At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers have established an 18-point lead. Although Westbrook is still holding on, he has been out for too long tonight. Under this all-inclusive style of play, his
When the physical fitness lasts, it will decline sharply. He has been promoted to a super scorer this season and is currently the first in the season scoring rankings. But again, once the physical fitness is not enough, even Jordan will have to kneel down.
Much more. The miraculous performance of the spirit transcending the body, Qiao Shen is bound to be more than others, but it is not possible to achieve it in every game.
And you can clearly see that after Westbrook's physical fitness is insufficient, it is no longer so difficult to defend him. His speed and explosive power, including confrontation, are all declining visibly. Rondo can now guard him by himself.
It's better. Even if Westbrook is angry about this problem now, it's useless. He has reached the point where he is short of physical energy. The further he plays, the more unstable he becomes.
No, his shooting percentage was quite good in the past. After the fourth quarter, he hit 6 irons in a row, which directly lowered his shooting percentage. This made Westbrook fans a little sad. Tang Qian’s score
After leading by 25 points, he went down. So far in this game, he has achieved a near-quadouble-double, with 39 points, 28 rebounds, 7 blocks and 8 assists, plus a shooting percentage of over 65%.
It easily helped the Lakers have the last laugh. Although the Thunder have been resisting, the gap in strength is still too big. Westbrook, the core ace, did not win, so losing is inevitable.
Amid the cheers at Staples Center, the Lakers finally won the game 108-90, 18 points.
Tang Qian, who scored 39 points, 28 rebounds, 7 blocks and 8 assists, became the undoubted best player tonight. The rest of the players' statistics are as follows. Butler only took 13 shots to get it tonight.
20 points, and only 2 free throws, 9 of 13 shots. Looking at it this way, he is actually the person with the highest shooting percentage of the Lakers tonight. His shooting percentage reached 69.2%. He scored 20+3+3+
1+1 data. Since picking up the shooting skill package, he has begun to play more efficiently with the Lakers, because he has slowly begun to discover that in the Purple and Gold Army, he does not need too many breakthroughs and singles.
To be efficient, just shoot well. He has begun to understand this pattern more and more recently, and his efficiency has become more and more superb.
In this way, it takes up fewer shots and ball rights, is more efficient, and is praised by the outside world, so why not?
The defense can also continue to work hard, and it will not loosen due to too much input on the offensive end.
The rest were Randall, Nick Young, and Lance Stephenson who scored in double figures.
What about the Thunder? In addition to Westbrook getting another triple-double, with 34+10+13+2+1, it was the last garbage time. Kanter was very smart and scored 18 points in a row, but he had already
It's meaningless. The only other player to score in double figures was Victor Oladipo. Starting from the middle to the latter part of the last quarter of the Thunder's last quarter, due to Westbrook's lack of strength, the entire system was in a mess, in just over six minutes.
In that time, they made as many as 10 turnovers. Fortunately, the Lakers were playing casually on the bench at that time, so they were not directly defeated. They lost by 18 points.
In this era, there is only one team that scores less than three digits, and the rest all break 100, there are 5 to 6 teams that exceed 110+, and there are 2 teams that exceed 115+. You can always limit the opponent's score.
Except for the Los Angeles Lakers, there are not many players below 100. There are three in total, the Lakers, Spurs, and Jazz. The Jazz seem to be awakening this year. Looking at this momentum, it is possible to enter the upper zone.
They are all strong teams in the Western Conference. Among them, the Lakers are the most terrifying. They are the only team that can suppress the opponent's score below 90 points. The average is about 88 to 89 points per game.
Even if you look at this data, it seems that it is not as good as that of the Pistons back then, but you have to look at the difference in the number of rounds in this era and the number of rounds in the Pistons' era. I don't know how much faster. Coupled with the popularity of three-pointers, the average points per game
Soaring is inevitable. For example, in that era there were only two teams that could average 100+ points per game. What about now? Only one team can't average 100 points per game. Think about how much the pace has accelerated.
Moreover, the Pistons only scored 90.1 points in the regular season that year, conceding 84+ points, and the point differential was not that exaggerated. What about the Lakers? They currently average about 105 points per game, ranking near the middle of the league. For them,
In terms of the team's style of play, not only is it not bad, but it actually has an excellent scoring average. Calculating the points differential in this way, what is the average score?
We're already at 16-17 points. If we work harder, it's really not impossible and we can eventually reach an average of 20 points per game.
That would be terrible. Basically, the season is all "garbage time".
This game ended in Bill MacDonald's "60th winning streak".
Indeed, counting last year’s 45-game winning streak, it has been 15-game winning streak so far this season, exactly no more, no less, 60 games unbeaten. This record is very strong, but in the history of North American sports, there are still stronger records.
Yes, let’s not mention this for now. Anyway, 60 games undefeated has put the Lakers more and more on the forefront.
More and more teams want to defeat them to prove themselves or to make their presence felt.
Just when people are hotly discussing how long the Lakers can maintain this record, the next game, a back-to-back game, makes many people start to look down on the Lakers. Because the opponents in this back-to-back game are... Universe Yong, Golden State Warriors
Team.
Moreover, it is still an away game. This will bring certain troubles to the Lakers' physical test.
The Warriors' current record is 12 wins and 2 losses, second in the Western Conference and second in the league, second only to the Los Angeles Lakers. It can be seen that after the running-in and debugging at the beginning of the season, this four-star team has gradually begun to enter.
We're on track. These past few games have all been victories in a massacre manner. For example, in the previous game, they killed the Pacers with nearly 40 points, the Bucks with 30 points, and the Celtics with 25 points. What's interesting is that their
The scores in these games have been on an upward trend.
From 125 to 129 to 135 points, the four-star Warriors, who slowly developed a chemical reaction, began to truly show the power of "Cosmic Brave". So before this game, the Warriors were determined to give the Lakers a good look.
Revenge for what happened a few weeks ago.
The scary thing is that these two games between the Lakers and the Warriors are back-to-back.
After playing the Warriors back-to-back today, I will return to the Staples Center to play the Warriors again two days later.
This intensity and topicality are very interesting, and the alliance is also very cooperative and has begun to build a lot of momentum to promote these two major events.
"I know the Lakers are very strong and are currently undefeated, but I want to say, that's it, they can stop and rest."
"We are different from the beginning of the season. I hope the Lakers will not be vulnerable."
"We are well prepared to win two games in a row. These two games are more meaningful to us than the previous ten games."
"Lakebreaker? Break your opponent's 60-game unbeaten streak? Why not?"
Everyone from the players to the head coach seems to have the same feeling. It feels like the Warriors came here to play the Lakers for two consecutive games just to collect their kills. They just came to get revenge. They have no other ideas at all. The better the running-in state is, the better.
Finally, they all felt that they could beat any team in the league. Even the Lakers.
Tang Qian naturally wanted to speak when he heard this, and said:
Let's wait until you win. We can be very good at winning at Oracle Arena.
Durant? He is very strong. He is an excellent second-in-command. I think he has indeed strengthened the Warriors to a great extent. There is nothing wrong with this.
Don't be afraid. What we have to do is to continue our winning streak. They have nothing to fear. We are number one in the league now, not the Warriors.
Butler also imitated Tang Qian's tone and said with a strong tone: I remember they haven't beaten us since March this year.
It seems that after staying in a strong team for a long time, the mentality is also different. Now Butler has the same feeling in his mind. Our goal every season is to win the championship. That’s it. The rest is meaningless. This kind of championship competition
The team also meets Butler's personal requirements. He doesn't want to hang out on a team that's just a bad team. No matter how much money is given to him, he won't do it.
Well, okay, unless the price can go astray, then it’s about the same. However, NBA contracts have limits, so it’s hard to say. The Lakers also know the market very well, and saw Butler sign a comparison
Although both parties were willing to sign a long-term contract at the time, Butler couldn't figure out the future, so he was eager to get a stable long-term contract. It was a person who was willing to fight and was willing to endure. But after all, we are still in the era of contract explosion, so
The Lakers quoted the Bulls' compensation method for Pippen. They first bought Butler a multi-million dollar car, and then helped buy a multi-million dollar insurance. They also made a commitment, etc.
In the next contract, Butler must be given the maximum salary.
This made Butler feel a lot more comfortable mentally, and this was all done by the Lakers on their own initiative. In this regard, the Lakers have really done a good job. They are worthy of being a purple and gold giant, one of the most humane teams. Of course, the Lakers
The team also has its own considerations. First of all, these compensations are not high. They add up to five or six million. Compared with any current maximum salary, it is simply a drop in the bucket. Therefore, the management spent millions to buy a "no pimple"
"It's not a loss. Because the Lakers are now one of the seeded teams and are also chasing the championship this year. Stabilizing the core's mentality is a big thing. The Buss family has been running the Los Angeles Lakers for so long, so it's impossible not to
Clearly. The second thing is Butler's age. Butler was born in September 1989, very close to the "post-90s". He will only be 30 years old after the contract is executed. Under normal circumstances, he is still in his peak period. He needs another maximum salary.
There is no problem at all. The Lakers will not lose money. Besides, it is only a verbal agreement. If something happens, who can say for sure what will happen in a few years? Anyway, let’s stabilize the mentality of the second boss now.
This is the cleverness of the Lakers front office.
However, it’s not like they didn’t make mistakes sometimes. We’ll talk about that later.
Nick Young also said: How do I remember that we won last time?
Anyway, after several consecutive years of playoffs, these two teams have been entangled in various conflicts and incidents, and they can be said to be rivals in the Western Conference. And anyone with a discerning eye knows that this will probably be the case in the next few years.
The days when the two teams were fighting like crazy in the Western Conference. It would be strange if there was no anger between the two teams.
No one can lose to the Lakers (Warriors). This is one of the internal slogans of these two teams now.
It sounds a bit funny and a bit angry, but now the two teams just regard each other as imaginary enemies. They even say something that the Eastern Conference teams don’t like to hear. The current Lakers and Warriors have not thought about it at all.
Regarding the problem of the Eastern Conference teams, they subconsciously feel that if they pass the Western Conference Finals, they will be the champions.
Not convinced? In the 16-17 season, you really have to accept it even if you don’t accept it. That’s it.
Tang Qian went out and was about to go to the airport. Taylor kissed him and said: "Kill Zha Yong, the Lakers are the strongest and the Lakers championship!"
I, I'm dizzy, this girl has learned all the jokes on the Internet, but it doesn't need to be said by Taylor, Tang Qian will do the same. The Warriors are a team that must be dealt with well in the regular season this season.
It is necessary to understand the opponent's basic playing style, adapt to changes, and generally make changes on the fly. After all, the probability of the two teams meeting in the playoffs is definitely not small.
If it is true, it would be the third consecutive year that he has met the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. It is not an exaggeration to call him a rival in the Western Conference in this era.
Why the Western Conference Finals? With the Warriors' lineup, Tang Qian didn't know where they would lose. Once they get used to it, the Western Conference Finals shouldn't really be a problem. Then, how to defeat the Warriors will be a big problem.
Regardless of the fact that the Lakers won the last game, think about it, there are a lot of accidents. First of all, the Warriors did not deploy an upgraded version of the "five small lineups" or the "death five small lineups". Therefore, it does not count as facing them with all their strength.
Furthermore, last time we fought against the Warriors until the very end to decide the winner.
It relies on Cole's "handsome operation", otherwise, it's really hard to tell.
In addition, the Warriors are still just starting to play official games, and the Lakers have taken advantage of the team and the running-in. The situation may change a bit in this game. After a month of running-in, the Warriors, not to mention the heyday, have already
It's much better than before. Everyone on the Lakers can know this by watching clips of the Warriors' recent games.
So the Lakers don't have a clear idea of how to fight or how to win.
Four stars are shining, and they are all four stars in their peak period. This is so disgusting. With the substitutes who are also at the forefront of the league, it is true to say that the universe is brave. But no matter what, the Lakers are not a weak team.
Tang Qian doesn't think that the Warriors will beat his side. Is it half-assed? This will depend on the live game tonight.
After Tang Qian reunited with all members of the Lakers team, they boarded a chartered flight to Oakland.
ps: Thank you Jingjing Kuangda, the leader of China's mid-term alliance, brucedan, why can't I give you a big reward~