Chapter 1147 Paul Also Has a Day to Rise
After playing the Bobcats, when Ji Feng left Staples, he had already seen a lot of drums being transported backstage, which also meant that the Staples venue had nothing to do with the Lakers for the time being, and Los Angeles also officially Entering the Grammy time, starting today, the best singers in the world will come here one after another to participate in this annual music event.
The Lakers will embark on a road trip early tomorrow morning. According to the arrangement of the league schedule, from the away game against the Hornets on January 31 to the away game against the Thunder on February 9, the Lakers will experience 6 consecutive away games. They will not end their 10-day road trip until after the Grammy Awards on February 9. They will face the Thunder again at their home on the 11th, and then go to the road again to start a pre-All-Star game with the Jazz. The last fight.
This schedule is also the deadliest devil's schedule in the entire league. The Spurs next door share the same ailment with them. Their cowboy trip is sometimes more exaggerated than the Lakers. It is said that Popovich has decided to let Duncan rest in the cowboy trip.
In the Lakers locker room after the game, Farmar and Fisher and others have begun to complain.
"Phil, what do you think of 7 away in 8 games?" Bryant pretended to be a reporter to interview the Zen master who was training Bynum to make free throws.
"Hey, don't say it, every February I am afraid that I will die on the road." The Zen master has played a trick after a long time, but God knows, he is telling the truth, the consecutive away games every year is absolutely extremely for his coaching work. In the big test, he really has too many things to care about, and according to his age, it is really hard to run around like this, and sometimes he really wants to give himself a rest.
But considering that this year is the best time to break the Bulls record, he still has to go, and he has to work harder than before.
Ji Feng felt the feeling of consecutive away games last year. Sometimes two eastern cities in a row are the most tiring. Even a physical maniac like Ji Feng, who plays two or three away games in a row will feel tired and run around in a row. It's very affective. They easily only have 4.5 hours of rest a day. If you encounter a 'cute' away fan who gives you a surprise in the middle of the night, not to mention, the whole person will be confused. Forcing, Ji Feng is still tired, let alone these veterans.
This year is even more exaggerated than last year. They need to play 6 away games in ten days, and these six away games are actually across the East and the West. They will start from the West, and then return to the West after three consecutive Eastern teams. , This kind of schedule is not just the devil. The person who arranges the schedule is definitely a genius. For a schedule like this, you basically have to rest on the bus and on the plane. No wonder the outside world is saying whether the Lakers can break the Bulls record. Look at the 8 games before the All-Star Game.
The only advantage may be that the opponents are not very strong. The strongest are the Magic in the East and the Jazz in the West.
But Master Chan still didn't dare to be careless. After the game on the 27th, Master Chan gave the Lakers a day off, and the team regrouped on the 29th, and on the morning of the 29th, they also gave everyone a medical examination at the Lakers' medical center. Thorough inspection to ensure no hidden injuries are present.
The training in the afternoon also focused on rehabilitation training and tactical training. The Zen master obviously wanted to let the players adjust their physical condition to the best before such a devil's schedule.
However, sometimes too much rest also affects the state. On the 30th, the charter plane full of Lakers players’ luggage for half a month officially set off to their first destination, New Orleans. They will challenge the Hornets away.
This game is considered to be a head-to-head matchup with Maimang, and Ji Feng and Paul's second match of the season also attracted a lot of attention.
The Hornets have not performed as well as last season this season. Their lineup has changed very little from last season, and Scott's tactics are too single. At this time, they have been studied by major teams in the league. However, relying on Paul's rise, They are still a strong team in the league, and they are currently fifth in the Western Conference with a 26-16 record after 42 games.
This season, the West is still the devil's difficulty. Except for the Lakers, the next 2-6 places are only 4 wins away, and the same is true for the 7-12 places. It is foreseeable that this year's playoff quota and The battle for the playoffs place will be extraordinarily fierce.
Especially for the Hornets, if they want to fight for a top four position to give themselves home-court advantage in the playoffs, they can't relax in every game after that, especially against their playoff rivals. important.
So before the game, the Hornets players led by Paul showed their strong desire to win: "We have not won the Lakers in the past two seasons, I hope this is the first time."
That's right, since Ji Feng joined the Lakers, Paul has never won against Ji Feng. Expand it to include the Olympics. Paul won the group match against the Chinese team, but that game has nothing to do with Paul. He I got 3 points in 10 minutes.
Therefore, Ji Feng can be called the biggest sufferer of Paul's career. As for other personal data, team honors, individual awards, etc., I won't mention much. If I talk too much, I'm afraid Paul will cry, so you know that defeating Ji Feng is really good. This is Paul's big obsession.
In this game, he seems to have a chance to counterattack. The main reason is that the Lakers chose to rest in this game. In fact, it is not a rest. Bynum has a knee discomfort after arriving in New Orleans, given that he has been suffering from knee injuries. Troubled, so he chose to truce him, and Fisher also suffered from back discomfort and also truce, so the Lakers started to replace the two at once.
Farmar and Radmanovic came off the bench.
The Lakers fans are still very stable. After all, JKJ is still there, and the Lakers will not have any major changes.
But it does give the Hornets a chance, especially Chandler!
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Lakers found that the inside line was a little tight!
Chandler has a great advantage against Radmanovic, with superior height, weight, and wingspan. The confrontation is not at the same level. The boxing champion relies on these to eat, and although he is not good at offense personally, he is not good at offensive rebounds. The impact was immediately manifested. The Lakers lost 5 offensive rebounds in the first quarter, allowing the Hornets to score 6 more points. Without Bynum, Paul and Chandler's high pick-and-rolls also hit the wind. Smoothly, Chandler scored 6 points and 6 rebounds in the first quarter, including 4 offensive rebounds.
However, the Lakers are still stronger, Ji Feng, Kobe Bryant stable output, the Lakers lead 32-28 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Zen master let Gasol swing to the 5th position in order to limit Chandler, but this time it made West play very comfortable, and the Hornets took the lead for the first time with 3 consecutive mid-range shots!
At this time, many commentators found that the Lakers seemed to lack a strong substitute in the interior, and the problem of Radmanovic's unusable use became more and more serious.
The Hornets seized this opportunity at night. In the second half, West and Chandler took turns to attack the Lakers' inside line. Gasol fouled 6 early and left the court. The Lakers only had JK support left, but they still lost. With Kobe's lore failure, Hornets beat the Lakers 102-100 at home!