On January 26, the Lakers returned to their home court to face the challenge of the Dallas Mavericks. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis is the third and final meeting between the two teams this season.

In this game, Kobe Bryant missed due to injury, Barria came off the bench to score 18 points, Parsons had 17 points and 9 rebounds, Nowitzki had 23 points and 6 rebounds, and with 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Nowitzki hit the winning shot, while Yi Feng missed a three-point shot, and the Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 112-110 on the road to avoid being swept by the opponent's season.

On January 28, the Lakers played at home against the Chicago Bulls.

The Lakers and Bulls, who live in the East and West divisions respectively, have only met twice this season, and this is the first time they have met.

In this game, Kobe Bryant returned to compete with Pau Gasol, the former golden partner. Although Gasol did become the protagonist on the field, Kobe Bryant was not in good shape because he had just returned, and his performance was not satisfactory.

In the end, Gasol handed over a quasi-triple-double of 21 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, while Kobe Bryant only scored 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting, but fortunately, his assist statistics were good, and he passed 8 assists in this game.

The Lakers have Kobe Bryant on their side, and Derrick Rose on the Bulls' side.

This once super-talented man who was once in the limelight is now battling injuries. I don't know if his fighting spirit has been completely worn out by injuries, and he has completely lost his former style on the field. Under the erosion of injuries, his body slipped from the peak, but his style of play has not changed, he still uses the style of play with body flow, and his shooting has not become better, so it is strange that his performance can be good.

However, against Clarkson in this game, Rose was efficient, although he shot zero of two three-pointers, but scored 16 points on 7-of-10 two-point shooting, in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.

But it is not these people who can decide the outcome of this game, but Butler and Yi Feng who are playing against each other in the second position.

As a tough defender, Butler scored four steals on the defensive end of the game, which was a commendable performance. What's more worth mentioning is that he also played well on the offensive end, scoring 26 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds on 11-of-17 shooting!

But even with Butler's performance, Yi Feng still didn't let the Bulls steal the victory from their home court. He used 14-of-22 shooting, 6-of-6 free throws, and scored 42 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists to defend the dignity of the Lakers' home court and end the team's two-game losing streak.

On January 29, the Lakers took on the Los Angeles Clippers on the road, and it was the second meeting between the two teams this season since the Christmas game. This time around, the situation is very similar to the last meeting, with the Clippers sitting fourth in the West with 29 wins and 17 losses, while the Lakers are fifth in the West with 29 wins and 19 losses.

The Lakers snatched the fourth place in the Christmas game, and the Clippers snatched it back. After the Clippers lost the Christmas game, although Griffin was out for a long time due to injury, under the leadership of Chris Paul, the Clippers went all the way and won 11 in a row!

It is with this winning streak that the Clippers can return to the fourth place in the West. Although he lost to Kobe Bryant and Yi Feng of the same city team in the All-Star vote, Paul fought for the team's record.

In this game, under Paul's organization, the Clippers played well after the start of the game, and Wesley Johnson, who started the game, took turns scoring with Redick, and the Clippers went on a 16-9 attack wave to prove that tonight's Staples Center was their home court.

After that, the Lakers gradually found their senses, Yi Feng and Randle combined to score nine points, and the Lakers tied it at 25:25 with 3:45 left in the first quarter. But then Jamal Crawford and Lance Stephenson took turns scoring to give the Clippers the lead again, Nance Jr. dunked and Louis Williams hit a jumper, and the Lakers ended the first quarter with a one-point lead at 31:30.

Shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Clippers' bench came out on top, with Crawford hitting two shots and D'Angelo Russell hitting a three-pointer to lead a 9-0 spurt that would make it 35-43 and give the Clippers an eight-point lead.

Russell has been defeated by Yi Feng repeatedly, and it seems that he has accepted his fate a little. But watching Yi Feng go farther and farther on the road to winning in life, Russell felt more and more unwilling. Why is it not herself who is so white and rich like Ajalie Ranadave? How can a scumbag like Yi Feng be?

So Russell regained himself, and since there was an Eastern heretic like Yi Feng in the Alliance, then God's intention in creating me was very obvious - to bring him down!

Don't stop until you defeat Yi Feng!

However, after repeated failures, Russell also understood the current gap between himself and Yi Feng, and he decided to forbear it for the time being and wait for the opportunity. More importantly, seize the time to strengthen your abilities, and while you have Paul by your side, you can learn a little bit is a little bit.

Although the Clippers played a small climax, the Lakers were not without the ability to fight back, and they showed tenacity, playing a 9-3 counterattack wave to close the score.

Paul took over the offense and scored six points on consecutive free throws, and at halftime, the Lakers trailed by six points, 51-57.

The Lakers started well in the third quarter, Yi Feng won two singles and led the team to a 10-0 mini-climax, and the Lakers led by 4 points at 63:59.

After the Clippers called a timeout, Paul showed a stronger desire to attack, and he scored seven straight points to help his team equalize.

But at the critical moment when the Clippers were about to overtake the score, the Lakers used the "slashing tactic", which immediately had an immediate effect. Jordan Jr. thought about life at the free throw line with a bitter face, but repeatedly exchanged for free throws, and the initiative on the court was soon in the hands of the Lakers.

After grasping the initiative, the Lakers did not use this rogue trick more, and the offensive and defensive rhythm of the two teams became normal.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led by six points, 83:77.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers' "Prince" Rivers Jr. scored 4 points in a row, Crawford and Stephenson each scored a three-pointer, and they led the team to a 12-5 small climax, the score was instantly rewritten to 88:89, and the Clippers overtook the score.

At the critical moment, Kobe Bryant withstood the pressure, hit a turnaround jumper near the baseline, and then used his gorgeous footwork to hit a three-point shot under the basket successfully, scoring five points in a row to help the team stabilize the situation.

But Paul was completely furious, fired three shots in a row from outside the three-point line, directly bombarded 9 points, and personally hit a 9-2 attack wave, rewriting the score to 95:98, and the Clippers still held the lead.

At this time, the Lakers once again offered a "slashing tactic", but they didn't expect that at the critical moment, Jordan Jr.'s free throws were 5 of 6 free throws, which directly made Scott begin to doubt his life.

Jordan Jr. suddenly became good at making free throws, and Doug Rivers naturally asked him to stay on the court and continue to be the defensive gatekeeper. And because of his existence, it is difficult for the Lakers to score consecutive points to close the point difference.

Although Yi Feng has repeatedly entered the interior to have tough confrontations with Jordan Jr., his confrontation ability has not reached the point where he can be tough with the top defensive players in the league. Although he can get free throws occasionally, he is more often interfered with by Jordan Jr., and he can't get to the basket when he throws it.

The Lakers played tenacious, but still trailed by 13 points at 95-108 with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers still defended hard, leaving the Lakers powerless. In the end, the Lakers lost the game 103-112.

In this game, Paul played well, scoring 27 points and 8 assists, the Clippers' "Prince" Rivers Jr. also performed remarkably, scoring 17 points, Russell scored 16 points and 5 assists, Crawford scored 15 points and 4 assists, and Jordan got 14 points and 17 rebounds.

On the Lakers' side, Yi Feng scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Kobe Bryant had 17 points and 5 assists, Randle had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Clarkson had 17 points and 8 rebounds, and Williams had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

On January 31, the Los Angeles Lakers host the Charlotte Hornets. In the end, the Hornets lost to the Lakers 101-113.

In this game, Jeremy Lin of the Hornets started as a scoring guard and played against Yi Feng again. But Jeremy Lin scored just six points on 2-of-10 shooting. Although he had five assists, he couldn't help the team win.

Yi Feng shot 14 of 20 from the field, scoring 39 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, becoming the first contributor to the Lakers' victory.

After the game against the Hornets, the Lakers have played 50 regular season games this season, with a 30-20 record and a 60 percent win rate that ranks fifth in the West.

Although there are strong teams such as the Warriors, Spurs, Thunder and Clippers above them, compared with themselves who were the second-to-last in the West last year and only had 21 wins in the whole season, the Lakers, who have only played 50 games but have won 30 games, have improved more than just a "big" can be described.

This is a metamorphosis from a weak chicken to a master, and this is the rise of a dynasty from decline to ZTE!

But this season is only halfway through, and the Lakers can't afford to let up yet.

On February 2, the NBA officially announced the candidates for the Player of the Month in January, with the Thunder's Kevin Durant winning the Western Conference Player of the Month, and the Eastern Conference Player of the Month being selected by the Raptors' Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.

This is the second month in a row that Durant has been named Player of the Month, a distinction he shared with teammate Russell Westbrook last month.

Durant averaged a league-high 28.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in January, and the Thunder finished 13-3 under his leadership.

Durant shot 49.7 percent from the field and 88.8 percent from the free-throw line in January. In 16 games in January, Durant scored more than 25 points in 11 games, including a season-high 44 points. In addition, there are 8 games in which 10 rebounds in a single game and 5 assists in 6 games.

It is worth mentioning that Stephen Curry and Yi Feng, who were nominated for the best player in January, are also quite deserving of this honor.

Curry averaged a league-high 30.1 points per game in January, along with 6.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 51.3 percent from the field, 42.6 percent from three-point range and 91.3 percent from the free-throw line to win 14 of his team's 16 games.

Yi Feng averaged a league-high 35.9 points per game in January, along with 5.1 assists and 6.0 rebounds, while shooting 50.1 percent from the field, 40.3 percent from three-point range and 89.5 percent from the free throw line, leading the team to 11 wins in 17 games in January.

Curry and Yi Feng are both too good to say in terms of data, and Curry is even better than Durant in terms of record, but it is not without reason that the league awarded this award to Durant.

Although Curry continued to lead the Warriors to soar, compared with the previous two months, the Warriors failed to make a breakthrough this month, and instead ushered in the first consecutive losses of the season. The Thunder are different, they had a good record last month, and they were even better than the previous two months, and giving this award to Durant is not a recognition and commendation.

The Eastern Conference Player of the Month award in January was awarded to the same Western Team of the Month in December last year, and they were both the core of the same team.

DeRozan and Lowry led the Raptors to a league-high 12-2 winning streak (85.7 percent) last month and ended January with a franchise-record 11-game winning streak.

DeRozan averaged 23.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in January, and he shot 44.2 percent from the field, 41.7 percent from three-point range and 84.8 percent from the free-throw line on four occasions in January.

Lowry averaged the most in the East in January with 39 minutes per game, and he also averaged a game-high 2.36 steals in the East, while averaging 21.7 points per game to rank seventh in the East and fourth in the East with 6.7 assists. Lowry shot 45.1 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from three-point range in January.

In addition to Curry and Yifeng, last month's Player of the Month nominees were: Jimmy Butler (Bulls), LeBron James (Cavaliers), James Harden (Rockets), DeAndre Jordan (Clippers), Chris Paul (Clippers), Chris Bosh (Heat), Dwyane Wade (Heat), Russell Westbrook (Thunder), Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers), DeMarcus Cousins (Kings), Rajon Rondo (Kings).

At the same time, the official announcement of the best rookie in the East and West in January. Kristaps Porzingis of the Knicks, Yi Feng of the Lakers, and Karl Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves were named the Rookie of the Year in the East and West in January, respectively, marking the third consecutive month that Porzingis and Yi Feng have won the award. But this is the first time Downs has won the award.

In January, Porzingis ranked fourth in rookies in points (15.3) and second in rebounds per game (7.2). He averaged blocks per game (1.63) and Towns tied for first rookie attraction.

In addition, he ranks first among any rookie in the East in three-point shooting percentage (37.5%). This month, Porzingis has four double-doubles (points + rebounds), including 28 points and 11 rebounds in a game against the Spurs on Jan. 8. From January 4 to 27, Porzingis scored at least 12 points in 13 consecutive matches.

In January, Towns was the only rookie to average a double-double per game, averaging 16.9 points (third in his rookie) and 10.9 rebounds (first in his rookie) while shooting 53.5 percent from the field and 87.2 percent from the free-throw line.

In the final seven games of the month, Towns had six double-doubles, averaging 22.7 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.

On Jan. 20, Towns scored 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks in the Timberwolves' loss to the Mavericks, becoming the only player to do so this season.

Yi Feng's average of 35.9 points, 5.1 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game in January can compete for the player of the month, and the rookie of the month is naturally handy.

Originally, Downs couldn't win the Western Rookie of the Month with Yi Feng, but the data of Porzingis in the East is not as good as Downs, and the records of the Knicks and Timberwolves are also half a pound, but why can Porzingis be able to win the Rookie of the Month in a row, but Downs can only be aggrieved?

The league saw that Downs was really pitiful, so they gave Downs a more consoling Rookie of the Month. But then again, Downs's performance in January was good enough, or his performance in the past three months has been good, otherwise the league pities who is bad, why only pity him Downs? There are many rookies in the league! (To be continued.) )