Chapter 434: Undefeated Team?
When the Lakers won two in a row at home, everyone was surprised to find out.
The Lakers have become so far! The only undefeated team in the league!
Sweep the King!
Sweep the supersonic!
2:0 Houston!
Even the Bulls lost one, a surprise loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the second round.
And the Lakers have always maintained an undefeated record!
Win all 9 battles! 9 straight wins in the playoffs!
This record is very exaggerated, especially since most of the Lakers' opponents are top teams.
Although the players in the game have ups and downs with each other, and even the core players have been absent. But so far no team has beaten them.
"I saw the champion." That's the remark of the Lakers' sworn enemy, Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird. He was sidelined from management due to a feud with Celtic's internal management and has been acting as a commentator this season.
Larry Brown, who is said to be the Pacers' head coach next season, is said to be on contract when his contract expires.
Although it is the sworn enemy of the Lakers, Larry Bird still feels for the first time that this Lakers team has initially condensed the championship temperament.
"OK's growth and strength have exceeded everyone's expectations." This is Abdul-Jabbar's sentiment.
"Does anyone still think the Lakers are soft persimmons in the playoffs?" The magician grinned, his white teeth showing the excitement in his heart.
"They just guarded the home field! Back in Houston, after Charles' comeback, Houston will beat the Lakers! Ralph Thompson's words made Houston fans tremble.
Shut your mouth!
"Shaq played smart against Hakim, and maybe he'll take the center spot this playoffs, just like Michael did with MAGIC." Chamberlain also flashed in front of the camera.
There was a lot of discussion, and the game between the Lakers and Houston caused a lot of discussion and controversy.
Most people expected that in Barkley's absence, it would be difficult to win in Houston, the Lakers' home court. But the game was not expected to turn into a slaughter, and the nearly 30-point difference shocked everyone.
Unconsciously, the Lakers, who seem to have stumbled all the way, but have never fallen, have come to such a position?
The results of this round of the series seem to have cast another veil.
There are a lot of divisional finals where the 2-0 lead was overturned. It can be said that not losing at home does not mean falling behind.
As long as Houston holds on to its remaining three home courts and wins one of the Lakers' remaining two home courts, then it can be overturned!
This is not uncommon! There are still a lot of old-school players and fans who are convinced that Houston will win!
"Next game! I'm going to crush the bones of those little guys on the Lakers! Barkley made a high-profile comeback.
"Charles, did Big Ben's fists hurt you?"
Barkley's face changed.
"There are no injuries, those punches are too soft! The Lakers' players are too soft! Ben Wallace? That's the name of that rookie kid? If he hadn't attacked me from behind, but had fought with me with a real knife and a real gun head-on, I would have beaten him until his mother didn't know him! ”
"Really? I heard from your team doctor that you have a fractured facial jaw and need to wear a mask in the next game? "Fantastic
“FAKENEWS!” The corners of Barkley's mouth twitched, he snorted, and left the press conference in a gloomy manner.
That's right, he did get three punches from Big Ben to the point where he broke his face, and the team doctor required him to wear a mask.
But how could the great tough guy Sir Charles admit it at a press conference!
It's really going to be a FAKE!
Otherwise, it's not a shame!
It hurts my tough guy image.
Barkley has always known himself as an old-school tough guy, but anyone who really knows this guy knows it.
He is actually a reckless man with a clear mind, and he has changed three teams, from being the younger brother of Dr. J in Philadelphia at the beginning, and then becoming the boss of the Suns, and then finding that it is too difficult to be the boss, and he wants to easily draw a championship and defect to Olajuwon.
In fact, Barkley chose to escape along the way!
He evaded his successor, Dr. J! Escaped and led the sun to the top!
His final choice is always easy, he is not at all a tough guy as he appears! He's just a big-mouthed man, and if he's loyal, he's supposed to stay in Philadelphia, knowing that Philadelphia at that time could also build a championship team for him.
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"Don't be complacent! Don't think you've won! Harris had one last team meeting before the Lakers left for Houston.
The young people of the team have gone from the nervousness of just entering the playoffs to the adaptation of these games, this rhythm is very good, they have been able to give full play to their abilities, and the Lakers' offense has been smooth in these two games, and it is no longer like the early stage of the playoffs that purely rely on OK two people. Bryant's 16 assists are proof of this, and the balls he passes are converted into points by his teammates for him to have such a high level of assists.
But Harris has always been a little worried about whether the media hype will make these little guys of the Lakers arrogant!?
Self-confidence is a good thing, but pride is a stupid thing, especially against an established powerhouse like Houston, and if you underestimate them, they will come back in no time.
It's necessary to give the Lakers a wake-up call.
Although the Lakers players really didn't float.
They want to float too, but the pressure from their opponents in the playoffs makes them really unable to float!
Eddie Jones has averaged 14 points per game in recent games, and his first-round scoring and efficiency averages are even more frightening.
Bowen aside, his three-point shooting percentage hasn't exceeded 35 percent in the playoffs.
The Fish are doing well on the defensive end, but they are a little confused on the offensive end, and the organization of the bench has been more in the hands of Horry.
Big Ben hasn't played much in the playoffs so far, his playing time has been severely compressed, and his offensive shortcomings will be infinitely magnified in the playoffs.
Rookies Except for old demons like Kobe, it is really difficult for normal people to perform well in the playoffs in their rookie year.
Campbell and Matt Geiger were blown up in the playoffs, and they can be said to be the role of the Lakers' serious lag.
That is, several main veterans as rotation players, such as Horry, Curry, and Korsey performed well.
The other players really can't float.
"The game in Houston will be much tougher than we thought." Kirtlambis also sighed.
It's going to be a red purgatory, and it's going to be hard to get out of it.
These games are Olajuwon, back at home, Drexler and Jim Jackson and Barkley once opened, then the Lakers' hard-won defensive system was easily broken.