Chapter 1681 After Two Years, Another 27 Consecutive Victories
"Dip~!"
The red light came on and the number on the scoreboard changed to 99-98. The Lakers completed a buzzer beater at the last minute and the Nets, who had led almost the entire game, lost!
elegant?
beautiful?
That's right, none of this has anything to do with this final victory.
Simple, effective and practical!
This is the essence of this decisive victory!
It is said that the simpler, the more effective it is, so when Powell completed this alley-oop and dunked the ball into the basket, the entire stadium was stunned!
The Nets players all stayed where they were. Harris, Lopez, and Gomez gathered around Ji Feng, each with his hands on his waist and looking at each other, as if they couldn't figure out why there was a buzzer-beating dunk in the end. And it was Powell who scored the goal - this was the first buzzer beater of Powell's career!
It wasn't until people on the court flocked to Powell and started celebrating wildly that the Nets players woke up from their dreams. Harris walked up to the referee to question the timeout, but received a very firm gesture from the referee and didn't even bother to look again. At a glance at the replay, he could see very clearly that this ball was a 100% good ball!
Harris got the answer, spread his hands unwillingly, and then walked straight back to the bench. He obviously hadn't gotten over this fact yet.
The most uncomfortable thing was Lopez, who rushed out to help defend Ji Feng. He could cry immediately when he looked at his eyes. 80% of the ball would be attributed to him, if he hadn't let go of his defender to leave so much space inside. If he was in the neutral position, there would be no such stunning alley-oop dunk.
But who can blame him? At that moment, anyone else would have made such a decision. It can only be said that Ji Feng made an extremely bold decision at the last moment. Although this will not block his career, you can imagine If this goal fails, what kind of doubts will Ji Summit face.
For details, please refer to James. His repeated failures in passing the ball at the last moment gave James the title of blame-shifter, and his ability at the last moment has also become the target of ridicule by the majority of fans.
Regardless, fortunately the goal was scored, then this is another masterpiece of Ji Feng's career!
When the basketball finally hit the net and all the Lakers players flocked to Powell, Ji Feng's tense nerves could finally relax.
They completed the reversal and they won, still in such a dramatic way. Maybe this is the charm of basketball. You never know what will happen on the court until the last moment.
"Win...win, we win!" Farmar on the bench reacted for a long time before finally reacting, and then staggered into the court.
"This kid is so courageous." The Zen master also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a long breath, and then walked to the technical stage with a smile. Although this had nothing to do with his tactics, as long as he won, then Will suffice.
"What a great game!" Barkley also said with emotion: "This is the first time in Ji Feng's career that he passed the ball at the last moment. It was really a very bold decision, but it turned out that it was a perfect decision. , his pass allowed Powell to complete the first buzzer beater of his career. The Lakers deserved this victory. They completed the reversal with half a substitute!”
"Congratulations to the Lakers. They won another away game to complete their 24th consecutive victory and continue to retain the hope of breaking the winning streak." Smith also said, who could have imagined that when the Lakers themselves were about to give up, there would be such a reversal. Woolen cloth.
99 to 98, the Lakers, playing away from home, narrowly defeated the Nets with Ji Feng's assist and Powell's buzzer beater at the last moment!
Ji Feng scored a season-low 15 points in this game, but also scored 17 assists and 12 rebounds. He stumbled into his eighth triple-double of the season.
However, although the Lakers won this game like a victory escape, there was still a lot of criticism of this game from the outside world. After all, the Lakers did not play well in this game.
The best performer for the Lakers was substitute Powell, who made 7 of 8 shots and scored 14 points, as well as the final buzzer-beating dunk. The highest scorer belonged to Artest who scored 19 points. Fisher also scored 18 points. Kobe Bryant 10 points, Gasol and Bynum both scored in single digits.
"With the Lakers' current state, the next back-to-back away games may end their winning streak." The local New Jersey sports media, who were very unhappy with the loss, continued to pessimize the Lakers' next winning streak after the game.
Even many media that were originally optimistic about the Lakers have begun to pave the way for the Lakers to lose. The Los Angeles Sports News warned fans not to have too much hope for a continued winning streak, while the New York Sports News ridiculed that the Lakers always say that their goal is only champion.
But two days later, when the Lakers showed up at the Washington Wizards' home court, they slapped all the doubters in the face with practical actions.
This season, the Wizards have secured their position as vice president of the league. Only Nick Young and Arab League are doing well. The last time they met the Lakers, they lost cleanly, but the Lakers' poor state in the last game seemed to give them hope.
But in the first quarter, when Gasol and Bynum scored 29 points together, this little bubble of hope was completely shattered.
"The Lakers Twin Towers broke out for the first time in a long time! Gasol made 6 of 8 in the first quarter, Bynum made 5 of 6, and their combined free throws were 7 of 7. Who would dare to question them as mascots with such shooting rates!" Smith said.
After the whole game, Gasol had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and Bynum had 26 points and 12 rebounds. The Twin Towers blasted the Wizards inside, making the UAE's 19 points and 8 rebounds look a bit dry.
Ji Feng only took 7 shots and hit 5 goals, including 2 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 18 points, 16 assists and 6 rebounds, 15 assists in two consecutive games. Kobe scored 15 points and 5 assists. It's only 23 minutes.
In short, this was a big win without any suspense. The final score was fixed at 110-90. The Lakers took away their 25th consecutive victory with 20 points!
This victory rekindled the hope of Lakers fans, but some people still said sourly that all this was caused by the Wizards being too weak. After all, Kobe and Ji Feng's performance was still average.
"The real deal is to beat the sixth-place Pacers in the Eastern Conference back-to-back in the next game!" the Lakers fans said one after another.
However, the Pacers did not satisfy Lake Black's wish. The Lakers' physical strength was limited in this back-to-back game. Jackson constantly substituted substitutes to offset the impact of consecutive days of battle. However, the Pacers continued to fall behind, mainly because their own touch was so bad!
How bad is it, they only scored 32 points at halftime, so even if the Lakers themselves only scored 44 points, they still led by 12 points at halftime.
Hu Hei was dumbfounded...
"Damn it, I gave you a chance and you failed so much!" The Lakers gritted their teeth, but they had to accept that the Lakers easily won their 26th consecutive game with 95-70!
"Congratulations to the Lakers, who won the victory under the leadership of their ninth triple-double of the peak season (23 points, 11 assists and 14 rebounds). They are only one step away from the second consecutive 27-game winning streak in history!" Yu Jia commented after the game.
It stands to reason that it would be more uncomfortable for the Lakers to fall at this time. However, the Lakers gave up treatment. After the Pacers, their opponent in Game 27 was the 76ers, a team that has completely given up treatment this season...
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game on the 18th, and the 76th head coach shook hands with Zen Master with a happy face, you might think that the 76ers won, but you didn't know that they only laughed because they lost!
109-88, the Lakers defeated the 76ers, achieving their 27th consecutive victory this season!