Chapter 258: The record is broken

Why can't O'Neill catch the ball?

God knows, but this is not the first time that Clippers fans have seen this situation, because not only the Lakers can do it, the Jazz can also do it, the Bulls can also do it, and the Knicks can also do it......

Bill Feige believes it's a problem with the team's lineup, he doesn't have time to tailor the system that works best for O'Neal, and these players aren't the best lineup he has in mind.

The Clippers now have a roster that is better than "nothing", and what he needs is a traditional point guard with excellent tactical execution, like Stockton and Kidd, who can carry out his arrangement, not an offensive guard like Van Exel, who only has his own offense when his brain is hot.

In a game like today, Van Exel struggled to handle the ball in the opponent's traps, let alone execute the tactics, and he couldn't even control the tempo. These flaws don't matter to the Lakers, anyway, the ball is not in his hands, and the Lakers don't need him to execute tactics, they just need him to complete the offense, and he doesn't need to bother with his brains.

But after coming to the Clippers, he wants to be the brain of the team, how can such a point guard who only has offense in his eyes and can only play scoring tactics make his team run smoothly?

That's why Van Exel couldn't play well next to O'Neal in both planes, and Bill Feige has always wanted to trade him, but that idea will have to wait until next year.

However, Fan has only one year on his contract, and he may not want to stay with the Clippers.

Yes, that seems to be the crux of the matter.

Bill Feige doesn't look down on Van Exel, and Van Crazy doesn't necessarily want to stay with the Clippers.

If you don't want to stay in Los Angeles, both the Knicks and the Pistons are good places to go, and these two teams just lack a good offensive guard, especially the Pistons are the best team for him to go to, and there is a low-profile version of Zhang Mao.

Therefore, now that he has the opportunity to score on his own, of course, he will not think about O'Neal's problem, let alone think that his play will make the Clippers lose one of the most deadly punches, and in his heart, he will play good statistics, which is more important than anything else.

As a result, Van Exel scored 20 points in the first half, but the Clippers were already trailing by 10 points before they knew it.

It's easy to understand that Van Exel can play at an all-star level if he dies, but Zhang Zhu, who plays normally, is a supergiant level, and let these two people be responsible for the output of their respective teams, do you still need to guess who is more efficient?

Zhang Wei felt that he didn't need to make his own shot, Kidd cut 8 points and 8 assists in the first half, and Starks beat Kobe Jr. again, scoring 12 points at halftime. Although the two are not as bright as Van Exel in terms of statistics, the rhythm is completely controlled by the Lakers, and the interior line that the Clippers should have dominated has not seen a few times, all of which are breakthroughs and breakthroughs on the outside.

With the score of 55:45, the Lakers led by ten points to end the first half.

Leaving aside Van Exel's flaws in organisation and the big picture, he is also different from Zhang Mao in attack – he can't guarantee points in crucial rounds.

Van Exel can also score in a row, but it depends on his touch and luck.

Zhang can get points when the team needs them, and although he can't guarantee 100 per cent points, his success rate is at least much better than Van Exel's.

Here's the difference between an All-Star and a superstar, the former is based on the state score, the latter is based on the situation, and 2 points are more important when you score more than 10 points at other times, which is a truth that all basketball fans understand.

In the third quarter, the Lakers still didn't put full pressure on Van Exel, he still wanted to break through, but it was not so easy to score.

This is very difficult for Kidd, his teammates will not give him any help on the outside, and ask him to let Van Exel in, even if Zhang Zhu will help him in the penalty area, but he has been repeatedly broken by Van Maniac is a fact that everyone sees.

After the first half, Kidd was complained by many nostalgic Lakers fans!

Van Exel played brilliantly on the bright side, and the 20-point statistic at half-time could not be said that he was not performing well, and it was also a fact that Kidd's defense was ineffective, and he always had to make up for him in the box.

In the third quarter, Kidd was still broken by Van Exel, which is also what fans see with their eyes.

Bill Feige felt that it was not good, the Clippers should not play like this, O'Neal became a supporting role, and the outside player became the protagonist, which can only be a conspiracy of the Lakers.

But he can't stop his team's outside offense, conventional methods can't make O'Neal receive the ball, and the Lakers use two people to wrap up all the time, so how does O'Neal catch the ball?

But then again, the Lakers chose to greet O'Neal with two people, if they really can't let him receive basketball, then they will be calculated, just treat O'Neal as if they don't exist, and play it completely as a 4V3, and the Lakers' defense will still take care of one or the other.

In the second half, Bill Feige hoped that the team could divide the battlefield in reverse, and since the Lakers could split the connection between O'Neal and the other four, couldn't they split the Lakers' inside and outside lines?

I'm using one person to contain the two of you now, and it's not certain who will take advantage in the end.

This arrangement is fine, but the problem is back to square one, Van Exel said that he doesn't know how to divide the opponent, Jones and Kobe Bryant are also difficult to carry out this order, O'Neal is also unwilling to be a green leaf completely, and does not cooperate with his teammates to attack at all, he also wrestles with Mason on the inside, and keeps asking his teammates for the ball.

Well, the Clippers are in a mess and completely lose their discipline on the offensive end.

"The ability is not bad, but the combat effectiveness is not as good as that of a crow on a plane."

Zhang Qi saw that the Clippers had completely lost their rules in the second half, and secretly laughed at this team in his heart, even if the strength of the book was not much worse than that of the Lakers, but as soon as it encountered a tough battle, it was revealed and became vulnerable.

"Still disagreeable!"

Bill Feige can no longer do anything, this is a matter of tactical execution, and the game is not based on which side has the highest ability to win, they are not afraid of anyone in the fighting in the brave section, but they will be afraid of many people in the fighting wits link.

In this battle, not only did they not snipe the Lakers, but they exposed their flaws and showed their faces at once.

Van Exel simply can't partner O'Neal and they have to find a way to get a point guard with a lower desire to perform and a higher ball quotient.

Of course, this is also to blame for O'Neill himself, his usual laziness makes him have no real authority in front of his teammates.

In this game, it can be seen that once he has the opportunity to score, Van Exel can still say that he is this style if he does not pass the ball, but no one on the outside is willing to pass the ball to him, which can only be said to be O'Neal's own problem.

If it were Jordan and Zhang Mao, would this situation possibly occur?

The game continued, and the Clippers made a mess of themselves on the offensive end and didn't reap the benefits on the defensive end.

The Lakers have been attacking with blocking and dismantling since the first half, regardless of what changes will occur later, anyway, this starting style is really easy to use, and no matter how you play after dismantling, you can take the lead, which greatly improves the success rate of the offense.

O'Neal undoubtedly accumulated a lot of anger on the offensive end, but instead of transferring his strength to the defensive end, he turned his frustration into not defending to vent his dissatisfaction, which can see what kind of character he is.

If it were replaced by Zhang Qi and Jordan, what would the two of them do in this situation?

In fact, these two people have not encountered such a situation - if the attack can't get through, then organize the attack. If you can't even organize an offense, then grab the frontcourt rebound, or go all out to defend, making it difficult for the opponent to organize and make the opponent's offense troublesome. In short, no matter how you fight, there is always one area that can play its part, and wait until you slowly find your form, or when the opponent relaxes, and then perform a thunderous blow.

This is what Zhang Qi and Jordan do, but O'Neal doesn't know who he's throwing tantrums with, he always feels like he's giving up on himself, in the final analysis, his willpower is too poor, and what he needs most to play headwind is willpower, of course O'Neal doesn't have it in this regard, otherwise he wouldn't be lazy.

Zhang Wei felt that it was now possible to conclude that if O'Neill didn't have this physical talent, he wouldn't have achieved anything, so he really couldn't compare with the other three of the four centers, he used a level of physical talent beyond these people, but he could only mix up to an equal position with these people, which is not worth boasting about.

After the third quarter, the Clippers themselves fell behind by 15 points for some reason, and this point difference has been announced in today's game GG, but their outside line is obviously playing well?

That's right, the Clippers played really well on the outside today, but they were too bad on the defensive end.

The Lakers are significantly more efficient on the offensive end, and they haven't even made a big move yet.

Harris's original plan was that if he couldn't open up the gap in the first three quarters, he would suddenly change the pace in the fourth quarter, take advantage of O'Neal's physical decline to strengthen the defense, and try to play a wave to take out the Clippers.

Now, there is no need to launch this ultimate, and the Clippers' defense is much worse than they expected, and they don't need to kill them at all.

Zhang Wei didn't bother to continue to brush up on the stats in the last game, anyway, there is no next weekly best this season, and now he really has to start thinking about the upcoming playoffs.

Harris came off the bench in the final quarter, and the Clippers didn't try to recover their 15-point deficit, so even if they did their best to win this game, it didn't mean much to them as they prepared for the upcoming playoffs.

The final score was 110-99, and the Lakers beat the Clippers on the road.

Zhang Qi only played 27 minutes today, and as soon as the game ended, he received the news that the two main quests had been completed.

Main Quest (2) [Dominant] -

"Average 30+7+7 data per game in the new season", status: 33.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game (completed), task reward: 100,000 competition points, 20,000 reputation points (double competition points and prestige will be deducted for failure), and obtain "Dominance ***UFF, effect: No one can pretend to be forced in front of you now." Dramatically increases the chance of falling in love at first sight with a lower reputation than you, and greatly reduces the chance of the same sex having less prestige than you to NTR against you.

Main Quest (3) [Purple Gold Dynasty] -

"Break through 70 wins", Status: 74 wins (complete), 100,000 Arena Points, 20,000 Fame, "Purple and Yellow" (Star Card), Effect: Wearing purple or gold clothing can increase the competitive status, increase the favorability of the opposite sex, and the chance of 419 will be greatly increased, and the chance of being NTR greatly reduced.

His three regular-season missions and one playoff mission have now been completed, and as long as the league awards him last week's Weekly Mission, his three regular-season missions will be complete, and these rewards will be enough for him to squander for a while, and he will not need to take on such self-limiting tasks next season.

"I hope to win an MVP!"

Zhang Zhu directly said his wish at the post-game press conference, and no one in the audience showed anything unusual, they felt that Zhang Zhu was very reserved if he didn't directly let the league send the trophy to Los Angeles in advance, the Lakers' 74-win record, coupled with this data that only comes out once in 20 years, he is not too much to ask David Stern to ask for an MVP trophy made of pure gold.

"The Bulls won 71 last season, and a lot of people say that record will never be broken. But now, I tell my players, the record (74 wins) won't be broken. Because to break it, that team has to go 75-7 and I don't think that's going to happen. Of course, I also hope that our fans don't expect us to play 75 wins next season......"

Harris is also very domineering after the game, which is also his masterpiece, and people will not forget him as a coach when they sing praises to Zhang Mao and the Lakers. From then on, he will be officially promoted to the top coach in the league, and as long as he leads the Lakers to win a championship one time, he can truly be compared to a Zen master.

The Lakers have achieved an unprecedented 74 wins, Zhang Fu naturally contributed to it, in addition to his undisclosing tasks, he also completed many incredible achievements this season, such as becoming the youngest player to score 250+ three-pointers in a single season, the youngest player to score 15+ triple-doubles in a single season, the third player to score 5 times 50+ in a single season, the youngest player to score 2500 points + 700 rebounds + 500 assists + 200 steals, the youngest player to score 5000 points, The youngest player to get 1,000 rebounds, the youngest player to get 500 assists, and so on......

"Now for us, the regular season is a thing of the past, and what we have to do is to compete for a championship in the upcoming playoffs."

Zhang Qi actually didn't want to mention this matter, but if he didn't mention it, others would also mention it, and there was no way to avoid this topic.

That's 74 wins!

Zhang Qi thinks about it now, and also feels that he has flown too high, once he can't win the championship with 74 wins, he and the Lakers will be laughed to death by the media and fans, and even if he wins the championship in the future, this matter will become a magic weapon for black fans to disgust themselves.

But who would dare to say that they will win the championship?

This year, the strong teams in the east and west are like clouds, and a bunch of sunset red veterans have chosen to huddle together to keep warm, who knows if these people will explode in the playoffs?

Pick up your fingers and count the Bulls who aim to defend their titles, the Rockets Big Three with a terrifying ceiling, the rock-solid Jazz, the killer Heat, and the SuperSonics, Clippers, and Knicks who don't know if they will suddenly break out in the playoffs......

There are too many hurdles for the Lakers to win the championship in the hands of so many strong teams, and the 74-win record will make all teams take the initiative to put themselves in the position of challengers when facing the Lakers, and even the Bulls will lower their posture.

In other words, no matter who the Lakers play, this team will be well-prepared and ready to meet them at 120%.

Conversely, their 74-win game will only become a must-win burden in the playoffs, and it is not a good thing for the Lakers to carry such a big burden against these tough teams.

Zhang Qian suddenly had an idea in his heart, they had broken the record early...... If we had only 69 wins this season, we might have won the championship, but now we ......