The Lakers extended their winning streak to 34 games after their win over the New Jersey Nets, and they surpassed their predecessors to become the team with the most consecutive wins in league history.

Fans and media in Los Angeles can now finally start singing the praises of the brand-new Lakers, and Liu has become one of the most influential public figures in Los Angeles.

The league has also put a lot of publicity into the Lakers' victory over their predecessors, and now it is officially a good opportunity for the Lakers to destroy the Bulls dynasty, for the Bulls' strong performance in the first two seasons, the league has felt threatened, and if the Bulls are allowed to continue to run amok, it will pose a great threat to the future development of the league.

However, some league executives are worried that the Lakers will become the next Bulls, after all, the Lakers are now showing a sweeping posture in the league, and the Lakers' players are younger, and there is still a lot of time to perfect the team's tactics in the future. However, David Stern, the president of the league, is not worried that the Lakers will become a threat to the league in the future, because he knows that there is an opportunity to break up the Lakers, Liu Han and O'Neal seem to have a good relationship now, but David Stern knows that as long as there is a certain amount of time and the league is a little hype, there will be problems within the Lakers.

With the strong performance of the Lakers, the current league has begun to study small-ball tactics on a large scale, like the Lakers, this offensive mode based on speed and efficient offense can not only play a wonderful game, but also attract more fans, anyway, the NBA is a platform for chasing interests after all, and the team owner also hopes to have profits, and their money is invested in the team, and they must also want to gain some benefits from other aspects, so how do the interests of the team come from, On the one hand, there are some hard benefits such as match tickets and stadium revenues, and on the other hand, there are soft benefits such as the popularity and popularity of the team among fans. Therefore, the Lakers' tactics that are popular with fans are now gradually becoming popular, even if such tactics may suffer more losses in the Finals, but compared with the championship, the popularity and popularity of the team are actually more important to some teams, a team that has a global reputation and a team whose fans are basically locals, their earnings will be very different after the two teams win the championship. That's why the teams in the league that have a championship tradition are the ones whose cities are well-known around the world.

After the Lakers won 34 in a row, the owner of the team, Mr. Jerry Buss, held a small celebration for the team the next day, and although it is possible that the Lakers can continue their winning streak, Mr. Buss can't wait, and he is eager to show his wonderful lads in Los Angeles. In the banquet held that night, not only many entertainment stars came, but also the mayor of Los Angeles and some senators of California came to the banquet site, and the banquet held by Jeribas not only became a stage for him to show his team to Los Angeles, but also became a good opportunity for many politicians to win votes. Jerebus even wanted to hold it once a year, and such a banquet was important to Bath.

Liu Han was harassed a lot at the banquet, not only women, but also men, of course, men do not mean that there are some problems with sexual tendencies, but many politicians have suggested that Liu Han now become an American citizen. However, Liu Han refused them one by one, not only men, but also women, he refused them one by one, he didn't want Safina around him to give Liu Han some "traces of love" after he went back, but Liu Han also sighed a little, these Western women are really too bold.

On January 30, 1998, the day after the banquet, the Lakers began to prepare for the opponent they would face that night, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

This year's Timberwolves have performed very well, and under the leadership of several newcomers, they have changed their true colors from previous years, and they have played vigorously, and their 25-17 record can currently rank 6th in the West.

The Lakers' poor form today, whether it was the previous 34-game winning streak or some celebrations arranged by the team after the 34-game winning streak, these gradually eroded the Lakers' courage to continue to forge ahead. George Krent also felt that the nerves of the players were beginning to relax, after all, consecutive wins will make the players get used to it, but it is this habit that will make the players gradually relax.

The game was out of the Lakers' control from the start, and O'Neal didn't even get a win in the pick, he didn't have much concentration today, jumping the ball early.

Stephen Marbury has gradually become the offensive core of the Timberwolves compared to Garnett's important role on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Nash struggled to defend Marbury, the two were about the same height, but Marbury was much better than Nash in terms of weight and speed.

In the first quarter of the game, the Timberwolves played a very good offense under the leadership of Marbury, Garnett was first-class physically, and after two seasons of training, he also developed a good mid-range shooting ability, and his straight-arm shooting style made it difficult for opposing players to defend.

The Lakers were in poor condition as a whole, and even Liu Han himself felt a little uninterested, and the continuous mistakes allowed the Timberwolves to catch a lot of opportunities to counterattack.

At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Lakers by nine points, 36-27.

George Krent saw such a situation in this game, and he no longer asked the players to lift their spirits, rather than letting the players drag their tired bodies and minds to play, it was better to take advantage of this game to let the players relax.

In the second quarter of the game, Liu Han and O'Neal were all out of the court, and George Krent replaced some players who were difficult to play, and it was a rare opportunity for all the players to feel the atmosphere of the game, George thought.

Liu Han and O'Neal were not on the court in the second quarter, and at halftime, the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves by 17 points.

At the beginning of the second half, Liu Han played for a while, after all, it was too ugly to lose at home, O'Neill also played, and the two teams attacked and defended each other.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still trailed their opponents by 12 points.

Entering the fourth quarter, Liu Han and O'Neal were replaced again, Nash controlled the game, George let the main team rest directly, and the substitutes played against the Timberwolves.

In the end, the Lakers lost the game 127-113, and the Timberwolves' Stephen Marbury played 44 minutes, scoring 35 points and 12 assists on 11-of-22 shooting, and Garnett also had a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lakers only Liu Han scored 27 points, and the rest of the team scored more evenly, although six players scored in double figures, but none of them could score 20 points.

In this way, the Lakers' winning streak came to an end, and they fixed their winning streak at 34 games, which I believe will be difficult to break in the increasingly competitive NBA. (To be continued.) )