20 consecutive wins!!! Who will continue the longest winning streak of the season, the Lakers or the Heat? - Los Angeles Times.
The magic of Steve Nash!!! The data proves that the Lakers’ overall shooting percentage improved in this game! - Bleachers.
Mike D'Antoni claimed after the game that this is the real strength of the Lakers! Steve Nash is still the strongest point guard in the league!!! - Bleachers.
11 assists! Zonda announced a strong return!!! - The Washington Post.
The new four kings appear!!! This time it may be really perfect!!! - New York Times.
Congratulations to the Lakers! But we will not lose to them! LeBron James said in an interview after the game. -Miami Herald.
The Lakers are really a great team! Those who underestimate them should probably pay attention! - Popovich said at the post-game press conference. This is really "Po style", and he praised it openly.
In fact, he is saying: Hey, hey, pay attention, the Lakers are about to rise, everyone is ready with swords, guns and sticks to block them forcefully.
20 consecutive wins! Can the Lakers do more? Compare the 20 consecutive wins of the Lakers and Miami Heat! Detailed data analysis tells you who is better! - ESPN.
On March 21, U.S. time, the Lakers faced the Washington Wizards at home. The Wizards have performed well this season. They are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference, but their record is the same as the Brooklyn Nets, which is sixth in the Eastern Conference, but they have fewer losses.
.But this kind of record is good in the Eastern Conference. When you come to the Western Conference, sorry, you need to be ranked tenth in the Western Conference. It is on par with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have obviously failed to enter the playoffs.
Take a look at this and you will know that some people say that the reason James is scheduled for the Finals every year is because the Eastern Conference is too poor.
Therefore, his pressure and consumption in the playoffs are relatively much smaller than those in the Western Conference. Well, so when he plays against the strong teams in the Western Conference in the finals, his winning rate is naturally not good. This makes sense. After all, just speaking of this year, the third best team in the Eastern Conference
Dragons, do you know what it would be like to be placed in the Western Conference? Where is it in the Western Conference? You may not believe it, but they can't even make the top eight!!! They are tied with the ninth-place Phoenix Suns!!! The same is true in the original time and space.
, the great inertia of history has not changed much in these aspects.
Third in the Eastern Conference, but couldn't even make it into the top eight in the Western Conference in the 2013-14 season??? This is ridiculed, and of course it is.
Therefore, many people have proposed to cancel the divisions and determine the playoff rankings based on record. This is what it means.
The Eastern Conference, since Jordan retired, has been weak all year round. There are only 2 to 3 strong teams, and sometimes there are only 1 to 2 teams. Compared with the wildness of the Western Conference, what is it if it’s not very exciting? There are many teams to accompany them.
, the playoffs are basically full of bad guys. In many years, the only thing that can be watched is the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Wizards' starting lineup for this game is Wall + Bradley Beal + Marcin Gortat + Trevor Ariza + Booker. This lineup is okay in the East, but in the West... it is very likely to be 33 now
They couldn't win a single victory. The Lakers didn't even have to think about it. They just had Kobe + Nash + Gasol + Tang Qian + Wesley Johnson. The four kings would lead a below-par role player.
After having Nash, Kobe held the ball significantly less, and the number of shots he took also began to drop. In the first quarter, he only shot 3 times and scored 5 points. This is much less than the previous 60 games. But compared with before
The difference is that even without Kobe Bryant's crazy fire from the outside, the Lakers still lead by points.
Scored 33 points in a single quarter, of which Tang Qian unexpectedly scored 9 points! The highest score on the team in a single quarter! Gasol also scored 6 points! In addition, Nash's 2 three-pointers and a late substitution
The scores of the substitutes who came up, and the Lakers' scores, suddenly seemed to be blooming everywhere, with scoring ability and scoring points everywhere.
The Wizards were repeatedly restricted in their attempts to break into the paint, and were in a state of disarray in the first quarter. Star John Wall took two big blocks from Tang Qian in the paint, and shot only 1 out of 7 in a single quarter. There was nothing he could do about it, Wall's three-pointer
Distribution has always been a weakness. Even in the 2017-18 season, it is still cold and there are only a few open spaces. Besides three-pointers, his mid-range shots have never been accurate. Starting from his rookie season, whether it is mid-range or mid-range,
In terms of distance, the hit rate is around 36%, which is obviously not up to standard.
So killing the inside might be good against other teams, but it's really hard to deal with the Lakers this season.
Tang Qian alone frightens outside players who want to score points at the basket. Now there is another 7-foot big man who has returned. The real super twin towers have taken shape in the Lakers. At least on the defensive end, looking at the league, no one can
If a person can defeat him, he can be called an iron wall.
The Wizards only scored 17 points in a single quarter, 33-17, and the Lakers established a large lead in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, the Wizards took a turn for the better. With the Lakers' No. 29 going off the court, they finally had a chance to kill the inside. John Wall and Bradley Beal both attacked the basket and won a lot of shots.
Free throw opportunities. This is also what Wizards head coach Randy Whitman wants to see. Everyone in the league now knows that the Lakers are the weakest in the second quarter, so he naturally requires the Wizards players to take the opportunity to score more points and help establish the lead in the second half.
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Overall, the Wizards played well in the second quarter. After Kobe and Tang Qian came off the court to rest, the Lakers' defense was a bit "open". Especially after half a quarter, Gasol also came off the court to rest, and it was even more messy. But
D'Antoni was not in a hurry at all, because the tone of the team in the second quarter had been "confrontation" since Nash's return.
Even if there is no defense, it doesn't matter.
Anyway, we just try to delay the time as much as possible, not to be wasted by our opponents, and then bring in the main players with sufficient physical strength in the second half to finish the game.
Nash put in a lot of effort, but the Lakers still only scored 24 points because tonight's substitutes and role players were average. If Meeks and Nick Young were here, the situation would be improved.
Now, there is still a feeling that "it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice", but even so, Nash still led this group of people to score 24 points. Although not as good as the Wizards' 32 points in a single quarter, at least the second quarter was "must spend" in the past.
, is gone forever.
The Lakers are now in the second half, which is a kind of victory.
In the locker room, after everyone rested for a while, Kobe stood up and opened the door:
"Okay, everyone, let's get some rest. Let's go on the field to end the game and send the people of Washington back to the White House."
Everyone agrees that the Lakers' team cohesion is improving bit by bit.
PS: I have a severe fever tonight~Sorry~~~Only one update~~~~Sorry~~~~~~~~