the Milwaukee Bucks is also self-aware. Monta Ellis was only traded for a transition, and then he was traded away, but now it is rotten in his own hands.As early as last season, the team had the idea of ​​​​trading Monta Ellis, but it failed to make the trip, and it is the same this season.

But now the Milwaukee Bucks are facing another problem. They are struggling with whether to renew the contract with Monta Ellis, who is in the contract year. Management is tangled up.Because Monta Ellis is already a player who is about to enter his 30s. Considering that his style of play is to rely on his youth and speed, but he has not changed his mind about his style of play. There is no small risk when renewing the contract with him.Moreover, the team just renewed the contract with the core Brandon Jennings this season and signed a big contract. If they want to renew Monta Ellis, they must also consider the affordability of the salary.

On the day of the game, the starting point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers changed from Steve Nash to Darius Morris. The reason for this change was mainly to defend Brandon Jennings. The real organizer of the team is the organization forward Lin Fengzhe.

In the first quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers started with a [-]-[-] offensive, forcing the Milwaukee Bucks to call a timeout.Milwaukee's offense improved after the timeout, with Brandon Jennings hitting two straight [-]-pointers on Darius Morris and Monta Ellis hitting Pau Gaso Er stole the basketball without noticing, made a one-stop layup and caused a foul by the defensive player, and succeeded in hitting a three-pointer.Narrow the point difference to six points.

However, when the Los Angeles Lakers' defensive strength increased and became three-dimensional, the Milwaukee Bucks' offense fell into crisis again.Even if the two guns in the backcourt can break through the Lakers' defense, the two big men sitting on the inside are not decorations. As long as you come in, you will be a wall when you close the door.

If Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis can distribute the ball to other players who have a chance as soon as possible after the breakthrough, the team's situation will not be so difficult. They didn't think so at the time. This time you Here it comes, then I will come to one next time, and I will compare myself first.Fortunately, the defensive strength of the Los Angeles Lakers is wavy, not blindly tough. The Milwaukee Bucks still scored some points relying on their individual abilities, allowing the team to trail their opponents by only [-] points at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the second team of the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t have as much impact as the starting lineup. They honestly played their own position to attack. Anyway, I am slowly increasing the success rate, so that I can’t make a shot. Come here Play a quick counterattack.The Milwaukee Bucks also saw that the mobility of the Lakers' second lineup was not enough, so they played desperately, and quickly recovered the score, playing a wave of [-] to [-] attacks, narrowing the point difference to Seven points.

The Los Angeles Lakers handed over the ball to Tracy McGrady to control the speed, but the effect was not very obvious. Halfway through a single quarter, the Bucks had narrowed the point difference to five. within minutes.Phil Jackson called a short timeout, rearranged the team's tactics, and then replaced Pau Gasol with Li Yifeng, and Devin Ebanks replaced Metta Shiping.

After the personnel rotation, the mobility of the Los Angeles Lakers on the defensive end has improved a lot. At the same time, Tracy McGrady finally made a three-pointer from the outside, helping the team stabilize the situation.Then, at the end of the half, the Los Angeles Lakers extended the point difference to twelve with Chris Duhon's three-pointer at the buzzer.

In the second half of the game, although the Milwaukee Bucks launched a counterattack, facing the Los Angeles Lakers' solid defense and combination of inside and outside offense made their counterattack futile, and the point difference was gradually widened. , the point difference has been widened to nineteen points.

In the fourth quarter, the main force of the Los Angeles Lakers only played symbolically for less than 3 minutes, and they replaced players like Robert Thackeray. Maintained until the end of the game, and finally won at home with a seven-point advantage.

For the remainder of March, the Los Angeles Lakers won every game except for road losses to the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat.In the April game, the Lakers intentionally rested veterans such as Kobe Bryant, and lost three of the five games in April.In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers ended their regular season schedule with the third place in the Western Conference.

As the Los Angeles Lakers said at the beginning of the season, as long as the team can enter the playoffs, the team will not consider the record in the regular season, and the team only cares about the championship.In the end, the top eight records in the East and West are ranked as follows:
东部。迈阿密热火56胜26负，纽约尼克斯53胜29负，印第安纳步行者51胜31负，芝加哥公牛队50胜32负，布鲁克林篮网48胜34负，亚特兰大老鹰46胜36负，波士顿凯尔特人43胜39负，密尔沃基雄鹿41胜41负。

西部。俄克拉荷马雷霆64胜18负，圣安东尼奥马刺62胜20负，洛杉矶湖人60胜22负，洛杉矶快船58胜24负，孟菲斯灰熊55胜27负，金州勇士51胜31负，丹佛掘金48胜34负，波特兰开拓者47胜35负。

The Oklahoma City Thunder won the regular season championship.On the whole, the competition in the West is far more intense than in the East. For example, in the West, if the Boston Celtics' 50.00% winning percentage is placed in the West, they can only be ranked No. 10, and they will not be able to enter the playoffs at all. game.

The playoffs will kick off on April NO.19.The opponent of the Los Angeles Lakers is the Golden State Warriors. If there is no accident, they can easily eliminate their opponents and advance.

Just when other teams were preparing for the playoffs, there was a small thing in the Los Angeles Lakers team-Tracey McGrady wanted to retire.Tracy McGrady, who just signed a two-year contract worth $490 million with the team during the offseason, told the team that he will choose to retire after the end of this season.

Tracy McGrady's decision made the Lakers' management a little strange. In the regular season this season, Tracy McGrady averaged 22 minutes per game and could contribute 11.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the team. An important part of the Lakers' bench.Before the young players of the Lakers have fully grown up, Tracy McGrady's importance to the Lakers is self-evident.

For this reason, Lin Fengzhe, Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming asked Tracy McGrady out together, and wanted to try their best to keep him in the team.Needless to say, Kobe Bryant is his friend, Lin Fengzhe is the person who brought him back to the game, and Yao Ming is his teammate who has fought with him for many years.

"I believe that with our strength, it is not very difficult for the team to win three consecutive championships. If I win the championship this year, I will also have three rings in my hand, and I am already very content with it. If it is not for Lin Fengzhe's help, we Now I may not win a championship, and now I am very content." Tracy McGrady said, "I will be 35 years old next month, and I want to spend more time with my wife and children. Although I can still play, but looking at the outstanding young players in the league, I have gradually become a little bit powerless. Watching them break through me and shoot in front of me, I really feel that it is time for me to leave."

"Tracey, I know what you said, but I don't play on the court the same way? Don't say that you have been delayed for a few years, I just hope that we can continue to fight side by side." Kobe Bryant said, "From the ball From the perspective of the team, I hope you can play for another year, but from the standpoint of a friend, I can understand you, after all, you are not a paranoid like me."

"I just want you and me to fight for one year, and after the end of next season, we will retire together." Yao Ming's words were very simple.

"Don't look at me, I'm just here to join in the fun, how you choose is up to you." Lin Fengzhe said indifferently with a carefree look.

(End of this chapter)