Chapter 1733 Become a Paddling Team From Today!

Ji Feng's interview was as sharp as ever. At least Popovich was able to hold back his old blood. Although he defeated the Lakers with Ji Feng tonight, Popovich believed that this was the Lakers' routine. Kobe took a rest, and everyone felt that it would definitely happen. It's Ji Feng CARRY, but Ji Feng didn't have a strong desire to attack in the whole game. He just passed the ball he could pass, and he almost didn't have the various coquettish breakthroughs and long-range three-pointers that were the signature of Ji Feng before.

Moreover, just looking at the data, you may think that Ji Feng simply did not perform well. However, he hit 8 players in 10 shots in the game, in exchange for 19 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. This kind of performance may also be Ji Feng would think that his performance in this game was not good...

The purpose was naturally to make the Spurs relax their vigilance in the upcoming playoffs. He was just about to attack Ji Feng in front of the media. Unexpectedly, Ji Feng did it first!

"Go back and tell them that the intensity of preparing for the Lakers must be doubled! No! Super doubled! Don't be complacent just because of a victory. They are still our biggest enemies!" Popovich said to the assistant coach beside him on the bus. .

Popovich is not stupid. You Lakers can't possibly deceive me in just one game. It's impossible!

If Ji Feng knew what Bobo was thinking, he would definitely remind him not to keep targeting them. You haven't entered the Western Conference Finals yet. What if you can't pass the first round...

Although Ji Feng also knows that this possibility is a bit small, after all, how can there be black seven and black eight every day?

If Ji Feng traveled back in time, he would definitely be surprised by his "crow's mouth". Poor Spurs, this season is the biggest black history for the Spurs, Pop and GDP.

However, he is not, so the good show will only happen later.

Eyes continued to focus on the Lakers. After playing the Spurs on March 7, the Lakers once again started a three-game road trip. In the first game, they came to Atlanta to face the Hawks.

The Lakers chose to take a flight to the away game on the day of the game, that is, on the morning of the 9th. As soon as the plane landed, Ji Feng called his friends and rushed to the high-quality steak restaurant he found when he came here for the last game, returning them while walking. Shouting: "Hurry up, if you're late, there won't be any seats left!"

Behind him were Farmar, Shannon Brown and others who were also yelling, plus the still cold Kobe and the stinky Artest. The atmosphere of the entire team did not look like they were going to play a game at night.

Indeed, compared with previous days, the atmosphere of the Lakers at this time is more like a vacation time during an intense season. Not only did Jackson let the main players take turns during the game, he also reduced the training content during training.

The training has changed from the previous high-dose physical fitness, shooting training and tactical training to mainly restorative training, supplemented by other training. The Zen Master even invited a psychotherapist to provide psychological counseling to the players in turn, and the atmosphere of the training session also changed. No longer so suffocating.

This seems incredible, because in people's minds, the Lakers have been known for their strict training since they formed this team, and their atmosphere is one of the most serious. Otherwise, they would not have won the championship for three consecutive years.

The Lakers this season are striving for their second four consecutive championships in history. Shouldn't they be more strict? Why did they suddenly relax!

Before answering this question, let me tell you a few stories from the past.

During the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Magic Johnson joked when meeting the Prince of Monaco: "The only time I had contact with the royal family before was with Jordan."

In 1992, a Chevrolet car commercial was broadcast in the United States. Pippen, who was helpless because his car was stuck in the snow, looked at the two ruts extending into the distance beside him and murmured: "Look, that's Michael's trajectory." ”

Still in 1992, if you asked a "foreigner" how to quickly understand the United States, Americans would recommend you go to New York to see the Empire State Building, go to San Francisco to see the Golden Gate Bridge, go to the Dakotas to see the Presidential Hill, and go to Chicago to see Jordan.

Yes, in 1992, Jordan, who completed two consecutive NBA championships and won the Olympic men's basketball gold medal, was such an invincible existence.

People take it for granted that the Bulls should become the third team in NBA history to win three consecutive championships. With such high-level expectations, even Jordan lamented: "It is a crime to maintain the status quo."

"There will be nothing more difficult than three consecutive championships in the world." This was Jordan's declaration after completing three consecutive championships twice, and from that time to today, this sentence is still as true as ever. Here comes this Laker.

Since Ji Feng and Gasol appeared at Staples in 2008, the Lakers have spent three incredible years with basketball fans around the world.

70 wins for 3 consecutive years, 75 wins and 7 losses, 16 consecutive wins and championship...

This Laker has created an omnipotent miracle and achieved the legend of the fifth three consecutive championships in history. Moreover, this record seems to have no end in sight.

In the fourth season, the 35-game winning streak came as promised. The Lakers broke all records that any team could break. They won 547 and lost 3 in the first 60 games, surpassing the first place in the Eastern Conference by 14 wins...

The Lakers seem to be getting closer and closer to four consecutive championships.

But only they themselves know the danger.

The first three championships have passed, so there is no need to mention them again. This season, the Lakers have encountered difficulties that all consecutive championship teams will encounter.

In the 1997-98 season, Pippen missed 35 games due to injury. There is no need to say more about the internal strife, transactions, and various situations that followed. You can see various versions of the story by just opening a browser.

For the Lakers this season, internal strife does not exist and the team atmosphere is still good, but injuries are still the biggest enemy.

After three seasons of conservative treatment, Kobe's knee has become a little overwhelmed. Every night after training, you can see him sitting in the physical therapy room with a thick ice pack for three hours.

Bynum's knees are also at risk of injury, which I won't mention. Even the tough Artest needs to remove the water in his knees intermittently.

Injuries are secondary, the most important thing is psychological pressure.

Just like Jordan's emotion back then, the Lakers attracted more attention than the Bulls back then. Their every move, even losing a game, would become huge news. Such pressure is absolutely unimaginable to ordinary people.

During the 35-game winning streak, the pressure on the Lakers players was even greater. In order to win the 35-game winning streak, the Lakers players almost tried their best, as evidenced by the fact that Kobe Bryant played with injuries many times, and finally achieved the goal, and then exploded. After the media incident, Ji Feng broke out, and then there was another wave of winning streak and a feast of consecutive 50+ games.

The fans had a great time watching it, and the media was also satisfied, but Master Zen knew very well that the Lakers had still reached a critical point. Behind Ji Feng's crazy consecutive 50+ points, many of the team's problems were hidden.

Therefore, in order to continue walking, the Zen Master decided, Lakers, to start paddling!