Chapter 253: Two More Scenes
After the Lakers entered March, they started a five-game winning streak with a bang, beating the Pacers, Mavericks, Rockets, Nets, Warriors in a row, and did not lose to the Clippers until the 14th.
O'Neal said that the Lakers will have another wave of fish belly trips, and the Clippers can't stop the Lakers today, and I'm afraid that Zhang Qi will get a double-digit winning streak again.
Zhang Qi can't care about O'Neal, he hasn't won the Weekly Championship for two weeks, and now he has suffered a seventh defeat, so he will have to be more careful in the future.
After the Lakers finished playing the Clippers, the next three opponents were not strong, and it was difficult for teams like the Raptors, Nuggets, and Cavaliers to pose a threat to the Purple and Gold.
The Heat's recent upswing has had something to do with their Mavericks' robbery of Marshburn, with Riley trading for Mashburn, who had played All-Star caliber in the first two seasons, with just a few dispensable role players on the team, which was considered a great deal by the media.
Marshburn suffered a serious injury last year and has been an avalanche this year, but it is more due to off-field factors and conflicts with the team, and his playing time has plummeted, but he can still reach the level of 20+5 in 36 minutes.
In addition, Riley has dug up two more practical blue-collar interior players inside, just as he did with Mason in the first place, and now PJ Brown and Isaac Austin are expected to be the next players to be turned into gold by Riley.
The Lakers have been preparing for this game since four days ago, and Marshburn's form has recovered for a while, he has played 22+6 in the Heat's five-game winning streak, and Mourning has also performed 24+10 this month, and the Heat look like they have become strong and difficult to deal with after completing the trade.
But what I never expected was that Mo Ning was actually injured the day before the game!
This accident made both sides a little confused, the Lakers were sorry that their arrangements were all in vain, and the Heat knew that without Mourning, wanting to beat the Lakers was tantamount to a dream.
Zhang Qian is not confused at all, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with taking advantage of people's danger, and completing the task is the primary goal.
The Heat lacked the spiritual pillar of Mourning, not only did the offensive and defensive level of the interior drop by a notch, but the outside did not have enough space to play, the Lakers only let the Heat score 85 points in the whole game, but they took advantage of the opponent's interior emptiness to bombard 110 points.
Zhang Zhu started the most ruthless today, and the koala baby who broke out of the vegetable attribute once again cut 52 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists of luxury data, this is the third time he has scored 50+ this season, and has become another player who has cut more than 3 times 50+ in a single season after Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, and Wilkins, which is also a big and small milestone.
Koala Baby himself is already paralyzed by this kind of record, including his fans, who don't particularly care about this kind of record that a large number of people have done, at least until Zhang Zhu gets the fourth 50+ of the season, then it is worth celebrating, and then look at how many people in history have performed like this.
However, this kind of record can be known without checking, it must be Chamberlain and Jordan in front, and Chamberlain at the front basically doesn't have to chase, people have an average of 50+ points per game in a single season, and catching up with Jordan is Zhang Mao's only goal.
Interestingly, Chamberlain has always looked down on Jordan, but he praised Zhang Fu, which is also a strange thing.
Zhang Wei knows why, everyone who has been brilliant will brag about his era to show that he is the best, so Chamberlain will not look down on Jordan. But after the cross-generation, it was different, and Chamberlain would continue to suppress Jordan by lifting one person and stepping on one.
Don't talk about Chamberlain, Jordan will brag about how basketball was in the eighties, even if he doesn't brag it, his fans will help him blow it, and the leader of the suppression of Kobe Bryant has not done nothing, James immediately raised Kobe Bryant after he got up, it is nothing more than knowing that he will definitely be ranked before Kobe, so as long as James is ranked below Kobe, his historical status will be stable.
Zhang Zhu is of course no exception, after retiring in the future, his fans will also brag about how awesome the koala baby was back then, and those young players will not be fart if they reach the age of the koala baby.
After the Lakers defeated the Heat, it was a relatively easy schedule to follow, the Magic, Nets, and Bucks were not ranked in the East, and the Grizzlies in the West were even more soft persimmons.
Although the Lakers had some physical problems playing four teams in a row this week, there were no surprises in the results, and it was another wave of eight consecutive wins.
Zhang also had another chance to hit the best of the week this week, except for a triple-double against the Grizzlies, he averaged 35 points, 9.5 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 3 steals in these four games.
But this time, the league played a juxtaposition trick.
Sabonis of the Trail Blazers played three games this week, averaging only 30 minutes per game, but he could contribute 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, and the shooting rate reached 63%.
Zhang Wei naturally has no opinion, it doesn't matter if he is tied or not, he just needs to complete the task.
Now that he's got his ninth Weekly Awards, with 11 games left in the season, he doesn't look solid enough for a couple of tasks that still need to be stepped up.
"65 wins and 7 losses! Who else can stop them? ”
Yahoo Sports reported on the Lakers' unnatural record the next day with a headline that pulled hatred for the Lakers.
The Lakers have 11 games left in April after the end of their March schedule.
At present, the Purple and Gold have a record of 65 wins, and only need to win 7 games to break the Bulls' record of 71 wins!
And their next 7 opponents are: SuperSonics, Nuggets, Spurs, Spurs, Mavericks, Warriors, Jazz.
None of these seven teams are in the playoff ranks, and even if the Lakers lose two games against the SuperSonics and Jazz, five wins would be enough for them to reach 70 wins, and there are four games left to extend their record.
So, next, we are likely to witness history! Every race has the potential to be a great race!
Yahoo Sports' coverage was a bit sour, but after the Lakers wrapped up their March schedule, various media outlets were headlining their record.
Now even Lakers fans feel that their 7-loss record is a bit excessive, and even if the Lakers lose three games in April, they can finish the season with a 72-win record, surpassing the Bulls' magical 71 wins created last year.
The Lakers have 11 games left in April, and with the current momentum, it's hard enough to get them to lose three games, and it's almost impossible to lose four.
Even if the Lakers do lose four games in April, they can tie with the Bulls, so you can imagine how little pressure they have right now.
"It's not about surpassing, it's about surpassing."
Zhang Wei said that he had already said this, but now the good situation allows him to say it again.
The koala baby guessed in his heart, the bull should have panicked, right?
Hehe, the Lakers are really going to break their record now, and it's been less than a year since the last legend was born, and this kind of transcendence should be the most explosive way to be mental, but he loves it!
But happily, the Lakers don't have a good schedule in April, and they will face a challenge in their first game, which is a back-to-back game against the SuperSonics. Then No. 2 will play the Nuggets after a day off, and then No. 4 will play the Spurs back-to-back.
The Lakers are now curious to see if that rumor is true, and there is a lot of news now exposing the Spurs' brazen behavior.
It is rumored that David Robinson has joined the team at the end of March, but the Spurs have not let him play, apparently trying to carry out the swing to the end, fearing that the "general" will lead the Spurs to win a few games after returning.
There is a good reason for this, and in the current situation where every second must lose, once the Spurs cannot maintain their losing streak, they will be more than a point away from the top spot.
Now the fight at the back of the car in the east and west is much more fierce than the front of the car, the Celtics, Grizzlies, Spurs, Nuggets and other teams have their own magical powers, only the loss you can't think of, there is no fiasco that they can't play, and one defeat after another that makes people laugh and cry, I can only wish them to successfully draw the champion every year.
The Lakers, not surprisingly, came off in their opening game in April.
However, the loss to the SuperSonics in back-to-back games on the road is understandable, and the Lakers have won the SuperSonics three times this season, and if they don't get one back, Payton should call the police.
On April 3, the Lakers returned home to play the Nuggets.
The Denver people didn't have so much luck today, they were also killed three times by the Lakers, but they were still bloodied today, and a 23-point defeat brought them a little closer to the top pick.
The next day, to the Lakers' relief, David Robinson did not play, and the probability of back-to-back overturns on the away road was several times smaller.
The Lakers are a bit cowardly to think so, but they are only a few steps away from the Bulls' record, and they don't care whether the Spurs are deliberately hiding the "general" for the champion, as long as there is no such superstar press, they are sure to safely pass the back-to-back test of the road.
The morale of the Spurs has been sinking to the bottom for a while, and the rumors of Robinson being hidden are just speculation, but they know that the "Admiral" is in good shape when training in the team, even if his athleticism has declined compared to before the injury, but he still has a superstar level, and if he can play with Wilkins, the Spurs have the ability to compete with the back-to-back Lakers, and the chances of winning are not small.
But the problem is, there's no point in doing that!
David Robinson himself agrees with his decision that the Spurs will not be able to make the playoffs anyway, so is it necessary to return to the playoffs in order to win a few games?
The answer, of course, is not necessary, the Spurs are now the third-to-last in the league, and there is a good chance of drawing the top pick. But if you can finish second or even last before the end of the season, you have a better chance of winning the lottery.
At this time, it is wise to continue to mess around, what is it to be scolded twice, those people are just jealous of their achievements.
Spurs firefighting coach Popovich really dreams of getting Duncan now, and the thought of the Twin Towers + Wilkins lineup makes this spy-trained guy excited.
Hmph, what's wrong with being beaten up now, it's all about enduring humiliation for the sake of rising in the future.
As a result, the Spurs lost by 32 points at home, and the aristocratic lords did not have the slightest sympathy, and of course they would kill you while you were sick!
Zhang Yu is also cool today, facing the old and unwarlike Wilkins, he only used three quarters to score 45 points, and easily turned his data into 52 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the last quarter, and the fourth 50+ of the season is in hand, and only Chamberlain and Jordan will stand in front of him.
And...... The Lakers have 67 wins!
Outside the "Great Western Forum Arena", new giant billboards have been specially installed in the past few days, and even the street advertisements on the nearby streets have been replaced with new ones, on which are the busts and full-body portraits of Zhang Zhu, as well as a line of slogans - witnessing the footsteps of history is one step closer, come on, grab the root treasure!
Zhang Zhu is also very excited, this game not only allowed him to get the fourth 50+ of the season, this week's weekly best is basically stable, the team's record has also come to 67 wins, only two games away from the team history record, and only 4 games away from the league's highest record.
"We have a lot of goals for this year, 71 wins is our top priority, and now we are five wins away from completing it!"
Zhang Wei is not afraid to show his ambitions at this time, this is 67 wins, and the Lakers are not afraid to tell others that this year they are going to press the Bulls under them again.
Jordan didn't say a word about it, and the reporter disgusted him with this all day long from the end of March, but what can he say? Do you want to congratulate the Lakers?
Not only is Jordan silent, but the Bulls are now saying a word from top to bottom, and even Rodman is not sarcastic.
The Chicagoans will be holding their breath and ready to make the Lakers look good in the Finals, provided the Lakers can go that far.
This season, the Bulls have been unable to snipe the Lakers in the regular season, and looking at this situation, the possibility of the Lakers breaking their 71-win record is very high.
But the problem is, if you can't win the championship after breaking the record, then 71 wins and 72 wins are a hair!
That's what the Bulls are aiming for, even if you get 72 wins? The championship still belongs to Chicago, and 72 wins will be a big joke!
Rodman originally wanted to use this to satirize the Lakers, but was stopped by Jordan because he could guess what Zhang Fu would say, and the guy would definitely be ironic - championship: can blow for a year; 7X wins: can blow for a lifetime. Or: 7X wins, who remembers 71 wins.
Jordan himself could think of these counterattacks, and he didn't believe that Zhang Qi would not think of it. What's more, now that the Lakers have not been eliminated, they can only bring shame on themselves to ridicule. At this time, the wisest thing is not to speak, and wait until the Lakers are eliminated, or they kill the Lakers with their own hands, and then you can be sarcastic at that time.
The Lakers, on their side, aren't too high-profile either, and no matter how the media reports the hype out there, they themselves know that the rest won't be smooth sailing.
There are eight games left, but two of those eight are back-to-back, and the opponents are all league powerhouses, and the Lakers have a good chance of losing two games.
On top of that, they now have to think about whether they want to break the record and leave no energy at all at the end of the regular season.
The Bulls gave up more wins in the final stages last year in order to win the championship in the best possible condition, and the Lakers had to consider this, and they should control the playing time of their main players at this time.
On April 6, the Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks at home, Harris chose a lot of rotation in this game, Mutombo and Mason both played less than 30 minutes, and the substitute Big Ben and Greg Anderson got more playing time than usual, and even the forgotten O'Neal Jr. went up to play 10 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 turnover, although the Mavericks are now rotten to the bone.
Zhang was the only main player on the Lakers team who didn't cut back too much playing time, and he played 36 minutes today, chipped in 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, apparently to get the job done.
On April 8, the Lakers beat the Warriors away, except for Zhang Mao, no main player played more than 30 minutes today, and Koala Baby took the opportunity to brush up a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, which was his 15th triple-double this season.
The game was also a milestone for the Lakers, whose all-time best record was 69-13 in 1971-72, and now that the Lakers have equaled their own record, a win over the Jazz tomorrow would see them surpass their franchise history as only the second team in the NBA to surpass 70 wins.
"69 wins and 7 losses! The Lakers can simply declare 'broken' the Bulls' 71-10 record"
It's the next day news from the Los Angeles Times, and the city can't wait to see the Lakers take the Bulls down.
After the victory over the Warriors, the Lakers won their 69th game of the season, which is about to break the franchise record, and also became the third team in league history to score at least 69 wins in a single season, the other two being the Lakers in 1971-72 and the Bulls in 1995-96.
Zhang himself also broke a new record, becoming the first player in league history to score 2,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 500 steals in his rookie season, and the youngest player in history to score 2,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 500 steals.
The Lakers have 69 wins so far, tied for second place with themselves 25 years ago, and they have six regular season games left to play, and only two wins will set a new NBA all-time record of 72 wins.
The six games are: back-to-back games against the Jazz on the road, Suns, Grizzlies, Jazz and Kings at home, and Trail Blazers and Clippers on the road.
If the current state of the Lakers is followed, coupled with the situation of the opponent, the biggest challenge is only back-to-back against the Jazz, who are second in the West, and the Jazz at home. In the end, of course, it was the Clippers in the same city, and this gang was just in the last game, which was a bit difficult to overturn.
But as long as the Lakers win two games before the final game, the Clippers will be the last obstacle to no effect.