NBA: I am a master dealer

During the game, Lillard was indeed choked. Facing Xue Liancheng's defense, he made consecutive three-pointers, but he only choked for a while, and then there were various blacksmithing performances.

Even free throws are not very accurate.

After the game, Lillard made 20 of 7, 10 of 4 three-pointers, and 7 of 4 free throws, and only scored 22 points.

Most of these 22 points were scored in the first quarter, which was a very tough moment, 7 of 4, 5 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 3 free throws, 14 points in a single quarter, which looked really fierce.

But in the last three quarters, he turned into a worm.

With Lillard stretching his hips like this, CJ McCollum failed to step up in time. He scored 13 points on 5 of 13 shots.

It's equivalent to having two guns misaligned.

You can imagine how difficult it is for the Trail Blazers to win.

Naturally, the Lakers couldn't give the Trail Blazers a chance. They defeated this powerful enemy 110:97.

Xue Liancheng's performance was average this time, making 19 of 9 shots and 9 of 3 three-pointers. Yes, he relied on his 3% shooting skills to score 26 three-pointers. He only scored 10 points, 5 assists and rebounds. Against Xue Liancheng, It's hard to say it's excellent.

George's recent performance has not been so amazing. He made 20 of 8 and only scored 19 points, which is hard to describe.

Randall was still vigorous, shooting 17 of 10 and scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds.

Feng Lai also languished in this game, hitting 8 of 3 and only scoring 7 points.

Fortunately, there is still a group of ferocious bench gangsters, especially Zubac. After falling to the bench, he seemed to release the pressure on his shoulders and played very efficiently, scoring 6 points on 5 of 12.

Not long after the game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers ended, they received some incredible good news.

The Clippers were defeated by the Kings at home. In the last five seconds, the Kings were 96 point behind 97:1. Ben McLemore made a shot, but missed.

Unexpectedly, Willie Cauley-Stein came out, grabbed the offensive rebound, and knocked the ball in.

There are only 3 seconds left on the clock.

In other words, this ball counts as a 3-second kill.

In the end, Paul took a shot from mid-range and ended up in a blackout, unable to recover.

In this way, the Clippers lost this must-win game for no reason, and their record came to 43 wins and 32 losses.

After the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers, they ushered in five consecutive victories, with a record of 42 wins and 31 losses, and the two sides' wins were even.

In this case, it is natural to calculate the winning percentage of both sides to determine the ranking.

The Clippers have played two more games than the Lakers, with 43 wins and 32 losses, and a winning rate of 57.3%.

The Lakers have 42 wins and 31 losses, with a winning rate of 57.5%.

That's right.

It was with the Kings' buzzer-beater that the Lakers narrowly edged the Clippers, surpassed them ahead of schedule, and successfully reached fifth place in the Western Conference.

This time.

The fans are excited.

"What a waste! A good hand was played to pieces."

"What the hell, we're seven games ahead and we're actually being caught up?"

"With this performance, how long will it take for you to resign?"

"I really didn't expect that you could actually bring this top team to a level of badness that it shouldn't be."

"Mocking the Lakers? Are you so embarrassed? Do you have the qualifications?"

"He's got a big pig's head on his head. He doesn't have any tactical skills at all. He just yells and yells. Now he's fine. Isn't that embarrassing?"

Other fans didn't laugh, but the Clippers fans themselves exploded on the spot.

They may have thought in their minds that they would be surpassed, but they never expected that after losing to the Lakers, the team would lose to the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings, two weak teams, and beat the old team in advance. The position of five was given up.

They couldn't accept this result.

It's simply unacceptable.

Even the Clippers' own fans can't accept it, let alone others.

Directly turn on the group teasing mode.

"Are you still bragging now?"

"Old Rivers' face is swollen like a pig's head."

"When someone interviewed him about whether he would keep his promise if he was surpassed, he swore that it would never happen. His mouth was as hard as a steel bar. Now that he is better, are he still hard-mouthed?"

"Paul can't do it! He is known as one of the greatest point guards in the 21st century, but... you brought two All-Stars and a bunch of high-quality role players, but you were pushed down year after year. This year is even worse, and you will fall to sixth place. The playoffs are even darker and there is no hope at all.”

"Indeed, the Clippers have been kicked out of the championship ranks. They are bastards, and they are so awesome that they want to compete head-on with the Lakers."

"Now the Clippers are all silent."

"What can I do if I don't keep silent? Are you so awesome that you can make it into the top four?"

"Haha! Not everyone has Xue Liancheng's confidence."

"What does it feel like to explode on the spot? Please answer this question from Old Rivers."

"Old Rivers said: He has no face to answer."

All kinds of extreme taunts continued, and it wasn't just the fans who were talking about it. Even famous mouthpieces were making fun of this matter.

Rivers Sr. has faced the biggest crisis of his career, with all kinds of doubts overwhelming him. Even if he does not accept interviews, he cannot avoid being attacked in all directions.

Uh……

The most important thing is that I don’t have the face to accept interviews.

No matter how tough-talking you are, you can't be tough now.

Randall posted a video of the dance on Twitter in a victorious manner.

Obviously, this is to express his excitement.

It feels a bit like adding insult to injury.

But no one would say anything.

After all, the two sides have been arguing for half a season, and Randall's response now is considered very gentle.

And the next day.

The Lakers once again ushered in a strong enemy, the Washington Wizards.

The last time the two sides met, Wall had already shown his top strength, and the Wizards also ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with 44 wins and 29 losses. The overall strength is still very strong.

At least better than the boastful Blazers.

Record performance is one aspect, which is the most intuitive manifestation.

On the other hand, the two-gun combination of Wall and Bill has really exploded this season.

The two have very explosive scoring power, and Wall is a master of offensive organization, playing to the level of a top point guard.

In this regard, Lillard cannot be compared.

Bill is more like a sharp knife, and his stability may not be as good as CJ McCollum, but his scoring explosiveness is definitely better than CJ McCollum.

Coupled with the Wizards' overall lineup structure and lineup depth, they are not comparable to the Trail Blazers. They are obviously more difficult to deal with.

The game process also confirmed this.

The matchup between Xue Liancheng and Wall can be regarded as a mutual explosion.

Xue Liancheng couldn't stop Wall, well... It wasn't just Xue Liancheng who couldn't stop him, Courtney Lee couldn't do anything to lead the defense. Wall was really too fast, and his sense of timing was more mature than before. A lot.

of course.

Wall couldn't stop Xue Liancheng.

With Xue Liancheng's tonnage and strength, he can dominate 99.9% of defenders, and can even dominate the world with one trick.

Wall was completely helpless.

The Wizards not only have Wall, but also Bill and Otto Porter, a tall and powerful guard, and a lightning-fast Flash. This makes the Lakers' defense very difficult.

Because there is really no one to deal with Wall and Bill on the back line, whether it is Xue Liancheng, Courtney Lee, Joe Johnson, Clarkson, or even Glenn Robinson, it will not help.

same.

Xue Liancheng is not the only one on the Lakers side. Randall + Von Lai are attacking with two tanks. The Wizards are also at a loss.

The Wizards can't deal with George's singles ability.

finally.

The Lakers were still superior, defeating the Wizards 125:119 and winning six consecutive games.

The main reason was Xue Liancheng's explosive scoring in the end. No one on the Wizards could keep up, so after four whole quarters, Xue Liancheng harvested the final result.

本场比赛，薛连城22中13，疯狂地拿到了35分7篮板16助攻的狂暴数据。

George made 17 of 8 shots and scored 21 points.

兰德尔一如既往地活力四射，12中7，拿到了16分9篮板，冯莱9中5拿到了13分。

The impact of the two relieved Xue Liancheng's offensive pressure, which can be said to be a major contributor.

Others performed relatively average.

As for the Wizards.

Wall played crazy again, shooting 25 of 14 and scoring a super double-double with 35 points and 14 assists.

He went tit-for-tat with Xue Liancheng, which made the fans excited.

Xiangzi, who was beaten to death by Xue Liancheng, has finally grown up.

It is mainly reflected in grasping the timing, sensing the court, making full use of his speed advantage, and no longer confronting others head-on. The biggest change is that he has become calmer.

It's not like before, where it always comes up.

The last day of March.

The Lakers played the Timberwolves again, but this time on the road, but the result was the same.

The Lakers held down the Timberwolves and beat them violently again.

The final score was 133:119, a 14-point win. The Timberwolves never surpassed it from beginning to end.

Couldn't even get close to the score.

And Minnesota's third youngster is still strong.

卢比奥还没变成卢员外，20中12，疯狂地揽下33分10助攻5篮板的全能数据。

Xue Liancheng didn't have much confrontation with Rubio, but he could still feel from the few offensive and defensive rhythms that Rubio still had something.

In summary, the route is weird, the field of view is broad, and the rhythm is very good.

The disadvantage is naturally that his shooting is notoriously unstable, his mentality is not very good, and his confidence is sometimes severely lacking.

If Rubio can overcome these shortcomings, there is no doubt that he will be the most competitive point guard in the new generation.

pity.

There are some flaws that cannot be overcome by simply overcoming them. Throughout his entire career, Rubio has been unable to practice shooting stably, let alone having a strong heart.

Towns was as fierce as ever, shooting 22 of 11 and scoring 32 points and 9 rebounds.

Wiggins also performed well, scoring 20 points on 9-of-27 shooting.

In other words, just these three brothers scored 92 points. You can imagine how fierce they are.

But Thibodeau still failed to inject iron-blooded defensive genes into this team.

The Lakers here.

George chose a truce due to knee soreness, and Xue Liancheng took full control of the situation. He scored 15 points on 11 of 33 shots, and also had 21 assists and 11 rebounds. This kind of super triple-double data was his first time this season.

But it also illustrates a problem. If there is no one to restrain him, and he is allowed to let go alone, he may really be able to create a world where the sky is dark and the earth is dark, and the sun and the moon are without light.

At least on a data level, that is absolutely unmatched by anyone.

But what is said is that it is difficult to survive alone. Maybe when facing a weak team, he can still handle it easily.

And once he encounters a strong enemy, it is absolutely impossible for him to control the ball by himself.

As long as the opponent sends people to fight against you all the time, you will be very tired if you break through.

And without another All-Star to contain him, his offense will be very difficult.

of course.

This is just an idea, Xue Liancheng has no experience in leading a team alone.

Randall broke out, shooting 20 of 12 and scoring 31 points and 11 rebounds. Vonleh also had 16 points.

The two have completely grown into Xue Liancheng's right-hand men, and Randall's super athletic ability is more suitable for attacking the basket.

And Feng Lai has a good three-pointer and has relatively more time to open up space.

In terms of matching alone, they may be more suitable for Xue Liancheng than George.

Defeating the Timberwolves, the Lakers have won seven games in a row, their record has reached 44 wins and 31 losses, and they can still sit in the fifth position.

There is still a huge distance from the fourth-placed Jazz with 46 wins and 29 losses.

There is a full 2 ​​wins difference.

With 7 games left, it is indeed not easy to surpass.

But the Lakers still want to fight for it.

of course.

The most important thing is that the Lakers' fifth position is not very secure. They must run forward, otherwise they will be easily caught up.

Currently, the Clippers are still ranked sixth, with 45 wins and 32 losses. They finally won a game recently, beating the Suns and Wizards.

In the first game in April, the sworn rivals in Los Angeles will decide the outcome completely.

That's right.

The last time they meet this season is in the next game, and they will decide their fate in this game.

Before the game starts.

Naturally, the media once again stood up to build momentum and tried their best to add fuel to the fire.

Old Rivers finally stood up and responded again.

Reporter: "The next game will determine your ranking in the Western Conference. Is there anything you want to say to the fans about this?"

Old Rivers: "I have suffered a lot of attacks during this period, which has seriously affected my life and work, but I did not stand up and speak because I knew that no explanation or rhetoric could exonerate me. Only victory is the best answer and the most powerful answer.”

The words are sonorous and powerful, giving people a very persevering feeling.

His eyes were even filled with the flames of revenge.

The reporter was shocked, but asked in a joking tone: "Before the last match, you seemed to have told us so swornly, but after the game, you said this. The game is changing rapidly, and it is not something you can do. It’s controllable.”

This time.

The atmosphere instantly became awkward.

Old Rivers didn't blush, and his heart didn't beat. "I don't need to explain to you. After the game, we will talk about this issue again."

That look of confidence is indeed bluffing.

Reporter: "So what strategies will you use to deal with Xue Liancheng during the game?"

Old Rivers: "He is very strong, but he is not omnipotent. We have found a way to deal with him, let's wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)