Chapter 544

On March 15th, in this round of focus battles, the Lakers faced the challenge of the Mavericks on the road.

This game is very important for both sides. For the Mavericks, it is now a critical period for the playoff berth. They ranked seventh in the West are only two and a half games more than the Nuggets. Accidentally, the calf might get cold, so naturally he didn't dare to be careless.

A topic has to be inserted here. This season’s West is really a low-hell mode. The Lakers are dominant. Behind them, the Rockets, Hornets, Spurs, and Jazz are in a group, and the difference between them is very small. At this time, if you lose a game, you may lose two rankings, which is unprecedented in history.

After that, the battle for playoff tickets became even more brutal. The Suns, Mavericks, Nuggets, Warriors, and even the Trail Blazers had to compete for playoff tickets and better qualifying for every game. Contest.

How cruel is it? The warrior's winning rate exceeds 50%, but he can only rank ninth, and going to the east, it is sixth. The west is strong and the east is weak.

That is, yesterday, David Stern said in an interview: "I don't think there has been such a fierce playoff competition in history, and I can't be sure if the same thing will happen in the days after the NBA. will happen again.”

In fact, before the start of the season, when everyone generally predicted that the strength of the east and west should be very balanced, after all, last summer, players including Garnett, Lewis, Jason Richardson and other players moved from west to east.

Coupled with the growth of young players such as Dwight Howard, the strength of the East and West should be closer, if not yet balanced.

But the result is that after an unprecedented mid-season arms race, the West has experienced the most tragic playoff berth in history.

In the East, the top eight positions are now very stable, and there is almost no chance of surpassing the above teams. Each team is resting and waiting for the playoffs to start.

The Pistons head coach said in an interview a few days ago that their sight has left the regular season.

In the West, except for a few teams such as the Lakers, everyone is still fighting for the first place. It is no wonder that the big shark complained that he was dying of exhaustion.

Exactly what Gale wanted to say, isn't it because you are too heavy to die from exhaustion...

Well, back to the topic, this game is also very important for the Lakers. The Lakers are continuing their winning streak, and Ji Feng's consecutive triple-doubles are also continuing. After all, this game will determine whether Ji Feng can win four consecutive triple-doubles Taking the record one step further, the unfortunate defeat at the start of the season is still fresh in the minds of many Stormtrooper fans.

Therefore, in this game, everyone expects Ji Feng to break this record and reach an astonishing five consecutive triple-doubles, thus continuing to surpass the records of the big guys!

Before, the Rockets defeated the Eagles without any accident, refreshed their winning streak to 19 games, tied the record of the 99-00 Lakers, and ranked third in history. The deduction streak also determines whether the two teams can have a winning streak on the 17th.

Well, this is a game with a lot to watch, and the Staples tickets are sold out a few days before the game to prove it.

At 7 p.m., the appearance ceremony ended, and the Lakers' last game against the Mavericks of the season officially started!

Ji Feng was very satisfied with the opening. Without Cuban's roars and boos, Ji Feng felt great.

Since it felt great, of course Ji Feng decided to hammer the little cowboy hard, and let these guys who were talking before the game take a good look at reality.

The Lakers' starting lineup did not change in this game, while the Mavericks sent: center Dampier, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Josh, shooting guard Stackhouse, and point guard Harris.

Ji Feng came up and greeted Josh kindly, but Josh obviously had lingering fears about the game he played and ran away quickly.

However, it was the Mavericks who came up first to strike first!

The anti-flag is naturally the boss of Mavericks, the old German driver!

As soon as they came up, the Mavericks implemented Johnson's instructions, resolutely gave Dirk a pick-and-roll, and let Dirk catch the ball on his comfortable flank!

Dirk turned his back and turned over for a jumper on the first ball. The soft touch brought a crisp swishing sound.

2-0, the Mavericks have a head start!

And here the Lakers gave the first ball to the inside line, but Bynum failed to convert Ji Feng's pass into a score, and it was not that Dampier put it well, mainly because Bynum turned too deep and looked up to find him There is no angle, King Bynum's pass is obviously unrealistic, so his forced shot is no accident.

Harris organized a counterattack after receiving the ball, and Dirk took the ball again after the pick-and-roll, 4-0!

Mavericks start ahead!

"NICE! NICE! Just play like this, defend and defend!" Johnson was very satisfied with these two rounds. After learning the lessons of the firm, Johnson decided to go back to the basics, that is - give the ball to Dirk!

Don't say, this is the most correct choice for this team to play now. Everything else is false. Johnson finally understands who is the center of the team.

Then the Lakers didn't score again. Kobe's shot was hard, Dirk mastered the rebound, and after passing it to Harris, the latter scored two more points on a fast break layup.

6-0!

Mavericks fans are about to cry, is today really a day of counterattacks? !

However, the Lakers soon proved with practical actions that it is too much to think.

The Lakers attacked, and Ji Feng faced Josh, a neat Sam Gold. Josh was cleaned up after a long absence. Ji Feng, who entered the inside line, beat Dampier, causing the latter to foul.

Two free throws to help the Lakers score.

On the defensive end, Ji Hao accurately found the space for Harris to pass the ball.

Four points in a row!

The calf woke up before he could dream.

However, this is just the beginning. With a big wave of Master Zen, the Lakers decisively increased their defensive intensity, Dirk shot the iron, and Ji Feng rushed to grab the rebound, NO LOOK PASS!

A slash ball made the entire Mavericks team stunned, and Kobe easily dunked to tie the game!

After that, the Lakers blossomed in an all-round way, and the more they played, the smoother they played. In addition to Ji Feng and Kobe's crazy daily scoring, even Bynum singled out a foul by Dampier and scored 2+!

Dampier was replaced by Bass for two fouls in 5 minutes in the first quarter.

Then, the Lakers launched a targeted defense against the Mavericks' offense. You didn't play Dirk, so I'll let Dirk, strangle the other four, and resolutely not double-team.

This made the Mavericks misfire in the first quarter except for Dirk. Dirk worked very hard, scoring 14 points and 4 rebounds in 5 of 7 in a single quarter.

But looking at the score at the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks fans really cried, 42-22, the Lakers slaughtered the Mavericks by 20 points in a single quarter!

Except for Dirk, everyone else only scored 8 points!

"The Mavericks should understand the gap between them and the top teams in the league today. The league is no longer the league it was yesterday." Su Qun sighed as he looked at the dejected Mavericks.