() After losing to the Celtics, who had their spine ripped out and looked like a puddle of rotten meat, the Lakers continued to face strong opponents at home. This season, they invited the Golden State Warriors coached by Nelson!
As a coach with thousands of wins, there is no doubt about Nelson’s coaching ability. His arrival soon gave the Warriors, an old team, a new lease of life. Stephen Jackson, whom he made the decision to trade, is even more praised. It is the most important signing before the trade deadline ri.
Stephen Jackson, nicknamed "Martial Saint", debuted with the San Antonio Spurs and became famous with the Indiana Pacers. The large-scale battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills made basketball fans all over the world understand the image of such a ferocious-looking, tough-minded, and authentic NBA bandit. guy. And because of his beautiful and wonderful action of kicking the white crane in the air at the Palace of Auburn Hills, he was awarded the title of NBA Martial Saint.
Because the Indiana Pacers were eager to get rid of this guy who was powerful but had a really weird personality, the Golden State Warriors acquired Jackson at almost no cost, which significantly enhanced the team's strength.
As a team with strong offense and weak defense, the arrival of Stephen Jackson will be of great help to the Golden State Warriors. His strong defensive ability and tough style of play can inject more strength into this team with insufficient defense. What a naughty thing! At the same time, Jackson will not reduce the Warriors' offensive power on the court. Although his offensive efficiency is not very high, his offensive methods are very comprehensive, including three-pointers, pull-up jumpers, and hooks. He is not very skilled, but he has reached a level that can be used. And his strong body and excellent dribbling also make his breakthroughs have a certain lethality.
In fact, having Stephen Jackson, a defensive strongman, on the court has actually increased the diversity and level of the Warriors' offensive options.
However, the strange thing is that this team feels like a dragon at home and a bug on the road. In their home court, Oracle Center, the Golden State Warriors' offense can be invincible, even against top players like the Spurs, Pistons, and Mavericks. Strong teams can't benefit from playing at Oracle Arena.
But when it came to the away game, they seemed to languish.
What the Lakers saw at home at Staples was such a sluggish Golden State Warriors team. Throughout the first quarter, almost everyone on the Golden State Warriors was working frantically, constantly shooting three-pointers to defeat the Lakers. The basket was banging when it hit it, but it just refused to fall into the basket.
Although the Lakers' touch was not very good, compared with the Warriors, it was like they had just been taken out of the stove. They gained a 17-point lead at 31:14 in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, although Nelson adjusted his tactics, the Warriors' touch didn't improve at all. Baron Davis could even miss an empty layup. This made Nelson very angry. The team leader was replaced with a wave of his hand. However, after replacing Baron Davis, the Warriors' offense still had no improvement. The Lakers took the opportunity to continue to expand their lead, successfully winning before halftime. The lead was extended to 30 points, leading the Golden State Warriors by 30 points into the second half with a score of 65:35.
After entering the second half, the Lakers were confident of victory. It was inevitable that there would be a loss, but the Golden State Warriors began to feel better. In the second quarter, Baron Davis, who was pushed off the court by Nelson and rested for nearly a quarter, came on.
After Adrian hit a big three-pointer in front of him, Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson also began to exert their strength. At the beginning of the third quarter, they launched a wave of 10:0 attacks, almost defeating the Lakers.
I was stunned.
Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout and rearranged the tactics. The Lakers' defense became tense and tough again. Restricted by the Lakers' enhanced defense, the Warriors' shooting percentage began to decline.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 112:85 without any danger.
After defeating the Warriors, the Lakers went to Salt Lake City to challenge the Jazz. The Jazz had a very good start this season, but after the good start, the Jazz started high and then started low. At the beginning of this season, the Jazz once ranked first in the Western Conference.
But now, halfway through the season, the Jazz's record has dropped to fourth in the Western Conference. With the Rockets, Spurs and other powerful players eyeing them, the Jazz may not be able to maintain their home court advantage in the Western Conference playoffs at any time.
In Salt Lake City, the Lakers encountered strong resistance. However, Jazz general Carlos Boozer was injured before the start of the All-Star Game and is still on the injured list and has not been activated. This has reduced the Jazz's offensive power.
It was greatly affected. It greatly reduced the defensive pressure on the Lakers.
In the Energy Center Arena, the Lakers played a perfect game. While they scored 30 points in the third quarter, they successfully suppressed the Jazz and allowed them to only score 10 points. They seized a 20-point score advantage in a single quarter and defeated the Jazz in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter fell into garbage time.
After the All-Star Game, the Lakers won three consecutive victories and were in amazing form. Naturally, the Los Angeles media once again loudly sang praises to the Lakers, as if the revival of the Purple and Gold Army was imminent and the championship this season belonged to the Lakers.
What's in the bag. Even the media, which is the most harsh on the Lakers, can only say a few sarcastic remarks in the face of the Lakers' high state.
This optimistic atmosphere among the people has diluted the embarrassing atmosphere caused by Kobe's previous speech to a certain extent. In the face of victory, all conflicts can be alleviated.
In this atmosphere, the Lakers have gone through February. The first game the Lakers will usher in in March is also extremely important to the Lakers.
On March 2nd, the Lakers will go to an away game to challenge the Phoenix Suns.
After the All-Star Game, the Lakers won three consecutive victories and were temporarily ranked third in the Western Conference with 43 wins and 14 losses. However, the Phoenix Suns fell into a trap and lost to the team that had already finished the season at the critical moment of competing for the playoff rankings.
The Minnesota Timberwolves, who were destined to miss the playoffs, lost a precious victory and currently have 44 wins and 13 losses, one game ahead of the Lakers.
Now, the two teams ranked second and third have the opportunity to face off. If the Suns can win, they will widen the gap between them and the Lakers, and further chase the first-ranked Dallas Mavericks.
.If the Lakers win, their record will be the same as that of the Phoenix Suns. Because of the relationship between victory and defeat, the Lakers will surpass the Suns and sit in the second place in the Western Conference.
Considering that the Dallas Mavericks at the top of the list are unlikely to be surpassed by the Suns and Lakers unless they make a big mistake, and after this game, the Lakers and Suns will never have a chance to play against each other this season.
The game is likely to ultimately determine this season's regular season rankings!
It’s of great significance!
ESPN urgently mobilized manpower to upgrade this game, which was originally defined as a statewide live broadcast, to a national live broadcast. At the same time, TNT and ABC, the two major TV stations, also sent their own heavyweight commentary lineups to Sun City Phoenix to commentate on this game that is related to the Western Conference.
Important match for the final ranking!
On the day of the game, the center of the Sky Corridor was overcrowded, and there was not a single gap in the 18,422 seats. In addition to the importance of the game itself, the more important reason for having such an attendance rate was because the Suns' game was really exciting and beautiful.
Small ball tactics are difficult to win championships due to deficiencies in defense, and are even more unpleasant in the playoffs where defense is life. However, small ball tactics do have unique advantages in attracting fans. Because of the offense
With fast speed and many offensive rounds, it is easy to play high-scoring games. The combination of Steve Nash, a passing master, and Stoudemire, a super jumping man, makes Phoenix dunks full of tricks.
Common scenes in the Suns' games, such as alley-oops and arm changes, are endless. Naturally, fans are so hooked that they buy tickets and enter the stadium to watch such wonderful performances up close.
With the two sides superimposed, it is natural that this game will be sold out and it will be hard to get a ticket.
Before the start of today's game, the Lakers once again received good news. In the past February, he was once again elected as the Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference with an unsurprising rating announced by the American League. This is already Adrian
This is the third consecutive time he has won Rookie of the Month this season, and it is also the fourth time he has won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month. To be honest, after winning four times in a row, Adrian has no feeling for this award.
The best player, Adrian also has a chance. In the past February, Adrian averaged 24.5 points per game, 8.9 assists per game, and 4.4 rebounds per game. His performance can be called all-round and perfect. He was the best player of the month.
He even surpassed Kobe in the selection. However, he lost to the Mavericks' Nowitzki. He averaged 29.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in February and was close to 30+10. He is indeed qualified to be elected as the best player of the month.
However, if he can win the Rookie of the Month for six consecutive years, it can be regarded as a moderate achievement. Adidas has also specially provided a reward clause for Adrian to win the Rookie of the Month for six consecutive years. According to this clause, if Adrian
If he can finally win the Rookie of the Month for six consecutive years, he will receive an additional bonus of US$2 million. At the same time, if Adrian wins the Rookie of the Month honor after winning the Player of the Month for six consecutive years, he will receive another additional bonus.
1 million US dollars. This bonus is also equivalent to a small endorsement contract.
This also gave Adrian more thoughts about Rookie of the Month, which he no longer paid much attention to.
After all, no one thinks he has too much money. Adrian can only be considered a middle class person now. Of course, he wants to make more money and work hard for a better life after retirement. He doesn't want to be like those who have become rich not long after retirement.
It’s the same as the star who filed for bankruptcy, but he doesn’t want to be cautious about calculating his consumption.
To do this, make more money.
It is Adrian’s number one goal throughout his career! (To be continued. You are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
ps: ps. Hehe, there are a lot of things going on today. Here is the second update. Now let’s start coding the third update.
