Chapter 1228 Sudden Fluctuations

How difficult it is to break records. Only those who have broken records can say this most convincingly!

That night, when the Lakers returned to the locker room, Jackson had already suppressed the excitement of winning 70 games again. In fact, Jackson was the most qualified to be happy, even proud, because the league has now won 70 games three times, all of them. It was created by him as the head coach. With this achievement alone, he has already made his name in history, not to mention the famous three dynasties and last year's Lakers renaissance. No matter how many people say that he is a big fan, it cannot change that he is history. Level head coaching facts.

It really wouldn’t be possible for anyone else to do this.

"Guys, we need to calm down." These were the first words Jackson said in the locker room.

As the creator of countless legends, perhaps no one in this league understands the difficulty of breaking records and defending titles better than Phil Jackson.

For an elite team, defending the title is the ultimate test of the team's quality. At the same time, it is also a cruel drain on the mind, will, spirit, and quality of everyone on the team.

In Zen Master's memory, he once heard Jordan's official trainer Tim Grover say this truth: It is difficult to win the championship, but even harder to defend the title.

This is an undeniable fact.

There must be a championship every year. Winning the championship is not an impossible task, especially for a giant like the Lakers. Winning the championship seems to be commonplace.

However, staying at the top of the pyramid day after day, year after year, is beyond the reach of ordinary teams.

As great as the Spurs have been, they have won four championships since 1999, but have never completed consecutive championships, which further illustrates how difficult it is to defend a title.

Compared with physical fatigue, mental exhaustion is more dangerous and fatal.

Part of the reason why Zen Master Jackson was able to complete three consecutive championships was because he knew the mystery of mental power. When he was with the Bulls, he hired a breathing coach for the players to teach them how to exhale and inhale correctly. He made the players go barefoot. Sitting on the floor, meditating with my eyes closed to the mysterious oriental music, he would occasionally ask all players to remain silent during training to appreciate the magic of silence. After losing the first game against the Knicks in the 1994 Eastern Conference semifinals, he led the team to sit down The ferry sailed slowly under the Statue of Liberty, looking at the blue sky in the sea breeze and letting go.

This created the legend of the Bulls' 6 championships and the legend of the Bulls' 72 wins.

Therefore, the Zen master understands that the seemingly unsuspicious situation may be hiding a crisis!

The first thing that bears the brunt is the record in front of them. After 6 games, everyone feels that the record is within easy reach. This is the motivation to become famous, and it is also the pressure to fall into the abyss. Compared with their opponents, they can actually afford to lose. The 73-win record is ahead of them. Not far away, it seemed that it was within reach. It was time for the final kick. No one wanted to suddenly fire an anti-aircraft gun.

73 wins is like Everest in the NBA world. Seeing that reaching the top is imminent, even if the brain is deprived of oxygen and the steps are faltering, who is willing to give up? They have no choice but to win, win, win.

What's more, the whole world is encouraging and stimulating them in various ways.

Barkley bluntly said that they can break records, Smith said that they are the most successful team in the world, and Jordan even said that this is the most promising year for the Lakers...

At this moment, the arrow is on the string and has to be fired!

But the impact of this pressure is really too great. Just like a fishing rod that is always competing with big fish and maintains a full bow state for a long time, it is in danger of breaking at any time. The spirit, will, and spirit of the current Lakers team Mental, physical, and everything else has already reached its limits early on.

It’s just that everything is overshadowed by the joy of victory. It’s okay to keep winning, but when defeat comes, the situation will not be good.

However, Zen Master did not have a good way to do this. He could only try his best to let the players relax and calm down in the locker room, but he also understood that it is not human to be able to calm down when encountering such a thing, even if he experienced it Even with so much, he still couldn't suppress the feeling of excitement. What's more, it was the first time for many people in the team to experience it. Kobe felt that he had encountered the best opportunity to win against Jordan. It was already difficult for the Lakers to stop. .

Now Zen Master hopes that the next competition will go smoothly!

But things didn't go as planned, and what Zen Master was worried about soon became a reality, and the Lakers really started to fluctuate!

April 6th!

The Lakers challenged the Sacramento Kings away from home, which was considered a no-suspense game by the outside world.

The Lakers have defeated the Kings three times this season, and they also had a 4-0 record last season. The down-and-out Kings have long since lost the shadow of their all-powerful glory. After losing Artest, they fell to the bottom two in the Western Conference, which is only better than the worse one. Timberwolves.

The team's biggest star is Martin. Apart from him, it's hard to find anyone on the team who is a familiar face, so this game is considered by everyone to be a point-delivery boy on the Lakers' record road. Moreover, the Kings have no desire and want, but continue to show off. A bad loss is more beneficial to them, so everyone thinks that the Lakers will definitely win!

But it turns out that winning is the biggest lie in sports. Never say winning or losing before the game is over, because you don’t know what will happen in the game.

No one thought that such a king would cause such great difficulties to the Lakers.

At the beginning of the first quarter, an unknown player named Spencer Hawes gave the Lakers a painful blow. He broke through the paint several times and succeeded. Not only did he score 8 points, but he also committed 2 personal fouls on Bynum!

This was a serious blow, and Jackson had to move Gasol to the center position.

But this attempt was not successful. The Kings kept attacking the Lakers' interior from the outside. Gasol seemed very impatient. He wanted to win so much that he was called for a foul because of his excessive movements. Then he made a rare move by yelling at the referee. He was whistled for a technical foul due to the incident. If Ji Feng hadn't pulled him, Gasol would have been ejected directly.

But even this makes the Lakers' already problematic inside situation worse, with no one available.

33-24 in the first quarter, the Lakers are in big trouble!

The sudden fluctuations made some of them lose their ability to play. Ji Feng himself was a little confused and did not play passionately on the court.

The first quarter of the game stimulated the Kings players. They suddenly discovered that they could actually defeat the arrogant Lakers. This made them excited from the coach to the players.

The fans are even more crazy. The two teams are originally mortal enemies, but their teams are not strong enough. The fans can only pretend not to care about winning or losing, but who doesn't want to win if they can win, especially if they can knock the Lakers down? That is definitely a sure profit. Losing business!

The king went crazy!

Martin's thin body kept hitting the basket, and as the originator of fouls, he directly caused Lakers Radmanovic to also commit two fouls. The Lakers' inside line was completely finished...

At halftime, the Lakers trailed by as many as 26 points, 40-66, creating the largest halftime deficit for the Lakers this season!