Chapter 1544 The Arrival of Unpredictable Fluctuations

After losing to the Bobcats, they won four games in a row. Ji Feng, Gasol, and Kobe took turns to show their strength. Even resting one or two main players did not prevent the Lakers from easily defeating their opponents. Whether it was at home or away, the Lakers were still the best. With the solution, the Lakers seem to be back on the familiar track.

Yes, people have become accustomed to the rhythm of the Lakers in the past three seasons. As the team with the longest losing streak in history, the Lakers have maintained a losing streak since the 2007-2008 season. In the long history of the NBA for decades, No team has ever been able to do this.

‘Failure must be followed by a winning streak. ’

At this time, the label has been placed on this Laker.

Therefore, after easily defeating the Warriors to complete the season sweep, Lakers fans did not celebrate much. After all, this is not a big deal. There are still more than ten games before the end of the regular season. They will wait until they score 70 wins before celebrating. Not too late either.

70 wins, a number that seemed out of reach in the past, can now be easily mentioned by Lakers fans, and will not be ridiculed by fans of any team. This is not just sahib, because the Lakers have won the championship for two consecutive years. The luxurious record of 70+ wins is also due to the confidence that the Lakers have given fans with their hard power for a long time.

Although the current record of the Lakers has just reached 56 wins and 9 losses, they are still 4 games away from 60 wins, and to get 70 wins means that they can only lose 3 more games at most in 17 games, but this does not prevent Lakers fans from being full of enthusiasm. confidence.

Soon, 10 days later, on March 20, the confidence of Lakers fans increased again.

Because in these ten days, the Lakers played 4 games.

On March 13, the Lakers faced the Suns at home. The Suns showed their strength in the second half of the season. Nash and Stoudemire showed their fangs. They have won 15 of the last 20 games, and their current record has reached the third position in the Western Conference. His glasses fell off in shock.

Moreover, the Suns have been in great shape recently, losing only one game since March. Stoudemire averaged 28.7 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, and Nash returned to the top with 17 points and 11 assists per game.

But it was such a Sun that only lasted 3 quarters against the Lakers and was defeated.

In the first three quarters, relying on the crazy output of Stoudemire and Nash, the Lakers were never able to open up the score. The maximum point difference was only 4 points.

But in the fourth quarter, when Ji Feng assisted Bynum and dunked on Stoudemire, the direction completely changed. In the next 5 and a half minutes, the Lakers launched a 20-5 attack wave, closing the gap in one fell swoop. Expand to 20 points.

The Suns were unable to catch up and eventually lost 84-108. The Lakers won 5 consecutive games.

Ji Feng's 20 points and 20 assists beat Nash's 14 points and 10 assists. Kobe's 33 points also beat Stoudemire's 25 points and 8 rebounds. The Lakers once again demonstrated their strength.

In the next three games, the Lakers faced weak teams in a row. The Kings, Wizards and Timberwolves became the dead souls of the Lakers. They won three consecutive games with more than 256 points, and the Lakers won 8 consecutive victories!

Ji Feng also became the Player of the Week that week with averages of 34 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists per game.

As a result, the Lakers' record successfully reached 60 wins and 9 losses, becoming the first team to reach 60 wins this season. They continued to hold the top spot in the league and expanded the gap between themselves and the second-place Cavaliers in the league to 15 games. The gap with the second-place Nuggets in the Western Conference has widened to 18 games!

This is undoubtedly a terrifying gap!

Yes, while other teams in the league are still struggling below 50 wins, the Lakers have reached another dimension.

With such a performance, it's hard not to believe that the Lakers will easily reach 70 wins and create a mythical dynasty of 70 wins for three consecutive years.

However, fluctuations are often hidden beneath the seemingly calm surface!

On March 22, the Lakers faced the Spurs at home. Neither side made any rotations in this game. GDP and JKJ both made their appearances.

However, despite the fact that the Spurs' lineup has been intact for a long time, the Lakers are still infinitely optimistic, not only because this is the Lakers' home court and the two sides' record in the past three seasons, but also because the Spurs are currently on the edge of the playoffs.

Sixth in the Western Conference, many people have forgotten the last time the Spurs were ranked in this position, but this is a true portrayal of the Spurs this season. Aging, injuries, insufficient adjustment, and the decline in strength of the main players such as Duncan.

This Spurs is undoubtedly the weakest Spurs team of the decade.

But this Spurs created the impossible at Staples.

The Lakers led by 10 points in the first quarter, and relied on Ji Feng's 3-pointer at the buzzer to widen the point difference to 19 points at halftime. This is a seemingly stable score. After all, the Lakers have not been beaten by anyone else in a game leading by more than 10 points so far this season. The team makes a comeback.

But Popovich did.

Bonner's five three-pointers in the third quarter brought the 19-point deficit to just 4 points. In the fourth quarter, even though Kobe scored 9 consecutive points in the last 4 minutes, he could not prevent Ginobili from scoring 5 seconds before the end. Complete the buzzer beater!

100-99!

The Spurs ended the Lakers' 8-game winning streak with a buzzer beater at the Lakers' home court!

"NICE! NICE!" Ginobili was extremely excited after the game. He did not expect that they could complete a 19-point reversal here.

"The Lakers suffered a defeat and their record reached 60 wins and 10 losses. Although it is regrettable, we have to admit that the Lakers themselves were careless. They completed their biggest comeback in two seasons." Hearn's voice sounded. It's a pity that being killed in this way is undoubtedly a very unpleasant thing. If the opponent is the Spurs, the unpleasantness will be amplified three times.

After the game, many media also implicitly criticized the Lakers and praised the Spurs, but not many people paid attention. Although the defeat was regrettable, losing one game after eight consecutive victories is not difficult to accept.

The Lakers also quickly regrouped, and three days later they defeated the Thunder at home. Although the score difference was not big, 106-100 was the smallest point difference the Thunder had ever lost to the Lakers, but a win was a win, and the Lakers still maintained their lead. A fine tradition of no losing streak.

However, on the 27th, the Lakers lost again on the road. This time they were defeated by the Hornets who lacked Paul!

There is nothing to say about the process. The entire Lakers team was not in good condition. No one, including Ji Feng, scored more than 25 points, and the shooting rate was extremely low, especially the 3-pointers. Except for Ji Feng, who made 3, No one else got a hit!

Under such performance, even though the Hornets were without Paul, the Lakers failed to win. 90-95, the Lakers lost another game!

An explosion of public opinion after the game was inevitable, and the atmosphere among the Lakers was also very delicate, but they had no time to rest.

After a clean defeat, the Lakers returned home to face the Rockets back-to-back. This game was also very difficult. The victory was not decided until the last minute. The Lakers trailed by 2 points 90-92 in the last minute.

Just when everyone thought the Lakers would lose their first game in a row, Ji Feng stepped forward. He first scored 2 points to help the team equalize the score, and then stole Brooks' pass and scored 2+1!

After a solid free throw, the Lakers went ahead by 3 points. The Rockets failed to hit the tying 3-pointer at the last moment. Gasol protected the rebound. The Lakers finally defeated the Rockets in a thrilling 95-92 and won their 62nd victory of the season.