basketball kingdom

Chapter 580
In the 2004-05 season, although Kobe ranked second in the league scoring list with an average of 27.4 points per game, the team still struggled and failed to make the playoffs.This is the first time the Lakers have missed the playoffs since the 1993-94 season.

In the 2005-06 season, the Lakers management actively lobbied to welcome Zen Master Jackson back to the Lakers and continue to let him be the coach.This season, Kobe's data has blown out, scoring more than the Mavericks in three quarters, and his 81 points in a single game all came from this season.However, the team's overall strength is not good. They lost to the Suns led by Nash in the first round of the playoffs, and they were unfortunately out.

Before the start of the 2006-07 season, Bryant changed his jersey number from No. 8 to No. 24. There are many speculations about this change of number.When the Lakers suffered a lot of injuries during the season, they barely made it to the playoffs. They were reversed when they led the second Suns in the Western Conference 3-1 in the first round, and stopped the first round again.

In the middle of the 2007-08 season, the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies with the signing rights of Kwame Brown and Marc Gasol.That season, Kobe and Gasol's chemical reaction was very good, leading the team to a record of 57 wins and 25 losses. Kobe won the regular season MVP for the first time.

In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Nuggets in the first round, the Jazz in six games in the second round, and the defending champion Spurs in five games in the Western Conference Finals, returning to the Finals stage again.The opponent in the finals was the Celtics with the Big Three. In the end, they fought six games and lost unfortunately.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kobe led the US team to defeat the Spanish team led by Gasol in the final and won the Olympic gold medal. Then he hung the gold medal in the Lakers locker room to remind Gasol not to always be a loser.This had some effect.

In the 2008-09 season, the Lakers, who had lost the championship last season, made a comeback and achieved a record of 65 wins and 17 losses in the regular season. Kobe finally finished second to James in the MVP voting and failed to win the regular season MVP.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers beat the Jazz 4-1.In the Western Conference semifinals, the Rockets led by Yao Ming and Artest caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers. In the end, the Lakers survived in seven games.

In the Western Conference Finals, facing the Nuggets led by Anthony and Billups, Trevor Ariza contributed two key steals, helping the team win 4-2 and finally reach the finals.

At that time, almost everyone thought that the 23VS24 finals would be staged, but in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers lost to the Magic led by Howard and missed the finals.

The strength of the Lakers is much stronger than that of the Magic. They completed a gentleman sweep without bloodshed and won the No. 15 championship trophy in team history.Kobe was elected FMVP for the first time.

In the past few years, the media always questioned that Kobe could not win without O'Neal. With this championship, he dispelled some doubts.

In the 2009-10 season, defensive champion Ron Artest joined the Lakers, heading towards the goal of defending the title.

The Lakers achieved a record of 57 wins and 25 losses in the regular season, ranking first in the Western Conference and third in the league.

In the first round of the playoffs, facing the Thunder led by Durant, the Lakers fought six games and defeated their opponents.In the second round, they faced the Utah Jazz and swept their opponents in four cities to advance.In the Western Conference Finals, the Nash-led Suns played back and forth with the Lakers. The Lakers eliminated the Suns 4-2 with Artest's key tip-up in Game [-] and Kobe's performance in Game [-].

The Boston Celtics once again broke through from the East, returned to the Finals stage, and joined forces with the Lakers.This round of the series is full of confrontation and the scene is extremely hot.In the seventh game of the series, the Lakers completed the reversal after falling behind by 13 points in three quarters, won the tie-break with a score of 83-79, and successfully defended the championship.Kobe won the FMVP again.

In the 2010-11 season, Zen master led the team to hit the fourth three consecutive championships in his personal coaching career.During the regular season, the Lakers suffered a lot of injuries, but after the All-Stars adjusted their state, they finished with a record of 17 wins and 1 loss, and finally ranked second in the Western Conference with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers faced the Hornets led by Paul and eliminated their opponents in six games.In the second round of the series, almost everyone ignored the Dallas Mavericks, but they played super and swept the defending champion Lakers out.

Zen master failed to hit the three consecutive championships, and his physical condition did not allow him to play away games with the team, so he retired after the end of the season.

Mike Brown became Zen Master's successor, leading the team to a record of 41 wins and 25 losses in a shortened season.In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets in a tiebreaker. In the second round, they faced the Thunder led by the three players and were eliminated 1-4.

Before the start of the 2012-13 season, the Lakers acquired Dwight Howard through a three-way trade, and then introduced Nash.The new F4 lineup has renewed expectations for Lakers fans.

This F4 was even more of a failure than the last one, with a coaching change in the middle, but D'Antoni couldn't make good use of Howard, making the team go through a difficult situation.In the end, Kobe broke his Achilles tendon and barely brought the team into the playoffs.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers, the seventh in the West, played against the Spurs in the second in the West. They failed to win a game and were directly swept out.

After the end of the season, the Lakers tried their best to keep Howard, but he failed to withstand the sugar-coated shells of Rockets manager Morey. He was keen on playing happy basketball at that time, so he resolutely left Los Angeles and joined the Rockets.

In the 2013-14 season, Kobe suffered a knee injury in only 6 games and was reimbursed for the season.That season, the Lakers suffered a wave of injuries, and there were even six offenders who left the game due to lack of players to continue playing. The final record was only 27 wins, and the season ended hastily.

In the 2014-15 season, Gasol, who had been plagued by trade rumors before, joined the Bulls before the start of the season, ending his six-year Lakers career.Bryant played 35 games, suffered a torn right rotator cuff, and was reimbursed for another season.

In the end, the Lakers only achieved a record of 21 wins and 61 losses, and they were determined to miss the playoffs 20 games ahead of schedule.After the season, Nash announced his retirement.

Last summer, the Lakers got the second pick in the draft lottery, selected D'Angelo Russell, and traded him to the Rockets before the start of the regular season in exchange for a future first-round pick and Xu Tian.

In the middle of the season, the Lakers and the Pacers completed a deal, sent Louis Williams, Julius Randle and draft picks, and traded for Paul George.

The Lakers and the Suns completed the deal, using Roy Hibbert's expiring contract to trade for Tyson Chandler and TJ Warren.

During the regular season, the Lakers achieved a record of 65 wins and 17 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference and returning to the playoffs.

In the first round of the playoffs, Xu Tian was suspended for four games, and finally won the tie-break to eliminate the Rockets.In the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers fell behind 0-2 and eliminated the Spurs in four consecutive games.In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers fell behind 0-3 and once again completed a shocking reversal. For the first time in history, they completed a 0-3 comeback and returned to the Finals after five years.

Xu Tian's rookie season was extremely dazzling, and he was elected the best rookie without any suspense. He became another player who was selected as the All-Star starter in his rookie season after Yao Ming. Successfully selected the first team of the best team and the first team of the best defensive team, the regular season assists and steals king.Now the only honors he wants to hit are the championship and FMVP.

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