I really play basketball

Chapter 276
By the end of January, the Warriors had unknowingly won a 30-game winning streak.

Now, not only is the second position in the history of the NBA winning streak more stable, they even have a chance to hit the 33-game winning streak maintained by the Lakers.

"It's only three games. For the Warriors, it's not a difficult task."

ESPN published a column that analyzed in detail the possibility of the Warriors tying or even breaking the record.

"After beating the 76ers, the next four games for the Warriors are—"

"On January 1, they will play away against the Portland Trail Blazers;"

"On January 1, they will go further north to play back-to-back against the Seattle SuperSonics;"

"On February 2, the Warriors will return home to face the Phoenix Suns;"

"The last is the 3rd, and it's still a home game. The opponent is the San Antonio Spurs..."

In the four games, none of them were bad teams. The worst Trail Blazers are now in the Western Conference playoff ranks.

But ESPN believes: "For the Warriors, the most difficult game is the back-to-back game against the Sonics on the 30th."

The reason? I thought about it with my butt——

The last time the Supersonics and the Warriors played against each other, it was very difficult for the Warriors to win, and the five small cards were drawn out to win.

In this meeting, the Warriors are still fighting back to back, and their physical condition is very worrying.

All in all, this back-to-back away game against the Sonics is indeed the most likely game the Warriors will lose in the four games.

In the remaining three games, the Blazers are almost completely surrounded by the Warriors except for the inside line. It can be said to be the least suspenseful game.

The Suns rely on the depth of the bench to win the world, but the depth of the Warriors' bench is only a little bit worse than the Suns. The suspense of this game is not too big.

In the end, in the Spurs game, the Twin Towers were a bit scary.

Especially now that the twin towers are getting better and better, gradually showing their power.

Not long ago, in the season rematch between the Spurs and the Lakers, the Spurs, who had lost the Christmas game before, regained a victory.

上将跟鲨鱼对砍，一个29分14个篮板4个助攻2个抢断3个大帽，另一个33分11个篮板5个助攻1个抢断5个大帽。

邓肯站出来，轰下29分17个篮板7个助攻3个抢断3个大帽，收走了比赛的胜利。

Of course, for the Warriors, no matter how powerful the twin towers are, they will face the Spurs after recharging their energy.

According to ESPN, after a comprehensive analysis, the Sonics are still the most difficult to play, followed by the Spurs.

"Either, the Warriors' 31-game winning streak will end, or the Lakers' 33-game winning streak will be tied by the Warriors. Of course, the possibility of breaking the record is also very high..."

There are three possibilities, either to be terminated by the Supersonic, or to tie, or to break.

ESPN's analysis, coupled with the fact that the Warriors are indeed powerful during this period.

After a wave of 30 consecutive victories, the record of 34 wins and 7 losses directly took away the first place in the league that originally belonged to the Bulls.

Public opinion exclaimed: The Warriors are back!

The Los Angeles media began to bring up the old story again, and they once again shouted the slogan "Beat Warriors".

Why Los Angeles Media?
On the one hand, Los Angeles and the Bay Area are mortal enemies. The rise of the Warriors in the past two years has also made the relationship between the Lakers and the Warriors gradually evolve a bit like the relationship between rivals in the same city in football.

The difference is that the two teams are rivals in the same state.

On the other hand, the original winning streak holder is the Lakers.

The Warriors are about to break the Lakers' record, how can the Lakers not be in a hurry?
The Lakers were in a hurry, and the eunuchs around the emperor, the Los Angeles media, were even more anxious.

So what about the warriors involved?
In the Bay Area, the Warriors are already preparing to go to Portland.

In the past, they really didn't like winning streaks.

The main reason is that no matter how long this thing is stretched, it can't break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

Emmm, the Warriors at that time had no idea of ​​breaking the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

The main reason is that the Lakers' 33-game winning streak is too abnormal. There are only 82 games in a season. What is the concept of winning 33 games in a row?
That is the concept of not losing a game for a half of a season...

But now, the Warriors have won 30 consecutive victories, only 33 victories away from 3 consecutive victories.

The idea of ​​breaking records and making history unconsciously occupies the top of the brain.

With the advocacy of ESPN and public opinion, the Warriors began to imagine the moment when they broke the record.

"The hardest game must have been against the Supersonics, but last time we relied on the fifth team to beat them to pieces, this time it can be replicated."

"The problem is, didn't Downey say that, in the following regular season, the five minors will not be able to make it easily."

"I don't believe it anymore. The temptation to break the winning streak comes first. Donnie is not tempted!"

To put it bluntly, the winning streak record has the greatest bonus, and it is the head coach in charge of the team.

Players, especially role players, may not even be mentioned by name when the winning streak is mentioned in later generations.

"That fucking bastard Henry Abbott thinks the Spurs are a tough opponent, I don't think he has a brain."

The Warriors don't like the Spurs very much. On the one hand, the two teams haven't played against each other since this season.

On the other hand, although the Spurs are working hard in the later stages, they did not play well in the first half after all. Now their results have not improved, and they are only ranked fifth in the Western Conference. They don't look very strong.

Lin Xing shook his head. Instead, he felt: The Sonics are not a big problem. The last time the Warriors played against the Sonics, Kobe was in a bad state.

This time against the Supersonics again, Kobe can't be in such a bad state, can he?

People always have time behind them, but can they always be behind time?impossible!
But the Spurs, I'm afraid it will be a bit tricky.

Mourning can't guard against the general, because the general is half a head taller than him, and his style of play is more versatile.

It is said that the general is a soft-footed shrimp in the competition, but that is the playoffs, and the general is still very powerful in the regular season.

And, Big Ben certainly can't guard against Duncan.

There is also a height gap, and Duncan also has a mid-range rebound shot.

The Warriors are not afraid of the inside line that digs hard, like a shark, but the inside line that can show off in the middle distance, like a big dream.

One of the top insiders is already difficult to defend, and one more?
Lin Xing frowned...

In fact, what is more difficult is the Warriors' own offense.

Inside the twin towers, the restricted area directly became a no-fly zone.

With the general around, Duncan can still expand and sweep the mid-range.

And for a long time, the Spurs team has been relying on defense.

Now that the twin towers are blessed, there are also Sean Elliott, Monty Williams, Jalen Jackson and other defensive titans on the periphery.

Lin Xing really felt a little pressure, not because he was under pressure, but because he felt that the Spurs' defense would put a lot of pressure on his teammates.

And he will add to Duncan alone, I am afraid the game will not be so easy...

……

The fact that the Warriors hit the winning streak suddenly became a hot topic in the entire league.

So much so that when the Warriors set off from the Bay Area and rushed to Portland, NBC TV broadcast live.

The headline of the live broadcast is: The record of the Warriors hitting the winning streak...

After all, the winning streak is really big.

The Lakers have a 33-game winning streak, which has been maintained for 26 years.

Even in Lin Xing's previous life, until the moment he crossed over, the Lakers' record of 33 consecutive victories had not been broken.

It can be said that this record will be in Lin Xing's previous life, and it will definitely be included in the selection of the record that is least likely to be broken.

A record that cannot be broken is now about to be broken, and the enthusiasm of the Warriors in the next four games can be imagined.

Chicago, Michael Jordan is watching.

During this period of time, he has been putting pressure on Jerry Krause because he feels that the current lineup of the Bulls simply has not defeated this warrior like an invincible battleship.

So, change is necessary.

To be precise, it changed again.

In New York, David Stern is also watching.

He frowned, with hesitation all over his face.

He was hesitating, hesitating and wondering if he should stop the Warriors.

If the Warriors really broke the record of 33 consecutive victories and won three consecutive championships, then the gold content of the Warriors' three consecutive championships will be much higher than the Bulls' previous three consecutive championships.

There were 72 wins before and 33+ consecutive victories later. This is the regular season.

In the playoffs, let’s not mention the three consecutive championships. Don’t forget that in the playoffs last season, the Warriors won the championship after only losing one game.

The 15-1 playoff record is also a record.

But Stern thought again, even without this 33+ winning streak, the Warriors' three consecutive championships have higher gold content than the Bulls.

Block it or not, it doesn't seem necessary anymore.

After hesitating, Stern decided not to do anything.

Whether the Warriors can break this record of 33 consecutive victories depends entirely on the Warriors' own abilities.

……

On January 1, the Warriors arrived in Portland.

In the evening game, Nelson was fully prepared, and he directly arranged a starting lineup with a clear purpose.

"Point guard Stark, shooting guard John Starks, small forward Byron Russell, power forward Donyell Marshall, center Greg Ostertag."

Wait, where did Mourning go?

Before the game, Nelson Sr. had revealed to the public that Mourning was forced to miss the game because of hip tension.

However, Lin Xing knew that Mourning was not injured at all, but that the old Nelson directly rested Mourning for the back-to-back game after this game.

The rotation needed an excuse, so Nelson asked the team medical team to make up an injury at will.

As a result, the team medical team compiled a hip injury.

With Mourning absent, the Warriors are still a bit under pressure against the Blazers Sabonis and Brian Grant's inside combination.

At the beginning, Sabonis was in good form, and at one point he played so hard that the Warriors' insiders couldn't hold their heads up.

But on the perimeter, the Warriors directly blasted the Blazers' perimeter.

Compared with history, this Trail Blazers still has Isiah Ryder as the core.

The difference is that Rod Strickland was not traded by the Blazers for Stoudemire.

Plus former Eagles guard Stacy Augmon, who is not bad defensively.

The Trail Blazers' outside trio still has strength.

With the addition of Sabonis, Brian Grant and the substitute O'Neal, the Blazers have a place in the Western Conference playoffs.

But facing the Warriors' perimeter, the Blazers' perimeter trio was blown away.

The main thing was Lin Xing, who combined throwing and attacking, completely disrupted the Blazers' defense in a few minutes.

When Kobe appeared in the second quarter and Lin Ke joined forces, the Blazers were even more helpless.

A victory is so easy.

"I said a long time ago that the Blazers are no match for the Warriors, but I didn't expect them to be so unbeatable."

After the game was over, Matt Gutica shook his head.

I thought that in these four games, the most difficult game would be the Warriors playing the Sonics back-to-back.

The premise of this is that the Warriors' game against the Trail Blazers the day before will be exhausted by the Blazers.

But now, the Blazers have not put pressure on the Warriors at all.

Not only did Mourning take a round off, but even Lin Xing and Kobe were in excellent physical condition after a game. .

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Warriors sealed the victory.

Lin Xing was directly replaced by Nelson to rest, but Kobe played full.

But in the first quarter, Kobe didn't play.

So it was full, Lin Xing played less than three quarters, and Kobe Bryant also played less than three quarters.

"Looking at it this way, there might not be any suspense in the Supersonic game."

Matt Gudica and the others have not forgotten the last match between the Warriors and the Supersonics. The Warriors broke through the Supersonics with only one hand and five players.

The Supersonics are really that difficult to deal with, and the Warriors directly sacrificed the five juniors, and everything will be fine.

"There should be no problem for the Warriors to tie the record."

Defeated the Trail Blazers in the away game, and the 30-game winning streak was further expanded to 31 consecutive victories.

That night, the Warriors headed to Seattle.

That is to say, the two away games are not far apart, otherwise the flight back and forth halfway would consume a considerable amount of physical energy.

Now, the distance from Portland to Seattle is not worth mentioning.

……

On the evening of January 1th, the Warriors vs. Sonics season two battle started.

The more important significance of this game is that the Sonics have the opportunity to stop the Warriors' winning streak.

Therefore, this game, which was not originally broadcast live across the United States, was temporarily adjusted to be broadcast live across the United States by NBC TV.

Even Yang Wu came to join in the fun.

Public opinion believed as early as last night that the Supersonics could not stop the Warriors.

Because the Blazers didn't resist much last night, this game, which was originally considered the most difficult game on the way for the Warriors to break the record, directly became the game with the least suspense.

The Supersonics definitely don’t think so. Before the game, Payton hugged Lin Xing and said:
"Even if we are buddies, I won't give you this victory."

Emmm, ruthless words are still ruthless words, but just from the inside and outside of the words, Lin Xing heard Peyton's sincerity.

"Okay, I will take this victory myself!"

If you don't send it, I'll pick it up myself.

Peyton did not refute this.

Lin Xing smiled. He knew that Payton couldn't refute it, because the Warriors must win this game.

Before the game, the old Nelson said: "I said before that the five small hole cards will no longer be used in the regular season, and it doesn't count."

Good guy, it's fast enough to overthrow yourself.

However, it is also understandable that the opportunity to make a name in history is imminent, and even old Nelson is very excited.

He must seize this opportunity and will not let it go.

(End of this chapter)