Chapter 1235 Running Towards History!
The Lakers completed a 26-point comeback to win 71 games on the road, thereby breaking the team's regular season win record and becoming the third team in NBA history to win 70 regular seasons. They were only one game away from the legendary Bulls' 72 wins in the 1996 season. distance!
The Lakers also became the only team in league history to win 70 games in two consecutive seasons, creating new league history!
After the game, this feat spread all over the world with the Internet and media, and the Los Angeles Lakers also launched various screen domination modes. Even in North America, the popularity of the NBA suddenly surpassed the other three major leagues. That night and after Having achieved dominance in two days, people from all corners of the world are talking about the Lakers and this incredible season.
Stern was laughing very happily holding the data sheet in the office. After so many years, the NBA has finally reached a new height in his hands, and it can finally surpass football and baseball. Although it has only been a few days, it has already been achieved. This is a very big achievement, which makes Stern full of confidence in the future.
This popularity can be said to be unprecedented, and its global influence is even more exaggerated than the original 72 wins. After all, times have changed. Today's NBA has a wider audience and its impact is more profound.
Especially in Asia, most fans are not very impressed by Jordan's miracles back then. Most people heard about how legendary the Bulls were in documentaries or other sources, but this time it's different, because Quarterback Due to the existence of Feng, the entire Asian fans have basically followed the Lakers all the way to the present. The Lakers have become the home team in the minds of most Asian fans. Just look at the ratings. The ratings of the Lakers' game almost dominate the rankings in Asia. More than ten countries, and they watch the Lakers overcome thousands of difficulties step by step to reach today, let alone the feeling in the hearts of the fans.
When the Lakers broke the record, basketball fans throughout Asia seemed to be celebrating the New Year. This was 71 wins. It really seemed like a dream.
For many fans who have been paying attention to Ji Feng since he first emerged, all this is even more mysterious. After all, the time from Ji Feng's debut to his current achievements is really too short. The ancients also said: 'How can Jinlin be "Things in the pond turn into dragons when encountering wind and clouds", this sentence is most perfectly embodied by Ji Feng.
Ji Feng's reputation in Asia is really unmatched now, and has even surpassed many established stars. For example, when Hot Bar guest-starred in a big-name movie, director Zhang even went to Hot Bar specifically to ask for one. Ji Feng's signature.
When Ji Ran attended the annual economic meeting, many business leaders specifically asked him about Ji Feng. In the past, when talking about Ji Feng, they always said 'your son Ji Feng', but now it has unknowingly changed to ' You are Ji Feng's father'.
This change made Ji Ran feel happy and a little sad at the same time. If his son was too strong, he would look stupid. However, when he heard that Ji Feng had become a role model for many big bosses to educate their rich second generation, Ji Ran felt sad. It's gone, it's all our genes!
There is a legend about Ji Feng even in the circle of second-generation rich people, let alone ordinary people. The name Ji Feng is definitely the most popular name nowadays, and his deeds have even been included in the examination questions of many schools. It can be seen that Ji Feng The impact is profound.
In the NBA, the call for Ji Feng to win the regular season MVP has reached an all-time high, especially after this huge reversal game dominated by Ji Feng. Although many media are still praying for James to win the first MVP of his career. To build momentum, most people are more inclined to Ji Feng.
"Ji Feng, do you think the league will award the MVP to you? Do you need us to do anything?" After returning to Los Angeles, James called Ji Feng specifically to ask. Obviously he was also paying attention to the MVP. question.
"It's not necessary for the time being. Facts speak louder than words. MVP is still very authoritative, and we still have many records that have not been broken. There is nothing left for Lao Zhan. Just calm down and continue to wait for our performance." Ji Feng said.
Of course he has ideas about the MVP this season. He is full of expectations for any competition with James, and he feels that he has a high possibility of winning this season. Whether it is the team record or personal data and performance, Ji Feng is incomparable. Being picky, even if he goes to the media to build momentum, it will be of little use.
You must know that the MVP selection record during this period is very important. It is not the era when you can get the MVP by playing a few good games and collecting some statistics, so what he needs to do is to continue the legend. Facts speak louder than words!
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After defeating the Kings and Lakers and returning to Los Angeles, the team did not disband immediately, but returned to the training ground collectively. This is different from the past tradition of disbanding immediately after returning from away games, but no Lakers player complained.
If defeating the King made them very excited for a while, after arriving in Los Angeles, this excitement had dissipated and was replaced by calmness. Just like the Zen Master said, it was still early!
The next show is on April 10th!
The Lakers will face the Thunder at home!
This is the Lakers' 78th game of the season, and this is also a crucial game for the Lakers. If they defeat the Thunder, they will tie the Bulls' legendary 72 wins at their home court and rank first in history. The position of the record.
Although there are still four games left, no one from top to bottom of the Lakers wants to wait any longer, and Zen Master also believes that the sooner the record is broken, the better. The pressure of the record has always been on the shoulders of the Lakers. Although this is motivation, but Judging from the last game, it is also an unimaginable pressure for ordinary people. This pressure will become more and more intense as the games become fewer and fewer, and may even have an indescribable impact on the subsequent playoffs. That can The gain outweighs the loss.
Although all teams with more than 69 wins in history have won the final championship that season, but what if, if there is a runner-up with 73 wins, then this regular season record is no longer an honor. , but will become the object of ridicule, just like the king of qualifiers in football.
And being almost upset by the Kings undoubtedly sounded the alarm for them. Even a weak team can beat them.
That's why Zen Master chose to hold a pep rally on the night when he broke the team's record!
Early the next morning, all players received comprehensive physical examinations and massages. Fisher and other veterans also received restorative training. Young players like Ji Feng, Farmar, and Ariza even invited Zen masters to Professionals came to provide psychological stress relief.
This kind of work is very effective. At least the atmosphere within the Lakers team is no longer tense, and the irritable mood of Bynum and others has also been alleviated.
The intuitive performance is that both Lakers teams performed well in the afternoon training match, which further strengthened the Lakers' confidence in winning.
The atmosphere on the Lakers' side is relaxed, but the atmosphere on the Thunder's side is tense. Although the Thunder have long been determined to be at the bottom of the league and have no pressure from the record, they are a team with mostly young people after all. The biggest characteristic of young people is that they don't want to If I lose, I don’t want to be a stepping stone.
Durant practiced the mid-range shot without saying a word, but judging from the effect of the continuous shooting, he was not at peace in his heart. This is understandable. Seeing that he, a rookie of the same year, has now reached this point, this is a blow to him. Naturally, it was very big, so he subconsciously made up his mind to win.
Of course, does this determination really work?