Chapter 231: End of Season
After defeating the Mavericks, Wu Di just had enough 100 wins. He couldn't wait to upgrade Lu Bu www.biquge.info so that his strength could be improved again.
On the 27th, the Lakers defeated the 76ers and completed all the games in February.
February's Best of the Month was taken by Jazz's Boozer because Wu Di was injured. Boozer is averaging 21.2 points and 13 rebounds per game. The Eastern Conference of the Month is still James, who has been the best of the month for four consecutive months, and he is a strong contender for the regular season MVP this season.
The Lakers' injury situation this season is more serious, so the Zen master decided to let several main players rest in rotation. Especially Kobe Bryant and Gasol, the Zen master consciously reduced their playing time.
Their stats aren't enough to compete for the regular season MVP, so reducing their playing time is no problem at all. The corresponding Wu Di's playing time has also been reduced, and Wu Di is generally allowed to leave the game early to ensure victory.
On March 1, the Lakers played the Nuggets at home, and Anthony once again lost his offensive ability in the face of Wu Di's defense, and the Lakers easily won the game.
Then the Lakers shouted at the Pacers and then lost to the Heat.
Since Wade's All-Star break, it seems that he has a second spring, and he is suddenly full of vitality. Kobe Bryant was not an opponent at all when he was playing against Wade. He was as if he was old, and he couldn't keep up with Wade's speed at all.
Wade continued to impact the Lakers' interior line, Gasol and Pekovic both fell into a foul crisis, relying on Wade's extraordinary play, the Heat finally won by 3 points. The rotation of the Zen master caused the Lakers to lose, and in this game, Kobe Bryant and Wu Di only played about 30 minutes. If the two of them can still play more than 35 minutes, it will be difficult for the Heat to win.
Then the Lakers lost to the Bobcats, and the bottom team in the league lost for almost a season, holding back the end to give the Lakers a dismount. Kobe Bryant and Gasol's playing time was compressed to 30 minutes, and Wu Di was only on the court for 32 minutes.
Originally, Wu Di would not have only played so much, but Paul took advantage of Wu Di's off-court time to directly expand the score to 20 points. The Zen master saw that it was not easy to win, so he did not send Wu Di to the game.
On March 8, the Lakers lost to the Magic again, completing a three-game losing streak.
The Zen master's rotation strategy caused the Lakers to lose three games in a row, but the Zen master did not want to change.
This rotation has allowed the Lakers' role players to get a workout, and after three games of adaptation, the Lakers' role players have adapted to the increased playing time. In the next game against the Raptors, these role players played a role, Pekovic, Sun Yue, Vujacic, and Ariza all played a role, ensuring that the Big Three were not on the court, making up for the Lakers' offensive and defensive capabilities.
The adaptation of these role players has not allowed the Lakers to decline. The previous three-game losing streak was just a maladaptation, and after the victory over the Raptors, the Lakers have won seven in a row.
The Suns, Warriors, Kings, Timberwolves, Wizards, and Spurs fell at the feet of the Lakers one after another. Although they didn't win many games, they didn't get overtaken in the fourth quarter, and they all led until the end.
After completing a seven-game winning streak, the Lakers lost to the Thunder again.
The Thunder had a big explosion in this game, Durant didn't get much play, he was always watched by Wu Di and didn't get many opportunities. However, Westbrook and James Harden have been given a lot of opportunities, and after a season of training, Harden's offensive ability has been fully developed.
And the often overlooked Jeff Green also performed well, and he did not fall behind in the slightest against Gasol. Jeff Green actually has some overlap with Durant's position, so he can only play the No. 4 position. In fact, his height can also play the No. 3 position, but in order to make way for Durant, he was determined to die at the No. 4 position.
Gasol's pace was too slow to keep up with Jeff Green's pace, which became the biggest hole in this match. The Lakers lost by 16 points, which is a rare sight for the Lakers this season.
On the 28th, the Lakers won against the Rockets, and two days later against the Hornets, losing again. After Paul recovered from injury, he has been leading the team to chase the victory, and still strive to enter the playoffs.
The Player of the Month for March were Wade and Small. Wade relied on this month's outburst to successfully snatch the best of the month from James. And Xiao Si also played well this month, with 27.3 points and 9.9 rebounds, he became the best of the month.
On April 1, April Fool's Day, the Lakers played the Hawks away.
This time the Hawk and Snake battle was finally won by the Hawks, and Joe Johnson finally defeated Kobe Bryant head-on, and helped the team win against the Lakers.
On the 3rd, the Lakers played against the Jazz. Once again, the Jazz fell under the defense of Wu Di, once again proving that the nickname of Sir Wu Di's nemesis is correct.
Bynum has finally returned from injury, but he hasn't been in great shape. caused the Lakers to lose to the Spurs and Nuggets one after another, and later Wu Di learned that he had not touched a basketball once during his recuperation, so he was not in shape.
The regular season is coming to an end, and the Zen master does not let these veterans play too much. Brad Miller is no longer available in the playoffs and is certain to retire next season. Without a No. 4 spot, the Lakers don't want to get hurt anymore, and if there are four or five people together like in the middle of the season, the Lakers won't want to play the playoffs.
Playing the Timberwolves won easily, playing the Trail Blazers lost by 3 points, playing the Kings won again, and playing the Clippers lost by 16 points.
The whole season is over, and the Lakers are in first place in the West with 60 wins. The second is the Mavericks, who have a 2-1 lead over the Suns by a clean sheet. Third Suns, 54 wins. Fourth Nuggets, 53 wins. The fifth Jazz won 52. The sixth Trail Blazers and seventh Thunder are both 50 wins, and the eighth Spurs are 49 wins.
Ninth Rocket, 41 wins; 10th Grizzlies, 40 wins; 11th Hornets, 37 wins; 12th Clippers, 29 wins; 13th Warriors, 27 wins; The Fourteenth King won 25 victories; Fifteenth Timberwolves, 15 wins.
1st Cavaliers in the East, 60 wins; second Magic, 59 wins; third Eagles, 53 wins; fourth, Celtics, 50 wins; fifth, with 47 wins; sixth Bucks, 46 wins; Seventh Bobcats, 44 wins; Eighth Bulls, 41 wins.
Ninth Raptors, 40 wins; 10th Pacers, 32 wins; 11th Knicks, 29 wins; 12th Pistons, 27 wins; 13th 76, 27 wins; 14th Wizards, 26 wins; Fifteenth Nets, 12 wins.