Chapter 1502 February Begins, Fighting the Knights Again!
Losing to the Pacers in an away game, the Lakers unfortunately failed to end January with a victory. The 88 points in a single game also set a record for the lowest points scored by the Lakers in a single game this season.
This should be the most straightforward game the Lakers have lost this season. The overall shooting percentage is only 35%. Although there are 3 more rebounds and one more assist than the Pacers, this kind of shooting rate is not much. One or two rebounds and assists can save it.
Ji Feng's performance in this game was also mediocre. Although he had 22 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, he made 4 turnovers and his shooting percentage was only 46%. This is a season low. This kind of performance can only be said for Ji Feng. It's not satisfactory. Although Ji Feng still suppressed the Pacers' core Granger in the matchup, allowing the latter to just score 20 points with a shooting rate of less than 40%, but for Ji Feng, the public obviously has higher requirements.
"This is also the third game the Lakers have lost this month and the sixth game they have lost this season. The Pacers have become the sixth team to defeat the Lakers this season. The Lakers' current record is 41 wins and 6 losses. Although they still lead the league and are 12 games ahead of the league's second-leading Cavaliers, the Lakers this season have almost no hope of surpassing the regular season record of 75 wins and 7 losses they set last season." After the game, Indiana said. The media said so.
Although they didn't say it clearly, anyone could understand the happiness in their words.
However, for the Lakers, although they lost, there were no sad expressions on the faces of the Lakers players. Instead, they all had a trace of relaxation. And veterans like Fisher were even more agile than usual in their movements, almost He just ran into the locker room!
Because after this game, they have ended all 8 Eastern Conference away games on this Grammy tour, and they are finally returning to the West!
Just like Ji Feng said in an interview: "Thank God, we can finally leave the east coast. To be honest, this journey is really too long. To be honest, I don’t think I will go back again. My Mushrooms will probably grow at home.”
When asked by reporters about losses and records, Ji Feng's answer seemed particularly true: "We didn't play well tonight because we wandered away for a long time. We felt extra tired tonight, so we deserved to lose." , they played better. After all, the Pacers are not weak. They are a playoff team in the Eastern Conference, so losing is normal."
The Pacers have always been a strong force in the Eastern Conference. Granger has become more mature and there are many strong players in the team. They are currently ranked 7th in the Eastern Conference and still have a chance to make the playoffs.
"Then what do you think about your inability to break last season's record?" a reporter asked angrily.
"Um... who told you that we are going to break the record. The record was originally created by ourselves. We also hope that it will occupy the top spot for a while. If any of you are interested, you can break it yourself. Our goal this season is just the championship. "The goal of the regular season is just to enter the playoffs. Can't we make it with our current record?" he said with a questioning face.
Reporters retreat...
That's right, the Lakers have never said that they want to break their own record last season. This record was only imposed on the Lakers in the second season, but the Lakers didn't accept the move at all. What can you do?
"And we have 6 wins and 2 losses in 8 away games. I think this is a very good record." Ji Feng stabbed the reporter in the knee again.
Indeed, despite losing to the Pacers, the Lakers still achieved excellent results in these eight away games, which is the same as last year. In 8 consecutive away games, 2 of which were back-to-back, the Lakers only lost two games. If there is still something wrong with this, then You must have worked on a construction site.
After leaving the reporter with nothing to say, Ji Feng sat on the return charter flight with his teammates with great satisfaction. Almost not long after boarding the plane, there was already a lot of snoring in the cabin. This is also the norm in recent days. People who have played in consecutive away games are really happy. This thing is really not something that ordinary people can bear. Little did they know that the Spurs, who were originally in good shape next door, lost 6 games during their Cowboys trip and dropped to No. 1 in the Western Conference. 7 bits.
However, although the Lakers have played 8 away games and will finally return to the Staples home court for the next game, which they have not returned to for nearly 20 days, the situation for the Lakers is still relatively serious because their opponent is currently ranked first in the Eastern Conference. The Cleveland Cavaliers!
This was the second and last time the Lakers and Cavaliers met this season. The last time the two teams fought for 48 minutes in Cleveland, the Lakers had the last laugh, beating the Cavaliers on the road.
However, the Cavaliers did not sink because of this. Like last season, the Cavaliers are still strong this season. James is more comprehensive. It seems that he has fully entered his heyday, and the Sharks are still young, although the average data per game has dropped to the level since his rookie season. The record low, the attendance rate has also dropped to the historical freezing point, but the data of 15.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game are still very good for the Cavaliers insiders. As long as the Sharks are on the court, the Cavaliers insiders will be a lot better than last season. cut.
The most obvious difference is that his presence allowed the Cavaliers to defeat last season's bitter host, the Magic, in two consecutive games and continue to hold the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference this season.
Everything seems so good, and James still doesn't seem that far away from the finals in his contract year.
Therefore, in this encounter, the confrontation between the Lakers and the Cavaliers has attracted more attention. In addition to the confrontation between Ji Feng, Kobe and James, how the Sharks will perform when they return to their hometown is also attracting attention.
In short, this game is another preview of the finals in the eyes of many fans.
On February 1st, at Staples Arena, Kobe Bryant, who had been off for three games, reappeared in the starting lineup wearing a thick finger guard. He was also warmly welcomed by Los Angeles fans when he played. However, Kobe Bryant was I was always very low-key when I was there, I just stood there with a simple smile and wave.
But not Ji Feng. Since the opponent is the Cavaliers, how can there be no part of throwing magnesium powder? Ji Feng also stood in front of the technical stage and experienced the feeling of James.
Not to mention, the magnesium powder is in the sky and the magic power is boundless. Ji Feng feels very good, especially when he sees Lao Zhan's black face.
In this game, the Cavaliers also played their strongest lineup, O'Neal, Varejao, James, West and Mohamed.
The lineups of both sides were no different from the first game. The entire Cavaliers team watched O'Neal try his best to play tricks at Staples before the game. This time O'Neal came back and received applause from the Los Angeles fans.
Then Bynum and O'Neal stood in the center circle. James and Ji Feng were on the ball from the beginning, and their arms were entangled.
The Cavaliers don't want to lose this game.
After the last game, James had to wait several games before he smiled again. For him, Ji Feng is now his biggest enemy on the road to winning the championship, and Ji Feng's appearance also stole his limelight. These two seasons were originally It was the time when his emperor ascended the throne, but now it is all over. This is all due to Ji Feng's strength, so defeating him head-on becomes James' only chance.
James hates failure. He doesn't want to fail anymore. He feels that he has taught enough about tuition fees and other things.