Chapter 1492 Hello Warcraft, Do You Want to Join Us?

"Today is the 18th, and one day away, the Los Angeles Lakers will embark on their only trip to the Grammys every season, nine consecutive away games, eight of which are the Eastern Conference away games for any team. If the test is to win at least 6 games in 8 away games, then I think the Lakers still have a chance to win 70+ games this season, thus becoming the only super team in the league and having the opportunity to establish a super dynasty..."

On the TV, ESPN was doing a special program on who could win the championship this season. Magic Johnson, as a special guest, was enthusiastically encouraging the Lakers and said, "Once the Lakers win more than 70 games this season and win the championship, , then JK's Lakers dynasty will be the strongest dynasty in history'.

Although this sounds a bit arrogant, after all, the Bulls' 10-year six-championship dynasty and the Celtics' eight-consecutive championships are ahead of them. The three-consecutive championships also include the former OK Lakers. Why are you the strongest.

But what Magic Magic said later is impossible to refute, that is, even if it is a dynasty, who can win 70+ games in the regular season for three consecutive years.

As soon as these words came out, fans of other teams watching TV couldn't help but fell silent. Yes, 70 wins in a single season is difficult. Once upon a time, in the second year after the Bulls won 72 wins, the Bulls also thought To challenge this record, they were still strong in the 1997 season, but in the end they fell at the threshold of 70 wins. Although 69 wins did not hinder their greatness, and they also became the regular season leader at that time by virtue of their unsolvable performance in the regular season for two consecutive years. The most dominant dynasty team, but it is impossible not to regret it.

Just like getting 99 points on an exam, who doesn't want to be the person who gets perfect marks?

From the example of the Bulls, it is not difficult to see how difficult it is to win 70+ games in a row, let alone achieve this achievement for 3 consecutive seasons. However, the Lakers have already done what the Bulls failed to do last season, and they did so with 75 This crazy performance of 7 wins and 7 losses was achieved, and this season, they seem not far away from this goal.

This is terrifying!

"Let's look forward to the Lakers' away game against the Magic tomorrow night." At the scene, another guest, the Bulls' legendary second-in-command Pippen, said this after holding back for a long time.

Yes, this thing is true. It's really hard to refute it. The only thing you can do is to give hope to the recent devilish schedule. As long as the Lakers collapse here, the Magician's inference will not be established, and the Bulls will still be The greatest one.

Therefore, Pippen and fans of Lake Black, Ji Hei and other teams have placed their hopes on the Magic. As the Lakers' first opponent on the road trip, the opponent in last season's finals, the Magic is currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference. It is undoubtedly a strong team, and they are also one of the teams most promising to defeat the Lakers on the road.

However, it was 7:30 in the evening on January 18th. In a five-star hotel in Orlando, the Lakers generals who had arrived here earlier today did not rest. Instead, they had a meeting together in the hotel's conference room. For the tactical analysis meeting before the game, you need to know that they started two hours of recovery training directly after arriving here. After dinner, they came here for a meeting without stopping, which shows that the Lakers attach great importance to this game.

After all, the Magic were the finals team last season, and they introduced Carter this season. Although they let Turkoglu go like a fool, the combination of Warcraft + demigod is still quite bluffing, plus Nelson is a top player. The 2016 All-Star substitutes, this lineup is quite offensive. Although they are still ranked third in the Eastern Conference, just look at the ranking. The strength gap between the top three is actually not that big.

After a period of impassioned pre-game mobilization, the team finally disbanded. The infected Farmar and others wanted to go directly to the hotel gym for a night practice. After two seasons of Ji Feng's influence, the Lakers training enthusiasm It's at least two levels higher than before, and it's common to practice more at night.

Then Farmar saw Ji Feng walking through the door of the gym calmly and slowly returning to his suite...

Farmar: "...Um, Master Ji Feng, aren't you allowed to practice with us tonight?"

"Huh? It's already past 9 o'clock. It's time to go to bed."

"???Then what you just said in the conference room was so impassioned, let us not underestimate the enemy and stay excited..." Farmar felt that he had been fooled.

"Indeed, you can't underestimate the enemy, Jordan. You can't really think of yourself as Jordan just because your name is Jordan. You still have to work hard, brother!" Ji Feng said plausibly: "But it's enough that we know we can't underestimate the enemy. Magic, That’s it. If Turkoglu is gone, they will be at that level, so just get up and train tomorrow morning.”

Farmar: "..." Okay, you are the boss, so what do you say...

During the game the next day, Farmar understood that it was not Ji Feng who was conceited, but that they really had the strength to kill this magic!

How did the Magic defeat the Celtics and Cavaliers and advance to the finals? Of course it was Howard, but not all of them. Without Turkoglu's guidance, Howard could play like a blue-collar player. Believe it or not.

If you don’t believe it, just take a look at Warcraft this season. This season is his peak season. There is no doubt that he has averaged 13.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game so far this season, ranking first in rebounds and blocks. He has created many Historical records, many of which are related to defense, lead the league in field goal percentage, rebounds and blocks. Howard is also the first person to average all three statistics in a season since the league began to introduce blocking data in 1973. The number one player in the league. .

But for such an awesome guy, his scoring average is only 18 points per game. Yes, you read that right, such a top center in the league actually averages 2 points less than last season.

Moreover, most of his points this season came from the second offense, that is, he scored by himself after grabbing rebounds. He looked invincible, but was actually very sad.

Because no one can feed him the ball comfortably!

The Magic traded away three outsiders, and exchanged Turkoglu, the best passer, for Carter. It seemed like a profit, but with a loss, Howard completely became a defensive core, and his offensive ability was infinitely weakened. Although his offensive skills Howard, who is average but has reached his peak body, could score more than that if paired with a guy like Ji Feng or Paul.

At the same time, playing the Magic becomes easy, at least for the Lakers. They only need to let Kobe and Ji Feng take turns taking care of Carter, and the twin towers lock Howard so that these two cannot score easily, and the game is won by three points. Divided into two.

This is what the Lakers did in the first quarter. Howard couldn't catch the ball in the paint at all. Although he was very domineering on the defensive end and even blocked a big blow from Kobe. Bynum was even 0-for-3 from the field when he defended him. At 2 points, it was a dunk after an offensive rebound. Other than that, there was nothing gained and the game was very frustrating.

The Lakers led by 9 points 28-19 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Van Gundy intended to increase Howard's shots, but he couldn't pass the ball in at all. Nelson and Carter, these two brothers are offensive players, and their passing was bad enough. After three consecutive turnovers, Van Gundy stopped this tactic directly. .

Howard has returned to his miserable life where he can only attack by grabbing rebounds. He also has to work hard on the defensive end. Isn't he just a blue-collar worker...

"Howard, man, do you want to consider joining the Lakers? I will definitely pass the ball to you!" During the intermission, Ji Feng directly teased him.