I just play ball

Chapter 308 Laying the Pattern
Under the eyes of everyone, the Lakers played against the Thunder at home on the evening of the 14th.

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger accompanied the current President Ao Guanhai to watch. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was also present. Stars from all walks of life took the courtside seats. Die-hard Lakers female fan Megan Fox could only sit common location.

After the game started, everyone in the Thunder was in high spirits. Durant, Ibaka, and Westbrook made 20 of 11 shots in total. Hashim Thabeet, who came off the bench, also scored two dunks. On the Lakers side, only Li Yue played normally. Level, although the individual scored 19 points, the team fell behind 26 to 35 and suffered 2 personal fouls.

In the second quarter of the game, Durant, who was in a brave state, suddenly changed to take on the important task of organizing. Westbrook, who was originally in charge of organizing, took on the heavy responsibility of attacking. As a result, Durant completed his work well and sent 4 assists, but Westbrook made 5 shots. 1 in.

The Lakers seized the opportunity to make multiple quick counterattacks and quickly tied the score. However, because Li Yue was troubled by fouls and played too little time, they still fell behind 51-56 after halftime.

Returning to the locker room during the halftime break, Kobe suggested adjusting his strategy, double-teaming Durant and Westbrook with all his strength, allowing the rest of the Thunder to take open shots. The chance of winning is higher than normal defense, because the Thunder rarely has role players to win the game In addition, their most important substitute player Sefolosha was unable to play due to injuries, and his strength was extremely weakened.

The coaching staff agreed to try, and the Lakers went all out in the third quarter.

Never thought about it, it works great.

Ibaka only made 5 of 1 shots. Perry Jones and Reggie Jackson made 8 of 1 shots in total. In addition to Durant and Westbrook's forced shots, the Thunder team made 21 of 7 shots and only scored 19 points in a single quarter. .

For the Lakers, Meeks, Marshall, and Livingston, who came off the bench, performed bravely and made 11 of 7 three-pointers, helping the team score 36 points in a single quarter and overtaking the Thunder by a large margin.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Fisher and Reggie Jackson woke up. The two scored 13 points in a row, causing the Lakers to be forced to replace the main players in advance. Fortunately, Westbrook and Durant felt cold and never set off an offensive climax.

In the end, the Lakers won the game 114 to 110 and successfully extended the winning streak to 15 games.

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After defeating the Thunder, the Lakers got 4 days of rest.

Li Yue only rested for one night before resuming his daily training. Considering that the playoffs are coming, a lot of physical training has been arranged in the daily list, new labels have been formulated in terms of diet, and the number of social media visits has also been greatly reduced.

Kobe began to participate in normal 5V5 matches. The coaching staff took this opportunity to readjust the rotation plan, try more lineup combinations, and even have the crazy idea of ​​​​making Kobe a fake starter and actually leading the second team to expand their advantage.

Four days passed in a blink of an eye, and the Lakers went to Oklahoma to challenge the Thunder away.

After the game started, the two teams fought inextricably, until Iguodala came off the bench, the Lakers re-formed the invincible lineup at the end of 13, completely dominated both offense and defense, and played a wave of 12-0.

After the first quarter, they led 33 to 19.

Unfortunately, the shooting touch of the three fell in the second quarter and tied with the Thunder.

Back from the halftime break, the Lakers were in full bloom, and Kobe was in an explosive state. The team scored 41 points.

The tone was thus set, and the final victory, 131-102, was one step closer to the record.

Just after the game, the gossip media TMZ updated Twitter, pointing out that the major casinos in Las Vegas have updated the odds of the Lakers winning the championship, and compared with the previous cliff-like decline, it is currently 1 to 1.5.

Many people commented that they don’t know what the odds mean, and they don’t understand why the odds need to be special. TMZ explained in a funny way: If you spend $1 to bet on the Lakers to win the championship, you will definitely lose the $1 .

A large number of media follow-up reports, various analyzes why the odds are so low, some people think that Kobe Bryant's brave performance after his comeback, the Lakers regained the invincible BUFF; Already in dominance, no team can beat them four games in the series this season.

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At the end of the trip to Oklahoma, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles and got the opportunity to play consecutive home games. In the end, they won consecutive victories against the Wizards, Magic, and Knicks. They won more than 15 points in each game. Many statistics topped the league table, and their dominance exploded. surface.

On the 27th, the Lakers started a two-way trip.

The first opponent is the Hawks, which are fighting for a place in the playoffs, but after losing Al Horford, the Hawks are no longer the opponent that could drag the Lakers to the last moment at the beginning of the season. Li Yue easily led the team with 39 points and 12 assists win.

That night, the whole team set off to Minnesota overnight to adjust the Timberwolves in back-to-back away games.

In the previous duel, Li Yue was deeply regretful that the team lost due to being too busy during the Lunar New Year, so after the start of the game, he started the crazy scoring mode without hesitation, helping the team establish an 18-point lead in the first quarter.

The next three quarters continued to carry out the game, and even the garbage time stayed on the field to organize the offense. In the end, he scored 46 points and 22 assists, helping the team win 143 to 107, and extended the winning streak to 21 games.

In addition, the Lakers' overall season record has changed to 65 wins and 7 losses, leading the second-ranked Spurs by as many as 10 wins. With the end of the season only 10 games away, they have completely secured the league's first throne.

Such an early game determines the number one in the league, faster than the Bulls in the 95-96 season.

A number of special reports on this situation, Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine jointly selected the Lakers this season as one of the most dominant sports teams in human history, and at the same time selected Li Yue as one of the most dominant athletes in human history.

Although it is controversial, it has also received a lot of recognition. The major casinos in La Vegas subsequently updated the odds of Li Yue getting the MVP, which was rare from 1 to 20, and the falling star fell to 1 to 0.9. Some casinos simply stopped offering Betting options.

For the last game in March, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles to face the Suns.

The Suns are competing with the Mavericks for the eighth place in the Western Conference. They showed a tenacious fighting spirit at the beginning of the game. PJ Tucker's fierce defense caught Li Yue by surprise. After two timeouts, he adjusted and led the team to a 9-0 attack wave.

After the hard work failed, the Suns lost their fighting spirit, and the Lakers won 114 to 98, tying the Rockets' record of 22 consecutive victories.

In the following five days, the Lakers defeated the Kings, Trail Blazers, and Jazz respectively, further expanding their winning streak, and their total record reached 69 wins and 7 losses. Li Yue continued to be the best player of the month in the Western Conference and led the MVP rankings.

With the best record in team history, the Lakers embarked on a four-game streak in the Southwest Division. The opponents are all playoff teams. As long as they win three of them, they can tie the best record in the league. Can create the league's best record.

PS: There are a lot of overviews in the past two days, and the playoffs will start soon.

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