The Hornets attacked, and Paul carefully controlled the ball past halftime.
Fisher went up to him and started to pester him, making Paul uncomfortable.
Paul dribbled the ball continuously, passing Fisher and trying to get to the basket.
At the critical moment, Zhang Zhiyuan made up the defense and Paul immediately passed the ball to Peja. But what he didn't expect was that Zhang Zhiyuan could run so fast at this time and quickly returned to Peja.
Peja's fixed-point shooting and air-cutting are very good, but his ability to attack with the ball is unsatisfactory.
Facing Zhang Zhiyuan's defense, he didn't even have the desire to take action.
He can only pass it on.
But at this time, who should I pass it to?
Paul was entangled by Fisher, and Chandler had no position under the basket...
Peja eventually threw the ball to West.
This choice was not a good one, because West was also crowded by Odom and almost made a mistake when connecting the ball.
After receiving the ball, he had no time to adjust and could only take a hasty shot.
The ball didn't go in.
Chandler also wanted to grab an offensive rebound, but Bynum didn't let him succeed.
The Lakers got a chance to take the lead.
The Hornets retreated quickly, and Zhang Zhiyuan asked for the ball and shot directly after halftime.
The missed three-pointer just now did not affect his confidence.
"Don't come in, don't, don't..."
Hornets fans' hearts were in their throats.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed and the basketball finally fell into the net.
117 to 114, the Lakers lead by 3 points.
"Madefak."
The more grumpy Hornets fans have started smashing things.
What a great opportunity to win, but it was ruined by Zhang Zhiyuan.
The Hornets are on offense and it looks like they haven't given up yet.
However, with less than a minute left, the Lakers can be 100% serious and everyone is playing serious defense.
Paul's lack of offensive ability was once again exposed. Facing a tight defense, he was unable to score by relying on his personal ability.
Paul forced a breakthrough, made an emergency stop, and made a jump shot.
The ball didn't go in.
The Lakers got the ball again, and the Hornets fans closed their eyes.
The Lakers attacked and Zhang Zhiyuan was double-teamed without the ball.
Fisher passed the ball to Ariza, and West rushed to cover. Ariza passed the ball to Odom, and Odom scored a layup.
119 to 114, leading by 5 points.
The Hornets attacked, Paul passed the ball to Peja, allowing him to shoot a three-pointer.
Time is running out and they must gamble on luck.
Peja took a decisive shot and missed the ball.
Bynum got the rebound again with 18 seconds left in the game.
Chandler quickly fouled Bynum and sent him to the free throw line.
But this struggle is purely in vain.
Bynum's free throws are not very accurate, but they are still 70%.
This time he had good luck and made two free throws.
121 to 114, the game completely lost its suspense.
The Hornets played another round but missed the ball. Then the Lakers gave up their attack and the game ended.
121 to 114, the Lakers won this game and their record became 70 wins and 8 losses, breaking the Lakers' team history record.
This is something that the OK combination has not achieved. The best record of the OK combination in the regular season is 67 wins and 15 losses.
"Congratulations to the Lakers for breaking their team history record. And it's not over yet. There are still 4 games left. Every victory is a breakthrough."
Smith commented.
"This is also the second team in NBA history to win 70 games. I can't believe they did it."
Buckley.
espn.
"If Kobe Bryant hits someone, he should be suspended for one or two games. It will not be easy for the Lakers to break the 72-win mark."
"They will have to play the Mavericks and Celtics later, which will be a test."
cctv.
"Will it have any impact if Kobe is suspended?"
Sun Zhengping.
"There will definitely be an impact, but it shouldn't be big. The current Lakers are still a strong team even without Kobe."
Zhang Lili.
What he said is not nonsense, at least judging from the data of this game, it is indeed the case.
In this game, Kobe made 3 of 12 shots and could only score 6 points and 3 rebounds, but the Lakers still won.
Zhang Zhiyuan made 20 of 33 shots, 10 of 18 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 55 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
After the game, the media could even say that the two stars combined to score 61 points.
Odom scored 18 points, Ariza had 12 points, and Bynum had 8 points and 10 rebounds. They all performed well.
For the Hornets, Paul made 11 of 21 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 24 points, 10 assists, and 2 steals.
The data looks good and the efficiency is very high, but the opponent performs better.
Peja made 11 of 20 shots, 6 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 28 points.
The scoring was very high and the efficiency was also very high, but the defense at the last moment was stretched, which was a huge flaw.
However, as a third-in-command, his performance is already qualified, even excellent. Fans cannot expect a third-in-command to do both scoring and defense. That is unrealistic.
Second player West performed poorly, scoring only 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting.
If he could have been more accurate, maybe the Hornets would have won.
Chandler made 8 of 10 shots and scored 16 points and 13 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds. His performance was very good.
Unfortunately, others held back. Peterson made 2 of 7 shots and only scored 5 points.
The performance of the other substitutes was quite satisfactory, with no outstanding performance and no outrageous cheating.
If we really want to talk about the responsibility for the loss, it is probably West and Peterson.
At the post-game press conference, Scott openly made trouble. He said that Zhang Zhiyuan was the best player on the Lakers.
When the reporter heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately responded: "Better than Kobe?"
"Of course, in many games his performance is better than Kobe's, and this is also the case."
Scott said.
Scott took the lead, and the Hornets players followed suit, praising Zhang Zhiyuan for killing him, but never mentioned Kobe.
More attentive fans may be able to see their thoughts, but they can only watch and can't do much.
It's the Lakers' turn, and Kobe is absent.
This disappointed the reporter.
Zhang Zhiyuan took over the reporters' firepower and answered the reporters' questions in a flawless manner, leaving no excuse for the reporters.
However, this does not trouble reporters.
In the news the next day, there were still a lot of articles discussing who was better, Kobe Bryant or Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Kobe, this is the opponent's strategy."
Jackson reminded.
"I know, I won't be fooled."
Kobe said.
You know it, but it is even more difficult to ignore it.
What made him even more depressed was that the league also punished him with a one-game suspension.
Being suspended at such a critical moment made Kobe very depressed.
More importantly, the Lakers' next opponent is the Clippers, which is a good opportunity to score points.
But now, this opportunity belongs to Zhang Zhiyuan.
Kobe seems to have seen the MVP leaving him. New
At this time, not only Kobe is worried, Nike is also worried.
They originally expected Kobe to win the mvp, championship, fmvp, and scoring title this season. If they do these, they can put Kobe on the altar.
However, the current situation is extremely unfavorable for Kobe. The scoring champion will basically be taken away by James, and the MVP may be snatched away by Zhang Zhiyuan.
The championship seems quite stable, but in the eyes of fans, Kobe's contribution to this championship may not even account for 50%, and its gold content is relatively limited.
Ever since, Nike began to use its own influence and invited a group of experts to publish articles and comment on the ownership of MVP.
They emphasized the importance of defense, which was Kobe's only advantage against Zhang Zhiyuan.
In addition to emphasizing defense, they also talked about feelings.
It is said at every turn that Kobe has played for the Lakers for more than ten years and has made huge contributions to the team and the league. And Zhang Zhiyuan is still young and will have many opportunities in the future.
The meaning behind the words is to imply that those who vote should vote for Kobe.
Don't underestimate the influence of this kind of public opinion.
In a season without suspense, this kind of public opinion may have little effect.
But now the data between Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe are almost the same, and this kind of public opinion is very critical. Maybe if Kobe's approval rating increases by one or two percentage points, Zhang Zhiyuan will be angry.
Nike took action, and Anta did not sit still. They also mobilized their own efforts to praise Zhang Zhiyuan in the media.
They demonstrated that Zhang Zhiyuan is better than Kobe from many aspects such as efficiency value, team leadership performance, role at critical moments, and creating the three-point era.
In this debate, Zhang Zhiyuan's side has a subtle advantage because they have more factual basis.
86 points in a single game, 70 points in three quarters, three-point record in a single game, three-point record in a season...
This series of honors can even be seen by a blind man.
The outside world is clamoring that the regular season will continue.
On the 12th, the Lakers played against the Clippers, and Kobe was absent.
Before the game, the media agreed that there was no suspense in the game because the Clippers were so bad.
Not to mention missing Kobe, even if Odom is missing, the Lakers have the advantage in the lineup.
What's more, McGrady was out of the game because of his emotions, and the Clippers were even more in trouble.
But things are always so magical. The Clippers without Tracy McGrady actually played pretty well, at least in the first three quarters, they did not fall into a disadvantage, which surprised the fans.
Fortunately, the Clippers' goal was to fail and they didn't go all out in the last quarter.
Zhang Zhiyuan broke out slightly in the last quarter and led the team to win again.
This game lowered McGrady's evaluation by a few points and caused him to fall into more negative rumors.
Against the Clippers, Zhang Zhiyuan scored 50,52 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
After playing against the Clippers, Zhang Zhiyuan's points per game reached 31.1, already surpassing Kobe's 30.6.
His 6 points in the game against the Hornets seriously hindered him, and there is no hope of overtaking Zhang Zhiyuan in the future, unless Zhang Zhiyuan also scores one or two single-digit games, and Kobe also has to play one or two 50-point games.
This is almost impossible.
Zhang Zhiyuan's 31.1 points not only surpassed Kobe, but also approached James' 31.2 points.
The 0.1-point gap left James in a state of panic.
This season he only has one scoring champion left to compete for. If he loses even this honor, he will have nothing to gain this season, which is something he cannot accept.
On the 13th, the Cavaliers played against the Raptors, and James began to rack up points regardless of the team's win or loss.
In this game, he made 18 of 41 shots and scored 44 points including free throws. He took 41 shots and broke his personal shot record, which was 36 times before.
It took 41 shots and several free throws to score 44 points. The efficiency was very low. The Cavaliers also lost this game, which helped the Raptors and locked in a playoff spot in advance.
In the post-game interview, a reporter asked James if he was trying to score points. James flatly denied: "This is our tactic. It's just a pity that I didn't play well. Many shots that could have been hit were not made. This is a pity...
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The reporter continued to ask: "Do you want to compete for the scoring title this season?"
James: "That is a high honor, but I want to help the team win more and make the team go further in the playoffs..."
After this game, James's scoring average reached 31.3, which gave him a slight advantage.
However, James is not worried because Zhang Zhiyuan's scoring ability is too strong. What if Zhang Zhiyuan scores another 50 or two? This is not a groundless worry.
It's a pity that James can't do anything. He can only pray for the Lakers' opponents to give some strength, and at the same time pray for Kobe to give some strength.
The right to shoot is limited. As long as Kobe Bryant throws more, Zhang Zhiyuan will have no chance to score high points. This is James' opportunity.
If he wasn't afraid of being exposed, James would have called Kobe and asked Kobe for help.
In fact, Kobe would do the same thing without James calling him.
Even though Kobe has fallen behind in the MVP competition, it doesn't mean he has given up.
There are still three games left and he still wants to struggle a little bit more.
On the 14th, the Lakers played against the Grizzlies at home.
After the players came out, Kobe and Pau Gasol greeted them warmly.
Because it is a foregone conclusion that Zhang Zhiyuan will leave the team next season, Bass made a new promise to Kobe Bryant and will continue to recruit one or two stars to the team next season.
This is very simple for the Lakers, because they have salary space and a super high-quality chip-Zhang Zhiyuan.
As early as it was confirmed that Zhang Zhiyuan would leave the team, some experts were studying how much Zhang Zhiyuan could get for the Lakers.
It is generally believed that at least one superstar can be exchanged, or one superstar can get two first-rounders, or one star can get n players and n first-rounders.
No matter which plan is adopted, the Lakers can continue to maintain their ability to compete for the championship.
After the friendly exchanges, the game started.
On the Lakers side are Fisher, Kobe, Zhang Zhiyuan, Hayes and Bynum.
It is still their strongest lineup. After all, they want to hit the record and can only make the players suffer.
Unlike the Spurs, they have already started resting their main players to gain strength for the playoffs.
For the Grizzlies, the starting lineup is Navarro, Mike Miller, Rudy Gay, Varrick, and Pau Gasol.
On the bench, the Grizzlies also have Kyle Lowry, Mike Conley, and Milicic.
This lineup looks good, but their record is very poor.
There are many reasons, the most important of which is probably that the people's hearts are broken and it is difficult to lead the team.
Gasol originally wanted to leave Memphis, but the team focused on cultivating Rudy Gay this season and seemed to want to support him as the core.
In this case, Gasol became even more emotional.
Gasol tends to score more points this season and doesn't work very hard on the defensive end.
This also resulted in the Grizzlies conceding an average of 110.4 points per game, ranking last in the league in defensive efficiency.
The whistle blows and the game begins.
Gasol gave the ball to his side, and the Grizzlies took the lead. Due to various problems, the address has been changed. Please save the new address to avoid getting lost.
