ps. I'm really sorry. I went out for a drink with some brothers today, and when I came back, I was light-headed and wrote this chapter. I'm going to take a nap first.
After consecutively defeating the Spurs, Rockets, and Lakers, the strength of the strong team is beginning to show.
The media also immediately re-examined this Lakers team.
At the beginning of the season, based on the current lineup of the Lakers and the performance of last season and the previous season, the vast majority of the media believed that unless the Lakers made any big trades this season, they would be in dire straits by the end of the season.
That is to say, the seventh or eighth position in the Western Conference may be able to make it through the first round of the playoffs, but it is more likely to reach the level of a first round trip in the playoffs.
But now it seems that the Lakers' combat effectiveness needs to be re-evaluated.
However, only a small part of the media thinks so. The vast majority of the media still stick to their judgment at the beginning of the season. Their reasons are also very sufficient, that is, the results in the first half of the season cannot prove anything. There are many in the league like the Spurs who are used to
A team that worked hard in the second half.
They may have played poorly at the beginning of the season, but that was just adjusting to their form. The current good results cannot explain anything. The games that really determine the playoff rankings only start after the All-Star Game in February.
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And the Lakers lost immediately.
After consecutively defeating the Spurs and Rockets, the Lakers lost to the Mavericks.
Back-to-back is one of the reasons, and the Mavericks are really strong this season is another reason.
At the beginning of this season, the Mavericks were not in good shape. The strong Mavericks lost to four teams including the Spurs, Rockets, Warriors, and Clippers at the beginning of the season, ushering in a four-game losing streak at the start of the season.
Just when the mass media doubted the status of the Mavericks, the Mavericks rebounded, defeating the Suns, Raptors, Kings and other teams for a vigorous twelve-game winning streak.
After twelve consecutive victories, the Mavericks lost two games and then continued to exert strength. They currently rank at the forefront of the Western Conference with a record of 14 wins and 7 losses.
The Mavericks' ability to achieve such results is inseparable from the performance of star player Dirk Nowitzki. Adrian clearly remembers that this season the Mavericks recorded 67 wins and 15 losses after losing four consecutive games at the beginning.
The sixth best record in the history of the league, and created the best record in the history of the team. Star star Dirk Nowitzki even won the regular season award this season with comprehensive data of 24.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.
mvp, he is also the first player in the history of the Mavericks to win the mvp. He is also the first player in European history to win the nba regular season mvp.
But what makes Adrian clearly remember everything about the Mavericks is not how good their record was. Nor was it how pioneering Nowitzki was in becoming the first European player to win the regular season MVP.
What really makes Adrian remember is that they were defeated by the eighth-place Warriors 4:2 in the first round of the playoffs, achieving the third eight-game miracle in NBA history.
The Lakers' defeat was not only due to the fierce battle with the Rockets yesterday that consumed their energy, but the Mavericks were resting and working hard to be full of energy, it was also inseparable from the performance of the Mavericks' star Dirk Nowitzki.
Because Odom suffered an impact on his knee during the game against the Rockets, he didn't feel anything at the time. However, after the game, he experienced bursts of soreness in his knee. After the team doctor's diagnosis, Odom would need to be sidelined for at least a month.
time, which undoubtedly stretched the Lakers' already weak lineup.
Odom's absence in this game also caused the Lakers to lose the best shield to defend Nowitzki. Facing the Lakers' not-so-powerful inside line, Nowitzki seemed to be at ease, hitting 5 of 5 shots in the first quarter.
After scoring 11 points, Phil Jackson immediately made arrangements, but still could not contain Nowitzki's performance.
Nowitzki indeed played very crazy today. To be precise, the entire Mavericks team played very crazy under the leadership of Nowitzki, as if they must wash away the shame of losing to the Jazz in the mall game.
In terms of lineup, the Lakers are a few points weaker than the Mavericks. In addition, they just had a fierce duel yesterday, but the Lakers were not willing to give up. They persisted for three quarters until the end of the third quarter.
During the period when Nowitzki started scoring like crazy, the Mavericks never allowed the Mavericks to open the point difference to more than five points, but in the last quarter, the physical problem began to become more serious.
The Lakers inevitably began to collapse.
Adrian is the only Laker who can still run on the court in the fourth quarter, and he is also the Laker's best performer in the game, with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, a quasi-triple-double, and he is also the best player for the Lakers.
Derian's best result this season.
But he alone could not prevent the entire team from collapsing.
In short, he is not the kind of superstar who can put the entire team on his shoulders to fight!
Continuous back-to-back games made the Lakers generals extremely tired. After the game, the Lakers generals did not stay much and got on the plane directly to Los Angeles.
On the plane flying to Los Angeles, there was a chorus of cries.
All people are tired.
Adrian leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes and meditated. In fact, he didn't think about anything specifically, he just wanted to empty his head as much as possible and let his thoughts wander.
This practice is called meditation in yoga.
Adrian likes it quite a lot, because it can completely relax his mind. He can clearly feel that his thinking seems to become more agile in this situation, and he can experience various feelings that he cannot usually experience.
This can all be experienced during meditation after fatigue.
While Adrian was wandering, there was a sudden movement beside him, interrupting Adrian's meditation. When he opened his eyes, he found that Phil Jackson was sitting next to him.
"Coach?" Adrian quickly wanted to sit up straight, but was stopped by Jackson gently waving his hand.
However, Adrian's heart is still full of confusion. Phil Jackson is a very easy-to-talk head coach. Although he is a bit talkative, he is not particularly strict in some aspects, and even treats some obvious violations by players.
All tactical arrangements will be left to chance.
Compared to Larry Brown, a head coach who would immediately replace a player if he violated any tactical arrangement even if he performed well on the court and cursed him, playing under Phil Jackson would be a no-brainer.
It's a very easy job.
Even off the court and on the training ground, Phil Jackson never particularly emphasizes the authority of the head coach, and it is easy to win the favor of the players. Even Adrian can't help but treat Phil Jackson like this.
The head coach develops a good impression.
"I have something I want to talk to you about."
Adrian was confused, but nodded and motioned for Phil Jackson to continue.
"I heard that guy Mitch has been wanting you to sign a new contract, but it seems you haven't agreed yet?"
"Yeah." Adrian nodded, and then explained: "That's right, I don't have an agent yet..."
"Oh." Phil Jackson responded, and then said: "If you don't have a suitable candidate, I can recommend one to you. He is a very good young man."
"This..." Adrian hesitated. He wanted to say that he wanted to think about it, but before he could say anything, Phil Jackson had already spoken.
"It would be better to sign the new contract as early as possible, so that some people can feel at ease." After saying this, Phil Jackson stood up and left, leaving Adrian alone to think.
