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American fans are happy to have just recovered from the NCAA's annual March Madness, and as April approaches, the NBA's regular season is coming to an end, and the exciting but exciting playoffs are about to begin.

On April 3, the Los Angeles Lakers host the Boston Celtics.

The Greenshirts currently have a 44-32 record, sitting in sixth place in the East. At present, the competition for Eastern Conference playoff spots and rankings is fierce to the point of exaggeration.

The difference between third and tenth place is only 7 wins! There are only two or three wins between eighth, ninth and tenth.

In such a situation, the Celtics simply do not dare to lose, and they will need to give their best in every game in April, otherwise they risk being squeezed out of the top eight and missing out on the playoffs.

In contrast, the Lakers' 46-29 record is firmly in fifth place in the West. The Trail Blazers, who were in hot pursuit, were gradually distanced after a wave of Lakers' winning streaks.

So in the final few games of the season, the pressure is not too great on the Lakers, they can start thinking about the playoffs, and they have a planned rotation.

In the case of the Yifeng truce, Kobe Bryant led a kind of youth army to fight the Celtics inextricably, knowing that the winner was decided in the end.

The Celtics narrowly beat the Lakers, and Bryant missed the crucial goal to equalize in the final moments, giving the Green Shirts a victory.

On April 5 and 6, the Lakers played back-to-back local side Clippers on the road and at home.

With the Lakers losing to the Celtics last time out, it will be even more difficult for them to beat the Clippers in terms of record. And even if the Clippers beat the Clippers at the end of the season and become fourth in the West, the two teams will still meet in the first round of the playoffs based on the current situation in the West.

And everyone shares a home field, and it doesn't matter what kind of home advantage or something.

So for these two games, the Lakers' attitude is also to win if they can, and don't force it if they can't win.

Unexpectedly, it was precisely because of such an attitude that the Lakers were in surprisingly good condition on the No. 5 game, and they could shoot no matter how they came, and they were finally bombarded by the Lakers and won the game away.

However, on the 6th, the Clippers steadily recaptured a game, which can be regarded as revenge.

On April 8, the Lakers played away against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Pelicans are currently only marginally better than the Suns, the vice leader of the West, with a 28-50 record, which has put them out of the playoff ranks early. Last season, I barely caught the last train and entered the playoffs, but I didn't expect this season to become like this because of the large-scale injuries that spread in the team, which is a pity.

In the end, the Lakers won on the road, and throughout the game, the Pelicans did not even lead the score once, and the whole game was pressed and beaten by the Lakers. Such a situation also made Anthony Davis, who was sitting on the sidelines in a suit and leather shoes, feel very uncomfortable, and sometimes he even wondered if it was time for him to find a reliable teammate.

On April 10, the Los Angeles Lakers challenged the Houston Rockets away.

This is the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, with the previous three ending in defeats for the Rockets. In order to save the last face and prevent the Lakers from completing their most four kills of the season at home, the Rockets can be called a three-way game in this game.

And the current Rockets have a 36-38 record, ranking ninth in the West, only one game behind the eighth-place Utah Jazz. Although the Rockets have suffered two consecutive defeats, there is still hope for the playoffs.

Before the game, Rockets coach Bickerstaff didn't think the focus should be on the final three games of the regular season. "It's always hard to win in this league," he said, "and it's not an easy league, we can't focus on two games at the same time, or three, our next opponent is the Lakers, we have to win, we have to work hard to play hard." ”

For the old rival Lakers, the Rockets will obviously not give a good face. Not only because of the previous three consecutive losses to them, but also because of the current poor situation of the Rockets, it is not enough to work their own, and they still need to rely on the cooperation of the Jazz to enter the playoffs. There is nothing worse in the world.

In the first quarter of the game, Bryant still scored 15 points under the strict defense of his former teammate Ariza.

After the Rockets started the game strongly with a 9-2, Kobe Bryant hit two consecutive shots, including a three-pointer, and under his leadership, the Lakers quickly played a 7-0 small ** to tie the score at 9:9.

Harden was not far behind, and then he and Kobe Bryant began a scoring battle, and Harden scored 11 points and 3 assists in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Rockets by two points at 27-29.

Rockets recruit Michael Beasley played well, hitting back-to-back hits after the start of the second quarter as the Rockets continued to take the lead.

Ci Shiping also scored three points, and after the Lakers scored seven points in a row, they overtook 36-33.

The two sides still played hard, and the Rockets led by seven points at one point, but the Lakers scored five straight points to end the quarter, and only trailed 53-55 in the first half.

The Rockets played well off the bench, with Beasley and returning Josh Smith scoring 15 points in the first half.

Bryant began to storm again in the third quarter, and the Lakers closed the gap several times.

Halfway through the quarter, Howard dunked in the air and Harden hit a layup to extend the Rockets' lead to double digits.

Immediately after Yi Feng, who performed generally in the first half, he returned the color with two breakthrough layups, and then remembered to hand over three points, and after a personal wave of 7-0, the score was chased to 73:76.

Harden went on a frantic offensive spree in the final quarter. After the Lakers tied the score at 91-93, Harden and Terry hit shots one after another. Harden then doubled his three-pointer to extend his lead to double digits.

Then the two teams began a three-point battle, Beverley and Ariza hit three-pointers one after another, while Clarkson and Yi Feng successively made long-range shots for the Lakers.

The most eye-catching thing in this game is Kobe Bryant, after not shooting three points, he is not willing to be lonely, twice caused fouls outside the three-point line, and hit five of six free throws.

In this wave of three-point battles, the Lakers successfully narrowed the gap to 4 points, but after that, the Lakers fell into an embarrassing two-minute scoring drought, and the Rockets took advantage of the situation to play a wave of 10-0 small **, which was equivalent to taking away the game directly in a wave when there was not much time in the game.

In the end, the score between the two sides was that the Rockets successfully defended their home court, saved the last bit of face, and were not swept by the Lakers to complete the season. The most important thing is that they continue their hopes of making the playoffs.

In this game, Harden, who was the first contributor to the Rockets' victory, shot 6 of 14 three-pointers and scored a big double-double of 40 points and 13 assists, while Kobe Bryant shot 10 of 22 and scored 35 points efficiently.

Yi Feng's overall performance in this game was average-to-top, except for a consecutive scoring performance in the third quarter, the rest of the time was piecemeal scoring, and he scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-18 shooting.

On April 11, the Los Angeles Lakers challenged the Oklahoma City Thunder away.

Within two days, they faced the Rockets and Thunder on the road, which was the Lakers' last back-to-back on the road this season.

However, although the Lakers will be quite tired, there is absolutely no room for loss in this game against the Thunder.

This season, the Lakers and Thunder have met a total of four times, but the Lakers have not won any of the previous three meetings.

They, like the Rockets yesterday, are about to face the embarrassment of being swept by the season.

Although this penultimate regular season game of the season has played a negligible role in changing the record rankings, it is also shameful to be swept by a team to complete the season. Even if the opponent is the Thunder, who has the top players in the two major leagues, the Lakers will not be willing to bear such a "humiliation".

At the beginning of the game, the Thunder did not relent, starting the game with a strong wave of 7-2. Durant made a three-pointer, while Westbrook made a mid-range shot and a layup.

Even if the two have a good personal relationship with Kobe Bryant and Yi Feng in private, on the court, going all out is the best respect for friends.

With 7:05 left in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer and the Lakers tied the score at 8:11.

But I didn't expect Durant to respond with a three-pointer right away!

Are you trying to stir up trouble?

Kobe Bryant was interested, and immediately confronted Durant. I hit another three-pointer right away!

And Kobe Bryant shot when Durant's long arm completely blocked his vision!

Halfway through the quarter, Kobe Bryant made a steal and hit another three-point shot!

Bryant hit three three-pointers in the first quarter and scored 13 points to lead the Lakers 30-27.

If the first quarter is Kobe's showtime, then the second quarter is the stage that belongs to Yi Feng.

After more than three minutes in the second quarter, Yi Feng was substituted.

As soon as he came on the field, he intercepted Westbrook's pass to Inés Kante, and in the process of holding the ball quickly, fans around the world intuitively felt his speed.

Many fans know that Westbrook is one of the fastest on the ball among NBA players, and he often plays a good job of rebounding in the backcourt and then running all over the court, overtaking multiple opposing players in a row.

But at this moment, Yi Feng shows a lot of speed with the ball.

After Westbrook found that his pass was intercepted by Yi Feng, he took the lead in initiating the return defense, and then Yi Feng held the ball quickly.

But the two reached the basket in the other half of the court almost at the same time, one with the ball and the other empty-handed, and Yi Feng looked like he should be the faster one.

But considering that Westbrook is returning to the defense and returning to his own half, he must pay attention to Yi Feng's movements at any time, and then adjust his speed, pace, etc., the speed must not be maximized.

The two reached the basket almost at the same time, and Westbrook saw that Yi Feng was menacing, so he wisely chose to back down and let Yi Feng attack the basket. And Yi Feng ended the attack with a powerful one-handed slam dunk.

After the steal, a violent dunk was staged, and Yi Feng swiped a strong sense of presence as soon as he came up.

But that's just the beginning!

The Thunder missed the offensive shot, Yi Feng grabbed the backcourt rebound, advanced directly with the ball, and was ready to pass the ball to guard Clarkson to organize the team's offense, but he noticed that Andre Roberson was about a meter away from him, and his attention was also distracted by his passing action.

Immediately, he changed his mind, suddenly exerted force with his right hand, grabbed the ball that was about to be passed, and after retracting it, he directly pulled out a three-point shot!

Swish!

Orange basketball goes into the net!

After that, Robertson used a three-pointer in the bottom corner to let Yi Feng know the price of letting him go to contain Westbrook.

However, this did not affect Yi Feng's determination to wrap up Westbrook, Robertson is an NBA player, although he is not very strong in three-point ability, he will always hit one or two open three-pointers, which is within the range of what he can accept.

In the next round of the Thunder's offense, Roberson hit an open three-pointer again!

Yi Feng was a little uncomfortable at this time, but he still insisted on his defensive policy. But the disgusting feeling that Roberson gave him this time, he couldn't ignore it.

In the next two offenses, Yi Feng caused Robertson's foul, allowing Robertson, who committed three fouls, to be directly pressed to the bench by Thunder head coach Billy Donovan.

The first time Robertson fouled, Robertson was completely unprepared. But the second time he got a defensive heart, he was still fouled, and it was a shooting foul. What annoyed Robertson the most was that Yi Feng finally threw the ball into the basket!

Robertson, who was sitting on the bench, regretted that he actually gave his opponent a 2+1 opportunity with his own hands!

In the entire second quarter, Yi Feng shot 5 of 5 and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 15 points with a 100 percent shooting rate!

However, Yi Feng's perfect performance was strongly stolen by Westbrook.

With 11.9 seconds left in the third quarter, Westbrook assisted Moreau for a triple-double, the fastest triple-double of his career, in just 18 minutes!

And this record can also be the second in NBA history. Westbrook's record for the fastest triple-double in a game was 20 minutes, and in the 2013-14 Thunder-76ers game, with 4:29 left in the second quarter, he recorded a triple-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in 20 minutes.

Jim Tucker, the fastest triple-double in NBA history, took just 17 minutes to score a triple-double in 1955.

The triple-double before half-time was Westbrook's 18th triple-double of the season and the 37th of his career!

With this triple-double, Westbrook equaled the number of triple-doubles set by "Magic" Johnson in 1981-82, which is also the record for a single season triple-double in the past 40 years.

It was also Westbrook's first half-time triple-double. Today, he also became the first player since the 2002-03 season to record a triple-double in the first half. (To be continued.) )