Chapter 273 If you fail to break the record, then break another one?
The Christmas War begins.
Finals repeat.
Zhang Weiping commented when the double-ball player appeared: "Lu Yu has risen too fast. If I told Michael Jordan that Lu Yu would grow to this level during last year's draft, I guess Jordan would never choose Brown. Of course.
"If you told Jordan last summer, Jordan wouldn't believe it. It only took one season for Lu Yu to become one of the top players in the league."
Sun Yiping added: "Lu Yu's strength reminds me of the top five stars in history, Jordan and Magic. Their careers are also full of miracles. Now for Lu Yu and the Bulls,
What they have to overcome is the Lakers mountain."
In last season's Finals, the Bulls lost to the Lakers. Everyone can see that this season's Bulls have no opponents in the East. The only ones that can cause trouble for them are a few teams in the West.
The most likely one is the Lakers.
Regardless of the current poor record of the Lakers, everyone knows that once O'Neal recovers, it will be a matter of minutes for them to reach the playoffs.
After the game started, the Lakers used their familiar triangle tactics, and O'Neal kept attacking the basket.
Last season, the Lakers took advantage of O'Neal's dominance to defeat the Bulls' inside line. The two teams are old rivals and both understand each other's playing styles. However, the Lakers are still the same Lakers, but the Bulls are no longer the same Bulls as last season.
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O'Neal was constantly flanked by the young Boozer, and Boozer, who was well versed in the secrets of evil, often stepped on O'Neal's toes intentionally or unintentionally, making O'Neal take advantage of him.
After three quarters, the game entered garbage time smoothly. In the end, the Bulls easily won 113 to 91.
Kobe almost didn't have the ball in the game, and O'Neal had just come back. He was used to being the boss, asking for the ball countless times in singles, but he was not very efficient when facing double attacks.
O'Neal's overall statistics looked good, 27 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, but his shooting percentage was only 53%. For an inside player, this shooting percentage was pitifully low.
Cartwright didn't even use the shark-killing tactic much.
Kobe only scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. The depressed look on Lu Yu's face made Lu Yu feel a little distressed. The little blacksmith was not strong in this game. However, his tactical status in the team was not as high as Lu Yu's, and he had no chance to make a move.
Look at the Bulls.
Lu Yu had average outside shooting, making 5 of 12 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Hamilton performed well, scoring 17 points and 4 assists. Richardson made three-pointers accurately, making all 5 shots, no mid-range shots, and no free throws, scoring 15 points and 8 assists.
The regular performance of the three players was enough to win against the underperforming Lakers. The key was the outstanding performance of the substitute lineup. Three of the bench lineup alone scored in double figures.
Brad Miller now feels like he's almost the team's fourth man.
But he doesn't care about it that much. After all, his salary in the team is relatively high, and his statistics in every game are pretty good. He averages 15 points and 12 rebounds per game. His double-double data can guarantee that whether he renews his contract or becomes a free agent in the future,
Players can get a good salary.
After the game, someone on the Internet already put forward the slogan "Bulls championship", which caused many fans to discuss it.
"The Bulls' record is definitely No. 1 in the league now. After all, they have a 30-game winning streak here, but isn't it a little early to say the championship?"
"In the East, the Bulls can be called the only team, but in the West, they really can't be called the strongest team."
"There are relatively few games between teams in the East and teams in the West. The Bulls have not beaten many of the top teams in the West. Let's talk about it when they beat all the teams in the West."
On the Internet, fans who support Western Conference teams responded unceremoniously to Bulls fans.
But more and more fans believe that the Bulls will be unstoppable this season.
On December 28, the Bulls defeated the Timberwolves in an away game and won their 31st consecutive victory.
Garnett is hard at work, and his record this season is good. At least it looks like there will be no problem in the playoffs, and he feels better than last year. Coach Sanders even said that this is the best start to the season in their history.
The combination of Garnett and Billups seems to be a low-end version of OK, except that the Lakers' OK combination is a combination of shooting guard and center, while the Timberwolves' combination of point guard and power forward.
Billups had 19 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in this game, and Garnett had a huge double-double with 33 points and 14 rebounds.
At first glance, the two of them thought the Timberwolves had won the game. In fact, they were chasing points throughout the game. The reason why Garnett played well was because Boozer was short and could not defend players like him.
The players suffer the most.
Logically speaking, Cartwright should let Chandler play, but in the regular season, it was necessary to let Boozer suffer some losses, so he simply didn't change him.
Therefore, the combination of low-profile version is low-profile after all.
The high-end players all lost to the Bulls, and the low-end players could only lose to the Northwest.
117 to 90, the Bulls won a resounding victory.
Immediately afterwards, the Bulls defeated the Nets. Last season, the Nets could create some difficulties for the Bulls. This season, the Nets have no power to fight back against the Bulls.
In Lu Yu's previous life, the Nets made it to the Finals for the second time this season, but unfortunately they lost to the Spurs.
It can only be said that the hard power is indeed a bit lacking.
After the Bulls defeated the Nets, their winning streak has reached 32 consecutive victories, and they are only one game away from tying the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.
After playing for the Nets, Lu Yu once again won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.
The Bulls' record ranks first in the Eastern Conference, and Lu Yu is the core of the Bulls. His single-core leadership makes all teams in the league jealous.
Game 33 is also the first day of 2003, January 1, when the Bulls face the Spurs at home!
Since it is a home game, the media are ready to directly announce that the Bulls have tied the Lakers' winning streak, because the Bulls have not lost at home in the regular season for a long time.
The Bulls' United Center is also called the most devilish away stadium in the entire league.
No one expected that the Bulls fell behind at the start and fell behind by 19 points at halftime. Hamilton and Richardson became blacksmiths, role players performed abnormally, and Lu Yu was unable to support himself.
Everyone on the Spurs wants to win. Parker has always regarded Lu Yu as a competitor. Popovich even said to him that Lu Yu is the player he should learn from most. Ginobili had no chance to play in the World Championships and Argentina lost.
Given to the Chinese men's basketball team, he always wanted to get back a win, but he had no chance.
This time he finally got a chance, but it was a pity that Lu Yu was playing small forward, so there were very few opportunities for the two to face off.
Defending Lu Yu was Bowen.
Although Lu Yu was not afraid of Bowen and scored 33 points, the Spurs players were too accurate, and Duncan also attacked fiercely in the paint. Lu Yu made a three-pointer in the last minute of the game to drag the game into overtime.
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In overtime, Boozer committed six fouls and left the game, so he had to be replaced by the aging Oakley. Chandler lacked experience in dealing with Duncan. It was this substitution that caused the Bulls to lose the game.
Oakley can't guard Duncan!
Duncan scored 7 points in a row, directly ending the game.
At the end of the game, 113 to 116, the Bulls lost the game and lost the opportunity to tie the historical record.
Although they failed to tie the historical record, the Bulls were not discouraged. They found the reason for losing the game from this defeat.
Although they acquired Boozer through the draft this season, they strengthened their power forward position.
But Boozer is not an All-Star after all.
It's still very difficult to withstand the league's top power forward.
Whether it is Garnett or Duncan, his defensive effect is very poor, especially after the victory against the Timberwolves, the Bulls took it lightly.
I thought Garnett wouldn't be able to beat the Bulls if he played well.
But there are times when other Bulls players perform abnormally, just like in this game, when other players perform abnormally and the power forward is blown away, Lu Yu alone cannot win the game.
The most critical thing is that the Bulls did not pay attention to the phenomenon of power forwards being attacked.
They did not constantly flank O'Neal to relieve the pressure on the inside like they did with the Lakers, which ultimately caused Boozer to leave the game with six fouls.
This is the biggest reason why the Bulls lost this game.
In the next games in January, the Bulls will continue to correct the mistakes they made. The Bulls' opponents in January were not strong, and they were basically weak teams. The loss of this game also allowed the Bulls to let go of their burden.
, you can face the next game with a more relaxed mentality.
Breaking records is motivation, but it is also pressure.
When there is no such pressure, the Bulls play even stronger.
The opponents in January are the Cavaliers, Wizards, Knicks, Bucks, Heat, Hawks, Rockets, Clippers, all underdogs, and the Bulls are not afraid at all.
At this time, some fans asked: "Although the Bulls cannot break the Lakers' record of 33 consecutive wins, can the Bulls break the regular season record of 72 wins led by Jordan this season?"
If you want to ask who is the greatest team in NBA history, then the answer is most likely the 1996 Chicago Bulls.
Even in Lu Yu's previous life, their regular season record of 72 wins and 10 losses in 2016 was broken by the Golden State Warriors, but you must know that they won the championship that year, but the Warriors missed it.
The Bulls in the 1995-96 season showed the world what true dominance is.
The 33-year-old Michael Jordan averaged 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, and once again won the regular season MVP.
Pippen returned to his position as the strongest second-choice player, averaging 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. Both of them were selected to the All-NBA First Team.
In addition, they recruited the troublemaker Dennis Rodman. In this team, he once again played his true role as a rebounder, averaging 5.5 points and 14.9 rebounds per game.
The "Iron Triangle" were selected to the All-Defensive Team together and were definitely the strongest combination at the time.
The question was raised after the Bulls defeated the Trail Blazers on January 3.
On January 5, the Bulls played the Wizards away from home, and the opponent they faced was Michael Jordan, who set a 72-win record that year!
