Chapter 521: Who's going to stop the crazy walkers!
"The second winning streak in history, the Pacers' 21-game winning streak, breaking the Bucks' 20-game winning streak in 32 seasons!"
"Crazy walkers! Crazy start! ”
"Invincible Pacers!"
"The new MVP rankings are released, and Meng Xu continues to lead!"
After the Pacers defeated the Celtics on the road, won the opening 21 consecutive games, and broke the second-longest winning streak in the history of the 20 consecutive wins in the regular season created by the Bucks in the 70-71 season, for a while, the focus of attention of the entire North American sports world was once again focused on the Pacers, 21 consecutive wins, which is a prosperous era that can only appear in the NBA once in decades, and the ABC TV network also announced afterwards that starting from December 11, the Pacers will play away against the Lakers, Clippers, The four games between the Warriors and the Timberwolves will all be temporarily changed to live broadcast in the United States.
And Huaguo on the other side of the ocean is now also frying, full of news and news about the Pacers' 21-game winning streak, even in CCAV's news broadcast, there are rare Pacers and Meng Xu's figures, and CCAV5 also made a 45-minute special program that night, detailing the Pacers' 21-game winning streak and the impact of these 21 consecutive wins in the entire NBA and the entire American sports world.
After the disintegration of the Lakers' Big Four, the Lakers quickly became a fish belly this season, so the Lakers and the Clippers must not be able to stop the Pacers from continuing their winning streak, and after the "Los Angeles Bears", the Warriors were robbed by the Wizards in Arenas, and Jamison also went to the Mavericks, the Warriors' record this season has also seen a lot of ups and downs, and is currently experiencing a wave of consecutive defeats, so for the Pacers, in the next few games, can stop their winning streak, That is, the Timberwolves, who are currently ranked second in the West.
The Timberwolves successfully renewed the team's core Kevin Garnett and Wally Szczebiak in the offseason, and robbed Ratril Sprewell from the New York Knicks to form the main lineup of Kevin Garnett, Wally Szzambiak, Sprewell and Kassel, there is almost no run-in, and the Timberwolves' lineup has exploded into a strong fighting force in the new season, even if the Mavericks have won 15 consecutive games at the beginning, but the Timberwolves are currently only two wins away from the Mavericks, And the Mavericks' winning streak was also ended by the Timberwolves, which can also be seen that the overall strength of the Timberwolves this season is already very strong. Therefore, when the Pacers are still running wildly on the road to victory, the Timberwolves have become the hope of many people, hoping that the Timberwolves will also end the Pacers' winning streak after ending the Mavericks' winning streak.
On December 11, the Pacers defeated the Lakers 112-91 at the Staples Center, in this game, Kobe Bryant shot 19-of-40, 4-of-9 from three-point range, and 9-of-12 from the free-throw line, scoring 50+ for the fourth time this season, but the Lakers lost to the Pacers by 21 points at home.
In the chat with Kobe Bryant after the game, Meng Xu also clearly felt the loss and helplessness in Kobe's words, after O'Neal left, Kobe became the well-deserved boss of the Lakers, after losing all the restraints, Kobe also ushered in a big explosion this season, currently with an average of 37 points per game, ranking first in the league scoring list, far ahead of Iverson, Maddy, Meng Xu and O'Neal behind him, but what made Kobe a little embarrassed was that under Kobe's almost crazy performance, The Lakers' record this season has plummeted, and if it weren't for the more rubbish Clippers and Suns behind them, the Lakers would have fallen to the bottom of the West, and this has become a place for O'Neal to ridicule and attack Kobe.
According to common sense, it is normal for the Lakers to start to mess up at this time, after all, with the Lakers' current 8-14 record, and the Lakers' current very weak lineup, it is not easy to stage a big reversal in the later games and re-enter the playoffs, but the current Lakers, from the team's management to the team's boss Kobe, can't let go of the face of giants and superstars, and are still holding on, and Lakers fans are also looking forward to the birth of a miracle.
On December 12, in the same arena, the Pacers easily defeated the Clippers back-to-back, increasing their winning streak to 23 games, which is similar to Kobe's current situation, Elton Brand, who signed a big contract with the Clippers, has never been able to bring hope to Clippers fans, last season was fifth from the bottom of the league and second from last in the West, and this season's Clippers' record does not look as good as last season, after the first 22 games, the Clippers are in the bottom of the West with a record of 3 wins and 19 losses, They are second to last in the league, and after losing this game to the Pacers, the Clippers have lost nine in a row.
Mike Budenholzer is not in a good situation now, after Arenas was robbed by the Wizards, the core of the team Antoine Jamison also went to the Mavericks for a better contract, so the Warriors who lost the two cores had to rebuild in advance this season, originally after returning to the playoffs last season, the Warriors still want to do something in the new season, but the current situation of the Warriors has made the team's head coach Mike Budenholzer very disappointed. But in this game with the Pacers, Mike Budenholzer still did not give up, from the beginning of the game, the Warriors launched a crazy offense, and even in the first few minutes of the opening game, the Pacers were a little blinded by the Warriors, and at most, the Warriors actually led the Pacers by 11 points.
However, the overall strength of the Warriors is too different from the Pacers after all, as the Pacers began to exert their strength in the second quarter, the situation on the court was gradually reversed, allowing Mike Budenholzer to shout on the sidelines, the Warriors players on the court could not stop the decline on the court, and finally only 3 minutes after the start of the third quarter, the Pacers overtook the score, and after the Pacers overtook the score, the Warriors players on the court completely collapsed, and finally after the game ended, The Pacers outscored the Warriors 108-94 on the road.
After beating the Warriors on the road, the Pacers' winning streak has increased to 24 games, although there is still a big gap from the 33 consecutive wins of the first consecutive win in history, but now every time the Pacers win a game, they are one step closer to 33 consecutive wins, because after the game with the Timberwolves, the Pacers' opponents are the Suns, Hornets, Bulls, Hawks, these fish belly teams, so as long as they can cross the Timberwolves level, the Pacers' winning streak is likely to be close to 30 games, And the game between the Pacers and the Timberwolves has become the focus of all the games in this round, supporting the Pacers naturally waving the flag for the Pacers, hoping that the Pacers can beat the Timberwolves on the road and continue their winning streak, while those who support the Timberwolves, or simply don't like the Pacers, hope that the Timberwolves can beat the Pacers, after all, in their opinion, the Pacers have been arrogant for a long time, and it's time for someone to stand up and fix them.
In that case, on December 18, the Pacers travel to Minnesota to face the Timberwolves, who are currently second in the West.