At 10:30 p.m. on April 15, at Staples Arena in Los Angeles, the Lakers hosted the San Antonio Spurs.

Half an hour before the game, Staples was packed, and the whole of Los Angeles is now waiting for the game to end and the Lakers make a new history.

This is the last game of the season for the Lakers, who now have a 72-9 record, and if they beat the Spurs in this game, the Lakers will set a new NBA regular season record, making the Bulls' 72-10 record that year old.

Before the start of this season, because of the injuries of Kobe, Maizi, Yao Ming, Roy and other major core players, the Lakers lost their fighting spirit, so the Lakers were very unoptimistic this season.

Before the start of the season, the Lakers ranked 25th in the entire league in ESPN's NBA team power rankings, a record that is impossible to break the Bulls' record even if they enter the playoffs.

But a season passed.

Now the Lakers are standing tall at the top of the league.

Now there's even a chance to break the Bulls' all-time record for the No. 1 record.

It's incredible.

Even surprising people are not incredible, but full of respect.

It's unbelievable to play to this level with a team that can only be 25th in the league with hard power.

Therefore, when the camera on the scene was scanning the guests who appeared in this game, they soon saw Michael Jordan on the sidelines.

At this time, Jordan was talking and laughing with Kobe, Maddie, Yao Ming and others next to him.

As the holder of the NBA regular season record, Jordan, who has always been strong, is now so relaxed in the face of such a situation, and the smile on his face is so bright, which is actually very revealing.

That is, Jordan is obviously very much looking forward to the Lakers breaking his own record tonight.

This is actually the thinking of most viewers in the entire NBA.

The Lakers are not a superteam.

This team has had a lot of difficulties this season.

It is really not easy to go all the way to the present, overcoming so many difficulties, and finally coming to a position where it is only one step away, of course we hope that this dream can be better.

Although after a sweet dream, it is likely to be a nightmare.

The first team in NBA history to go 73-9.

The first team in NBA history to be black-eight with a 73-9 record.

It may follow.

However, even the most die-hard Lakers fans know that their team is about to usher in the most nightmare Black Eight in NBA history, but Lakers fans are still willing to accept such a nightmare for the sake of the epic record of 73 wins and 9 losses.

Well, this question is actually a good choice, because the 72-10 Black Eight will also be the worst Black Eight in NBA history.

Therefore, instead of this, it is better to be 73-9, at the very least, to enjoy the first record in NBA history, and to glory first.

Therefore, in this game, many people are thinking about the Spurs' options.

Because the Spurs have already confirmed their place in the playoffs before the start of this game.

The difference is only that the seventh is the eighth or the eighth.

If the Spurs lose, then no matter what the other side of the Thunder and Timberwolves, Trail Blazers and Mavericks play out, the Spurs will be eighth in the West, and they will play the Lakers in the playoffs.

This is the best option for Spurs.

Therefore, in this game, many people say that the Spurs will definitely let the Lakers go and let the Lakers complete a 73-9 record on their home court.

Moreover, letting the Lakers lose 73-9 is obviously more humiliating than the 72-10 black eight.

So if you're Popovich and the Spurs, you might as well put the Lakers on the Lakers' home court.

It is precisely because of this that in this game, the whole of Los Angeles really moved, and the entire NBA and even the whole world looked at it.

Even if it is CCTV, the specifications for this game are extremely high.

I can't wait to broadcast the whole process 24 hours a day.

"Mr. Zhang, will the Spurs really release this game, will the Lakers really win smoothly?"

"If I'm Popovich, there's no reason why I shouldn't let go."

Mr. Zhang was asked this question by his colleagues before the start of the competition, which made Mr. Zhang himself very worried.

He really didn't know what Popovich's choice would be.

However, if he is Popovich, he really has no reason to fight the Lakers.

With a win over the Lakers, the Spurs could be ranked seventh in the West, or even sixth in the West, which is definitely not a good thing for the Spurs.

This means that even if the Spurs go well in the first round, they will play the Warriors in the second round, which is really too bad.

It's just that......

The reason why Mr. Zhang Lili is not so sure.

That's because, as everyone knows, the Spurs are subjectively reluctant to break the record for the Lakers.

Take the relationship between Popovich and Coach D, and the relationship between the Spurs and the Lakers.

Let the Lakers complete the NBA regular season and first glory?

Are you kidding!

The 72-10 Lakers are shameful enough to be black-eight!

73-9 is not required.

Therefore, the game has not started yet, and everyone is anxiously waiting for the results of the first two games between the Lakers and the Spurs.

One is the Mavericks and Trail Blazers, and the other is the Timberwolves and Thunder.

In this game between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers collapsed as soon as they came up in the first quarter, and Aldridge was 3 of 12 in the first quarter, and the bad feel directly led to the collapse of the Trail Blazers.

In the third quarter, Aldridge once again hit 1 of 6, and the Trail Blazers lost by more than 10 points in a single quarter.

The Mavericks beat the Trail Blazers, and the Mavericks have a chance to sprint to fifth place in the West to replace the Grizzlies.

As long as the Grizzlies lost to the Pacers in the last game, but, on the Grizzlies' side, the Grizzlies have already collapsed in the second quarter of this season, Paul George is reimbursed, Finson is gone, and the Pacers are falling apart.

Therefore, the Mavericks failed to rush to the fifth place and could only remain in the sixth position.

As for whether the Trail Blazers can hold on to their fourth position, it will depend on the game between the Thunder and the Timberwolves.

By beating the Timberwolves, the Thunder can hold the Trail Blazers for first place in the Northwest and fourth place at the same time.

If the Thunder lose and the Timberwolves win, then the Timberwolves will rush to fourth place in the West, while the Trail Blazers will fall from fourth in the West to seventh in the West.

It's so TM exciting.

So, the ongoing game between the Thunder and the Timberwolves really decided too many things.

Therefore, at this time, don't look at the players on both sides of the Lakers and Spurs warming up.

But when the cameras were pointed at the coaches and players on the sidelines of the two teams, it was found that the coaches and player staff on both sides were watching the game between the Thunder and the Timberwolves.

Nash, who was next to Coach D, was even more nervous and his fists were already clenched tightly.

And this game between the Timberwolves and the Thunder is really exciting!

In order to be able to enter the playoffs, the Thunder team who are fighting away really hard, and the most desperate one is Wei Shao.

As soon as Wei Shao came up in the first quarter, he was 7 of 8, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, leading the Thunder to a 47-29 single-quarter score.

Wiggins of the Timberwolves was 5 of 6 in a single quarter, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and also scored 18 points in a single quarter, but LaVine was blown up by Wei Shao, and this problem was very fatal.

In the second quarter, Timberwolves head coach Philip Sanders also found the problem, LaVine, a UCLA junior, is too thin now, although his athleticism is excellent, but Wei Shao is not afraid of a defensive player like LaVine.

The drama of the senior and the junior heads-up will end first, and Rubio will defend it.

Rubio can't and Wiggins, in short, can't let LaVine come.

In the second quarter, Wei Shao's efficiency decreased, but he was still 4 of 8, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, plus Carter, who scored 12 points in a single quarter, the Thunder still won in the second quarter, 29-25.

By halftime, the Thunder had beaten the Timberwolves 76-54 and had a 22-point lead at halftime.

Seeing this, Lakers fans were relieved.

The Thunder defeated the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves fell out of the playoffs, the Spurs passively rose to seventh place, and the Thunder eighth.

Although the Lakers did not have an advantage in the regular season against the Thunder, and were killed by the Thunder in two consecutive games, it was definitely slightly better than the Spurs to play the Thunder.

This is the first point.

There is a second point.

That is, the Spurs, who passively rose to seventh, can only lose this game if they want to fall to eighth.

So.

For Lakers fans, the Thunder's win over the Timberwolves was a friendly one.

The Spurs didn't want to lose this game, giving the Lakers a 72-10 record and a first-round win against the Thunder.

The Spurs wanted to lose this game, and although the Lakers were going to play the Spurs in the first round, they achieved a 73-9 all-time record.

No matter which result it is, it is actually a win, at least not a loss.

Therefore, after the Thunder and Timberwolves finished the half, the Lakers fans on the Internet were really happy.

Until the second half of the game between the Thunder and the Timberwolves began.

Lakers fans were completely dumbfounded.

By halftime, the Timberwolves players already knew what was going on on the Mavericks and Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers are going to lose, and the Timberwolves have a chance to rush to fourth!

If the Timberwolves lose this game, they will be replaced by the Thunder and fall to ninth in the West.

Won, but can rush to fourth place in the West!

If you were a Timberwolves player, what would you think?

It doesn't take Timberwolves head coach Philip Sanders to mobilize at all.

The Timberwolves players are like crazy!

With a 22-point lead in the first half, the Thunder never thought that the Timberwolves not only did not collapse in the second half, but made such a big game intensity!

The Timberwolves are a team of young people, and this team has momentum.

The strength comes up very quickly.

What's even worse is that Wei Shao, who scored 34 points in the first half, suddenly felt down in the third quarter of the game!

In the entire third quarter, Wei Shao made 0 of 7 in a single quarter, did not score a single one, and scored 3 points and 3 turnovers on free throws.

If it weren't for Carter and Ibaka scoring 21 points in the third quarter, the Thunder would have collapsed in the third quarter!

Even if the Thunder didn't collapse in the third quarter, it still relieved the Timberwolves.

Wei Shao's zombie jump shots are not as simple as striking iron, after striking iron, all of them are opportunities for the Timberwolves to attack quickly.

Wiggins and LaVine both went crazy in the third quarter!

In the entire third quarter, the Timberwolves shot 60%, and the three-point shooting rate was 100%, and finally, in the third quarter, the Timberwolves beat the Thunder for 41 points in a single quarter, 41-25, and in the third quarter, the Timberwolves recovered 16 points.

The Timberwolves, who were originally 22 points behind, fell behind by 6 points after the third quarter.

The game continued in the fourth quarter, and although the lead was the Thunder, the momentum had completely come to the side of the Timberwolves who were fighting at home.

The Timberwolves have been chasing points, while the Thunder are teetering.

At this time, it was the reason why the Lakers fans on the scene were silent, and it was the reason why Nash was nervous.

The Thunder, in the fourth quarter, is going to collapse!

"Wei Shao has already gone up, Wei Shao hasn't scored yet, Wei Shao is about to blow himself up!!"

In the fourth quarter, the intensity of the game between the two teams had reached its extreme.

Both teams struggled to score, but the hardest was the Thunder.

"Oh my God, Wei Shao is still shooting, and Carter is already jumping straight to his feet in anger when he stands outside the three-point line!!"

Although Du Kang didn't watch the game, he kept his eyes closed, as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate, but Nash next to him was really trembling at this time.

It's impossible for Du Kang not to know what the situation is over there.

"Overtaked, with 35 seconds left in the game, Wei Shao's three-point shot failed, Wiggins counterattacked and dunked, and the Timberwolves overtook !!"

Hearing Nash shout this, Du Kang sighed.

The Thunder like to shoot, and Willis, Durant, and even the departing Harden have such a habit.

If you succeed in grabbing a shot, you can not only score, but also have one more chance to retreat.

It is true that the benefits can be maximized.

But the result of the failed rush is also very terrifying.

With a 1-point lead and 35 seconds left, James Harden will not shoot, but Durant and Wei Shao are both likely to shoot, especially Wei Shao.

If you enter, you are a fairy, and if you don't enter, it will really make people crazy.

It's not just the fans who go crazy, but also the teammates who explode.

"Coach, Vince, he's on the court, on his knees."

“……”

Du Kang opened his eyes and looked at the phone that Nash had handed over.

On the screen of the mobile phone, Carter, who was wearing a Thunder jersey, knelt on one knee and pounded the floor frantically at this time.

And Wei Shao, who just failed to make a shot and finally let Wiggins complete the fast break, is still pouting stubbornly, as if the Timberwolves are lucky, next time, I will definitely be able to hit!

"This is a player who has really inherited the spirit of Mamba!"

Jordan on the sidelines smiled and finished speaking, and Kobe Bryant next to him was a little embarrassed.

"I don't usually do that, hehe."

"Really? I don't believe it. ”

After Kobe Bryant finished speaking, the wheat next to him complained without giving face at all, and the whole Kezi glared at the wheat fiercely.

However, Wei Shao played this game really so that Kobe Bryant didn't know what to say.

God in the first half was him.

In the second half, the rhythm was disrupted by the Timberwolves, and he was the one who became a ghost.

In the first half, he led his teammates and played perhaps the strongest basketball.

In the second half, he broke his teammates and smashed Carter to his knees angrily.

"The upper limit is scary, and the lower limit is terrifying."

Da Yao sighed.

The Thunder, lost.

Sure enough, the Thunder's last offense.

Wei Shao was once again not ready to attack well, but chose to attack, and in the end, there were 24 seconds left, the attack failed, and there was still a chance.

However.

How could the Timberwolves possibly give the Thunder a chance?

The rush failed, the Thunder fouled, the Timberwolves made free throws, Wiggins hit both free throws, and the Timberwolves immediately made a penalty.

In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder 128-127 at home.

The Timberwolves rushed to fourth place in the West.

And the Trail Blazers fell to seventh in the West.

As for the Thunder......

At the moment when the game ended, Wei Shao's arrogant head, although it was already arrogant, but in his eyes, it was visible to the naked eye that he was dazed.

As for the other Thunder players, at this time, they are all at a loss and desperate.

And Carter, who is the big brother of the Thunder locker room, feels like the whole person is going to explode.

"I've never played a game like this with the Lakers!"

"No, even in the Raptors, in the Nets, in the Mavericks, I haven't played a game like this!"

Carter looked at Wei Shao's back, and finally, he sighed.

"This kid, it's too difficult to bring!"

It should be said that it can't be brought at all!

That's it!

Even if Jordan comes, he can't take it!

Perhaps, in the whole world, only a coach can save this kid's style of play!

In this game, Carter felt more angry than he had in his entire career.

Finally, looking at the score on the sidelines, Carter finally closed his eyes.

"Coach, I really tried my best......"

Carter knows what it means for the Trail Blazers to lose, the Mavericks to win, and the Timberwolves to win.

That is.

The Spurs win or lose, they are eighth in the West!

In other words, the Spurs don't have to think about their own ideas at all.

If you want to win the Lakers, you can win the Lakers.

Can the Lakers, who now have to play until the last minute and rely on key shots to win, beat the Spurs?

The last time the Lakers and the Spurs met, Seth Curry was 2-of-20, and the Spurs almost broke the Lakers.

Can the Lakers win this time?

The 73-9 saga is going to stop at 72-10 in the end?

The Timberwolves-Thunder game is over, and the Lakers and Spurs game is about to begin.

It stands to reason that at this time, the whole Staples should be lively, full of laughter.

However, Staples, the Lakers fans at the scene, had little smile on his face.

On the contrary, Popovich on the sidelines at this time had a smile on his face.

"Coach D, do you see that? This is the breath of despair. ”

Popovich looked at the Lakers fans on the sidelines, then looked at Du Kang, smiled and continued.

"It seems that Lakers fans understand the ball, so the question is, Coach D, guess I'm going to let you go in this game?"

Du Kang didn't speak, just watched Bobo perform alone with a blank face.

Seeing Du Kang's expression, Bobo, who was originally going to pretend to beep, was a little embarrassed for a while.

In the end, Bobo laughed out loud to ease the embarrassment.

"Hahahaha, of course not, Spurs, this game, will win, moreover, will win many, many more!"

"You guys are so weak!"

Bobo finally had the opportunity to beep in front of Coach D, of course, it had to be filled all at once!

However, you are doing this to our great Coach D on our home court, and the Lakers fans at the scene are instantly a burst of crazy boos!

It's just that such boos didn't last long.

After the opening, Duncan hit all three baskets in succession, directly beating the five little Lakers.

6 to 0!

This start also made the whole Staples silent!

"See, they're so weak!"

Watch Bobo yell at the Spurs players on the field.

This time, Staples, lost the boo!

(End of chapter)