Chapter 1679 To Make Iron, You Need to Be Tough Yourself

Another 23-game winning streak, the Lakers' winning streak this season has successfully jumped to the third position in history, 4 games away from the 27-game winning streak they created two years ago.

This news is naturally extremely exciting. Many Lakers fans are eagerly looking forward to the Lakers breaking their own record and heading towards the highest legend.

After a month, Sports Illustrated once again used photos of the Big Three of the Lakers on its cover, with the title: "33 consecutive wins next?"

However, the upcoming schedule is not as easy as people imagined.

Defeating the Bulls took a lot of effort from all the Lakers. Although the Bulls are not a dragon at home and a bug on the road this season, the Lakers defeated them in the second home game they have lost all season. Chicago this season is vaguely It's the same as the Cavaliers' home game two seasons ago.

But this is just the beginning. Next, the Lakers will play 5 consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference!

Yes, the Lakers have played four consecutive away games before, but this time, the league's schedule is even more abnormal than before. Starting with the Bulls, they will roam the Eastern Conference for two full weeks and play against six different opponents.

Although there are many wizards and bottom teams like the Raptors and 76ers, this is a problem in the Eastern Conference itself and has nothing to do with others. Moreover, in the constant away games, the original strength will be reduced to a certain extent. I think To win completely is not an easy task.

"Damn, I just finished beating these calves, and I didn't even have time to rest. Where is the next stop? Washington DC?" On the Lakers bus leaving the United Center, Law and Rose struggled for 23 minutes. Mal said with a helpless look on her face as she lay on the chair.

"No, that is a later game. We are going to New Jersey to play the Nets now. We have to thank the league for being merciful and not directly arranging for the Magic, Celtics or something." The other side also closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep. Gasol replied.

"Damn, the league is really rubbish. It was just 4 consecutive away games half a month ago, and now it's 5 consecutive away games. This is the first time in the past 4 years that we have played so many consecutive away games before the Grammys. This league is clearly You just don’t want us to win!” Fisher complained mercilessly.

"Indeed... this schedule is indeed a bit outrageous." Ji Feng sat up straight and said. He is the least affected in the team. Firstly, he is young, secondly, he has abnormal recovery ability, and thirdly, besides Gibson, naturally If he roars louder, his defense is really bad and it will have no effect on him.

"Gradually I got used to it. We did the same thing in the 2003 season after three consecutive championships." Kobe said calmly: "At that time, we often had to play away games in large groups, which caused our record to be poor. Encountered the Spurs and was eliminated in the end, missing the opportunity to win four consecutive championships.”

"The league is worried about balance." When Kobe said this, Ji Feng understood.

Fans naturally want a dynasty to appear, but the league does not want one company to dominate. This will affect the loss of fans and the decline in ratings. After all, there is not much suspense in the game before the season starts, except for the die-hard fans of that team. In addition, not many fans would like to watch it, especially the majority of neutral fans who are chasing exciting games.

A hundred schools of thought contend and a group of heroes compete for hegemony is what the alliance most hopes to see.

But there will still be super teams like the Lakers. They can't interfere blatantly, and the referees may not always be good at times, so they can only start from aspects such as the schedule. It is difficult for a team to have a team in consecutive away games. If you can maintain a winning streak and lose a few games, you can give other teams hope, so why not do it.

Obviously, the Lakers have been sanctioned by the league this season.

This sanction is still very meaningful. After all, the Eastern Conference is now full of heroes, the Bulls have unexpectedly risen, the Heat have formed a new Big Three, the Celtics have never lost their swords, and the Magic have not lost their strength, while the West is still a chaos, with the Spurs and Mavericks rising again. The Thunder, Grizzlies, and Trail Blazers are creating a youth storm. Isn't it a good time to take advantage of the chaos and do something.

"Fuck this dog alliance." The stubborn Bynum spat, indignantly.

"Okay, stop complaining. This is the only way to become a king. Have you ever met someone who makes trouble for others if you are not good enough?" The Zen Master clapped his hands; "Have this time to rest more, and then There are still a lot of tough battles to be fought!”

The Zen master’s words silenced the originally excited bus.

Ji Feng also took the time to rest. For him, it is their business that the league does not want them to win. For the Lakers themselves, what they have to do is to use their strength to break doubts!

Continuing the winning streak is the best response to them!

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However, on December 13, they still encountered some trouble.

Their 24th opponent is the Nets.

Fans who are familiar with this team should know what kind of team this is. After their former glory, they have been completely rebuilt in the past two seasons. Last season, they also created a superb record of 12 wins and 70 losses in a single season. .

That's it, the Nets are still an old hapless guy. Such a record is embarrassing enough. In order to play like this, apart from strength, the face must be thick enough. After all, in the last dozen games, in order to let the Wizards and Timberwolves Unable to think of surpassing them, they simply let the main players rest. Their 20-game losing streak was unprecedented.

They have a 25% probability of getting the No. 1 pick this season and a 50% probability of getting the No. 2 pick.

However, just like that, they didn't get the No. 1 pick. The No. 1 pick was taken by the Wizards with only a 10.2% probability. What's even more pitiful is that the second pick didn't even get their turn. The 76ers came from behind and took the second pick. Poor The Nets tried their best and ended up with the third overall pick.

Thinking about the smile of the Nets general manager during the lottery, it was really uglier than crying.

And the most pitiful thing is that they used the third pick to sign power forward Favors, a proper blue-collar blue-collar import...

This season, averaging 30 minutes per game as a starter, Favors contributed 6 points and 4 rebounds...

The Nets are ruined again this season. It is said that they are preparing to continue to mess up and compete for next year's No. 1 pick. It is said that Irving will participate in the draft next year, and everyone on the Net is determined to win.

But just such a team actually caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers!

As early as the end of the first quarter, Ji Feng discovered that the Nets had bad intentions in this game.

Although their paper strength is very poor, their shooting touch tonight is really good, especially Lopez, who actually made two three-pointers in the first quarter, which is simply unbelievable. You know he hit In the first 22 games, a total of only one three-pointer was made. In the first quarter today, there were twice as many as in the previous 22 games!

And it was even more obvious in the contrast of the Lakers' constant forging. Devin Harris, who was traded from the Mavericks last summer, controlled the rhythm in the second quarter. He and Lopez frequently scored inside and outside. The Lakers fell behind by 10 points at halftime. .

This is two consecutive games in which the Lakers have trailed by more than 10 points at halftime.

If it weren't for the good touch of Artest and Fisher tonight, the Lakers might have lost even more.