On March 14, the Lakers will challenge the Spurs away, and for the Lakers, it will be a back-to-back game, because on the 13th, they have just finished playing the Thunder, and they have challenged the second and first teams in the West for two consecutive days. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The current Spurs team is well-staffed, no illness or injury, and although the GDP portfolio is old, it is still capable of fighting; Leonard, Danny Green, Plitt, Meeks and others have also grown up, and this season's Spurs can easily take out the Heat 4-1 in the Finals.

Before February, the Spurs often lost at home, but since entering February, the Spurs have not lost a game at home, and the current Spurs home court is also a devil's home stadium in the league.

At the beginning of the game, the score of the two sides was very tight, under Zhang Guan's defense, Parker was a little dumb, and between Duncan and Gasol, it was more like two old fritters playing Tai Chi. Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green became the main scoring points in the Spurs' starting lineup.

The starting lineups of both sides, in terms of scoring ability, the Lakers are definitely better, after all, Zhang Guan is on the floor, and Zhang Guan's three-point shot is not vegetarian. In comparison, the Spurs' starting lineup, that is, Danny Green's three-point shot will be more accurate. Parker has reduced the frequency of his three-point shooting in recent years, while Leonard hasn't been shooting his three-point percentage this season, averaging just one per game.

In terms of shooting percentage, the Spurs kept a decent record, but scored only two points for a goal, while the Lakers paid more attention to three-point shooting, and the Lakers temporarily led 23-20 before Zhang Guan's rest.

However, when the bench came on, the Spurs went on a 15-4 offensive run.

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After three quarters, the Spurs had a full 24-point lead, 89-65.

"This game is over!" Zhang Guan sighed lightly. Although he didn't want to admit it, he also knew that this game was a lost one.

The gap between the Lakers and the Spurs is mostly on the bench. The Lakers' bench was blown up by the Spurs on both ends of the floor. Bazemore and Famar still have the strength to fight against ordinary teams, but compared with the Spurs, they are a little far behind. The Spurs' bench features Ginobili, Matt Bonner, Belinelli and Dio, all of whom are cunning guys.

And the Lakers are back-to-back games away, in the last game against the Thunder, the Lakers were really playing hard, and now facing the Spurs, playing in the third quarter, physical problems have been highlighted. The score is also being opened up at this stage.

On the other hand, for the Spurs, Coach Popovich used another 12-man rotation, and all 12 still scored. This is the scariest thing about the Spurs, there is no one on the team, even the guy who sits at the end of the bench, as long as he is on the court, he can contribute to the team.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers simply chose to give up and went on a group of benches to brush up the data, while the Spurs also replaced the starters and came on all the benches, and the game entered garbage time.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Lakers 119-101, ending the Lakers' 17-game winning streak, and Zhang Guan also tasted his first loss after joining the NBA.

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"17 consecutive wins are over, the Lakers finally lose"

After Zhang Guan joined the Lakers, he led the Lakers to defeat strong teams such as the Thunder, Clippers, Rockets, and Pacers, without a single defeat, and now it is finally defeated by the Spurs.

Many people feel sorry for the Lakers, after all, they are back-to-back away games, and they are playing the Thunder and Spurs respectively, and winning one of them is already a very remarkable record. For the Lakers, the away factor still occupies the main reason for the loss of this game.

The media's evaluation of the Lakers is still relatively positive, after all, before this 17-game winning streak, the Lakers were so miserable that they couldn't even get together five players on the court, just such a team, and they played a 17-game winning streak, which is definitely an inspirational performance, although they lost to the Spurs, but the people who are optimistic about the future of the Lakers are still in the majority.

Magic Johnson also stood up for the first time and supported the Lakers: "I think the door for the Lakers to enter the playoffs is not closed, now the Lakers' record is 33-32, the winning rate has exceeded half, they still have 16 regular season games left, if the Lakers can play another 16-game winning streak, there is still a chance to enter the playoffs!" ”

If a month ago, no one would believe that the Lakers would have won a 16-game winning streak, but now, the Lakers have just created a 17-game winning streak, and it is not impossible to create another 16-game winning streak.

This year's competition in the West is indeed too fierce, and the playoff threshold of 50 wins is not untargeted. And the Lakers lost this game, at most 49 wins, with a record of 49 wins, to finally enter the playoffs, a bit of a resigned taste.

Among the current teams in the West, the Spurs and the Thunder have locked up the top two positions in the West; The Rockets, the Clippers and the Trail Blazers all lost less than 22 games, and the gap between wins and losses with other teams is relatively large, so it is relatively safe to enter the playoffs.

The Nuggets, Pelicans, Kings and Jazz, with less than half of the winning percentage, are completely unlikely to make the playoffs.

The remaining Warriors, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Suns, Timberwolves and Lakers will compete for the remaining three playoff tickets.

The Timberwolves' record is similar to the Lakers' record, both are just over half, but they are also the least promising of the six teams to enter the playoffs, the Lakers have shown a winning streak, while the Timberwolves will lose to some weak teams coldly, if it is in the East, the Timberwolves can still mix a playoff ticket, but in the West, the Timberwolves have little hope.

The Warriors, Grizzlies, Mavericks and Suns all have similar records so far, with all of them losing around 26 games. But the Warriors have won the most games, with 41 games, and have a better chance of making the playoffs. If the Warriors can win nine more games, they can lock up a playoff ticket, and with the Warriors' current schedule, it won't be difficult to get a 50-win record.

The Grizzlies, Mavericks and Suns have about the same losses as the Warriors, but they have won five to six fewer games than the Warriors, so if these three teams want to make the playoffs, their record against each other is important. If these teams win against each other, they win two games.

What's more, there is now one more spoiler Lakers, and the Lakers will also encounter the Suns, Mavericks and Grizzlies once each in the next games, these three games are extremely critical stops for the three teams, and for the Lakers, it is even more so.

Now, the Grizzlies, Mavericks and Suns all want the Lakers to lose as soon as possible. In such a cruel West, the Lakers' remaining 16 games, as long as they lose 2 more games, will almost lose the qualification for the playoffs, once the playoffs are hopeless, I believe the Lakers will not fight with them.

For the Lakers, they can't lose a game, and next, the first thing they have to face is to play the Spurs at home!

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On March 19, after a full four days of rest, the Lakers welcomed the Spurs at home.

When it comes to the home court, the Lakers are naturally unwilling to lose to the Spurs again, not to mention that the current Lakers must fight with their backs and win all 16 wins to have a chance to enter the playoffs, but even if they win 16 in a row, they have to look at the faces of other teams.

"Gotta win!" The entire Lakers team looked like they were united, and the home fans were in hysterical frenzy.

However, the cunning Popovich chose to let Duncan and Parker both take turns to rest, and even Ginobili played less than 20 minutes. In the whole game, the Spurs played the most minutes with Belinelli and Old Bonner.

In the past, the Spurs only began to rest the GDP team in April to accumulate energy for the playoffs. This year, however, the Spurs have moved forward a bit.

In their last game against the Jazz, the Spurs had already won their 50th game and were already guaranteed to make the playoffs. And because the Thunder lost to the Lakers three times, the Spurs have a three-game advantage, and the first place in the West is relatively secure. Besides, playing the Lakers away from home is also a chore, the Lakers are fighting with their backs, and the Spurs don't need to fight the Lakers, in case someone gets injured, it will be worth the loss, so Popovich simply let Duncan and Parker rest.

The Spurs' bench is not weak, at least in terms of scoring, no less than the starter, but a little older, physical talent is relatively average, in the face of the Lakers' running and bombing style, the first half can still keep up, the second half can't keep up with the pace of the Lakers, and in the end the Lakers have 125-109, which is a revenge for the away defeat.

Two days later, the Lakers continued to win at home against the visiting Washington Wizards, whose champion Wall was blown up by Zhang Guan on both ends of the floor and contributed an embarrassing double-double: 15 points and 10 turnovers. Limiting Wall, the Wizards are equivalent to being scrapped by more than half, and losing is inevitable.

After this game, the Lakers won another good news, the Lakers' biggest firepower on the bench, Nick Young, finally returned from injury.

On March 23, the Lakers faced the Magic, which was supported by rookie Oladipo, who, like Wall in the previous game, contributed an embarrassing double-double under Zhang Guan's defense, with 13 points and 11 turnovers.

Nick Young also played well in this game, scoring 26 points on 8-of-16 shooting, the vast majority of which came on singles.

Before you know it, the Lakers have made another three-game winning streak at home.