The next day they visited Dallas as a guest. Although their physical fitness was affected and their shooting percentage dropped overall, relying on Tang Qian's rebounds and Bosh's last 5 points, the Lakers still defeated the Dallas Mavericks by 2 points.
17 consecutive victories!!! In this way, the first three first armies of the alliance appeared.
They are the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers' winning streak continued. Two days later, they defeated the Phoenix Suns. In this run-and-gun battle, both sides scored 120 points. Although there was no defense, this kind of scene was still played in full swing. In the end, even though
It was the core of the Suns, Dragic, who scored 24 points, and Eric Bledsoe, who scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals, a near-triple-double, but they still lost to the run-and-gun team.
The Lakers are feeling more and more good about the Lakers. In this regard, the Purple and Gold Army is a bit like seeking defeat alone in the league this season. D'Antoni doesn't dare to boast about anything else. When it comes to running and gunning, he is really a super master in the league. Even if
When Zen Master Bobo and other dynasty coaches played this with him, he was not afraid and confident.
Because in a sense, D'Antoni is already one of the representative words of "small ball and run and gun".
There are really not many coaches in the league that can achieve this.
Therefore, although the Suns still insist on running and gunning and small ball play, it is impossible to outplay the "small ball guru" Mike D'Antoni. Their head coach Jeff Hornacek is also a "famous" player in the coaching world.
"Little rookie", this season is only the second year of his coaching career, so he basically shouldn't expect to achieve great results.
Not everyone is a genius coach type.
In this game, Mike D'Antoni told Jeff Hornacek what is real small ball and what is real run and gun. The latter had to admit this in the post-game press conference.
D'Antoni is indeed proficient in this art and has profound attainments.
18 consecutive wins! Now there is a heated discussion in the United States about who can end the Lakers' winning streak.
Although the Warriors have the advantage in record, their winning streak is not as good as the Lakers and Cavaliers.
At the same time, because the Lakers and Cavaliers both had 18 consecutive victories, they began to be frequently mentioned for comparison.
ESPN, Sports Illustrated, etc., of course sided with James and the Cavaliers. T.N.T., Bleacher Report, and the Los Angeles Times did the opposite. They chose to support the Lakers and Tang Qian.
Even some famous people have started arguing online over the two teams.
Representing one of the four authoritative media, the famous Fox host Nick Wright and Charles Barkley's spat battle.
The former said that James is the strongest player he has ever seen, much stronger than anyone else! Even Jordan is not as good as him! Not to mention the No. 29 of the Los Angeles Lakers! (It’s a true story. If you are interested, you can look it up for yourself.
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Barkley couldn't sit still and blasted directly in the media interview: Passing Jordan? I simply heard the most ridiculous words in my life! LeBron is very strong and I have nothing to say. If you say that he is now in the top ten in history, I think it is OK.
But you said he surpassed Jordan? Brother Nick Wright, have you really seen Jordan play? Including the number of MVPs of LeBron, which you like to brag about most, he does not have as many MVPs as Jordan, do you understand? Let alone the highest number.
Honorary championship rings, can 2 and 6 be compared? If Jordan were together at the top, he could win 13 championships, you know? As for Dongfang Fang, it’s really hard to compare him with other historical figures, but with LeBron...
…Please take a look at the data you like to study the most, and see the basic data and round-to-round matchups between two people before we talk? Do you still need me to tell you about such a simple thing? Just ask you, last year
Who defeated LeBron in June? Who won the Larry O'Brien Trophy?
Regarding this point, Wright directly replied on Twitter: James is more versatile, younger, and he still has a future. Besides, do you think James’ recent poor statistics against the Lakers is because of the hot East? Without Kobe, he can win
? And Mr. Barkley, James is the boss of the Heat. Was the Lakers the boss of the Eastern Conference last year? He is not the boss, and he is not even qualified to compare! Do you understand???
As soon as these words came out, it was difficult to say anything else. The previous words about tying and surpassing Jordan immediately aroused the ridicule of many people.
Pierce said directly: If you don't understand the game, get out! Don't make silly comparisons!
Many people have stood up and refuted it, because this is a statement that only a fool would think is correct.
There is no doubt that James is extremely strong, but it also depends on who he is compared with.
Compared with Durant, Curry, Anthony, Wade, etc., he is one or even a few levels above Superman. Even compared with many of the top ten people in history, he has an advantage. However, in this,
Excluding Jordan, because Jordan will surpass James in terms of MVP and championship. Not to mention the other elements of teaming up, this alone will put pressure on James. If James only has 2 to 3 rings in his career, then wait until he retires.
If so, the evaluation will naturally decline.
But at this time, the Wright expert still wanted to quibble, and he threw out a set of seemingly embarrassing and profound data:
This is the proof!
What evidence? It’s a set of data, shot data, and this person’s point of view is that behind Jordan’s high scoring, there are high shots as data support, averaging the first number of shots per game in history! James is not the same, he scores more efficiently
Hands! The comprehensiveness even beats Jordan several times! And in order to make this evidence look more convincing, he also analyzed several points in detail. First, Jordan averaged 3 times more arms than James per game in the regular season, 2.5 more times.
Points! But there are fewer rebounds and fewer assists! In the playoffs, Jordan averaged 5 more shots per game than James, scoring 5 more points, fewer rebounds, and fewer assists. Well, the second point is what makes people feel the most
Here's the funny thing. He said that with James' scoring efficiency, one shot can get about 1.2 points. If converted according to the average number, James can get 31.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists in the regular season with the same number of shots.
! Jordan only has 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists! The regular season data is completely surrounded by James! After conversion in the playoffs, James’s average data should be 34 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game! Overwhelming Jordan again!
33.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists! So James wins! In terms of scoring, he is actually the first person in history! Jordan is not his opponent!
This data may seem horrifying, but when it reaches the ears of many people, it is extremely ridiculous.
This time it's not just Barkley, Magic, Bird, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Kobe, and other celebrities all came forward to criticize James, a famous American sports star.
"Magic" Johnson said: The basketball court is not a simple application of arithmetic.
"Big Bird" Bird said: If you think so, I am nothing, Nick Wright? Do you know how to spell the word expert? If not, I will teach you.
Olajuwon said: Many things are difficult to reflect in simulated data. I am still interested in the most realistic games.
O'Neal said: Will Jordan team up at the top? Has Jordan ever lost a championship? I have played with Jordan, and I have also played with James. In one sentence, I can tell you that the two of them are not on the same level. When Jordan is there at the critical moment, it is victory.
I can't see the protection in James.
Kobe Bryant said: Jordan should be respected, he is the unquestionable greatest member of basketball.
When Tang Qian arrived, he naturally wanted to speak, but he was also direct. He opened his mouth and said, "Does this need to be said? Don't you know it by comparing the rings? The core ring represents everything! Is 2 greater than 6?"
James is great, but he is different from Jordan, and there is no point in comparing him. In some aspects, I agree with Mr. "Big Bird" Larry Bird's point of view.
Jordan himself didn't say anything, but he also posted a very obscure photo on Twitter, which showed him smoking a cigar with 6 championship rings. This move is really more silent than loud. See
He was besieged by so many people and made public outrage. Although Nick Wright did not admit his mistake, he still thought of a way to divert attention and said:
There is no way to compare Dongfang Tang and LeBron. One is a mountain and the other is a basin. It is disrespectful to compare them like this.
Seeing this, Tang Qian was speechless. Damn it, James skipped a grade to compare with Jordan. What other "conspiracy theory" did Jordan come up with because Jordan was worried that James would surpass him, so he deliberately suppressed him? Is this respect? Come to me,
Am I just disrespectful? These...bastard things are really worthless!
Regarding this, Tang Qian immediately tweeted:
There is an idiom in our country called Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains.
Then it was paired with an animated picture of Yu Old Man moving mountains.
This meaning is very obvious. Didn't you say that James is a mountain? Then I will move it for him. Let's see what other nonsense you can talk about!
Of course, these words offended countless James, but it didn't matter because he was originally going to take this path.
In the original time and space, James lived too comfortably. After his peak period, all the top ten players in history either retired or became obsolete, so his whetstone was too unqualified. Tang Qian's goal was very clear. The first step was to become the No. 1 player.
There is no doubt that the league's number one center, and then, I'm sorry, there must be a battle between him and James!
Because there is only one position for the number one player in the league.
If James sits, he will drive him off. This is also one of the charms of basketball itself.
You said you can't rush and you can't do this to James. That's completely nonsense. If you don't rush down, how can I sit on it?
So he completely ignored James's crazy message, because by then he and James would only have a greater "deep hatred". In that case, before he could undoubtedly overwhelm James, the situation would only intensify and never disappear.
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Therefore, it is useless to explain everything. Actions still have to speak for themselves.
There was also a big discussion on this point in China, and Tang Mi and Zhan Mi suddenly started fighting.
It completely replaced the situation of the fierce battle between Comit and James.
In the last game of 2014, the Lakers continued their consecutive road trip to the Western Conference. They faced the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The Nuggets this season are no longer the strong team in the Western Conference when George Karl led the team. They are now
Already dropped to No. 11 in the Western Conference, the whole team is in a mess. These people can't play the triangle offense at all. Brian Shaw will continue to smear the face of "Zen Master" this season.
Against this kind of team, the Lakers easily ended the game 119-100. Nick Young claimed after the game that this was a game that he had not even sweated yet. Everyone in the Nuggets team was a little angry, but after losing, they could only
Bowing your head and admitting defeat, and retorting as a loser at this time, will only attract greater ridicule and ridicule.
But they don't know that this season, it is absolutely impossible for them to get revenge.
Don't think about it at all.
Because it's completely impossible.
19 consecutive wins! This time, the pressure is all on the Cavaliers. Fortunately, the Cavaliers also narrowly defeated the Grizzlies by 3 points that night, which prevented James from falling into a huge whirlpool. Sometimes, the pressure storm, even
The confrontation pattern is not what the players themselves want. The external push and pull is also a big key point. But in this game, the Cavaliers helped the Lakers. Why do you say that? Because the Grizzlies are the underdog of the Lakers.
An opponent, and they injured Gasol and Tony Allen when they played against the Cavaliers. Although they had MRIs after the game, the problem was not serious, but a few days of rest were necessary. So the next day
Back-to-back games with the Lakers are basically giving up.
Without Gasol and Tony Allen, the two defensive generals, the Grizzlies had problems both inside and outside. The overall defense basically collapsed on its own. Therefore, Tang Qian scored 33 points in the game and helped the Lakers with 9 points.
By a margin, the victory was won.
Los Angeles Lakers, 20th consecutive win!!!
The Cavaliers also defeated the Charlotte Hornets in the first game of the new year. James scored 34 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in this game, protecting the Cavaliers' 20-game winning streak!!!
At this moment, it was clear that the Warriors were temporarily number one in the league, but their limelight was stolen by these two teams.
In the latest MVP rankings, Curry still ranks first, but the advantage is already very weak, because his data is incomparable to the following two. Therefore, the current number one is just the Warriors' record. If he loses this, he
It will immediately fall from first to at least third. James and Tang Qian are still second and third, but the gap is also narrowing. It seems that Tang Qian has led the team to 20 consecutive victories. This is hard to explain.
Otherwise, the face of their authoritative media will be lost.
Who can end the winning streak of the Lakers and Cavaliers? This has become a new hot topic in the league.
At the same time, Sports Illustrated also made a bold prediction:
If both teams remain undefeated until January 15th, which is half a month later, then it will be the most anticipated game of the season besides the Christmas game.
Looking at the online voting, more than 80% of people clicked YES. Therefore, for a while, Lakers, Cavaliers, Tang Qian and James gradually became the most mentioned contrasting words and phrases in the league.
James expressed his detached and official response to this: The Lakers are a strong team, but we are not weak either. I won't say that we will definitely be able to beat them, but I don't think they will definitely be able to beat us.
Typical James answer.
What about Tang Qian? On the contrary, he continued the old-school direct style of Choco's method and said: I don't like to say anything about Tai Chi. If you have to ask me, then I will definitely say that we will win! Yes,
That's it, this is my answer, Tang Qian.
PS: I have to get up early tomorrow for a business trip, so I'm sorry, the 10,000-word explosion has been postponed for one day, but tomorrow Xiao Zi gets off the train and finishes her work tasks. The tasks will continue~ Even if she is outside, she must complete them~ Please rest assured, Xiao Zi has a good character
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