champion heart

Chapter 180. 179. The end of the seven consecutive customers

On the evening of January 1, the Lakers finally ushered in the last opponent of the 26-game streak: the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics in the post-Big Three era have completely declined in this period, and have completely lost their former glory.

It's really embarrassing. In the era of the Big Three, this was a super team that could often meet the Lakers in the Finals. At that time, the Celtics not only had enough talent on the offensive end, but also did well on the defensive end. To the extreme.

At that time, the game between the Celtics and the Lakers could really be said to be punching to the flesh, and that was called defense.

But now they have not only changed the head coach, but also almost lost the former champion players.

So far this season, they are only ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference. It seems that there is almost no hope for the playoffs.

Unless they perform miraculously in the second half of the season, the playoffs will have nothing to do with them.

Speaking of the Celtics, it is definitely one of the sufferers of Kobe's entire career. At the beginning, because the Celtics' jerseys were green, Kobe directly banned any green things from appearing in the Lakers' locker room.

If he found a little bit of green in the locker room of the Lakers, even if it was just a little green plant, he would immediately explode, not to mention smashing the green plant, and even teach the owner of the green plant a good lesson.

This is the Celtics, this is Kobe.

As long as Kobe is still playing, the Celtics are destined to be his sworn enemy!
However, the current Celtics can no longer pose much threat to the Lakers. In this game, the Lakers easily won the away game without giving the Celtics any chance.

Of course D'Antoni is aware of the grievances between Kobe and the Celtics, so in this game, D'Antoni did not impose any restrictions on Kobe's playing time, but let him play as long as he wanted.

The result was that Kobe played desperately for 37 minutes in this game, and even Tang De couldn't steal his limelight, or Tang De didn't want to disturb his interest.

In this game, Kobe scored the highest score since his comeback. He made 27 of 13 shots and scored 37 points and 9 rebounds.

assist?

nonexistent.

In this game, Kobe only had scoring in his eyes, and the task of connecting the teams returned to Tang De.

In this game, Tang De sent 12 assists and scored 18 points on the offensive end.

At this point, the Lakers' 7-game streak was finally over. At the moment they won the game, all the Lakers finally let out a long sigh.

7 consecutive customers, it's finally over, how long have you been floating outside?
This 7-game streak, the results achieved by the Lakers can only be said to be amazing. They won 7 games in 6 games, and the only loss was because Kobe and Tang De were rested.

In this trip to the Eastern Conference, except for the defending champion Heat, the Lakers won all the strong teams in the Eastern Conference.

The Raptors, Pacers, and Bulls all lost to the Lakers.

而赢球的最大功臣非唐德和科比莫属了，7场比赛下来，唐德场均可以拿到30.2分8.4篮板7.6助攻的超级数据，科比则是场均20.1分8.9助攻。

With Tang De's stats, at least Zhou Best won't be able to escape. As for the honor of Monthly Best, Tang De also has an absolute bargaining chip to fight for!
As for the best player of the month in the Western Conference, Tang De's biggest competitor is still Kevin Durant.

Tang De and Durant are destined to be old enemies in this life.

I really don't know what it will be like when the two play on the same team during the All-Star Game?
With Durant's urgency, he must try to get the All-Star MVP. As for Tang De, if he can compete, he will definitely not give it up easily!

So this picture is too beautiful to imagine.

Will the two have a boxing match directly on the field?
No one can tell.

The NBA's All-Star Game has always been dominated by performances, and rarely played, but this year may be different.

The struggle between Tang De and Durant will definitely affect the trend of the game to a certain extent.

When the two score the same score at the end of the game, what will happen in order to win the MVP?
After the game against the Celtics, everyone in the Lakers started to have fun that night, and head coach D'Antoni led everyone to have fun together.

Even Kobe didn't refuse the party, and everyone ate and drank until three o'clock in the morning.

After all, after playing so many away games in a row, the game is finally over now, and the more important thing is that the team has achieved such outstanding results, so it is necessary to cheer up.

After the end of this 7-game streak, the Lakers have completely stabilized their fifth position in the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers, who are behind the Lakers, are now 5 wins behind the Lakers.

Combining the recent momentum of the two teams, it can only be said that it is very difficult for the Blazers to surpass the Lakers in a short time, and it is almost impossible.

Because the Lakers' upcoming schedule is much easier than that of the Blazers, the next Lakers' home games will obviously be a little more, but the Blazers are different. Before the All-Star Game, they will usher in a very unfriendly schedule.

The hard times for the Lakers are finally coming to an end.

In addition, the good news for the Lakers is not just the one who is far ahead of the Trail Blazers.

The current Lakers can best be described in one word, that is, keep 5 and hope 4!

The Rockets, currently ranked 4th in the Western Conference, are actually 2 games ahead of the Lakers. With these 2 wins, the Lakers can catch up as soon as the Rockets have a convulsion.

After all, with the Rockets' urgency, don't look at them now ranked fourth in the Western Conference, but looking at the entire Western Conference, they are the most unstable team.

Although they are now No. 4 in the West, they are only one convulsion away from No. 8 in the West.

As long as they have a convulsion, there is nothing they dare not do, that is, if McHale hits Ji Ba a little more, it means that Harden goes to nightclubs a few more times.

In fact, if the current ranking can be stabilized, Tang De thinks it would be great.

why?
Because if the West stabilizes the current ranking, the Lakers' opponent in the first round of the playoffs will be the Rockets.

Compared with other playoff teams in the West, Tang De most wanted to meet the Rockets.

Because he was a Rockets fan in his previous life, Tang De knew this team too well. Regardless of how fierce he was in the regular season, the playoffs were almost over.

Tang De once sighed at the beginning, he probably won't see the Rockets win the championship in his lifetime.

The head star James Harden is a well-known super giant in the regular season and soft-footed shrimp in the playoffs.

To put it bluntly, Harden really can't fight tough battles, and he will always lose the chain at critical moments.

And the more serious problem is that Harden can only play with the wind. When the Rockets are leading, he will play more and more powerfully.

But once the Rockets fall behind, it's over, this guy will become a passive group, without fighting spirit, advancing softly, and has no heart to reverse the game at all!

In a word, Harden's performance in the playoffs is far, far worse than the regular season.

Not only the statistics, but the attitude is the biggest problem. Yes, he can score, but he really can't see the fighting spirit and the desire to win the game.

It's just the feeling of resignation, it's best to win, and it doesn't matter if you don't win!

(End of this chapter)