15th consecutive victory!!! Kobe Bryant scored 41 points and Oriental scored 39 points to beat the Clippers!!! - Los Angeles Times.

The Thunder defeated Miami by 5 points! The Lakers are only one game away from second place in the Western Conference! - Bleachers.

The most intense MVP race in the past 20 years! Now all three are in a straight line! - Orange County Chronicle.

The Las Vegas MVP odds have changed again, and Kobe's odds are starting to drop! - Laker Nation.

The Spaniard will return in the next game! The Purple and Gold Army has added another important player inside! - Lakers Nation.

Dongfang Fang and Kobe Bryant are at odds with each other! Do they only exist in superficial harmony? - ESPN expert Hogarth.

I predict that the so-called "K.Q Combination" will fall apart soon! Don't ask me why I say this! I have reliable sources! - Chad Ford, a famous reporter from ESPN.

Bubble happiness! Data analysis The Lakers are just pseudo-powerful! If they meet a truly strong team, they will collapse at the drop of a hat! - ESPN columnist Traus Lee.

On March 7th, US time, there was another back-to-back game. The opponent was the already-sinked Denver Nuggets. However, despite this, the style of the "Nuggets Athletics Team" has not changed. Many experts believe that this is not good for the Lakers.

, will be a huge test. Before the game, Pau Gasol, who returned from injury, made his debut at the Staples Center. All the fans cheered for his return. After all, he was an "important veteran" during the two consecutive championships.

"For him, Los Angeles fans still maintain basic respect. However, Gasol obviously left the game for too long. He started in the first quarter and didn't play well. He made many mistakes and the offensive and defensive rhythm was messed up.

Therefore, the Lakers only scored 20 points in the first quarter and shot less than 31%.

The second quarter was even worse, because Tang Qian took a rest and Gasol was alone in the paint. He was originally afraid of the Nuggets' high-impact offensive style, but now that he has been away from the formation for a long time, he is even more afraid of playing.

, left and right. He suffered 3 personal defensive fouls in a single quarter, plus 1 in the first quarter, and suddenly received 4 personal fouls in the half, and had to be replaced by Mike D'Antoni. The Lakers'

For the remaining half of the quarter, there was neither Gasol nor Tang Qian in the paint. Only Jordan Hill and Ryan Kelly came up to support them. And they were both average or very poor defenders in the paint, which made it difficult for the Denverites to attack the ball.

The wind blows more and more smoothly.

Trailing 45-61 at halftime and 16 points behind, the Lakers entered the locker room.

As soon as he returned to the locker room, the Spaniard was in a depressed mood. Obviously, he originally planned to put on a glorious "comeback show" tonight, but unfortunately, it backfired. For now, his performance is no different from that of the water dispenser, which is terrible.

But Kobe didn't take this into consideration and still put pressure on the whole team, but the effect was not very good.

Especially for Gasol, it is a kind of "mental torture".

Tang Qian comforted the Spaniard with a few words, but it seemed to be of little use. Gasol had been in a "slump" and couldn't extricate himself.

Alas, now is not the time to think about this matter. We must strive for victory with all our strength. This is the key!

In the first half, Tang Qian intentionally asked Gasol to take more shots in the paint to get a feel for it, but looking at it now, it all went to waste. Instead, the Lakers are now 16 points behind. It's over.

At this point, he had no choice but to step forward again and start taking aggressive shots at the Lakers' interior, including crazy hard attacks and secondary attacks at the basket.

This effect is quite obvious. Because of the effectiveness of the "Silver Score Card", Tang Qian used 100% shooting to help the Lakers gradually narrow the score difference. In addition, Kobe caused consecutive defensive fouls for the Nuggets, making 10 free throws in a single quarter.

The Nuggets were not a particularly stable three-point team, and they did not have a stable point guard like Chris Paul.

The morale of the army is very high, so after the peripheral touch dropped, they could only rely on the most primitive attack on the inside and attack the basket to grab points. In this way, Tang Qian's defensive power was immediately highlighted.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, four blocks were missed in a single quarter, which immediately brought the Nuggets' attack to the basket to a halt.

In addition, Brian Shaw is just a "theoretical school" and his practical experience is not good. As for the implementation of "Zen Master" in the Nuggets, it is even more random. Because not everyone can understand and use the triangle offense.

, this is a set of tactics that can be said to be both simple and complicated. And the ability to create singles is the weakness of the Nuggets. This season's Nuggets' overall lineup has the highest average points per game.

He's just Ty Lawson. And what kind of scorer is Ty Lawson? He's averaging only 17+ per game right now! He's just a second-rate scorer at most, not even a top-notch player! You want this kind of guy to execute the triangle.

Offensive isolation, that's a pipe dream.

So you can only carry out the old Winter version of the triangle tactic in the Nuggets, and this is also the version of the triangle that Jordan despises the most. "Egalitarianism of opportunity" and "absolute egalitarianism" are what Jordan used to summarize this original version of the triangle offensive tactic.

The wording. This set of triangle offensive tactics is completely different from that of "Zen Master" Jackson. It has lost the essence of the latter's modified triangle offensive tactics, which is the ability to create superstar singles. To put it bluntly, this set of old tactics

Winter himself was never completely successful at the University of Kansas. You want to play in the NBA? What is that if it's not seeking death?

Of course, the most important point is that Brian Shaw lacks qualifications, reputation, ability and mediocre ability. The most he can do is serve as the team's assistant coach and head coach? This is really difficult for him!

Therefore, the Nuggets' record has plummeted compared to last season when George Karl led the team. It dropped by almost half from 57 wins last year. Brian Shaw did not stay for two full seasons in the original time and space, and he was the best.

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He has no ability to stand on his own! The so-called "Zen Master's disciples" are also half-baked, useless!

Under the leadership of this kind of coach, the intense situation of the Nuggets was completely unstructured and chaotic! It was really an extremely stupid thing to attack the basket guarded by Tang Qian like this! In the fourth quarter, the Nuggets

The Golden Team only made a little over 20% of their field goals, and most of their inside shots missed the basket. This allowed the Lakers to overturn their opponents in one fell swoop and win their 50th regular season victory!

Now there is only half a game difference between them and the Thunder.

16 consecutive wins! Everything seems to be turning in a positive direction!

However, Gasol's slump is a "heartache". Tang Qian will no longer be able to perform this kind of offensive performance after March 9, so the Lakers need the Spaniard to return to his position with all his strength and get back on track. But they don't know if Gasol will do it again.

What was Sol thinking about? He deserted during the team training the next day. This made Kobe unbearable and severely reprimanded the Spaniard in front of the entire team.

But this still did not arouse the Spaniard's spirit. He looked at the Lakers team with doubts and strangeness in his eyes.

Even for a moment, the thought of leaving flashed through his mind.

To be honest, Pau Gasol had never had this idea before this season. He often felt that the Los Angeles Lakers were the last stop of his career, but... now here, there are

Is there room for me?

Now that Kobe has Dongfang Fang, does he still need my help? Does the team still need my contribution?

He was a little confused.

He is not the kind of player who can accept being a substitute, at least for now, he does not accept this kind of thing.

He believes that he still has the ability to be an All-Star player! Therefore, he can accept being the "second child" of the team, but he can no longer be the "third child" or "fourth child"! During Bynum's time, he had already suffered

Enough of this! Enough of this team positioning!

He wants more low-post shooting rights, he wants more team status, and he wants more respect, and the Lakers seem to be unable to give him these things now. So he is a little absent-minded and a little confused.

But the outside world doesn't know about this internal problem. They just think that Gasol still needs time to adapt and make adjustments after recovering from injury. This is normal.

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After a day off on the 8th, the Lakers won their 64th regular season game against the powerful Oklahoma City Thunder.

There is no doubt that this game will be a highly anticipated live broadcast.

ESPN even played a series of gimmicks and slogans directly on the eve of this game:

Kobe Bryant VS Kevin Durant, who is the best player this season? Who has the strongest team this season? The answer will be revealed at 7:30 tonight!

As we all know, when the MVP race is tight, direct team confrontation is the dividing line between high ground and low ground.

For example, in the 2007-08 season, Kobe Bryant directly defeated his rival Chris Paul's Hornets in the end, winning both the data and the record. In this way, the suspense of the MVP between these two people was equal to an immediate end, and no one thought anymore.

The latter still has the slightest chance of winning. So this game is also the same. If who can win, it will be a huge grab for the impression flow vote source! Especially if you win both the data and the victory, then the MVP

The ranking will turn sharply! The original balance will suddenly be lost!

Not to mention that if the Lakers win this game, they will directly surpass the Thunder's regular season rankings, replace it, become second in the Western Conference, and gain the right to challenge the Spurs for the first place in the Western Conference! In this way, for the Thunder, they will be ranked second in the Western Conference.

Durant will be a devastating blow! If "Du Shubao" wants to guarantee the MVP trophy this season and become the most valuable player of the regular season, then the Lakers and Kobe are the opponents he must defeat tonight.

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If you lose, your efforts to reach the top this season will most likely be in vain!

This is the first time in Durant's life that he is so close to the MVP trophy, and he is not willing to lose it easily!

So before the game, he was interviewed by Oklahoma local media and said:

We will defend our second position in the Western Conference! The Lakers are not terrible! Our goal is the championship!

Kobe also said:

No one can stop the Los Angeles Lakers' 17-game winning streak! The Thunder can't, and neither can the Heat! He won't let an Oklahoman leave the Staples Center standing tonight!

ESPN dedicated a First.Take program to this game. The celebrity Stephen A. Smith and his old rival Skip Bayless started a heated debate. The main focus was on the scoring ability of Kobe Bryant or Durant.

Stronger, who has stronger team leadership ability, who has stronger comprehensive ability, and who is most likely to win the MVP of this season. The former believes that it is undoubtedly Kobe. If the Lakers can defeat tonight

Thunder, Kobe Bryant can beat Durant in terms of statistics, then at least the MVP battle between Kobe and Durant will come to an end. Later, we only need to discuss the confrontation between Lakers No. 24 and Miami No. 6. The latter thinks Duran

Kobe is more stable, younger and has more potential. The Thunder also have a neater and more united lineup than the Lakers. If they win tonight's game, Kobe may be eliminated from the MVP race directly!

Generally speaking, it is still the same, the public is right when talking to the public, and the mother-in-law is right when talking about the mother-in-law, but their goal has been achieved. There are many fans on both sides, and they immediately started to quarrel on the Internet.

For example, the sports sections of several well-known forums in the United States are "restless". There are votes one by one, new posts one after another, and there are also mutual insults and insults in hot posts. This is simply the rhythm of "no contact until death"

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Among them, the most controversial thing is the scoring ability. Durant has more scoring titles and is more efficient, but his explosive power and ability to continue in the playoffs are insufficient, and the decline is relatively large. Kobe Bryant has fewer scoring titles, but his masterpieces are more explosive and have a visual impact.

.The fan groups on both sides are fighting fiercely. It seems that there will be no result before this game comes to an end.

Before the game, Tang Qian asked Kobe what he thought, and the latter answered him like this:

If it's a 5 vs 5 match, I might only be better than him, but you say it's 1 vs 1? I can beat him!

There is no sense of exaggeration or exaggeration. Looking at what Kobe means, he really thinks so.

Damn it, what kind of self-confidence and desire is this! Being born paranoid means you have a mental talent bonus in competitive events! I’m envious!

However, Tang Qian knew that Kobe was not kidding. He later saw a data sheet about Kobe and Durant's "real one-on-one matchup." With the animated screenshots of each game, Kobe ended up hitting 41 of 80 one-on-ones in his career.
To be continued...