Chapter 241: Playoff Ticket Reservation

Lamar's physical strength was affected by his frantic performance against the Cavaliers, and in the upcoming away game against Auburn Hills Palace, he ended up playing only half a good game due to the impact of his physical strength, and Grant was unable to continue his super form when the two teams met last time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the end, the Lakers lost to Detroit, ending their seven-game winning streak, and won two of the four meetings with the Pistons in the regular season this season, which was considered a tie.

Then the Lakers repaired for a day and started their second back-to-back in March again, and the league was able to arrange the Lakers' schedule so creatively, which shows that the league does not want the Lakers to defend the title.

However, this back-to-back trip for the Lakers was a little easier, first going to Chicago to challenge the Bulls, and then sitting at home against the Spurs.

The Bulls' situation is getting worse every year, and Chicago fans don't want to see their team continue to sink!

Therefore, in the game with the Lakers, only 15,000 fans came to the scene, and the huge United Center arena seemed very empty! Even the players could hear the shouting and running positions on the court clearly, and the Lakers completed the process of bloodletting, fighting, flower arrangement, and gun stabbing without much effort.

The Lakers killed the Bulls in the third quarter and eventually left Chicago with the bull's ears, a symbol of honor, leaving behind only a dead cow with a rotting body and a desire to be reborn.

Lamar only got 27 minutes of playing time in this game.

Phil Jackson is now starting to squeeze the playing time of his main players when possible, allowing them to stock up on fitness before the playoffs begin.

Lamar didn't play much time in the game against the Spurs, but the team's overall swing was amazingly good!

The Spurs performed surprisingly poorly in this game, the previous smooth offensive routine was not played at all, and there were frequent mistakes, the most ironic thing was that Shifo Duncan actually dunked the ball on the basket when he dunked under the basket after shaking Shaq.

Duncan, who lost his balance in the air, fell to the ground in embarrassment, and his always expressionless face couldn't help but redden.

The boss did not perform well, and his younger brother was even more uneasy, one by one collective disorders, no layups, no shooting, passing out of bounds, and even giving big gifts, acting like a championship team at all, but like a group of basketball enthusiasts in an amateur game.

It seems that Spurs are really old!

Since the Spurs were determined to give a big gift, the Lakers had to reluctantly accept it, and Phil Jackson saw that the advantage was getting bigger and bigger, so he simply replaced Lamar and let Kobe Bryant and Chauncey take three bench players to brush up on the court.

In the end, the Lakers won the game with 103:87, which was praised by the league before the game as Mars hitting the earth!

It wasn't until the post-game press conference that people learned the cause of the Spurs' collective abnormality, it turned out that the day before the game, these players were irritated by cold water when they were taking a shower in the hotel, and they collectively suffered from a cold.

Luckily won a win against a tough opponent, the Lakers had to head north to cold Milwaukee to catch the Bucks after two days of rest.

The Bucks are basically in a state of periodic cramps this season, and there has never been a time when they are in a stable state, they can lose to 10,000-year-old teams like the Clippers and Hawks, and they will also provoke league powerhouses like the Lakers and Spurs. You can lose more than a dozen games in a row, and the poor have to be pants, or you can instantly adjust your state to win thirteen consecutive victories and live the life of a rich man.

After the thirteenth victory, the Bucks, who were in high spirits, had sharpened their antlers and were waiting for the Lakers to come to their deaths.

Of course, the Milwaukees had good intentions, but they forgot that their old habit of being extremely inconsistent this season would come and go, and this game happened to be a turning point.

Maybe it was because he played too smoothly some time ago and was jealous, in short, everyone in the Bucks couldn't find the crosshair in this game, as if their hands were frozen by the cold Milwaukee weather, even if it was an empty shot, there would be three non-sticks.

Phil Jackson was happy when he saw this situation and waved at Shaq and Lamar!

The inside partners in the front court immediately pounced on the buck excitedly like a hound in heat, biting as much as they wanted!

As a result, the Bucks, who were not very tenacious, collapsed in the third quarter, and obediently sent substitutes to announce their surrender, perhaps a new round of consecutive losses awaited them.

After the game against the Bucks, Lamar confidently declared in an interview.

"Even though we still have a lot of games to play, I'm sure we've got a ticket to the playoffs, we don't care who we are going to do in the playoffs, we're going to keep winning until we win the championship again!"

But on the third day after Lamar's words, he was slapped in the face! The Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets on their home court very miserably, Lamar was a little out of the game and only got five minutes into the fourth quarter and then reluctantly announced his surrender.

Confidence in the Lakers' playoff prospects has dropped a little bit again.

But Lamar remained stubborn and said: "The team is fine, there is no problem! we just took a nap, it's normal, we will win the next game." ”

The fear of the Lakers and Lamar turned out to be completely unfounded, and in the next third back-to-back game, the Lakers ravaged the poor Bucks on the road and then won the New Jersey Nets to which Lamar did not want to lose in his life.

In the last two games of March, the Lakers defeated the Bulls and Suns respectively to further cement their position as the league leader.

Everything is showing that the Los Angeles Lakers are about to have their most glorious moment at this time, and no one can pose a threat to them except themselves.

As Shaq said after winning the Western Conference Player of the Month award, "I've seen the championship now, and from now on every move we're going to be preparing to defend the title, to get a good result? ”

Because the team's recent record has been very good, a ticket to the playoffs has been confirmed in advance, and the atmosphere inside the team seems to be relaxed during the usual training.

The playoffs are approaching, and Phil Jackson also took the opportunity to cancel some high-volume training programs, change the overall tactical coordination, and concentrate on preparing for the playoffs.

Another change in the build-up to the squad is that Lamar and Shaq have been informed that they will be reduced to playing time for the April game, which they have been preparing for.

Last year, Shaq was notified of this, and both of them chose to accept it, after all, the team has already won the ticket to the playoffs, even if they lose all the remaining games, they will not fall out of the top three in the league, and they should still have their strength to deal with the opponents in the playoffs.

Sure enough, in the away game against the Celtics on April 1, Shaq and Lamar were both on the bench, and Phil Jackson sent a new starting lineup with four veterans, center Horace Grant, power forward Anderson, small forward Ramon Murray, scoring guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Chancey Billups.

At the beginning of the game, the Green Shirts led by Pierce attacked the Lakers' half.

Although they are currently in 7th place in the East, they are only one win behind the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks, and they have a chance at any time, and a playoff spot is also in jeopardy. Therefore, in this game, the whole team of the Green Shirts burst out with great energy, vowing to win the Lakers on their home court.

They did a really good job in the first quarter, leading the first quarter for a full first quarter. The only player who threatens the Lakers against the Celtics is Peter Pan Kobe Bryant, and the other players obviously can't adapt to the team's new lineup and look at a loss on the court. Even Anderson, the new dunk king, also had an embarrassing scene of an empty slam dunk.

Boston fans in attendance were also excited to watch the team's performance in the first quarter, and the North Shore Garden Arena resounded with their classic shout "BTLA".

The poor results of the team they support have long since made them lose confidence, and the prospect of entering the future tournament this season is already a big surprise for them.

But when the Celtics players returned to the court confidently and ready to play again, they were surprised to see Shaq and Lamar standing in the middle of the Lakers.

It seems that the team's poor performance in the first quarter has stimulated Phil Jackson's nerves, and he has no care about saving his strength now, and winning this game is the most important thing.

"Shaq! I thought the coach was going to give up on this game. Lamar looked relaxed, as if they were leading now, not their opponents! Lamar really didn't take Celtic seriously, and that's normal, as they had won home and away before the All-Star break.

Shaq was also moving his hands and feet, his eyes looking at Pierce across from time to time.

"It doesn't look like the coach is a calm guy either, Lamar has no interest in taking out the truth Pierce on the other side. ”

"Of course, but that guy isn't an easy opponent to beat, and this guy is still very strong. ”

Lamar, who has crossed over from later generations, knows very well that when the Celtics decided to give up the future and form the Big Three, the Celtics were powerful. (To be continued.) )