Chapter 527: The winning streak is over

In this game, they not only played very well in the backcourt, but also did a very good job of defending the interior, and they were even able to distract themselves from playing a dozen interior offenses. But after all, the strength of the Trail Blazers on paper is still slightly inferior, and when the two teams begin to replace the bench, the self-confidence of the substitutes that the Lakers have exercised during this period is reflected, Nick Young is not to say, he was originally a master who dared to throw around, and Filton and Speights also regained their form, and Speight's three-point shooting rate in these games has returned to the height of the original period of the Warriors' highlight performance, 37% three-point shooting rate, It's comparable to Solomon Hill and others.

And Felton also found some of the feeling of being in New York, as soon as the small tank was opened, the opposite side couldn't stop it, and the most important thing is that although the Lakers' excellent record this season made these players who used to play most of the time in the fish belly team feel a lot of pressure, but at the same time, they also cultivated their competitiveness and self-confidence, so when it came to the bench to fight, the Lakers' benches wiped out all the advantages that the Trail Blazers had built up with great difficulty in the first quarter.

The Trail Blazers can't always feel as good as in the first quarter, and their defense can't always be as tight as in the first quarter, so the Lakers gradually occupied the top of the game, and finally when there were three minutes left in the fourth quarter, Ye Xuan hit a three-pointer again, stretching the difference to 10 points, which can be regarded as the Lakers' 27th winning streak.

After this game, the Lakers' attention has also increased again, after all, they have now equaled the 27-game winning streak set by the Heat's Big Three, and only their own 33-game winning streak set nearly 50 years ago, which has put them in the top two of the winning streak.

In the next few games, it will be a critical period for the Lakers, whether they can hit the record of 33 consecutive wins, or even whether they can create a record of 27 consecutive wins that surpass the Heat Big Three, depends on how they play in the next few games, and coincidentally, their next game opponent is now one of the Lakers' main opponents in the West, the Spurs.

The last time they met, the Spurs lost very unconvinced, one is because Jefferson has not been able to integrate into the Spurs' tactical system, and the other is because their newly recruited role players have not been fully adjusted, so the Lakers won the game easily, and this game, although the Lakers are playing at home, the Spurs are still full of fighting spirit, Zhuge Vic even two days before the start of this game, that is, when the Lakers are still preparing for the game with the Trail Blazers, Psychological warfare has already begun in the media.

On the one hand, smoke bombs were released, saying that the Lakers' current combat effectiveness can be regarded as the top five teams in the history of the league, and there are almost no teams in the current league that can cause trouble for the Lakers, and even he said that in the case of modern basketball developing to the point where it is now, Ye Xuan is the first player in history who can truly change the perspective of basketball development. In short, the Lakers and Ye Xuan are all exaggerated, but the three cores of the Lakers team will not eat this set. After all, Gasol had already seen these methods of Old Man Zhuge in the Lakers in 08 and 09, and Wade also fought with the Spurs for a while in the era of the Heat's Big Three, not to mention Ye Xuan, his only championship was snatched by the Spurs.

So Zhuge Vic, who took the lead in making a move, found that although his trick was sent out, his opponent was like he didn't see this smoke bomb at all, which made Zhuge Vic very embarrassed, but the opponent's move without a move also made the old man's strength have no place to use, so the old man also can't make a plan and make a plan, since it is not good to praise you, then provoke you.

So in the hours before the two teams were going to play, there was news in the tabloids that Zhuge Vic said that if there is one team in the league that can end the Lakers' super winning streak, then this team must be the Spurs, and they will make the Lakers understand what the ultimate meaning of team basketball is in the next game.

This trick is really good for Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan doesn't say that he has been hit, but because Ye Xuan prefers to interact on Twitter or INS, so this time in the face of the old man's provocation, Ye Xuan also seemed to share a video of a game on INS at will, this video is the video of the game where Ye Xuan scored a killer goal that helped the Pacers defeat the Spurs and successfully won the O'Brien CupIt's the same now.

Soon the game between the two teams began, after the Lakers side won the game with the Magic team, the current state is relatively relaxed, although the opponent is the Spurs, who are currently ranked fourth in the West, but the Lakers are not afraid of the opponent who is still in peace, the Lakers took the lead at the beginning of the game, and Gasol grabbed the backcourt rebound and directly launched a fast attack, although Ye Xuan's side faced Leonard's defense, but still chose to force a shot, In the fast attack, he threw the ball in a very difficult position.

Then the Spurs also showed their determination to win this game, Leonard played very resolutely on the offensive end, and after receiving the ball, he took a step inside and directly pulled it up and shot, and he also hit! Later, on the defensive end, Ade used his reach to interfere with Randle's return pass, giving the Spurs a great chance to counterattack, and it was the old sports car Parker who finally hit the ball.

In the next few minutes, the Lakers' offense was also sniped by the opponent's tight defense, and for a while, the Lakers' lineup was a little unable to raise the speed, you must know that the Lakers' interior line is not particularly dominant, if the speed cannot be raised, then the positional battle will definitely not be able to win the Spurs with Jefferson and Aldridge, plus Leonard's offense has improved by leaps and bounds this season, and now from time to time he can also single Solomon Hill in the low post, So the Lakers fell into the bottom line in an instant.

Although Ye Xuan has the intention to kill the enemy, the key defensive object of the Spurs team is him, so although Ye Xuan can use the counterrun or the off-ball cover of his teammates to find one or two opportunities to shoot from time to time, but more often he is stared at by Leonard, and there is no good chance to shoot, plus although Ye Xuan has some chances of winning now, the Spurs' defensive layout is specially designed to restrain Ye Xuan, and it was very difficult to break through Leonard, and it was not easy to pass the opponent. Suddenly another person next to him delayed, and Leonard in the back made up for it, at this time Ye Xuan could only choose to pass the ball and hand the ball to his teammates who were vacated, but the effect was very average, so the Lakers were getting more and more behind, and by the time the Lakers replaced Ye Xuan and Gasol and others to rest in the first quarter of the game, they were already 11 points behind the Spurs.

The main players lost to the opponent by 11 points in ten minutes, which was the Lakers' worst game this season, but fortunately, the Lakers still had a vote of confident substitutes, and a group of substitutes led by Clarkson began their journey to help the main players fill the hole after being replaced, first Filton received a three-pointer from Larry Nance Jr. on the outside line, narrowing the difference to single digits, and then on the defensive end by Spetts and Clarkson to make a close mistake to Dwyane Dedmon, Although the ball was passed out at the last moment, there was not much time left, Ginobili received the ball and had no opportunity to adjust and shoot directly, and in the end he didn't even touch the frame, and the Spurs fouled in 24 seconds.

The Lakers served on the sideline, Nick Young used Speights's off-ball cover to pocket the ball from the bottom line, and Clarkson, who was holding the ball near the free throw line and preparing to play alone, was not greedy, and passed the ball directly, Nick Young pulled up a three-point shot, and the ball hit again! In an instant, the Lakers chased the difference to only five points, and Ye Xuan also waved the towel in his hand to cheer for his teammates on the bench.

And the Spurs obviously didn't expect it, after all, their benches are also better in the league, after the season, the Spurs' benches can contribute an average of 39 points per game, which is basically the highest bench score in the league, but although the Lakers they met did not simply rely on the benches to score, the Lakers' benches were always able to play a good role as a savior at critical moments in the game.

In this way, the Spurs' benches only took 5 minutes to exhaust the Spurs' 11-point advantage, and in the subsequent game, the Spurs no longer had the kind of momentum that they held back in the first quarter of the game to kill the Lakers, so the combat effectiveness also dropped sharply, and the Lakers got a lot of encouragement after chasing the difference back, plus it was a home game, so they were all surrounded by fans cheering them on, which boosted their morale.

So after the main players were replaced on the court in the second quarter, the Lakers changed the situation of being pressed by the opponent in the first quarter, and began to take the initiative on the field, Wade also began to attack with the ball, of course, the Lakers ultimately had to look at Ye Xuan, after returning to the court, Ye Xuan changed his style of play to avoid Leonard, and began to harden with the opponent, not only one-on-one with you on the offensive end, but also Ye Xuan to defend Leonard on the defensive end, which greatly affected Leonard's offense. At this time, Green lost his crosshairs again, causing the Spurs to fail to hit the ball for three consecutive rounds, and the Lakers instantly overtook the score.

Since then, although the Spurs have also organized a wave of counterattacks under the leadership of Ade, the Lakers' momentum has been played, and the feel has gradually been thrown, so although the Spurs can barely maintain the point difference and not continue to expand, they have not found any opportunity to overtake the score. And the Lakers also want to end the battle as soon as possible, so Ye Xuan has been looking for an opportunity to give the opponent a fatal blow, but the Spurs are still relatively calm, the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter The two teams are basically in the stalemate stage, the Lakers are up to 9 points ahead of the opponent, and the Spurs can only close the difference to two points at most, and they have not been able to complete the overtake.

At the last moment, the Spurs still did not give up the pursuit of winning the game, but their offense was defused in the wave of brilliant performances of Ye Xuan and Wade at key moments, and finally the Lakers defeated the Spurs 111-108, and achieved a 28-game winning streak on their home court that can rank second in league history.

After the victory over the Spurs, the Lakers' record has also come to a shocking 42-3, that is to say, they now not only have the opportunity to impact the 33-game winning streak left by their predecessors, but also have the opportunity to impact the miracle of 73 wins created by the Warriors last year, and Xiao Hua has obviously discovered this sign, so I don't know if he will secretly arrange arrangements for the sake of ratings to help the Lakers gain some advantages.

But just when the Lakers were marching all the way, ready to continue to hit the winning streak, they unexpectedly suffered a big defeat, on January 15th, the Lakers faced the Clippers at home against the same Los Angeles team, what they didn't expect was that Paul's comeback battle was so strong, and soon after the opening, he led a group of players with the same hatred to beat the Lakers into confusion, and in this game, Wade had back discomfort after the last game with the Spurs, so he chose to take a rotational break. Although Xiao Hua's rotation clause has been said in detail, it has not yet been officially promulgated, so it is not binding at all, as a result, Wade took this round of rest, and the Lakers collapsed in an instant, Ye Xuan was entangled with Paul on the outside, although the height advantage, but Paul's small actions still made Ye Xuan very upset, plus the inner Gasol was also adjusted by Jordan Jr. and Griffin in turn, the Lakers lost this game without any temper, and finally 104:116, the Lakers' winning streak came to an abrupt end.